Please read these Terms and Conditions ("Terms", "Terms and Conditions") carefully before using the GameZone website ("Website", "Service") operated by GameZone Ltd. ("us", "we", "our").
Your access to and use of the Service is conditioned on your acceptance of and compliance with these Terms. These Terms apply to all visitors, users, and others who access or use the Service.
By accessing or using the Service, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you disagree with any part of the terms, you may not access the Service.
1. Website Usage Terms
1.1 Account Registration
To access certain features of the Website, you may be required to register for an account. 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.
You are responsible for safeguarding the password that you use to access the Service and for any activities or actions under your password. We encourage you to use "strong" passwords (passwords that use a combination of upper and lower case letters, numbers, and symbols) with your account.
1.2 Age Restrictions
The Service is intended for users who are at least 13 years of age. By accessing or using the Service, you confirm and warrant that you are at least 13 years of age and that you have the legal capacity to enter into these Terms.
If you are under 18 years old, you may only use the Service with the consent and supervision of a parent or legal guardian who agrees to be bound by these Terms.
1.3 Service Modifications
We reserve the right to withdraw or amend our Service, and any service or material we provide on the Service, in our sole discretion without notice. We will not be liable if, for any reason, all or any part of the Service is unavailable at any time or for any period.
1.4 User Accounts
We have the right to disable any user name, password, or other identifier, whether chosen by you or provided by us, at any time in our sole discretion for any or no reason, including if, in our opinion, you have violated any provision of these Terms.
2. User Rights and Responsibilities
2.1 User Content
Our Service allows you to post, link, store, share and otherwise make available certain information, text, graphics, videos, or other material ("Content"). You are responsible for the Content that you post on or through the Service, including its legality, reliability, and appropriateness.
By posting Content on or through the Service, you represent and warrant that:
- The Content is yours (you own it) or you have the right to use it and grant us the rights and license as provided in these Terms.
- The posting of your Content on or through the Service does not violate the privacy rights, publicity rights, copyrights, contract rights or any other rights of any person.
2.2 License to User Content
By posting Content on or through the Service, you grant us a non-exclusive, royalty-free, transferable, sub-licensable, worldwide license to use, modify, run, copy, publicly perform, display, translate, and distribute such Content in any and all media or distribution methods (now known or later developed).
You can remove your Content at any time by deleting your account. However, please note that removed Content may be cached or archived by us or third parties, and we may retain certain information as required by law or for legitimate business purposes.
2.3 Acceptable Use
You agree not to use the Service:
- In any way that violates any applicable federal, state, local, or international law or regulation.
- To transmit, or procure the sending of, any advertising or promotional material, including any "junk mail", "chain letter," "spam," or any other similar solicitation.
- To impersonate or attempt to impersonate the Company, a Company employee, another user, or any other person or entity.
- To engage in any other conduct that restricts or inhibits anyone's use or enjoyment of the Service, or which, as determined by us, may harm the Company or users of the Service or expose them to liability.
2.4 Monitoring and Enforcement
We have the right to:
- Remove or refuse to post any User Content for any or no reason in our sole discretion.
- Take any action with respect to any User Content that we deem necessary or appropriate in our sole discretion, including if we believe that such User Content violates the Terms, infringes any intellectual property right or other right of any person or entity, threatens the personal safety of users of the Service or the public, or could create liability for the Company.
- Terminate or suspend your access to all or part of the Service for any or no reason, including without limitation, any violation of these Terms.
3. Limitation of Liability
In no event will the Company, its affiliates or their licensors, service providers, employees, agents, officers, or directors be liable for damages of any kind, under any legal theory, arising out of or in connection with your use, or inability to use, the Service, any websites linked to it, any content on the Service or such other websites or any services or items obtained through the Service or such other websites, including any direct, indirect, special, incidental, consequential, or punitive damages, including but not limited to, personal injury, pain and suffering, emotional distress, loss of revenue, loss of profits, loss of business or anticipated savings, loss of use, loss of goodwill, loss of data, and whether caused by tort (including negligence), breach of contract or otherwise, even if foreseeable.
The foregoing does not affect any liability which cannot be excluded or limited under applicable law.
4. Community Guidelines
Our community guidelines are designed to ensure that GameZone remains a respectful, engaging, and safe environment for all users. By using our Service, you agree to follow these guidelines:
4.1 Respectful Communication
- Treat others with respect and courtesy, even in disagreement
- Avoid personal attacks, harassment, or intimidation
- Do not use offensive language, slurs, or hate speech
- Respect the privacy of others
4.2 Content Standards
- Do not post illegal, harmful, threatening, abusive, defamatory, or obscene content
- Avoid spamming, flooding, or disrupting discussions
- Do not share malware, viruses, or other malicious code
- Refrain from posting content that promotes discrimination based on race, gender, religion, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, or age
4.3 Intellectual Property
- Respect copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property rights
- Only share content you have the right to share
- Provide proper attribution when sharing others' work with permission
4.4 Forum Etiquette
- Stay on topic in forum threads and discussions
- Use appropriate thread titles that reflect your content
- Search before creating new threads to avoid duplicates
- Use spoiler warnings when discussing plot points of new games
Violation of these guidelines may result in content removal, temporary suspension, or permanent banning from the Service, at our sole discretion.
5. Intellectual Property
5.1 Service Content, Software and Trademarks
Unless otherwise indicated, the Service is our proprietary property and all source code, databases, functionality, software, website designs, audio, video, text, photographs, and graphics on the Service (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, international copyright laws, and international conventions.
The Content and the Marks are provided on the Service "AS IS" for your information and personal use only. Except as expressly provided in these Terms, no part of the Service 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.
5.2 User Contributions
By posting, uploading, inputting, providing, or submitting your User Content to the Service, you grant us the right to use, modify, perform, display, reproduce, and distribute such content on and through the Service.
You retain any and all of your rights to any User Content you submit, post, or display on or through the Service and you are responsible for protecting those rights. You agree that this license includes the right for us to make your User Content available to other users of the Service, who may also use your User Content subject to these Terms.
5.3 DMCA Compliance
We respect the intellectual property rights of others. If you believe that any content on our Service infringes upon your copyright, please send us a notice pursuant to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act ("DMCA"). A proper DMCA notice must include:
- Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed
- Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing
- Information reasonably sufficient to permit us to contact you
- A statement that you have a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized
- A statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that you are authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed
DMCA notices can be sent to our designated agent at: dmca@gamezone.com
6. Changes to Terms
We reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to modify or replace these Terms at any time. If a revision is material, we will try to provide at least 30 days' notice prior to any new terms taking effect. What constitutes a material change will be determined at our sole discretion.
By continuing to access or use our Service after those revisions become effective, you agree to be bound by the revised terms. If you do not agree to the new terms, please stop using the Service.
We encourage you to review these Terms periodically for any changes. Changes to these Terms are effective when they are posted on this page.
7. Contact Us
If you have any questions about these Terms, please contact us:
Address: Studio 76b Brandon Drive, Hallberg DE65 5JX, United Kingdom
Phone: +440009659199
Email: terms@gamezone.com