Terms of
Service
Effective Date: June 15, 2022
The following Terms of
Service (¡°Terms¡±) are a legally binding agreement that rules the relationship
between GAMESPRING CO., LTD.
(hereafter as ¡°GameSpring¡±, ¡°We¡±, ¡°Us¡±, ¡°Our¡±), and
you, and your use of, including but not limited to GameSpring¡¯s
products, games, apps such as Dragon Ace Casino - Baccarat, Dragon Ace Casino –
Blackjack, BACARÁ, Baccarat Online 3D, ÛÝÊ«乐
– Baccarat, BlackjackMan, BaccaratMan,
Baccarat Scoreboard, «Ð«««é – Baccarat VIP«Ð«««é
- «¹«¯«¤ー«º, and any other future game
developed by Us, since the effective date of this Terms, websites or platforms
(henceforth ¡°Services¡±).
By using Our Services, you
acknowledge that you have read, understood and agreed to be bound by these
Terms. The use of Our Services is bound to Our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to
these Terms or with Our Privacy Policy in their totality, you are prohibited
from using any of Our Services.
BE AWARE THAT THESE TERMS
INCLUDE A MANDATORY ARBITRATION
PROVISION, WHICH SPECIFIES THAT ANY DISPUTE OR CONTROVERSY SHOULD BE
RESOLVED BY ARBITRATION AND NOT ON A CLASS-WIDE OR CONSOLIDATED BASIS. REVIEW
IN DETAIL THE SECTION ¡°23. DISPUTE RESOLUTION BY BINDING ARBITRATION¡± OF OUR TERMS BEFORE USING ANY OF OUR SERVICES. YOU
MAY OPT OUT OF THE ARBITRATION PROVISION BY FOLLOWING THE INSTRUCTIONS PROVIDED
AT THE END OF THE AFOREMENTIONED SECTION.
OUR SERVICES ARE STRICTLY FOR AMUSEMENT AND INFORMATIONAL
PURPOSES ONLY. OUR SERVICES DO NOT OFFER ANY REAL MONEY GAMBLING NOR ANY
OPPORTUNITY TO WIN REAL MONEY NOR ANYTHING OF REAL VALUE. NO REAL MONEY IS
REQUIRED TO USE OUR SERVICES.
1. Modification to the Terms
We reserve the right, at Our exclusive discretion, to modify these Terms at any time.
Such modifications will be effective upon the date on which they are posted in
any of Our Services. You acknowledge and agree that it is your responsibility
to review these Terms regularly for any possible modification prior to the
usage of Our Services. After any modification of these Terms, your continued
use of Our Services will be subject exclusively to the updated Terms; you
recognize that you will be constrained to such modifications.
2. Restriction to our Services
Our Services are intended for
those who are 21 years old or older. Nonetheless, you may be authorized to use
Our Services if you are at least 17 years old and if you are not limited by
local laws or other restrictions that may prohibit your use.
If you are 17 years old or
under the age of majority where you are located, you confirm that your legal
guardian has reviewed and agreed to these Terms.
Additionally, you may not use
Our Services if:
3. Account Registration
In order to use Our Services,
you may be asked to create a user account and provide certain personal
information, which may include but is not limited to your name, e-mail address,
username, Facebook app ID, and device ID. The information you provide to Us, will be protected in accordance with Our Privacy Policy.
When creating your account,
you must provide truthful and accurate information to Us.
Additionally, you should promptly update your information in the case of any
changes. We reserve the right to suspend or terminate your account and/or
restrict your ability to access to any of Our Services if We
suspect or detect that the information provided is inaccurate, not current or
incomplete.
We reserve the right to limit
the number of accounts a user can create. You may not create more than one
account per each of our Services. At Our sole discretion, that limit may be
modified. Your account is personal to you and you are not entitled to transfer
your account to any other person.
You are solely responsible
for the security of and all activities on any of your GameSpring
accounts, including purchases. You are exclusively responsible for any activity
conducted on your account, regardless of whether or not those activities were
made by you.
GameSpring is not liable for any loss
or damage arising from your failure to comply with any of your obligations
contained in these Terms. You agree to indemnify and hold GameSpring,
their respective employees, contractors, officers, directors, and agents
harmless for any illegal or improper use of any of your GameSpring
accounts.
You acknowledge and agree
that you shall have no ownership or other property interest or rights in any
account that you create using any of Our Services. All accounts created by
using GameSpring Services are of Our
ownership. We reserve the right to suspend, terminate, modify or delete any of
these accounts at any time, for any reason, or without reason, with or without
notice to you, at Our sole discretion and without any
liability.
We reserve the right to
remove, modify, or reclaim any username or nickname at any time and for any
reason, including in case of claims by a third party that a username violates
any third party¡¯s rights or otherwise violate these Terms.
If you wish to delete your
account, you may submit such a request, at any time, by following the
instructions in Our Privacy Policy. From the date of
termination, you will no longer be able to access your account, including any
Virtual Currencies (term as defined below) associated therewith.
4. No Purchase Requirement
We will never require you to
make any purchase of any kind in your use of Our Services. Some of Our Services
may require virtual "coins", "points" or ¡°chips¡± (hereafter
¡°Virtual Currency¡± or ¡°Virtual Currencies¡±) in order to play. Initially, a
certain quantity of those Virtual Currencies will be provided to you on your
first login to some of Our Services and again after determined periods of time.
When you exhaust your supply of the necessary Virtual Currencies, you may be
provided with the opportunity to elect to purchase additional Virtual
Currencies and continue to play (SUCH PURCHASE IS NOT REQUIRED NOR MANDATORY)
or you may opt to wait until additional free Virtual Currency is available to
you. VIRTUAL CURRENCY IS LICENSED TO YOU FROM GAMESPRING FOR YOUR USE IN OUR
SERVICES, SUBJECT TO THE LIMITATIONS AND OTHER TERMS SET OUT BELOW.
5. Virtual Items, Ownership, and License
Subject to your agreement and
continued compliance with Our Terms, We grant you a personal, non-exclusive,
non-transferable, non-sublicensable, revocable,
limited scope license to access and use of Our Services. Use of Our Services
shall be exclusively for your own, private, non-commercial entertainment
purposes and for no other purpose whatsoever, without prior written approval
from Us. Our Terms do not grant you or any other party
any right, title or interest in the Service or any content in the Service. You
hereby accept that your license to use Our Services is limited by Our Terms,
and, if you violate or if, at any point, you do not agree to any of Our Terms,
your license to use the Services shall be immediately terminated, and you shall
immediately refrain from using the Services. If the Services or any part
thereof is determined to be illegal under the laws of the country in which you
are situated, you may not be granted any license to use Our Services and must
refrain from using Our Services.
You do not own any account
that you create while using Our Services; your account is not your property.
Likewise, you do not own any Virtual Currencies that you acquire while using
Our Services, regardless of whether you ¡°earned¡± those Virtual Currencies or
¡°purchased¡± them. YOUR ACCOUNT AND VIRTUAL CURRENCIES
ARE OWNED BY GAMESPRING. WE GIVE YOU A LIMITED LICENSE AND RIGHT TO USE YOUR
ACCOUNT AND ACQUIRED VIRTUAL CURRENCIES WHILE WE OFFER THOSE SERVICES.
You acknowledge that while
you may ¡°earn¡± or ¡°purchase¡± Virtual Currencies in Our Services, you do not
legally ¡°own¡± the Virtual Currencies and the amounts of any Virtual Currencies
do not represent any type of credit balance or real currency or hold any
equivalent value. Any Virtual Currency balance shown in your account does not
constitute a real-world balance nor reflect any stored value, but instead
represents a measurement of the extent of your limited license.
GameSpring has no liability for hacking
or any other loss of any of your Virtual Currency. Additionally, We do not have any obligation, and We will not reimburse you
for any Virtual Currency lost due to any violation of these Terms or by any
other reason. You acknowledge and agree that all ¡°sales¡± of Virtual Currency
are final and that GameSpring is not required to
provide a refund for any reason.
Other than a limited,
personal, revocable, non-transferable, non-sublicensable
license for use of the Virtual Currency within Our Services, you have no right
or title in or to any such Virtual Currency originating from Our Services or
any other attributes associated with use of Our Services.
GameSpring has the absolute right to
manage, regulate, control, modify and/or eliminate such Virtual Currency as it
sees fit in its sole discretion within the scope afforded to it by relevant
laws. Furthermore, GameSpring shall have no liability
to you or anyone for the exercise of such rights.
You are not allowed to
transfer or attempt to transfer any Virtual Currency inside or outside of the
Services (e.g. in the ¡°real world¡±) for example by selling, gifting, or trading
them. We will not recognize those transfers as valid. YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO
SUBLICENSE, TRADE, SELL, OR ATTEMPT TO SELL VIRTUAL CURRENCY FOR ¡°REAL¡± MONEY,
OR EXCHANGE VIRTUAL CURRENCY FOR VALUE OF ANY KIND. Any such transfer or
attempted transfer is prohibited and invalid, and failing to comply with this
provision may cause the termination of any/all accounts you have with Our
Services.
Virtual Currency has no real
monetary value, and cannot be refunded or exchanged for cash or anything else
of tangible value.
GameSpring reserves the right at its
own discretion to withdraw, revoke or withhold Virtual Currency at any time.
TO AVOID RETAINING DATA THAT
IS NO LONGER IN ACTIVE USE AND/OR TO IMPROVE OUR SERVICES, WE MAY DELETE OR
TERMINATE ACCOUNTS THAT ARE INACTIVE FOR A PERIOD OF MORE THAN 180 DAYS.
If you do not connect your
Guest Account to a Permanent Account, such as an Email Account, Social Media
Account, Apple Account or any other types of accounts besides the Guest
Account, in case, you lost access to your Guest Account, for example, by
deleting one of Our Services from your device or losing your device. We may not be able to restore any
Virtual Currency (whether purchased by, credited, obtained, or awarded to you)
or any other data associated with your Guest Account. GameSpring
will not be liable for any loss or deletion of Virtual currency or any other
data related with your accounts.
6. Violation of these Terms
If you violate any of the
dispositions contained in these Terms, We reserve the right, at Our sole discretion, to
take any of the following actions, whether individually or in combination:
You agree that We are not required to notify you prior to taking any of the
mentioned actions.
You agree to compensate Us, in accordance with the applicable law, for all losses,
harm, claims and expenses that may arise from any breach of these Terms by you.
7. Privacy
Your privacy is of paramount
importance to us. For more information on how we collect, use, share and
protect your personal information, please refer to Our Privacy Policy.
8. Rules of Conduct
You acknowledge that you have
full rights and authority to use Our Services and to be bound by these Terms.
You agree that you will comply fully with all applicable laws, regulations,
statutes, ordinances, and the Terms herein.
You undertake that you shall
not defraud, or attempt to defraud, GameSpring or
other users of Our Services, and that you shall not act in bad faith in your
use of Our Services. If GameSpring determines that
you attempted to/or violated GameSpring¡¯s Terms, or
if GameSpring determines that your actions fall
outside of reasonable community standards, GameSpring
may, at its sole discretion, terminate, suspend, or modify your account and
prohibit you from using Our Services.
Without limitation, the
following actions are examples of behavior that violate these Terms:
9. Intellectual Property Rights
GameSpring retains all rights in the
content within Our Services (including, but not limited to, applications,
software, designs, graphics, text, information, pictures, video, sound, music,
and other files, and their selection and arrangement) (collectively, the
¡®Content¡±).
The Content is protected by
applicable copyright, trade dress, and trademark laws, international
conventions, and other laws protecting intellectual property and related
proprietary rights. You are only allowed to use the Content in connection with
your use of Our Services for personal, noncommercial, and entertainment
purposes.
The Content shall not be used
by you in any other way, or for any other purpose, without Our
express written permission and/or the consent of any third party We deem
necessary, except as provided for herein.
You hereby understand and
agree that you do not acquire any ownership rights by using the Services or by
accessing any of the Content. Any unauthorized use by you of the Content may
violate copyright laws, trademark laws, and other applicable legislation.
All other trademarks,
registered trademarks, product names and company names or logos mentioned in
Our Services are the property of their respective owners, who may or may not be
affiliated with or connected to Us. If you fail to
comply with these Terms, other content owners may enforce their rights against
you. Reference to any products, services, or other information by trade name,
trademark, manufacturer, and supplier or otherwise, does not constitute or
imply endorsement, sponsorship or recommendation by Us.
In the event that legal
action is taken against GameSpring, one of its
Affiliates or their respective employees, contractors, officers, directors,
shareholders, agents, representatives, vendors, or content providers as a
consequence of your actions or omissions in violation of these Terms, you agree
to indemnify and hold harmless all of the foregoing.
10. Feedback and unsolicited ideas
GameSpring welcomes your feedback,
comments, and suggestions for improvements to Our Service (hereafter
¡°Feedback¡±). There are multiple ways by which you may choose to submit your Feedback, these include communications conducted through our
fan pages, forums, chat areas, or surveys. Additionally, you can present your
Feedback by emailing Us at support@gamespring.co.kr. You acknowledge and agree
that all Feedback you send Us,
will be the sole and exclusive property of GameSpring. You hereby irrevocably assign to GameSpring and agree to irrevocably assign to GameSpring all of your rights, titles, and interest in all
Feedback, including without limitation all worldwide patents, copyrights, trade
secrets, trademarks, moral rights and other proprietary or intellectual
property rights therein.
Any communications, material
or information you transmit to GameSpring by
electronic mail or by any other communication method, including any data,
questions, comments, suggestions, or similar, are and will be treated as,
non-confidential and non-proprietary.
GameSpring is free to use, reproduce,
modify, disclose, transmit or post any ideas, concepts, know-how or techniques
contained in any communication you send to GameSpring
for any purpose whatsoever including, but not limited to, developing,
manufacturing and marketing products using such information, without any
compensation to you or acknowledgment that you were the source of such
materials.
11. Communication Channels
Our Services may offer communications
channels such as forums or chat areas (¡°Communication Channels¡±) designed to
allow you to communicate with other users of the Services. We do not have any
obligation to monitor these Communication Channels but We may choose to do so,
and We reserve the right to review chats or materials posted to the
Communication Channels, and to Our own discretion delete any chats or posted
materials, at any time, with or without notice and for any reason.
We may also suspend or ban
your access to any Communication Channels at any time, without notice, and
without declaring any reason.
You understand and agree that
chats or materials posted by users on the Communication Channels are neither
endorsed, promoted, nor controlled by GameSpring and
these communications should never be considered reviewed or approved by Us. You
will be solely responsible for your activities within the Communication
Channels and under no circumstances will GameSpring
be liable for any activity that occurs within the Communication Channels.
You acknowledge that all your
activities within the Communication Channels are public, and you have no
expectation of privacy regarding your use of the Communication Channels. We are
not responsible for the information that you choose to share on the
Communication Channels, or for the actions of other users of Our Services.
12. Updates of the Services
Our Services are constantly
evolving, and for that reason We reserve the right, at any moment and from time
to time, temporarily or permanently, with or without notice, in whole or in
part, to the extent legally permissible: including without limitation, modifying
or discontinuing any of Our Services; modifying or removing any of the
information contained in the Services; modifying and/or waiving any fees
charged in connection with the Services; limiting the Services available to any
person, geographic area, or jurisdiction We choose.
In the case that the
aforementioned occurs, GameSpring is not required to
provide any kind of refund, benefit or other compensation.
You agree and acknowledge
that GameSpring will not be liable to you or to any
third party for any modification, suspension or discontinuance of Our Services,
in whole or in part. Your continued use of the Services after such changes will
indicate your acceptance and acknowledgement of such changes in Our Services
and/or in the Terms.
13. Third Party Links and Third Party Content and Services
Any and all software, content
and services (including advertising) within Our Services that are not owned by Us are "third
party content and services." We act merely as an intermediary service
provider of, and accept no responsibility or liability for, third party content
and services. In addition, and without limitation on the generality of the
aforementioned third party content and services. Our Services may include links
to sites operated by third parties, including advertisers and other content
providers. Those sites may collect data and/or solicit personal information
from you. We do not control such sites, and We are not
responsible for their content, policies, or their collection, use or disclosure
of any information.
14. Severability
In the event that any of the
provisions contained in these Terms is declared invalid by a court of competent
jurisdiction, such provision shall be ineffective only to the extent of such
invalidity, so that the remainder of that provision and all other provisions of
these Terms shall be valid and enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by
applicable law.
15. Warranty Disclaimer
GameSpring makes no promises or
guarantees that the Services or any content on them will always be available,
uninterrupted, or error-free. At Our own discretion, We
may suspend, withdraw, or restrict the accessibility of all or part of Our
Services.
USE OF OUR SERVICES IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. THE SERVICES ARE
PROVIDED ON AN ¡°AS IS¡± BASIS. TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW,
GAMESPRING MAKE NO WARRANTIES, CONDITIONS, OR OTHER TERMS OF ANY KIND, EITHER
EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, ABOUT OUR SERVICES. GAMESPRING DISCLAIM ANY WARRANTIES OF
TITLE OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, CONDITIONS, OR OTHER TERMS OF NON-INFRINGEMENT,
MERCHANTABILITY, QUIET ENJOYMENT, OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
You agree that the use of Our
Services is at your sole risk. GameSpring makes no
warranties about the accuracy or completeness of the content of Our Services
and assumes no liability or responsibility for, including but not limited to,
any of the following:
If your state or country does
not allow any of the above disclaimers, that disclaimer does not apply to you.
All other disclaimers will remain enforced.
16. Liability
YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT
GAMESPRING IS NOT LIABLE:
THE RISK OF USING OUR
SERVICES AND EXTERNAL SITES RESTS ENTIRELY WITH YOU AS DOES THE RISK OF INJURY
FROM OUR SERVICES AND EXTERNAL SITES.
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT ALLOWED
BY ANY APPLICABLE LAW, THE DISCLAIMERS OF LIABILITY IN THESE TERMS APPLY TO ALL
DAMAGES OR INJURY CAUSED BY OUR SERVICES, OR RELATED TO USE OF, OR INABILITY TO
USE, OUR SERVICES, UNDER ANY CAUSE OF ACTION IN ANY JURISDICTION, INCLUDING,
WITHOUT LIMITATION, ACTIONS FOR BREACH OF WARRANTY, BREACH OF CONTRACT, OR TORT
(INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE).
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT
PERMISSIBLE UNDER APPLICABLE LAWS, THE TOTAL LIABILITY OF GAMESPRING IS LIMITED
TO THE TOTAL AMOUNT YOU HAVE PAID GAMESPRING IN THE NINETY (90) DAYS
IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE DATE ON WHICH YOU FIRST ASSERT ANY SUCH CLAIM.
IF YOU HAVE NOT PAID
GAMESPRING ANY AMOUNT IN THE NINETY (90) DAYS IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE DATE ON
WHICH YOU FIRST ASSERT ANY SUCH CLAIM, YOUR SOLE AND
EXCLUSIVE REMEDY FOR ANY DISPUTE WITH GAMESPRING IS TO STOP USING THE SERVICES
AND TO CLOSE YOUR ACCOUNT.
Some states or countries do
not allow the exclusion of liability described above, which means these
limitations/exclusions may not apply to you if you reside in one of those
states or countries. In that scenario, GameSpring¡¯s
liability shall be limited to the full extent permitted by the law of such
jurisdiction.
17. Digital Millennium Copyright Act
In accordance to the Digital
Millennium Copyright Act (¡°DMCA¡±) and other applicable laws, We
have implemented a policy of terminating, when applicable, any unlawful use of
other¡¯s intellectual property rights.
If you believe that your
copyrighted work has been used, copied, reproduced, displayed, duplicated,
performed, distributed, or otherwise infringed without your authorization and
is available on any of Our Services in a way that may constitute copyright
infringement, you may provide notice of your claim to GameSpring¡¯s
Designated Agent listed below. For your notice to be effective, it must include
the following information:
Please note that if you
knowingly misrepresent any activity or material in Our Services as being in
infringement, you may be liable to GameSpring for
certain costs and damages.
GameSpring's Designated Agent is:
GameSpring, Co., LTD.
Attn: Legal Department
Address: 23, Gangnam-daero 84-gil, Gangnam-gu,
Seoul, Republic of Korea
18. Indemnification
You agree to defend,
indemnify and hold harmless GameSpring and their
employees, contractors officers, directors, shareholders, agents, representatives,
and content providers from and against any and all liabilities, claims and
expenses, including attorneys¡¯ fees, that arise from a breach of these Terms
for which you are responsible, or in connection with your transmission of any
content to, on or through any of Our Services.
You acknowledge that you will
be personally responsible for your use of Our Services and all of your
communication and activity on or through Our Services, including any Content
you contribute.
You agree that you will
indemnify and hold harmless GameSpring from any
liability or damages arising from your conduct on Our Services, including any
Content that you contribute.
We reserve the right, at Our own expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control
of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you.
19. Headings
Section headings in these
Terms are for convenience and ease of reference only and shall not affect the
interpretation of any provision of these Terms.
20. Assignment
GameSpring may assign or delegate these
Terms, and Our Privacy Policy, in whole or in part, to any person or entity at
any time with or without your consent. Nonetheless, you may not assign or
delegate any of your rights and obligations under these Terms without GameSpring¡¯s written approval; any unauthorized attempt to
do so without GameSpring¡¯s consent is invalid and
ineffective.
21. Force Majeure
GameSpring shall not be liable for any
loss or damage resulting from delays in performance or from failure to perform
or comply with these Terms due to any causes beyond its reasonable control,
which causes include but are not limited to, acts of God, riots and
insurrections, war, accidents, fire, strikes and other labor difficulties,
embargoes, or acts of civil or military authorities.
22. Applicable Law, Jurisdiction and Venue
These Terms are governed by
and construed in accordance with the laws of the Republic of Korea.
You and GameSpring
irrevocably consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of Seoul, Republic
of Korea, for all disputes arising out of or relating to these Terms, the
subject matter of these Terms, or your access to and use of any GameSpring Service.
23. Dispute Resolution by Binding Arbitration
PLEASE READ THIS "DISPUTE RESOLUTION BY BINDING
ARBITRATION" PROVISION CAREFULLY, BECAUSE IT REQUIRES YOU TO ARBITRATE
DISPUTES WITH GAMESPRING AND IT LIMITS THE MANNER IN WHICH YOU CAN SEEK RELIEF.
THIS PROVISION PRECLUDES YOU
FROM BRINGING ANY CLASS, COLLECTIVE, OR REPRESENTATIVE ACTION AGAINST
GAMESPRING. IT ALSO PRECLUDES YOU FROM PARTICIPATING IN OR RECOVERING RELIEF
UNDER ANY CURRENT OR FUTURE CLASS, COLLECTIVE, OR REPRESENTATIVE ACTION AGAINST
GAMESPRING BY SOMEONE ELSE. IN ADDITION, ARBITRATION PRECLUDES YOU FROM SUING
IN COURT OR FROM HAVING A JURY TRIAL.
WHETHER TO AGREE TO
ARBITRATION IS AN IMPORTANT DECISION. IT IS YOUR DECISION TO MAKE AND YOU
SHOULD NOT RELY SOLELY ON THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THIS AGREEMENT, AS IT IS
NOT INTENDED TO CONTAIN A COMPLETE EXPLANATION OF THE CONSEQUENCES OF
ARBITRATION. YOU SHOULD TAKE REASONABLE STEPS TO CONDUCT FURTHER RESEARCH AND
TO CONSULT WITH OTHERS REGARDING THE CONSEQUENCES OF YOUR DECISION. YOU MAY OPT
OUT OF THIS ARBITRATION PROVISION BY FOLLOWING THE INSTRUCTIONS BELOW.
Any disputes out of or in
connection with these Terms shall be finally settled by arbitration in
accordance with the International Arbitration Rules of the Korean Commercial Arbitration
Board.
The number of arbitrators
shall be one. The seat, or legal place, of arbitral proceedings shall be Seoul,
Republic of Korea. The language to be used in the arbitral proceeding shall be
English.
Scope of Arbitration Provision. You and GameSpring
agree that any dispute, claim or controversy arising out of or relating to your
access to or use of any GameSpring Services or to
these Terms (including without limitation any dispute concerning the breach,
enforcement, construction, validity, interpretation, enforceability, or arbitrability of these Terms) (a "Dispute"),
shall be determined by arbitration, except that you and GameSpring
are NOT required to arbitrate any Dispute in which either party seeks equitable
and other relief for the alleged unlawful use of copyrights, trademarks, trade
names, logos, trade secrets, or patents.
Location of Arbitration and
Applicable Rules. You and GameSpring agree that such
arbitration shall occur in Seoul, Republic of Korea. You and GameSpring agree that such arbitration shall be conducted
by a single arbitrator in accordance with the rules of the International
Arbitration Rules of the Korean Commercial Arbitration Board.
Authority of Arbitrator. With the exception of class
procedures and remedies as discussed below under "Waiver of Class
Relief," the arbitrator shall have the authority to grant any remedy that
would otherwise be available in court.
Confidentiality. You and GameSpring
shall maintain the confidential nature of the arbitration proceedings and the
arbitration award, including the arbitration hearing, except as may be
necessary to prepare for or conduct the arbitration hearing on its merits, or
except as may be necessary in connection with a court application for a
preliminary remedy, a judicial challenge to an award or its enforcement, or
unless otherwise required by law or judicial decision.
Allocation of Arbitration Fees. If you assert a Dispute as a
consumer, you will be required to pay arbitration fees established on the
International Arbitration Rules of the Korean Commercial Arbitration Board in
connection with any arbitration under this section. Each of the parties shall
bear all of its own costs of arbitration, except that the fees of the
arbitrator shall be divided equally between the parties.
WAIVER OF CLASS RELIEF. WHETHER THE DISPUTE IS HEARD IN
ARBITRATION OR IN COURT, YOU AGREE THAT YOU AND GAMESPRING WILL NOT COMMENCE
AGAINST THE OTHER A CLASS ACTION, CLASS ARBITRATION OR OTHER REPRESENTATIVE
ACTION OR PROCEEDING. YOU AND GAMESPRING
ARE EACH WAIVING RESPECTIVE RIGHTS TO A TRIAL BY JURY OR TO PARTICIPATE IN A
CLASS ACTION.
Procedure to Opt Out of Arbitration
Provision. You may opt out of this arbitration provision only by notice via email
to contact@gamespring.co.kr. You must send such notice within thirty (30) days of your
acceptance of these Terms. You must sign and date the notice, and include
in it your name, address, telephone number, email address, account and a clear
statement that you do not wish to resolve disputes with GameSpring
through arbitration. If you do not follow this procedure by your thirty (30)
day deadline to do so, then you and GameSpring shall
both be bound by the terms of this section entitled ¡°Dispute Resolution by Binding Arbitration.¡± If you opt out of
these arbitration provisions GameSpring, also will
not be bound to them.
If any portion of this
section entitled "Dispute Resolution by Binding Arbitration" is
determined by a court to be inapplicable or invalid, the remainder shall
maintain its full force and effect.
Survival. This section 23 shall survive termination of these Terms.
24. Statute of Limitations
You and GameSpring
agree that any action, regardless of form, arising out of or related to Our
Services and/or these Terms or Privacy Policy must commence within ONE (1) YEAR
after the cause of action accrues, otherwise such action is permanently barred.
25. Entire Agreement
These Terms, including,
without limitation, the Privacy Policy constitute the entire agreement and
understanding between you and GameSpring with respect
to the subject matter of these Terms, and supersede all prior or
contemporaneous agreements or understandings, written or oral, concerning such
subject matter between you and GameSpring. Nothing in
this subsection will prevent GameSpring from
modifying these Terms at its own discretion.
26. Contact
If you have any questions
regarding these Terms, you may contact us at: contact@gamespring.co.kr