Credits may be purchased in the game. However, game members can achieve the highest results without investing in credits.
Time friendly
Play whenever you want. There is no need to login at a specific time, thus you can play whenever you want and spend as much time as you want.
Basketball fans' community
The majority of game members are basketball lovers. Thus you can communicate and discuss news with people who share the same hobby.
Participation in development of the game
Countries have federations in the game. Participating in their activities game members can contribute to the welfare of their country's community, as well as to the development of the game.
Possibility to have a player with your name and surname
Every team has one very perspective young player that is associated with the present and the future of the team. You may give your name and surname to this young talent.
Created in the country of basketball
The game is created in Lithuania where basketball is sport No.1 It is a place with a lot of basketball lovers and experts. It is a place where important international tournaments freeze work and life starts running again only after it all ends.
"I like the dynamism of the game and unpredictable matches' endings. I like to watch matches live and cheer for my team."
"To me BasketPulse is a great community with very different people who all love basketball! I like being a part of this diverse community that is boiling with emotions - joy, rage, determination, pride...
I'm a part of administration, I'm here since the very first days and being here taught me a lot - about basketball, about finances, about life, about people..."
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Please use the same e-mail as during registration
Privacy policy
In order to provide services we need some of your personal data, for example, e-mail address, country, username, used IP addresses. Other data is not necessary but you can provide it in order to play the game more conveniently, for example, date of birth, facebook account, google account.
Your personal data will be handled in compliance with EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) which aims to ensure high standards of personal data security.
More detailed information about processing of personal data in the game may be found in game’s Privacy Policy.
Your consent to process personal data can be later changed or recalled in User information section (while logged into your account).
Game members must be 16 year old or older. If you are younger than 16 year old, you have to get consent from your parents or guardians.
Game's rules
Game’s users must follow the rules stated below. The main version of the rules is in English. In case of ambiguity or inaccurate translation, English rules are applied. Updates are only announced when the English version changes. English version of the rules may be found HERE.
We do not guarantee the quality or accuracy of the rules written in other languages, as translations are provided by the community, and we have no way to verify their quality. Please always refer to the English version for the official rules.
1. Rights and duties of Users
1.1. One person can register and manage only one team! It is forbidden to register a second team, a team for friend, a team for brother, etc.
1.2. During registration user must indicate his true country if it is displayed in the list of countries. If user was born in one country and now lives in the other, it is recommended to indicate native country but the country of current residence is also allowed.
1.3. It is forbidden to use any tools of hiding or changing the real IP address. The use of VPNs is prohibited. Please connect using your genuine, non-VPN internet connection. Users will be held responsible for any cheating occurring from the used IP.
1.4. Rules of trades must be followed when trading players.
1.5. Rules of press conferences must be followed when writing a post in press conference or other game communication area (including but not limited to BasketPulse Discord, BasketPulse Facebook, BasketPulse Instagram).
1.6. The only allowed types of help for other users are: transferring credits and consulting. All other actions and interaction between teams must obviously represent the aim to get use for your own team. It is forbidden to lose matches deliberately, make ineffective trades or help another team in any other ways.
1.7. Team name can not contain any insults, filthy phrases, swear-words, words that promote violence or racial discrimination. Team name can not contain advertisement without prior agreement with administration. Full team name and it's abbreviations have to be related - so that other users could easily identify the team from it's abbreviations.
1.8. It is forbidden to write unwanted messages to other users (including but not limited to private messages and press conferences). Unwanted messages usually contain advertisements. Messages that are sent after the other user states that he doesn't want to receive any more messages (of particular content or from particular user) are also considered as unwanted.
1.9. It is forbidden to use filthy phrases, swear-words, harass, provoke or offend other users (including but not limited to press conferences and private messages). Users are expected to maintain a respectful tone toward others at all times. Any behavior that creates a hostile or toxic environment may lead to sanctions.
1.10. Team logo can not contain any political or racial hints, nakedness or porno. Logo must be neutral and not offend anybody. Logo can not contain advertisements without prior agreement with administration.
1.11. In any place of the game (including but not limited to press conferences and private messages) it is forbidden to discuss any matters that are against the law (country's, international and other) - propagate illegal software, drugs, etc. It is also forbidden to harass, provoke, offend others, use insults, filthy phrases, swear-words, words that promote violence or racial discrimination, discuss politics.
1.12. It is forbidden to announce or discuss sanctions received from the administration or community volunteers in public (including but not limited to press conferences). If a user has questions, he may respond to the message informing about sanctions (when possible), contact volunteers or use the “Message to Administration” section.
1.13. Any kind of advertising in the game, without prior administration's permission, is forbidden.
1.14. User must indicate an e-mail address that is actually used by him, so that under the necessity administration could contact user over e-mail. It is forbidden to use disposable, temporary or fake e-mail address. E-mails may be sent in few cases:
informing about important actions related with user's activity (for example, change of important data, reminder of password, punishment for rules' violation)
informing about important actions related with the game
informing about actions related with user's club (for example, weekly newsletter that may be unsubscribed from receiving)
1.15. User commits to ensure secrecy of his login data and not to reveal login data to other people. User commits to ensure that no other person will use his login data. User is fully responsible for any actions made using his login data (by himself or another person) and for results determined by these actions.
1.16. It is forbidden to sell or exchange your team (or any other similar actions). One team may be used by one person only!
1.17. It is forbidden to exploit errors of the Game for personal advantage. If a user notices some error or incorrect behaviour, he must inform administration using "Message to administration" section.
2. Premium services
2.1. A payment is considered completed when middlemen send confirmation of the received payment into the Game's system.
2.2. All payments made within the Game are non-refundable.
2.3. The administration may unilaterally change the prices and features of PREMIUM packages, as well as the prices of virtual game money.
2.4. Situations when some feature (including but not limited to features of PREMIUM package) doesn't work correctly or doesn't work at all may occur. If a user notices incorrect behaviour, he must inform administration using "Message to administration" section.
2.5. Purchasing a PREMIUM package does not permit cheating, inappropriate behaviour or violating any of the game's rules. In case of rule violations user can be punished according to rule: 4.5. In such cases money will not be refunded.
2.6. Moderation actions - including but not limited to various sanctions and trade cancellations - can be imposed by community volunteers or the administration. Disagreeing with their decisions does not constitute a valid reason to request a refund.
2.7. In the event that the Game permanently ceases operations and becomes inaccessible to all users, purchases made within the last 30 calendar days prior to the shutdown may be eligible for a refund. Refunds will be considered only upon user request and processed using the original payment method, where feasible.
3. Related users (that at least sometimes play from the same computer/IP)
3.1. All users playing from the same computer or IP address must indicate usernames of other users that sometimes use the same computer or IP address, along with their relationship (for example, “roommate”, “brother”, etc.) Information must be provided in the "User Information" section.
3.2. Teams, playing from the same computer or IP address, can have no relations in the Game - they can not trade players (directly or using third teams), can not borrow players from each other, can not deliberately lose, etc. If few teams are playing from the same computer or IP address without Premium packages, they have to follow one of the two following strategies:
not participate in trades and loaning
only one of the related teams participate in trades and loaning
3.3. When related teams are suspected of cheating, they are closed without a thorough investigation. Such cases are investigated more detailed only when ALL teams playing from the same computer/IP somehow contribute to the development of the Game (for example: active community members, publishers of the newspaper, financial supporters of the game, etc.)
3.4. When there are few teams playing from the same computer or IP address, users that do not manage their teams actively can be deleted without a prior warning. If there are few people who want to play the Game from the same computer/IP, they all have to be active and there can be no relations among their teams (rule no. 3.2.)
4. Rights and duties of Administration
4.1. As long as the Game is running, administration commits to improving and maintaining the Game, keeping it as stable as possible and eliminating errors.
4.2. Administration commits not to disclose personal users’ information to third parties (except cases when law enforcement officers may require some information or when the Game or a part of it is sold/transferred to another owner).
4.3. Administration has the rights to repair, update, develop and do other necessary actions in the Game without prior caution.
4.4. Due to updates or some failures the Game can be temporarily unavailable. In case of unexpected situations some part of data may be lost. Administration commits to put all possible efforts in reducing emerged inconveniences or losses.
4.5. Administration and community volunteers have the rights to apply sanctions with or without prior caution for violations of the Game’s rules or other inappropriate behaviour that can have negative results on the Game’s stability and/or good morality. Possible sanctions include but are not limited to: warning, fine from club’s money or fine of another type, subtraction of club’s points (all or a part) in league’s standings, removal of club’s players, restricting or banning some game’s features, restriction or cancellation of PREMIUM package (or some of it’s features), banning a team or user. Applied sanctions may differ depending on the violation and the previous behaviour of the user.
4.6. In cases of cheating, administration has the rights not to reveal particular indications of cheating to the user if it could affect further quality rendering of services or development of the Game.
4.7. Administration can transfer the rights and duties related with these Rules to another owner at any time without users’ consent and without prior warning.
4.8. Administration has the rights to change the Rules of the Game unilaterally at any time. Changes of the Rules take effect when they are published. The user is considered to accept the new Rules if he logs into the Game after the Rules are changed. If user doesn’t accept the Rules of the Game, he loses the rights to use the Game and must close his account (section “User Information - Close account”)
5. Restriction of responsibility
5.1. User and Administration agree that Administration will do all its functions and use its rights regarding that user has given correct information. Administration is not responsible for any damage to user and/or third parties that emerged because user indicated incorrect information or didn’t update it after it has changed.
5.2. User agrees that Administration is not responsible for faults that may appear in game’s operation and for user’s or third parties’ loss or damage due to it.
5.3. User understands and agrees that the Game and/or premium services in it are given without any guarantees from Administration. We can not guarantee that the Game will operate and premium services will be provided properly, on time, qualitatively, full extent, without any faults or that it won’t have any negative outcome for user or third parties.
5.4. User takes all responsibility for compensating any kind of loss or damage that emerged for him or third parties when using the Game and/or premium services.
5.5. User understands and agrees that virtual player’s name and surname indicated during registration or later will remain in the game regardless of further user’s actions or the fact that user stops playing the Game.
