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TERMS OF SERVICE AND END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT (“EULA”)
Applicable from: 27 February 2014.
The following terms of service and end user license agreement (“EULA”) constitute an agreement between you and Gritstudios, and its affiliates. This EULA governs your use of Software and Services (as specified below).
For purposes of this EULA "Software" means all software programs distributed, published or otherwise made available by Gritstudios or its affiliates including, but not limited to mobile games, downloadable/installable games for personal computer, and games accessed by means of a browser or other online communication method. Software also includes updates and upgrades as well as accompanying manual(s), packaging and other written, files, electronic or on-line materials or documentation, and any and all copies of such software and its materials.
“Services” means all services made available by Gritstudios, including but not limited to services accessed through mobile games, by means of a browser or by other online communication method.
Software and Services are collectively referred to as “Gritstudios Services”.
THE SOFTWARE IS LICENSED, NOT SOLD. YOUR USE OF THE SOFTWARE (AS SPECIFIED BELOW) IS SUBJECT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SET FORTH IN THIS EULA. BY INSTALLING, USING OR ACCESSING THE GRITSTUDIOS SERVICES OR ANY MATERIALS INCLUDED IN OR WITH THE GRITSTUDIOS SERVICES, YOU HEREBY ACCEPT THE TERMS OF THIS EULA.
If you do not accept the terms of this EULA, do not install, use or access the Gritstudios Services.
1 LICENSES
SOFTWARE LICENSE. Subject to this EULA and its terms and conditions, Gritstudios hereby grants you a non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sub licensable, limited right and license to use one copy of the Software for your personal non-commercial use for gameplay on a single computer or gaming unit, unless otherwise specified in the Software documentation. The rights granted herein are subject to your compliance with this EULA. The Software is being licensed to you and you hereby acknowledge that no title or ownership in the Software is being transferred or assigned and this EULA is not to be construed as a sale of any rights in the Software.
SERVICE LICENSE. Subject to this EULA and its terms and conditions, Gritstudios hereby grants you a non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable, limited right and license to use the Services as provided by Gritstudios, for your personal non-commercial use, in the manner permitted by this EULA. The rights granted herein are subject to your compliance with this EULA.
LICENSE TERM. The term of your licenses under this EULA shall commence on the date that you accept this EULA and install or otherwise use the Software and/or Services and ends on the earlier date of either your disposal of the Software and/or Services or Gritstudios’ termination of this EULA. Your license terminates immediately if you attempt to circumvent any technical protection measures used in connection with the Software and/or Services or you otherwise use the Software and/or Services in breach of the terms of this EULA.
OWNERSHIP; NO OTHER LICENSES. Gritstudios retains all right, title and interest in and to the Gritstudios Services, including, but not limited to, all proprietary rights, titles, computer codes, audiovisual effects, themes, characters, artwork, sound effects, musical works, and moral rights whether registered or not and all applications thereof. The Gritstudios Services are protected by applicable laws and treaties throughout the world. Unless expressly authorized by mandatory legislation, the Gritstudios Services may not be copied, reproduced or distributed in any manner or medium, in whole or in part, without prior written consent from Gritstudios . All rights not expressly granted to you herein are reserved by Gritstudios .
2 THIRD PARTY SERVICES
Gritstudios Services may include links to third party services and/or the third party services may be made available to you via Gritstudios Services. These services may include, but are not limited to gameplay recording and sharing, social medial connectivity and the like. These services are subject to respective third party terms and conditions. Please study these third party terms and conditions carefully as they constitute an agreement between you and the applicable third party service provider.
3 GENERAL LICENSE CONDITIONS
You agree not to: (i) commercially exploit the Gritstudios Services; (ii) distribute, lease, license, sell, rent, lend, convey or otherwise transfer or assign the Gritstudios Services, any copies thereof, without the express prior written consent of Gritstudios or as set forth in this EULA; (iii) make a copy of the Gritstudios Services or any part thereof, including but not limited to Software (other than as set forth herein); (iv) make the Gritstudios Services publicly available or available on a network for use or download by multiple users; (v) except as otherwise specifically provided by the Gritstudios Services or this EULA, use or install the Gritstudios Services (or permit others to do same) on a network, for on-line use, or on more than one computer or gaming unit at the same time; (vi) use or copy the Gritstudios Services at a computer gaming center or any other location-based site; provided, that Gritstudios may offer you a separate site license agreement to make the Gritstudios Services available for commercial use; (vii) reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, translate, prepare derivative works based on or otherwise modify the Gritstudios Services, in whole or in part; (viii) remove, obscure or modify any proprietary rights notices, marks or labels contained on or within the Gritstudios Services, falsify or delete any author attributions, legal notices or other labels of the origin or source of the material; (ix) misrepresent the source of ownership of the Gritstudios Services; or (x) scrape, build databases or otherwise create permanent copies of content returned from the Gritstudios Services.
However, with regards to installable Software that was delivered on a physical storage medium, you may transfer the entire Software and accompanying documentation on a permanent basis to another person as long as you retain no copies (including archival or backup copies) of the Software, accompanying documentation, or any portion or component of the Software accompanying documentation, and the recipient agrees to the terms of this EULA The Software is intended for private use only.
The Gritstudios Services may include measures to control access to the Gritstudios Service, prevent unauthorized copies, or otherwise attempt to prevent anyone from exceeding the limited rights and licenses granted under this EULA. Only Gritstudios Services subject to a valid license can be used to access online services, and download updates and patches. You may not interfere with such access control measures or attempt to disable or circumvent such security features. If you disable or otherwise tamper with the technical protection measures, the Gritstudios Services will not function properly.
The Gritstudios Services may allow you to create content, including but not limited to screenshots or a video of your game play. In exchange for use of the Gritstudios Services, and to the extent that your contributions through use of the Gritstudios Services give rise to any copyright, design right or any other intellectual or industrial property right you hereby grant Gritstudios an exclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, fully transferable and sub-licensable worldwide right and license to use your contributions in any way and for any purpose including, but not limited to the rights to reproduce, copy, adapt, modify, perform, display, publish, broadcast, transmit, or otherwise communicate to the public by any means whether now known or unknown and distribute your contributions without any further notice or compensation to you of any kind for the whole duration of protection granted to intellectual and industrial property rights by applicable laws and international conventions. If not expressly prohibited by mandatory legislation, you hereby waive any moral rights of paternity, publication, reputation, or attribution with respect to Gritstudios’ and other players' use and enjoyment of such assets in connection with the Gritstudios Services and related goods and services under applicable law. This license grant to Gritstudios, and the above waiver of any applicable moral rights, survives any termination of this EULA.
The Gritstudios Services may require an internet connection to access the Gritstudios Services or its internet-based features, authenticate the Software, or perform other functions. In order for certain features of the Gritstudios Services to operate properly, you may be required to have and maintain (a) an adequate internet connection and/or (b) a valid and active account with an online service as set forth in the documentation related to Gritstudios Services. By using the Gritstudios Services, you acknowledge and agree that third party data transfer fees may apply depending on your data plan. Please consult your carrier for further information. If you do not maintain such accounts, then the Gritstudios Services or certain features of the Gritstudios Services may not operate or may cease to function properly, either in whole or in part.
4 INFORMATION COLLECTION AND USE; PRIVACY POLICY
Gritstudios respects your privacy rights and will not collect any personal information from you.
5 WARRANTY
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, THE GRITSTUDIOS SERVICES ARE PROVIDED TO YOU “AS IS,” WITH ALL FAULTS, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, WITHOUT PERFORMANCE ASSURANCES OR GUARANTEES OF ANY KIND, AND YOUR USE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. THE ENTIRE RISK OF SATISFACTORY QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE RESIDES WITH YOU. GRITSTUDIOS DOES NOT MAKE, AND HEREBY DISCLAIM, ANY AND ALL EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY WARRANTIES, INCLUDING IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF CONDITION, UNINTERRUPTED USE, ACCURACY OF DATA (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOCATION DATA), MERCHANTABILITY, SATISFACTORY QUALITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NONINFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS, AND WARRANTIES (IF ANY) ARISING FROM A COURSE OF DEALING, USAGE, OR TRADE PRACTICE. GRITSTUDIOS DOES NOT WARRANT AGAINST INTERFERENCE WITH YOUR ENJOYMENT OF THE SOFTWARE; THAT THE GRITSTUDIOS SERVICES WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS; THAT OPERATION OF THE GRITSTUDIOS SERVICES WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE, OR THAT THE GRITSTUDIOS SERVICES WILL INTEROPERATE OR BE COMPATIBLE WITH ANY OTHER GRITSTUDIOS SERVICES OR THAT ANY ERRORS IN THE GRITSTUDIOS SERVICES WILL BE CORRECTED. NO ORAL OR WRITTEN ADVICE PROVIDED BY GRITSTUDIOS OR ANY AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE SHALL CREATE A WARRANTY. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF OR LIMITATIONS ON IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR THE LIMITATIONS ON THE APPLICABLE STATUTORY RIGHTS OF A CONSUMER, SO SOME OR ALL OF THE ABOVE EXCLUSIONS AND LIMITATIONS APPLY ONLY TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW IN THE APPLICABLE JURISDICTION.
6 LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
IN NO EVENT WILL GRITSTUDIOS BE LIABLE FOR SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES RESULTING FROM POSSESSION, ACCESS, USE OR MALFUNCTION OF THE GRITSTUDIOS SERVICES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DAMAGES TO PROPERTY, LOSS OF GOODWILL, COMPUTER FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION AND, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, DAMAGES FOR PERSONAL INJURIES, PROPERTY DAMAGE, LOST PROFITS OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES FROM ANY CAUSES OF ACTION ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS EULA OR THE SOFTWARE, WHETHER ARISING IN TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE AND WHETHER OR NOT GRITSTUDIOS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION 7.
BECAUSE SOME STATES/COUNTRIES DO NOT ALLOW CERTAIN LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY, THIS LIMITATION OF LIABILITY SHALL APPLY TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW IN THE APPLICABLE JURISDICTION. THIS LIMITATION OF LIABILITY SHALL NOT BE APPLICABLE SOLELY TO THE EXTENT THAT ANY SPECIFIC PROVISION OF THIS LIMITATION OF LIABILITY IS PROHIBITED BY ANY FEDERAL, STATE, OR MUNICIPAL LAW, WHICH CANNOT BE PRE-EMPTED. THIS EULA GIVES YOU SPECIFIC LEGAL RIGHTS, AND YOU MAY HAVE OTHER RIGHTS THAT VARY FROM JURISDICTION TO JURISDICTION.
IN NO EVENT SHALL GRITSTUDIOS’ LIABILITY FOR ALL DAMAGES (EXCEPT AS REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LAW) EXCEED THE ACTUAL PRICE PAID BY YOU FOR USE OF THE GRITSTUDIOS SERVICES OR FIVE EUROS (EUR 5), WHICHEVER LESS.
7 OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS
TERMINATION: This EULA will terminate automatically if you fail to comply with its terms and conditions. In such event, you must destroy all copies of the Software and all of its component parts and cease and desist from accessing any Gritstudios Services. With regards to Software delivered on a physical storage medium you can end this EULA by destroying the Software and all copies and reproductions of the Software and deleting and permanently purging the Software from any client server or computer on which it has been installed.
EQUITABLE REMEDIES: You hereby agree that if the terms of this EULA are not specifically observed, Gritstudios will be irreparably damaged, and therefore you agree that Gritstudios shall be entitled, without bond, other security or proof of damages, to appropriate equitable remedies with respect to your breach of any of the terms of this EULA, in addition to any other available remedies.
INDEMNITY: You agree to indemnify, defend and hold Gritstudios harmless from and against any and all damages, losses and expenses arising directly or indirectly from: (i) your acts and omissions to act in using the Gritstudios Services pursuant to the terms of the EULA; or (ii) your breach of this EULA.
MISCELLANEOUS: This EULA represents the complete agreement concerning this license between the parties and supersedes all prior agreements and representations between them. Gritstudios reserves the right, at its discretion, to change, modify, add or remove portions of this EULA by posting the updated EULA on Gritstudios’ website. You will be deemed to have accepted such changes by continuing to use the Gritstudios Services. If any provision of this EULA is held to be unenforceable for any reason, such provision shall be reformed only to the extent necessary to make it enforceable and the remaining provisions of this EULA shall not be affected.
GOVERNING LAW AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION. This EULA will be governed by the laws of Canada without reference to its choice of law rules. The United Nations Convention for the International Sale of Goods shall not apply.
Any dispute, controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this EULA or the breach, termination or validity thereof shall be finally settled at Gritstudios’ discretion. YOU AGREE THAT YOU MAY BRING CLAIMS AGAINST GRITSTUDIOS ONLY IN YOUR INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY AND NOT AS A PLAINTIFF OR CLASS MEMBER IN ANY PURPORTED CLASS OR REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDING.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS CONCERNING THIS AGREEMENT, YOU MAY CONTACT Gritstudioss@gmail.com.