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Player Ethics
Guide
THE FOLLOWING ARE THE BASIC RULES
OF CONDUCT THAT GOVERN PLAYER INTERACTION AND ACTIVITY WITHIN THE GAME
AND ON THE FORUMS AND WEBSITE. FAILURE TO ACT RESPONSIBLY AND COMPLY
WITH THESE RULES WITHIN THE GAME MAY RESULT IN TEMPORARY ACCOUNT
LOCKING AND MAY ULTIMATELY RESULT IN THE TERMINATION OF YOUR ACCOUNT
WITHOUT ANY REFUND OF ANY KIND.
1.
You may not harass or threaten other players.
2.
You may not use any content, which is harassing, vulgar, obscene,
abusive, threatening, harmful, libelous or defamatory, encourages
conduct that could constitute a criminal offense or give rise to civil
liabilities, or is unlawful in any other way.
3.
You may not use any content protected by intellectual property laws or
by rights of privacy, unless you own the rights thereto or have
received all necessary consents. You shall be solely liable for any
damage resulting from any infringement of copyright, trademark or
other proprietary rights.
4.
You will not upload or transmit in the Game any copyrighted content
that you do not own all rights to, unless you have the express written
permission of the author or copyright holder.
5.
You may not impersonate any Aeria Games & Entertainment employee,
past or present, including any Customer Support personnel.
6.
You will follow the instructions of authorized personnel while in the
Game
7.
You may not make any false representation, including impersonation of
any person or entity or misrepresentation of your affiliation with any
person or entity
8.
You may not make use of the forums or game for commercial purposes,
such as advertising any products or services, reselling or publishing
the information posted or transmitted.
9.
You may not violate any local, state, national or international law or
regulation.
10. You may not
make use of the forums or game for the exchange or transfer of any
pirated or illegal software.
11. You may not
organize nor be a member of any clans or groups within the Game that
are based on, or espouse, any racist, sexist, anti-religious,
anti-ethnic, or other hate-mongering philosophy.
12. You may not
give false information or intentionally hide any information when
registering for your Game account as we require this information to
verify ownership of accounts.
13. You may not
modify any part of the Game Client, Server or any part of the Game.
14. You will
not attempt to interfere with, hack into, or decipher any
transmissions to or from the servers running the Game.
15. You will
not exploit any bug in the Game and you will not communicate the
existence of any such exploitable bug or "hack"(bugs that
grant the user unnatural or unintended benefits in game), either
directly or indirectly, to any other Game player. You will promptly
report any such bug via official and prescribed channels to Aeria
Games & Entertainment.
16. You will
not operate any software that interferes with, or interacts with the
game in such a manner as to provide an advantage to the user.
17. You will
not create, use or provide any server emulator or any other sites
where the Game may be played, and you will not post or distribute any
utilities, emulators or other software tools related to the Game
without the express written permission of Aeria Games &
Entertainment.
18. You will
not attempt to play the Game on any server that is not controlled or
authorized by Aeria Games & Entertainment.
19. You may not
hold Aeria Games & Entertainment responsible for any loss
resulting from In Game Trading. Aeria Games & Entertainment will
not be held responsible for any resulting consequence from In Game
trading
20. You may not
hold Aeria Games & Entertainment responsible for any information
that is passed between players. Aeria Games & Entertainment does
not guarantee the safe keeping of information that is passed between
players and will not be held responsible for any resulting losses or
consequences arising from the improper use of said information.
21. You may not
hold Aeria Games & Entertainment responsible for any In Game
feature loss that was not purchased through legal means. Aeria Games
& Entertainment does not guarantee the availability of any In Game
Items, any Services or any Levels to players.
22. You may not
hold Aeria Games & Entertainment responsible for any loss of usage
or data experienced as a result of server maintenance or other server
down times such as restarts or crashes
23. All in game
items, and accounts are the property of Aeria Games. No sale/exchange
of said items is allowed accept as authorized by Aeria Games.
· Aeria Games &
Entertainment reserves the right to record information about player
activities in the game. These records may be used in verifying player
claims, technical troubleshooting and policy enforcement. They may
also be considered permissible as evidence in a court of law.
· The Player Ethics Guide may be
amended by Aeria Games & Entertainment from time to time without
your consent. In such event, Aeria Games & Entertainment will make
readily available to you the amended terms and that you will and have
agreed to those amended terms.
· If you do not agree to the
Player Ethics Guide, you may stop playing the Game. In such a case, no
form of compensation will be made to you.
PLAY NICE POLICIES
In addition to the general
guidelines listed in Player Ethics Guide, players are also subject to
these supplementary rules while playing the Game and as these are
considered as part of the Ethics Guide.
While by no means an
all-inclusive list of the do's and don'ts in the Game, it provides a
suitable guideline in which players can determine what activities are
appropriate:
1.
You may not use any language that is offensive, of racist nature,
obscene or otherwise inappropriate. This includes, but is not limited
to, all manners of swearing, threats, blackmail, discussion of
recreational drugs, sexually explicit language and racism or anything
prejudice. As offensive language can interpreted in many forms,
it will be the mandate of Aeria Games & Entertainment to make a
determination as to whether or not a “reasonable person” would
feel offended and act accordingly.
2.
You may not harass other players. Harassment is defined as
specifically targeting another player, or group of players, to harm or
inconvenience them. As harassment can take many forms, it will be the
mandate of Aeria Games & Entertainment to make a determination as
to whether or not a “reasonable person” would feel harassed and
act accordingly.
3.
You may not discriminate against other players or groups.
Discrimination is the treatment of a person based on the group, class,
or category to which that person belongs rather than on individual
merit. As discrimination can take many forms, it will be the
mandate of Aeria Games & Entertainment to make a determination as
to whether or not a “reasonable person” would feel discriminated
against and act accordingly.
4.
You may not disrupt normal gameplay. Any repeated activities that
result in disruption of normal gameplay are prohibited. As defining
normal gameplay can take many forms, it will be the mandate of Aeria
Games & Entertainment to make a determination as to whether or not
a “reasonable person” would be unable to play normally and act
accordingly.
5.
You may not engage in fraudulent behavior. Fraud is the
misrepresentation of facts for personal benefit.
6.
You may not exchange account information. You may neither give,
receive, nor ask about account information (to include passwords,
email address, or any other information not available in the public
profile).
7.
You may not operate a clan, guild, or any other group that
violates these rules.
- Aeria Games and
Entertainment recognizes that these rules are not all inclusive. Other
actions may be determined as abuse by staff of Aeria Games and
Entertainment.
Note: Violation of these rules
will result in account suspension. After the designated period (see
table below). The account holder may request that the suspension be
reviewed and the account re-activated. It is the responsibility of the
account holder to request re-instatement
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