Terms of Use
This is the official Terms of Use Agreement ("Agreement") for Y05.com (hereafter referred as "Y05"). By viewing or
accessing this website, and/or using Y05 network games, software, applications, products or services you expressly
agree to the following Terms and Conditions detailed below.
These terms of use (hereafter referred to as, "Terms of Use") govern your use of our websites, all the web pages
that are part thereof, and all content, software, and services offered thereon (hereafter collectively referred to
as the "Websites").
Your use of our Websites signifies that you agree to these Terms of Use, that you consent to our privacy policy
(hereafter referred to as the "Privacy Policy"), and that you consent to receiving required notices and to transact
with us via computer. If you do not agree to the Terms of Use and/or the Privacy Policy, we advise you not to use
our Websites.
1. ADDITIONAL TERMS
Certain areas of the Websites, such as sites where you can download files, may include usage guidelines and
rules that will supplement these Terms of Use. By using those services on the Websites, you agree to comply with
such guidelines and rules.
2. ELECTRONIC-DELIVERY POLICY & YOUR CONSENT
You agree that we may electronically provide to you required notices, agreements, and other information
concerning the Websites. If you no longer agree to receive notices electronically, please cease using the Websites.
3. PRIVACY POLICY
The Privacy Policy explains the practices that apply to your personal information when you use the Websites.
Your ongoing use of the Websites signifies your consent to the information practices disclosed in our Privacy
Policy.
4. CHANGES TO THE TERMS OF USE
We may change these Terms of Use at any time. You are responsible for checking these Terms of Use periodically
for changes. If you continue to use the Websites after we post changes to these Terms of Use, you are signifying
your acceptance of the new terms.
5. CHANGES TO THE WEBSITES
We may discontinue or change any service or feature on the Websites at any time and without notice.
6. ACCESS COSTS
You must provide, at your own expense, the equipment and Internet connections that you will need to access and
use the Websites. If you access the Websites through a telephone line, please call your local phone company to
determine if the access numbers you select are subject to long-distance or other toll charges at your location.
Also, if you access the Websites through wireless applications (e.g., cell phones), your carrier, such as a wireless
carrier, may charge fees for alerts, web browsing, messaging, and other services that require the use of airtime and
wireless data services. Check with your carrier to verify whether any such fees apply to you. You are solely
responsible for any costs you incur to access the Websites through any wireless or other communication service.
7. YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES
7.1 You may use the Websites for lawful purposes only. You may not submit or transmit through the Websites any
information, content, or material or otherwise engage in any conduct that:
violates or infringes the rights of others, including, without limitation, patent, trademark, trade secret,
copyright, publicity, or other proprietary rights;
is unlawful, threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory, libelous, deceptive, fraudulent, invasive of
another's privacy, tortuous, contains explicit or graphic descriptions or accounts of sexual acts, or is
pornographic;
victimizes, harasses, degrades, or intimidates an individual or group of individuals on the basis of
religion, gender, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, age, or disability;
impersonates any person, business, or entity, including Y05 and its employees and agents;
contains viruses or any other computer code, files, or programs that interrupt, destroy, or limit the
functionality of any computer software or hardware or telecommunications equipment, or that otherwise permit the
unauthorized use of a computer or computer network;
encourages conduct that would constitute a criminal offense or give rise to civil liability;
violates these Terms of Use, guidelines, or any policy posted on the Websites; or
interferes with the use of the Websites by others.
7.2 You may not use our Websites:
for your own commercial gain;
to offer any form of advertising or promotion without our prior written consent; or
to provide any false personal information or any information, content, or material on account of anyone
other than yourself without permission.
7.3 By using our Websites, you agree:
to abide to these Terms of Use;
to keep your contact information accurate and up-to-date; and
not to share or transfer your password without our consent.
7.4 You may not use the Websites in any manner that could damage, disable, overburden, or impair our servers or
networks or interfere with any other party's use and enjoyment of the Websites. You may not attempt to gain
unauthorized access to any services, user accounts, computer systems, or networks through hacking, password mining,
or any other means. We may take any legal and technical measures to prevent the violation of this provision and to
enforce these Terms of Use.
7.5 You may not use the Websites or any of our communication tools to transmit, directly or indirectly, any
unsolicited bulk communications (including emails and instant messages). You may not harvest information about our
users for the purpose of sending (or to facilitate the sending) of unsolicited bulk communications. You may not
induce or allow others to use the Websites to violate the terms of this section. We may terminate your access or use
of the Websites immediately and take other legal action if you, or anyone using your access to the Websites,
violates these provisions. We may take any technical measures to prevent unsolicited bulk communications from
entering, utilizing, or remaining within our computer or communications networks.
7.6 Any information, content, or material you have created and submitted or transmitted through the Websites and
that is covered by intellectual property rights (or similar rights) shall be licensed to us as a nonexclusive,
transferable, sublicensable, royalty-free, perpetual, worldwide license, and we are entitled to use such
intellectual property on or in connection with the Websites or any other medium. Except in the case where we have
signed an exclusive agreement with your party.
7.7 When you provide information, content, or material and use the public privacy setting, it means that every
visitor to the Websites will have access to such information, and that we have no control over that information or
what visitors do with it.
7.8 We reserve the right to remove any of your information, content, or material from the Websites if it
violates these Terms of Use.
7.9 If you select a username, we reserve the right to remove or reclaim it if we believe it is appropriate to do
so.
UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, NEGLIGENCE, SHALL Y05 OR ANY THIRD PARTY CONTENT PROVIDER OR
THEIR RESPECTIVE AGENTS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT
OF THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE Y05 WEB SITE, SOFTWARE AND/OR SERVICES, EVEN IF SUCH PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE
POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
YOU AGREE TO ASSUME ALL RISK RELATED TO YOUR USE OF Y05 WEBITE AND SERVICES, INLCUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE RISK
OF COMMUNICATIONS WITH OTHER PEOPLE OR DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER.
8. NO SPAM
You may not use the Site or any of our communication tools to transmit, directly or indirectly, any unsolicited bulk
communications (including e-mails and instant messages). You may not harvest information about our users for the
purpose of sending, or to facilitate the sending, of unsolicited bulk communications. You may not induce or allow
others to use the Site to violate the terms of this section. We may terminate your access or use of the Site
immediately and take any other legal action if you, or anyone using your access to the Site, violates these
provisions. We may take any technical remedies to prevent unsolicited bulk communications from entering, utilizing,
or remaining within our computer or communications networks.
9. AGE RESRICTIONS
Y05 does not target the websites or its services to users under 13 of age. There may be certain access restrictions
placed on any under 13 year old users. You agree that if you assist users under 13 years old to access the Y05
website or services, with your computer, internet enabled device, internet connection and/or facilities
(whether owned, leased or borrowed) that you will assume full liability for any consequences and that UNDER NO
CIRCUMSTANCES INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, NEGLIGENCE NEITHER Y05, ANY THIRD PARTY CONTENT PROVIDER NOR THEIR
RESPECTIVE AGENTS SHALL BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT
OF THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE SITE BY USERS UNDER 13 YEARS OF AGE, EVEN IF SUCH PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF
THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
10. LINKS
Y05 accepts no responsibility for the links to or from its website and the inclusion of these links does not mean
that Y05 endorses the material or content of these sites.
11. ADVERTISMENTS
Y05 accepts no responsibility for any third party advertisements that may appear on Y05 website.
Disclaimer Regarding Third Party Games, Applications or services
YOU HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT ANY THIRD PARTY GAME, APPLICATION OR SERVICE THAT MAY BE ACCESED VIA Y05.COM
WEBSITE, SUCH AS BUT NOT LIMITED TO GAME IS BEING PROVIDED TO YOU BY A THIRD PARTY PROVIDER AND NOT BY Y05. YOU
HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT YOUR USE OF ANY SUCH THIRD PARTY GAME, APPLICATION OR SERVICE MAY ALSO BE GOVERNED
BY SUCH THIRD PARTY GAME, APPLICATION OR SERVICE PROVIDER'S TERMS OF USE, LICENSE AGREEMENT, PRIVACY POLICY, OR
OTHER SUCH AGREEMENT. LICENSOR EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY LIABILITY IN CONNECTION WITH ANY SUCH THIRD PARTY GAMES,
APPLICATIONS OR SERVICES OR YOUR USE THEREOF.
RuneScape is owned and operated by Jagex Inc. from Jagex Inc. servers. Club Penguin is owned and operated by Disney
Online Studios. Puzzle Pirates is owned and operated by Three Rings Design Inc. from Three Rings Design Inc.
servers. Third party product, games or services may have additional terms and conditions associated with them.
12. USER RULES
Users may be banned or accounts suspended or terminated on the entire Y05 website or any game available on the
websites if users use inappropriate language or inappropriate behavior as determined by Y05. Inappropriate language
and/or inappropriate behavior is not allowed on Y05 website. Y05 is not responsible for user content, postings,
chat, and/or communications. Users are responsible for their own actions.
You agree not to do any of the following:
1. Post, distribute, or otherwise make available or transmit any data, text, message, or computer file that we deem
to be: (a) defamatory, abusive, harassing, insulting, threatening, or that could be deemed to be stalking; (b)
bigoted, hateful, or racially offensive; (c) vulgar, obscene, or sexually explicit (language or images); or that (d)
encourages or advocates illegal activity or the discussion of illegal activities with the intent to commit them;
2. Post, distribute, or otherwise make available or transmit any data, text, message, computer file, or other
material that infringes and/or violates any right of a third party or any domestic or international law, rule, or
regulation, including but not limited to: (a) copyright, patent, trademark, or other proprietary rights; (b) right
of privacy (specifically, you must not distribute another person's personal information of any kind without their
express permission) or publicity; (c) any confidentiality obligation;
3. Advertise or sell any products, services or otherwise (whether or not for profit), or solicit others or use any
Forum for commercial purposes of any kind,
4. Post, distribute, or otherwise make available or transmit any software or other computer files that contain a
virus or other harmful component;
5. Impersonate any person or entity or misrepresent your identity or affiliation with any person or entity;
6. Engage in antisocial, disruptive, or destructive acts, including "flaming," "spamming," "flooding," "trolling,"
and "griefing" as those terms are commonly understood and used on the Internet;
7. Delete any legal notices, disclaimers, or proprietary notices such as copyright or trademark symbols, or modify
any logos that you do not own or have express permission to modify;
8. Post, distribute, or otherwise make available or transmit material or make statements that do not generally
pertain to the designated topic or theme of any Forum.
We reserve the right to remove any material, and if we deem appropriate, to turn over to law enforcement officials,
any material, including message, e-mail, or posting, that is in violation of these Rules. We also reserve the right
to remove messages, e-mails, or postings that do not pertain to the designated topic or theme of the service as
determined by Y05.
We also reserve the right to comply with any order or otherwise cooperate with law enforcement officials regarding
the identification of any user alleged to be using a Y05 website or services in violation of the law.
13. ASSUMPTION OF RISKS AND MATURE CONTENT
YOU ASSUME ALL RISKS THAT THE SITE, CONTENT, USER MATERIALS, APPLICATIONS, AND RELATED INFORMATION ARE SUITABLE OR
ACCURATE FOR YOUR NEEDS AND WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE OR ERROR-FREE. ANY APPLICATIONS DOWNLOADED OR
OTHERWISE OBTAINED THROUGH THE SITE ARE AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK AND YOU ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE
TO YOUR COMPUTER OR LOSS OF DATA. BY PARTICIPATING IN MULTI-PLAYER GAMES OR VISITING CHAT ROOMS YOU MAY BE EXPOSED TO
RUDE, CRUDE, INDECENT, OR OTHER OFFENSIVE LANGUAGE OR REFERENCES. YOU AGREE THAT Y05 WEBSITE, ANY OF THEIR AFFILIATES OR
AGENTS SHALL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE OF ANY SORT RELATING TO
YOUR DEALINGS WITH ANY THIRD PARTY ADVERTISER OR CONTENT PROVIDER ON THE SITE.
14. TERMINATION
Your right to use the Website automatically terminates if you violate these Terms of Use or any rules or guidelines
posted in connection with the Website. We also reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to terminate your access
to all or part of the Website, for any reason, with or without notice.