LEGAL
This page contains the Old Kingdom Games web site Privacy Policy and Terms and Conditions of Use. It also includes open game and other relevant game licenses used by Old Kingdom Games
PRIVACY POLICY
1. Privacy Policy
For everyone who visits Old Kingdom Games, we log IP addresses, the type of operating system that the visitor's computer uses, and the type of browser software used by the visitor. From the IP address, we can determine the Internet Service Provider and the geographic location of the visitor's point of connectivity. We do not log IP addresses to track a User's session, nor do we link IP addresses to anything personally identifiable.
If a visitor wants to simply use the Old Kingdom Games website in a generic way (i.e. reading, but no contribution of content or access to registered OKG Account holder only functions), they are not required to register. However, if a visitor wants to become an OKG Account holder of the Old Kingdom Games website we require registration. This will include provision of the following details: name, email address and a screen name for identification purposes with other OKG Account holders.
The Old Kingdom Games website currently uses cookies to save information including, but not limited to, a User's custom menu screens, forum identification screen name, and forum functionality. A "cookie" is a file transferred from a website to the hard drive of your computer so that the website may track your activities on the website. A cookie will not let a website know any personally identifying information about you, such as your real name, address, etc., unless you previously provided that information at the website or have set your preferences in your browser to provide that information.
In any discussion forums, we may save all posted messages. This discussion content is kept for an indeterminate amount of time and is accessible to all OKG Account holers of the Old Kingdom Games website. Non registered visitors cannot view this information. All posted messages created by an individual may be accessible. This content may also be accessible. In general, Old Kingdom Games does not seek to edit, moderate or remove any OKG Account holder-contributed content, but reserves the right to do so in its sole discretion.
Old Kingdom Games does not and cannot otherwise control the acts of its OKG Account holders and website visitors. All OKG Account holders and visitors should be aware that, when they disclose personal information such as their actual name, login name, e-mail address, etc., the information may be collected and used by others to send that person unsolicited e-mail from other parties, and such acts necessarily lie outside of Old Kingdom Games control.
We will send regular and occasional emails, which OKG Account holders can decide to take or not. These will include details of free downloads, new products and upcoming products however no third party products and services will be advertised in these emails.
Our site contains links to other sites. Old kingdom Games is not responsible for the privacy practices, or the content, of those websites.
You can obtain further information about data protection laws by visiting the Information Commissioner's website at www.dataprotection.gov.uk.
2. Relevant Law
These Terms and Conditions shall be construed in accordance with English law.
TERMS & CONDITIONS OF USE
1. General
The "Old Kingdom Games" website (the "website") is the on-line presence of the roleplaying games company Old Kingdom Games. Please read these Terms and Conditions carefully. By using the website (other than to read these Terms and Conditions for the first time), you are agreeing to accept, without modification, and comply with all of the Terms and Conditions hereof).
All or any part of this website, including, but not limited to, content, artwork, interactive features, products, product support free of charge or otherwise, may be changed or discontinued at any time without notice.
These Terms and Conditions, or any part thereof, may be changed, modified, added to or deleted at any time. Such changes, modifications, additions or deletions shall be effective immediately. Your use of the website shall be deemed to constitute your acceptance of such changes, modifications, additions or deletions.
2. Your Responsibilities as a User or Registered Member of this website
The right to use the Old Kingdom Games Website is personal to you and is not transferable to any other person or entity. You are responsible for all use of and access to the website under your name and Internet account (including any screen name or password you may establish in using and/or accessing the website) and for ensuring that all such use and access complies fully with these Terms and Conditions, and any applicable laws. You are responsible for protecting the confidentiality of your password(s), if any.
3. Prohibitions on Use
You agree to use the website for lawful purposes only. By way of example and not limitation, you shall not do any of the following:
A. post or transmit through the website any material which violates or infringes in any way upon the rights of others, or which is unlawful, threatening, abusive, defamatory, invasive of privacy or publicity rights, vulgar, obscene, profane or otherwise objectionable, or which encourages conduct that would constitute a criminal offence, give rise to civil liability or otherwise violate any law;
B. upload files that contain viruses, corrupted files or any other similar software or programs that may damage the operation of another's computer;
C. falsify the origin or source of software or other material contained in a file that is uploaded.
You agree that the determination of whether any posting, transmission or conduct is of such a nature as described will be at the sole discretion of Old Kingdom Games.
4. Intellectual Property
You shall not upload, post or otherwise make available on the website any material protected by copyright, trademark, patent or other proprietary right without the express permission of the owner of the copyright, trademark, patent or other proprietary right, and the burden of determining that any material is or is not protected by copyright rests with you. You agree to be solely liable for any loss or damage to Old Kingdom Games and its agents resulting from any act or submission by you that constitutes a violation or an infringement of copyright, trademark, patent or other proprietary rights. By submitting material to the website, you automatically grant or warrant that the owner of such material has expressly granted Old Kingdom Games and its agents a royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive right and license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, edit, publish, translate, perform, display, sublicense and distribute such material (in whole or in part) worldwide, either alone or as part of other works, in any form, media or technology now known or hereafter developed, for the full term of any copyright that may exist in such material. By submitting material to any public area of the website, including but not limited to the discussion forum, you also permit any other person who accesses the website to access, view, store or reproduce the material for his/her personal use.
If you believe in good faith that materials hosted by Old Kingdom Games infringe your copyright, you (or your agent) may send us a notice requesting that the material be removed, or access to it blocked by emailing chris AT oldkingdomgames DOT com.
5. Disclaimer of Warranty; Limitation of Liability
You expressly agree that use of the website is at your sole risk. The information, materials and services provided through the website may contain inaccuracies and/or typographical and other errors. Neither Old Kingdom Games nor its respective employees, agents, third party content providers or licensors warrant that the website and/or such information, materials and services will be uninterrupted or error free; nor do they make any warranty as to the results that may be obtained from use of the website, or as to the accuracy, reliability or content of any information, materials or service, provided through the website.
The website contains comments, artwork, off-site links and other materials provided by Old Kingdom Games, its agents and members of the Old Kingdom Games website. Old Kingdom Games accepts no responsibility for the accuracy of the information provided and provides no warranties for such material. You expressly agree that should you use any such material you do so at your own risk.
The information, materials and services provided on the website are provided on an "as is" basis and without warranties of any kind, either express or implied, including, but not limited to, warranties of title or implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose, other than those warranties which are implied by and incapable of exclusion, restriction or modification under the laws applicable to this agreement.
Neither Old Kingdom Games, its employees, agents, third party content providers nor licensors will be responsible for any damages or injury caused by any failure of performance, error, omission, inaccuracies, untimeliness, inauthenticity, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, computer virus, communication line failure, theft, destruction, unauthorised access to, alteration of, or use of the website, and/or any of the materials or the services provided therein, regardless of whether any such claim is for breach of contract, tortuous behaviour, negligence, or under any other cause of action howsoever arising or occasioned. Neither Old Kingdom Games, its employees, agents, third party content providers nor licensors will be responsible for the defamatory, offensive or illegal conduct of other Users of the website or third-parties, and the risk of injury from any of the foregoing rests entirely with a User.
In no event will Old Kingdom Games, its employees, agents, third party content providers or licensors be liable for any direct, indirect, punitive, incidental, special or consequential damages arising out of or in any way connected with the use of this website or with the delay or inability to use this website, or for any information, software, products and services obtained through this website, or otherwise arising out of the use of this website, even if they have been advised of the possibility of such damages.
6. Monitoring
This website, and/or any part of its contents supplied by Users, Members and third parties, may be monitored to determine compliance with this Agreement and any other operating rules established by Old Kingdom Games and to satisfy any law, regulation or authorised government request. Old Kingdom Games shall have the right in its sole discretion to edit, refuse to post or remove any material submitted to or posted on the website, without notice. Without limiting any of the foregoing, Old Kingdom Games shall have the right, without notice, to remove any material that, in its sole discretion, it finds to be in violation of the provisions hereof, or for artistic reasons or otherwise objectionable.
7. Indemnification
You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless Old Kingdom Games, its directors, officers, employees and agents from and against all claims and expenses, including attorneys' fees, arising out of or occasioned by your use, or any use for which you are responsible by these Terms and Conditions, of the website.
8. Trademarks
Names, logos, designs, information and other materials on the website may be subject to trademark and/or other proprietary rights protection, either of Old Kingdom Games or their respective owners.
9. Third Party Content
Any comments, opinions, advice, statements, services, offers, or other information or content expressed or made available by any third parties other than Old Kingdom Games on the website are those of the respective third parties. Old Kingdom Games neither endorses nor is responsible for the accuracy or reliability of any such information or content made on the website by anyone other than authorised Old Kingdom Games employees and/or spokespersons acting in their official capacities. Under no circumstances will Old Kingdom Games be liable for any loss or damage caused by your reliance on information obtained through the website. It is your responsibility to evaluate and/or verify the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of any information or other content available through the website.
10. Third Party Links
This website may contain hyperlinks to websites operated by parties other than Old Kingdom Games. Such hyperlinks are provided for your reference only. Old Kingdom Games does not control such websites and is not responsible for their contents. Old Kingdom Games inclusion of hyperlinks to such websites does not imply any endorsement of the material on such websites or any association with their operators.
11. Relevant Law
These Terms and Conditions shall be construed in accordance with English law.
OPEN GAME LICENSE Version 1.0a
The following text is the property of Wizards of the Coast, Inc. and is Copyright 2000 Wizards of the Coast, Inc ("Wizards"). All Rights Reserved.
1. Definitions: (a)"Contributors" means the copyright and/or trademark owners who have contributed Open Game Content; (b)"Derivative Material" means copyrighted material including derivative works and translations (including into other computer languages), potation, modification, correction, addition, extension, upgrade, improvement, compilation, abridgment or other form in which an existing work may be recast, transformed or adapted; (c) "Distribute" means to reproduce, license, rent, lease, sell, broadcast, publicly display, transmit or otherwise distribute; (d)"Open Game Content" means the game mechanic and includes the methods, procedures, processes and routines to the extent such content does not embody the Product Identity and is an enhancement over the prior art and any additional content clearly identified as Open Game Content by the Contributor, and means any work covered by this License, including translations and derivative works under copyright law, but specifically excludes Product Identity. (e) "Product Identity" means product and product line names, logos and identifying marks including trade dress; artifacts; creatures characters; stories, storylines, plots, thematic elements, dialogue, incidents, language, artwork, symbols, designs, depictions, likenesses, formats, poses, concepts, themes and graphic, photographic and other visual or audio representations; names and descriptions of characters, spells, enchantments, personalities, teams, personas, likenesses and special abilities; places, locations, environments, creatures, equipment, magical or supernatural abilities or effects, logos, symbols, or graphic designs; and any other trademark or registered trademark clearly identified as Product identity by the owner of the Product Identity, and which specifically excludes the Open Game Content; (f) "Trademark" means the logos, names, mark, sign, motto, designs that are used by a Contributor to identify itself or its products or the associated products contributed to the Open Game License by the Contributor (g) "Use", "Used" or "Using" means to use, Distribute, copy, edit, format, modify, translate and otherwise create Derivative Material of Open Game Content. (h) "You" or "Your" means the licensee in terms of this agreement.
2. The License: This License applies to any Open Game Content that contains a notice indicating that the Open Game Content may only be Used under and in terms of this License. You must affix such a notice to any Open Game Content that you Use. No terms may be added to or subtracted from this License except as described by the License itself. No other terms or conditions may be applied to any Open Game Content distributed using this License.
3.Offer and Acceptance: By Using the Open Game Content You indicate Your acceptance of the terms of this License.
4. Grant and Consideration: In consideration for agreeing to use this License, the Contributors grant You a perpetual, worldwide, royalty-free, non-exclusive license with the exact terms of this License to Use, the Open Game Content.
5.Representation of Authority to Contribute: If You are contributing original material as Open Game Content, You represent that Your Contributions are Your original creation and/or You have sufficient rights to grant the rights conveyed by this License.
6.Notice of License Copyright: You must update the COPYRIGHT NOTICE portion of this License to include the exact text of the COPYRIGHT NOTICE of any Open Game Content You are copying, modifying or distributing, and You must add the title, the copyright date, and the copyright holder's name to the COPYRIGHT NOTICE of any original Open Game Content you Distribute.
7. Use of Product Identity: You agree not to Use any Product Identity, including as an indication as to compatibility, except as expressly licensed in another, independent Agreement with the owner of each element of that Product Identity. You agree not to indicate compatibility or co-adaptability with any Trademark or Registered Trademark in conjunction with a work containing Open Game Content except as expressly licensed in another, independent Agreement with the owner of such Trademark or Registered Trademark. The use of any Product Identity in Open Game Content does not constitute a challenge to the ownership of that Product Identity. The owner of any Product Identity used in Open Game Content shall retain all rights, title and interest in and to that Product Identity.
8. Identification: If you distribute Open Game Content You must clearly indicate which portions of the work that you are distributing are Open Game Content.
9. Updating the License: Wizards or its designated Agents may publish updated versions of this License. You may use any authorized version of this License to copy, modify and distribute any Open Game Content originally distributed under any version of this License.
10 Copy of this License: You MUST include a copy of this License with every copy of the Open Game Content You Distribute.
11. Use of Contributor Credits: You may not market or advertise the Open Game Content using the name of any Contributor unless You have written permission from the Contributor to do so.
12 Inability to Comply: If it is impossible for You to comply with any of the terms of this License with respect to some or all of the Open Game Content due to statute, judicial order, or governmental regulation then You may not Use any Open Game Material so affected.
13 Termination: This License will terminate automatically if You fail to comply with all terms herein and fail to cure such breach within 30 days of becoming aware of the breach. All sublicenses shall survive the termination of this License.
14 Reformation: If any provision of this License is held to be unenforceable, such provision shall be reformed only to the extent necessary to make it enforceable.
15 COPYRIGHT NOTICE
Open Game License v 1.0 Copyright 2000, Wizards of the Coast, Inc.
The D20 System Trademark License version 6.0
By downloading the enclosed graphic files and/or by returning the Confirmation Card as presented in the file "card.pdf," the Licensee ("You") accept to be bound by the following terms and conditions:
1. Copyright & Trademark
Wizards of the Coast, Inc. retains title and ownership of the d20 System trademark logos, the d20 System trademark, and all other copyrights and trademarks claimed by Wizards of the Coast in The Official Wizards of the Coast d20 System Trademark Guide found at www.wizards.com/d20 (the "d20 System Guide"), incorporated here by reference.
2. License to use
You are hereby granted the non-transferable, non-exclusive, non-sublicensable, royalty-free license to use the d20 System trademark logos, the d20 System trademark, and certain other trademarks and copyrights owned by Wizards of the Coast (the "Licensed Articles") in accordance with the conditions specified in the current version of this License and the d20 System Guide.
3. Agreement not to Contest
By making use of and/or distributing material using the d20 System trademark under the terms of this License, You agree not to contest the ownership of the Licensed Articles.
4. Quality Standards
The nature of all material You use or distribute that incorporates the Licensed Articles must comply with all applicable laws and regulations, as well as community standards of decency, as further described in the d20 System Guide. You must use Your best efforts to preserve the high standard and goodwill of the Licensed Trademarks. In order to assure the foregoing standard and quality requirements, Wizards of the Coast shall have the right, upon notice to You, to review and inspect all material released by You that uses the Licensed Articles. You shall fully cooperate with Wizards of the Coast to facilitate such review and inspection, including timely provision of copies of all such materials to Wizards of the Coast. Wizards of the Coast may terminate this License immediately upon attempted notice to you if it deems, in its sole discretion, that your use of the Licensed Articles does not meet the above standards.
5. Termination for Breach
In the event that You fail to comply with the terms of this License or the d20 System Guide, You will be considered to be in breach of this License. Wizards of the Coast will attempt to notify you in writing by sending a letter to the address listed on the most recent Confirmation Card on file, if any. Except as otherwise specified herein, you will have 30 days from the date of the notice (the "cure period") to cure the breach to the satisfaction of Wizards of the Coast. If no Confirmation Card is on file, you will be considered to be in breach of this License immediately. If, at the end of the cure period, the breach is not cured, Wizards of the Coast may terminate this License without further written notice to You.
6. Effects of Termination
Upon termination, You shall immediately stop all use of the Licensed Articles and will destroy any inventory or marketing material in Your possession bearing the d20 System trademark logos. You will remove any use of the d20 System trademark logos from your advertising, web site, letterhead, or any other use. You must instruct any company or individual that You are or become aware of who is in possession of any materials distributed by You bearing the d20 System trademark logos to destroy those materials. You will solely bear any costs related to carrying out this term of the License.
In Wizards sold discretion, Wizards may allow You to continue to use the License for Licensed Articles which otherwise comply with the terms of the License.
7. Penalty for Failure to Comply with Termination Instructions
If You fail to comply with the Effects of Termination, Wizards of the Coast may, at its option, pursue litigation, for which You shall be responsible for all legal costs, against You to the full extent of the law for breach of contract, copyright and trademark infringement, damages and any other remedy available.
8. Updates
Wizards of the Coast may issue updates and/or new releases of the d20 System trademark logos without prior notice. You will, at the earliest possible opportunity, update all material distributed by You to use the updated and/or new version of the d20 System trademark logos. You may continue to distribute any pre-existing material that bears an older version of the d20 System trademark logo.
9. Changes to Terms of the License
Wizards of the Coast may issue updates and/or revisions to this License without prior notice. You will conform in all respects to the updated or revised terms of this License. Subsequent versions of this License will bear a different version number.
10 Copy of this License: You MUST include a copy of this License with every copy of the Open Game Content You Distribute.
11. Use of Contributor Credits: You may not market or advertise the Open Game Content using the name of any Contributor unless You have written permission from the Contributor to do so.
12 Inability to Comply: If it is impossible for You to comply with any of the terms of this License with respect to some or all of the Open Game Content due to statute, judicial order, or governmental regulation then You may not Use any Open Game Material so affected.
13 Termination: This License will terminate automatically if You fail to comply with all terms herein and fail to cure such breach within 30 days of becoming aware of the breach. All sublicenses shall survive the termination of this License.
14 Reformation: If any provision of this License is held to be unenforceable, such provision shall be reformed only to the extent necessary to make it enforceable.
15 COPYRIGHT NOTICE
Open Game License v 1.0 Copyright 2000, Wizards of the Coast, Inc. d20 System Rules & Content Copyright 2000, Wizards of the Coast, Inc; Authors Jonathan Tweet, Monte Cook, Skip Williams, based on original material by E. Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson.
Campaign Gems Copyright 2006, Old Kingdom Games
