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Section 1: Services (I) Validity of Terms and Conditions To register at H2O Games, any user has to accept the following Terms and Conditions. Terms and Conditions refer mainly, but not exclusively to all H2O Games services. (II) Liability H2O Games is a free game and therefore, no user has any claim regarding the availability of services. H2O Games is not liable in any way for server breakdown, faulty programming etc. The occurrence of any disadvantages for a user resulting from server breakdowns, faulty programming etc. does not entitle the user to claim the recovery of his account\'s status before the occurrence. Section 2: Membership (I) Beginning of membership Membership begins after either a Universe or a Forum Account has been registered at H2O Games. (II) Termination by user The membership may be terminated by the user at any time by deleting the account. The erasure of data information may be delayed for technical reasons. H2O Games will not save user data any longer than technically required (see Section 6). (III) Termination by H2O Games No user has any claim to register at H2O Games. H2O Games reserves the right to delete or to block accounts, mainly but not exclusively in case of violation of these Terms and. The project management decides if an account is blocked or deleted. Objections may only be raised towards H2O Games and the project management. There is, especially regarding that H2O Games is a free service, no legal claim! (IV) User-financed accounts If an account is financed by a user, partially or completely, the user only gains the rights he paid for (e.g. advertise-free accounts). The user is not entitled to raise any further claims against H2O Games. User-financed accounts are subject to the same regulations (i.e. especially these Terms and Conditions) and the same rights of H2O Games like free accounts. The user is not entitled to claim refunds except if the membership was terminated by H2O Games and the user did not cause the termination by inadequate behaviour. Any violation of law, the game's rules or these Terms and Conditions is an inadequate behaviour. Section 3: Contents / Responsibility H2O Games provides a platform that allows users to communicate with each other. The users are responsible for the contents of their communication. Pornographic, xenophobic, offensive and any other wrongful contents are prohibited. H2O Games is not responsible for the contents, but will immediately delete or block any user who proclaims these contents. Section 4: Prohibited actions (I) Manipulative actions It is prohibited 1.to use any mechanisms, software or other tools in connection with the H2O Games website that may cause trouble, defect, breakdown or that may in other way interfere with the function and course of the game; 2.to use any tools that may cause an unreasonable or excessive stress on technical capacities; 3.to block, modify or delete contents generated by H2O Games, or in any other way to interfere with the function and course of the game. (II) Prohibited programs It is prohibited to load any sites of H2O Games with any other programs than web browsers. Such other programs are in particular so called "Bots" as well as other tools that simulate, replace or supplement the web interface. The same applies to scripts and completely or partially automated programs that provide advantages towards other users and auto-refresh-functions and other browser integrated mechanisms, if not technically unavoidable. H2O Games is financed by advertising. Therefore, any blocking of advertising is prohibited, no matter if advertising is specifically blocked or generally can not be displayed due to so-called "pop-up-blockers", text-based browsers or similar installations. (III) Direct log-ins The login into an account is allowed by the H2O Games start page, only. Automated opening of an account, no matter if displaying the start page or not, is prohibited. Section 5: Restrictions (I) Maximum number of accounts All users agree to use only one account per universe. So called "Multis", i.e. users who do not comply with this agreement, can be deleted or blocked without prior notice. (II) Several users per account The use of one account by different users (account-sharing) is prohibited. (III) Rules All users agree to comply with the rules when playing the game. (IV) Blocking Users can be blocked temporarily or continuously for one or several or all H2O Games services. The decision whether and how long a user is blocked, is subject to H2O Games discretion. Section 6: Data protection (I) Storage of personal data H2O Games reserves the right to store personal data of users in order to supervise the obedience of users to the rules, the Terms and Conditions and the law. Subject of storage may be the IP address, the email address registered and - if available - all data from the user\'s profile. In forums, the profile data is stored. All data will be erased with erasure of an account. (II) H2O Games reserves the right, in compliance with the EU/US Data Protection Act and all other legal statutes, to disclose personal data to authorities, attorneys or clerks, if and as far as necessary for the protection of H2O Games\'s interests and rights or the protection of the authorities' legal duties. Personal data will not be disclosed to third parties, in particular to advertising and commercial partners. Users can object to the storage of personal data at any time. As the participation of games requires the storage of personal data for technical reasons, the user account will be deleted on receipt of the objection. Section 7: Rights of H2O Games regarding the accounts (I) General rights All accounts, including their resources, ships, etc. are virtual objects of the game. The user does not obtain ownership or any other rights to the account. All rights are reserved by H2O Games. No rights, in particular no exploitation rights, are assigned to the user. (II) Prohibition of exploitation Without written permission of H2O Games, it is prohibited to agree with third parties upon the transfer, the utilization or the providing of accounts or access data. In particular, it is prohibited to sell accounts or resources, or to make any other profit by leaving accounts or resources to third parties, no matter if temporarily or continuously. The same applies to access data, rights of utilization or any other attempt to evade this regulation. Violations of these or other rights of H2O Games, in particular copyrights, will be reported to authorities and prosecuted. (III) Exceptions It is not prohibited to transfer accounts finally and free of charge, as well as the intern "trading" of resources, if and as far as allowed by the game\'s rules. Section 8: Liability H2O Games is not liable for any damages caused by the use of H2O Games, except for damages that were caused wilfully or by gross negligence as well as all damages from death or personal injury. H2O Games therefore reminds users that excessive participation in computer games involves the risk of serious personal injury. Section 9: Modification of Terms and Conditions H2O Games reserves the right to modify or extend these Terms and Conditions at any time. A modification or extension will be published in the H2O Games forum and on the H2O Games start page at least two weeks before the changes become effective. Section 10: Applicable law EU/US law is exclusively applicable for all legal matters in and about H2O Games. H2O Games venue is venue for any legal action, even in case of the jurisdiction of different forums.