Word Journey - New Crossword Puzzle Terms of Use, including Official Rules
(“Official Rules”)
NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN ANY GAME.
USERS CAN MAKE IN-APP PURCHASES TO GET COINS FOR POWERFUL TOOLS OR REMOVE ADS.
BUT A PURCHASE DOES NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED.
THIS APP, THE GAME CONTAINED HEREIN ARE NOT SPONSORED BY, ENDORSED OR AFFILIATED IN ANY WAY WITH GOOGLE, INC.
AGE DISCLOSURE: MINORS UNDER THE AGE OF MAJORITY IN THEIR STATE OF RESIDENCE ARE NOT PERMITTED TO USE THIS FUNCTION, SUBMIT ANY USER GENERATED CONTENT, PERSONAL DATA, UNSOLICITED INFORMATION OR PLAY ANY FUNCTION CONTAINED IN THIS APP.
By accessing or using the App, you acknowledge your agreement to be bound by these Official Rules. If you do not agree to be bound by these Official Rules, please do not use this App. We reserve the right to update or modify these Official Rules at any time, and without prior notice to you. Your use of the App following such modification or update constitutes your acceptance to be bound by these Official Rules as changed or modified. We encourage you to read through and review these Official Rules each time you access the App.
1. Official Rules for Game Play
(a) Eligibility: Only eligible persons may play the games is subject to all applicable federal, state, local laws and regulations and is void where prohibited by law.
(b) Reward owner. Owner will be selected at random for each of the games using a computer algorithm embedded in the Sponsor’s Software. Reward owner determination will be made instantly at time of Game play, subject to accepting the Declaration of Compliance. Limit one (1) per Game play. Players agree to be bound by these Official Rules and by the decisions of the Sponsor, which are final and binding in all respects. Unless otherwise prohibited, Players will be required to digitally accept the Declaration of Compliance upon conclusion of the Game or the will be forfeited. If a Player does not accept the Declaration of Compliance or does not claim a through App within the same business day, the may be forfeited. If a Winner cannot be contacted or is disqualified, the Sponsor reserves the right to not award the Winner’s. Certain restrictions may apply. Players trying to extort s or money by digitally manipulating images, making false win claims, or threatening to write a bad review unless rewarded will have their account terminated and all pending transactions cancelled.
(c) Proceeds. Users may have chance to participate in various free games and win cash prize while playing Word Journey - New Crossword Puzzle. Once the cash balance reaches at least Ten Dollars ($10.00 in United State, the amount is vary from different countries), users can redeem as gift card or cash out by PayPal. Any Winners with less than Ten Dollars ($10.00) in cumulative (the “Minimum Payout Threshold”) will have their prize stored in wallet (the “Wallet”) until they reach the Minimum Payout Threshold in winnings. Winners can have their payments sent to their PayPal account by providing Sponsor their email address and account name for such payment platforms will be processed and remitted within seven (7) business days after the Winner meets the Minimum Payout Threshold. Any s remaining in the Winner’s Wallet that have not reached the Minimum Payout Threshold within six (6) months (on a rolling basis) by the Winner will be forfeit.
(d) Taxes; Replacement. Winners whose aggregate values exceed $600.00 in any calendar year is solely responsible for all applicable federal, state and local taxes related thereto and will receive an IRS Form 1099 for the value of all s. Any difference between the actual value of any non-cash and the approximate retail value set forth in the App rules may not be claimed and will not be awarded.
2. Liability & Release
By using the App, each Player agrees to release and hold harmless the Sponsor, and its affiliates, subsidiaries, directors, officers, employees and its advertising, promotional and administrator agencies from any and all liability or any injuries, death, loss, tax liability or damage of any kind arising from or in connection with such Player’s use of the App or the acceptance, use, misuse or possession of any won. By using the App, each Player further agrees that (i) any and all disputes, claims, and causes of action arising out of or in connection with Player’s use the App, or any Games played by the Player, Tokens earned or s awarded, shall be resolved individually without resort to any form of class action; (ii) any claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of- pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with downloading the App, but in no event attorney’s fees; and (iii) UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL ANY PLAYER BE PERMITTED TO OBTAIN ANY AWARD FOR, AND PLAYER HEREBY WAIVES ALL RIGHTS TO CLAIM, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES AND ANY AND ALL RIGHTS TO HAVE DAMAGES MULTIPLIED OR OTHERWISE INCREASED AND ANY OTHER DAMAGES, OTHER THAN DAMAGES FOR ACTUAL OUT-OF POCKET EXPENSES. These Official Rules and any disputes relating hereto are governed by the internal laws of the State of California without regard to principles of conflicts of laws; any disputes will be heard exclusively in the state or federal courts in Los Angeles, California; by entering you consent and waive any objection to the jurisdiction of said courts for any such disputes. Using the App constitutes permission to use the name, address (city and state only) and likeness of the Winners for advertising and publicity purposes in any media now existing or hereinafter devised, without further compensation, unless prohibited by law. Failure to comply with these Official Rules may result in forfeiture of any and permanent ban from use of the App. The Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion to disqualify from this or any Game it sponsors, now or in the future, any person it finds, in its sole discretion, has intentionally violated these official rules, tampered with the Tokens or Gaming process, the operation of this App, or any other aspect of the App.
WARNING: ANY ATTEMPT BY A PLAYER OR ANY OTHER PERSON TO DELIBERATELY UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE APP, INCLUDING GAME PLAY AND AWARDING OF S MAY BE A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS. SHOULD ANY SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, THE SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK REMEDIES AND DAMAGES (INCLUDING ATTORNEYS’ FEES) FROM ANY SUCH ENTRANT OR OTHER PERSON TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, INCLUDING SEEKING CRIMINAL PROSECUTION.
3. Ownership.
Each Player acknowledges that the Content shall be owned exclusively by the Sponsor. The Content and User Generated Content are protected by copyright, trade dress and other laws and may not be copied or imitated in whole or in part. All product names, company names, marks, logos, and symbols may be the trademarks of their respective owners. Each Player hereby grants to Sponsor a worldwide, irrevocable, unlimited, perpetual, royalty-free, transferable fully paid up right and license to use, exploit, copy, transmit, publish, display, store, create derivate works from and sub-license the User Generated Content in any media now known or hereafter devised.
4. License
The Sponsor hereby grants each Player the limited right to view and use the App in accordance with these Official Rules. Players agree to use the App lawfully and no other use of the App is permitted. Permission to reprint or electronically reproduce any Content in whole or in part for any other purpose other than as expressly prescribed herein is expressly prohibited, unless prior written consent is obtained from the Sponsor. Furthermore, Players may not sell, resell, modify, reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, frame or create derivative works of or otherwise exploit for any commercial purpose the App or any portion thereof without the Sponsor’s prior written consent in each instance.
5. Trademarks
All of the trademarks, service marks, and logos displayed on App (the "Trademarks") are registered and unregistered trademarks of the Sponsor its affiliates, or third parties. Nothing in this App should be construed as granting, by implication, estoppel, or otherwise, any license or right in and to the Trademarks without the Sponsor’s express written permission or the express written permission of the applicable third party. Except as expressly provided in this Agreement, any use of the Trademarks is expressly prohibited.
6. Usage Rules
The Sponsor reserves the right to deny any Player access to any and all parts of this App and terminate such Player’s account, for any reason or no reason, and at the Sponsor’s sole discretion. The Sponsor also reserves the right to block transmission of, and or remove any User Generated Content, at any time, for any reason, and without prior notice to a Player. The following rules shall govern Each Player’s conduct regarding the use of the App.
7. Unlawful Purposes
In order to create a valuable service to Players, certain types of activities and communications are prohibited. As a condition of your use of the App, each Player agrees that he/she will not use the App for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these Official Rules. Each Player also agrees that he/she is responsible for User Generated Content that is posted by him/her in his/her profile or through other features of the App. No Player may post or transmit any message or image which is libelous, defamatory or which discloses private or personal matters concerning any person other than himself/herself. Personal information posted by a Player on the App is not covered by Sponsor’s Privacy Policy. No Player may post or transmit any message, data, image or program, which is indecent, obscene or pornographic.
8. Unsolicited Information
This App may provide opportunities to provide us feedback regarding the App, the Games, the Content, the s and our various offerings and other unsolicited submissions (collectively "Unsolicited Information"). Players may only provide Unsolicited Information that conforms to these Official Rules. The Sponsor welcomes comments and feedback concerning the App, but the Sponsor does not accept or consider other unsolicited ideas, including ideas for new advertising campaigns, new promotions, new technologies, processes, games, materials or marketing plans. Accordingly, please do not send such unsolicited ideas to the Sponsor. By providing Unsolicited Information, a Player is thereby granting the Sponsor a perpetual, royalty-free, fully paid up and irrevocable right and license to use, reproduce, modify, publicly display, distribute, transmit, sublicense, create derivative works from, transfer and sell such Unsolicited Information without further obligation to such Player.
9. No Monitoring of Player Postings
If posting User Generated Content is permitted as part of the App’s functionality, the Sponsor cannot screen each item of User Generated Content. The Sponsor may, however, in its sole discretion, but without the obligation, choose to monitor such User Generated Content as part of an investigation of reported abuses or otherwise where we may deem appropriate.
10. Unauthorized access
No Player shall permit any other person (to access the App using his/her account information for any purpose. BE ADVISED THAT THE SPONSOR IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR LOST OR STOLEN USERNAMES AND PASSWORDS (“SECURITY INFORMATION”) AND THAT PLAYERS SHALL TO CONTACT THE SPONSOR IMMEDIATELY IN SUCH EVENT TO CHANGE HIS/HER ACCOUNT ACCESS IN CASE HIS/HER SECURITY INFORMATION HAS BEEN COMPROMISED. PLAYERS ARE FURTHER ADVISED TO KEEP THEIR SECURITY INFORMATION SECURE, AND TO CHANGE IT EVERY 90 DAYS ON THEIR ACCOUNT PROFILE SO AS TO MINIMIZE THE RISK OF FRAUD.
11. Infringing User Generated Content
No Player shall post or transmit any User Generated Content that would violate the intellectual property, trade secrets or privacy rights of others, including unauthorized copyrighted text, images or programs, photographs, signatures, images, likenesses, voice, trade secrets or other confidential proprietary information, and trademarks or service marks used in an infringing fashion.
12. Interference with Other Users’ Use
No Player shall interfere with other users' use of the App, including, without limitation, spamming or otherwise using abusive tactics to deter others from playing the Games or using the App.
13. Harmful Code
No Player shall post or transmit any file to this App or to any other user which contains viruses, worms, time bombs, Trojan horses or any other contaminating or destructive code.
14. Abusive Conduct
No Player shall post or transmit any message, communication, video, graphic, audio file or image that is violent, sexually explicit, harmful, threatening, abusive or hateful or otherwise depict illegal activities or drug use. The Sponsor reserves the right to take such action as it deems appropriate in cases where the User Generated Content is being used to disseminate statements or imagery which are deeply and widely offensive and/or harmful. However, the Sponsor is not obligated to take any action.
15. Unsolicited Communications Prohibited
No Player may post or transmit charity requests, petitions for signatures, chain letters or letters relating to pyramid schemes. Players may not post or transmit any advertising, promotional materials or any other solicitation of other users to use goods or services that are not otherwise authorized by the Sponsor.
16.Procedures for Claimed Copyright Infringement
The Sponsor respects the intellectual property rights of others, and asks that all Players do the same. As such, the infringement of others’ intellectual property rights will not be tolerated and may result in the termination of the infringing party’s account. Please note that the Sponsor can only address infringing materials posted on the App that have been reported to us, and cannot be responsible if any User Generated Content is repurposed or otherwise copied from the App and used in other mediums prior to the Sponsor removing such infringing content.
If a Player believes that his or her work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, in accordance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, he or she will need to provide the following information to the Sponsor’s agent:
(a) an electronic or physical signature of the person authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner;
(b) a description of the copyrighted work that he/she claims has been infringed;
(c) a description of where the material he/she claims is infringing is located on the P;
(d) the Player’s address, telephone number, and email address;
(e) a statement that he/she has a good faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law;
(f) A statement made by the Player, under the penalty of perjury, that the above information in his/her notice is accurate and that he/she is the copyright owner or duly authorized to act on the copyright owner's behalf; and
17. Disclaimers
a. Geographic Disclaimer. The App is administered by the Sponsor from Los Angeles, California and is intended solely for users who are US residents. Access to the App and the Games may not be legal for some persons or in some countries outside the United States. Additionally, if a Player elects to access and use the App and play the Games from outside of the United States, he/she does so at your own risk and are solely responsible for complying with all applicable laws and regulations. Notwithstanding the foregoing, however, Sponsor still remains responsible for the personal data collected from persons residing outside the United States and the processing of the same shall be subject to the Sponsor’s Privacy Policy.
b. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES. THIS APP AND THE CONTENT ARE PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE., TITLE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT, WITH REGARD TO THE CONTENT, GAMES AND ALL OTHER INFORMATION CONTAINED ON AND/OR MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH THIS APP, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE AVAILABILITY OF THIS APP, LACK OF VIRUSES, WORMS, TROJAN HORSES OR OTHER CODE THAT MANIFEST CONTAMINATING OR DESTRUCTIVE PROPERTIES, OR ANY FAILURE TO PROVIDE THE APP OR ACCESS THERETO BY PLAYERS. THE SPONSOR DOES NOT GUARANTEE THE TIMELINESS, VALIDITY, COMPLETENESS OR ACCURACY OF THE CONTENT OR GAMEPLAY. ALTHOUGH THE SPONSOR MAY UPDATE THE CONTENT ON THIS APP FROM TIME TO TIME, PLEASE NOTE THAT INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN MAY BE OUT OF DATE AND/OR MAY CONTAIN INACCURACIES OR TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS.
SPONSOR FURTHER DISCLAIMS ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIRD PARTY TECHNICAL ISSUES RELATED TO A PLAYER’S USE OF THE APP AND AWARDS, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, (I) FAILED TOKEN TRANSFER OR PARTIAL TOKEN AWARDS, (II) ISSUES WITH THIRD PARTY PLATFORMS (I.E. PAYPAL) INCLUDING ACCOUNT CREATION, ISSUES LOGGING IN, OR CASH AMOUNTS NOT APPEARING IN THE PLAYER’S WALLET ACCOUNT ONCE THE PAYMENT IS SENT BY SPONSOR; (III) PLAYER ERRORS WHILE REDEEEMING S, INCLUDING SENDING REWARDS OR CASH TO INCORRECT ADDRESSES OR WALLET ACCOUNTS.
BECAUSE SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT PERMIT THE EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN WARRANTIES, THESE EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO ALL PLAYERS.
18. Indemnification
Each Player agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Sponsor, its affiliates, officers, directors, employees, agents, information providers, partners, advertisers and suppliers (the "The Protected Parties") from and against all losses, expenses, damages and costs, including reasonable attorney's fees, resulting from (a) provision of Unsolicited Information or User Generated Content by him/her, or (b) his/her use of the App; and/or (c) his/her breach of the terms of these Official Rules (including infringement of third parties' worldwide intellectual property rights or negligent or wrongful conduct) or a breach by any other person accessing the App using his/her account.
19. WAIVER, RELEASE AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
EACH PLAYER AGREES THAT NONE OF THE PROTECTED PARTIES SHALL HAVE ANY LIABILITY TO HIM/HER UNDER ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY OR INDEMNITY IN CONNECTION WITH HIS/HER USE OF THE APP. EACH PLAYER HEREBY RELEASES AND FOREVER WAIVES ANY AND ALL CLAIMS SUCH PLAYER MAY HAVE AGAINST THE PROTECTED PARTIES (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO CLAIMS BASED UPON THE NEGLIGENCE OF ANY OF THE PROTECTED PARTIES) FOR LOSSES OR DAMAGES HE/SHE MAY SUSTAIN IN CONNECTION WITH HIS/HER USE OF THE APP.
NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING PARAGRAPH, THE TOTAL LIABILITY OF THE PROTECTED PARTIES, IF ANY, FOR LOSSES OR DAMAGES SHALL NOT EXCEED THE LESSER OF: (A) ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100.00), OR (B) THE AMOUNTS PAID BY THE PLAYER FOR VIRTUAL GOODS (IF ANY) FOR THE THREE MONTH PERIOD IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE TIME THE CLAIM AROSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL ANY OF THE PROTECTED PARTIES BE LIABLE TO ANY PLAYER FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE ARISING FROM ANY USE OF THIS APP OR THE CONTENT EVEN IF THE PROTECTED PARTIES HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
NONE OF PROTECTED PARTIES WILL BE LIABLE OR HAVE ANY RESPONSIBILITY OF ANY KIND FOR ANY LOSSES, DAMAGE OR DESTRUCTION OF DATA, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, LOSS OF ALL PLAYER USER GENERATED CONTENT OR LOSS OF TOKENS OR WINNINGS, DAMAGES OR LOSSES THE PLAYER INCURS IN THE EVENT OF ANY FAILURE OR INTERRUPTION OF THE APP OR THE SPONSOR’S EQUIPMENT, OR RESULTING FROM THE ACT OR OMISSION OF ANY OTHER PARTY INVOLVED IN MAKING THE APP AVAILABLE TO A PLAYER OR COLLECTING THE DATA CONTAINED THEREIN, OR FROM ANY OTHER CAUSE RELATING TO THE PLAYER’S ACCESS TO OR THEIR INABILITY TO ACCESS THE APP, THE CONTENT, OR SUCH PLAYER’S USER GENERATED CONTENT WHETHER OR NOT THE CIRCUMSTANCES GIVING RISE TO SUCH CAUSE MAY HAVE BEEN WITHIN THE CONTROL OF ANY OF THE PROTECTED PARTIES.
SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF DAMAGES OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY AS SET FORTH ABOVE, SO THIS LIMITATION OF LIABILITY MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. IF ANY PART OF THIS LIMITATION DOES NOT APPLY TO BE INVALID OR UNENFORCEABLE, FOR ANY REASON, THAN UNDER THOSE CIRCUMSTANCES, THE AGGREGATE LIABILITY OF THE PROTECTED PARTIES SHALL NOT EXCEED ONE HUNDRED ($100) DOLLARS. IF ANY REMEDY HEREUNDER IS DETERMINED TO HAVE FAILED OF ITS ESSENTIAL PURPOSE, ALL LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY, DISCLAIMERS OF LIABILITY, AND EXCLUSIONS OF LIABILITY SHALL REMAIN IN EFFECT.
20. Third Party Rights
The provisions of paragraphs 13 (Indemnification) and 14 (Waiver, Release and Limitation of Liability) are for the benefit of the Protected Parties. Each of the Protected Parties shall have the right to assert and enforce those provisions directly against you on its own behalf.
21. User Representations
Each Player represents and warrants that he/she is the age of majority in the state which he/she resides and that you possess the legal right and ability to enter into these Official Rules and use the App in accordance with these provisions. Each Player agrees to be financially responsible for his/her use of the App (as well as for use of his/her account by others, whether authorized or unauthorized), and to comply with his responsibilities and obligations as stated in these Official Rules.
Publicity Release. In the event a Player wins a Game, he or she may be asked by the Sponsor if they wish to send a “selfie” still photograph image or video of themselves with the (the “Selfie”). Providing a Selfie is not required to receive the and minors under the age of 18 are ineligible for such offers without express written consent of their legal guardian or parent (who must execute and notarize a written Declaration of Compliance with the Player and submit the same to the Sponsor), Each Player that provides such Selfie to Sponsor will be awarded Tokens (in an amount to be determined in Sponsor’s offer, which shall be determined in its sole discretion) as consideration for an irrevocable, unlimited, perpetual, worldwide, fully paid, right and license to use, exploit, publish, sub-license, transfer or sell the Selfie in any medium for whatever purpose the Sponsor determines in its sole discretion. Pursuant to the foregoing, any Player that submits a Selfie in exchange for Tokens offered by Sponsor, on behalf of himself/herself, his or her heirs, executors, administrators, legal representatives, successors and assigns hereby give his or her consent to the Sponsor, and its agents and assigns to use, publish, and display his or her name, image, voice, likeness, address and/or photograph in any and all advertising and promotional materials relating to the Selfie and similar promotions, which may be offered by the Sponsor.
22. Miscellaneous
These Official Rules shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California, without regarding provisions relating to conflicts of law. Each Player agrees that any legal action or proceeding between the Sponsor and him/her for any purpose concerning these Official Rules or the parties' obligations hereunder shall be brought exclusively in the state or federal courts located at Los Angeles, California, USA, and both the Sponsor and the Players expressly consent to such jurisdiction. These Official Rules constitute the entire Agreement between the Sponsor and each Player with respect to their use of the App. Any failure by the Sponsor to insist upon or enforce strict performance of any provision of these Official Rules shall not be construed as a waiver of any provision or right. Neither the course of conduct between the parties nor trade practice shall act to modify any provision of these Official Rules. If any provision hereof shall be held to be invalid or unenforceable, then such provision shall be reformed to the extent necessary to make such provision valid and enforceable when so applied. The Sponsor may assign our rights and duties under these Official Rules to any party at any time without notice to you.
23. Notice
The Sponsor may deliver notice to a Player under these Official Rules by means of electronic mail, a notice through the App or by written communication delivered by first class U. S. mail to a Player’s address on record in your account information, if any. Players may give notice to the Sponsor at any time by letter delivered by first class postage prepaid U.S. mail or overnight courier to the following address:
Address: Room 2317, 23F, Shin Nga House, Fu Shin Estate, On P.o. Road, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong
BY USING THIS APP YOU AGREE TO THESE OFFICIAL RULES
