Terms of service
Welcome to this Web site. Using our site, you agree to comply with and be bound by the following terms of use. Please review the following terms carefully. You should not use this site if you do not agree to these terms. The term “Life and Death games," "LDG," "Fiery Death," “FD,” “Zombie Defense Game,” “ZDT,” "us," "we" or "our" refers to Life and Death Games. The term "you" refers to the user or viewer of our Web site.
GENERAL TERMS
These General Terms (the “Terms,”) together with any applicable End User License Agreements, govern your use of the Websites, Games, and Services as well as your relationship with Life and Death Games (“LDG,” “we,” “our,” “ours,” and “us”).
ARBITRATIONNOTICE: SECTION 20 INCLUDES A BINDING ARBITRATION PROVISON AND CLASS ACTION WAIVER. PLEASE READ IT CAREFULLY. IF YOU LIVE IN THE PROVINCE OF QUEBEC (CANADA) OR THE EUROPEAN UNION, SECTION 20 DOES NOT APPLY TO YOU.
1. ACCOUNT SUBSCRIPTION.
1.1. Registration. While some elements of the Websites, Games, and Services may be accessible to the public, certain aspects of the Services (e.g., creating a community profile, accessing online services, posting in forums, or participating in Organized Play) may require that you register an account. To register an account, you may be asked to provide your date of birth and country/region, and then provide an email address, a username, a screen name and a password. To gain access to other Services (e.g., Organized Play, invitations to special events, forums, promotions, and prize payments), you may be asked to provide your full name, address, city, state, and country. LDG will use and protect this information according to the terms of our Privacy Policy. You agree to: (i) provide accurate, current and complete information about you as may be prompted by any registration forms for the Services ("RegistrationData"); and (ii) maintain and promptly update the Registration Data, and any other account-related information you provide to LDG.
1.2. Passwords; Security. You are entirely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your password. You also agree not to share your account, screen name, username or password, and agree to notify LDG immediately if you suspect any unauthorized use of your account. You further agree that you are entirely liable for all activities conducted through your account, and are responsible for ensuring that you or your child is aware of, understands, and complies with these Terms and all other rules, policies, or notices published by LDG.
1.3. Eligibility. Use of the Services is void where prohibited. By registering an account and using the Services, you represent and warrant that: (i) all Registration Data that you submit is truthful and accurate; (ii) you are the age of consent in your country/region or older, or have your parent or guardian's consent, and (iii) your use of the Services will not violate any applicable law or regulation, these Terms, or any other rules, policies, or notices published by LDG; (iv) you are a "natural person" (corporations, limited liability companies, partnerships and other legal or business entities are not eligible), and (you are a "natural person" (corporations, limited liability companies, partnerships and other legal or business entities are not eligible; and (v) you are not an individual specifically prohibited by LDG from registering an account or using the Services. Your account may be deleted and your access to the Services terminated without warning if we believe that you are under the age of consent for your country/region and are using the Services without parental/guardian permission. Please note that the purchase or use of certain Services may have different eligibility requirements, including a higher minimum age requirement, as specified in any additional terms governing such Services. You have no property or ownership rights or interest whatsoever in your account. You may not share, sell, transfer, or allow any other person to access your account or Registration Data or offer to do so.
2. USE OF WEBSITES, GAMES, AND SERVICES.
2.1. License. Subject to your compliance with these Terms, LDG provides you a limited, personal, non-exclusive, nontransferable, non-assignable, fully revocable license to use the Websites and Services solely for your individual and non-commercial use. LDG may terminate or suspend any or all portions or features of the Websites, Games, or Services at any time and for any reason or for no reason with no liability to you. This license does not give you any ownership rights in the Websites, Games, or Services. Any rights you do acquire in the aforementioned will forever be owned by and inure to the benefit of LDG, and as applicable, its successors and assigns.
2.2. Restrictions. You agree not to engage in any of the following with respect to our Websites, Games, or Services:
(i) Data mining: Use any unauthorized means, process, or software that accesses, collects, reads, intercepts, monitors, data scrapes including without limitation, agents, robots, scripts, or spiders; or mines information (including reverse look-up or attempted tracing of Registration Data in any way and for any reason);
(ii) Derivative works: Copy, reproduce, translate, reverse engineer, modify, disassemble, decompile, derive source code from, transfer, or create derivative works based on or related to any part of the Websites, Games, or Services (including without limitation any Registration Data), including links or frames to content, images or artwork (except as expressly authorized by LDG);
(iii) Unauthorized Connections: Facilitate, create or maintain any unauthorized connection to the Websites, Games, or Services including without limitation: (a) server(s) that emulate the Games; and (b) unauthorized third-party "cloud computing" services, (c) any connection designed to enable unauthorized streaming or transmission of Games from a third-party server to a device, (d) using third-party programs or tools not expressly authorized by LDG in any way, for any purpose, including without limitation unauthorized online or network play or as part of content aggregation networks;
(iv) Circumvent Security: probe, scan or test the vulnerability of the Websites or Services, or breach the security or authentication measures on the Websites or any part of the Services;
(v) Cheating: Creating, offering, using, promoting, distributing, or making available any cheats, bots, hacks, or device, software, code, or program not expressly authorized by LDG that grants any user an advantage over other players not using such methods;
(vi) Prohibited Commercial Activity: Exploit any portion of the Websites, Games, or Services for any purpose not expressly authorized by LDG, including without limitation: (a) attempting to sell, sublicense, rent, lease, grant a security interest in or otherwise transfer any component of the Website, Games, or Services, including in-game currency, items, or resources; (b) performing services such as account boosting, power-leveling, or view botting in exchange for payment; (c) communicating or facilitating in any medium commercial advertisement, solicitation or offer; or (d) organizing, promoting, facilitating, or participating in any event involving wagering on any other aspect of LDG' Games;
(vii) Disruption: use any device, software or program to interfere or attempt to interfere with the proper working or authorized uses of the Websites, Games, or Services, or with any other person's use of the Websites, Games, or Services, including taking any action that imposes an unreasonable or disproportionately large load on infrastructure;
(viii) Forgery/Impersonation: forge headers or otherwise manipulate identifiers in order to disguise the origin of any message transmittal you send on or through the Websites or via the Services, or in any way impersonate any other individual or entity or misrepresent your identity or your affiliation with another individual or entity; or
(ix) Violate Laws, Regulations, or Rules: use the Websites or Services in an illegal manner or for any unlawful purpose, or in any manner that violates any applicable rules, policies, guidelines, or policies.
2.3. Consent to Account Access. To ensure that LDG can provide high-quality services that are responsive to your needs, you understand that LDG representatives will have access to your account; Websites, Games, and Services usage; Registration Data; and purchasing information. You authorize our representatives to review such information as reasonably necessary to investigate complaints, to provide you with customer services, or for such other purposes as contemplated in our Privacy Policy.
3. FEES AND PAYMENTS.
LDG uses third party payment providers (e.g., PayPal, Chase Paymentech, Digital River) to authenticate payment when you purchase our products, Virtual Items, Virtual Currency, and applicable Services. LDG does not directly sell games or products, but rather works with its third-party partners. When you directly purchase games or products from our Websites, you are not interacting with LDG, but rather our third-party partners. Please read the terms and conditions and privacy policies of applicable third-party partners to understand their terms and conditions. You agree that you'll provide accurate and complete payment information to us or our third-party providers. You are responsible for ensuring that you have authorization to use any chosen payment method, which includes obtaining account-holder, parent, or guardian approval if applicable. You also agree to pay all fees and applicable taxes incurred by your or anyone using an account registered to you. You agree to promptly notify LDG of any changes to your billing information or payment method. If your payment method cannot be processed at any time, your account(s) and your relationship with LDG pursuant to these Terms may be immediately terminated by LDG.
4. LINKS TO OTHER SITES.
The Websites, Games, and Services may contain links to third party websites. These links are provided as a convenience to you. We do not control and are not responsible for the content of such third-party websites or the conduct of the operators of such third-party websites, and we do not make any representations regarding the accuracy, copyright or other statutory or regulatory compliance, legality or decency of any of the content or other materials on such third party websites. We encourage you to exercise discretion while browsing the Internet and other websites. If you decide to access linked third-party websites, you do so at your own risk.
5. USER CONTENT.
5.1. Definition. As part of your use of the Websites, Games and Services, you may be able to create, include, refer to, transfer, upload, stream, display, host, promote, disseminate, post, make available, distribute, link to or transmit messages, artwork, text, displays, images, photographs, graphics, screenshots, data, databases, information, files, pictures, video, audio, music, software and other materials and content, whether in written, digital, oral, machine-readable, electronic or visual form, to our Websites or Services (collectively, your "UserContent").
5.2. License to LDG. By posting or submitting any User Content to or through the Websites, Games, or Services, you hereby irrevocably grant to LDG a worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, non-exclusive, and fully sublicensable license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, perform and display such User Content (in whole or in part) in any media and to incorporate the User Content into other works in any format or medium now known or later developed. The foregoing grants shall include the right to: (i) exploit any proprietary rights in such User Content, including but not limited to, rights under copyright, trademark or patent laws under any relevant jurisdiction; (ii) your name, likeness, and any other information included in your User Content, without any obligation to you. You waive any and all claims that any use by us or our licensees of your User Content violates any of your rights, including moral rights, privacy rights, rights to publicity, proprietary, attribution, or other rights, and rights to any material or ideas contained in your User Content.
5.3. Representations and Warranties. You represent and warrant that: (i) you own or control all of the rights to the User Content that you post or you otherwise have the right to post such User Content to the Websites, Games, and Services; (ii) the User Content is accurate and not misleading; (iii) the User Content and your use of such User Content does not violate any law, rule or regulation; (iv) the User Content is not inappropriate, profane, indecent, harmful, threatening, abusive, defamatory, harassing, tortuous, vulgar, obscene, libelous, pornographic, harmful to minors, racially, ethnically or otherwise objectionable or that may be invasive of another's right of privacy or publicity; (v) your User Content does not contain any macro, bot, virus, trojan horse, keystroke logger, worm, time bomb, cancelbot, corrupted data or other file, code or computer programming routing that is intended to or results in damage, detrimentally interferes with the Websites or Services; and (vi) User Content you supply does not violate these Terms and will not violate any rights of any third party or cause injury to any person or entity. You agree to pay for all royalties, fees, and any other monies owed to any person by reason of any User Content posted by you.
5.4. Monitoring. You are solely responsible for the User Content that you post, store or upload on or through the Websites, Games, and Services. LDG does not pre-screen User Content, nor do we have an obligation to delete, screen or edit any of the User Content posted, stored or uploaded; however LDG reserves the right to delete, screen or edit any User Content posted, stored or uploaded at any time and for any reason without notice. We may monitor and record your User Content, including your communications in or via the Websites, Games, or Services for a variety of different purposes, including to keep the Game fair, prevent cheating, reduce toxic player behavior, and to improve the Services. Without limiting the foregoing, LDG may remove any User Content that in the sole judgment of LDG violates these Terms.
6. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OWNERSHIP; RIGHTS GRANTED TO YOU.
6.1. LDG Ownership. The Websites, Games, and Services (including all LDG' generated content residing thereon) are the sole property of LDG, and are protected by copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws. We own and reserve all Intellectual Property Rights (defined below) and all other legal and exploitation rights in and to the Websites, Games, Services, and Games and all data and content included therein, including (without limitation) all in-game items and virtual currency, accounts, computer code, titles, themes, characters (including likeness and names), objects, chat logs, stories, dialog, catch phrases, locations, concepts, artwork, character inventories, structural or landscape designs, animations, sounds, audio-visual effects, methods of operation, moral rights, any related documentation, storylines, sounds, music, and gameplay, and methods of operation (collectively, the "GameContent").
6.2. Limited License. You may not use or exploit any part of the Game Content, Websites, Games, or Services except as expressly permitted by us in these Terms or our Fan Content Policy. You have no ownership right or interest or other rights in or to any part of the Game Content, Websites, Games, or Services, including without limitation in-game items whether earned in game or purchased from LDG. All rights granted to you under these Terms are granted by express license only and not by sale. No license or other rights will be created by these Terms by implication, estoppel, or otherwise. Any attempt to exercise Intellectual Property Rights in the Websites, Services, Games, and Game Content except as specifically authorized by LDG is strictly prohibited and will terminate the rights granted herein. All goodwill generated by your use of LDG trademarks shall automatically inure to the benefit of LDG.
7. VIRTUAL ITEMS AND CURRENCY.
7.1. Availability. . Virtual Currency or Virtual Items (each defined below) may not be available in every region or at all times, and LDG makes no representation or warranty about the continuous availability of either.
7.2. Virtual In-Game Currency. We may, from time to time, provide you with a limited license to access virtual "currencies" that may be redeemed on the Websites or in Games or Services to access certain Virtual Items (defined below) ( "VirtualCurrency"). We may allow you to access Virtual Currency in various ways including but not limited to: (i) purchasing a limited license to use Virtual Currency for a fee (i.e., "real-world" money) ( "PurchasedVirtualCurrency"); or (ii) earning a limited license to use Virtual Currency by performing or accomplishing specific tasks in the Games.
7.3. Virtual In-Game Items. We may, from time to time, provide you with a limited license to access virtual items that may be redeemed or unlocked in or on LDG' Websites, Games, or Services, which may include but are not limited to virtual gameplay objects cosmetics and enhancements (i.e., vanity items), events, and other downloadable content (collectively, "VirtualItems"). We may allow you to access Virtual Items in various ways including but not limited to: (i) purchasing a limited license to use the Virtual Item for a fee (i.e., "real-world" money); (ii) redeeming a limited license to use Virtual Item with Virtual Currency; or (iii) earning a limited license to use Virtual Items by performing or accomplishing specific tasks on the Websites, Games, or Services.
7.4. No Ownership. You have no ownership or other property interest in any Virtual Currency or Virtual Items, including Purchased Virtual Currency, regardless of how you acquired your limited license to access the Virtual Currency or Virtual Items. Neither Virtual Currency nor Virtual Items have any monetary value or real-world existence. You can't redeem them for money or monetary value from us or any other person, except as required by law. You can't obtain any refunds for purchasing Virtual Currency or Virtual Items, except as expressly permitted by us.
7.5. Limited License. Your right to use any Virtual Items or Virtual Currency that you obtain is limited: you have a limited, non-exclusive, non-assignable, nontransferable, non-sublicensable, revocable license to use such Virtual Items and Virtual Currency solely for your personal entertainment and noncommercial use in connection with Games or Services. We, in our sole discretion, have the absolute right to manage, modify, substitute, replace, suspend, delete, or cancel, Virtual Currency and Virtual Items without any notice or liability to you, including deletion upon termination of your Account.
YOU ACKNOLWEDGE AND AGREE, NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY HEREIN, THAT YOU WILL HAVE NO CLAIM, RIGHT, TITLE, OWNERSHIP, OR PROPRIETARY INTEREST IN VIRTUAL CURRENCY OR VIRTUAL ITEMS TO WHICH YOU AQUIRE ACCESS REGARDLESS OF ANY CONSIDERATION OFFERED OR PAID IN EXCHANGE AND THAT LDG WILL NOT BE LIABLE IN ANY MANNER FOR THE DESTRUCTION, IMPAIRMENT, MODIFICAITON, OR OTHER DAMAGE OR LOSS OF ANY KIND CAUSED TO THE AFOREMENTIONED, INCLUDING THEIR DELETION UPON THE TERMINATION OF YOUR ACCOUNT.
7.6. Availability. Virtual Items, Virtual Currency, fees, and billing procedures may change over time. The existence of a particular offer for Virtual Items or Virtual Currency does not mean LDG will maintain or continue to make available the Virtual Items or Virtual Currency or that offer. The scope, variety and type of Virtual Items and Virtual Currency that you may obtain can change at any time and we have the right to manage, regulate, control, modify or remove Virtual Currency or Virtual Items in our sole discretion, in which case we will have no liability to you or anyone for the exercise of such rights. LDG may change its fees or billing procedures upon notice of the changes. If any such change is unacceptable to you, your sole recourse is to terminate your account. Your continued use of the Websites, Games, or Services after notice of the changes will indicate your acceptance of those changes. The real-world price of Purchased Virtual Currency may vary depending on the amount you purchase and where you're purchasing. LDG may limit the total Virtual Currency quantity that may be purchased at any one time or that may be held in your account. Price and availability of Virtual Currency and Virtual Items are subject to change without notice.
7.7. Terms. If you purchase a limited license to Virtual Currency (i.e., Purchased Virtual Currency), you agree to the pricing, payment, and billing terms applicable to them at the time the charge becomes due and payable. When you purchase Virtual Currency, you are not interacting with LDG, but rather our third-party payment provider partner(s) (See Section 3 above). All payments are nonrefundable and nontransferable except as expressly provided in these Terms.
7.8. European Union residents. Subject to the terms of any applicable device/platform via which you access LDG' Games, you have the right to withdraw from a purchase of Virtual Currency or Virtual Items within 14 days of your purchase, without giving a reason. You hereby expressly acknowledge that you lose your right of withdrawal once the performance of our service has begun and your account is provided with access to the Virtual Currency or Virtual Items. You agree that the supply of Virtual Currency or Virtual Items and the performance of services begins immediately after you complete your purchase. Therefore, once access to the Virtual Currency or Virtual Items has been enabled on your account, the contract has been fully performed by us.
8. PRIVACY NOTICE.
In addition to the disclosures contained in these Terms, please refer to our Privacy Policy for information on how we collect, use and disclose your personally identifiable information. Keep in mind that information you provide in any community profiles may be searchable by the general public unless you set your profile to "Private." To change your profile privacy settings, go to your account's profile page's account settings. In this section, you may also change your profile information, who can view your page, as well as control how we communicate with you. All postings you make in community forums may be viewed by the public.
9. SALE OF PRODUCTS.
From time to time, we may offer certain physical products for sale directly to you through Websites such as cards, tabletop games, collectibles, etc. The terms and conditions pertaining to the sale of such products are governed by these Terms as well as those of our third-party vendor found here.
10. NO WARRANTIES.
LDG PROVIDES THE WEBSITES, GAMES, ORGANIZED PLAY, SERVICES, ACCOUNTS AND ALL OTHER FEATURES, PRODUCTS AND DOCUMENTATION ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS WITHOUT WARRNATIES OR REPRSENTATIONS OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITED BY APPLICABLE LAW, LDG EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, REPRESENTATIONS, GUARANTEES, AND CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS, IMPLIED, OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS OF TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, SATISFACTORY QUALITY OR RELIABLITY, MERCHANTABILITY, AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
Without limiting the foregoing, we do not ensure continuous, uninterrupted, error-free, secure or virus-free operation of our Websites, Services, Games or your account or that the same will function properly in combination with any third-party component, technology, hardware, software or system. Nor do we ensure that defects in any portion of the same will be corrected. LDG may change, modify, disable, suspend or remove any such feature, product, service, software, art, graphics or other content, in whole or in part, at its sole discretion. LDG does not control or endorse User Content or the related content, messages, facts, views, opinions, recommendations, data, files, video, audio, graphics or information exchanged by means of the Websites, Games, or Services including, without limitation, information contained in the public postings areas of the Websites or Service and information provided or statements made by a celebrity, "expert," or similar guests and, therefore, LDG specifically disclaims any liability resulting therefrom. You acknowledge that the Websites, Games, and Services have not been developed to meet your individual requirements. We are not liable for any delay or failure to perform resulting from any causes beyond our reasonable control.
SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE DISCLAIMER OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES; AS SUCH THE FOREGOING DISCLAIMER MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU IN ITS ENTIRETY.
11. LIMITATION ON LIABILITY; INDEMNIFICATION.
11.1. Limits to LDG' Liability to You. IN NO EVENT SHALL LDG, OUR PARENT, OUR LICENSORS, OUR AFFILIATES OR OUR SUPPLIERS, OR EACH OF OUR AND THEIR RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES AND AGENTS, BE LIABLE TO YOU OR TO ANY THIRD PARTY FOR ANY ANTICIPATED OR LOST PROFITS, REVENUE, DATA, CONTENT, HARDWARE, SOFTWARE, INJURY, INFORMATION OR SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (HOWEVER ARISING, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, TORT, CONTRACT, STRICT PRODUCT LIABILITY AND LDG' NEGLIGENCE) ARISING OUT OF, IN CONNECTION WITH OR RESULTING FROM POSSESSION, USE, INABILITY TO USE, FAILURE TO PERFORM, ERROR, OMISSION, INTERRUPTION, DELETION, DEFECT, DELAY IN OPERATION OR TRANSMISSION, COMPUTER OR OTHER VIRUS, COMMUNICATION LINE FAILURE, THEFT, DESTRUCTION, UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO, ALTERATION OF OR MALFUNCTION OF THE WEBSITES OR SERVICES (AND ANY COMPONENTS THEREOF), YOUR ACCOUNTS, CANCELLED ORDERS FOR PRODUCTS, UNAVAILIBILTY OF PRODUCT ANY FUNCTION OR FEATURE AVAILABLE, ACCESSED, DISTRIBUTED OR VIEWED THROUGH THE WEBSITES, THESE TERMS, THIRD PARTY WEBSITES OR SERVICES ACCESSED, DISTRIBUTED OR ADVERTISED IN OR THROUGH THE WEBSITES OR SERVICES, THE DOWNLOADING OR USE OF ANY SOFTWARE OWNED OR OPERATED BY US OR ANY THIRD PARTY INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGE TO PROPERTY AND, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, DAMAGES FOR PERSONAL INJURY, EVEN IF WE, OUR LICENSORS AND SUPPLIERS, AND EACH OF OUR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES AND AGENTS KNEW OR SHOULD HAVE KNOWN OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES OR LOSS. THE TOTAL AGGREGATE LIABILITY OF LDG, OUR LICENSORS OR ANY OF OUR OR THEIR RESPECTIVE PARENT OR AFFILIATED COMPANIES TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTIES IS LIMITED TO $100.00 (USD).
11.2. Waiver of Equitable Remedies. YOU AGREE THAT ANY LOSS, DAMAGE, OR HARM YOU SUFFER IS NOT IRREPARABLE AND OTHER REMEDIES WOULD BE ADEQUATE SUCH THAT YOU ARE NOT ENTITLED TO AND HEREBY WAIVE ANY RIGHT TO EQUITABLE RELIEF INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, INJUNCTIVE RELIEF AGAINST LDG, ITS LICENSORS, THEIR PARENTS OR AFFILIATES, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES AND AGENTS TO ENFORCE THE TERMS HEREOF; HOWEVER, YOU AGREE THAT LDG AND/OR ITS LICENSORS WOULD BE IRREPARABLY HARMED IF THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT WERE NOT SPECIFICALLY ENFORCED THEREFORE FOREGOING SHALL NOT PRECLUDE LDG AND/OR ITS LICENSORS FROM SEEKING ANY INJUNCTIVE RELIEF. THIS LIMITATION APPLIES TO ALL CAUSES OF ACTION OR CLAIMS IN THE AGGREGATE FOR ANY REASON. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE FOREGOING LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY; AS SUCH THEY MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU IN THEIR ENTIRETY.
11.3. Indemnification. YOU AGREE TO DEFEND, INDEMNIFY AND HOLD LDG, ITS PARENT COMPANY, SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, CURRENT AND PAST OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AND AGENTS HARMLESS FROM ANY CLAIM, ACTION, SUIT, DEMAND, OR DAMAGES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION REASONABLE ATTORNEYS' FEES, ASSERTED BY ANY THIRD PARTY ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OF YOUR ACCOUNTS, THE WEBSITES, THE GAMES, AND THE SERVICES. LDG reserves the right, at its own expense and its sole and absolute discretion, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you. Should LDG so elect, you will cooperate with LDG in asserting any available defenses.
12. UNSOLICITED IDEA SUBMISSION POLICY.
We value your feedback, but please don't submit any unsolicited creative ideas, suggestions, comments, or materials to us ("Submissions"). We don't accept or consider these Submissions. If you ignore this and send Submissions to us anyway, we will not treat them as confidential or proprietary, and you grant us an irrevocable, nonexclusive, perpetual, worldwide, royalty-free, fully sublicensable license to use, reproduce, distribute, adapt, modify, translate, create derivative works of, publicly perform, publicly display, digitally perform, make, have made, sell, offer for sale, and import your Submissions, including any and all copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, patents, industrial rights, and all other intellectual and proprietary rights related thereto, in any media now known or hereafter developed, for any purpose whatsoever, commercial or otherwise, including giving the Submissions to others, without any compensation to you. To the extent necessary, you agree that you 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 Submissions granted to us as specified above are valid, effective, and enforceable. You also give up any claim that any use by us or our licensees of your Submissions violates any of your rights, including moral rights, privacy rights, rights to publicity, proprietary or other rights, and rights to credit for the material or ideas in your Submissions.
13. FEEDBACK.
You acknowledge and agree that any materials, including but not limited to, questions, comments, suggestions, ideas, plans, notes, drawings, original or creative materials or other information, provided by you in the form of email or other submissions to LDG in response to a request for such materials ("Feedback") are non-confidential and shall become the sole property of LDG. This paragraph is not intended to apply to any personal information about you (such as name, mailing address and e-mail address), the use and disclosure of which is described in LDG' Privacy Policy.
14. STREAMING.
14.1. Your Streaming. LDG encourages you to stream and share content in accordance with our Fan Content Policy (reminder—this policy only permits noncommercial activities), but you are responsible for your own content. Please ensure your content doesn't violate these Terms, the Fan Content Policy, or the Code of Conduct. And if you choose to include any other people or a third-party's intellectual property (e.g., background music) you are solely responsible for obtaining the rights to do that, so be sure to get their permission first. Online interactive gameplay may be impacted by streaming; if you choose to stream your play it is at your own risk.
14.2. LDG' Streaming. From time to time, LDG' may stream gameplay. If you get matched in Game with a member of LDG' staff that is streaming gameplay or are engaged in Organized Play, you expressly acknowledge and agree that your username, gameplay, associated avatar, likeness, and any communications during gameplay (collectively, "YourGameplay") may be streamed. You grant us a worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, sublicensable, transferable, assignable, non-exclusive and royalty-free right and license to use, reproduce, distribute, adapt, modify, translate, create derivative works of, publicly perform, publicly display, digitally perform, make, have made, sell, offer for sale and import Your Gameplay, including all copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, patents, industrial rights and all other intellectual and proprietary rights related thereto, in any media now known or hereafter developed, for any purpose whatsoever, commercial or otherwise, including giving Your Gameplay to others, without any compensation to you. You waive any and all claims that any use by us or our licensees of Your Gameplay violates any of your rights, including moral rights, privacy rights, rights to publicity, proprietary, attribution, or other rights, and rights to any material or ideas set forth therein.
15. FORUMS AND COMMUNICATION SERVICES.
The Websites, Games, or Services may include or make available chat, blogs, "wiki" features and forums that allow certain text, images, designs, logos, video, sound, code, data, and other materials and information, as well as the selection and arrangement thereof, to be written or created collaboratively, and group pages, and messaging functions, and other areas or services in which you or other users can create, post or store User Content. You are solely responsible for your use of such Services and you use them at your own risk. As with other Services, your use is subject to these Terms as well as any additional terms and conditions provided with those Services.
16. TERMINATION; SURVIVAL.
16.1. Your Termination. You may cease using the Websites, Games, Organized Play, and Services, as well as terminate your account, at any time.
16.2. LDG' Termination. LDG may, at any time and at its sole discretion, suspend, terminate, deactivate, and delete your account, or suspend, terminate, or discontinue your access to or any part of the Websites, Games, Organized Play, or Services with or without notice to you for any reason or for no reason at all, including without limitation if: (i) you breach any provision of these Terms; (ii) you infringe any third-party intellectual-property rights; (iii) LDG is unable to verify or authenticate any information you provide to LDG; (iv) your activity is inappropriate, in violation of the spirit of LDG, or in violation of LDG' Code of Conduct; (v) LDG has stopped offering the Website, Organized Play, Game, or Services, in your region; (vi) doing so would be in the best interest of LDG, a third party, or our community.
Upon termination of your account or discontinuation of any part of the Websites, Games, Organized Play, or Services, all rights granted to you with respect thereto under these Terms will immediately terminate with no further obligations or liability to you. You will no longer have access to such Websites, Games, Organized Play, or Services (or any relevant part thereof), including any of the associated data or Game Content. You acknowledge and agree that except as prohibited by law, you will not be entitled to any refunds and LDG will have no liability to you. We also have the right to terminate or suspend any other accounts you may have created with LDG, as well as your access to any other LDG services without any refunds (except as prohibited by law) or liability to you. Sections 5 (User Content), 6 (Intellectual Property Ownership; Rights Granted to You), 10 (No Warranties), 11 (Limitation on Liability; Indemnification), 12 (Unsolicited Idea Submission Policy), 13 (Feedback), 20 (Dispute Resolution; Arbitration), 21.6 (Confidentiality), 24 (General), and "Organized Play" together with any licenses granted to LDG hereunder, will survive termination for any reason.
17. INFRINGEMENTS.
You may not post, modify, distribute, or reproduce in any way any copyrighted material, trademarks, or other proprietary information belonging to LDG or others without obtaining the prior written consent of the owner of such proprietary rights. It is the policy of LDG to remove any content or information from its Websites which we believe infringes the intellectual property rights of others upon receipt of and proper notification to LDG by the intellectual property owner or the owner's legal agent. If you infringe other people's intellectual property rights, we, at our sole discretion, may also terminate your account and access to the Websites, Games and Services.
If you believe that any content appearing on our Websites infringe your intellectual property rights, we want to hear from you. Please forward the following information in writing to the address listed below:
(i) your name, address, telephone number, and e-mail address;
(ii) a description of the work that you claim has been infringed;
(iii) an explanation about the nature of the infringement (e.g., whether it is a trademark, copyright or other type of infringement of your intellectual property);
(iv) the exact URL or a description of each place where alleged infringing material is located;
(v) a statement by you that you have a good faith belief that the disputed use has not been authorized by you, your agent, or the law;
(vi) your electronic or physical signature or the electronic or physical signature of the person authorized to act on your behalf; and
(vii) a statement by you made under penalty of perjury, that the information in your notice is accurate, that you are the intellectual property owner or authorized to act on the owner's behalf.
Name and address of agent to receive notification of claimed infringement:
Intellectual Property Agent
18. Definitions.
18.1. “Game” means the interactive entertainment products or derivative software products (including without limitation mobile companion applications) based upon LDG’ physical card games, tabletop games, and other game offerings. Each Game includes all of its constituent parts in its definition, including but not limited to all software code, titles, themes, objects, characters, names, dialogue, catch phrases, locations, stories, artwork, animation, concepts, sounds, audio-visual effects, methods of operation, and musical compositions that are related to the Game, and any copies of any of the foregoing. Games specifically include all Virtual Currency and Virtual Items for which you have paid the associated fee or otherwise acquired a limited license to access under Section 7.
18.2. "Services" means any services made available to you through or in connection with the Games, including but not limited to services to acquire, maintain and use Virtual Currency and Virtual Items, user accounts, customer support, forums, websites, other services we provide you including without limitation interactions with us, registering an account, contacting us, or posting in our forums. Services also includes LDG’ platform software and services, LDG’ account services, and web applications (including without limitation Eventlink and Companion apps).
18.3. "Intellectual Property Rights" means all copyrights, trademarks, service marks, trade dress, patents, trade secrets, confidential information, brand names, logos, goodwill, get up, trade, business or domain names, design rights, database rights, rights in inventions, know-how, rights in databases, rights in computer software, moral rights, publicity rights, performance rights, synchronization rights, mechanical rights, publishing, rental, lending and transmission rights and other intellectual property and exploitation rights of a similar or corresponding character which may now or in the future subsist in any part of the world, in all cases whether or not registered or registrable including all granted applications and all applications for registration, division, continuation, reissuance, renewals, extensions, restorations and reversions regarding any of the same.
18.4. “Website” means any of LDG’ websites related to the Games, Organized Play, or Services.
19. Governing law; venue; time to bring claims.
19.1. Governing Law. These Terms, your use of the Websites, Games, Organized Play, or Services, your interactions with LDG, and any issues arising out of them will be deemed entered into in Washington and governed by laws of the State of Washington, without regard to its choice of laws principles. The application of the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods is expressly excluded.
19.2. Venue & Jurisdiction. To the extent not covered by Section 20 below, you and LDG both consent and agree to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the state and federal courts within King County, Washington, for any claims arising out of these Terms, your use (or inability to use) of the Websites, Games, Organized Play, or Services, or your interactions with LDG. You waive your right to argue that the state and federal courts in King County, Washington are an improper venue.
19.3. Time to Bring Claims. In no event will you bring any claim, action, or proceeding related to or arising out of these Terms, your use (or inability to use) of the Websites, Games, Organized Play, or Services, or your interactions with LDG more than one (1) year after the cause of action arose.
19.4. Fees. In the event any litigation is brought by either party in connection with these Terms, the prevailing party in such litigation shall be entitled to recover from the other party all the reasonable costs, attorneys' fees and other expenses incurred by such prevailing party in the litigation.
20. Dispute Resolution: Arbitration.
We and you both agree to make a reasonable, good faith effort to resolve any disputes between us informally. If we can't, this is what happens next:
20.1. Arbitration. You agree to resolve all disputes, claims, demands, or controversies between us in individual binding arbitration. This includes without limitation any claims arising from these Terms, any part of the relationship between you and us, or your use of the Websites, Games, Organized Play, or Services. This section applies whether the dispute or claim is based in contract, tort, statute, fraud, unfair competition, misrepresentation or any other legal doctrine.
20.2. Initiating Arbitration. You and LDG agree to make reasonable, good faith efforts to informally resolve any dispute before initiating arbitration. If a party who intends to seek arbitration must, they must first send the other a written notice that describes the nature and basis of the claim or dispute and sets forth the relief sought. If we do not reach an agreement to resolve the dispute within forty-five (45) days after the notice is received, the party seeking redress may commence an arbitration. You may initiate an arbitration proceeding by sending LDG a written notice explaining the claim and what remedy you want from LDG. If you initiate arbitration against LDG, you must send a copy to LDG at the following address: Life and Death Games, ATTN: Legal Department, 1600 Lind Avenue, Ste. 400, Renton, Washington.
20.3. Arbitration administration. Disputes will be settled by binding individual arbitration conducted by the Judicial Arbitration Mediation Services, Inc. (“JAMS”) subject to the U.S. Federal Arbitration Act and federal arbitration law and according to the JAMS Comprehensive Arbitration Rules and Procedures effective July 1, 2014 (You agree that the arbitration shall be administered by JAMS in the Seattle, Washington area residents of North and South America; Japan, for residents of Asia; and in London for residents of Europe and Africa.
20.4. Arbitration Process.
The arbitration shall be conducted by a single arbitrator with substantial experience in resolving intellectual property and commercial contract disputes, who shall be selected from the appropriate list of JAMS arbitrators and mutually agreed upon by the parties. The determination of whether a dispute is subject to arbitration shall be governed by the Federal Arbitration Act and determined by an arbitrator rather than a court. JAMS will administer the arbitration and it will be conducted in the English language. It may be conducted through the submission of documents, by phone, or in person at a mutually agreed location. The arbitration hearing must commence within thirty (30) days from the appointment of the arbitrator, unless otherwise agreed to by you and LDG. JAMS will only have power to arbitrate the dispute between you and us and not in relation to other people under this particular arbitration. Judgment upon an award rendered by the arbitrator may be entered in any court having jurisdiction or application may be made to such court for judicial acceptance of any award and an order of enforcement, as the case may be.
20.5. Arbitration Confidentiality. You and LDG agree that any dispute, claim or controversy that has been submitted to arbitration, and all related proceedings including any settlement agreement, shall be kept confidential. However, the prevailing party in any arbitration may file the arbitration award with any court of competent jurisdiction to have that award confirmed in a court order or judgment.
20.6. Arbitration Costs. Your responsibility to pay any JAMS filing, administrative, and arbitrator fees will be solely as set forth in the JAMS Rules and pursuant to applicable law. However, if your claim for damages does not exceed ten thousand dollars ($10, 000.00 USD), LDG will pay all such fees unless the arbitrator finds that either the substance of your claim or the relief sought in your demand for arbitration was frivolous or brought for an improper purpose (as measured by the standards set forth in the Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11(b)). In the event any litigation is brought by either party in connection with this User Agreement, the prevailing party in such litigation shall be entitled to recover from the other party all the reasonable costs, attorneys' fees and other expenses incurred by such prevailing party in the litigation.
20.7. Additional Terms. You also agree that: (i) no finding or stipulation of fact in any other arbitration, judicial or similar proceeding may be given preclusive or collateral estoppel effect in any arbitration hereunder (unless determined in another proceeding between the parties); and (ii) and no conclusion of law in any other arbitration may be given any weight in any arbitration hereunder (unless determined in another proceeding between the parties).
YOU AND LDG BOTH UNDERSTAND THAT, ABSENT THIS ARVITRATION PROVISION, WE WOULD HAVE THE RIGHT TO SUE IN COURT AND HAVE A JURY TRIAL. We further understand that, in some instances, the costs of arbitration could exceed the costs of litigation. However, the arbitrator shall have the authority to shift such fees and costs to ensure that you do not pay significant forum fees. In addition, you shall not be required to pay any type of fee or cost in arbitration that you would not have had to pay had you been free to file your claim in court. Discovery may be more limited in arbitration than in a court, but each side will be permitted discovery sufficient to present or defend their claims.
20.8. Waiver of Collective Action (aka Class Action) Remedies.
To the maximum extent permitted by law, you and LDG agree not under any circumstances to bring or participate in a class or representative action, private attorney general action or collective arbitration. You and we agree that to the fullest extent permitted by law: (i) no arbitration shall be joined with any other, including without limitation any arbitration involving any other current or former customer, end user or licensee of LDG, whether through class arbitration proceedings or otherwise; (ii) there is no right or authority for any dispute to be arbitrated on a class-action basis or to utilize class action procedures; and (iii) there is no right or authority for any dispute to be brought in a purported representative capacity on behalf of the general public or any other persons.
If the agreement in this Section 20.7 not to bring or participate in a class or representative action, private attorney general action or collective arbitration is found unenforceable, you and LDG agree that it will not be severable: this entire section will be deemed unenforceable and any claim or dispute will therefore be resolved in Arbitration as outlined above. The arbitrator may also award relief (including monetary, injunctive, and declaratory relief) only in favor of the individual party seeking relief and only to the extent necessary to provide relief necessitated by that party’s individual claim(s).
21. Alpha/Beta Tests
21.1. Alpha/Beta Tests. From time to time, LDG may allow access to alpha or beta testing of its Games or Services before their full commercial release. The alpha or beta versions of Games or Services are not final; they are released to test the features, capabilities, and performance of the Games and Services. If you are using an alpha or beta version of the Games or Services, this section applies and supersedes any other section of these Terms that conflict.
21.2. Availability. Providing and maintaining an alpha or beta is at LDG' sole discretion. You will only be able to access a closed alpha or beta if LDG designates you as a closed alpha or beta participant. After registering for a closed alpha or beta, there may be a wait to use the Games or Services for a variety of reasons, including our server load and technical capabilities.
21.3. Other Terms. We give you alpha or beta access to the Games or Services to give you the chance to be involved with something new and exciting we are building! We expect you to understand that this means the Games or Services aren't complete and will go through many changes before full commercial release. This means the following with respect to alpha and beta tests:
They are time-limited and LDG will decide in its sole discretion when to move on to the next phase.
They may be accessible from limited platforms (e.g., PC only); LDG will notify you if any other platforms become available for use during the test period.
They may contain more, fewer, or different features than the full commercial release of the Game or Service (if such release occurs).
LDG may in its discretion change, add, or remove features as part of the process of testing the game.
LDG may monitor and record any and all communications, including, without limitation, email, in-game chat, forum postings, etc.in or related to the alpha or beta of the Game or Service.
They are not complete and are provided to you ‘as is' without any additional warranties or promises. LDG will not be liable for incomplete or nonfunctional software, software errors that cause damage to your computer or device or data loss, hardware failures, or disruption of service.
You may be given the opportunity to provide LDG with voluntary feedback during and after the test in our forums, via bug reports, and other methods. We would appreciate it if you would share your feedback with us so we can make the Games and Services as awesome as possible.
Our invitations are personal; you may not transfer or sell your access to a closed test of a Game or Service.
LDG may not release a final commercial version of the Game or Service or, if released, it may alter its features, capabilities, functions, licensing terms, release dates, general availability or other characteristics at its discretion.
21.4. Real-Money Transactions in Alpha/Beta Tests. From time to time, test versions of Games or Services may have features that allow you to purchase licenses to use Virtual Items, Virtual Currency, or other services (collectively, "Alpha/Beta Purchases"). IF YOU PURCHASE A LICENSE TO USE ALPHA/BETA PURCHASES DURING A TEST, ALPHA/BETA PURCHASES MAY NOT TRANSITION INTO THE FINAL RELEASE VERSION OF THE GAME OR SERVICE. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT POSSIBLE UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, LDG WILL NOT PROVIDE YOU WITH A REFUND FOR ANY ALPHA/BETA PURCHASES MADE DURING A TEST. If Alpha/Beta Purchases do not transition to the final release version, LDG will provide you with information that explains what, if any, credit for Alpha/Beta Purchases you may receive once the test has concluded.
21.5. Termination. LDG may terminate an alpha or beta test at any time, for any reason or for no reason. If LDG terminates an alpha or beta test, you must delete the pre-release version of the Games or Services and all materials you received from LDG in connection with the alpha or beta test. LDG may require you to remove any elements of the alpha or beta from any hard drives of any devices on which the pre-release version of the Games or Services have been installed. You agree and acknowledge that LDG termination of the test shall not be grounds for any refunds of any kind, including but not limited to Alpha/Beta Purchases.
21.6. Confidentiality. If LDG classifies a beta or some aspects of an alpha or beta confidential, you will receive notice from us. If an alpha or beta is classified confidential, the alpha or beta, your role as a tester, and all information related to the alpha or beta are to be kept secret from everyone (except LDG) until LDG informs you otherwise.
22. Promotions; Game Keys.
22.1. Availability. From time to time, LDG may allow you to participate in promotional contests, special gameplay or tournament events, or similar limited-time promotional offers (including, without limitation, organized play events) (collectively "Promotions") that may offer prizes or require you to provide additional information about yourself. Each Promotion may have its own rules which you must read and agree to before you participate. LDG does not make any representations, warranties, or covenants regarding the amount, type, or frequency of access to Promotions you can expect at any time in connection with any of LDG’ products or services. You acknowledge and agree that you may not rely upon the continued availability of Promotions and that LDG will not be liable for any actions you undertake or actions you do not take based on your expectations. LDG' decisions regarding Promotions shall be final and binding.
22.2. Promotional Codes. LDG may distribute promotional codes or game "keys" that may be redeemed by you for a limited license to access certain features, events, Virtual Items or Virtual Currency available in LDG' Games or Services ("PromotionalCode(s)"). Promotional Codes may be valid for a limited time only. Some Promotional Codes may have additional terms and conditions that will govern the use and availability of such Promotional Codes. Promotional Codes are personal to you, are non-transferable, and have no real-money or "cash" value. You may not sell or give away Promotional Codes except as authorized by LDG. The use of Promotional Codes in unauthorized advertising, marketing, sweepstakes, raffles, or for other unauthorized promotional purposes is strictly prohibited.
23. Updates and changes.
23.1. To this Agreement. LDG may (and likely will) update, amend, alter, or modify these Terms in the future. You agree that LDG may make changes to these Terms at any time and for any reason at its sole discretion. If we make material changes to these Terms, we will notify you and give you an opportunity to review the new Terms that will supersede and replace these Terms.
If any future changes to these Terms are unacceptable to you or cause you to no longer comply with these Terms, you must terminate your account. Your continued use of the Websites, Organized Play, Games or Services after notice of changes to these Terms will mean that you accept any and all of LDG' changes. You acknowledge and agree that you have no interest, monetary or otherwise, in any feature, content or availability of the Websites, Platform, Organized Play, Games or Services.
If at any time you do not agree to any portion of these Terms, the Privacy Policy, or Code of Conduct, then you must immediately stop using the Websites, Organized Play, Games or Services. For our players' safety and our own, we need everyone to agree to play by the same rules.
23.2. To LDG' Products and Services. LDG' Websites, Organized Play, Games and Services will evolve. LDG may update, patch, update, revise, change, suspend, "nerf," or restrict your access to the Websites, Organized Play, Games or Services, including components thereof (e.g., Virtual Items), for any reason and may push mandatory, automatic, or background patching or updates or require you to download and install updates to any software required to support the certain Websites, Games, or Services at any time without notice or liability to you. You acknowledge that your use of the Websites, Organized Play, Games or Services does not confer on you any interest, monetary or otherwise, in any aspect or feature, including but not limited to any rewards, prizes achievements, levels, Virtual Currency, or Virtual Items. You also acknowledge that any character or account data, Game progress, Game customization or other data related to your use of any of LDG products or services may cease to be available to you at any time without notice from us, including without limitation after a patch, update, or upgrade is applied by LDG. We do not have any maintenance or support obligations with respect to the Websites, Organized Play, Games or Services. You agree that updates may change the requirements necessary to use the Websites, Organized Play, Games or Services and agree that in such an event you are responsible for any necessary actions, including but not limited to software or hardware, to access and use the Websites, Organized Play, Games or Services. You are not entitled to any subsequent updates nor is LDG obligated to provide you with updates.
24. GENERAL.
24.1. Language; Interpretation. It is the express wish of the parties that these Terms and all related documents have been drawn up in English. Les parties déclarent qu'elles ont demandé et par les présentes confirment leur desir exprés que cette convention soit rédigee en anglais. The original of these Terms is in English; any translations are provided for reference purposes only. You waive any right you may have under the law of your country to have these Terms written or construed in the language of any other country. The headings of sections, paragraphs and subparagraphs of these Terms are for convenience of reference only and are not intended to restrict, affect or be of any weight in the interpretation or construction of the provisions of such sections, paragraphs or subparagraphs.
24.2. Compliance with Law; U.S. Export Controls. You will comply with all applicable laws regarding your installation, copying and use of the Websites, Games, and Services and your access to your accounts. Without limiting the foregoing, software available in connection with the Websites and Services may be subject to United States export controls. No feature, function, software or any component thereof may be downloaded from the Websites, Games, or Services or otherwise exported or re-exported in violation of U.S. export laws. Downloading or using any software is at your sole risk. You further agree not to upload to the Websites, Games, and Services any data or software that cannot be exported without prior written government authorization including, but not limited to, certain types of encryption software.
24.3. Equitable Remedies. You agree that LDG would be irreparably damaged if these Terms were not specifically enforced. Therefore, you agree that LDG will, in addition to any other remedy it may have under these Terms, at law or in equity, be entitled without bond, other security, or proof of damages, to appropriate equitable remedies with respect to breaches of these Terms.
24.4. Severability; Waivers. If any provision of these Terms is found to be invalid or unenforceable by any court having competent jurisdiction, then that provision shall be deemed severable from this Agreement and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions. The failure of LDG to insist upon or enforce any of the provisions of these Terms, or to exercise any rights or remedies under these Terms, will not be construed as a waiver of LDG' right to assert or rely upon any such provisions, rights, or remedies in that or any other instance; rather, the same will be and remain in full force and effect. No waiver of any term of these Terms shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such term or any other term.
24.5. No Assignment. These Terms and the rights granted herein are personal to you and may not be assigned. LDG may transfer or assign these Terms, Websites, Organized Play, Games or Services, in whole or in part, to third parties of our choosing.
24.6. Trademark and Copyright Notification. Unless otherwise indicated, all trademarks appearing on the Websites and Services are the property of Life and Death Games or its parent company, Hasbro, Inc. All rights reserved. All artwork, images, text, proprietary software and other copyrightable images are the copyrights of LDG. All rights reserved. All other trademarks and copyrightable content are the property of their respective owners and used under license.
24.7. Force Majeure. LDG shall not be liable for any delay or failure to perform resulting from causes outside our reasonable control including, without limitation, any failure to perform hereunder due to unforeseen circumstances or cause such as acts of god, war, terrorism, robot uprising, embargoes, epidemics, acts of civil or military authorities, pandemic, public health emergency, fire, floods, accidents, strikes, or shortages of transportation facilities, fuel, energy, labor or materials.
24.8. Players Outside the United States. If you access the Websites, Organized Play, Games or Services from New Zealand, and are a resident of New Zealand, The New Zealand Consumer Guarantees Act of 1993 ("Act") may apply to the Websites, Organized Play, Games or Services as supplied by LDG. If the Act applies, then notwithstanding any other provision in this Terms, you may have rights or remedies as set out in the Act which may apply in addition to, or, to the extent that they are inconsistent, instead of, the rights or remedies set out in this Terms. Those who choose to access the Websites and Services from locations outside of the United States do so on their own initiative and are responsible for compliance with local laws if and to the extent local laws are applicable. Should a court of competent jurisdiction determine that other laws apply, these Terms shall be enforced to the fullest extent permitted by the laws of the applicable jurisdiction and be interpreted to give maximum effect to the terms and conditions hereof.
24.9. Blocked Parties. You may not use LDG' Websites, Organized Play, Games or Services if: (i) the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the United States Treasury Department lists you as a specially designated national and/or blocked person; (ii) the Bureau of Industry and Security of the United States Department of Commerce lists you on its denied persons list or lists of parties of concern; or (iii) you're on any similar list promulgated by an official agency or department of the United States government. You warrant and represent that you're not located in, under the control of, or a national or resident of any embargoed country.
24.10. Notices. Except where otherwise set forth in these Terms, all notices given by you or required under this Terms shall be in writing and addressed to: LDG of the Coast, ATTN: Customer Support, P.O. Box 707, Renton, Washington 98057-0707. A printed version of these Terms and of any notice given in electronic form will be admissible in judicial or administrative proceedings based upon or relating to these Terms to the same extent and subject to the same conditions as other business documents and records originally generated and maintained in printed form.
ORGANIZED PLAY.
Additional terms and conditions apply to participants of LDG' Organized Play programs
1. ACCOUNTS
As part of the Services, LDG provides players an opportunity to engage in organized play activities for its Games. To be eligible to participate in competitive organized play, you must create a LDG Account and a DCI Number.
2. Rules and Enforcement
By participating in organized play, you expressly acknowledge and agree to comply with any official organized play and tournament rules applicable to a specific Game or competition updated and published by LDG from time to time and incorporated herein by reference (see applicable Game websites for current rules). Organized play events may be adjudicated by members of the LDG' community who provide us with reports regarding play (win/lose records) as well as player behavior, conduct, and violations of tournament rules and the Code of Conduct, and recommendations regarding disciplinary actions. While we reserve the right to review or not review any reported violation of the foregoing, LDG will generally enforce the community member's recommendations. Some violations may be referred to a committee of third-party judges for review and recommendations. By participating in organized play events, you expressly consent to this enforcement process as well as any other enforcement procedures or guidelines published by LDG at its sole discretion. You also agree that all disciplinary decisions regarding actual or alleged violations of applicable tournament rules and the Code of Conduct are final, at LDG sole discretion, and that LDG has no liability to you whatsoever in regards to such investigations and decisions. You expressly acknowledge and agree that participating in organized play is voluntary and for entertainment purposes only. By participating in organized play, you waive any cause of action against LDG, judges, or any other member of the LDG' organized play community arising from or related to your participation.
3. WAIVER AND CONSENT.
By participating in organized play events, you agree to the following:
3.1. You agree to comply with all rules, regulations, and behavior standards applicable to the event you participate in, as may be modified from time to time in LDG' sole discretion. You understand and agree that all decisions of LDG and its authorized representatives, independent tournament organizers ("ITOs"), and judges with respect to such an event are final.
3.2. You are legally competent to agree to this release and to participate in digital and tabletop organized play competitions (referred to as “Events” for both tabletop and digital games), or your parent or guardian has also read and agreed to this release on your behalf.
3.3. You agree that LDG, exhibitors of the event, assigns, licensees (collectively, "EventAffiliates"), and ITOs may photograph and record you and may display, distribute, create derivatives, exhibit, broadcast, edit, advertise, publicize, promote, and use aforementioned photographs and recordings in connection with the applicable event, other LDG related events, products manufactured or licensed by or on behalf of LDG, and in connection with advertising to promote the aforementioned events or products. You further agree and expressly consent that LDG and its Event Affiliates may display your name, game service user name, city, state, country/region, social media usernames, gameplay feed event records, standings, and event pairings online through websites, applications, Games, Services and third-party and social media and matching services to facilitate organized play and Events.. You waive any personal or proprietary rights with respect thereto. You represent and warrant to LDG that you have not made any contract or commitment in conflict with this grant, and that you will seek no further consideration for any use contemplated by this Section 3.3.
3.4. LDG may, at its sole discretion, invite you to participate in its organized play programs. Your participation in such programs is subject to acceptance of all LDG' then current rules and conditions. LDG reserves the right to terminate any organized play program, or your participation in such program, at any time and for any reason at its sole discretion.
3.5. If eligible, you may receive an award for participating in an organized play event, and LDG may, in its discretion, modify or terminate any award or the award structure. The following limitations shall apply to any award received by you as a result of your participation in the event:
3.5.1. General. Awards are non-transferable, non-negotiable, and not redeemable for an alternative award except in LDG' sole discretion. All expenses and taxes attributable to an Award are your responsibility and you acknowledge LDG' recommendation that you consult a tax advisor in your jurisdiction.
3.5.2. Cash award. Any cash award will be distributed to you according to LDG' then-current policy for distribution.
3.5.3. Appearance Fee Award. In order to receive an appearance fee, you must attend, compete in at least three rounds of a tournament (not including rounds in which the member received a bye), and be listed as finishing in the applicable tournament for which you are to receive the appearance fee and participate in all mandatory aspects of the event, including without limitation media interviews or specialty events.
Notwithstanding the forgoing, LDG reserves the right to award or withhold appearances fees at its sole discretion.
All appearance fees are subject to the following additional terms and conditions:
All taxes are the responsibility of the individual receiving the appearance fee. Members acknowledge LDG' recommendation that they consult a tax advisor in their jurisdiction for questions regarding their tax liabilities.
Before being awarded any appearance fee, the potential recipient must, among other things, submit to Life and Death Games: (i) a signed Consent and Release Agreement;, (ii) the appropriate IRS tax form;, (iii) provide proof of identification in a form and manner acceptable to LDG;, and (iv) any other documentation designated by LDG.
A player eligible for an appearance fee must claim his or her appearance fee within one (1) year from the date of the event for which the appearance was awarded, or the appearance fee is forfeited.
Appearance fee awards are processed in the same manner as prize awards for events and are generally mailed out six weeks after the event and all required information is received by LDG of the Coast.
3.6 You agree to release, indemnify, and hold LDG, Event Affiliates and ITOs harmless from any and all loss, injury, damage, claim, and action of any kind in connection with or arising from your participation in an Event (including without limitation, judging decisions) or any award including, without limitation, personal injuries, death, property damage, or claims based on publicity rights, defamation, or invasion of privacy, whether suffered by YOU or a third party, however caused, and whether foreseen or unforeseen. LDG, its Event affiliates, and ITOs are not responsible for injury or damage of any kind related to or resulting from participation in an Event.
3.7. LDG is not obligated to exercise any of the rights granted herein.
3.8. The terms of this Section 3 shall serve as a release and assumption of risk for your heirs and all members of your family, including any minors accompanying you. You understand this is a binding contract that supersedes any other agreements or representations and is intended to provide a complete release of liability. The specific rights of the parties may vary from state to state and country to country.
4. OTHER POLICIES
By participating in organized play, you are agreeing to other organized play terms and conditions which we may publish from time to time and at our sole discretion. The other policies are incorporated by this reference and include, but are not limited to,, Infraction Procedure Guide, MPL seasonal rules, Qualifier Weekend and Championship rules, and other miscellaneous policies related to current or upcoming events and programs located at
By accessing or using the Game Services (defined below) you: (1) acknowledge and agree that you have read and understand this Agreement, the General Terms as well as LDG' Privacy Policy, Code of Conduct, and Fan Content Policy which are incorporated herein by this reference (for purposes of this Agreement, collectively, the "Terms"); (2) agree to be bound by them; and (3) represent and warrant that you have the authority to accept them. If you don't agree with or can't accept all of the terms of this Agreement, you MAY NOT download, install, use, or participate in the Game Services.
VIRTUAL ITEMS AND CURRENCY
2.1. Availability. From time to time, we may allow you to acquire a limited license to access virtual in-game currency or items related to the Game Services. LDG is the sole provider an issuing authority of Virtual Items and Virtual Currencies related to the Game Services and only MTG Arena users can use them. Please see Section 7 of the General Terms for the full rules regarding Virtual Items and Virtual Currencies.
2.2. Virtual In-Game Currency. Virtual Currency in the Game Services may include:
Gold, which you can earn by playing the Game; or
Gems, which you can purchase with real-world money or earn by completing certain in-game activities or achievements.
2.3. Virtual In-Game Items. We may, from time to time, allow you to acquire a limited license to access virtual items related to the Game Services, which may include but are not limited to virtual Magic: The Gathering cards, booster packs, draft packs, cosmetics and enhancements (i.e., vanity items), events, and other downloadable content ("VirtualItems"). We may allow you to access Virtual Items in various ways including but not limited to (a) purchasing a limited license to use the Virtual Item for a fee (i.e., "real-world" money); (b) redeeming a limited license to use Virtual Item with Virtual Currency; or (c) earning a limited license to use Virtual Items by performing or accomplishing specific tasks in the Game Services (e.g., event rewards, Vault rewards, Wildcard Rewards etc.).
2.4. Distribution and Drop Rates for Virtual Items. LDG publishes the rarity distribution and drop rates of Virtual Items you may redeem or unlock in the Game Services. You will find information regarding the distribution and drop rates of Virtual Items and Virtual Currency here. From time to time, may run special events or promotions with special features or offerings in connection with the Game Services. Specific details and terms regarding the Virtual Items and Virtual Currency related to such promotions are detailed in applicable point of sale information or on our promotions page and are incorporated by this reference.
6. OTHER TERMS.
6.1. Entire Agreement. This Agreement, together with the General Terms, constitutes and contains the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the Game Services and supersedes any prior agreements.
6.2. Copyright and Trademark Notice: LDG
LICENSE GRANT. Subject to your compliance with the Terms, LDG grants you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable, non-sublicensable license to download and install a copy of the Software on a compatible device that you own or control and to run such copy of the Software solely for your personal entertainment and non-commercial purposes. You may not copy the Software, except for making a reasonable number of copies for backup or archival purposes. LDG reserves all rights in and to the Game Services not expressly granted to you under this Agreement.
OTHER
5.2. Data Charges. You acknowledge that certain features of Spellslingers may require cellular service, data access, or text messaging capability. Except as otherwise noted, LDG does not charge for such services, but carrier rates for phone, data and, text messaging may apply.
5.3. Entire Agreement. This Agreement, together with the general Terms, constitutes and contains the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the Game Services and supersedes any prior agreements.
5.4. Copyright and Trademark Notice: LDG
5.5.Additional Terms for Software Distributed Via Google Play or Apple App Store. If you accessed or downloaded the Software from the Apple App Store, then you agree to use the Software only: (i) on an Apple-branded product or device that runs iOS (Apple’s proprietary operating system software); and (ii) as permitted by the “Usage Rules” stated in the Apple Media Services Terms and Conditions. If you accessed or downloaded the Software from any app store or distribution platform (like the Apple App Store or Google Play) (each, an “AppProvider”), then you acknowledge and agree that:
This Agreement is between you and LDG, and not with the App Provider; between LDG and the App Provider, LDG is solely responsible for the Software.
It is not the App Provider’s responsibility to provide any maintenance or support services for the Software.
If the Software fails to conform to any applicable warranty, you may notify the App Provider and the App Provider may refund the purchase price for the Software to you (if applicable) and, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, the App Provider will have no other warranty obligation whatsoever with respect to the Software. Any other claims, losses, liabilities, damages, costs or expenses attributable to any failure of the Software to conform to any warranty will be the sole responsibility of LDG.
The App Provider is not responsible for addressing any of your claims or any third party’s claims relating to the Software or your possession and use of the Software, including, but not limited to: (1) product liability claims; (2) any claim that the Software fails to conform to any legal or regulatory requirement; and (3) claims arising under consumer protection or similar legislation.
If there is a third-party claim that the Software or your possession and use of the Software infringes that third party’s intellectual property rights LDG will be solely responsible for the investigation, defense, settlement and discharge of any such intellectual property infringement claim to the extent required by this Agreement.
The App Provider and its subsidiaries are third-party beneficiaries of these Terms as they relate to your license of the Software. Upon your acceptance of these Terms, the App Provider will have the right (and will be viewed to have accepted the right) to enforce these Terms as related to your license of the Software against you as a third party beneficiary of these Terms.
You must also comply with all applicable third-party terms of service and policies when using the Software.