Terms of Service — Galadriel Labs Online Gaming Services
1. APPLICABILITY OF AGREEMENTS
By using the Services, and/or by clicking to acknowledge/accept that You have read these Agreements when You register to join, and/or when You install any of the software relating to the Services provided via the Platforms, and/or or when You register for Your Account, You agree to comply with these Agreements, and You acknowledge that Your failure to comply with these Agreements may result in disqualification, the closure of Your Account, forfeiture of virtual funds and/or legal action against You, as appropriate and as further specified in these Agreements. You acknowledge that if You accept these Agreements, We will start providing You with the benefit of the Services immediately.
2. LEGALITY OF USE OF THE SERVICES
You may only use the Services if You are 21 years of age or over and it is legal for You to do so according to the laws of Your jurisdiction. You understand and accept that We are unable to provide You with any legal advice or assurances and that it is Your sole responsibility to always ensure that You comply with the laws that govern You and that You have the complete legal right to use the Services. Any use of the Services is at Your sole option, discretion and risk. By using the Services, You acknowledge that You do not find the Services to be offensive, objectionable, unfair, or indecent in any way.
The App is a social, play-money game. All chips, balances, and rewards are virtual. Virtual chips and items have no monetary value, cannot be redeemed for cash or real-world goods, and cannot be sold or transferred outside the App. Practicing or succeeding in the App does not imply future success in real-money gambling.
3. ACCOUNT/REGISTRATION
To use the Services, You will first need to register an account with Us. You may access any of the Services from Your Account. You are prohibited from allowing any other person to access or use Your Account. Your Account is not assignable. You are prohibited from transferring or selling Your Account or virtual Account balance.
You can open an account with Us by choosing a unique password and entering other information that We ask for on Our registration form, such as Your first and last name, e-mail, and telephone number. You shall ensure that the details provided at registration are accurate and kept up to date.
There are no set-up charges for opening Your Account. We are not a bank and as such, We do not insure funds in Your Account and do not guarantee that virtual funds in Your Account will be insured by any government agency. Account balances cannot be transferred, substituted or redeemed for any other prize.
Upon creating an account, You acknowledge and consent to receive communications from Us electronically, through the e-mail address provided upon registration of Your Account.
4. YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES
To ensure fairness, We may take any measures We deem appropriate in order to create a fair and balanced game play environment. We reserve the right to suspend, modify, remove or add to any of the Services in Our sole discretion with immediate effect and without notice. We will not be liable for any such action.
We forbid the use of all unfair practices when using the Services. If any player is found to be participating in any form of collusion or other activities that We consider to constitute cheating, their account may be permanently closed.
Your use of the Services (including any intellectual property or services We may license from third parties from time-to-time) is for Your personal, entertainment use on Your personal computer, mobile device or similar electronic device only. You may not use the Services or any intellectual property contained therein for any commercial purpose.
By accessing Our Platforms, or using the Services, You represent and warrant to Us that: You are 21 years of age or older; all details provided by You to Us are true and correct; You will not wager by using a robot player or equivalent mechanism (a “Bot”); You will not choose a nickname that is defamatory, offensive, or impersonates a real person or brand; You will not make offensive comments on the Platforms or in Your communications with Us.
5. COPYRIGHT AND TRADEMARKS
The terms Galadriel Labs, Galadriel Labs Rewards and any other marks used by Us are the trademarks, service marks or trade names of the Affiliate Group or its licensors. All other material used by Us, including but not limited to the software, images, pictures, graphics, photographs, animations, videos, music, audio, text is owned by the Affiliate Group or licensors, and is protected by copyright or other intellectual property rights. You obtain no rights in such copyright material, trademarks or service marks and must not use them without the Affiliate Group’s written permission.
6. THIRD-PARTY CONTENT
Abusive or offensive language will not be tolerated on Our chat boards, or otherwise by You on the Platforms, Services, or with Affiliate Group staff. We may reject or delete any text, files, images, photos, video, sounds, or any other materials (“Third-Party Content”) posted by You on the Platforms which in Our opinion breaches the terms of these Agreements. Any violation may result in removal of the Third-Party Content or a suspension of Your use of the Services.
7. DISCLOSURE OF ACCOUNT NAME AND PASSWORD
Your Account name and password should not be disclosed to any third party. You are solely responsible for the security of Your Account name and password, and all activities that occur under Your Account. In no event will We be liable for any loss You suffer as a result of any unauthorized use or misuse of Your login details. If You misplace, forget, or lose Your password, We shall not be liable.
8. FRAUDULENT ACTIVITIES AND PROHIBITED TRANSACTIONS
We have a zero-tolerance policy towards inappropriate play and fraudulent activity. If You are found to have cheated or attempted to defraud Us, the Affiliate Group or any other user in any way, including but not limited to game manipulation or betting on all possible outcomes of a game, We reserve the right to suspend or close Your Account.
9. LIMITED SOFTWARE LICENSE
We hereby grant You the limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable right to install and use the software We make available from the Platforms used to provide the Services (the “Software”). You must not: (a) copy, redistribute, publish, reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, modify, translate or make any attempt to access the source code; (b) sell, assign, sublicense, transfer, distribute, lease or grant a security interest in the Software; (c) make the Software available to any third party through a computer network or otherwise.
10. ERRORS
You must inform Us as soon as You become aware of any errors, including but not limited to, errors with respect to Your Account balance or any calculations with respect to any bet or wager You have placed. In the event of an error in any odds calculation, Your virtual Account balance, bonuses or payout (“Error”), We reserve the right to declare null and void any wagers or bets that were the subject of such Error and to take any virtual money from Your Account relating to the relevant bets. If You are incorrectly awarded any virtual winnings as a result of any human error, bug, defect or error in the Software, We will not be liable to allow You to retain any such virtual winnings.
11. SECURITY REVIEW
To maintain a high level of security and integrity in the systems used to provide the Services, We reserve the right to conduct a security review at any time to validate Your identity, age, and Your use of the Services. You authorize Us and Our agents to make any inquiries of You and to use and disclose to any third party We consider necessary to validate the information You provide.
12. TERMINATION AND ACCOUNT CLOSURE
We reserve the right, in Our unfettered discretion, to terminate these agreements, suspend Your Account, and recover any affected virtual pay-outs, bonuses and winnings, if You are in material breach of any of these Agreements or if We become aware that You have used the Services for the purposes of fraud, collusion or unlawful or improper activity.
You are entitled to close Your Account and terminate these Agreements for any reason or no reason on seven (7) days’ notice to Us by contacting Us via e-mail.
13. LIMITATIONS AND EXCLUSIONS
SUBJECT TO APPLICABLE LAW, WE PROVIDE THE SERVICES ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS AND WE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND RELATING TO THE SERVICES AND THE SOFTWARE, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, TITLE, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT OR THAT THE SITE WILL BE WITHOUT ERROR OR INVULNERABLE TO VIRUSES. YOUR ACCESS TO THE PLATFORMS, DOWNLOAD OF ANY SOFTWARE AND USE OF THE SERVICES IS AT YOUR SOLE OPTION, DISCRETION AND RISK. WE SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY MALFUNCTIONS OF THE COMPUTER PROGRAMS RELATING TO THE SERVICES, ERRORS, BUGS OR VIRUSES RESULTING IN LOST DATA OR ANY OTHER DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER EQUIPMENT OR SOFTWARE.
THE AFFILIATE GROUP WILL NOT BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE WHATSOEVER ARISING FROM OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH YOUR USE OF THE SOFTWARE OR THE SERVICES, WHETHER DIRECT OR INDIRECT, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES.
14. INDEMNIFICATION
You agree to indemnify, defend and hold Us, Our Affiliate Group, and Our and their respective directors, officers, employees, agents, and other partners harmless from and against any claim or demand, damages, losses or liabilities, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, made or claimed by any third party due to or arising out of Your use of the Software or the Services, Your violation of the Agreements, any misrepresentations made by You, or Your infringement of any intellectual property or other right.
15. BINDING ARBITRATION AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION
We believe most disputes can be resolved by good-faith dialogue. If You have any claims, complaints or disputes in connection with Your use of the Platform, You must submit Your complaint to Us in writing. ALL OTHER ACTIONS OR PROCEEDINGS ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH THESE TERMS SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO JUDICIAL ARBITRATION AND MEDIATION SERVICES (“JAMS”) FOR FINAL AND BINDING ARBITRATION UNDER ITS STREAMLINED ARBITRATION RULES AND PROCEDURES. THE PARTIES EXPRESSLY WAIVE THEIR RIGHT TO A JURY AND AGREE TO PROCEED WITH BINDING ARBITRATION.
You and Galadriel Labs agree that any and all Disputes shall not be arbitrated on a class and/or representative basis. There will be no right or authority for any dispute to be brought, heard or arbitrated as a class action and/or representative action.
16. MODIFICATION AND AMENDMENTS
We may amend these Agreements at any time either by e-mailing or sending You notification of the new terms or by publishing the modified Agreement(s) on the relevant page of the Platforms. It is Your sole responsibility to review the Agreements and any revisions thereto each time You use the Services. Continued use of the App after changes constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms.
17. ADDITIONAL TERMS FOR USE OF THE GAMING SERVICES
By registering for the Services, You will be able to access both ‘play money’ games and tournaments (“Play Money Games” or “Play for Free Games”). No purchase is necessary or required to play the Play Money Games. The App does not offer real-money games. ‘Play money’ funds have no value and are not redeemable for any currency. We do not promise to accurately record the number of play money chips held by You, and Your play money chips may be lost at any time.
You fully accept and agree that random number generator (“RNG”) software will determine the shuffling and dealing of cards and other randomly generated events required in the Gaming Services. Our records shall be the final authority in determining the terms of Your use of the Gaming Services.
18. CONTACT US
If You have any general questions regarding these Terms of Service, the Galadriel Labs Platform or Your Account, please contact Our Customer Care team by e-mail.