TERMS OF USE AGREEMENT (TOU)
TRANSVERSE
Last Modified: Sep 8, 2014
Transverse (the “Game”) is a massively multiplayer online game developed and operated by Piranha Games, Inc. (“ Piranha Games”). For purposes of this Agreement (defined below), “you” and “your” mean the user of the computer on which the Game will be or has been installed.
PLEASE READ THIS TERMS OF USE AGREEMENT (THIS “TERMS OF USE” OR "AGREEMENT") CAREFULLY. BY CLICKING THE "ACCEPT" BUTTON BELOW, OR BY PARTICIPATING IN THE GAME, OR BY USING THE HTTP://WWW.TRANSVERSEGAME.COM WEBSITE AND RELATED WEBPAGES (THE “SITE”), YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT AND ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT THIS AGREEMENT IS ENFORCEABLE LIKE ANY WRITTEN CONTRACT SIGNED BY YOU. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO ALL OF THE TERMS OF THE AGREEMENT, CLICK ON THE BUTTON THAT INDICATES THAT YOU DO NOT AGREE TO ACCEPT THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT (IF APPLICABLE) AND DO NOT PARTICIPATE IN THE GAME OR USE THE SITE.
Please note that in using the Site and/or the Game, you may be required to provide Piranha Games with certain personally identifiable information, retention and use of which are subject to the Piranha Games Privacy Policy (the “Privacy Policy”) ( http://www.transversegame.com/legal/privacy), incorporated herein by reference. Your use of the Site and/or the Game signifies that you have read, understand, consent to and agree with the terms of the Privacy Policy.
The Site and the Game are available for use only by authorized end users in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement. Your rights to use the Game software (the “Software”) are defined in and subject to the terms and conditions of the Game End User License Agreement (the “EULA”) (http://www.transversegame.com/legal/eula), which is incorporated herein by reference, in addition to this Agreement. The Site, the Game, the Software and “fan kits,” if any are made available (collectively, the “Properties”) are provided for your individual, non-commercial, entertainment purposes only. Except as may be expressly permitted by Piranha Games, you may not sell, copy, exchange, transfer, publish, assign or otherwise distribute anything you copy or derive from the Properties.
In using the Site, and/or by clicking “accept” when you install the Software, you acknowledge that you have read, understand, consent to and agree with the terms of this Agreement. In order to participate in the Game, you must also: (i) read, understand and agree to theEULA; (ii) install a valid copy of the Software; (iii) register for an account in the Game (an “ Account”); and (iv) meet the hardware and connection requirements published on the Site. These requirements may change as the Game evolves. You are wholly responsible for the cost of all internet connection fees, along with all equipment, servicing, or repair costs necessary to allow you access to the Game.
A. General. While some elements of the Site may be generally accessed by the public, certain aspects of the Site (e.g. posting in the Forums, as defined below) as well as participation in the Game requires you to create an Account by providing Piranha Games with certain personal information, specifically, your email address and date of birth. You agree that you will supply accurate and complete information to Piranha Games, and that you will update that information promptly after it changes. All of the information you provide to Piranha Games will be governed by the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Privacy Policy. The information will be used by Piranha Games for a variety of internal purposes, including without limitation, to maintain the Account, to ensure that your Account is unique, to deal with security, debugging and technical support issues, and for possible payment-related issues. You acknowledge that, if any information provided by you is untrue, inaccurate, not current or incomplete, Piranha Games reserves the right to terminate this Agreement, your Account, and/or your use of the Game. Please note that in utilizing certain areas of the Site (e.g. purchasing merchandise) or the Game (e.g. purchasing HARD CURRENCY (defined below)), you will be requested to provide additional information in order to complete a purchase, such as your name, full address, credit card information or other payment information as appropriate to the selected payment method.
B. Eligibility. Only “natural persons,” as opposed to any kinds of legal entities (e.g., corporations, limited liability companies, and/or partnerships), shall have the privilege of establishing an Account. By entering into this Agreement and creating an Account, you represent that you are an adult and have the legal capacity to enter into a contract in the jurisdiction where you reside. You agree to comply with this Agreement on behalf of yourself and, at your discretion, any minor children for whom you are the parent or legal guardian and whom you have authorized to play the Game using your Account. You further agree that you are entirely liable for all activities conducted through your Account, and are responsible for ensuring that you and/or your child is aware of, understands, and complies with the terms of this Agreement and any and all other Piranha Games rules, policies, notices and/or agreements.
THE SITE AND THE GAME ARE NOT DIRECTED AT CHILDREN UNDER 13 YEARS OF AGE, NOR DOES PIRANHA GAMES KNOWINGLY COLLECT INFORMATION FROM CHILDREN UNDER 13. IF YOU ARE UNDER 13, PLEASE DO NOT SUBMIT ANY PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION TO PIRANHA GAMES.
C. Login Credentials. In creating an Account, you will be required to select a unique username and password (collectively, “Login Credentials”), which you will use each time you access the Game. You may not share your Account with anyone other than as expressly set forth herein, and you are entirely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your Login Credentials and for any and all activities (including purchases and charges, as applicable) that are conducted through your Account. Please notify Piranha Games immediately if you become aware of any breach of security, including any loss, theft or unauthorized disclosure of your Login Credentials.
D. Account Sales. The Account supplied to you is personal to you, and Piranha Games does not recognize and expressly forbids the transfer of user Accounts. You shall not purchase, sell, gift or trade any Account, or make any such offer, and any attempt shall be null and void. Any distribution by you of your Account and/or your Login Credentials (except as expressly provided herein or otherwise explicitly approved of by Piranha Games) may result in suspension or termination of your Account.
E. Suspension/Termination.
By Piranha Games. PIRANHA GAMES RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SUSPEND, TERMINATE, MODIFY OR DELETE YOUR ACCOUNT AT ANY TIME FOR ANY REASON OR NO REASON, WITH OR WITHOUT NOTICE TO YOU, AND WITH NO LIABILITY OF ANY KIND TO YOU. Additionally, Piranha Games may stop offering and/or supporting the Game at any time. For purposes of explanation and not limitation, most Account suspensions, terminations and/or deletions are the result of violation of this Agreement, the EULA, and/or the Privacy Policy. Accounts terminated by Piranha Games shall not be reinstated under any conditions whatsoever.
By You. You may terminate your Account at any time, for any reason or no reason, by contacting Piranha Games at support@tranversegame.com.
IV. OWNERSHIP
A. Intellectual Property. All rights and title in and to the Properties, and all content included therein (including, without limitation, user Accounts, computer code, titles, objects, artifacts, characters, character names, locations, location names, stories, story lines, dialog, catch phrases, artwork, graphics, structural, animations, sounds, musical compositions and recordings, HARD CURRENCY (defined below), audio-visual effects, character likenesses, and methods of operation) are owned by Piranha Games or its licensors. The Properties, and all content therein are protected by Canada and other international intellectual property laws. Piranha Games and its licensors reserve all rights in connection with the Properties, including, without limitation, the exclusive right to create derivative works therefrom. You agree that you will not create any work of authorship based on the Properties except as expressly permitted by Piranha Games. Additionally, except as otherwise set forth in this Section IV.A, Piranha Games does not authorize you to make any use whatsoever of any Piranha Games trademarks, service marks, trade names, logos, domain names, taglines, and/or trade dress under any circumstances without a written license agreement. Any reproduction, redistribution, or modification of the Properties, or use of the Properties not in accordance with the EULA or this Agreement, is expressly prohibited by law and may result in severe civil and criminal penalties.
B. Game Assets, HARD CURRENCY and Virtual Items. When using the Game, you may accumulate in-Game assets associated with your Account, including, without limitation, objects, artifacts, currency, items, equipment, and/or other value or status indicators (“ Game Assets”) that reside on servers operated by Piranha Games as data. You acknowledge and agree that such Game Assets are accumulated as part of your Account and therefore you shall have no ownership or other property interest in any of those Game Assets. You further acknowledge and agree that Piranha Games has the right, but not the obligation, to delete, alter, move, remove, or transfer any and all Game Assets, in whole or in part, at any time and for any reason, with or without notice to you, and with no liability of any kind to you. Piranha Games does not provide or guarantee, and expressly disclaims any value, cash or otherwise, attributed to any data residing on servers operated by Piranha Games, including without limitation the Game Assets associated with your Account.
If you have a valid, active Account, you may participate in our HARD CURRENCY service offering, which is a redeemable point system that operates like virtual currency (“HARD CURRENCY”) used to license certain Game Assets that can be used while playing the Game, including, without limitation, special ships, ship “skins,” and boosts (“Virtual Items”). HARD CURRENCY can be purchased online through the in-Game store or on the Site. HARD CURRENCY might also be provided to you by Piranha Games as part of a promotion, or through other means, such as completing certain quests or achievements in the Game, or through Piranha Games-sponsored contests or sweepstakes. You agree that you will be solely responsible for paying any applicable taxes related to the acquisition of, use of or access to HARD CURRENCY. HARD CURRENCY are sold or issued in bundles and the price may vary depending on the amount you purchase and where you are purchasing, as Piranha Games feels necessary, in its sole and absolute discretion. Additionally, price and availability of HARD CURRENCY and/or Virtual Items are subject to change without notice.
You are solely responsible for verifying that the proper amount of HARD CURRENCY has been added to or deducted from your Account during any given transaction, so please notify Piranha Games immediately should you believe that a mistake has been made with respect to your HARD CURRENCY balance. Piranha Games will investigate your claim, and in doing so, may request some additional information and/or documentation to verify your claim. Piranha Games will let you know the results of the investigation, however, you acknowledge and agree that Piranha Games has sole and absolute discretion in determining whether or not your claim is valid, and if so, the appropriate remedy.
YOU FURTHER ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT THE HARD CURRENCY SYSTEM AND THE VIRTUAL ITEMS YOU ACQUIRE HAVE NO MONETARY VALUE AND CANNOT BE REDEEMED FOR CASH. NO REFUNDS WILL BE MADE FOR THE PURCHASE OF HARD CURRENCY OR FOR VIRTUAL ITEMS OBTAINED USING HARD CURRENCY. Some Virtual Items you obtain may have expiration dates while others do not, and each Virtual Item you obtain using HARD CURRENCY will be included in your Account until the earlier of that Virtual Item’s expiration date, or your Account’s expiration or termination date, or such date when Piranha Games ceases to offer or support the Game.
The sale or transfer of Virtual Items or HARD CURRENCY between users may only be conducted via services approved of and provided by Piranha Games, if any, and Piranha Games may terminate any Account that acts in contravention of this prohibition.
NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY HEREIN, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT YOU SHALL HAVE NO OWNERSHIP OR OTHER PROPERTY INTEREST IN YOUR ACCOUNT, AND YOU FURTHER ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT ALL RIGHTS IN AND TO THE ACCOUNT ARE AND SHALL FOREVER BE OWNED BY AND INURE TO THE BENEFIT OF PIRANHA GAMES. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO CLAIM, RIGHT, TITLE, OWNERSHIP OR OTHER PROPRIETARY INTEREST IN THE GAME ASSETS, VIRTUAL ITEMS OR HARD CURRENCY THAT YOU ACQUIRE, REGARDLESS OF THE CONSIDERATION OFFERED OR PAID IN EXCHANGE FOR HARD CURRENCY OR VIRTUAL ITEMS. FURTHERMORE, PIRANHA GAMES SHALL NOT BE LIABLE IN ANY MANNER FOR THE DESTRUCTION, DELETION, MODIFICATION, IMPAIRMENT, “HACKING,” OR ANY OTHER DAMAGE OR LOSS OF ANY KIND CAUSED TO THE GAME ASSETS, VIRTUAL ITEMS OR HARD CURRENCY, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE DELETION OF GAME ASSETS, VIRTUAL ITEMS OR HARD CURRENCY UPON THE TERMINATION OR EXPIRATION OF YOUR ACCOUNT.
While using any of the Properties, you agree to comply with all applicable laws, rules and regulations. You also agree to comply with certain additional rules that govern your use of the Properties (the "Code of Conduct"). The Code of Conduct is not meant to be exhaustive, and Piranha Games reserves the right to modify this Code of Conduct at any time, as well as take appropriate disciplinary measures including Account termination and deletion to protect the integrity and spirit of the Properties, regardless of whether a specific behavior is listed here as prohibited. The following are examples of behavior that warrant disciplinary measures:
A. Impersonating any person, business, or entity, including an employee of Piranha Games, or communicating in any way that makes it appear that the communication originates from Piranha Games;
B. Posting identifying information about yourself, or any other user, to the Site or within the Game;
C. Harassing, stalking, or threatening any other users in the Game;
D. Removing, altering or concealing any copyright, trademark, patent or other proprietary rights notices of Piranha Games contained in the Site, the Game and/or the Software. You also may not transmit content that violates or infringes the rights of others, including without limitation, patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright, publicity, personal rights or other proprietary or non-proprietary rights;
E. Transmitting or communicating any content which, in the sole and exclusive discretion of Piranha Games, is deemed offensive, including, but not limited to, language that is unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, sexually explicit, or racially, ethnically, or otherwise objectionable;
F. Transmitting or facilitating the transmission of any content that contains a virus, corrupted data, trojan horse, bot keystroke logger, worm, time bomb, cancelbot or other computer programming routines that are intended to and/or actually damage, detrimentally interfere with, surreptitiously intercept or mine, scrape or expropriate any system, data or personal information;
G. Spamming chat, whether for personal or commercial purposes, by disrupting the flow of conversation with repeated postings of a similar nature;
H. Participating in any action which, in the sole and exclusive judgment of Piranha Games, "exploits" an undocumented aspect of the Game in order to secure an unfair advantage over other users;
I. Participating in any action which, in the sole and exclusive judgment of Piranha Games, defrauds any other user of the Game, including, but not limited to, by "scamming" or "social engineering;”
J. Using any unauthorized third party programs, including but not limited to "mods," "hacks," "cheats," "scripts," "bots," "trainers," and automation programs, that interact with the Software in any way, for any purpose, including, without limitation, any unauthorized third party programs that intercept, emulate, or redirect any communication between the Software and Piranha Games and any unauthorized third party programs that collect information about the Game by reading areas of memory used by the Software to store information;
K. Accessing or attempting to access areas of the Game or Game servers that have not been made available to the public;
L. Selecting a User and Pilot name that is falsely indicative of an association with Piranha Games, contains personally identifying information, infringes on the proprietary or non-proprietary rights of third parties, or that is offensive, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, sexually explicit, racially, ethnically, or otherwise objectionable. You may not use a misspelling or an alternative spelling to circumvent this restriction on User and Pilot name choices. Piranha Games may modify any name which, in the sole and exclusive judgment of Piranha Games, violates this provision without further notification to you, and may take further disciplinary measures, including Account termination, for repeated violations;
A. Ownership. “Content” means any communications, images, sounds, and all the material and information that you upload or transmit through the Site or the Game, or that other users upload or transmit, including, without limitation, any Forum (defined below) postings and/or the in-Game real-time interactive chat text (“Chat”).
You hereby acknowledge and agree that you remain fully responsible for and are the owner of any and all Content. However, you grant Piranha Games from the time of uploading or transmission of the Content, non-exclusively, all now known or hereafter existing copyrights and all other intellectual property rights to all Content of every kind and nature, in perpetuity (or for the maximum duration of protection afforded by applicable law), throughout the universe and you hereby grant Piranha Games as a present non-exclusive license of future rights all such intellectual property rights to the extent owned by you. In the event that any of the Content is not licensable, you hereby grant to Piranha Games and its licensors, including, without limitation, its respective successors and assigns, a perpetual, irrevocable, sublicensable, transferable, worldwide, paid-up right to reproduce, fix, adapt, modify, translate, reformat, transmit, or provide access to electronically, broadcast, communicate to the public by telecommunication, display, perform, enter into computer memory, and use and practice such Content as well as all modified and derivative works thereof, without compensation to you. To the extent necessary, you agree that you will undertake to execute and deliver any and all documents and perform any and all actions necessary or desirable to ensure that the rights to use the Content granted to Piranha Games as specified above are valid, effective and enforceable. You also hereby waive any moral rights you may have in such Content under the laws of any jurisdiction to the maximum extent permitted by the laws of your jurisdiction. You represent, warrant and agree that none of the Content will be subject to any obligation, whether of confidentiality, attribution or otherwise, on the part of Piranha Games and Piranha Games will not be liable for any use or disclosure of any Content. You further acknowledge and agree that you shall not upload or otherwise transmit on or through the Site or the Game any Content that is subject to any third-party rights.
B. Consent to Monitoring. Piranha Games does not, and cannot, pre-screen or monitor all Content. However, its representatives may monitor and/or record your communications (including, without limitation, Forum postings and/or Chat) when you are playing the Game or using the Site, and you hereby provide your irrevocable consent to such monitoring and recording. You acknowledge and agree that you have no expectation of privacy concerning the submission of any Content, and you further acknowledge and agree that your Chat may be used as set forth in Section VI.C below. Piranha Games does not assume any responsibility or liability for Content that is generated by users of the Site and/or Game. Piranha Games has the right but not the obligation, in its sole discretion, to edit, refuse to post, or remove any Content. Furthermore, Piranha Games also reserves the right, at all times and in its sole discretion, to disclose any Content for any reason, including, without limitation (i) to satisfy any applicable law, regulation, legal process or governmental request; (ii) to enforce the terms of this Agreement or any other agreement; (iii) to protect the legal rights and remedies of Piranha Games; (iv) where someone’s health or safety may be threatened; and (v) to report a crime or other offensive behavior. Please take care to not provide any personally identifiable information in the Chat or the Forums and to abide by the Code of Conduct, understanding that you do not have an expectation of privacy in the Content you provide in the Chat or Forums, and that members of Piranha Games and the Community, outside of those you play directly with or against in the Game, might have access to the information in the Chat or the Forums at any time.
C. Forums. If you have a valid and active Account, you may post communications and other content to the “forums” section of the Site (the “Forums”). You agree to abide by the Code of Conduct, as well as the policy concerning Links (found below) while participating in the Forums. You understand that much of the information included in the Forums is from other players who are not employed by or under the control of Piranha Games. You further acknowledge that a large volume of information is available in the Forums and that people participating in such Forums may occasionally post messages or make statements, whether intentionally or unintentionally, that are inaccurate, misleading, deceptive, abusive or even unlawful. Piranha Games neither endorses nor is responsible for such messages or statements, or for any opinion, advice, information or other utterance made or displayed in the Forums by you or the other users. The opinions expressed in the Forums reflect solely the opinions of you and/or the other users and may not reflect the opinions of Piranha Games. Piranha Games is not responsible for any errors or omissions in postings, for hyperlinks embedded in messages or for any results obtained from the use of the information contained in the Forums. Under no circumstances will Piranha Games be liable for any loss or damage caused by your reliance on the information in the Forums or your use of the Forums. You should be aware that, when you disclose information about yourself in a Forum, the information is being made publicly available and may be collected and used by other users. When you disclose any information in a Forum, you do so at your own risk. Piranha Games reserves the right to, but has no obligation to, monitor the Forums, or any postings or other materials that you or other players transmit or post on the Forums, to alter or remove any such materials, and to disclose such materials and the circumstances surrounding their transmission to any third party in order to operate the Site properly or to comply with legal obligations or governmental requests.
VII. UPDATES AND MODIFICATIONS
A. Agreement. Piranha Games reserves the right, in its sole and absolute discretion, to revise, update, change, modify, add to, supplement, or delete certain terms of this Agreement as the Properties evolve; provided, however, that material changes to this Agreement will not be applied retroactively. Such changes will be effective with or without prior notice to you. You can review the most current version of this Agreement by clicking on the “Terms of Use” link located at the bottom of the Site. You are responsible for checking this Agreement periodically for changes. If any future changes to this Agreement are unacceptable to you or cause you to no longer be in agreement or compliance with this Agreement, you must terminate this Agreement and immediately stop using the Properties. Your continued use of any of the Properties following any revision to this Agreement constitutes your complete and irrevocable acceptance of any and all such changes. Please note that Piranha Games may also revise other policies, including the EULA and Privacy Policy, at any time, and the new versions will be available on the Site. If at any time you do not agree with any portion of the then-current version of a particular Piranha Games policy, including but not limited to this Agreement, you must immediately stop using the Properties.
B. The Properties . In an effort to improve the Properties, you agree that Piranha Games may change, modify, update, suspend, “nerf,” or restrict your access to any features or parts of the Properties, and may require that you download and install updates to the Software, at any time without notice or liability to you. You also understand and agree that any such changes or updates to the Properties might change the system specifications necessary to play the Game, and in such a case, you, and not Piranha Games, are responsible for purchasing any necessary additional software and/or hardware in order to access and play the Game.
The Site may contain links to websites operated by other parties. Piranha Games provides these links to you as a convenience, or other users might be posting these links as user-provided Content. Use of these links and the external websites are at your own risk. The linked sites are not under the control of Piranha Games, and Piranha Games is not responsible for the content available on the other sites. Such links do not imply endorsement by Piranha Games of information or material on any other site, and Piranha Games disclaims all liability with regard to your access to and use of such linked websites.
Should you choose to provide a link on the Site or within the Game (e.g., on the Forums or via Chat) to an external website, unless otherwise set forth in a written agreement between you and Piranha Games, you acknowledge and agree to the following: (i) the appearance, position and other aspects of the link may not be such as to damage or dilute the goodwill associated with Piranha Games’ and/or its licensors’ names and trademarks; (ii) the appearance, position and other attributes of the link may not create the false appearance that your organization or entity is sponsored by, affiliated with, or associated with Piranha Games; (iii) when selected by a user, the link must display the external website on full-screen and not within a “frame” on the linking Site; and (iv) Piranha Games reserves the right to revoke its consent to the link at any time and in its sole discretion.
Piranha Games is raising funds for the Game. You may select one or more of the pledges offered on the http://www.transversegame.com, and pay the indicated amount(s) in accordance with the following terms agreed between you and Piranha Games:
A. Your payment is a deposit to be used for a) the production and delivery cost for the pledge items (“Pledge Item Cost”), and (b) the development and production cost of the Game, including the Site cost, and Piranha Games corporate expenses associated with the foregoing (the “ Game Cost”).
B. The deposit shall be earned by Piranha Games and become non-refundable to the extent that it is used for the Pledge Item Cost and the Game Cost, with your deposit being applied as follows: first to the Pledge Item Cost, and then to the Game Cost in a percentage equal to the total applied Game Cost in relation to the total deposits of all contributors remaining after the Pledge Item Cost.
C. Piranha Games agrees to use its good faith business efforts to deliver to you the pledge items and the Game on or before the estimated delivery date. However, you acknowledge and agree that delivery as of such date is not a promise by Piranha Games since unforeseen events may extend the development and/or production time.
D. Once Piranha Games has made all pledge items available to you and the Game has been commercially released to the public, all your payments for any Piranha Game Services until such time shall become, and any payments thereafter shall be non-refundable in whole or in part.
E. In the event Piranha Games is unable to raise an aggregated sum of USD$500,000 on or prior to October 9th 2014, your pledged payment under this section shall be refunded to you in full and Piranha shall have no further obligation to deliver the Game or pledge item(s) to you.
Some aspects of the Game may require you to pay a fee, and you agree that you will provide accurate and complete payment information to the third-party payment provider used by Piranha Games. You further agree to pay all fees and applicable taxes incurred by you or anyone using an Account registered to you. Piranha Games may revise the pricing for the Game or any item associated therewith at any time. All fees and charges are payable in accordance with payment terms in effect at the time the fee or the charge becomes due and payable. Piranha Games may, from time to time, modify, amend, or supplement its fees and fee-billing methods, and such changes shall be effective immediately upon posting in this Agreement or elsewhere on the Site or in the Game. If there is a dispute regarding payment of fees to Piranha Games, your Account may be closed without warning or notice at the sole discretion of Piranha Games.
YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT ANY APPLICABLE FEES AND OTHER CHARGES FOR FEE-BASED SERVICES (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION HARD CURRENCY) ARE PAYABLE IN ADVANCE AND NOT REFUNDABLE IN WHOLE OR IN PART. YOU ARE FULLY LIABLE FOR ALL CHARGES TO YOUR ACCOUNT, INCLUDING ANY UNAUTHORIZED CHARGES.
XI. NOTICE AND PROCEDURE FOR CLAIMS OF COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT (Digital Millennium Copyright Act)
If you are a copyright owner or agent thereof and believe that content posted on the Site by a Piranha Games user infringes upon your copyright, please submit notice pursuant to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. § 512(c)) to the Piranha Games Copyright Agent with the following information:
A. An electronic or physical signature of the person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright;
B. A description of the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed;
C. The URL of the location on the Piranha Games Site containing the material that you claim is infringing;
D. Your address, telephone number, and email address;
E. A statement by you that you have a good faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; and
F. A statement by you, made under penalty of perjury, that the above information in your notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on the copyright owner's behalf.
Piranha Games’ Copyright Agent can be reached by mail at: Piranha Games, Inc., #2065 – 88 W. Pender Street, Vancouver, BC V6B 6N9 ATTN: Copyright Agent; or by email at: support@transversegame.com. This email address is intended solely for the receipt of said notices and not for general inquiries or requests of Piranha Games. Attachments cannot be accepted at the email address for security reasons. Accordingly, any notification of infringement submitted electronically with an attachment will not be received or processed. Please note that these notifications are legal notices, and that Piranha Games may provide copies of such notices to the participants in the dispute or to third parties, at its discretion or as required by law. The Privacy Policy does not protect information provided in these notices.
THE PROPERTIES ARE PROVIDED TO YOU ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, PIRANHA GAMES DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, WHICH MIGHT APPLY TO THE PROPERTIES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, ANY WARRANTIES THAT MAY ARISE FROM COURSE OF DEALING, COURSE OF PERFORMANCE OR USAGE OF TRADE, AND ANY WARRANTIES AS TO THE ACCURACY, RELIABILITY OR QUALITY OF ANY CONTENT OR INFORMATION CONTAINED WITHIN THE PROPERTIES. PIRANHA GAMES DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE PROPERTIES WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, OR THAT THE PROPERTIES ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. YOU ASSUME ALL RESPONSIBILITY FOR SELECTING THE PROPERTIES TO ACHIEVE YOUR INTENDED RESULTS, AND FOR THE INSTALLATION OF, USE OF, AND RESULTS OBTAINED FROM THE PROPERTIES.
Because some states or jurisdictions do not allow the disclaimer of implied warranties, the forgoing disclaimer may, in whole or in part, not apply to you.
YOU HEREBY AGREE TO INDEMNIFY, DEFEND AND HOLD HARMLESS PIRANHA GAMES FROM AND AGAINST ANY AND ALL CLAIMS, LAWSUITS, DAMAGES, LOSSES, LIABILITIES AND COSTS (INCLUDING ATTORNEYS’ FEES) THAT DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISE OR RESULT FROM YOUR USE OR MISUSE OF THE PROPERTIES, OR ANY VIOLATION BY YOU OF ANY OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT, THE EULA OR THE PRIVACY POLICY. Piranha Games reserves the right, at its own expense and in its sole and absolute discretion, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you, in which event you will cooperate with Piranha Games in asserting any available defenses.
UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES, AND UNDER NO LEGAL THEORY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE, SHALL PIRANHA GAMES BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY OTHER PERSON FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES OF ANY KIND (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF BUSINESS, LOSS OF DATA, LOSS OF GOOD WILL, OR LOST PROFITS), OR ANY DAMAGES FOR GROSS NEGLIGENCE OF ANY KIND (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR WORK STOPPAGE, COMPUTER FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION, OR ANY OTHER COMMERCIAL DAMAGES OR LOSSES) ARISING FROM YOUR USE OR MISUSE OF THE PROPERTIES, EVEN IF PIRANHA GAMES KNEW OR SHOULD HAVE KNOWN OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. IN NO EVENT SHALL PIRANHA GAMES BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES IN EXCESS OF ANY AMOUNT YOU HAVE PAID TO PIRANHA GAMES FOR GAME-RELATED TRANSACTIONS, IF ANY, DURING THE SIX (6) MONTHS IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO THE TIME YOUR CAUSE OF ACTION AROSE.
You hereby acknowledge and agree that Piranha Games would suffer irreparable harm if this Agreement were not specifically enforced. Consequently, in addition to such monetary and other relief as may be recoverable at law, you agree that Piranha Games shall be entitled to specific performance or other injunctive relief, without bond, other security, or proof of damages, as remedy for any breach or threatened breach of this Agreement. Additionally, in the event any legal or administrative action or proceeding is brought by either party in connection with this Agreement and consistent with Section XVI below, the prevailing party in such action or proceeding shall be entitled to recover from the other party all the costs, attorneys’ fees and other expenses incurred by such prevailing party as the result of the action or proceeding.
XVI. GOVERNING LAW AND DISPUTES/WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL
This Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws in effect in British Columbia, Canada, without reference to its choice of laws rules. You herby attorn irrevocably to the exclusive jurisdiction of the British Columbia courts sitting in Vancouver, British Columbia; however, we may apply to a court of competent jurisdiction for interim protection or equitable relief such as an interlocutory or interim injunction.
YOU HEREBY WAIVE ANY RIGHT YOU MAY HAVE TO JURY TRIAL IN ANY ACTION RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND FURTHER WAIVE ANY RIGHT TO INTERPOSE ANY COUNTERCLAIM RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY IN ANY SUCH ACTION. TO THE EXTENT THAT YOU HAVE OR HEREAFTER MAY ACQUIRE ANY IMMUNITY FROM JURISDICTION OF ANY COURT OR FROM ANY LEAGAL PROCESS (WHETHER FROM SERVICE OR NOTICE, ATTACHMENT PRIOR TO JUDGEMENT, ATTACHMENT IN AID OF EXECUTION OF JUDGEMENT, EXECUTION OR OTHERWISE), YOU HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVE SUCH IMMUNITY IN RESPECT OF YOUR COVENANTS AND OBLICATIONS UNDER THIS AGREEMENT.
This Agreement (and all subsequent modifications, if any) shall remain effective until terminated. Both you and Piranha Games may terminate this Agreement at any time for any reason or for no reason. Termination by Piranha Games will be effective upon notice to you, termination or deletion of your Account, or its decision to permanently discontinue offering and/or supporting the Game, which it may do at any time in its sole discretion. You may terminate this Agreement at any time simply by not using the Site or the Game. If, however, you wish to terminate your Account, you must affirmatively do so by notifying Piranha Games at support@transversegame.com as stated above. Upon termination of this Agreement, your right to use the Properties shall immediately cease.
A. Assignment. Piranha Games may assign this Agreement, in whole or in part, to any person or entity at any time with or without your consent. You may not assign the Agreement without Piranha Games’ prior written consent, and any unauthorized assignment by you shall be null and void.
B. Customer Contact. If you have any questions concerning these terms and conditions, or if you would like to contact Piranha Games for any other reason, please contact Piranha Games support at support@transversegame.com, or visit the “support” tab on the Site.
C. Entire Agreement. This Agreement represents the complete agreement between you and Piranha Games concerning the Site, the Game, and the subject matter of the Agreement, and supersedes any prior or contemporaneous agreements between you and Piranha Games; provided however that this Agreement shall coexist with, and shall not supersede, the EULA or the Privacy Policy.
D. Force Majeure. Piranha Games shall not be liable for any delay or failure to perform resulting from causes outside the reasonable control of Piranha Games, including, without limitation, any failure to perform hereunder due to unforeseen circumstances or cause beyond Piranha Games’ control such as acts of god, war, terrorism, riots, embargoes, acts of civil or military authorities, fire, floods, accidents, strikes, or shortages of transportation facilities, fuel, energy, labor or materials.
E. Location. The Site and the Game are operated by Piranha Games in Canada. Those who choose to access the Site and/or the Game from locations outside Canada do so on their own initiative and are responsible for compliance with applicable local laws.
F. No Partnership. You agree that no joint venture, partnership, employment, or agency relationship exists between you and Piranha Games as a result of this Agreement or your use of the Site or the Game.
G. No Waiver. Piranha Games’ failure to enforce any provision of this Agreement shall in no way be construed to be a present or future waiver of such provision, nor in any way affect the right of any party to enforce each and every such provision thereafter. The express waiver by Piranha Games of any provision, condition or requirement of this Agreement shall not constitute a waiver of any future obligation to comply with such provision, condition or requirement.
H. Notices. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all notices given by you or required under this Agreement shall be in writing and addressed to: Piranha Games, Inc., #2065 – 88 W. Pender Street, Vancouver, BC V6B 6N9.
I. Reform and Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid or unenforceable for any reason, such provision shall be reformed to the extent necessary to make it enforceable to the maximum extent permissible so as to affect the intent of the parties, and the remainder of this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect. If, however, it is determined that such provision cannot be reformed, then that provision shall be deemed severable from these terms and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions.
J. Section Headings. The section headings used herein are for convenience only and shall not affect the interpretation of this Agreement or have any other legal effect.
K. Survival. The provisions of Sections IV, VI.A, IX, X, XII-XVI, and XVIII shall survive any termination of this Agreement.
YOU HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ AND UNDERSTAND THE FOREGOING TERMS OF USE AGREEMENT AND AGREE THAT SELECTING THE “ACCEPT” BUTTON BELOW AND/OR YOUR USE OF ANY OF THE PROPERTIES IS AN ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF YOUR AGREEMENT AND CONSENT TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT.