Terms of Use

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AGREEMENT TO TERMS

These Terms of Use constitute a legally binding agreement made between you, whether personally or on behalf of an entity (“you”) and STA-Games (“we,” “us” or “our”), concerning your access to and use of the www.sta-games.com website (The “Website”) as well as any other media form, media channel, mobile website or mobile applications related, linked, or otherwise connected thereto (collectively, the “STA-Games Services”).

You agree that by accessing the STA-Games Services, you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by all of these Terms of Use. If you do not agree with all of these Terms of Use, then you are expressly prohibited from using the STA-Games Services and you must discontinue use immediately.

Supplemental Terms of Use or documents that may be posted on the Website from time to time are hereby expressly incorporated herein by reference. We reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to make changes or modifications to these Terms of Use at any time and for any reason.

We will alert you about any changes by updating the “Last updated” date of these Terms of Use and you waive any right to receive specific notice of each such change.

It is your responsibility to periodically review these Terms of Use to stay informed of updates. You will be subject to, and will be deemed to have been made aware of and to have accepted, the changes in any revised Terms of Use by your continued use of the STA-Games Services after the date such revised Terms are posted.

The information provided on the STA-Games Services are not intended for distribution to or use by any person or entity in any jurisdiction or country where such distribution or use would be contrary to law or regulation or which would subject us to any registration requirement within such jurisdiction or country.

Accordingly, those persons who choose to access the STA-Games Services from other locations do so on their own initiative and are solely responsible for compliance with local laws, if and to the extent local laws are applicable. 

All users who are minors in the jurisdiction in which they reside (generally under the age of 18) must have the permission of, and be directly supervised by, their parent or guardian to use the Site. If you are a minor, you must have your parent or guardian read and agree to these Terms of Use prior to you using the STA-Games Services.

 

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS

Unless otherwise indicated, the STA-Games Services are our proprietary property and all source code, databases, functionality, software, website designs, audio, video, text, photographs, and graphics on the STA-Games Services (collectively, the “Content”) and the trademarks, service marks, and logos contained therein (the “Marks”) are owned or controlled by us or licensed to us, and are protected by copyright and trademark laws and various other intellectual property rights and unfair competition laws of the United States, foreign jurisdictions, and international conventions. The Content and the Marks are provided on the STA-Games Services “AS IS” for your information and personal use only.

Except as expressly provided in these Terms of Use, no part of the STA-Games Services and no Content or Marks may be copied, reproduced, aggregated, republished, uploaded, posted, publicly displayed, encoded, translated, transmitted, distributed, sold, licensed, or otherwise exploited for any commercial purpose whatsoever, without our express prior written permission.

Provided that you are eligible to use the STA-Games Services, you are granted a limited license to access and use the STA-Games Services and to download or print a copy of any portion of the Content to which you have properly gained access solely for your personal, non-commercial use. We reserve all rights not expressly granted to you.

 

USER REPRESENTATIONS

By using the STA-Games Services, you represent and warrant that:

(1) all registration information you submit will be true, accurate, current, and complete;

(2) you will maintain the accuracy of such information and promptly update such registration information as necessary;

(3) you have the legal capacity and you agree to comply with these Terms of Use;

(4) not a minor in the jurisdiction in which you reside, or if a minor, you have received parental permission to use the STA-Games Services;

(5) you will not access the STA-Games Services through automated or non-human means, whether through a bot, script or otherwise;

(6) you will not use the STA-Games Services for any illegal or unauthorized purpose;

(7) your use of the STA-Games Services will not violate any applicable law or regulation.

If you provide any information that is untrue, inaccurate, not current, or incomplete, we have the right to refuse any and all current or future use of the STA-Games Services(or any portion thereof).

 

PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES

You may not access or use the STA-Games Services for any purpose other than that for which we make the STA-Games Services available. The STA-Games Services may not be used in connection with any commercial endeavors except those that are specifically endorsed or approved by us.

As a user of the STA-Games Services, you agree not to:

  1. systematically retrieve data or other content from the STA-Games Services to create or compile, directly or indirectly, a collection, compilation, database, or directory without written permission from us.
  2. make any unauthorized use of the STA-Games Services, including collecting usernames and/or email addresses of users by electronic or other means for the purpose of sending unsolicited email, or creating user accounts by automated means or under false pretenses.
  3. use a buying agent or purchasing agent to make purchases on the STA-Games Services.
  4. use the STA-Games Services to advertise or offer to sell goods and services.
  5. circumvent, disable, or otherwise interfere with security-related features of the STA-Games Services, including features that prevent or restrict the use or copying of any Content or enforce limitations on the use of the STA-Games Services.
  6. engage in unauthorized framing of or linking to the STA-Games Services.
  7. trick, defraud, or mislead us and other users, especially in any attempt to learn sensitive account information such as user passwords.
  8. make improper use of our support services or submit false reports of abuse or misconduct.
  9. engage in any automated use of the system, such as using scripts to send comments or messages, or using any data mining, robots, or similar data gathering and extraction tools.
  10. interfere with, disrupt, or create an undue burden on the STA-Games Services.
  11. attempt to impersonate another user or person or use the username of another user.
  12. sell or otherwise transfer your profile.
  13. use any information obtained from the STA-Games Services in order to harass, abuse, or harm another person.
  14. use the STA-Games Services as part of any effort to compete with us or otherwise use the STA-Games Services and/or the Content for any revenue-generating endeavor or commercial enterprise.
  15. attempt to bypass any measures of the STA-Games Services designed to prevent or restrict access to the STA-Games Services.
  16. harass, annoy, intimidate, or threaten any of our employees or agents engaged in providing any portion of the STA-Games Services to you.
  17. delete the copyright or other proprietary rights notice from any Content.
  18. copy or adapt the STA-Games Services’s software, including but not limited to Flash, PHP, HTML, JavaScript, or other code.
  19. upload or transmit (or attempt to upload or to transmit) viruses, Trojan horses, or other material, including excessive use of capital letters and spamming (continuous posting of repetitive text), that interferes with any party’s uninterrupted use and enjoyment of the STA-Games Services or modifies, impairs, disrupts, alters, or interferes with the use, features, functions, operation, or maintenance of the STA-Games Services.
  20. upload or transmit (or attempt to upload or to transmit) any material that acts as a passive or active information collection or transmission mechanism, including without limitation, clear graphics interchange formats (“gifs”), 1×1 pixels, web bugs, cookies, or other similar devices (sometimes referred to as “spyware” or “passive collection mechanisms” or “pcms”).
  21. except as may be the result of standard search engine or Internet browser usage, use, launch, develop, or distribute any automated system, including without limitation, any spider, robot, cheat utility, scraper, or offline reader that accesses the Website, or using or launching any unauthorized script or other software.
  22. disparage, tarnish, or otherwise harm, in our opinion, us and/or the STA-Games Services.
  23. use the STA-Games Services in a manner inconsistent with any applicable laws or regulations.

 

GUIDELINES FOR REVIEWS

We may provide you areas on the Site to leave reviews or ratings. When posting a review, you must comply with the following criteria:

(1) you should have firsthand experience with the person/entity being reviewed;

(2) your reviews should not contain offensive profanity, or abusive, racist, offensive, or hate language;

(3) your reviews should not contain discriminatory references based on religion, race, gender, national origin, age, marital status, sexual orientation, or disability;

(4) your reviews should not contain references to illegal activity;

(5) you should not be affiliated with competitors if posting negative reviews;

(6) you should not make any conclusions as to the legality of conduct;

(7) you may not post any false or misleading statements;

(8) you may not organize a campaign encouraging others to post reviews, whether positive or negative.

We may accept, reject, or remove reviews in our sole discretion. We have absolutely no obligation to screen reviews or to delete reviews, even if anyone considers reviews objectionable or inaccurate. Reviews are not endorsed by us, and do not necessarily represent our opinions or the views of any of our affiliates or partners.

We do not assume liability for any review or for any claims, liabilities, or losses resulting from any review. By posting a review, you hereby grant to us a perpetual, non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free, fully-paid, assignable, and sublicensable right and license to reproduce, modify, translate, transmit by any means, display, perform, and/or distribute all content relating to reviews.

 

MOBILE APPLICATION LICENSE

Use License
If you use our mobile applications, then we grant you a revocable, non-exclusive, non-transferable, limited right to install and use the mobile applications on wireless electronic devices owned or controlled by you, and to access and use the mobile applications on such devices strictly in accordance with the Terms of Use of the mobile applications license contained in these Terms of Use.

You shall not:

(1) decompile, reverse engineer, disassemble, attempt to derive the source code of, or decrypt the applications;

(2) make any modification, adaptation, improvement, enhancement, translation, or derivative work from the applications;

(3) violate any applicable laws, rules, or regulations in connection with your access or use of the applications;

(4) remove, alter, or obscure any proprietary notice (including any notice of copyright or trademark) posted by us or the licensors of the applications;

(5) use the applications for any revenue generating endeavor, commercial enterprise, or other purpose for which it is not designed or intended;

(6) make the applications available over a network or other environment permitting access or use by multiple devices or users at the same time;

(7) use the applications for creating a product, service, or software that is, directly or indirectly, competitive with or in any way a substitute for the applications;

(8) use the applications to send automated queries to any website or to send any unsolicited commercial e-mail;

(9) use any proprietary information or any of our interfaces or our other intellectual property in the design, development, manufacture, licensing, or distribution of any applications, accessories, or devices for use with the applications.

Apple and Android Devices 
The following terms apply when you use a mobile application obtained from either the Apple Store or Google Play (each an “App Distributor”):

(1) the license granted to you for our mobile application is limited to a non-transferable license to use the application on a device that utilizes the Apple iOS or Android operating systems, as applicable, and in accordance with the usage rules set forth in the applicable App Distributor’s terms of service;

(2) we are responsible for providing any maintenance and support services with respect to the mobile application as specified in the Terms of Use of this mobile application license contained in these Terms of Use or as otherwise required under applicable law, and you acknowledge that each App Distributor has no obligation whatsoever to furnish any maintenance and support services with respect to the mobile application;

(3) in the event of any failure of the mobile application to conform to any applicable warranty, you may notify the applicable App Distributor, and the App Distributor, in accordance with its terms and policies, may refund the purchase price, if any, paid for the mobile application, and to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, the App Distributor will have no other warranty obligation whatsoever with respect to the mobile application;

(4) 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;

(5) you must comply with applicable third-party terms of agreement when using the mobile application, e.g., if you have a VoIP application, then you must not be in violation of their wireless data service agreement when using the mobile application;

(6) you acknowledge and agree that the App Distributors are third-party beneficiaries of the Terms of Use in this mobile application license contained in these Terms of Use, and that each App Distributor will have the right (and will be deemed to have accepted the right) to enforce the Terms of Use in this mobile application license contained in these Terms of Use against you as a third-party beneficiary thereof.

 

SUBMISSIONS

You acknowledge and agree that any questions, comments, suggestions, ideas, feedback, or other information regarding the Site (“Submissions”) provided by you to us are non-confidential and shall become our sole property. We shall own exclusive rights, including all intellectual property rights, and shall be entitled to the unrestricted use and dissemination of these Submissions for any lawful purpose, commercial or otherwise, without acknowledgment or compensation to you.

You hereby waive all moral rights to any such Submissions, and you hereby warrant that any such Submissions are original with you or that you have the right to submit such Submissions. You agree there shall be no recourse against us for any alleged or actual infringement or misappropriation of any proprietary right in your Submissions.

 

MANAGEMENT

We reserve the right, but not the obligation, to: 

(1) monitor the STA-Games Services for violations of these Terms of Use;

(2) take appropriate legal action against anyone who, in our sole discretion, violates the law or these Terms of Use, including without limitation, reporting such user to law enforcement authorities;

(3) in our sole discretion and without limitation, refuse, restrict access to, limit the availability of, or disable (to the extent technologically feasible) any of your Contributions or any portion thereof;

(4) in our sole discretion and without limitation, notice, or liability, to remove from the STA-Games Services or otherwise disable all files and content that are excessive in size or are in any way burdensome to our systems;

(5) otherwise manage the STA-Games Services in a manner designed to protect our rights and property and to facilitate the proper functioning of the STA-Games Services.

 

PRIVACY POLICY

We care about data privacy and security. Please review our Privacy Policy. By using the STA-Games Services, you agree to be bound by our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated into these Terms of Use.

 

TERM AND TERMINATION

These Terms of Use shall remain in full force and effect while you use the STA-Games Services.

WITHOUT LIMITING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THESE TERMS OF USE, WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO, IN OUR SOLE DISCRETION AND WITHOUT NOTICE OR LIABILITY, DENY ACCESS TO AND USE OF THE STA-GAMES SERVICES (INCLUDING BLOCKING CERTAIN IP ADDRESSES), TO ANY PERSON FOR ANY REASON OR FOR NO REASON, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION FOR BREACH OF ANY REPRESENTATION, WARRANTY, OR COVENANT CONTAINED IN THESE TERMS OF USE OR OF ANY APPLICABLE LAW OR REGULATION. WE MAY TERMINATE YOUR USE OR PARTICIPATION IN THE STA-GAMES SERVICES OR DELETE ANY CONTENT OR INFORMATION THAT YOU POSTED AT ANY TIME, WITHOUT WARNING, IN OUR SOLE DISCRETION.

We reserve the right to take appropriate legal action, including without limitation pursuing civil, criminal, and injunctive redress.

 

MODIFICATIONS AND INTERRUPTIONS

We reserve the right to change, modify, or remove the contents of the STA-Games Services at any time or for any reason at our sole discretion without notice. However, we have no obligation to update any information on our STA-Games Services. We also reserve the right to modify or discontinue all or part of the STA-Games Services without notice at any time.

We will not be liable to you or any third party for any modification, price change, suspension, or discontinuance of the STA-Games Services.

We cannot guarantee the STA-Games Services will be available at all times. We may experience hardware, software, or other problems or need to perform maintenance related to the STA-Games Services, resulting in interruptions, delays, or errors. We reserve the right to change, revise, update, suspend, discontinue, or otherwise modify the STA-Games Services at any time or for any reason without notice to you.

You agree that we have no liability whatsoever for any loss, damage, or inconvenience caused by your inability to access or use the STA-Games Services during any downtime or discontinuance of the STA-Games Services. Nothing in these Terms of Use will be construed to obligate us to maintain and support the STA-Games Services or to supply any corrections, updates, or releases in connection therewith.

 

CORRECTIONS

There may be information on the STA-Games Services that contains typographical errors, inaccuracies, or omissions that may relate to the STA-Games Services, including descriptions, pricing, availability, and various other information. We reserve the right to correct any errors, inaccuracies, or omissions and to change or update the information on the STA-Games Services at any time, without prior notice.

 

DISCLAIMER

Please review our Disclaimer. By using the STA-Games Services, you accept our Disclaimer, which is incorporated into these Terms of Use.

 

INDEMNIFICATION

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold us harmless, including our subsidiaries, affiliates, and all of our respective officers, agents, partners, and employees, from and against any loss, damage, liability, claim, or demand, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses, made by any third party due to or arising out of: (1) your Contributions; (2) use of the Site; (3) breach of these Terms of Use; (4) any breach of your representations and warranties set forth in these Terms of Use; (5) your violation of the rights of a third party, including but not limited to intellectual property rights; or (6) any overt harmful act toward any other user of the STA-Games Services with whom you connected via the STA-Games Services.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, we reserve the right, at your expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter for which you are required to indemnify us, and you agree to cooperate, at your expense, with our defense of such claims. We will use reasonable efforts to notify you of any such claim, action, or proceeding which is subject to this indemnification upon becoming aware of it. 

 

MISCELLANEOUS

These Terms of Use and any policies or operating rules posted by us on the Website constitute the entire agreement and understanding between you and us. Our failure to exercise or enforce any right or provision of these Terms of Use shall not operate as a waiver of such right or provision. These Terms of Use operate to the fullest extent permissible by law. We may assign any or all of our rights and obligations to others at any time. We shall not be responsible or liable for any loss, damage, delay, or failure to act caused by any cause beyond our reasonable control.

If any provision or part of a provision of these Terms of Use is determined to be unlawful, void, or unenforceable, that provision or part of the provision is deemed severable from these Terms of Use and does not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions. There is no joint venture, partnership, employment or agency relationship created between you and us as a result of these Terms of Use or use of the Site.

You agree that these Terms of Use will not be construed against us by virtue of having drafted them. You hereby waive any and all defenses you may have based on the electronic form of these Terms of Use and the lack of signing by the parties hereto to execute these Terms of Use.

 

CONTACT US

In order to resolve a complaint regarding the STA-Games Services or to receive further information regarding use of the STA-Games Services, please contact us via email at info@sta-games.com.