TERMS OF SERVICE	
  	

1. TERMS OF SERVICE

THIS TERMS OF SERVICE ("AGREEMENT") DESCRIBES THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS ON WHICH 4GE NET (4GE) OFFERS TO ALLOW YOU TO PLAY ITS MULTI-PLAYER ONLINE COMPUTER GAME "THE 4TH COMING" ("T4C" OR THE "GAME") CONDITIONED ON YOUR AGREEMENT TO ALL OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS CONTAINED IN THIS AGREEMENT AND YOUR COMPLIANCE WITH THE POSTED RULES OF CONDUCT.  

2. DEFINITIONS     

(a) "Intellectual Property" shall mean all patents, designs, utility models, copyrights, know-how, trade secrets, trademarks, service mark, trade dress and any other intellectual property rights in or related to the Game or Technical Information.

(b) "Technical Information" shall mean the software, know-how, data, test result, layouts, artwork, processes, scripts, concepts and other technical information on or in relation to the Game and the installation, operation, maintenance, service and use thereof.

(c) "End Users" shall mean the users of the Game through network game service system established and operated with individually assigned IDs for each End User.

 

3. AMENDMENTS  

This User agreement (the "Agreement") comprises the entire agreement between 4GE and the User, and supersedes any prior agreements between the User and 4GE with respect to the subject matter hereof. This Agreement does not supersede any additional terms and conditions of which User is notified by 4GE and/or which may apply when using third party content or services. 4GE may amend or revise this Agreement at any time and at its sole discretion, and such amendment or revision shall be effective upon posting of such revised agreement on the 4GE web site (the "Web Site"). User hereby agrees to review this Agreement by accessing the Web Site periodically to become aware of any such revisions. If any revision is unacceptable to the User, the User may terminate the Agreement hereof. Continued use of the Services following the posting of the revised Agreement shall be deemed to be acceptance of all such revisions.

 

4. DESCRIPTION OF SERVICE  

4GE offers THE 4TH COMING as an online fantasy role-playing game service accessible (the "Service") through the internet at "t4c.4GEnet.com" (the "Web Site"). 4GE reserves the right to change the URL address of the Web Site at any time and from time to time. To use the Service, you will need to install software which 4GE makes available from the Web Site (the "Software") for Direct Download. Anyone desiring to use the Service is required to establish an account with 4GE (the "Account"). 4GE does not provide Internet access, and you are responsible for all fees associated with your Internet connection.

 

5. USER OBLIGATIONS AND RESPOSIBILITIES

In order to use the Service, you are required to complete a registration form containing your first and last name, nationality, address, e-mail address, a user name and a password. In consideration of the use of the Service, you agree to provide true, accurate, current and complete information about yourself as submitted in any registration form on the Service and to maintain up-to-date information which is true, accurate, current and complete at all times by making changes, additions or deletions to your User profile, as required. If any information provided is not true, accurate, current or complete, or 4GE has reasonable grounds to suspect that the information is untrue, inaccurate, not current or complete, then 4GE shall have the right to suspend or terminate your right to use the Service and refuse to provide any current or future Service to you.

 

You acknowledge that 4GE reserves the right to refuse to grant you a user name that is already in use, may be illegal, may be protected by trade-mark or other proprietary interest, is obscene or profane or otherwise determined by 4GE, in its sole discretion, to be inappropriate. You agree to be responsible for all acts and omissions that occur in connection with your password. You agree to keep your password confidential and to notify 4GE if you believe that the security of your password has been compromised. You acknowledge that 4GE does not protect you from the unauthorized use of your password.

(a) Eligibility. Accounts are available only to individuals 13 years of age or older. If you are under the age of 13, you may not create an account on the Sites, you may not sign up for any subscription service or buy anything through the Store, and you are not eligible to enter any of our sweepstakes or promotions.

Those who have completed these steps and who maintain their Account in good standing are sometimes referred to in this Agreement as "Members." By clicking the "Agree" button you represent that you are a 13 years of age or older. Only one person may use an Account. You are liable for all activities conducted through your Account, and parents or guardians are liable for all activities of their minor child conducted through the Account.

Except as may be required by law, 4GE Net will not knowingly collect, maintain, or disclose any personal information from children under the age of 13. 4GE Interactive recommands parents and guardians to spend time online with their children to become more familiar with the types of content available on the Internet, including our online games.  Parents and guardians should regularly oversee their children's use of email and other online communications and transactional features. Control tools are available from online services and software manufacturers that can help provide a safe online environment for kids.

(b) Account ID. At the time your Account is opened, you must choose a name to identify yourself to 4GE staff (your "Account ID"). You may not select as your Account ID the name of another person, or a name which violates any third party's trademark right, copyright, or other proprietary right, or which 4GE deems in its discretion to be vulgar or otherwise offensive. 4GE reserves the right to delete, or to change, any vulgar or otherwise offensive Account ID. You have sole liability for all activities conducted through your Account or under your Account ID.

 

(c) Message Board ID. You may not select as your Message Board ID the name of another person, or a name which violates any third party's trademark right, copyright, or other proprietary right, or which 4GE deems at its sole discretion to be vulgar or otherwise offensive. 4GE reserves the right to delete, or require you to change, any vulgar or otherwise offensive Message Board ID. You have sole liability for all activities conducted under your Message Board ID.

 

(d) Account. By agreeing to the User Agreement you agree that you do not own the account you use to access the service, the characters 4GE stores on 4GE servers, the items stored on these servers, or any other data which the servers and accounts are comprised of. The account you create is needed to login to the service.



(e) Character Name. In order to use the service, you must create a character and choose a name for your character to identify your character to other Members (your "Character Name"). You may not select as your Character Name the name of another person, or a name which violates any third party's trademark right, copyright, or other proprietary right, or which may mislead other Members to believe you to be an employee of 4GE, or which 4GE deems at its sole discretion to be vulgar or otherwise offensive. 4GE reserves the right to delete, or alter any vulgar or otherwise offensive Character Name.



(g) Passwords. At the time your Account is opened, you must select a password. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your password and you are responsible for any harm resulting from your disclosure or allowing the disclosure of your password or from use by any person of your password to gain access to your Account and Account ID. At no time should you respond to an online request for a password. 4GE will never ask for your password offline or online, except that you will be required to enter your password as part of the log-on process.

 

(h) Former Members. Members whose Accounts have been terminated by 4GE may not access the Service in any manner or for any reason, including through any other Account, without the express written permission of 4GE.

 

(i) Related Accounts. If 4GE terminates an Account, 4GE may terminate any other Accounts that share the same member name, phone number, email address, postal address, Internet Protocol address, or credit card number with the terminated Account.



8. INDEMNIFICATION  

You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless 4GE and its subsidiaries and affiliates and their respective directors, officers, shareholders, employees, agents, Service Provider Customers, clients and contractors from and against any loss, claim, demand, cost and expense (including reasonable legal fees) asserted by any third party due or arising from or in connection with your use of or conduct on the Service, your Content, your violation of the Terms of Agreement or your violation of any rights of another User. 4GE reserves the right to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you, which shall not excuse your indemnity obligations.

 

9. TERMINATION  

Either you or 4GE may terminate your Account at any time without further obligation to the other. Further, 4GE reserves the right to terminate the Service at any time without further obligation to you. if the service or your account is terminated or cancelled at any time for any reason, you agree to the following: (1) you will not be entitled to any refund or proration of any fees, Item Mall points or unused access time; (2) you will lose any characters developed, items accumulated or Item Mall points purchased and you will not have the right to transfer, sell or assign any characters, items or Item Mall points to anyone else; (3) you may not access the service in any manner or for any reason, including via any other account. in the event that an account is terminated, 4GE may terminate any and all other accounts that share the member name, phone number, email address, internet protocol address or credit card number with the terminated account; (4) we may terminate this Agreement (including your Software license and your Account) immediately and without notice if you breach this Agreement or willfully infringe any third party intellectual property rights, or if we are unable to verify or authenticate any information you provide to us, or upon game play, chat or any player activity whatsoever which is, in our sole discretion, inappropriate and/or in violation of the spirit of THE 4TH COMING as described in the Rules of Conduct. If we terminate this Agreement under any circumstances, you will lose access to your Account for the balance of any prepaid period without any refund.

 

10. PARENTAL GUIDANCE  

Parents may find it inappropriate for use by persons under the age of 13. While 4GE may choose to monitor and take action upon inappropriate game play, chat or links to the Service, it is possible that at any time there may be language or other material accessible on or through the Service that may be inappropriate for children or offensive to some users of any age. 4GE cannot ensure that other players will not provide Content or access to content that parents or guardians may find inappropriate or that any user may find objectionable. 4GE does not as a matter of policy pre-screen the content of the materials or communications transmitted by each player.

 

11. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY  

Including but not limited to, all communication features of 4GE contains copyrighted material, trademarks and other proprietary information including, but not limited to, any titles, text, software, photographs, video, graphics, computer code, themes, objects, characters, character names, stories, dialog, catch phrases, locations, concepts, artwork, character inventories, structural or landscape designs, animations, sounds, musical compositions, audio-visual effects, storylines, character likenesses, methods of operation, moral rights, any related documentation, and "applets" incorporated into the Game and the entire contents of 4GE and each area contained therein are copyrighted as a collective work and exclusivevly owned and licensed by 4GE and protected by the copyright laws of the United States, international copyright treaties and conventions, and other laws.  All rights are reserved.

 

4GE owns copyrights in the selection, coordination, arrangement and enhancement of such contents.  User may not in whole or in part, copy, photocopy, reproduce, translate, reverse engineer, derive source code, modify, disassemble, decompile, or create derivative works based on the Game, modify, publish, transmit, participate in the transfer or sale, create derivative works, or in any way exploit, any of the content contained on 4GE (including, without limitation, content that the Website enables you to download) without the express written permission of 4GE 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, and legend or copyright notice shall be made. The downloading of copyrighted material from 4GE is allowed by the user expressly for the user's own personal use.

User acknowledges that 4GE and/or third-party content providers remain the owners of all materials posted on 4GE, and that the user does not acquire any of those ownership rights by downloading copyrighted materials.

 

Failure to comply with the restrictions and limitations shall result in immediate, automatic termination of the Account granted hereunder and may subject you to civil and/or criminal liability. [Notwithstanding the foregoing, you may make one (1) copy of the Game Client and the Manuals for archival purposes only.]

 

12. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY  

USER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT 4GE SHALL NOT ASSUME OR HAVE ANY LIABILITY FOR ANY ACTION BY 4GE OR ITS CONTENT PROVIDERS OR OTHER LICENSORS WITH RESPECT TO CONDUCT, COMMUNICATION OR CONTENT OF THE SERVICES. 4GE SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, LOSS OF BUSINESS INFORMATION OR ANY OTHER PECUNIARY LOSS) IN CONNECTION WITH THE SERVICES OR ANY PRODUCT PROVIDED BY 4GE. 4GE'S ENTIRE LIABILITY AND USER'S EXCLUSIVE REMEDY WITH RESPECT TO USE OF THE SERVICES AND ALL CONTENTS & SOFTWARE DEVELOPED BY OR FOR 4GE SERVICES WHICH IS FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE USING MEDIA CHOSEN BY 4GE SERVICES SHALL BE LIMITED TO AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO THE TOTAL AMOUNT PAID BY USER FOR THE DEFECTIVE SERVICE LESS AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO THE VALUE OF THE SERVICE FOR THE TIME THAT IT OPERATED PROPERLY. 4GE'S LIABILITY TO USER FOR ANY AND ALL BREACHES OF THIS AGREEMENT IS LIMITED SOLELY TO THE TOTAL CUMULATIVE AMOUNT PAID BY USER TO ACCESS AND USE THE SERVICES.

 

YOU AGREE THAT 4GE CANNOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR ANYTHING THAT OCCURS OR RESULTS FROM ACCESSING OR SUBSCRIBING TO OUR THE 4TH COMING SERVICE.

 

13. PRIVACY  

The personal information you provide us during registration is used for our internal purposes only. We use the information we collect to learn what you like and to improve the Service. Except as otherwise expressly permitted by this Agreement or as otherwise authorized by you, we will not give any of your personal information to any third party without your express approval. We do not guarantee the security of any of your private transmissions against unauthorized or unlawful interception or access by third parties. We can (and you authorize us to) disclose any information about you to private entities, law enforcement agencies or government officials, as we, in our sole discretion, believe necessary or appropriate to investigate or resolve possible problems or inquiries, or as otherwise required by law. If you request any technical support, you consent to our remote accessing and review of the computer you load the Software onto for purposes of support and debugging. You agree that we may communicate with you via email and any similar technology for any purpose relating to the Service, the Software and any services or software which may in the future be provided by us or on our behalf.

 

14. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES  

YOU EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT THE SERVICE AND CONTENT ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS AND THAT YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. 4GE AND ALL SERVICE PROVIDER CUSTOMERS EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OR OTHER VIOLATIONS OF RIGHTS. 4GE AND ALL SERVICE PROVIDER CUSTOMERS MAKE NO WARRANTY THAT THE SERVICE WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS OR THAT THE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE OR ERROR-FREE. 4GE AND ALL SERVICE PROVIDER CUSTOMERS DO NOT MAKE ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY AS TO THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE USE OF THE SERVICE, THAT THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM SUCH USE WILL BE RELIABLE OR ACCURATE OR THAT THE QUALITY OF ANY PRODUCTS, SERVICES, INFORMATION OR OTHER MATERIAL PURCHASED OR OBTAINED BY YOU THROUGH THE SERVICE WILL MEET YOUR EXPECTATIONS. 4GE MAKES NO WARRANTY THAT DEFECTS IN ITS SOFTWARE WILL BE CORRECTED OR THAT THE WEBSITE OR SERVER THAT MAKES IT AVAILABLE WILL BE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS.  YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT ANY OF THE MATERIAL AND/OR OTHER DATA DOWNLOADED OR OTHERWISE OBTAINED THROUGH THE USE OF SERVICE IS DONE AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK AND THAT YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM OR LOSS OF DATA THAT RESULTS FROM THE DOWNLOADING OF SUCH MATERIAL OR DATA.  NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, OBTAINED BY YOU FROM 4GE OR ANY SERVICE PROVIDER CUSTOMER OR THROUGH THE SERVICE SHALL CREATE ANY WARRANTY NOT EXPRESSLY STATED IN THE TERMS OF AGREEMENT

 

15. UNACCEPTABLE CONDUCT  

Subject to the Terms of Agreements herein, User may not engage in any conduct or communication while using the Services which is unlawful or which restricts or inhibits any other User from using or enjoying the Services. User agrees to use the Services only for lawful purposes. 4GE reserves the right to terminate the User's usership if it determines, in its sole discretion, which the User has engaged in unacceptable conduct. The list of prohibited conduct set forth in Subsections below provides examples of unacceptable conduct, which list is not exhaustive, and 4GE reserves the right, but not the responsibility, to restrict conduct which 4GE deems, in its sole discretion, to be harmful to individual users, damaging to the Services, or in violation of 4GE's or any third party's rights. 4GE may prohibit or delete conduct, communication or content transmitted on 4GE services that are deemed to be in violation of applicable laws or is harmful to other users, the 4GE service community or the rights of 4GE in general. User acknowledges, however, that communication over the Services often occurs in real-time and 4GE cannot, and does not intend to, screen communication in advance.

 

YOU MAY NOT USE THE SERVICES TO:

 

A) Use of illegal automated programs, Scripts, and Computers.The use of any illegal automated program (Ex. 3 rd party bot) or system, devices, computers, or scripts on THE 4TH COMING is strictly prohibited and may result in criminal liability under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, Section 1030 of the United States Code. Violators will be pT4Ccuted to the full extend of applicable law and may also liable for the punitive damage. 4GE may terminate and permanently disqualify any users who, in its sole discretion, determines as being in violation of these Terms of Service. All decisions made by 4GE are final.

 

B) Harass, threaten or embarrass another User of the Services or to cause distress, unwanted attention or discomfort of such User, or any other person or entity. 4GE does not condone harassment in any form and may suspend or terminate the account of any User who harasses others. Personal attacks, such as those based on a person's race, national origin, ethnicity, religion, gender, lifestyle choice, disablement or other such affiliation, are strictly prohibited.

 

C) Post or transmit sexually explicit images, or point or reference to such images. 4GE prohibits the transfer or posting of sexually explicit images or other content deemed offensive.

 

D) Transmit any unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, hateful, racially, ethnically or otherwise objectionable content. If User engages in vulgar or abusive language online, even if masked by symbols or other characters, or engages in other impermissible behavior, the User may receive a warning, or be temporarily or permanently excluded from one or more games, bulletin boards, chat areas, or the User's usership may be terminated immediately and the User may be subject to civil liability and/or pT4Ccution by law enforcement authorities.

 

E) Impersonate any person, including, but not limited to, 4GE's employees, monitors or hosts. User shall not hold him or her out or portray himself or herself as a 4GE staff user or employee while engaging in all forms of online communication, including, but not limited to, user names, user profiles, voice, text or graphic chat, message postings or any form of communication on line. Impersonation of 4GE staff shall be grounds for immediate account termination.

 

F) Engage in "disruptive behavior" in chat areas, game areas, bulletin boards, or any other area of the Services. Disruptive behavior shall be deemed to include, but will not be limited to, conduct which purposefully interferes with the normal flow of dialogue in a Service area. Disruptive behavior shall also include, but not be limited to, commercial postings, solicitations and advertisements.

 

G) Post or transmit chain letters or pyramid marketing schemes. This type of material places an unnecessary load on the Services and is considered a nuisance by many users. Certain types of chain letters and pyramid schemes are also illegal. Such prohibited conduct includes, but is not limited to, the transmission of letters or messages which offer a product or service and which are based on the structure of a chain letter.

 

H) Posting or transmitting unsolicited advertising, promotional materials, or other forms of solicitation. 4GE services are not to be used to send unsolicited advertising, promotional material, or other forms of solicitation to other users. User may not use 4GE services to collect or "harvest" user names without the express permission of those users. 4GE reserves the right to block and/or filter mass email solicitations on or through the service.

 

I) Violate any operating rule, policy or guideline of any other online service. User further agrees to abide by the rules of the User's Internet service provider.

 

J) Violate, intentionally or unintentionally, any applicable local, state, national or international law or regulation.

 

K) Modify any files that 4GE does not specifically authorize User to modify. Use of material, which is subject to the rights of any person or entity without the express permission of such rights holder, is prohibited, and will result in the termination of the User's usership and possible civil and/or criminal liability.

 

L) Posting too many bulletin boards at once and/or sending multiple unsolicited emails to a single address, sometimes referred to as "spamming," is prohibited. 4GE may take action on a User's account if any of the following offenses is reported: (a) Posting a similar or identical message to more than 5 bulletin boards; (b) Sending unsolicited mail to more than 30 people or (c) Sending more than two (2) unsolicited emails to a single email address. Repeated spamming will result in account termination. In certain situations, the overall pattern of behavior on an account or a set of linked accounts may be determined to be disruptive or abusive, even if no one single act clearly violates any specific policy. In such cases, 4GE reserves the right to determine what patterns of behavior are defined as "high-maintenance" or "disruptive" and may take action against the account(s), ranging from a simple request to moderate the high-maintenance behavior, to total lockout of all linked accounts.

 

16. INTERRUPTION OF SERVICE  

A) 4GE reserves the right to interrupt the Service from time to time on a regularly scheduled basis or otherwise with or without prior notice in order to perform maintenance.

B) You acknowledge that the Service may be interrupted for reasons beyond the control of 4GE, and 4GE cannot guarantee that you will be able to access the Service or your Account whenever you may wish to do so. 4GE shall not be liable for any interruption of the Service, delay or failure to perform resulting from any causes beyond its reasonable control.

 

17. GENERAL  

The failure of 4GE or the Service Provider Customer to exercise its rights or insist upon the performance of the user's obligation hereunder shall not constitute a waiver or relinquishment of those or any other rights under these Terms of Agreement.

 

If any provision of the Terms of Agreement is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, the parties nevertheless agree that the court should endeavour to give effect to the parties intentions as reflected in the provision and the other provisions of the Terms of Agreement shall continue to be binding on and remain in full force and effect.

 

The Terms of Agreement, together with any separate written or online agreement between you, 4GE and/or the Service Provider Customer (including but not limited to the Mature Content Agreement if applicable to you) constitute the entire and only agreement, and supersedes any prior agreements between you, 4GE and/or the Service Provider Customer, (including, but not limited to all prior versions of the User Agreement, General Terms of Use, and Terms of Agreement, where applicable).

 

The Terms of Agreement and the relationship between you, 4GE and/or the Service Provider Customer shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the United States, and such parties agree to submit to the jurisdiction of such courts.

 

You agree that regardless of any statute or law to the contrary, any action, suit or proceeding arising out of or related to the use of the Service or to the Terms of Agreement must be commenced within 1 year after such claim or cause of action aT4C or be forever barred.

 

Section titles in the Terms of Agreement are for convenience only and have no legal or contractual effect or significance.

 

It is the express wish of the parties that the Terms of Agreement and all related documents have been drawn up in English.

 

18. NOTICE  

Notices may be sent to you or you may send notices to 4GE via either e-mail or regular mail. The Service may also provide notification of any changes to the Terms of Agreement or other matters pertaining to the Service by displaying notices or links to notices generally on the Service.

 

19. VIOLATIONS  

Please report any violations of the Terms of Agreement to our GM team on the 4GE Net Web Site.

 

I HAVE READ AND UNDERSTAND THE FOREGOING TERMS OF AGREEMENT AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY ALL OF ITS TERMS.