TERMS OF SERVICE
Effective Date: 01.06.2024
Welcome to Cargo Hunters (the "Game"), a mobile multiplayer game developed and published by Order of Meta Oy, a Finnish company (business ID 23198437-2) with its registered office at c/o Maria01, Lapinlahdenkatu 16, 00180, Helsinki (hereinafter referred to as "Order of Meta Oy," "we," "us," or "our"). These Terms of Service ("Terms") govern your use of the Game, including any related services, websites, and content (collectively, the "Service"). By accessing or using the Service, you agree to these Terms and our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated herein by reference.
If you do not agree to these Terms, please do not install, use, or otherwise access the Service. Use of the Service is void where prohibited.
1. ACCEPTANCE OF TERMS
By installing, accessing, or using the Service, you affirm that you are the legal age of majority in your country of residence. If you are under the required age, you may only use the Service with the consent and supervision of a parent or legal guardian who agrees to these Terms on your behalf.
We may create a guest account for you to use the Service, or you may be required to register an account ("Account"). By using or registering for an Account, you affirm that you are the legal age of majority in your country of residence. If you are not, your legal guardian must review and agree to these Terms.
BY INSTALLING, USING, OR OTHERWISE ACCESSING THE SERVICE, YOU AGREE TO THESE TERMS. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE, PLEASE DO NOT USE THE SERVICE.
2. LICENSE TO USE THE SERVICE
Subject to your compliance with these Terms, we grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable, revocable license to access and use the Service for your personal, non-commercial entertainment purposes. You agree not to use the Service for any other purpose.
The following restrictions apply to your use of the Service:
• You accept full responsibility for any unauthorized use of the Service by minors.
• You shall not purchase, sell, rent, or give away your Account, create an Account using false information, or use the Service if you have previously been banned.
• You shall not use the Service to advertise, solicit, or transmit commercial content, including spam or repetitive messages.
3. OWNERSHIP
The License confers to you no title or ownership in the Game, including any in-game items, the Documentation, or Services, and it should not be construed as a sale of any rights in the Game, the Documentation, or Services.
You agree and acknowledge that all rights, title, and interest, including intellectual property rights in and connected with the Game, the Documentation, and the Services and any and all copies thereof (including but not limited to any derivative works, titles, computer code, themes, objects, characters, character names, stories, dialogs, catch phrases, locations, concepts, artwork, graphics, animation, sounds, musical compositions, audio-visual effects, text, screen displays, methods of operation, moral rights, “applets” incorporated into the Game, and any related documentation) (the “Game IP”), are owned by Order of Meta Oy or, as applicable, its licensors. We do not provide you with any interest in the Game IP, and you hereby agree that you do not, and will not, claim any ownership rights in the Game IP. Except as expressly authorized by us in writing, you may not create works based on the Game IP or modify, distribute, or transmit the Game IP. If you do not abide by the requirements of this section, we shall own all right, title, and interest in any works incorporating the Game IP which are created, adapted, distributed, or transmitted via the Game, the Documentation, or Services, or, in the alternative, have an unlimited and irrevocable license thereto.
4. PLAYER-CREATED CONTENT
1. Order of Meta Oy or, as applicable, its licensors own all rights, title, and interest, including all intellectual property rights, in and to any content you, as a User, submit to Order of Meta Oy via the Game or the Services (“Player-Created Content”). To the extent that full title, rights, or interests to Player-Created Content do not automatically vest in Order of Meta Oy or, as applicable, its licensors for any reason (for example, there may be specific laws in your territory which impact these rights being automatically vested in Order of Meta Oy or, as applicable, its licensors), you hereby legally transfer, assign, and convey all rights, title, and interest (including all intellectual property rights) in Player-Created Content to Order of Meta Oy. If rights, title, or interest in and to Player-Created Content cannot be legally assigned, transferred, or conveyed to Order of Meta Oy, whether in whole or in part, you hereby grant to Order of Meta Oy a free, perpetual, worldwide, irrevocable, transferable, sublicensable right to use the Player-Created Content (including to modify, adapt, use, reproduce, license, publish, broadcast, perform, sell, translate, create derivative works from, and distribute any Player-Created Content) for any purpose, commercial or otherwise, in any format existing now or in the future. You also agree to waive any right to claim that Order of Meta Oy’s or Order of Meta Oy’s sublicensee’s use of Player-Created Content violates or infringes any of your rights, including but not limited to moral rights, rights of privacy, rights to publicity, proprietary or other rights, or rights to any credits for the material or ideas set forth therein.
The Order of Meta Oy or, as applicable, its licensors have ownership rights and intellectual property rights to the Game, the Documentation, and Services.
• All Player-Created Content must acknowledge and display the appropriate copyright and trademark notices. Using third-party intellectual property without a license or permission is not permitted.
• All Player-Created Content must not contain (or link to) other sources or advertisements containing any hacks, exploits, virtual currency farming, illegal activities, content that would conflict with the Game’s ratings, if applicable, or any other inappropriate content as determined by Order of Meta Oy.
• Order of Meta Oy does not commit to any monitoring or supervision of Player-Created Content. However, there may be situations in which Order of Meta Oy does need to monitor, screen, edit, block, or remove any Player-Created Content, in whole or in part, sent through or appearing in the Game or through the Services (for example, if Order of Meta Oy considers the Player-Created Content may be in breach of these Terms, may cause harm, or if otherwise required to by law).
By making Player-Created Content, you agree to these Terms, the Rules of Conduct, Privacy Policy, and the Content Creation Guideline. Furthermore, you agree to indemnify Order of Meta Oy from any legal claims or fees that arise in relation to your Player-Created Content.
The Game is protected by the copyright laws of Finland, EU, international copyright treaties and conventions to which those countries are signatories, and common law trademark laws, and other relevant laws. All rights are reserved worldwide. The Game contains certain materials licensed by Order of Meta Oy from others, and Order of Meta Oy and, as applicable, its licensors may protect their rights in the event of any violation of these Terms.
2. Order of Meta Oy and, as applicable, its licensors have the ownership, licensing rights, and all other rights to all content related to the Game. You have the limited right to use in-game data (items, skins, etc.) or similar content in the Game, solely in accordance with these Terms and the Rules of Conduct. However, you do not own the copyrights and other rights in the in-game data you possess. You are not allowed to transfer, sell, donate, or attempt to trade in virtual property outside of the Game absent written approval from Order of Meta Oy.
5. DISCLAIMERS
Save as set out in Section 6 (Limitation of Liability; Indemnification) below, Order of Meta Oy and, as applicable, its licensors are not responsible for:
a) any interruption of the Game or Services, use of the Game, the Documentation, or Services, or termination of an Account or an applicable platform account due to any action or fault of the User or failure of the User’s Device (as applicable);
b) any action of a telecommunications provider to cease or fail to provide the telecommunication service;
c) any unavoidable reasons that cause the Game or Services to fail, such as maintenance, replacement, regular inspection, construction, etc., save with respect to intentional or material negligence of Order of Meta Oy;
d) any problems caused by the User’s Device or problems related to the network environment;
e) the information, data, facts, reliability, accuracy, quality, etc. of any content posted or transmitted by the User or a third party in the Game or Services or on the Official Site of Order of Meta Oy or the Game;
f) your interactions with other Users or third parties when using the Game, the Documentation, or Services (we may, at our sole discretion, attempt to mediate disputes between Users, but we are not obliged to become involved or become responsible in any way with such disputes);
g) anything which is the responsibility of a third party (unless they are under the direction and control of Order of Meta Oy);
h) any loss involved when making selections or using the Game, the Documentation, or Services, particularly when Users fail to receive the results they expect of the Game;
i) any loss of the User’s in-Game assets (such as in-Game items or downloadable content); or
j) circumstances in which Order of Meta Oy limits the Users’ use of the Game or Services in accordance with the relevant laws or government policies.
Save as set out in Section 6 (Limitation of Liability; Indemnification) below, Order of Meta Oy and, as applicable, its licensors do not make any promises regarding your use of the Game, the Documentation, and Service. The Game, the Documentation, and Services are provided “as is” and “as available,” without warranty of any kind (including any implied warranty of merchantability, non-infringement, quiet enjoyment, fitness for a particular purpose, or any warranties arising out of course of dealing, course of performance, or usage of trade), to the maximum extent permitted by law. You acknowledge that use of the Game, the Documentation, and Services is at your sole risk. Order of Meta Oy and, as applicable, its licensors do not make any promises that you will be able to enjoy continuous, error-free, secure, or virus-free operation of the Game, the Documentation, Services, or your Account.
Please note that some jurisdictions do not allow the above warranty limitations, so these limitations depend on where you live and may not apply to you.
The Game or Services may allow you to access third-party websites or services, and we provide access only as a convenience and are not responsible for any content, products, or services available through these websites or resources. You acknowledge sole responsibility for, and assume all risks arising from, your use of any such third-party websites or services.
6. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY; INDEMNIFICATION
Order of Meta Oy, its affiliates and subsidiaries, and, as applicable, its and their licensors will not be responsible for any damage or loss caused to you where such damage or loss is not reasonably foreseeable to you and us when you use the Game, the Documentation, or Services, including where the damage or loss results from our breach of these Terms.
The Game, the Documentation, or Services may be changed or suspended temporarily and without notice for any reason, including where we decide to end the Game, the Documentation, or Service (in whole or in part), in the case of system failure, maintenance or repair, or for reasons beyond our reasonable control. Except as set out elsewhere in these Terms, we and our affiliates and subsidiaries will not be liable to you or to any other person in the event that all or part of the Game, the Documentation, or Services are unavailable, discontinued, modified, or changed in any way.
Order of Meta Oy, its affiliates and subsidiaries, and, as applicable, its and their licensors do not accept any responsibility for:
a) any damage or loss caused to you where you are not entering into these Terms as a User or consumer;
b) any failure, suspension, or termination of access to the Game, the Documentation, or Services or any content in connection with or arising out of a force majeure event. In these Terms, a "force majeure" event shall include, without limitation, strikes, lock-outs or other industrial disputes, nuclear accident or acts of God, war or terrorist activity, riot, pandemic, civil commotion, malicious damage, compliance with any law or government order, rule regulation or direction, accident or breakdown of plant or machinery, fire, flood, storm or default of suppliers, and where they are beyond our reasonable control, any other acts, events, omissions or accidents; or
c) any claims brought against you by a third party except as stated in these Terms.
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ORDER OF META OY, ITS AFFILIATES AND SUBSIDIARIES, AND, AS APPLICABLE, ITS AND THEIR LICENSORS, WILL NOT BE LIABLE IN ANY WAY FOR ANY: (i) LOSS OF PROFITS; (ii) LOST REVENUE; (iii) LOST SAVINGS; (iv) LOSS OR EXPOSURE OF DATA; OR (v) ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THESE TERMS, THE GAME, THE DOCUMENTATION, OR THE SERVICES, EVEN IN THE EVENT OF OUR FAULT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), STRICT LIABILITY, INDEMNITY, BREACH OF CONTRACT, BREACH OF WARRANTY, OR OTHERWISE AND EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
IN NO EVENT SHALL THE LIABILITY OF ORDER OF META OY, ITS AFFILIATES AND SUBSIDIARIES, AND, AS APPLICABLE, ITS AND THEIR LICENSORS, ARISING UNDER, RELATING OR IN CONNECTION WITH THESE TERMS OR THE GAME, THE DOCUMENTATION, OR SERVICES, INCLUDING ANY LIABILITY FOR DIRECT OR INDIRECT DAMAGES, LOSSES OR INJURIES, EXCEED FIFTY U.S. DOLLARS ($50). THE LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY SET FORTH IN THIS SECTION SHALL APPLY TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE AT LAW.
You agree that you will compensate (in legal terms this is often referred to as indemnifying) Order of Meta Oy, its partners, affiliates, subsidiaries, contractors, licensors, officers, directors, employees (the “Indemnified Parties”), and will defend, protect, indemnify, and hold harmless the Indemnified Parties from any claims, lawsuits, damages, losses, liabilities, and expenses (including reasonable legal and attorneys’ fees) arising directly or indirectly out of or in conjunction with your acts or omissions including: (A) use, or misuse of the Game, the Documentation, or Services; and (B) your breach of any of the provisions of these Terms. Order of Meta Oy reserves the right to assume exclusive defense and control over all matters subject to indemnification by you.
7. GOVERNING LAW
These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Finland, without regard to its conflict of law principles. Any disputes arising under these Terms shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts located in Finland.
8. CONTACT US
If you have any questions or concerns about these Terms, please contact us at:
info@orderofmeta.com