TERMS OF SERVICE

Effective: June 7, 2022

THIS IS A BINDING CONTRACT, PLEASE READ THESE TERMS CAREFULLY.

This agreement (the “Agreement” or the “Terms”) describes the terms on which Manticore Games, Inc. (“Manticore,” “us,” “our,” and “we”) offers you access to our interactive entertainment products and services located on or through our Service (defined below).

By using our Websites or accessing the Service (as defined below), you (“your,” and “User”) accept and agree to be legally bound and abide by these Terms, Additional Terms (defined below), our Privacy Policy, Code of Conduct, and other related policies which are hereby incorporated into these Terms.

These Terms contain a binding, individual arbitration and class-action waiver provision. If you accept these Terms or use the Service, you agree to resolve disputes in binding, individual arbitration and to give up the right to go to court individually or as part of a class action. You should read section 14 for more details about your dispute rights, including your right to opt out of mandatory arbitration.

If you do not agree to these Terms, you may not access or use the Service.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

This Agreement includes both the terms above and the following sections, which you may jump  to directly by selecting the appropriate link below. The headings and subheadings are for your convenience only - you are responsible for reviewing all sections, defined terms, and related links in their entirety to ensure that you fully understand this Agreement.

1.        Online Service

2.        Eligibility

3.        Account Registration

4.        Billing

5.        Ownership

6.        Upload Content at Your Own Risk

7.        Assumption of Risk

8.        Prohibited Conduct

9.        Prohibition on the Sale of Securities

10.        Account Termination

11.        Infringement Notifications

12.        Privacy

13.        Releases, Disclaimers, Liability Limits + Indemnification

14.        Dispute Resolution and Arbitration

15.        General Provisions

16.        Additional Terms

17.        Related Policies

1.        ONLINE SERVICE

Access to all features, applications, content, and downloads offered by us, including our Core platform, Core Content (as defined below), online environments supporting the Service (the “Servers”), software provided to you by Manticore and/or our suppliers (the “Software”), and all domain and subdomains (the “Websites”)(collectively, the “Service”) may require the use of your personal computer, console, or mobile, or other wireless or internet-enabled device, as well as communications with or use of space on such devices. You are responsible for any Internet connection or mobile fees and charges that you incur when accessing the Service.

The Service exists only as long as and in the form that we may provide the Service, and all aspects of the Service, including any works of authorship, audio, creative works, graphics, images, logos, photos, text, textures, video and other interactive features created by us and/or licensed from a third party and provided to you by Manticore, (the “Core Content”) or uploaded, published, or submitted through the Service by an end User like you (“User Content” collectively with the Core Content, the “Content”) are subject to change or elimination. We may amend any of these Terms, Additional Terms or Related Policies (as defined below), or change any aspect, feature, or functionality of the Service (including your User Content) at any time without notice. Manticore makes no commitment, express or implied, to maintain, continue, or permit open access to, any aspect of the Service.

2.        ELIGIBILITY

A.        Age requirements for the Service.

To enter into this Agreement, you must be an adult of legal age of majority in your country of residence. The Service is not available to persons under the age of thirteen (13). If you are under the legal age of majority in your country of residence (for instance, in the United States, under eighteen (18) years old), your parent or legal guardian must consent to these Terms on your behalf and supervise your use of the Service.

B.        Restricted Persons.

As a condition to accessing or using the Services, you promise that you have not been identified as a Specially Designated National or placed on any sanctions list by the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control, the U.S. Commerce Department, or the U.S. Department of State; and you will not use our Website to conduct any illegal or illicit activity. (“Restricted Persons”).

C. Other eligibility requirements for use of the Service.

The Service is not available to any Users previously removed from the Service by Manticore.

Further, the Service is not available to any persons barred from receiving them under the laws of the United States (for instance, its export and re-export restrictions and regulations) or applicable laws in any jurisdiction.

BY DOWNLOADING, INSTALLING, OR OTHERWISE USING THE SERVICES, YOU REPRESENT THAT YOU ARE AT LEAST THIRTEEN (13) YEARS OF AGE, THAT YOUR PARENT OR LEGAL GUARDIAN AGREES TO BE BOUND BY THESE TERMS IF YOU ARE BETWEEN THIRTEEN (13) AND THE AGE OF LEGAL MAJORITY IN YOUR JURISDICTION OF RESIDENCE, THAT YOU HAVE NOT BEEN PREVIOUSLY REMOVED OR PROHIBITED FROM RECEIVING THE SERVICE, AND THAT YOU ARE NOT A RESTRICTED PERSON.

3.        ACCOUNT REGISTRATION

A.        You must establish an Account to use the Service, using true and accurate information.

Except for certain Software or portions of the Websites which Manticore allows users to access without registration, you must provide us with certain information (such as an email address and password) to register an account (each, an “Account”).

Our practices governing any resulting collection and use of your personal information or personal data are disclosed in our Privacy Policy. By accepting these terms, you are promising to us that the information you have provided to us is true, accurate, current, and complete and that you will keep it current at all times.

B.        You are responsible for any activity on and the confidentiality of your Account(s).

You are legally and financially responsible for all actions using or accessing our Services, including the actions of anyone whom you allow to access your Account. You are solely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your Account and password, for restricting access to your computer, and for all other activities that occur (whether you authorize such activity or not) under your Account (except to the extent that such activity occurs because someone gains access to our system without using your identifiers or password). At no time should you respond to an online request for a password other than in connection with the log-in process to the Service. Your disclosure of your password to any other person is at your own risk. You will immediately notify us of the unauthorized use of your Account, Wallet (defined below), password, username, or any other breach of security related to the Service. If you lose access to your Account for any reason, Manticore may, but is not required to, attempt to restore access to your Account by verifying your registration data. In the event that you are unable to provide such registration data, Manticore reserves the right to suspend your Account(s).  

C.        Only authorized representatives of an entity may create an Account.

When opening or using an Account on behalf of a company, entity, or other organization, you represent and warrant that you: (i) are an authorized representative of that organization with the authority to bind it to these Terms and to grant the licenses set forth herein; and (ii) agree to these Terms on behalf of such organization.

D.        Manticore reserves certain rights with respect to your Account(s).

Unless expressly permitted in writing by Manticore, you may not sell, rent, lease, share, or provide access to your Account to anyone else, including without limitation anyone for access to administrative rights on your Account. Manticore reserves all available legal rights and remedies to prevent unauthorized use of the Service, including but not limited to technological barriers, IP mapping, and, in serious cases, directly contacting your Internet Service Provider (ISP) regarding such unauthorized use.

We will not be liable for any loss or damage (of any kind and under any legal theory) to you or any third party arising from your inability or failure for any reason to comply with any of the foregoing obligations.

E.        Using your Account with NFTs.

To access certain games or experiences that incorporate non-fungible tokens (“NFTs”), you must connect a compatible blockchain wallet (“Wallet”) to your Account. By connecting your Wallet, you promise that you are the exclusive owner and controller of the Wallet. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality and security of any financial information in, and the security of your Wallet. Additional Terms regarding blockchain-based content apply whenever you connect your Wallet, interact with, or transact in NFTs.

4.        BILLING

A.        If you choose to use paid aspects of the Service, you agree to these Terms and any additional terms or policies disclosed at the point of purchase.

Certain aspects of the Service are provided for a fee or other charge by Manticore or an applicable third-party contracted by Manticore to provide payment services (a “Payment Service Provider”). Such Payment Service Providers may include blockchain hosted or un-hosted wallet providers and third-party online marketplace digital asset payment facilitators. Should you elect to use paid aspects of the Service, you agree to the pricing, payment, and billing policies related to such fees and charges, plus other taxes as applicable, as posted through the Service, its related applications, or by an applicable Payment Service Provider. Upon your acceptance of these Terms and submission of your order, you hereby agree that Manticore or an applicable Payment Service Provider (collectively, for purposes of this section, “we”) have the right to automatically charge your credit card or debit your account or other payment method for the applicable fees or charges, plus any applicable taxes that we are required to collect, and you authorize us to do so. Thereafter, if you have purchased or redeemed a subscription-based product or service, each time your subscription comes up for renewal, we have the right to charge your credit card or debit your account the then-current renewal rate plus any applicable taxes that we are required to collect, and you authorize us to do so. Any prices posted in US Dollar or non-US Dollar currencies by Manticore on the Service do not include any applicable sales tax, unless specifically noted that it is tax inclusive.

You are responsible for paying certain fees involving NFTs and digital assets whenever you interact with the blockchain, including “gas” fees, as well as all other fees reflected on the Website. The value of the gas fee may change, often unpredictably, and is entirely outside of Manticore’s control. Although we attempt to provide accurate gas fee information, this information reflects our estimates of the gas fees, which may vary from the actual fees you pay to use the Service and interact with the blockchain. You acknowledge that under no circumstances will a transaction be invalidated, revocable, retractable, or otherwise unenforceable on the basis that the gas fee for the given transaction was unknown, too high, or otherwise unacceptable to a User. You also acknowledge and agree that the gas fee is non-refundable under all circumstances.

Manticore reserves the right, upon reasonable notice, to (directly or through an applicable Payment Service Provider): (i) charge for access to some or all of the Service, charge for access to premium functionality or Content on some or all of the Service or Website(s), require a free or paid subscription (“Usage Subscription”), or account registration to access some or all of the Service, (ii) change terms and conditions for the Service or portions thereof, and (iii) restrict access to the Service or portions thereof, in whole or in part, based on any lawful eligibility requirements Manticore may elect to impose (e.g. geographic or demographic limitations). You are responsible for obtaining and maintaining, at your sole cost, all internet devices and other equipment and software, and services necessary for you to access and use the Service.

You acknowledge that it is your responsibility to ensure payment in advance for all paid aspects of the Service, and to ensure that your credit or debit cards or other payment instruments accepted by Manticore or an applicable Payment Service Provider continue to be valid and sufficient for such purposes. Without limiting any other rights or remedies of Manticore, we may exercise our termination rights (as detailed below) in the event of any payment delinquency. Manticore further reserves the right to terminate Usage Subscriptions for cause immediately in our sole discretion without advance notice or liability. In such an event, you will not be entitled to a pro-rata refund or credit.

B.        Manticore has no obligation to provide refunds for any amounts paid for the Service.

Except as set forth in any Additional Terms, purchases of Content (including but not limited to Usage Subscriptions) are final, non-refundable, have no monetary value (i.e. are not a cash account or equivalent) and are purchases of only a limited, revocable, personal, and non-transferable license to use such Content through the Service, even if such purchases come with a durational term (for instance, a monthly subscription). Notwithstanding any agreement by Manticore to provide a discretionary pro-rata refund or credit in certain circumstances, you have no property, proprietary, intellectual property, ownership, economic, or monetary interest in your Account, Core Content or User Content, Usage Subscriptions or other virtual goods and services, which remain the exclusive property of Manticore (subject only to the limited User Content License set forth below, this Agreement, or any Additional Terms).

5.        CONTENT LICENSES AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS

A.        Manticore owns Intellectual Property Rights in the Service and the Manticore Marks.

Manticore owns all copyrights, trademarks, service marks, trade dress, publicity rights, database rights, patent rights, and other intellectual property rights or proprietary rights recognized by law  (“Intellectual Property Rights”) in and to the Service, including but not limited to the Content, Software, Servers, and Websites related thereto, and in and to our trademarks, service marks, trade names, logos, domain names, taglines, and trade dress (collectively, the “Manticore Marks”). You acknowledge and agree that Manticore and its licensors own all right, title, and interest in and to the Service, including all Intellectual Property Rights therein, other than with respect to the User Content.

You understand and agree that without a written license agreement with Manticore, we do not authorize you to make any use of the Manticore Marks, including but not limited to “Manticore” or “Core”. Use of the Manticore Marks in whole or in part is subject to the guidelines and terms of any applicable license provided in our Branding Guidelines.

Except as expressly granted in this Agreement, all rights, title, and interest in and to the Service, and in and to the Manticore Marks, are reserved by Manticore. Copyright, trademark, and other laws of the United States and foreign countries protect the Service and the Manticore Marks.

B.        Manticore grants you certain licenses to access and use the Service under these Terms.

Unless otherwise expressly stated in writing by Manticore, by agreeing to these Terms you are granted a limited, non-sublicensable license (i.e. a personal and limited right) to access and use the Service for your personal or internal business use solely as permitted through the normal functionality of the Service (the “Core Content License”). To be clear, you may not use, reproduce, distribute, prepare derivative works of, display or perform any Core Content, whether modified by you or not, outside the virtual environment of the Service except as expressly agreed upon in a written agreement by Manticore or through any Additional Terms or other written policy of Manticore. You acknowledge that when you receive a Core Content License you do not acquire ownership of any copies of the Content, or transfer of any copyright or other Intellectual Property Rights in the Content. This Core Content License is expressly conditioned upon you and each of your Accounts remaining active, in good standing, and in compliance with these Terms.

Manticore reserves the right, but is not obligated, to use technological measures designed to prohibit the copying, transfer, or distribution of Core Content outside the Service when we in good faith believe that such copying, transfer, or distribution would or might violate the Intellectual Property Rights of our Users, Manticore, or third parties.

You may not charge any third party for using the Software, the Service or any related materials thereto, and you may not modify, adapt, reverse engineer (except as otherwise permitted by applicable law notwithstanding such limitation), decompile, or attempt to discover the source code of the Software, or create any derivative works of the Software, or otherwise use the Software except as expressly provided in this Agreement.

C.        You retain certain existing rights in, and have responsibility for your User Content.

You retain any and all Intellectual Property Rights you already hold under applicable law in Content you upload, publish, and submit to or through the Servers, Websites, and other areas of the Service, subject to the rights, licenses, and other terms of this Agreement, including any underlying rights of other users or Manticore in Content that you may use or modify.

Except as prohibited by law, you hereby waive, and you agree to waive, any moral rights (including attribution and integrity) that you may have in your User Content, even if it is altered or changed in a manner not agreeable to you. To the extent not waivable, you irrevocably agree not to exercise such rights (if any) in a manner that interferes with any exercise of the granted rights. You understand that you will not receive any fees, sums, consideration, or remuneration for any of the rights granted in this Section.

You are solely responsible for your User Content and the consequences of posting or publishing it on the Websites. In connection with Content that you upload, publish, or submit to any part of the Service, you affirm, represent, and warrant that you (a) own and have all necessary Intellectual Property Rights, licenses, consents, and permissions to use and authorize Manticore and Users of the Service to use the User Content in the manner contemplated by the Service and these Terms; (b) the User Content does not and, as to Manticore’s permitted uses and exploitation set forth in this Agreement, will not infringe, violate, or misappropriate any Intellectual Property Right or other right of any third party; and (c) the User Content will not violate this Agreement or any Additional Terms, or cause injury or harm to any person.

Your copy and use of Content is at your own risk. You are solely responsible and liable for your use, reproduction, distribution, modification, display, or performance of any Content in violation of any Intellectual Property Rights. You agree that Manticore will have no liability for, and you agree to defend, indemnify, and hold Manticore harmless for, any claims, losses, or damages arising out of or in connection with your use, reproduction, distribution, modification, display or performance of any Content.

Because the law may or may not recognize certain Intellectual Property Rights in any particular Content, you should consult a lawyer if you want legal advice regarding your legal rights in a specific situation. You acknowledge and agree that you are responsible for knowing, protecting and enforcing any Intellectual Property Rights that you hold, and that Manticore cannot do so on your behalf.

Manticore has no obligation to monitor or enforce your Intellectual Property Rights to your User Content, but you grant us the right to protect and enforce our rights to your User Content, including by bringing and controlling actions in your name and on your behalf (at our cost and expense) to which you hereby consent and irrevocably appoint Manticore as your attorney-in-fact, with the power of substitution and delegation, which appointment is coupled with an interest.

D.        You grant Manticore certain licenses to your User Content.

Unless otherwise agreed to in a written agreement between you and Manticore that was signed by an authorized representative of Manticore, if you submit, transmit, display, perform, post, or store User Content using the Service, you grant Manticore and its sublicensees, to the furthest extent and for the maximum period permitted by applicable law (including in perpetuity if permitted under applicable law), an unrestricted, worldwide, irrevocable, fully sublicensable, non-exclusive, and royalty-free right to (a) use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish translate, create derivative works from, distribute, perform, and display such User Content (including without limitation for promoting and redistributing part or all of the Service (and derivative works thereof)) in any form, format, media, or media channels now known or later developed or discovered, and (b) use the name, identity, likeness, and voice (or other biographical information) that you submit in connection with such User Content. Should such User Content contain name, identity, likeness, and voice (or other biographical information) of third parties, you represent and warrant that you have obtained the appropriate consents and/or licenses for your use of such features and that Manticore and its sub-licensees are allowed to use them to the extent indicated in these Terms.

Manticore may, but will not have the obligation to, display, maintain, or otherwise make use of, any of your User Content, and Manticore may, in its sole discretion, modify, delete, or otherwise make use of User Content without notice or any liability to you or any third party. Manticore reserves the right to treat User Content on the Service as content stored at the direction of Users for which Manticore will not exercise control except to block or remove content that comes to Manticore’s attention and is offensive, obscene, abusive, illegal or otherwise objectionable to Manticore, or to enforce the rights of third parties or the content restrictions set forth below, when notice of their violation comes to our attention. Such User Content submitted by you or others need not, however, be maintained on the Service by us for any period of time and you will not have the right, once submitted, to access, maintain, or otherwise use such User Content on the Service.

E.        You grant certain licenses to other Users by publicly sharing your User Content.

You agree that by uploading, publishing, or submitting your User Content to any publicly accessible areas of the Service, you hereby grant other Users of that aspect of the Service a non-exclusive license to access your User Content through the Service, and to use, reproduce, distribute, prepare derivative works of, display, and perform the User Content on the Service as permitted through your interactions with the Service under these Terms (the “User Content License”).

You agree that by uploading, publishing, or submitting your User Content to or through the Servers for display in any publicly accessible area of the Service, you hereby grant other Users a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free, sublicensable, and transferable license to photograph, capture an image of, film, and/or record a video of your User Content, and to use, reproduce, distribute, prepare derivative works of, display, and perform the resulting photograph, image, film, or video in any current or future media (the “Media License”).

If you do not wish to grant Users of the Service a User Content License or Media License, you must not display, upload, or make available your User Content to other Users on our Websites or through our Services.

You acknowledge that when you receive a User Content License, you receive only licensing and use rights; therefore, you do not acquire ownership  of any other Intellectual Property Rights of the User Content.

F.        You may unpublish your User Content and terminate any related licenses, with limitations.

With respect to any User Content you have submitted, uploaded, or displayed through the Service, the licenses granted by you hereunder will terminate once you unpublish such User Content from the Service, except (a) to the extent you shared it as part of the Service; (b) Manticore has already used it for promotional purposes prior to deletion. In such circumstances, the licenses granted by you above shall terminate, but only in relation to the particular piece of User Content that you have unpublished from the Service. You acknowledge that this termination will not apply to any other copies or instances of the same User Content that you have not specifically unpublished from the Service, including without limitation those that may be displayed elsewhere through the Service and those that may be in the Account inventories of other Users to whom you transferred copies of the User Content. You acknowledge that the Media License granted to Manticore and other Users with respect to your User Content will survive any such termination and that your User Content may continue to remain on our Servers even after you unpublish your User Content.

6.        UPLOAD CONTENT AT YOUR OWN RISK

Manticore uses reasonable security measures in order to attempt to protect User Content against unauthorized copying and distribution. However, Manticore does not guarantee that unauthorized copying, use, or distribution of User Content by third parties will not occur. To the furthest extent permitted by applicable law, you hereby agree that Manticore shall not be liable for any unauthorized copying, use, or distribution of User Content by third parties and release and forever waive any claims you may have against Manticore for such unauthorized copying or usage of such User Content, under any theory. THE SECURITY MEASURES TO PROTECT USER CONTENT USED BY MANTICORE HEREIN ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND WITH NO WARRANTIES, GUARANTEES, CONDITIONS, ASSURANCES, OR OTHER TERMS THAT SUCH SECURITY MEASURES WILL WITHSTAND ATTEMPTS TO EVADE SECURITY MECHANISMS OR THAT THERE WILL BE NO BREACHES, DISABLEMENTS OR OTHER CIRCUMVENTION OF SUCH SECURITY MEASURES.

7. ASSUMPTION OF RISK

You agree that:

  1. You are solely responsible for determining what, if any, taxes apply to your purchases and sales of Content or NFTs. Manticore is not responsible for determining the taxes that apply to NFT  transactions.
  2. Manticore is not responsible for exploits that are not reasonably foreseeable. While Manticore has taken a number of precautions to ensure the security of the Core platform, the technology is relatively new, and it is not possible to guarantee that the code is 100% free from bugs or errors.
  3. Neither the Website nor the Core platform stores, sends or receives NFTs. The NFTs are minted and transferred on a smart Contract maintained by Manticore. Any transfers of NFTs occur via the smart Contract located on the Ethereum or Solana blockchain and not on this Website or Core platform.
  4. There are risks associated with accepting cryptocurrencies as payment and purchasing blockchain based NFTs, including but not limited to, the risk of losing private keys, theft of cryptocurrency or NFTs due to hackers finding out your private key, lack of a secondary market, significant price volatility, hard forks and disruptions to the blockchain network. You accept and acknowledge that transfers on the blockchain are irreversible and as a result, it is not possible for Manticore to issue refunds on purchases.
  5. There is a risk that Manticore may be obligated to take down listings and remove your User Content from the Websites if it has received a Digital Millennium Copyright Notice (“DMCA Notice”) under Section 16. Manticore may also be obligated to serve a DMCA Notice to its content storage provider. If this occurs, the NFT may no longer reference your User Content. NFTs linked to images and/or audio files subject to a DMCA Notice may subsequently lose value.
  6. Where an NFT  has been delisted from the Website, owners of the delisted NFT must interact with the smart contract directly or find an external source to update their NFT.
  7. Manticore cannot guarantee payment of any royalties to Users where transactions involving NFTs occur on third-party platforms or directly between Users.        

8. PROHIBITED CONDUCT

A.        You agree to comport yourself while using the Service.

You agree not to violate any law, contract, intellectual property or other third-party right or commit a tort, and that you are solely responsible for your conduct while using the Service.

You agree that you will comply with these Terms and our Code of Conduct and will not:

(i) create, upload, transmit, distribute, or store any content that is inaccurate, unlawful, infringing, defamatory, obscene, pornographic, invasive of privacy or publicity rights, harassing, threatening, abusive, inflammatory, or otherwise objectionable;

(ii) impersonate any person or entity, falsely claim an affiliation with any person or entity, or access the Service accounts of other Users without permission, forge another User’s digital signature, misrepresent the source, identity, or content of information transmitted by the Service, or perform any other similar fraudulent activity;

(iii) make unsolicited offers, advertisements, proposals, or send junk mail or spam to Users of the Service, including, without limitation, unsolicited advertising, promotional materials, or other solicitation material, bulk mailing of commercial advertising, chain mail, informational announcements, charity requests, petitions for signatures, or any of the preceding things related to promotional giveaways (such as raffles and contests), and other similar activities;

(iv) harvest or collect the email addresses or other contact information of other Users of the Service;

(v) defame, harass, abuse, threaten, or defraud Users of the Service, or collect, or attempt to collect, personal information about Users or third parties without their consent;

(vi) remove, circumvent, disable, damage, or otherwise interfere with security-related features of the Service or User Content, features that prevent or restrict use or copying of any content accessibility through the Service, features that enforce limitations on the use of the Service or User Content, or delete the copyright or other proprietary rights notices on the Service or User Content;

(vii) reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble or otherwise attempt to discover the source code of the Service or any part thereof, except and only to the extent that this activity is expressly permitted by the law of your jurisdiction of residence;

(viii) modify, adapt, translate, or create derivative works based upon the Service or any part thereof, except and only to the extent that such activity is expressly permitted under these Terms and by applicable law notwithstanding this limitation;

(ix) interfere with or damage operation of the Service or any User’s enjoyment of it, by any means, including uploading or otherwise disseminating viruses, adware, spyware, worms, or other malicious code;

(x) relay email from a third-party’s mail servers without that party’s permission;

(xi) access any website, server, software application, or other computer resource owned, used and/or licensed by Manticore, including but not limited to the Service, by means of any robot, spider, scraper, crawler or other automated means for any purpose, or bypass any measures Manticore may use to prevent or restrict access to any website, server, software application, or other computer resource owned, used and/or licensed by Manticore, including but not limited to the Service;

(xii) manipulate identifiers in order to disguise the origin of any User Content transmitted through the Service;

(xiii) interfere with or disrupt the Service or servers or networks connected to the Service, or disobey any requirements, procedures, policies or regulations of networks connected to the Service; use the Service in any manner that could interfere with, disrupt, negatively affect or inhibit other Users from fully enjoying the Service, or that could damage, disable, overburden or impair the functioning of the Service in any manner;

(xiv) use or attempt to use another User’s account without authorization from that User and Manticore;

(xv) attempt to circumvent any content filtering techniques we employ, or attempt to access any service or area of the Service that you are not authorized to access;

(xvi) attempt to indicate in any manner that you have a relationship with us or that we have endorsed you or any products or services for any purpose; and

(xvii) use the Service for any illegal purpose, or in violation of any local, state, national, or international law or regulation, including without limitation, laws governing intellectual property, anti-money laundering and anti-terrorist financing regulations, and other proprietary rights, data protection and privacy.

B.        Manticore is a service provider and is not responsible for other parties’ conduct.

You understand that Manticore is a service provider that enables its Users to interact online and display and communicate information and Content chosen by those Users. You acknowledge that you will be exposed to various aspects of the Service involving the conduct, Content, and services of other Users, and that Manticore does not control and is not responsible or liable for the quality, safety, legality, truthfulness, or accuracy of any such User conduct, User Content, or user services. You acknowledge that Manticore does not guarantee the accuracy of information submitted by any User of the Service, nor any identity information about any User. Manticore does not control or endorse any User Content, opinion, recommendation, or advice expressed therein, and Manticore expressly disclaims any and all liability in connection with User Content. Your interactions with other Users and your use of User Content are entirely at your own risk. Manticore has no obligation to become involved in any dispute that you may have or claim to have with one or more Users of the Service, or in any manner in any resolution thereof.

Manticore takes no responsibility and assumes no liability for any User Content or for any loss or damage resulting therefrom, nor is Manticore liable for any mistakes, defamation, slander, libel, omissions, falsehoods, obscenity, pornography or profanity you may encounter when using the Service. Your use of the Service is at your own risk. In addition, these rules do not create any private right of action on the part of any third party or any reasonable expectation that the Service will not contain any content that is prohibited by such rules.

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, Manticore reserves the right to remove, screen, or edit any User Content posted or stored on the Service at any time and without notice, including where such User Content violates these Terms or applicable law, and you are solely responsible for creating backup copies of and replacing any User Content you post or store on the Service at your sole cost and expense. Any use of the Service in violation of the foregoing violates these Terms and may result in, among other things, suspension or termination of your rights to use the Service.

9.        PROHIBITION ON THE SALE OF SECURITIES

Manticore prohibits the solicitation, offer, purchase, sale or distribution of securities on the Websites. You agree not to use the Services to solicit, offer, purchase, sell or otherwise distribute securities. No NFTs are intended to be classified as a security and no transaction in any NFT is intended to constitute a securities transaction under the U.S. federal securities laws, U.S. state laws, or by foreign authorities.

  1. You agree that neither Manticore nor the Websites are acting as a securities broker or dealer with respect to any transactions in the NFTs accessed through the Websites.
  2. You agree that neither Manticore nor the Websites are facilitating clearing or settlement of securities through the Websites.
  3. Neither Manticore nor the Websites are registered or licensed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) or foreign authorities as a broker-dealer, national securities exchange, or ATS (or foreign equivalents), and we do not seek to register or rely on an exemption from such registration or license to facilitate the offer and sale of NFTs on the Websites. We only permit transfers of NFTs on the Websites of those NFTs which are not securities. In the event that Manticore determines there is a reasonable basis upon which to conclude that an NFT is a security or transactions in a NFT constitute securities transactions, such NFT will be removed from the Websites.

10.        TERMINATION OF YOUR ACCOUNT

A.        You or we may terminate your Account(s) at any time.

You or we may terminate your Account(s) at any time. You may terminate this Agreement by closing your Account(s) at any time for any reason. Manticore may suspend or terminate your Account at any time for any reason. In such an event, Manticore shall have no further obligation or liability to you under this Agreement or otherwise, and you shall be entitled to no compensation or other payment, remedy, recourse, or refund.

B.        We may terminate your Account(s) for violation of this Agreement.

We may suspend or terminate your Account(s) if you violate this Agreement, as determined in our sole discretion. Upon termination of your Account(s), this Agreement between us will be automatically terminated and you may not re-subscribe or return to the Service through other or future Accounts you may create.

C.        We may terminate your Account(s) to protect the Service or community interests.

We may terminate your Account(s) to protect the interests of the Service or its community or if we believe that you pose an unacceptable risk to the community. We may terminate your Account if we determine, in our sole discretion, that such action is necessary or advisable to comply with legal requirements or to protect the rights or interests of Manticore, the Service, its community, or any third party.

D.        We may terminate your Account(s) on suspension or discontinuation of the Service.

We may terminate your Account(s) if we elect to generally suspend or discontinue the Service, in whole or in part, for any reason. In such an event, you will not be entitled to compensation for such suspension or termination, and you acknowledge that Manticore will have no liability to you in connection with such suspension or termination.

E.        On termination, you will lose access to your Account and the Service.

Upon termination of your Account(s), you will no longer be able to access your Account(s) or access (or transfer or direct the transfer to any other Account) any Content or data that you have stored on our Servers. All licenses granted by Manticore to use the Service, including any related feature or functionality therein, will automatically terminate. You acknowledge that you have elected to procure any premium account or paid features of the Service notwithstanding the possibility of termination of such license rights under the circumstances set forth in this Agreement.

Upon termination, you will remain liable for any unpaid amounts owed by you to Manticore.

You acknowledge and understand that you could permanently lose access to any Content you upload or store on the Servers. You acknowledge and assume the risk of the possibility of termination of your Account(s) as provided in this Agreement, and you represent that you will make your decisions to participate in the Service, contribute Content, spend your money, and dispose of transferable licenses at all times knowingly based upon these risks.

F.        Some sections of this Agreement will continue after Account suspension or termination.

The provisions of this Agreement and any Additional Terms which by their nature should survive your suspension or termination will survive, including the rights and licenses you grant to Manticore in this Agreement, as well as to the indemnities, releases, disclaimers, and limitations on liability and the provisions regarding jurisdiction, choice of law, no class action, and mandatory arbitration.

11.        INFRINGEMENT NOTIFICATIONS

Manticore respects the intellectual property rights of others and follows the requirements set forth in the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) and other applicable laws. If you are a copyright owner or agent thereof and believe that content posted on the Service infringes your Intellectual Property Rights, please review our Intellectual Property Infringement Notification Policy for further information on our policy, what to include in and where to submit your notice.

12.        PRIVACY, CONFIDENTIALITY AND YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

Your privacy is important to us. Our Privacy Policy sets forth the conditions under which you provide personal and other information to us. You understand and agree that through your use of the Service you consent to the collection and use of your information in accordance with our Privacy Policy. Please review our Privacy Policy, which describes our use and disclosure of information we collect on our Websites and in our Services.

Please remember that the Service is a public forum and User Content that you submit will be accessible to and viewable by other Users. Except as may be required to register and/or maintain your Account, do not submit personally identifiable information (for example, first/last name, password, contact information, payment card information, etc…) on the Service.

Except as otherwise described in our Privacy Policy or any Additional Terms we provide to you, you agree that (i) your User Content will be treated as non-confidential and non-proprietary and will not be returned (except as required by applicable law or in our sole discretion), and (ii) Manticore does not assume any obligation of any kind to you or any third party with respect to your User Content. Upon our request, you will furnish us with any documentation necessary to substantiate these rights and to verify your compliance with this Agreement or any Additional Terms.

If you object to your information being used or disclosed as described therein, please do not use the Service.

13.        RELEASES, DISCLAIMERS, LIABILITY LIMITS, AND INDEMNIFICATION

A.        Disclaimers; No Warranties

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW: (I) THE SERVICES AND THE CONTENT AND MATERIALS CONTAINED THEREIN ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS “WITH ALL FAULTS” AND WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED TO THE CONTRARY IN A WRITING BY MANTICORE; (II) MANTICORE, AND ITS AFFILIATES, LICENSORS AND ITS AND THEIR OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, SHAREHOLDERS, AGENTS, LICENSORS, AND SUBCONTRACTORS (THE “MANTICORE PARTIES”) DISCLAIM ALL EXPRESS, IMPLIED, AND STATUTORY WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, TITLE, NON-INTERFERENCE WITH YOUR ENJOYMENT, AUTHORITY, NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS OR SUITABILITY FOR ANY PURPOSE (WHETHER OR NOT WE KNOW OR HAVE REASON TO KNOW OF ANY SUCH PURPOSE), SYSTEM INTEGRATION, ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS, RESULTS, REASONABLE CARE, WORKMANLIKE EFFORT, LACK OF NEGLIGENCE, AND LACK OF VIRUSES, WHETHER ALLEGED TO ARISE UNDER LAW, BY REASON OF CUSTOM OR USAGE IN THE TRADE, OR BY COURSE OF DEALING; (III) WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, THE MANTICORE PARTIES MAKE NO WARRANTY THAT THE SERVICE AND RELATED MATERIALS (1) WILL OPERATE PROPERLY, (2) WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, OR (3) WILL OPERATE IN AN UNINTERRUPTED, BUG FREE, OR ERROR FREE MANNER. ANY WARRANTY AGAINST INFRINGEMENT THAT MAY BE PROVIDED IN SECTION 2-312 OF THE UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE OR IN ANY OTHER COMPARABLE STATUTE IS EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMED BY THE MANTICORE PARTIES. THE MANTICORE PARTIES DO NOT GUARANTEE CONTINUOUS, ERROR-FREE, VIRUS-FREE, OR SECURE OPERATION OF OR ACCESS TO THE SERVICE(S) AND RELATED MATERIALS. YOU SHOULD USE INDUSTRY-RECOGNIZED SECURITY SOFTWARE TO DETECT AND DISINFECT VIRUSES FROM ANY DOWNLOAD. NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, OBTAINED BY YOU FROM MANTICORE OR THROUGH THE SERVICE WILL CREATE ANY WARRANTY NOT EXPRESSLY STATED HEREIN. THIS PARAGRAPH WILL APPLY TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW.

B.        Liability Limits

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE MANTICORE PARTIES SHALL NOT BE LIABLE IN ANY WAY FOR LOSS OR DAMAGE OF ANY KIND RESULTING FROM THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICE OR RELATED MATERIALS, OR OTHERWISE IN CONNECTION WITH THESE TERMS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO BLOCKCHAIN NETWORK OUTAGE OR CONGESTION, HARD FORKS, LOSS OF GOODWILL, WORK STOPPAGE, COMPUTER FAILURE, MALFUNCTION, OR ANY AND ALL OTHER COMMERCIAL DAMAGES OR LOSSES. IN NO EVENT WILL THE MANTICORE PARTIES BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS OF PROFITS OR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, OR ANY OTHER DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THESE TERMS OR RELATED MATERIALS, OR THE DELAY OR INABILITY TO USE OR LACK OF FUNCTIONALITY OF THE SERVICE OR RELATED MATERIALS, EVEN IN THE EVENT OF THEIR FAULT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), STRICT LIABILITY, INDEMNITY, PRODUCT LIABILITY, BREACH OF CONTRACT, BREACH OF WARRANTY, OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF THEY HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. THESE LIMITATIONS AND EXCLUSIONS REGARDING DAMAGES APPLY EVEN IF ANY REMEDY FAILS TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE COMPENSATION.

BECAUSE SOME STATES OR JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR THE LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, IN SUCH STATES OR JURISDICTIONS, THE LIABILITY OF MANTICORE, ITS LICENSORS, AND ITS AND THEIR AFFILIATES, AND THEIR SERVICE PROVIDERS, SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.

C.        Basis of the Bargain

YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT MANTICORE HAS OFFERED THE SERVICE, USER CONTENT, AND OTHER CONTENT AND INFORMATION, SET ITS PRICES, AND ENTERED INTO THESE TERMS IN RELIANCE UPON THE WARRANTY DISCLAIMERS AND LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY SET FORTH HEREIN, THAT THE WARRANTY DISCLAIMERS AND LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY SET FORTH HEREIN REFLECT A REASONABLE AND FAIR ALLOCATION OF RISK BETWEEN YOU AND MANTICORE, AND THAT THE WARRANTY DISCLAIMERS AND LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY SET FORTH HEREIN FORM AN ESSENTIAL BASIS OF THE BARGAIN BETWEEN YOU AND MANTICORE. MANTICORE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THE SERVICE TO YOU ON AN ECONOMICALLY REASONABLE BASIS WITHOUT THESE LIMITATIONS.

D.        Indemnification

You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold the Manticore Parties harmless from any claims, losses, damages, liabilities, including legal fees and expenses, (collectively, “Claims”) arising out of your use or misuse of the Services, any User Content that you post, store or otherwise transmit in or through the Service(s), your violation of the rights of any third party, any violation by you of these Terms, or any breach of the representations, warranties, and covenants made by you herein.

Manticore reserves the right, at your expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter for which you are required to indemnify Manticore, and you agree to cooperate with Manticore’s defense of these Claims. Manticore will use reasonable efforts to notify you of any such claim, action, or proceeding upon becoming aware of it.

14.        DISPUTE RESOLUTION; ARBITRATION

PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING PROVISION CAREFULLY BECAUSE IT REQUIRES YOU TO ARBITRATE DISPUTES WITH MANTICORE AND LIMITS THE MANNER IN WHICH YOU CAN SEEK RELIEF FROM MANTICORE.

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law (but excluding those identified below), you and Manticore agree to arbitrate any dispute arising from these Terms or your use of the Service, except that you and Manticore are not required to arbitrate any dispute in which either party seeks equitable or other relief for the alleged unlawful use of copyrights, trademarks, trade names, logos, trade secrets, or patents.

ARBITRATION OPT-OUT: You may opt out of resolving disputes by arbitration by writing to us at Manticore Games, Inc., Attention: Legal, 1800 Gateway Drive, San Francisco, CA 94404 within thirty (30) days of first accepting these Terms and telling us you would like to opt out of mandatory arbitration. You must include your first and last name in the letter.

ARBITRATION PREVENTS YOU FROM SUING IN COURT OR FROM HAVING A JURY TRIAL.

You and Manticore agree that you will notify each other in writing of any dispute within thirty (30) days of when it arises. Notice to Manticore should be sent to: Manticore Games, Inc., Attention: Legal, 1400 Fashion Island Boulevard, San Francisco, CA 94404.

You and Manticore further agree: to attempt informal resolution prior to any demand for arbitration; that any arbitration will occur in San Mateo County, California; that arbitration will be conducted confidentially by a single arbitrator in accordance with the rules of JAMS (www.JAMSADR.COM); and that the state or federal courts in San Mateo County, California have exclusive jurisdiction over any appeals or an arbitration award or over any suit between the parties not subject to arbitration. Other than class procedures and remedies discussed below, the arbitrator has the authority to grant any remedy that would otherwise be available in court. Any dispute between the parties will be governed by this agreement and the laws of the State of California and applicable United States law, without giving effect to any conflict of laws principles that may provide for the application of the law of another jurisdiction. Whether the dispute is heard in arbitration or in court, you and Manticore will not commence against the other party a class action, class arbitration or other representative action or proceeding.

If you are a resident in any jurisdiction in which the provision in the section above is found to be unenforceable, then the following shall apply:

Any disputes, claims, or causes of action arising out of or in connection with these Terms will be governed by and construed under the laws of the jurisdiction of your residence.

Any disputes, claims, or causes of action arising out of or in connection with these Terms shall be resolved by competent civil courts within your jurisdiction of residence.

Claims

YOU AND MANTICORE AGREE THAT ANY CAUSE OF ACTION ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THE SERVICE(S) MUST COMMENCE WITHIN ONE (1) YEAR AFTER THE CAUSE OF ACTION ACCRUES. OTHERWISE, SUCH CAUSE OF ACTION IS PERMANENTLY BARRED. THIS LIMITATION DOES NOT APPLY WHERE PROHIBITED BY APPLICABLE LAW.

15.        GENERAL PROVISIONS

A.        Waiver

If we fail to exercise or enforce any right or provision of these Terms, it will not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. Any waiver of any provision of these Terms will be effective only if in writing and signed by the relevant party.

B.        Severability

If any provision of these Terms or any Additional Terms is held to be unlawful, void, or for any reason unenforceable, then that provision will be limited or eliminated to the minimum extent necessary and will not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions.

C.        Assignment

These Terms and any Additional Terms or Related Policies, and any rights and licenses granted hereunder, may not be transferred or assigned by you, but may be assigned by Manticore without restriction. Any assignment attempted to be made in violation of this provision shall be void.

D.        Survival

Upon termination of these Terms, any provision which, by its nature or express terms should survive, will survive such termination or expiration, including, but not limited to, Sections 5, 12, and 13.

E.        Entire Agreement

The Terms, together with our Privacy Policy, Code of Conduct, any Additional Terms and Related Policies, are the entire agreement between you and Manticore relating to the subject matter herein and will not be modified except in writing, signed or otherwise agreed to by both parties, or by a change to these Terms made by Manticore as set forth herein.

F.        Requests for Information and How to Serve a Subpoena

All requests for information or documents related to potential, anticipated or current legal proceedings, investigations or disputes, or for third-party user information, from any Manticore Service must be made using the appropriate level of legal process, and must be properly served on Manticore via the Corporation Service Company (CSC), Manticore’ national registered agent. Please find below the California address for CSC (the CSC office in your jurisdiction may be located through the Secretary of State’s website):

Manticore Games, Inc.

℅ CORPORATION SERVICE COMPANY

2710 Gateway Oaks Drive, Suite 150N

Sacramento, CA 95833

Please note that Manticore does not accept such requests for information or documents, or service of process, via email or fax, and will not respond to such requests. All requests must include the information you may have that will help us identify the relevant records, the specific information requested, and its relationship to your investigation. Please also note that limiting your request to the relevant records (e.g. a limited time period) will facilitate efficient processing of your request.

The Services are offered by Manticore Games, Inc., email: SUPPORT@MANTICOREGAMES.COM. If you are a California resident, you may have this same information emailed to you by sending a letter to the foregoing address with your email address and a request for this information.

16.        ADDITIONAL TERMS

Additional terms, including but not limited to the Related Policies listed below, may apply to specific products or to certain elements of the Service (the “Additional Terms”). If there is any contradiction between any Additional Terms and these Terms, then the Additional Terms shall take precedence only in relation to that particular element of the Service.

17.        RELATED POLICIES