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1. Terms
By accessing this web site, you are agreeing to be bound by Lord Of Chains website's Terms and Conditions of Use, all applicable laws and regulations, and agree that you are responsible for compliance with any applicable local laws. If you do not agree with any of these terms, you are prohibited from using or accessing this site. The materials contained in this web site are protected by applicable copyright and trade mark law. From here on in, any references made to the website refer to the Lord Of Chains website located at http://www.lordofchains.com. Any references made to the company or its entity will be referred to Lord Of Chains.
2. Use License
a. Permission is granted to temporarily download one copy of the materials (information or software) on Lord Of Chains web site for personal, non-commercial transitory viewing only. This is the grant of a license, not a transfer of title, and under this license you may not:
i. modify or copy the materials;
ii. use the materials for any commercial purpose, or for any public display (commercial or non-commercial);
iii. attempt to decompile or reverse engineer any software contained on Lord Of Chains web site;
iv. remove any copyright or other proprietary notations from the materials; or
v. transfer the materials to another person or "mirror" the materials on any other server.
b. This license shall automatically terminate if you violate any of these restrictions or for circumventing any mechanism included in the content for preventing the unauthorized reproduction or distribution of content and may be terminated by Lord Of Chains at any time. Upon terminating your viewing of these materials or upon the termination of this license, you must destroy any downloaded materials in your possession whether in electronic or printed format.
3. Disclaimer
a. The materials on Lord Of Chains web site are provided "as is". Lord Of Chains makes no warranties, expressed or implied, and hereby disclaims and negates all other warranties, including without limitation, implied warranties or conditions of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement of intellectual property or other violation of rights. Further, Lord Of Chains does not warrant or make any representations concerning the accuracy, likely results, or reliability of the use of the materials on its Internet web site or otherwise relating to such materials or on any sites linked to this site.
b. The characters and their portrayals are fictitious and in no way do we endorse any particular religion or deity. While the storyline may include some characters of mythological origins or discussed in scriptures, the storyline has been developed with a creative aspect and does not represent actual events or accurate depictions of characters.
4. Limitations
In no event shall Lord Of Chains or its suppliers be liable for any damages (including, without limitation, damages for loss of data or profit, or due to business interruption) arising out of the use or inability to use the materials on Lord Of Chains Internet site, even if Lord Of Chains or a Lord Of Chains authorized representative has been notified orally or in writing of the possibility of such damage.
5. Revisions and Errata
The materials appearing on Lord Of Chains web site could include technical, typographical, or photographic errors. Lord Of Chains does not warrant that any of the materials on its web site are accurate, complete, or current. Lord Of Chains may make changes to the materials contained on its web site at any time without notice. Lord Of Chains does not, however, make any commitment to update the materials.
6. Content
Lord Of Chains has not reviewed all of the sites linked to its Internet web site and is not responsible for the contents of any such linked site. The inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement by Lord Of Chains of the site. Use of any such linked web site is at the user's own risk.
There are portions of the website that allow messages and forum posts to be made, allowing users to communicate with each other. You may not submit or transmit through Lord Of Chains any information, content or material or otherwise engage in any conduct that:
a. Violates or infringes the rights of others, including, without limitation, patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright, publicity or other proprietary rights;
b. Is unlawful, threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory, libelous, deceptive, fraudulent, invasive of another�s privacy, torturous, contains explicit or graphic descriptions or accounts of sexual acts, or is pornographic;
c. Victimizes, harasses, degrades, or intimidates an individual or group of individuals on the basis of religion, gender, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, age or disability;
d. Impersonates any person, business or entity, including Lord Of Chains and its staff members.
e. Contains viruses or other computer files, code or programs that may interfere, destroy or limit the functionality of any computer software, hardware or equipment, or that can permit the unauthorized use of a computer or computer network.
f. Engage in conduct that would constitute a criminal offense or give cause to civil liability.
g. Could result in your own commercial gain, or to offer any form of advertising or promotion without consent from Lord Of Chains.
h. Provides false personal information or any kind of information, content or material on behalf of anyone other than yourself, without their permission.
i. Could damage, disable, overburden or impair our servers or networks or interfere with any other party�s use of the Website.
7. Site Terms of Use Modifications
Lord Of Chains may revise these terms of use for its web site at any time without notice. By using this web site you are agreeing to be bound by the then current version of these Terms and Conditions of Use.
8. Age Restrictions
By using this website, you confirm that you are 13 years of age or older or that, if you are under 13 years of age, you are accompanied and supervised by a parent or legal guardian. If you are under 13 years of age, we request that you do not access this website without consent from a parent or legal guardian directly supervising you. You will not allow or assist, knowingly or unknowingly, children under the age of 13 to access the website or any of its services unless directly supervised by a parent or legal guardian. If you do allow or assist children under the age of 13 to access this website without a parent or legal guardian supervising them, you will assume full liability for any consequences and under no circumstances will Lord Of Chains or any third party content supplier or their agents be liable for any consequential damages arising from the use or inability to use the site by users under the age of 13.
9. Proprietary Rights
We own the intellectual property rights to the design and the information on the Lord Of Chains website, including the name, the look and feel, buttons, banners and other graphical elements of the website.
If, in your opinion, any copyright or other intellectual property right that you or your company may have is being infringed by/on our website, please inform us immediately through our contact section and provide us with:
a) the owner of the intellectual property right in question;
b) a description of the intellectual property right that you claim has been infringed;
c) the location where the original copy of the copyrighted work exists (i.e. URL of the website where it can be found);
d) a copy of the license which you are granted the right to use and protect such an intellectual property right;
e) the location of the intellectual property right that you claim is infringed;
f) your name and contact details.
10. Third Party Sites and Content
The Lord Of Chains website may include links to third party websites, including links provided as automated search results. Some of these sites may contain materials that are objectionable, unlawful or inaccurate. This does not mean that we endorse these third party sites or services. You acknowledge and agree that we are not responsible or liable for any content or other materials on third party sites. Any dealings you have with advertisers or online payment methods found on the website are between you and the advertiser, or company and you agree to acknowledge that Lord Of Chains is not liable for any loss or claim you may have against one of these third party sites or companies.
11. Game Rules
Accepting the Terms of Use also means complying with the Rules of the Game, as outlined below. Violation of any of the following rules below may result in the suspension of your account and/or violation of this agreement, resulting in the termination of your ability to use the website.
a) Multiple Accounts - Only one account is allowed per individual.
b) Sharing Accounts and Login Information - Sharing login information is prohibited. Players are not allowed to have others log into their account for them.
c) Buying, Selling, Trading, Giving Away Accounts - Accounts may not be bought, sold, traded or given away through any means.
d) Automated Scripts and or Programs - These use of any program, script or technology which allows automation of any game features is prohibited. This includes, but is not limited to scripts or programs that can auto click, refresh, parse content on pages and automatically perform functions such as training or banking.
e) Messaging and content - The rules concerning messaging and content restrictions are outlined in Section 6 in the Terms of Use. In addition to the rules outlined in Section 6, spamming on the forums, message center or support is prohibited.
f) Game Bug/Feature Abuse - If you do discover a game bug it should be reported immediately to a staff member. Failing to report a bug or taking advantage of the bug is prohibited. Abusing a game feature to gain unfair advantages or interfere with game services and/or the administration of the game is prohibited.
g) Proxies and masking technologies - The use of proxies or other technologies to mask your IP to circumvent any of the game rules is prohibited.
12. Privacy Policy
Your privacy is very important to us. Accordingly, we have developed this Policy in order for you to understand how we collect, use, communicate and disclose and make use of personal information. The following outlines our privacy policy.
Before or at the time of collecting personal information, we will identify the purposes for which information is being collected. Personal information may be required for registration and/or subscriptions.
We will collect and use of personal information solely with the objective of fulfilling those purposes specified by us and for other compatible purposes, unless we obtain the consent of the individual concerned or as required by law.
We will only retain personal information as long as necessary for the fulfillment of those purposes.
We will collect personal information by lawful and fair means and, where appropriate, with the knowledge or consent of the individual concerned.
Personal data should be relevant to the purposes for which it is to be used, and, to the extent necessary for those purposes, should be accurate, complete, and up-to-date
We will protect personal information by reasonable security safeguards against unauthorized access, disclosure, copying, use or modification. Passwords are salted and encrypted for protection. Date of birth and secret question/answers are required in registration for the protection and verification of your account. Your email will also be required to register and login. This information is stored on record, but none of it is made publically available. An admin will not ask you for any of the information listed above. Anyone pretending to be an admin or asking for any of the above information should be reported to staff immediately. Personal information is NOT shared with advertisers.
We will make readily available to customers information about our policies and practices relating to the management of personal information.
We are committed to conducting our website in accordance with these principles in order to ensure that the confidentiality of personal information is protected and maintained.
13. Indemnification
Upon request by us, you agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless Lord Of Chains, as well as any respective employees, agents or contractors from all liabilities, claims and expenses, including attorney fees that arise from your use or misuse of the website. We reserve the right, at our own expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you, in which event you will cooperate with us in asserting any available defenses.
14. Termination
Your right to use the Lord Of Chains website may be terminated if you violate these Terms of Use or any rules or guidelines posted in connection with the website. We also reserve the right, at our discretion, to terminate your access to all or any parts of the website at any time, without the need to state reason or to give notice.