End User License Agreement
End User License Agreement
This end user license agreement establishes the conditions under which any individual is given the right to use (i.e. granted license to use) computer games which such an interested individual is invited to familiarize himself with the terms of this license agreement and accept them upon: downloading or installing such games; creating an account in such games; gaining access to such games by other means (taking into account the continuous development of information technologies).
This end user license agreement is a public contract of accession. This means that its conditions are the same and unchanged for all users who wish to receive the right to use the games covered by it, and it is only possible to enter into this agreement by unconditional acceptance of its terms.
The games covered by this license agreement are programmed in such a way that they become available to the end user only after receiving consent from him to enter into this license agreement; therefore, successfully downloading or installing the game on his electronic device (personal stationary or mobile computer, smartphone or another similar device), creating an account in the game, or otherwise gaining access to its use, the end user automatically accepts all the terms of this license agreement and agrees to abide by them.
The terms of this license agreement fully comply with applicable laws and in no way infringe upon the end user’s rights. Nevertheless, we recommend that each interested party become fully acquainted the terms of this license agreement before entering into it. Should there be any reason for the end user to not be satisfied with the terms of this license agreement, he is advised against entering into this agreement, which implies that he will not be able to use the game.
1. Terms And Definitions
Administrator refers to CRAZY PANDA LIMITED, a commercial corporation that is a legal resident of the Republic of Cyprus as a party that owns the rights to the games and/or their distribution among the end users. Blocking refers to limiting user’s access to the game by blocking her user account in the application. Game refers to a program for an electronic computer comprised of a body of data and commands designed to function as a whole on stationary computers and other computing devices (including mobile devices) and hosted on Administrator’s server(s), including the Server Core, the Game Client and the Website. Game Client refers to a program for an electronic computer hosted by social networks, including, without limitation, Facebook, etc., as well as on Google Play and App Store mobile platforms, which provides necessary intercommunication with the Server Core as a key element to the gaming process. App Store Mobile Platform refers to an application store, a department of the iTunes Store online supermarket, that contains various applications for iPhone mobile phones, iPod Touch music players and iPad tablets, as well as for personal computers (via iTunes), which allows acquiring licenses for using applications at a given price or free of charge. Google Play Mobile Platform refers to an application store by Google сompany that allows owners of mobile devices running on Android operating system to acquire licenses for using applications at a given price or free of charge. User refers to a private individual who has entered into this License Agreement with Administrator in compliance with regulations set out in Clause 2 of this License Agreement. Appendices refers to a number of supporting documents, such as Privacy Policy, Game Rules, as well as any other regulatory documents that are made available to User for review and acknowledgement through being published on the Website and/or via the Game Client. Registration refers to the procedure of creating a User Account. Website refers to Administrator’s website located online at http://crazypandagames.com or any other URL address a link to which is provided to User, such as that its interface provides User with access to
information and communication and interaction tools associated with the Game (e.g. Forum, Chat, etc.). Server Core refers to a program for electronic computers hosted on the server that provides intercommunication between Game Users as part of the gaming process. Game’s Virtual Space refers to a common definition of the Game, the Website and all the resources associated with them. License Agreement refers to this End User License Agreement, including all and any of its Appendices that may change and/or emerge over time. Social Network refers to the platform, an online service or a website designed to develop, reflect and organize social relationships. Any reference to Social Networks in this License Agreement and its Appendices includes, without limitation, the following networks: Facebook, as well as other social networks that provide access to the Game. Features refers to special digital functions that are provided under paid license and therefore allow Users to obtain additional Game functions and options that make the gaming process easier, and which are additional activated or inactive computer program commands, that is additional components of the Game. This concept of “Features” is abstract and is only a license to use the extended functions of the Game that are not included in the general license for the Game, provided to User under the License Agreement, and does not imply goods, services or works in the sense that these terms carry by civil law. User Account refers to the set of User data that help identify and authorize User in the Game, as well as log and record actions and events that reflect User’s participation in the gaming process. Penalty refers to the annulment (reset) of User’s game balance in response to a breach of rules of the application.
2. Accepting Terms Of This License Agreement
1. This License Agreement is a legally binding contract between Administrator and User, entailing mutual rights and obligations. 2. This License Agreement includes the following Appendices: Privacy Policy and Game Rules. License Agreement and its Appendices are public documents and are available for review by any Internet user through simply following the hypertext links displayed above. 3. Any private individual who wishes to obtain access to any of the Games by Administrator becomes a User at the very moment she accepts all the rights and obligations set out in this License Agreement, effective immediately, by clicking on “Accept” or “Agree” in a context menu, ticking off or in any other way marking the appropriate box against corresponding statement of consent, or performing any other action that leads to accepting the terms of this License Agreement that Administrator suggests an interested individual to undertake in order to gain access to the Game. 4. By choosing to register with a social network and proceeding to log in to the Game by clicking on “Run Game”, “Play”, “Play Now” or a similar button, or installing the Game on a mobile device via Google Play or App Store Mobile Platforms, User expresses her acceptance of the terms of this License Agreement. 5. Should the User not agree with any of the clauses set out in this License Agreement or its Appendices, she must refrain from trying to gain access to the Game, or, if she is already a Game User at the time, immediately cease to use the Website and the Game, which constitutes terminating the License Agreement and invalidation of any previously granted licenses to do so. 6. Any private individual aged 18 by the time of entering into this License Agreement can become a User. In case of purchasing Features for a charge, a minor individual (of less than 18 years of age) and/or a partially disabled person must first obtain a permission to do so from her legal representative(s). By completing the purchase of Features for an attributed charge, a minor and/or partially disabled User indicates that she has indeed obtained such permission, and Administrator leaves it to his sole discretion to be honest about obtaining such permission and will not be expected to investigate if this was indeed the case. 7. All the risks associated with the lack of such permission to purchase Features, whenever such permission is needed, are borne by User.
8. Should Administrator demand to do so, User obliges to provide Administrator with written consent and passport information of her legal representative(s), thus confirming that their permission to purchase Features had been duly obtained by User. 9. IN CASE IT IS FORBIDDEN BY YOUR STATE LAW TO RECEIVE GAMES ONLINE, OR THERE ARE ANY OTHER LAWFUL RESTRICTIONS TO ONLINE GAMES, INCLUDING AGE RESTRICTIONS ASSOCIATED WITH ACCESS TO SUCH GAMES, YOU HAVE NO RIGHT TO USE THE GAME OR ANY SPECIFIC FUNCTIONS AND/OR FEATURES OF THE GAME, AND YOU ARE OBLIGED TO QUIT USING THE GAME OR ANY SUCH FEATURES IMMEDIATELY. 10. Administrator reserves the right to introduce amendments to this License Agreement and its Appendices. Upon introducing any amendments to this License Agreement, Administrator notifies all of its Users by publishing an updated version of the License Agreement on its Website at http://crazypandagames.com/eula or at any other URL address that User has been provided with no later than 5 days prior to the amendment coming into force. 11. User obliges to review this License Agreement and its Appendices regularly to familiarize herself with the amendments at her sole discretion. Should User have not been familiar with the latest version of the License Agreement, this cannot serve as a basis for non-compliance with its terms and non-execution of User’s obligations, as well as non-compliance with restrictions set out by this License Agreement. In case User cannot agree with amendments introduced to this License Agreement, she should immediately cease to use the Game and/or Website. 12. In case of breach of this License Agreement or its Appendices by User, Administrator reserves the right to send User a notification/warning regarding the specific breach and/or immediately terminate/suspend User’s access to the Game. User hereby accepts and agrees that Administrator is not obliged to send out such a notification of termination or suspension of her access to the Game in advance, yet Administrator may still choose to do so. 13. User accepts that Administrator has the right to deny any user her access to the Game on the basis of technical reasons without notifying User of it. 14. User agrees that Administrator has a right to amend the contents of the Game’s Virtual Space at any time for any reason, with or without notifying User about it, and will not bear any responsibility for doing so. 15. User agrees that Administrator has the right to cease providing the Game’s Virtual Space at any time for any reason, with notifying User of it at least 30 days prior to such cessation, and will not bear any responsibility for doing so.
3. Subject of License Agreement
1. Administrator provides User with access to the Game throughout the territories that altogether make up planet Earth within the limits, on the terms and with restrictions set out in this License Agreement and its Appendices to allow User to participate in the gaming process made available via the Game’s standard functions (hereinafter Game Access), as well as with access to additional Features of the Game at additional charges and under additional terms defined individually in each separate case. The license under this License Agreement is non-exclusive and does not grant User the right to enter into any sublicensing agreements. 2. Game Access is free of charge. Game Features are commercial (paid). 3. There are Features (additional services) in the Game that can be purchased for additional charges; these simplify the gaming process for User by making additional in-game items, advantages and possibilities available, making up the range of extended functions of the Game. 4. Features are priced in specific in-game currency (hereinafter In-Game Currency) that is not actual money in the sense that this term carries under civil law, but constitutes a body of programmed code, audio and visuals, which is, in turn, an integral component of the Game that enables User to engage with its various functions. The relation between such In-Game Currency and the money paid by User for obtaining the right to use the additional volume(s) of nominal In-Game Currency is determined by Administrator and is displayed/indicated in the in-game shop, which, in turn, does not constitute an object or location of trade in the sense that this term carries under civil law but represent one of the Game’s electronic functions.
4. Intellectual Property
1. All materials (including, without limitation, designs, texts, graphics, images, videos, facts, applications, software, music, sound and other files, as well as their combinations and configurations) are products of Administrator’s intellectual activities and are protected from unauthorized use by law. All the rights associated with the Game and its components, as well as trademarks, are property of appropriate rights holders and are governed and protected by laws, conventions and international agreements in the field of intellectual property. Under this License Agreement, User has no right to use any of the trademarks, brand names, services marks, logos and other means of individualization, as well as web domain names that belong to CRAZY PANDA LIMITED, unless such User has Administrator’s expressly written authorized consent to do so. 2. User agrees that no materials associated with the Game may be altered, copied, distributed, reproduced, republished, downloaded, damaged, presented, posted, passed on or sold in any form and by any means, either in full or in part, and may not be in any other way used unless there is Administrator’s written consent to do so. This restriction does not apply to User-generated and User-owned content, as explained below, that can indeed be lawfully published. All other types of use of rights-reserved materials, including any secondary use or reuse and replication, require Administrator’s direct written permission, to be obtained in advance. Any reproduction or distribution of any Game materials in breach of terms of this License Agreement is strictly forbidden and may result in strict civil and/or criminal action. 3. User agrees that he does not acquire any property rights to any of these materials by choosing to use the Game or accessing any materials available from the Game, Game’s Virtual Space and websites that belong to Administrator, or to any materials derived from the original materials. 4. Entering into this License Agreement can under no circumstances be regarded as transfer and/or cession of any rights associated with the Game and/or its components, including, without limitation, Game characters, from Administrator to User. Moreover, managing and developing Game characters by User cannot be regarded as User’s authorship and/or co-authorship of such Game characters by User and Administrator.
5. User Content
1. User agrees that he publishes content as part of the Game’s Virtual Space at his sole discretion by using tools and technology provided by Administrator. User understands and agrees that he cannot distribute, sell, forward, or license this content and/or the Game application in any way, in any country or in any social network or another technological environment without a directly expressed written permission by Administrator. User renders Administrator as the Game’s Virtual Space operator to act as an agent on behalf of User should any rights dispute with any third person or party arise. 2. Any data, text, graphics, photographs and their combinations and configurations (hereinafter User Content) uploaded to the Game’s Virtual Space are subject to unlimited use by Administrator, in full or in part, for commercial, non-commercial and/or advertising purposes. 3. User acknowledges and agrees that any of her personal information within such content will at all times be processed by Administrator in accordance with its Privacy Policy. 4. User uploads all the texts, graphics and photographs, and the person who created such User Content accepts full responsibility for the contents and nature of such texts, graphics and photographs. This means that only Users, but not Administrator, bear responsibility for any files uploaded, published, or in any other way made public by Users. 5. User obliges not to upload User Content that is: (i) insulting, unlawful, discrediting, libelous, threatening, misleading, inacceptable, pornographic, annoying, promoting hatred, or in any other way conflicting with or breaking the law; (ii) fraudulent or fact-twisting; (iii) not User’s property and is not protected by any current intellectual property laws, commercial secret laws, or is in any other way in breach of one’s right to private life, property rights, or any other private individual’s rights; (iv) an advertising or an offer to engage in commercial activity, offer to come into possession of money, products or services; or (v) a parody, where a parody constitutes mocking or impersonating a third person, or an intrusion into any third person’s private life.
6. Administrator reserves the right, without obligation, to evaluate the extent to which any given User Content is in compliance with this License Agreement, and reserves the right to remove such content at its own discretion, suspend and/or terminate this License Agreement with a particular User deemed to be using any content that is in breach of this License Agreement, current legislation or regulation, any resolution or demand by the court, or an administrative or any other regulatory government body. 7. Administrator may choose to check or not check uploaded and circulating User Content, but by no means guarantees accuracy, quality, or integrity of any User Content posted via Game’s Virtual Space. When using said Game’s Virtual Space, User admits and accepts that he may come across material that he may find insulting and/or reprehensible. User accepts the fact that Administrator bears no responsibility for any User Content under any circumstances, including, without limitation, errors in User Content and any damage or loss incurred as a result of re-using such User Content. 8. On the basis of Clause 5.5 of this License Agreement, Administrator reserves the right to remove (temporarily or for good) any User Content from Game’s Virtual Space, with or without an appropriate User notification.
6. Terms Of Game Access And Providing Features To User 1. Provision of Game Access and Features to User under this License Agreement is executed upon the condition that User familiarizes himself with and confirms his acceptance of this License Agreement and its Appendices in the order indicated by Clause 2 of this License Agreement. 2. User obtains Game Access within limits and under restrictions set out in this License Agreement and its Appendices. 3. User pays for Features in the order prescribed by this License Agreement and its Appendices. 4. User pays for Features by means of expending money in ways outlined on Administrator’s Website, in the Social Network store, or in the Mobile Platform store (Google Play and/or App Store). The outstanding amount to be paid is defined within the limits as set out by the chosen method of payment. Any Feature is deemed paid for from the moment Administrator receives a confirmation of payment from the system that was used to perform the transaction. 5. Once credit of money towards payment for Administrator’s Features is confirmed, the User Account is in turn credited with In-Game Currency of the quantity correspondent with the money paid. In-Game Currency is a standard unit that is used in the Game to attribute value to various Features and functions that are available to User in the Game. In-Game Currency does not constitute a means of payment and cannot be used outside the Game in any way. In-Game Currency can be credited to the User Account without being paid for, but as a reward for completing certain actions in the Game by such User. Actions that entail an In-Game Currency reward vary across different Games (e.g., User reaching a new level, or completing a number of specific requirements/achievements). 6. After the appropriate quantity of In-Game Currency has been credited to the User Account, it can be then further used exclusively inside said Game, while the Features are considered fully provided to User independent of her own decision to use or not use this In-Game Currency inside the Game to pay for any in-game functions. 7. User accepts and agrees that Administrator does not engage in reverse conversion of In-Game Currency (or any other in-game valuables) to money in cash or noncash form, and does not compensate and/or reimburse any User expenses, including any expenses associated with processing payment of money to Administrator, and neither does it pay out any interest on money used, since In-Game Currency constitutes an additional Game function, and purchasing it with money funds is interpreted as purchasing a license to use this function. User has no right to purchase In-Game Currency or any in-game valuables from any third person or party, as well as sell and/or pass on In-Game Currency or in-game valuables to any other User free of charge, as Administrator grants no rights to sublicense the use of such Game functions. 8. User accepts and agrees with the fact that In-Game Currency can only be used to obtain additional functions inside the Game, and that any funds credited to the in-game account are not subject to reimbursement under any circumstances.
9. Information on additional in-game functions available via the Game, which can be obtained by means of reducing the In-Game Currency total associated with the User Account, is displayed as icons/pictograms/images and/or short descriptions of such in-game functions, as well as in the form of their attributed value to be charged in In-Game Currency, should User wish to obtain them. Any additional in-game function may only become available to User if her In-Game Currency total is sufficient at the time of purchase. User accepts and agrees with the fact that Administrator has the right to amend the order of selecting in-game functions and/or providing Features. 10. User agrees that, to log and archive User actions and activity inside the Game, including, without limitation, those associated with obtaining in-game valuables and other in-game functions, Administrator employs exclusively the accounting system of its own or of the third party’s that executes such logging and archiving under contract with Administrator. 11. Any publicly available or additional (paid) functions or Features in the Game are provided by the Game Administrator strictly. Should Administrator establish that User obtains any functions and/or paid Features inside the Game from any unauthorized third party or person acting without Administrator’s consent, Administrator reserves the right to suspend, restrict and/or terminate provision of such functions and/or Features to User, as well as remove any results or effects of using such functions and/or Features in the Game and terminate the License Agreement with involved User at once. 12. In case of a technical error, Game failure or shutdown, or intentional actions by User resulting in said User obtaining Features without appropriate payment for them—that is, no payment, incomplete payment, or no debit from the User Account towards obtaining these services,— Administrator has a right to withhold the value of such Features de facto obtained from any future money credit transaction by User. 13. User personally bears all the expenses associated with transactions of payment to Administrator of any money, including any commission or additional fees. User must save all the documents that constitute proof that he had indeed paid for Features for the whole period of using the Game and, upon Administrator’s request, be able to present such documents, as well as present any specific information about the circumstances under which those payments were executed by User. 14. Should User breach this License Agreement in any way, she may be denied any further provision of Game access by Administrator immediately, without any prior notification, or such access may be suspended or restricted partly or in full. The list of grounds for such suspension, restriction and/or termination of provision of Game access may be found in Appendix 1 to this License Agreement. 15. Obtaining any Features by User does not relieve her from having to comply with this License Agreement or from being subject to any disciplinary measures outlined by this License Agreement. 16. Administrator accepts no responsibility for potential unlawful actions by User associated with paying for Features in the Game. 17. Administrator reserves the right to suspend, restrict or terminate provision of standard game functions, Features or Game’s Virtual Space to User at its sole discretion, should there arise any basis to believe that User has been engaging in unlawful activity, until the situation is clarified/resolved. 18. In certain cases, Administrator reserves the right to forward certain User information to legal authorities, if said User acts in breach of this License Agreement. 19. If User has any complaints about the content of de facto provided Features, he must immediately inform Administrator by email via the special online form at http://crazypandagames.com/contacts, specifying his identification details, the instances that brought up the complaint, the time and date of the incident, and the reasons behind the complaint. 20. In case the Feature was not provided or was provided inappropriately and/or incompletely, User has a right to file a complaint to Administrator. No compensation under the terms of this License Agreement may exceed the In-Game Currency value of the Feature or function in dispute that was not provided or was provided inappropriately. 21. User acknowledges and agrees with the fact that Administrator reserves the right to amend this License Agreement and its Appendices and the list of and prices attributed to Features at its sole discretion, publicly notifying of such amendments on the Website at a permanent URL address http://crazypandagames.com/eula and/or by email and/or in the Game Client no later than 5 days in advance of the said amendments coming into effect. By continuing to engage in the gaming process, User expresses her agreement with the new amended terms and conditions.
22. User agrees that any elements (objects) of the Game may be added, altered and/or removed from the Game at Administrator’s sole discretion at any time without seeking any User consent to do so, including incidents of expired licenses for any Game elements (objects). Moreover, Administrator reserves the right to introduce alterations to the list of and prices attributed to Features at its sole discretion and amend the order of conversion of money credited by User in exchange for In-Game Currency by publishing all the altered information inside the Game. 23. User agrees that the Game is subject to regular updates and upgrades that take place automatically without any prior notifications to and/or consent from User, as well as that Administrator has the right to shut down and/or restrict the Game utility at any time without any prior notifications to User. 24. User agrees, understands and accepts that the Game bears no relation to gambling, does not constitute a money game, a competition, or a bet, and that obtaining Features is done solely at his own discretion and is by no means a necessary or obligatory condition of playing/using the Game and/or taking part in the gaming process. 25. Administrator operates the Game and its gaming processes solely at its own discretion. In order to collect statistical data and identify Game visitors, Administrator may track and store information on IP addresses that Users use to access the Game, as well as use cookies (technical information files) stored on Users’ local terminals/devices that are used to access the Internet and, subsequently, the Game. 26. Administrator reserves the right to request, collect and store Personal User Data in accordance with Federal Law “On Personal Data Protection”, as well as use such Data according to the Privacy Policy, which can be viewed here: http://crazypandagames.com/privacy-policy. User accepts and agrees that Privacy Policy is included in and constitutes an inherent part of this License Agreement. 27. Administrator reserves the right to store and process Personal User Data after this License Agreement is terminated with the aim of confirming the fact that this License Agreement was previously entered into by User and Administrator and that Administrator has duly executed this License Agreement during its effective period. 28. Administrator reserves the right to involve third persons or parties (agents, contractors, etc.) in provision of Features or executing settlements and payments between Administrator and User under this License Agreement without seeking prior User consent to do so. When choosing to execute any payment for any Features in the Game, User obliges to familiarize herself with and accept the terms of specific payment systems and agent operations. 29. User agrees that Administration is entitled to amending server game balance at its own discretion so as to seek better conditions and enhance users’ experience. 30. User agrees that he will exercise caution and awareness when storing and transmitting information about his Account to any other persons. The Administrator will consider any actions performed in the Game using User’s Account as the actions of the User himself, committed by him at his own will. Any responsibility for the consequences of such actions shall be borne by User. User acknowledges and agrees that by purchasing Features, he immediately and finally acquires the right to use additional gaming opportunities, which he can use at any time at his own discretion to influence the gameplay, and which necessarily create advantages for him compared to the usual game conditions. The User agrees that he will deliberately and prudently make any purchases of the Features and shall be fully responsible for this, therefore the Administrator will consider any purchases of the Features, including those made using the User Account, a willful action of the User that meets his desires. The User acknowledges and agrees that due to the exceptionally positive effect on him of the Features purchased by him for in-game currency or real money, and the possibility to use them at any time at his own discretion, such acquisition is irreversible, that is under no circumstances will the Administrator return the spent in-game currency or real money to User.
7. User Obligations
In order to fully comply with the terms of this License Agreement, User obliges to: 1. Provide authentic information (including, without limitation, User’s current email address) upon registration, processing payments in the Game, and/or when filing complaints to Administrator. 2. Comply with clauses of this License Agreement and its Appendices rigorously. 3. Never disclose and/or forward her identification details that are used to access the Game to any third person or party. 4. Not use his Game Access, as provided by Administrator, Features or Game’s Virtual Space for commercial purposes. 5. Not use any of the in-game valuables, items and/or advantages outside the Game (for either commercial or non-commercial purposes). 6. Comply with the order of introducing/crediting money towards payment for Features as set by the appropriate payment system, as well as bear all the risks associated with the procedure of transferring money to Administrator. 7. Not breach intellectual property rights of Administrator, the rights holders, or any other persons or parties associated with the Game and/or any Game components (including the Website and the Game Client). User, in particular, has no right to in any way copy, openly publish and notify of, or in any other manner distribute and replicate the Website, the Game (in full or in part), any materials (text, graphic, audio, video, etc.) from the Website or the Game, as well as the Game Client without obtaining prior written consent from Administrator. 8. At her sole discretion, familiarize himself with this License Agreement and its Appendices that are published by Administrator and are made publicly available on the Website.
9. Follow Administrator’s instructions associated with the Game that have been made clear to User in all and any appropriate ways. 10. At his sole discretion, provide all necessary technical and technological conditions for successful use of the rights and Features provided, including, without limitation, the following: o Equipment that enables User to access the Game; o Internet connection; o Software that is compatible with the HTTP data sharing protocol. 11. At her sole discretion, track availability of sufficient amounts of In-Game Currency in the User Account in the Game and save any documents that may act as proof of all necessary payments having been successfully completed throughout the whole period of use of the Game. 12. User guarantees that the money as a means of payment that is transferred to Administrator belongs to said User on a legitimate basis at the moment of transaction, and that User has full rights to manage and dispose of such money, including to pay for Features provided by Administrator.
8. Administrator Obligations
In order to fully comply with the terms of this License Agreement, Administrator obliges to (with certain provisos outlined in this License Agreement): 1. Provide User with Game Access and Features under the terms of and with restrictions as set out by this License Agreement and its Appendices. User accepts and agrees that Administrator’s obligations, as listed by this License Agreement, depend in part on compliance by User(s) with the terms of this License Agreement and its Appendices, and that Administrator reserves the right to deny User any further provision of Game Access and/or Features in cases prescribed by this License Agreement and its Appendices. 2. Observe confidentiality of Personal User Data provided by User, as well as not forward any User contact details to third persons or parties (except for persons or parties employed by Administrator exclusively with the purpose of executing the terms of this License Agreement and its Appendices), should this information not be publicly available as per User’s own discretion, unless required to by law, including court decisions and any other legislation.
9. Validity Period And Termination Of This License Agreement
1. This License Agreement is deemed valid for as long as Administrator’s rights to the Game remain effective, or until Administrator terminates this License Agreement with User on the grounds set out by this License Agreement or appropriate law, or until User terminates this License Agreement. Administrator reserves the right to suspend or terminate at its sole discretion the effective validity of this License Agreement with immediate termination of Game Access, Website access and/or access to any separate components of the Game and/or Website for User, without any compensations or loss reimbursements to User and without any explication to User in cases defined in Appendix 1. 2. Administrator also reserves the right to suspend User’s Game Access, Website access and/or access to any separate components of the Game and/or Website for User in the following cases:: o Planned or emergency technical maintenance works (installing updates, fixing errors, etc.); o Incidence of unexpected technical failures, breakdowns and any other force-majeure (acts of God) circumstances that inhibit access to the Game and/or Website; o Incidence of external force-majeure (acts of God) circumstances; o Threats of damage for Administrator, any third party and/or Game Users. 3. User has the right to cease to use the Game and engage in the gaming process at any time at her sole discretion without notifying Administrator. 4. In cases when it is provided for by the Game mechanics/software, User may terminate this License Agreement at any time by deleting her User Account from the Game. 5. Administrator reserves the right to, at any time and solely at its own discretion, amend the order of provision of Game Access and/or Features in the Game, or to stop any further Game servicing, in full or in part, which may result in amendment or termination of this License Agreement and its Appendices without prior User notification.
10. Party Liabilities
1. User bears responsibility for all of her actions associated with using the Game Access and for all the potential risks associated with obtaining Features under this License Agreement. 2. Administrator accepts no responsibility for any expenses and/or losses incurred by User, as well as any third person or party, arising from provision or non-provision of Game Access and/or Features by Administrator to User under this License Agreement. 3. User accepts full responsibility for safety and integrity of personal and identification details that provide access to the Game’s Server Component, as well as for any losses that may be incurred as a result of unauthorized use of access to such details. In case of loss of control over her User Account, User must immediately contact technical support to restore her access (any in-game valuables lost as a result of such loss of account control cannot be restored). 4. Under no circumstances does Administrator accept responsibility for User’s losses associated with the period of effective provision by Administrator of Game Access and/or Features, including, without limitation, losses incurred as a result of errors, glitches, pauses in connection, deletion of files, amendments to functions, defects, delays in data transmission and suchlike events that occurred through no fault of Administrator’s. 5. Administrator accepts no responsibility for any actions by User that result in damage to third persons or parties, including incidents of said User posting information on the Website or in the Game (including the Game Forum, Game Chat, etc.). User accepts full responsibility for any information or data, as well as materials, published by her on the Website and/or in the Game. 6. User hereby guarantees to Administrator that any information, details or materials posted, uploaded and/or referred to by her do not violate any third-party rights and are not contrary to the law. In case of violation of third-party rights as a result of such posting or messaging, User obliges to compensate the losses incurred by Administrator and/or any third party at Administrator’s request, should these losses be incurred as a result of aforementioned actions by User. 7. In case when Administrator discovers, or has any reason to believe, that User engages in any unlawful activity (including fraud) associated with payment for Game Features, Administrator has a right to not only suspend or terminate this License Agreement, but forward appropriate information to the legislative body/bodies as prescribed by law to initiate and perform any necessary investigation. 8. The Game is provided to User in the form and version “as is”, and, to the extent permitted by law, Administrator denies any other guarantees, conditions, obligations and statements, explicit or implicit, according to the law, common rights, customs, traditions, standards, or otherwise, in relation to the Game. 9. In any circumstances Administrator’s responsibility may not exceed the value of Features, in money equivalent, obtained by User and provided by Administrator. 10. This License Agreement is governed by the current laws of the Republic of Cyprus in all areas that are not clearly set out by this License Agreement. 11. All disputes and litigations in reference to this License Agreement are to be resolved by means of written and verbal communication as part of pre-court mediation/settlement. Any claim must be processed and responded to within 10 working days from the moment of receipt. Should it be impossible to reach an agreement between the sides of the dispute in this manner, the dispute may be forwarded by either of the sides to the court of general jurisdiction at Administrator’s domicile (contractual jurisdiction).
11. Other Regulations
1. Recognizing any of the clauses of this License Agreement as invalid does not entail invalidity of any other clauses of this License Agreement and/or any of the Appendices.
Appendix 1 to the License Agreement
Game Rules
This Appendix contains an open list of User actions and deliberations that may cause Administrator, at its sole discretion, to deny, suspend or restrict provision of Services to User, including Game Access and Features. WARNING! In case User engages in any actions not outlined in these Rules that nevertheless result in discomfort in the Game experienced by other users or stifle Administrator’s working processes, as well as represent a breach from Administrator’s point of view, Administrator reserves the right to apply disciplinary measures to said User at its sole discretion, depending on the severity of such breach. Should User fully admit her guilt and express consent to diligently comply with this License Agreement (including its Appendices) in the future, Administrator has the right to impose on them a penalty payable to unlock the User Account prematurely before the suspension period is complete; however, Administrator reserves the right to refuse to unlock the User Account prematurely without explaining the reasons behind such decision.
1. General Rules: 1. Disrespectful behavior towards other Users, including, without limitation, the following: using profanities and/or insults in relation to other Users; using obscenities, insulting and provocative words, symbols and phrases when entering a name for one’s game character; using obscenities when entering names and descriptions of in-game user communities (e.g., teams); spamming (sending out information and announcements unrelated to the Game); flooding (multiple repeats, reproduction, copying and posting of the same information) in any of the Game’s chatting and messaging spaces. 2. Disrespectful behavior towards Administrator, including, without limitation, the following: using profanities and/or insults in relation to developers and Administrator; rude and obscene statements about the Game; using obscenities when communicating with and insulting game project helpers, threats of violence and/or physical harm; blackmailing other Users or project administrators; extortion of in-game and non-game valuables. 3. Promotion of hatred and/or discrimination of persons by race, gender, ethnicity, religion, social status, etc., as well as disrespectful attitude towards culture, race, people, language, politics and political regime, ideology, social movements, etc. 4. Advertising, i.e. distributing advertising information, that is not related to the Game, advertising products whose circulation is prohibited and/or restricted by the current laws of the Republic of Cyprus, as well as distributing information of external software that has not been approved by Administrator. 5. Pretending to be an Administrator’s representative, including, without limitation, the following: creating character names, titles of in-game user communities (e.g., teams) and other identification signs that suggest an inherent association with Administrator or its partners; presenting oneself as a Administrator’s employee or partner in front of other users. 6. Using Game errors, i.e. using technical in-game errors and/or errors in any complementary software employed by the Game. 7. Using prohibited software and cheating, including, without limitation, the following: 1. Using programs and devices that emulate User’s presence in the Game, modifying the Game Client, engaging in unauthorized access to Administrator’s servers, and obtaining access to the Game’s source code; 2. Using external software that enables server data spoofing, grants User gaming advantages inconsistent with the gaming process; intentionally engaging in actions that result in errors in the provision of the Game’s Virtual Space; 3. Intercepting data from the game server, decompiling and/or reverse engineering of any of the Game files; 4. Using unauthorized Game Client modifications (patches that alter the color or type of fonts, game character’s appearance, etc.). 8. Hacking user accounts and/or multi-accounting, including, without limitation, the following: 1. Distributing or intentionally coming into possession of information that allows obtaining access to Game user accounts or Website user accounts, distributing links to external
resources that contain such information, as well as using information that allows access to other user accounts in the Game or on the Website; 2. Disclosing one’s registration details to other Users; 3. Creating additional Game accounts (except for the cases when the original account had been hacked) in order to gain advantages over other users. 9. Selling or buying in-game valuables, including, without limitation, the following: 1. Distributing information on selling/buying in-game valuables, on developing and/or upgrading in-game characters for funds not stipulated for in the project, as well as on intentions of committing any of the said actions; 2. Distributing information on selling/buying in-game valuables for non-game valuables, including cash; 3. Actual selling and/or buying in-game valuables for funds not stipulated for in the Game; actual selling and/or buying of User Accounts. Any attempt to engage in any of the actions described above is strictly prohibited, as is using items and/or in-game valuables in the Game that were obtained by other Users as a result of breach of this License Agreement. 10. Fraud, including, without limitation, the following: using credit payment systems without timely compensation/return of credit, and/or any other actions (including any attempts to perform the aforementioned actions) which seek to cover up the fact of using or gaining benefits without timely compensation/return of executed payments. 11. Spreading rumors and/or libel seeking to discredit Administrator, other Users, the Game overall, as well as presenting Administrator’s employees with knowingly misleading information.
2. World Poker Club Rules (in addition to General Rules): 1. Administrator reserves the right to block access to the application for any user account(s), or exercise any other measures, at any given time and for the reasons that include, without limitation, the breaches described in this document. The major criteria for making a decision to block a user account include the specific user performing actions that disrupt regular gaming process, contradicting the spirit and the main principles of fair play: that is, “fairness” and “competition” for all players. 2. Incidents of breach of conduct that entail penalties and/or ban of access to the game, constitute unfair play and include, without limitation, the following: 1. Fixing-up (or “cahoots”) between several players with the purpose of exchanging information in order to gain an advantage over other players, employing forbidden programs and services to achieve that; so-called “chip dumping”, which involves transferring chips from one user to another by losing intentionally. This provision covers creating multiple user accounts for one single User for the purposes described above; 2. Transferring Respect and other game valuables between accounts that belong to a single user; 3. Driving up the game valuables’ totals artificially by inviting accounts into the game that were specifically created for the purpose, as well as inviting other user accounts that belong to the same user, and by any other means not provided for by the application; 4. Using another person’s game account(s), as well as selling or in any other way transferring your own user account, or acquiring another person’s account, including doing so by means of exchange or gifting; 5. Selling and/or acquiring game valuables within the application from other users by any means that are not provided for by the rules of application user. 3. All actions described in clauses 2.2.2-2.2.4 entail an automatic and non-disputable blocking of the user account’s access to the application. 4. All actions described in Clause 2.2.5 entail blocking of the user account’s access to the application and permanently ridding the user of the right to re-register and use the application in the future again. 5. A player with 5 penalties gets her access to the application blocked forever without prior notification. 6. In case of any other breaches of conduct, the application admin team reserves the right to impose a penalty or block a user’s access to the application at its own discretion.
7. The World Poker Club (Administrator) takes extensive measures to detect and prevent fraud and unfair play, including checking user accounts, reviewing dealing history and analyzing programs running on player’s (User’s) computers and devices at the same time as the World Poker Club application. 8. Should an employee of the World Poker Club team (Administrator) believe that a User has engaged in unfair play, breaching the rules, the World Poker Club administration reserves the right to take appropriate measures. Unfair play is dealt with on the basis of the decision taken by the employee(s) of the World Poker Club team (Administrator) without prior notification.