1. Definitions.
"Ironworks Gaming" is the interactive on-line service operated by
The Great Escape Studios, ("TGEWEB") on the World Wide Web of the
Internet, consisting of information services and content provided
by Ironworks Gaming, affiliates of Ironworks Gaming and other
third parties. "Subscriber" means each person who establishes or
accesses a connection ("Account") for access to and use of
Ironworks Gaming.
2. General.
(A) This Agreement, which incorporates by reference other
provisions applicable to use of Ironworks Gaming, including, but
not limited to, supplemental terms and conditions set forth in
paragraph 14 hereof ("Supplemental Terms") governing the use of
certain specific material contained in Ironworks Gaming, sets
forth the terms and conditions that apply to use of Ironworks
Gaming by Subscriber. By using Ironworks Gaming (other than to
read this Agreement for the first time), Subscriber agrees to
comply with all of the terms and conditions hereof. The right to
use Ironworks Gaming is personal to Subscriber and is not
transferable to any other person or entity. Subscriber is
responsible for all use of Subscriber's Account (under any screen
name or password) and for ensuring that all use of Subscriber's
Account complies fully with the provisions of this Agreement.
Subscriber shall be responsible for protecting the confidentiality
of Subscriber's password(s), if any.
(B) Ironworks Gaming shall have the right at any time to change or
discontinue any aspect or feature of Ironworks Gaming, including,
but not limited to, content, hours of availability, and equipment
needed for access or use.
3. Changed Terms.
Ironworks Gaming shall have the right at any time to change or
modify the terms and conditions applicable to Subscriber's use of
Ironworks Gaming, or any part thereof, or to impose new
conditions, including, but not limited to, adding fees and charges
for use. Such changes, modifications, additions or deletions shall
be effective immediately upon notice thereof, which may be given
by means including, but not limited to, posting on Ironworks
Gaming, or by electronic or conventional mail, or by any other
means by which Subscriber obtains notice thereof. Any use of
Ironworks Gaming by Subscriber after such notice shall be deemed
to constitute acceptance by Subscriber of such changes,
modifications or additions.
4. Equipment.
Subscriber shall be responsible for obtaining and maintaining all
telephone, computer hardware and other equipment needed for access
to and use of Ironworks Gaming and all charges related thereto.
5. Subscriber Conduct.
(A) Subscriber shall use Ironworks Gaming for lawful purposes
only. Subscriber shall not post or transmit through Ironworks
Gaming any material which violates or infringes in any way upon
the rights of others, which is unlawful, threatening, abusive,
defamatory, invasive of privacy or publicity rights, vulgar,
obscene, profane or otherwise objectionable, which encourages
conduct that would constitute a criminal offense, give rise to
civil liability or otherwise violate any law, or which, without
Ironworks Gaming express prior approval, contains advertising or
any solicitation with respect to products or services. Any conduct
by a Subscriber that in Ironworks Gaming discretion restricts or
inhibits any other Subscriber from using or enjoying Ironworks
Gaming will not be permitted.
(B) Ironworks Gaming & TGEWEB.COM contains copyrighted material,
trademarks and other proprietary information, including, but not
limited to, text, software, photos, video, graphics, music and
sound, and the entire contents of Ironworks Gaming are copyrighted
as a collective work under the United States copyright laws.
Ironworks Gaming owns a copyright in the selection, coordination,
arrangement and enhancement of such content, as well as in the
content original to it. Subscriber may not modify, publish,
transmit, participate in the transfer or sale, create derivative
works, or in any way exploit, any of the content, in whole or in
part. Subscriber may download copyrighted material for
Subscriber's personal use only. Except as otherwise expressly
permitted under copyright law, no copying, redistribution,
retransmission, publication or commercial exploitation of
downloaded material will be permitted without the express
permission of Ironworks Gaming or TGEWEB.COM and the copyright
owner. In the event of any permitted copying, redistribution or
publication of copyrighted material, no changes in or deletion of
author attribution, trademark legend or copyright notice shall be
made. Subscriber acknowledges that it does not acquire any
ownership rights by downloading copyrighted material.
(C) Subscriber shall not upload, post or otherwise make available
on Ironworks Gaming any material protected by copyright, trademark
or other proprietary right without the express permission of the
owner of the copyright, trademark or other proprietary right and
the burden of determining that any material is not protected by
copyright rests with Subscriber. Subscriber shall be solely liable
for any damage resulting from any infringement of copyrights,
proprietary rights, or any other harm resulting from such a
submission. By submitting material to any public area of Ironworks
Gaming, Subscriber automatically grants, or warrants that the
owner of such material has expressly granted Ironworks Gaming the
royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive right and
license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate and
distribute such material (in whole or in part) worldwide and/or to
incorporate it in other works in any form, media or technology now
known or hereafter developed for the full term of any copyright
that may exist in such material. Subscriber also permits any other
Subscriber to access, view, store or reproduce the material for
that Subscriber's personal use. Subscriber hereby grants Ironworks
Gaming the right to edit, copy, publish and distribute any
material made available on Ironworks Gaming by Subscriber.
(D) The foregoing provisions of Section 5 are for the benefit of
Ironworks Gaming, its subsidiaries, affiliates and its third party
content providers and licensors and each shall have the right to
assert and enforce such provisions directly or on its own behalf.
6. Disclaimer of Warranty; Limitation of Liability.
(A) SUBSCRIBER EXPRESSLY AGREES THAT USE OF IRONWORKS GAMING IS AT
SUBSCRIBER'S SOLE RISK. NEITHER IRONWORKS GAMING, ITS AFFILIATES
NOR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, THIRD PARTY CONTENT
PROVIDERS OR LICENSORS WARRANT THAT IRONWORKS GAMING WILL BE
UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE; NOR DO THEY MAKE ANY WARRANTY AS TO
THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM USE OF IRONWORKS GAMING, OR
AS TO THE ACCURACY, RELIABILITY OR CONTENT OF ANY INFORMATION,
SERVICE, OR MERCHANDISE PROVIDED THROUGH IRONWORKS GAMING.
(B) IRONWORKS GAMING IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" BASIS WITHOUT
WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT
NOT LIMITED TO, WARRANTIES OF TITLE OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OTHER THAN
THOSE WARRANTIES WHICH ARE IMPLIED BY AND INCAPABLE OF EXCLUSION,
RESTRICTION OR MODIFICATION UNDER THE LAWS APPLICABLE TO THIS
AGREEMENT.
(C) THIS DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY APPLIES TO ANY DAMAGES OR INJURY
CAUSED BY ANY FAILURE OF PERFORMANCE, ERROR, OMISSION,
INTERRUPTION, DELETION, DEFECT, DELAY IN OPERATION OR
TRANSMISSION, COMPUTER VIRUS, COMMUNICATION LINE FAILURE, THEFT OR
DESTRUCTION OR UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO, ALTERATION OF, OR USE OF
RECORD, WHETHER FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT, TORTUOUS BEHAVIOR,
NEGLIGENCE, OR UNDER ANY OTHER CAUSE OF ACTION. SUBSCRIBER
SPECIFICALLY ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IRONWORKS GAMING IS NOT LIABLE FOR
THE DEFAMATORY, OFFENSIVE OR ILLEGAL CONDUCT OF OTHER SUBSCRIBERS
OR THIRD-PARTIES AND THAT THE RISK OF INJURY FROM THE FOREGOING
RESTS ENTIRELY WITH SUBSCRIBER.
(D) IN NO EVENT WILL IRONWORKS GAMING, OR ANY PERSON OR ENTITY
INVOLVED IN CREATING, PRODUCING OR DISTRIBUTING IRONWORKS GAMING
OR THE IRONWORKS GAMING FORUM, BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES,
INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE USE
OF OR INABILITY TO USE IRONWORKS GAMING. SUBSCRIBER HEREBY
ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL APPLY TO
ALL CONTENT ON IRONWORKS GAMING.
(E) IN ADDITION TO THE TERMS SET FORTH ABOVE NEITHER, IRONWORKS
GAMING, NOR ITS AFFILIATES, INFORMATION PROVIDERS OR CONTENT
PARTNERS SHALL BE LIABLE REGARDLESS OF THE CAUSE OR DURATION, FOR
ANY ERRORS, INACCURACIES, OMISSIONS, OR OTHER DEFECTS IN, OR
UNTIMELINESS OR UNAUTHENTICITY OF, THE INFORMATION CONTAINED
WITHIN IRONWORKS GAMING, OR FOR ANY DELAY OR INTERRUPTION IN THE
TRANSMISSION THEREOF TO THE USER, OR FOR ANY CLAIMS OR LOSSES
ARISING THEREFROM OR OCCASIONED THEREBY. NONE OF THE FOREGOING
PARTIES SHALL BE LIABLE FOR ANY THIRD-PARTY CLAIMS OR LOSSES OF
ANY NATURE, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, LOST PROFITS, PUNITIVE
OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES. PRIOR TO THE EXECUTION OF A STOCK TRADE,
SUBSCRIBERS ARE ADVISED TO CONSULT WITH YOUR BROKER OR OTHER
FINANCIAL REPRESENTATIVE TO VERIFY PRICING OR OTHER INFORMATION.
IRONWORKS GAMING, ITS AFFILIATES, INFORMATION PROVIDERS OR CONTENT
PARTNERS SHALL HAVE NO LIABILITY FOR INVESTMENT DECISIONS BASED ON
THE INFORMATION PROVIDED. NEITHER, IRONWORKS GAMING, NOR ITS
AFFILIATES, INFORMATION PROVIDERS OR CONTENT PARTNERS WARRANT OR
GUARANTEE THE TIMELINESS, SEQUENCE, ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF
THIS INFORMATION. ADDITIONALLY, THERE ARE NO WARRANTIES AS TO THE
RESULTS OBTAINED FROM THE USE OF THE INFORMATION.
7. Monitoring.
Ironworks Gaming shall have the right, but not the obligation, to
monitor the content of Ironworks Gaming, including chat rooms and
forums, to determine compliance with this Agreement and any
operating rules established by Ironworks Gaming and to satisfy any
law, regulation or authorized government request. Ironworks Gaming
shall have the right in its sole discretion to edit, refuse to
post or remove any material submitted to or posted on Ironworks
Gaming. Without limiting the foregoing, Ironworks Gaming shall
have the right to remove any material that Ironworks Gaming, in
its sole discretion, finds to be in violation of the provisions
hereof or otherwise objectionable.
8. Indemnification.
Subscriber agrees to defend, indemnify and hold harmless Ironworks
Gaming, its affiliates and their respective directors, officers,
employees and agents from and against all claims and expenses,
including attorneys' fees, arising out of the use of Ironworks
Gaming by Subscriber or Subscriber's Account.
9. Termination.
Either Ironworks Gaming or Subscriber may terminate this Agreement
at any time. Without limiting the foregoing, Ironworks Gaming
shall have the right to immediately terminate Subscriber's Account
in the event of any conduct by Subscriber which Ironworks Gaming,
in its sole discretion, considers to be unacceptable, or in the
event of any breach by Subscriber of this Agreement. The
provisions of Sections 5(B), 5(C), 5(D), 6, 8, 10 and this Section
9 shall survive termination of this Agreement.
10. Trademarks.
Ironworks Gaming, Ironworks Forum, The Great Escape Studios, and
Compu-Comics and each of their logos are trademarks of Ironworks
Gaming and The Great Escape Studios. All rights reserved. All
other trademarks appearing on Ironworks Gaming are the property of
their respective owners.
11. Third Party Content.
Ironworks Gaming is a distributor (and not a publisher) of content
supplied by third parties and Subscribers. Accordingly, Ironworks
Gaming has no more editorial control over such content than does a
public library, bookstore, or newsstand. Any opinions, advice,
statements, services, offers, or other information or content
expressed or made available by third parties, including
information providers, Subscribers or any other user of Ironworks
Gaming, are those of the respective author(s) or distributor(s)
and not of Ironworks Gaming. Neither Ironworks Gaming nor any
third-party provider of information guarantees the accuracy,
completeness, or usefulness of any content, nor its
merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose. (Refer to
Section 6 above for the complete provisions governing limitation
of liabilities and disclaimers of warranty.)
In many instances, the content available through Ironworks Gaming
represents the opinions and judgments of the respective
information provider, Subscriber, or other user not under contract
with Ironworks Gaming. Ironworks Gaming neither endorses nor is
responsible for the accuracy or reliability of any opinion, advice
or statement made on Ironworks Gaming by anyone other than
authorized Ironworks Gaming spokespersons while acting in their
official capacities. Under no circumstances will Ironworks Gaming
or The Great Escape Studios be liable for any loss or damage
caused by a Subscriber's reliance on information obtained through
Ironworks Gaming. It is the responsibility of Subscriber to
evaluate the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of any
information, opinion, advice or other content available through
Ironworks Gaming. Please seek the advice of professionals, as
appropriate, regarding the evaluation of any specific information,
opinion, advice or other content.
12. Miscellaneous.
This Agreement and any operating rules for Ironworks Gaming
established by Ironworks Gaming constitute the entire agreement of
the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, and
supersede all previous written or oral agreements between the
parties with respect to such subject matter. This Agreement shall
be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Florida,
without regard to its conflict of laws rules. No waiver by either
party of any breach or default hereunder shall be deemed to be a
waiver of any preceding or subsequent breach or default. The
section headings used herein are for convenience only and shall
not be given any legal import.
13. Copyrights and Copyright Agent.
Ironworks Gaming respects the rights of all copyright holders and
in this regard, Ironworks Gaming has adopted and implemented a
policy that provides for the termination in appropriate
circumstances of subscribers and account holders who infringe the
rights of copyright holders. If you believe that your work has
been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement,
please provide Ironworks Gaming's
Copyright Agent the following information required by the
Online Copyright Infringement Liability Limitation Act of the
Digital Millennium Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. ¤ 512:
1. A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to
act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly
infringed;
2. Identification of the copyright work claimed to have been
infringed, or, if multiple copyrighted works at a single online
site are covered by a single notification, a representative list
of such works at that site;
3. Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing
or to be the subject of infringing activity and that is to be
removed or access to which is to be disabled, and information
reasonably sufficient to permit us to locate the material;
4. Information reasonably sufficient to permit us to contact the
complaining party;
5. A statement that the complaining party has a good-faith belief
that use of the material in the manner complained of is not
authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; and
6. A statement that the information in the notification is
accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that the complaining party
is authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right
that is allegedly infringed.
For copyright inquiries under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act
please contact:
Ironworks Gaming - Copyright Agent
5028 Kensington Heights Drive
Lakeland, FL 33811
Email: webmaster@tgeweb.com
For web posting, reprint, transcript or licensing requests for
Ironworks Gaming material, please contact
webmaster@tgeweb.com
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