This Terms of Service is entered into between you and Winterpixel Games Inc, its subsidiaries and affiliates, (hereinafter “Winterpixel” or “Us”, “Our”, or “We”) and applies to all Winterpixel games, websites and services on which it is placed (collectively, the “Services“).
Use of the Service is also governed by Winterpixel’s Privacy Policy and other relevant policies, which are incorporated herein by reference. Before accessing or using the Service, including browsing any Winterpixel website or accessing a game, you must agree to these Terms of Service and the Privacy Policy. You may also be required to register an account on the Service (an “Account”). By registering for an Account or otherwise using the Service, you represent that you are age 13 or older. If you are between the ages of 13 and 17, you represent that your legal guardian has reviewed and agreed to these Terms.
By installing, using or otherwise accessing the service, you agree to these Terms of Service. If you do not agree to these terms of service, do not install, use or otherwise access the service.
Winterpixel reserves the right, at its discretion, to change, modify, add, or remove portions of these Terms of Service, its Privacy Policy, and other relevant Winterpixel policies at any time by posting the amended terms on the Winterpixel Service. You will be deemed to have accepted such changes by continuing to use the Service. If at any point you do not agree to any portion of the then-current version of our Terms of Service, the Winterpixel Privacy Policy, or any other Winterpixel policies, rules, or codes of conduct relating to your use of the Service, your license to use the Service shall immediately terminate, and you must immediately stop using the Service.
1. Use of Services
1.1 Age Restrictions
You shall not create an Account or access the Service if you are under the age of 13; You shall restrict use by minors, and you will deny access to children under the age of 13. You accept full responsibility for any unauthorized use of the Service by minors. You are responsible for any use of your credit card or other payment instrument (e.g. PayPal) by minors.
1.2 Accounts Restrictions
You shall not (or attempt to) purchase, sell, rent, or give away your Account; You shall not create an Account using a false identity or information, or on behalf of someone other than yourself; You shall not use the Service if you have previously been removed by Winterpixel, or have previously been banned from playing any Winterpixel game.
You shall use your Account only for non-commercial purposes; You shall not use the Service to advertise, or solicit, or transmit any commercial advertisements, including chain letters, junk or spam e-mail, or repetitive or misleading messages to anyone.
1.3 License
Subject to your agreement and continuing compliance with these Terms of Service and any other relevant Winterpixel policies, Winterpixel grants you a non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable, revocable, and limited license to access and use the Service for your own non-commercial entertainment purposes. You agree not to use the Service for any other purpose.
1.3.1 Login information and Your Account
You may be required to select a password for your Account or you may also use other credentials to access the Account (“Login Information”). You shall not share the Account or the Login Information, nor let anyone else access your Account or do anything else that might jeopardize the security of your Account. In the event you become aware of or reasonably suspect any breach of security, including without limitation any loss, theft, or unauthorized disclosure of the Login Information, you must immediately notify Winterpixel and modify your Login Information. You are solely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of the Login Information, and you will be responsible for all uses of the Login Information, including purchases, whether or not authorized by you. You are responsible for anything that happens through your Account.
Winterpixel reserves the right to remove or reclaim any usernames at any time and for any reason, including but not limited to claims by a third party that a username violates the third party’s rights.
The Service supports only one Account per game on a supported device.
1.3.2 License Limitations
Any use of the Service in violation of these License Limitations is strictly prohibited, can result in the immediate revocation of your limited license, and may subject you to liability for violations of law.
You agree that you will not, under any circumstances:
- Engage in any act that Winterpixel deems to be in conflict with the spirit or intent of the Service or make improper use of Winterpixel’s support services.
- Use or take part (directly or indirectly) in the use of cheats, exploits, automation software, bots, hacks, mods, or any unauthorized third-party software designed to modify or interfere with the Service, any Winterpixel game, or any Winterpixel game experience.
- Modify or cause to be modified any files that are a part of the Service or any Winterpixel game without Winterpixel’s express written consent.
- Disrupt, interfere with or otherwise adversely affect the normal flow of the Service or otherwise act in a manner that may negatively affect other users’ experience when using the Service or playing Winterpixel’s games. This includes win trading and any other kind of manipulation of rankings, taking advantage of errors in the Service to gain an unfair edge over other players, and any other act that intentionally abuses or goes against the design of the Service.
- Disrupt, overburden, or assist in the disruption or overburdening of any computer or server (“Server”) used to offer or support the Service or any Winterpixel game environment.
- Institute, assist, or become involved in any type of attack, including without limitation distribution of a virus, denial of service attacks upon the Service, or other attempts to disrupt the Service or any other person’s use or enjoyment of the Service.
- Attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Service, Accounts registered to others, or to the computers, Servers, or networks connected to the Service by any means other than the user interface provided by Winterpixel, including but not limited to by circumventing or modifying, attempting to circumvent or modify, or encouraging or assisting any other person to circumvent or modify any security, technology, device, or software that is part of the Service.
- Post any information that is abusive, threatening, obscene, defamatory, libelous, or that is racially, sexually, religiously, or otherwise objectionable or offensive or engage in ongoing toxic behavior, such as by repeatedly posting information on an unsolicited basis.
- Post any information that contains nudity, excessive violence, or offensive subject matter or that contains a link to such content.
- Attempt to harass, abuse, or harm, or advocate incite, or carry out harassment, abuse, or harm of another person or group, including Winterpixel’s employees, Winterpixel’s customer service representatives, and Winterpixel’s support staff.
- Make available through the Service any material or information that infringes any copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, right of privacy, right of publicity, or other right of any person or entity or that impersonates any other person, including without limitation a Winterpixel employee.
- Reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, decipher, or otherwise attempt to derive the source code for any underlying software or other intellectual property used to provide the Service or any Winterpixel game, or to obtain any information from the Service or any Winterpixel game using any method not expressly permitted by Winterpixel.
- Solicit or attempt to solicit Login Information or any other login credentials or personal information from other users of the Service or any Winterpixel game.
- Collect or post anyone’s private information, including personally identifiable information (whether in text, image or video form), identification documents, or financial information through the Service.
Winterpixel reserves the right to determine what conduct it considers to be in violation of the rules of use or otherwise outside the intent or spirit of these Terms of Service or the Service itself. Winterpixel reserves the right to take action as a result, which may include terminating your Account and prohibiting you from using the Service in whole or in part.
1.4 Suspension and Termination of Account and Service
WITHOUT LIMITING ANY OTHER REMEDIES, WINTERPIXEL MAY LIMIT, SUSPEND, TERMINATE, MODIFY, OR DELETE ACCOUNTS OR ACCESS TO THE SERVICE OR PORTIONS THEREOF IF YOU ARE, OR WINTERPIXEL SUSPECTS THAT YOU ARE, FAILING TO COMPLY WITH ANY OF THESE TERMS OF SERVICE OR FOR ANY ACTUAL OR SUSPECTED ILLEGAL OR IMPROPER USE OF THE SERVICE, WITH OR WITHOUT NOTICE TO YOU. YOU CAN LOSE YOUR USER NAME AND PERSONA IN THE SERVICE AS A RESULT OF ACCOUNT TERMINATION OR LIMITATION, AS WELL AS ANY BENEFITS, PRIVILEGES, EARNED ITEMS AND PURCHASED ITEMS ASSOCIATED WITH YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE, AND WINTERPIXEL IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO COMPENSATE YOU FOR ANY SUCH LOSSES OR RESULTS.
WITHOUT LIMITING OUR OTHER REMEDIES, WE MAY LIMIT, SUSPEND, OR TERMINATE THE SERVICE AND USER ACCOUNTS OR PORTIONS THEREOF, PROHIBIT ACCESS TO OUR GAMES AND SITES AND THEIR CONTENT, SERVICES, AND TOOLS, DELAY OR REMOVE HOSTED CONTENT, AND TAKE TECHNICAL AND LEGAL STEPS TO PREVENT USERS FROM ACCESSING THE SERVICE IF WE BELIEVE THAT THEY ARE CREATING RISK OR POSSIBLE LEGAL LIABILITIES, INFRINGING THE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS OF THIRD PARTIES, OR ACTING INCONSISTENTLY WITH THE LETTER OR SPIRIT OF OUR TERMS OR POLICIES. ADDITIONALLY, WE MAY, IN APPROPRIATE CIRCUMSTANCES AND AT OUR SOLE DISCRETION, SUSPEND OR TERMINATE ACCOUNTS OF USERS WHO MAY BE REPEAT INFRINGERS OF THIRD PARTY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS.
WINTERPIXEL RESERVES THE RIGHT TO TERMINATE ANY ACCOUNT THAT HAS BEEN INACTIVE FOR 180 DAYS.
Winterpixel reserves the right to stop offering and/or supporting the Service or a particular game or part of the Service at any time, at which point your license to use the Service or a part thereof will be automatically terminated. In such event, Winterpixel shall not be required to provide refunds, benefits or other compensation to users in connection with such discontinued Service
Termination of your Account can include disabling your access to the Service or any part thereof including any content you submitted or others submitted.
You may terminate your Account at any time and for any reason by contacting us at support@winterpixel.com to inform Winterpixel that you wish to terminate your Account. Some additional information may be required from you in order to complete account termination.
2. Ownership
2.1. Games & Service
All rights, title, and interest in and to the Service (including but not limited to any games, titles, computer code, themes, objects, characters, character names, stories, dialogue, catch phrases, concepts, artwork, animations, sounds, musical compositions, audio-visual effects, methods of operation, moral rights, documentation, in-game chat transcripts, character profile information, recordings of games played using a Winterpixel game client, and the Winterpixel game clients and server software) are owned by Winterpixel. Winterpixel reserves all rights, including without limitation, all intellectual property rights or other proprietary rights in connection with its games and the Service.
2.2. Accounts
NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY HEREIN, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT YOU SHALL HAVE NO OWNERSHIP OR OTHER PROPERTY INTEREST IN THE ACCOUNT, AND YOU FURTHER ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT ALL RIGHTS IN AND TO THE ACCOUNT ARE AND SHALL FOREVER BE OWNED BY AND INURE TO THE BENEFIT OF WINTERPIXEL.
2.3. Virtual Goods & Items
Winterpixel owns, has licensed, or otherwise has rights to use all of the content that appears in the Service or in Winterpixel games. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary herein, you agree that you have no right or title in or to any content that appears in the Service, including without limitation the virtual goods or currency appearing or originating in any Winterpixel game, whether earned in a game or purchased from Winterpixel, or any other attributes associated with an Account or stored on the Service.
YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT WINTERPIXEL IS NOT REQUIRED TO PROVIDE A REFUND FOR ANY REASON, AND THAT YOU WILL NOT RECEIVE MONEY OR OTHER COMPENSATION FOR UNUSED VIRTUAL ITEMS WHEN AN ACCOUNT IS CLOSED, WHETHER SUCH CLOSURE WAS VOLUNTARY OR INVOLUNTARY.
3. User Content
3.1. Submission of User Content
“User Content” means any communications, images, sounds, and all the material, data, and information that you upload or transmit through a Winterpixel game client or the Service, or that other users upload or transmit, including without limitation any chat text. By transmitting or submitting any User Content while using the Service, you affirm, represent, and warrant that such transmission or submission is (a) accurate and not confidential or misleading; (b) not in violation of any laws, contractual restrictions or other third party rights, and that you have permission from any third party whose personal information or intellectual property is comprised in the User Content; (c) free of viruses, adware, spyware, worms or other malicious code; and (d) you acknowledge and agree that any of your personal information within such content will at all times be processed by Winterpixel in accordance with its Privacy Policy.
3.1.1. Content Screening
Winterpixel assumes no responsibility for the conduct of any user submitting any User Content, and assumes no responsibility for monitoring the Service for inappropriate content or conduct. We do not, and cannot, pre-screen or monitor all User Content. Your use of the Service is at your own risk. By using the Service, you may be exposed to User Content that is offensive, indecent or otherwise not in line with your expectations. You bear all risks associated with the use of any User Content available in connection with the Service. At our discretion, our representatives or technology may monitor and/or record your interaction with the Service or communications (including without limitation chat text) when you are using the Service.
By entering into these Terms of Service, you hereby provide your irrevocable consent to such monitoring and recording. You acknowledge and agree that you have no expectation of privacy concerning the transmission of any User Content, including without limitation chat text or voice communications. Winterpixel reserves the right in its sole discretion to review, monitor, prohibit, edit, delete, disable access to or otherwise make unavailable any User Content (including without limitation your User Content) without notice for any reason or for no reason at any time. If at any time Winterpixel chooses, in its sole discretion, to monitor the Service, Winterpixel nonetheless assumes no responsibility for User Content and assumes no obligation to modify or remove any inappropriate User Content. We have the right, but not the obligation, in our sole discretion to edit, refuse to post, or remove any User Content.
3.2. Information Use by Other Members of the Service
3.2.1. Public Discourse
The Service may include various forums, blogs and chat features where you can post User Content, including your observations and comments on designated topics. Winterpixel cannot guarantee that other members will not use the ideas and information that you share. Therefore, if you have an idea or information that you would like to keep confidential and/or don’t want others to use, do not post it on the Service. Winterpixel shall have no responsibility to evaluate, use or compensate you for any ideas or information you may choose to submit.
3.2.2. Responsible For Your Own Content
You are solely responsible for the information that you post on, through or in connection with the Service and that you provide to others. Winterpixel may reject, refuse to post or delete any User Content for any or no reason, including, but not limited to, User Content that in the sole judgment of Winterpixel violates these Terms of Service.
3.2.3. Your License to Winterpixel
You hereby grant to Winterpixel an irrevocable, perpetual, transferable, fully paid-up, royalty-free, worldwide license (including the right to sublicense and assign to third party) and right to copy, reproduce, fix, adapt, modify, create derivative works from, manufacture, commercialize, publish, distribute, sell, license, sublicense, transfer, lease, transmit, publicly display, publicly perform, or provide access to electronically, broadcast, communicate to the public by telecommunication, display, perform, enter into computer memory, and use and practice, in any way, your User Content as well as all modified and derivative works thereof in connection with our provision of the Service, including marketing and promotions of the Service. You also hereby grant to Winterpixel the right to authorize others to exercise any of the rights granted to Winterpixel under these Terms of Service. You further hereby grant to Winterpixel the unconditional, irrevocable right to use and exploit your name, likeness and any other information or material included in any User Content and in connection with any User Content, without any obligation to you. Except as prohibited by law, you waive any rights of attribution and/or any moral rights you may have in your User Content, regardless of whether your User Content is altered or changed in any manner. Winterpixel does not claim any ownership rights in your User Content and nothing in these Terms of Service is intended to restrict any rights that you may have to use and exploit your User Content. Winterpixel has no obligation to monitor or enforce your intellectual property rights in or to your User Content.
3.3. User Interactions
You are solely responsible for your interactions with other users of the Service and any other parties with whom you interact through the Service and/or Winterpixel games. Winterpixel reserves the right, but has no obligation, to become involved in any way with these disputes. You will fully cooperate with Winterpixel to investigate any suspected unlawful, fraudulent or improper activity, including, without limitation, granting Winterpixel access to any password-protected portions of your Account.
If you have a dispute with one or more users, you release us (and our officers, directors, agents, subsidiaries, joint ventures and employees) from claims, demands and damages (actual and consequential) of every kind and nature, known and unknown, arising out of or in any way connected with such disputes.
4. Fees and Purchase Terms
4.1.Purchases
In the Service you may purchase, with “real world” money, a limited, personal, non-transferable, non-sublicensable, revocable license to use (a) “virtual currency”, including but not limited to virtual cash, gems or “bux”, all for use in Winterpixel games; (b) “virtual in-game items” (together with “virtual currency”, “Virtual Items”); and (c) other goods or services (“Merchandise”). You are only allowed to purchase Virtual Items from us or our authorised partners through the Service, and not in any other way. Winterpixel may manage, regulate, control, modify or eliminate Virtual Items and/or Merchandise at any time, with or without notice. Winterpixel shall have no liability to you or any third party in the event that Winterpixel exercises any such rights. The transfer of Virtual Items and Merchandise is prohibited except where expressly authorized in the Service. Other than as expressly authorized in the Service, you shall not sell, purchase, redeem or otherwise transfer Virtual Items or Merchandise to any person or entity or attempt any of the aforesaid, including but not limited to Winterpixel, another user or any third party.
ALL PURCHASES AND REDEMPTIONS OF VIRTUAL ITEMS MADE THROUGH THE SERVICE ARE FINAL AND NON-REFUNDABLE.
The provision of Virtual Items for use in Winterpixel games is a service provided by Winterpixel that commences immediately upon acceptance by Winterpixel of your purchase.
5. Updates to the Service
You understand that the Service is an evolving one. Winterpixel may require that you accept updates to the Service and to Winterpixel’s games you have installed on your device or computer. You acknowledge and agree that Winterpixel may update the Service and Winterpixel games, with or without notifying you. You may need to update third party software from time to time in order to receive the Service and play Winterpixel games.
6. Disclaimer of Warranties
WITHOUT LIMITING WINTERPIXEL’S LIABILITY UNDER SECTION 7 BELOW, THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS FOR YOUR USE, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, AND THOSE ARISING FROM COURSE OF DEALING OR USAGE OF TRADE. WINTERPIXEL DOES NOT WARRANT THAT YOU WILL BE ABLE TO ACCESS OR USE THE SERVICE AT THE TIMES OR LOCATIONS OF YOUR CHOOSING; THAT THE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE; THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED; OR THAT THE GAME OR THE SERVICE ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS.
Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of certain warranties. Accordingly, some of the above disclaimers may not apply to you.
7. Limitation of Liability
WINTERPIXEL STUDIOS INC SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE OR OTHER SIMILAR DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOSS OF REVENUES, LOST PROFITS, LOST DATA, OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES (HOWEVER SUCH LOSSES ARE QUALIFIED), ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING IN ANY WAY TO THESE TERMS OF SERVICE OR THE SERVICE ITSELF, WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY, AND WHETHER OR NOT WINTERPIXEL HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
IN NO EVENT SHALL WINTERPIXEL BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR MORE THAN THE GREATER OF: (A) THE AMOUNT YOU HAVE PAID TO WINTERPIXEL IN ACCORDANCE WITH THESE TERMS OF SERVICE IN THE ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY DAYS (180) IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE DATE ON WHICH YOU FIRST ASSERT A CLAIM OR (B) TWO HUNDRED (200) CANADIAN DOLLARS.
YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT IF YOU HAVE NOT PAID ANYTHING TO WINTERPIXEL DURING SUCH TIME PERIOD, YOUR SOLE REMEDY (AND WINTERPIXEL’S EXCLUSIVE LIABILITY) FOR ANY DISPUTE WITH WINTERPIXEL IS TO STOP USING THE SERVICE AND TO CANCEL YOUR ACCOUNT.
NOTHING IN THESE TERMS OF SERVICE SHALL AFFECT THE STATUTORY RIGHTS OF ANY CONSUMER OR EXCLUDE OR RESTRICT ANY LIABILITY RESULTING FROM GROSS NEGLIGENCE OR WILLFUL MISCONDUCT OF WINTERPIXEL OR FOR DEATH OR PERSONAL INJURY ARISING FROM ANY NEGLIGENCE OR FRAUD OF WINTERPIXEL.
You agree to indemnify, defend and hold Winterpixel (and our officers, directors, agents, and employees) harmless from any claim, demand, damages, or other losses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, asserted by any third-party resulting from or arising out of your use of the Service, or any breach by you of these Terms of Service, however the foregoing does not apply if the infringement of rights is not attributable to your intentional or negligent behavior.
8 General Terms
8.1 Force Majeure
Winterpixel shall not be liable for any delay or failure to perform resulting from causes outside the reasonable control of Winterpixel, including without limitation any failure to perform hereunder due to unforeseen circumstances or cause beyond Winterpixel’s control which may include any act of God, storm, fire, flood, casualty, unanticipated work stoppage, power outage, satellite failure, strike, lockout, labor dispute, civil disturbance, riot, war, national emergency, Governmental action, or other cause beyond its control.
8.2 Severability
You and Winterpixel agree that if any provision of this Agreement is held unlawful, void, or for any reason unenforceable, then that provision will be deemed severable from this Agreement and will not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions.
8.3 No Waiver
The failure or delay of Winterpixel to require or enforce strict performance by you of any provision of these Terms of Service or the Winterpixel Privacy Policy or failure to exercise any right under them shall not be construed as a waiver of Winterpixel’s right to assert or rely upon any such provision or right in that or any other instance. Additionally, any provision, condition, or requirement of these Terms of Service or the Winterpixel Privacy Policy expresses waived shall not constitute a waiver for any future obligation to comply with the terms.
Except as expressly and specifically set forth in this these Terms, no representations, statements, waivers, consents, or other acts or omissions by Winterpixel shall be deemed a modification of these Terms of Service nor legally binding, unless documented in physical writing, hand signed by a duly appointed officer of Winterpixel and by You.
8.4 Supplemental Terms
Winterpixel may publish additional policies related to specific services such as community forums, contests or special events. Your right to use such services is subject to both the specific policies set forth and these Terms of Service.
8.5 Entire Agreement
This Agreement, including the Winterpixel Privacy Policy and any applicable Additional Terms, is the entire agreement between the parties relating to the matters contained herein.
8.6 Assignment
Winterpixel may assign or delegate these Terms of Service and/or the Winterpixel Privacy Policy, in whole or in part, to any person or entity at any time with or without your consent. You may not assign or delegate any rights or obligations under the Terms of Service or Privacy Policy without Winterpixel’s prior written consent, and any unauthorized assignment and delegation by you is ineffective.
8.7 Notices
We may notify you via postings on www.winterpixel.com, and via e-mail or any other communications means to contact information you provide to us.
You acknowledge that the rights granted and obligations made under these Terms of Service to Winterpixel are of a unique and irreplaceable nature, the loss of which shall irreparably harm Winterpixel and which cannot be replaced by monetary damages alone so that Winterpixel shall be entitled to injunctive or other equitable relief (without the obligations of posting any bond or surety or proof of damages) in the event of any breach or anticipatory breach by you. You irrevocably waive all rights to seek injunctive or other equitable relief, or to enjoin or restrain the operation of the Service or any Winterpixel game, exploitation of any advertising or other materials issued in connection therewith, or exploitation of the Service or any content or other material used or displayed through the Service and agree to limit your claims to claims for monetary damages, limited by Section 7 (if any).
8.9 Contact.
You may contact Winterpixel regarding this Terms of Service by emailing support@winterpixel.com