Terms of Service
Last Updated Date: 07/15/2023
ARBITRATION NOTICE. Except for certain kinds of disputes described in Section 17 (Dispute Resolution and Arbitration), you agree that disputes arising under these Terms will be resolved by binding, individual arbitration, and BY ACCEPTING THESE TERMS, YOU AND THE COMPANY ARE EACH WAIVING THE RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY OR TO PARTICIPATE IN ANY CLASS ACTION OR REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDING.
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Free Vegas Games LLC. (“Free Vegas Games” or “we”) provides social games and related services, which we make available via our website, located at freevegasgames.com, third party websites and as applications for mobile devices (the “Applications”). The social games, related services, websites and applications are collectively referred to herein as the “Services”. Please read carefully the following terms and conditions (“Terms”) and our Privacy Policy, which may be found at freevegasgames.com/privacy-policy. These Terms govern your access to and use of the Services and Collective Content (defined below), and constitute a binding legal agreement between you and Free Vegas Games.
Key Content-related Terms
“Collective Content” means, collectively, Free Vegas Games Content and User Content.
“Content” means text, graphics, images, music, software (excluding the Applications), audio, video, information or other materials.
“Free Vegas Games Content” means Content that Free Vegas Games makes available through the Services or Applications, including any Content licensed from a third party, but excluding User Content.
“User” means a person who completes Free Vegas Games’s account registration process, as described under the “Account Registration” section below.
“User Content” means Content that a User posts, uploads, publishes, submits or transmits to be made available through the Services or Applications.
Certain areas of the Services (and your access to or use of certain Applications or Collective Content) may have different terms and conditions posted or may require you to agree with and accept additional terms and conditions. If there is a conflict between these Terms and terms and conditions posted for a specific area of the Services, Applications or Collective Content, the latter terms and conditions will take precedence with respect to your use of or access to that area of the Services, Applications or Collective Content, as applicable.
YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT, BY CLICKING ON THE “I AGREE” OR “I ACCEPT” BUTTON, OR ACCESSING OR USING THE SERVICES OR APPLICATIONS, OR BY DOWNLOADING OR POSTING ANY CONTENT THROUGH THE SERVICES OR APPLICATIONS, YOU ARE INDICATING THAT YOU HAVE READ, AND THAT YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY, THESE TERMS, WHETHER OR NOT YOU HAVE REGISTERED VIA THE APPLICATIONS. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THESE TERMS, THEN YOU HAVE NO RIGHT TO ACCESS OR USE THE SERVICES, APPLICATIONS OR COLLECTIVE CONTENT. If you accept or agree to these Terms on behalf of a company or other legal entity, you represent and warrant that you have the authority to bind that company or other legal entity to these Terms and, in such event, “you” and “your” will refer and apply to that company or other legal entity.
Modification
Free Vegas Games reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to modify, discontinue or terminate the Services or Applications or to modify these Terms, at any time and without prior notice. If we modify these Terms we will post the modification via the Applications or provide you with notice of the modification. We will also update the “Last Updated Date” at the top of these Terms. By continuing to access or use the Services or Applications after we have posted a modification via the Applications or have provided you with notice of a modification, you are indicating that you agree to be bound by the modified Terms. If the modified Terms are not acceptable to you, your only recourse is to cease using the Services and Applications.
Eligibility
The Site, Services and Applications are intended solely for persons who are 13 or older. Any access to or use of the Site, Services or Applications by anyone under 13 is expressly prohibited. By accessing or using the Site, Services or Applications you represent and warrant that you are 13 or older.
Account Registration
In order to access certain features of the Services and to post any User Content on or through the Services you must register to create an account (“Account”) and become a User. You acknowledge and agree that Free Vegas Games may send you push notifications in connection with your use of the Services.
You may register directly via the Services or by logging into your account with certain third party social media or social networking services (“SNS”) (including, but not limited to, Facebook) via the Services, as described herein. If you decide to register through an SNS, we will extract the personal information you have provided to the SNS (such as your “real” name, email address and other information you make publicly available via the SNS) from the account you have with the applicable SNS and use that information to create your Account. The specific information that we extract may depend on the privacy settings you have with the SNS. You hereby consent to our access to and collection of such personal information about you.
You agree to provide accurate, current and complete information during the registration process and to update such information to keep it accurate, current and complete. Free Vegas Games reserves the right to suspend or terminate your Account if any information provided during the registration process or thereafter proves to be inaccurate, not current or incomplete. You are responsible for safeguarding your password. You agree that you will not disclose your password to any third party and that you will take sole responsibility for any activities or actions under your Account, whether or not you have authorized such activities or actions. You will immediately notify Free Vegas Games of any unauthorized use of your Account.
You may not purchase, sell, gift or trade any Account, or offer to do same and any such attempt will be null and void. You agree that you have no right to or title in or to any Collective Content (excluding your User Content provided by you), including without limitation, any Virtual Currency or Virtual Goods (defined below) originating in the Services, or any other attributes associated with your Account, except as expressly provided in these Terms.
In-Services Currencies and Goods
The Services may include a virtual, in-Services currency (“Virtual Currency”). Virtual Currency may be (i) obtained through use of the Services or (ii) purchased from Free Vegas Games (or its third party service providers) for “real world” money if you are a legal adult in your country of residence. In addition, Free Vegas Games’s Virtual Currency is made available to you at the sole discretion of Free Vegas Games and may be discontinued at any time. The Services may also include virtual, in-Services digital items (“Virtual Goods”) that may be purchased from Free Vegas Games within the Services with Virtual Currency. Regardless of the terminology used, Virtual Currency and Virtual Goods may never be redeemed with “real world” money, goods or other items of monetary value from Free Vegas Games or any other party.
Virtual Goods and Virtual Currency are digital items only. Your right to use any Virtual Goods and Virtual Currency that you obtain are limited to a non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicenseable, revocable right to use such Virtual Goods and Virtual Currency solely for your personal entertainment and non-commercial use and for no other purpose. Except for the limited rights described herein, you have no property interest or right or title in or to any such Virtual Goods or Virtual Currency, which remain the exclusive property of Free Vegas Games. As stated above, the existence of a particular offer of Virtual Goods or Virtual Currency is not a commitment by Free Vegas Games to maintain or continue to make the Virtual Goods or Virtual Currency available in the future. The scope, variety and type of Virtual Goods and Virtual Currency that you may obtain can change at any time. Free Vegas Games has the absolute right to manage, regulate, control, modify or eliminate such Virtual Currency or Virtual Goods as it sees fit in its sole discretion, and Free Vegas Games will have no liability to you or anyone for the exercise of such rights.
Except where explicitly authorized by Free Vegas Games, (i) transfers of Virtual Currency or Virtual Goods are strictly prohibited; (ii) outside of the Services, you may not buy or sell any Virtual Currency or Virtual Goods for “real world” money or otherwise exchange items for value; and (iii) Free Vegas Games does not recognize any such purported transfers of Virtual Currency or Virtual Goods, nor the purported sale, gift or trade in the “real world” of anything that appears in the Services. Any attempt to do any of the foregoing is in violation of these Terms and will result in an automatic termination of your rights to use the Virtual Currency or Virtual Goods and may result in termination of your Account, a lifetime ban from the Services and/or possible legal action. You agree that all sales of Virtual Goods and Virtual Currency are final. No refunds will be given, except in our sole and absolute discretion. All Virtual Goods and Virtual Currency are forfeited if your Account is terminated or suspended for any reason, in Free Vegas Games’s sole and absolute discretion, or if Free Vegas Games discontinues providing the Services.
Payment Terms
Certain aspects of the Services are, or may in the future be, provided for a fee or other charge. In the event you choose to use paid aspects of the Services, (e.g., if you decide to purchase Virtual Currency), you agree to the pricing, payment and billing policies applicable to such fees and charges, as posted in the Services. All fees are non-refundable and non-transferable except as expressly provided in these Terms. All fees and applicable taxes, if any, are payable in United States dollars.
Privacy
See Free Vegas Games’s Privacy Policy at freevegasgames.com/privacy-policy information and notices concerning Free Vegas Games’s collection and use of your personal information.
Ownership
The Site, Services, Applications and Collective Content are protected by copyright, trademark, and other laws of the United States and foreign countries. You acknowledge and agree that the Site, Services, Applications and Collective Content, including all associated intellectual property rights, are the exclusive property of Free Vegas Games and its licensors. You will not remove, alter or obscure any copyright, trademark, service mark or other proprietary rights notices incorporated in or accompanying the Site, Services, Applications or Collective Content.
Licenses Granted by Free Vegas Games to Free Vegas Games Content and User Content
Subject to your compliance with the terms and conditions of these Terms, Free Vegas Games grants you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable license: (i) to view, download and print any Free Vegas Games Content solely for your personal and non-commercial purposes; and (ii) a to view any User Content to which you are permitted access solely for your personal and non-commercial purposes. You have no right to sublicense the license rights granted in this section.
You will not use, copy, adapt, modify, prepare derivative works based upon, distribute, license, sell, transfer, publicly display, publicly perform, transmit, stream, broadcast or otherwise exploit the Site, Services, Applications or Collective Content, except as expressly permitted in these Terms. No licenses or rights are granted to you by implication or otherwise under any intellectual property rights owned or controlled by Free Vegas Games or its licensors, except for the licenses and rights expressly granted in these Terms.
License granted by User
We may, in our sole discretion, permit Users to post, upload, publish, submit or transmit User Content. By making available any User Content on or through the Site, Services or Applications, you hereby grant to Free Vegas Games a worldwide, irrevocable, perpetual, non-exclusive, transferable, royalty-free license, with the right to sublicense, to use, view, copy, adapt, modify, distribute, license, transfer, publicly display, publicly perform, transmit, stream, broadcast and otherwise exploit such User Content only on, through or by means of the Site, Services or Applications., Free Vegas Games does not claim any ownership rights in any User Content and nothing in these Terms will be deemed to restrict any rights that you may have to use and exploit any User Content.
You acknowledge and agree that you are solely responsible for all User Content that you make available through the Site, Services or Applications. Accordingly, you represent and warrant that: (i) you either are the sole and exclusive owner of all User Content that you make available through the Site, Services or Applications or you have all rights, licenses, consents and releases that are necessary to grant to Free Vegas Games and to the rights in such User Content, as contemplated under these Terms; and (ii) neither the User Content nor your posting, uploading, publication, submission or transmittal of the User Content or Free Vegas Games’s use of the User Content (or any portion thereof) on, through or by means of the Site, Services or Applications will infringe, misappropriate or violate a third party’s patent, copyright, trademark, trade secret, moral rights or other intellectual property rights, or rights of publicity or privacy, or result in the violation of any applicable law or regulation.
Applications License
Subject to your compliance with these Terms, Free Vegas Games grants you a limited non-exclusive, non-transferable license to download and install a copy of the Applications on a single mobile device or computer that you own or control and to run such copy of the Applications solely for your own personal use. Furthermore, with respect to any Applications accessed through or downloaded from the Apple App Store (“App Store Sourced Applications”), you will use the App Store Sourced Applications only: (i) on an Apple-branded product that runs iOS (Apple’s proprietary operating system software); and (ii) as permitted by the “Usage Rules” set forth in the Apple App Store Terms of Service. Free Vegas Games reserves all rights in and to the Applications not expressly granted to you under these Terms.
Accessing and Downloading the Applications from iTunes
The following applies to any App Store Sourced Applications:
• You acknowledge and agree that (i) these Terms are concluded between you and Free Vegas Games only, and not Apple, and (ii) Free Vegas Games, not Apple, is solely responsible for the App Store Sourced Applications and content thereof. Your use of the App Store Sourced Applications must comply with the App Store Terms of Service.
• You acknowledge that Apple has no obligation whatsoever to furnish any maintenance and support services with respect to the App Store Sourced Applications.
• In the event of any failure of the App Store Sourced Applications to conform to any applicable warranty, you may notify Apple, and Apple will refund the purchase price for the App Store Sourced Applications to you and to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, Apple will have no other warranty obligation whatsoever with respect to the App Store Sourced Applications. As between Free Vegas Games and Apple, any other claims, losses, liabilities, damages, costs or expenses attributable to any failure to conform to any warranty will be the sole responsibility of Free Vegas Games.
• You and Free Vegas Games acknowledge that, as between Free Vegas Games and Apple, Apple is not responsible for addressing any claims you have or any claims of any third party relating to the App Store Sourced Applications or your possession and use of the App Store Sourced Applications, including, but not limited to: (i) product liability claims; (ii) any claim that the App Store Sourced Applications fails to conform to any applicable legal or regulatory requirement; and (iii) claims arising under consumer protection or similar legislation.
• You and Free Vegas Games acknowledge that, in the event of any third party claim that the App Store Sourced Applications or your possession and use of that App Store Sourced Applications infringes that third party’s intellectual property rights, as between Free Vegas Games and Apple, Free Vegas Games, not Apple, will be solely responsible for the investigation, defense, settlement and discharge of any such intellectual property infringement claim to the extent required by these Terms.
• You and Free Vegas Games acknowledge and agree that Apple, and Apple’s subsidiaries, are third party beneficiaries of these Terms as related to your license of the App Store Sourced Applications, and that, upon your acceptance of the terms and conditions of these Terms, Apple will have the right (and will be deemed to have accepted the right) to enforce these Terms as related to your license of the App Store Sourced Applications against you as a third party beneficiary thereof.
• Without limiting any other terms of these Terms, you must comply with all applicable third party terms of agreement when using the App Store Sourced Applications.
Feedback
We welcome and encourage you to provide feedback, comments and suggestions for improvements to the Site, Services or Applications (“Feedback”). You may submit Feedback by emailing us at support@freevegasgames.com You acknowledge and agree that if you submit any Feedback to us, you hereby grant to us a non-exclusive, worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, fully-paid, royalty-free, sub-licensable and transferable license under any and all intellectual property rights that you own or control to use, copy, modify, create derivative works based upon and otherwise exploit the Feedback for any purpose.
General Prohibitions
You agree not to do any of the following:
• Post, upload, publish, submit or transmit any Content that: (i) infringes, misappropriates or violates a third party’s patent, copyright, trademark, trade secret, moral rights or other intellectual property rights, or rights of publicity or privacy; (ii) violates, or encourages any conduct that would violate, any applicable law or regulation or would give rise to civil liability; (iii) is fraudulent, false, misleading or deceptive; (iv) is defamatory, obscene, pornographic, vulgar or offensive; (v) promotes discrimination, bigotry, racism, hatred, harassment or harm against any individual or group; (vi) is violent or threatening or promotes violence or actions that are threatening to any person or entity; or (vii) promotes illegal or harmful activities or substances.
• Use, display, mirror or frame the Applications, or any individual element within the Services or Applications, Free Vegas Games’s name, any Free Vegas Games trademark, logo or other proprietary information, or the layout and design of any page or form contained on a page, without Free Vegas Games’s express written consent;
• Access, tamper with, or use non-public areas of the Applications, Free Vegas Games’s computer systems, or the technical delivery systems of Free Vegas Games’s providers;
• Attempt to probe, scan, or test the vulnerability of any Free Vegas Games system or network or breach any security or authentication measures;
• Avoid, bypass, remove, deactivate, impair, descramble or otherwise circumvent any technological measure implemented by Free Vegas Games or any of Free Vegas Games’s providers or any other third party (including another user) to protect the Services, Applications or Collective Content;
• Attempt to access or search Services, Applications or Collective Content or download Collective Content from the Services or Applications through the use of any engine, software, tool, agent, device or mechanism (including spiders, robots, crawlers, data mining tools or the like) other than the software and/or search agents provided by Free Vegas Games or other generally available third party web browsers;
• Send any unsolicited or unauthorized advertising, promotional materials, email, junk mail, spam, chain letters or other form of solicitation;
• Use any meta tags or other hidden text or metadata utilizing a Free Vegas Games trademark, logo URL or product name without Free Vegas Games’s express written consent;
• Use the Services, Applications or Collective Content for any commercial purpose or the benefit of any third party or in any manner not permitted by these Terms;
• Forge any TCP/IP packet header or any part of the header information in any email or newsgroup posting, or in any way use the Services, Applications or Collective Content to send altered, deceptive or false source-identifying information;
• Attempt to decipher, decompile, disassemble or reverse engineer any of the software used to provide the Services, Applications or Collective Content;
• Interfere with, or attempt to interfere with, the access of any user, host or network, including, without limitation, sending a virus, overloading, flooding, spamming, or mail-bombing the Services or Applications;
• Collect or store any personally identifiable information from the Services or Applications from other users of the Services or Applications without their express permission;
• Impersonate or misrepresent your affiliation with any person or entity;
• Violate any applicable law or regulation; or
• Encourage or enable any other individual to do any of the foregoing.
Free Vegas Games will have the right to investigate and prosecute violations of any of the above to the fullest extent of the law. Free Vegas Games may involve and cooperate with law enforcement authorities in prosecuting users who violate these Terms. You acknowledge that Free Vegas Games has no obligation to monitor your access to or use of the Services, Applications or Collective Content or to review or edit any Collective Content, but has the right to do so for the purpose of operating the Services and Applications, to ensure your compliance with these Terms, or to comply with applicable law or the order or requirement of a court, administrative agency or other governmental body. Free Vegas Games reserves the right, at any time and without prior notice, to remove or disable access to any Collective Content that Free Vegas Games, at its sole discretion, considers to be in violation of these Terms or otherwise harmful to the Services or Applications.
Rules for Use of the Services
In addition to the General Prohibitions listed above, your playing of, and participation in, the Services is governed by specific rules (“Rules”) maintained and enforced exclusively by Free Vegas Games. Your cooperation in understanding and complying with the Rules is essential to ensure that all Users can enjoy their experience with the Services. According to the Rules, you must:
• respect the rights of other Users to enjoy and play the Services. To this end, you may not defraud, harass, threaten, or cause distress and/or unwanted attention to other Users.
• not spam, flood, or make duplicate posts, post commercial solicitations or ads when engaging in any interaction with other Users or any Free Vegas Games employees or agents, including customer service representatives, or otherwise disrupt the normal flow of dialogue, or use sexually explicit, harmful, threatening, abusive, defamatory, obscene, hateful, or racially or ethnically offensive language or link to any such language or content;
• not impersonate any employee or agent including customer service representatives, of Free Vegas Games or its affiliates;
• not post or communicate any User’s “real world” information (name, address, account name, etc.) through the Services;
• not offer or perform in-Services services for “real world” cash;
• not exchange or transfer – whether in or outside of the Services- any Virtual Currency or Virtual Goods available in the Services, except as permitted by the in-Services play;
• not organize or be a User of any groups within the Services that are based on or espouse any racist, sexist, anti-religious, anti-ethnic, anti-gay or other discriminatory values;
• not exploit any errors in design features which have not been documented, and/or “bugs” to gain access to content that is otherwise not available to Users, or to obtain a competitive advantage over other Users or any other unintended benefit; or communicate the existence of any such errors or “bugs”, either directly or through public posting, to other Users. Errors and bugs should be promptly reported to us at support@freevegasgames.com
• not use any third-party program (such as a “bot”) in order to automate gameplay functions, including playing, interacting, or gathering Virtual Currency or Virtual Goods within the Services; or
• not cheat as part of in-Services play or engage in any other conduct that is disrespectful to other Users or contrary to the “spirit” of the Services.
Copyright Policy
Free Vegas Games respects copyright law and expects its users to do the same. It is Free Vegas Games’s policy to terminate in appropriate circumstances Users or other account holders who repeatedly infringe or are believed to be repeatedly infringing the rights of copyright holders. Please see Free Vegas Games’s Copyright Policy at freevegasgames.com/copyright-policy for further information.
Links
The Services or Applications may contain links to third-party websites or resources. You acknowledge and agree that Free Vegas Games is not responsible or liable for: (i) the availability or accuracy of such websites or resources; or (ii) the content, products, or services on or available from such websites or resources. Links to such websites or resources do not imply any endorsement by Free Vegas Games of such websites or resources or the content, products, or services available from such websites or resources. You acknowledge sole responsibility for and assume all risk arising from your use of any such websites or resources or the Content, products, or services on or available from such websites or resources.
Termination and Account Cancellation
If you breach any of these Terms, Free Vegas Games will have the right to suspend or disable your Account or terminate these Terms, at its sole discretion and without prior notice to you. Free Vegas Games reserves the right to revoke your access to and use of the Services, Applications and Collective Content at any time, with or without cause. In the event Free Vegas Games terminates these Terms for your breach, you will remain liable for all amounts due hereunder. You may cancel your Account at any time by sending an email to support@freevegasgames.com
Disclaimers
THE SERVICES, APPLICATIONS AND COLLECTIVE CONTENT ARE PROVIDED “AS IS”, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, Free Vegas Games EXPLICITLY DISCLAIMS ANY WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, QUIET ENJOYMENT OR NON-INFRINGEMENT, AND ANY WARRANTIES ARISING OUT OF COURSE OF DEALING OR USAGE OF TRADE. Free Vegas Games MAKES NO WARRANTY THAT THE SERVICES, APPLICATIONS OR COLLECTIVE CONTENT WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS OR BE AVAILABLE ON AN UNINTERRUPTED, SECURE, OR ERROR-FREE BASIS. Free Vegas Games MAKES NO WARRANTY REGARDING THE QUALITY OF ANY PRODUCTS, SERVICES OR COLLECTIVE CONTENT PURCHASED OR OBTAINED THROUGH THE SERVICES OR APPLICATIONS OR THE ACCURACY, TIMELINESS, TRUTHFULNESS, COMPLETENESS OR RELIABILITY OF ANY CONTENT OBTAINED THROUGH THE SERVICES OR APPLICATIONS.
NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, OBTAINED FROM Free Vegas Games OR THROUGH THE SERVICES, APPLICATIONS OR COLLECTIVE CONTENT, WILL CREATE ANY WARRANTY NOT EXPRESSLY MADE HEREIN.
YOU ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL OF YOUR COMMUNICATIONS AND INTERACTIONS WITH OTHER USERS OF THE SERVICES AND APPLICATIONS AND WITH OTHER PERSONS WITH WHOM YOU COMMUNICATE OR INTERACT AS A RESULT OF YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES OR APPLICATIONS. YOU UNDERSTAND THAT Free Vegas Games DOES NOT SCREEN OR INQUIRE INTO THE BACKGROUND OF ANY USERS OF THE SERVICES OR APPLICATIONS, NOR DOES Free Vegas Games MAKE ANY ATTEMPT TO VERIFY THE STATEMENTS OF USERS OF THE SERVICES OR APPLICATIONS. Free Vegas Games MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES AS TO THE CONDUCT OF USERS OF THE SERVICES OR APPLICATIONS OR THEIR COMPATIBILITY WITH ANY CURRENT OR FUTURE USERS OF THE SERVICES OR APPLICATIONS. YOU AGREE TO TAKE REASONABLE PRECAUTIONS IN ALL COMMUNICATIONS AND INTERACTIONS WITH OTHER USERS OF THE SERVICES AND APPLICATIONS AND WITH OTHER PERSONS WITH WHOM YOU COMMUNICATE OR INTERACT AS A RESULT OF YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES OR APPLICATIONS, PARTICULARLY IF YOU DECIDE TO MEET OFFLINE OR IN PERSON.
Indemnity
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold Free Vegas Games, its officers, directors, employees and agents, harmless from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, losses, and expenses, including, without limitation, reasonable legal and accounting fees, arising out of or in any way connected with your access to or use of the Services, Applications or Collective Content, or your violation of these Terms.
Limitation of Liability
YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT, TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE ENTIRE RISK ARISING OUT OF YOUR ACCESS TO AND USE OF THE SERVICES, APPLICATIONS AND COLLECTIVE CONTENT REMAINS WITH YOU. NEITHER Free Vegas Games NOR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY INVOLVED IN CREATING, PRODUCING, OR DELIVERING THE SERVICES, APPLICATIONS OR COLLECTIVE CONTENT WILL BE LIABLE FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, INCLUDING LOST PROFITS, LOSS OF DATA OR LOSS OF GOODWILL, SERVICE INTERRUPTION, COMPUTER DAMAGE OR SYSTEM FAILURE OR THE COST OF SUBSTITUTE PRODUCTS OR SERVICES, OR FOR ANY DAMAGES FOR PERSONAL OR BODILY INJURY OR EMOTIONAL DISTRESS ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THESE TERMS OR FROM THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICES, APPLICATIONS OR COLLECTIVE CONTENT, OR FROM ANY COMMUNICATIONS, INTERACTIONS OR MEETINGS WITH OTHER USERS OF THE SERVICES OR APPLICATIONS OR OTHER PERSONS WITH WHOM YOU COMMUNICATE OR INTERACT AS A RESULT OF YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES OR APPLICATIONS WHETHER BASED ON WARRANTY, CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), PRODUCT LIABILITY OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY, AND WHETHER OR NOT Free Vegas Games HAS BEEN INFORMED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE, EVEN IF A LIMITED REMEDY SET FORTH HEREIN IS FOUND TO HAVE FAILED OF ITS ESSENTIAL PURPOSE.
IN NO EVENT WILL Free Vegas Games’S AGGREGATE LIABILITY ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THESE TERMS OR FROM THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICES, APPLICATIONS OR COLLECTIVE CONTENT EXCEED THE AMOUNTS YOU HAVE PAID TO Free Vegas Games FOR USE OF THE SERVICES, APPLICATIONS OR COLLECTIVE CONTENT, IF YOU HAVE MADE ANY PAYMENTS TO Free Vegas Games, OR ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100), IF YOU HAVE NOT MADE ANY PAYMENTS TO Free Vegas Games, AS APPLICABLE. THE LIMITATIONS OF DAMAGES SET FORTH ABOVE ARE FUNDAMENTAL ELEMENTS OF THE BASIS OF THE BARGAIN BETWEEN Free Vegas Games AND YOU. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
Proprietary Rights Notices
All trademarks, service marks, logos, trade names and any other proprietary designations of Free Vegas Games used herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of Free Vegas Games. Any other trademarks, service marks, logos, trade names and any other proprietary designations are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective parties.
Controlling Law and Jurisdiction
These Terms and any action related thereto will be governed by the laws of the State of California without regard to its conflict of laws provisions. The exclusive jurisdiction and venue of any action to prevent the actual or threatened infringement, misappropriation or violation of a party’s copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, patents or other intellectual property rights will be the state and federal courts located in the Northern District of California and each of the parties hereto waives any objection to jurisdiction and venue in such courts.
Export Control
You agree to comply fully with all U.S. and foreign export laws and regulations to ensure that neither the Applications nor any technical data related thereto nor any direct product thereof is exported or re-exported directly or indirectly in violation of, or used for any purposes prohibited by, such laws and regulations. By using the App Store Sourced Applications, you represent and warrant that: (i) you are not located in a country that is subject to a U.S. Government embargo, or that has been designated by the U.S. Government as a “terrorist supporting” country; and (ii) you are not listed on any U.S. Government list of prohibited or restricted parties.
Entire Agreement
These Terms constitute the entire and exclusive understanding and agreement between Free Vegas Games and you regarding the Services, Applications and Collective Content, and these Terms supersede and replace any and all prior oral or written understandings or agreements between Free Vegas Games and you regarding the Services, Applications and Collective Content.
Assignment
You may not assign or transfer these Terms, by operation of law or otherwise, without Free Vegas Games’s prior written consent. Any attempt by you to assign or transfer these Terms, without such consent, will be null and of no effect. Free Vegas Games may assign or transfer these Terms, at its sole discretion, without restriction. Subject to the foregoing, these Terms will bind and injure to the benefit of the parties, their successors and permitted assigns.
Notices
Any notices or other communications permitted or required hereunder, including those regarding modifications to these Terms, will be in writing and given: (i) by Free Vegas Games via email (in each case to the address that you provide); or (ii) via the Applications. For notices made by e-mail, the date of receipt will be deemed the date on which such notice is transmitted.
Dispute Resolution and Arbitration
A. Generally. Except as described in Section 17(b) (Exceptions) and 17(c) (Opt-Out), you and Company agree that every dispute arising in connection with these Terms, the Service, or communications from us will be resolved through binding arbitration. Arbitration uses a neutral arbitrator instead of a judge or jury, is less formal than a court proceeding, may allow for more limited discovery than in court, and is subject to very limited review by courts. This agreement to arbitrate disputes includes all claims whether based in contract, tort, statute, fraud, misrepresentation, or any other legal theory, and regardless of whether a claim arises during or after the termination of these Terms. Any dispute relating to the interpretation, applicability, or enforceability of this binding arbitration agreement will be resolved by the arbitrator. YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT, BY ENTERING INTO THESE TERMS, YOU AND COMPANY ARE EACH WAIVING THE RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY OR TO PARTICIPATE IN A CLASS ACTION.
B. Exceptions. Although we are agreeing to arbitrate most disputes between us, nothing in these Terms will be deemed to waive, preclude, or otherwise limit the right of either party to: (a) bring an individual action in small claims court; (b) pursue an enforcement action through the applicable federal, state, or local agency if that action is available; (c) seek injunctive relief in a court of law in aid of arbitration; or (d) to file suit in a court of law to address an intellectual property infringement claim.
C. Opt-Out. If you do not wish to resolve disputes by binding arbitration, you may opt out of the provisions of this Section 17 (Dispute Resolution and Arbitration) within 30 days after the date that you agree to these Terms by sending a letter to 2167 Willis St Ste 200, Redding CA 96001 that specifies: your full legal name, the email address associated with your account on the Service, and a statement that you wish to opt out of arbitration (“Opt-Out Notice”). Once Company receives your Opt-Out Notice, this Section 17 (Dispute Resolution and Arbitration) will be void and any action arising out of these Terms will be resolved as set forth in Section 19. The remaining provisions of these Terms will not be affected by your Opt-Out Notice.
D. Arbitrator. This arbitration agreement, and any arbitration between us, is subject the Federal Arbitration Act and will be administered by the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) under its Consumer Arbitration Rules (collectively, “AAA Rules”) as modified by these Terms. The AAA Rules and filing forms are available online at www.adr.org, by calling the AAA at +1-800-778-7879, or by contacting Company.
E. Commencing Arbitration. Before initiating arbitration, a party must first send a written notice of the dispute to the other party by certified U.S. Mail or by Federal Express (signature required) or, only if that other party has not provided a current physical address, then by electronic mail (“Notice of Arbitration”). Company’s address for Notice is: 2167 Willis St Ste 200, Redding CA 96001. The Notice of Arbitration must: (a) identify the name or account number of the party making the claim; (b) describe the nature and basis of the claim or dispute; and (c) set forth the specific relief sought (“Demand”). The parties will make good faith efforts to resolve the claim directly, but if the parties do not reach an agreement to do so within 30 days after the Notice of Arbitration is received, you or Company may commence an arbitration proceeding. If you commence arbitration in accordance with these Terms, Company will reimburse you for your payment of the filing fee, unless your claim is for more than US$10,000 or if the Company has received 25 or more similar demands for arbitration, in which case the payment of any fees will be decided by the AAA Rules. If the arbitrator finds that either the substance of the claim or the relief sought in the Demand is frivolous or brought for an improper purpose (as measured by the standards set forth in Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11(b)), then the payment of all fees will be governed by the AAA Rules and the other party may seek reimbursement for any fees paid to AAA.
F. Arbitration Proceedings. Any arbitration hearing will take place in the county and state of your billing address unless we agree otherwise or, if the claim is for US$10,000 or less (and does not seek injunctive relief), you may choose whether the arbitration will be conducted: (a) solely on the basis of documents submitted to the arbitrator; (b) through a telephonic or video hearing; or (c) by an in-person hearing as established by the AAA Rules in the county (or parish) of your billing address. During the arbitration, the amount of any settlement offer made by you or Company must not be disclosed to the arbitrator until after the arbitrator makes a final decision and award, if any. Regardless of the manner in which the arbitration is conducted, the arbitrator must issue a reasoned written decision sufficient to explain the essential findings and conclusions on which the decision and award, if any, are based.
G. Arbitration Relief. Except as provided in Section 17(h) (No Class Actions), the arbitrator can award any relief that would be available if the claims had been brought in a court of competent jurisdiction. If the arbitrator awards you an amount higher than the last written settlement amount offered by Company before an arbitrator was selected, Company will pay to you the higher of: (a) the amount awarded by the arbitrator and (b) US$10,000. The arbitrator’s award shall be final and binding on all parties, except (1) for judicial review expressly permitted by law or (2) if the arbitrator’s award includes an award of injunctive relief against a party, in which case that party shall have the right to seek judicial review of the injunctive relief in a court of competent jurisdiction that shall not be bound by the arbitrator’s application or conclusions of law. Judgment on the award may be entered in any court having jurisdiction.
H. No Class Actions. YOU AND COMPANY AGREE THAT EACH MAY BRING CLAIMS AGAINST THE OTHER ONLY IN YOUR OR ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY AND NOT AS A PLAINTIFF OR CLASS MEMBER IN ANY PURPORTED CLASS OR REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDING. Further, unless both you and Company agree otherwise, the arbitrator may not consolidate more than one person’s claims, and may not otherwise preside over any form of a representative or class proceeding.
I. Modifications to this Arbitration Provision. If Company makes any substantive change to this arbitration provision, you may reject the change by sending us written notice within 30 days of the change to Company’s address for Notice of Arbitration, in which case your account with Company will be immediately terminated and this arbitration provision, as in effect immediately prior to the changes you rejected will survive.
J. Enforceability. If Section 17(h) (No Class Actions) or the entirety of this Section 17 (Dispute Resolution and Arbitration) is found to be unenforceable, or if Company receives an Opt-Out Notice from you, then the entirety of this Section 17 (Dispute Resolution and Arbitration) will be null and void and, in that case, the exclusive jurisdiction and venue described in Section 19 will govern any action arising out of or related to these Terms.
Modification of Terms
We may, from time to time, change this Agreement. Please check this Agreement periodically for changes. Revisions will be effective immediately except that, for existing users, material revisions will be effective 30 days after posting or notice to you of the revisions unless otherwise stated. We may require that you accept modified Terms in order to continue to use the Web site and Service. If you do not agree to the modified Agreement, then you should discontinue your use of the Web site and Service. Except as expressly permitted in this Section 18 (Modification of Terms), this Agreement may be amended only by a written agreement signed by authorized representatives of the parties to this Agreement.
General
The failure of Free Vegas Games to enforce any right or provision of these Terms will not constitute a waiver of future enforcement of that right or provision. The waiver of any such right or provision will be effective only if in writing and signed by a duly authorized representative of Free Vegas Games. Except as expressly set forth in these Terms, the exercise by either party of any of its remedies under these Terms will be without prejudice to its other remedies under these Terms or otherwise. If for any reason a court of competent jurisdiction finds any provision of these Terms invalid or unenforceable, that provision will be enforced to the maximum extent permissible and the other provisions of these Terms will remain in full force and effect.
Contacting Free Vegas Games
If you have any questions about these Terms or any App Store Sourced Applications, please contact Free Vegas Games at support@freevegasgames.com. 13 Washington Lane, Orinda CA 94563