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  1. SMITE® End User License Agreement
  2. Last updated on October 21, 2016.
  3. 1. TERMS OF AGREEMENT.
  4. IMPORTANT LEGAL NOTICE!
  5. PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING AGREEMENT CAREFULLY BEFORE ACCEPTING ITS TERMS AND
  6. CONDITIONS. THIS END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT (THE "AGREEMENT") IS BETWEEN YOU AS
  7. THE END USER ("YOU" OR "YOUR") AND HI-REZ STUDIOS, INC. ("HI-REZ," "WE," "US," OR "OUR").
  8. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH ALL OF THE TERMS OF THIS END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT,
  9. YOU MUST NOT PROCEED ANY FURTHER AND EXIT THE SOFTWARE PRODUCT IMMEDIATELY.
  10. BY PROCEEDING PASS THIS SCREEN, OR BY INSTALLING, COPYING, OR OTHERWISE USING
  11. THE SOFTWARE PRODUCT (AS DEFINED BELOW), YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS
  12. OF THIS AGREEMENT, AND REPRESENT AND WARRANT TO HI-REZ THAT YOU HAVE READ THIS
  13. AGREEMENT, UNDERSTAND IT, AND THAT YOU ARE AT LEAST EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE (EVEN
  14. IF YOU ARE ENTERING INTO THIS AGREEMENT ON BEHALF OF AN AUTHORIZED USER WHO IS
  15. AT LEAST THIRTEEN YEARS OF AGE).
  16. IF YOU PURCHASED THIS GAME OR OTHER DIGITAL CONTENT FROM A THIRD PARTY RETAILER
  17. OR DISTRIBUTOR, REFUNDS FOR THE SOFTWARE PRODUCT ARE GOVERNED BY THAT
  18. RETAILER’S OR DISTRUBTOR'S REFUND POLICY. IF YOU PURCHASED THE SOFTWARE
  19. PRODUCT DIRECTLY FROM HI-REZ AND NOT FROM A RETAILER OR DISTRIBUTOR, AND YOU
  20. REJECT THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT WITHIN THIRTY CALENDAR DAYS AFTER YOUR
  21. PURCHASE, YOU MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR A REFUND IN ACCORDANCE WITH HI-REZ’S REFUND
  22. POLICY LOCATED AT <http://www.hirezstudios.com/legal>. PLEASE NOTE THAT ONCE YOU AGREE
  23. TO THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT, CREATE AN ACCOUNT WITH HI-REZ, OR ACTIVATE THE
  24. SOFTWARE PRODUCT, YOU WILL NO LONGER BE ELIGIBLE FOR A REFUND.
  25. THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT MAY BE AMENDED, SUPPLEMENTED, OR MODIFIED AT ANY
  26. TIME BY HI-REZ IN ITS SOLE DISCRETION, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, WHEN HI-REZ
  27. UPDATES OR UPGRADES THE SOFTWARE PRODUCT, EFFECTIVE UPON PRIOR NOTICE AS
  28. FOLLOWS: Hi-Rez will post the revised version of this Agreement on the legal page of the official Hi-Rez
  29. website located at <http://www.hirezstudios.com/legal> and may provide such other notice as Hi-Rez may
  30. elect in its sole discretion. If any future changes to this Agreement are unacceptable to you or cause you
  31. to no longer be in compliance with this Agreement, you may terminate this Agreement in accordance with
  32. Section 9 below. Your installation and use of any of Hi-Rez’s updates, upgrades, or modifications to the
  33. Software Product or your continued use of the Software Product following notice of changes to this
  34. Agreement shall conclusively demonstrate your acceptance of such changes. Hi-Rez may change,
  35. modify, suspend, or discontinue any aspect of the Software Product at any time. Hi-Rez may also impose
  36. limits on certain features or restrict your access to parts or all of the Software Product without notice or
  37. liability. You have no interest, monetary or otherwise, in any feature or content contained in the Software
  38. Product.
  39. 2. SCOPE OF AGREEMENT.
  40. This Agreement is a legal contract between you and Hi-Rez for the game accompanying this Agreement,
  41. which includes the interactive entertainment software product entitled "SMITE" in object code format only,
  42. and the associated media, Documentation, and Updates, if any, provided by Hi-Rez to you and for which
  43. you are granted a license pursuant to this Agreement (collectively, the "Software Product"). As used in
  44. this Agreement, "Documentation" shall mean the Online Terms of Service and Use Agreement (the
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  48. "Terms of Use") and the Online Privacy Policy (the "Privacy Policy"), both of which are available from the
  49. legal page of the official Hi-Rez website located at <http://www.hirezstudios.com/legal>, as well as any
  50. User Manual(s) that Hi-Rez makes generally available to licensees of SMITE. As used in this Agreement,
  51. "Updates" shall mean any and all patches, modifications, updates, and upgrades with respect to the
  52. Software Product that Hi-Rez makes generally available to licensees of SMITE. The Software Product
  53. may only be played by obtaining from Hi-Rez access to the SMITE game service (the "Service"), which
  54. can be done by visiting <http://www.smitegame.com> (the "Site") or through an authorized distribution
  55. channel otherwise provided by a third party and approved by Hi-Rez (e.g., Valve Corporation, Sony
  56. Computer Entertainment), either of which is subject to a separate the Terms of Use and will require you to
  57. setup an account with Hi-Rez as well as Hi-Rez’s third party payment provider(s). The Terms of Use are
  58. incorporated into this Agreement by reference. You may access the current version of the Terms of Use
  59. at <http://www.hirezstudios.com/legal>. The Terms of Use are subject to change by Hi-Rez with or
  60. without notice. The Software Product and any and all copies and derivative works of the Software Product
  61. are the proprietary and copyrighted work of Hi-Rez Studios, Inc. Any use, reproduction, modification, or
  62. distribution of the Software Product not expressly authorized by the terms of this Agreement is expressly
  63. prohibited. All rights in and to the Software Product not granted herein are hereby expressly reserved by
  64. Hi-Rez. Any permitted user-generated content based on or included in the Software Product constitutes a
  65. derivative work of the Software Product and Hi-Rez retains all right, title, and interest therein.
  66. 3. LIMITED USE LICENSE.
  67. By accepting this Agreement (via the appropriate affirmation button on your platform), and subject to the
  68. terms and conditions of this Agreement, you may install the applicable software comprising of the
  69. Software Product (the "Game Software") onto your computer or applicable hardware device, solely for
  70. purposes of playing the Software Product by registering for and accessing an account with the Service at
  71. the Site (the "Account"). Subject to your agreement to and full ongoing compliance with the terms and
  72. conditions of this Agreement, Hi-Rez hereby grants to you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable
  73. license to (a) install one copy of the Game Software on one or more computers and/or applicable
  74. hardware devices owned by you or under your legitimate control, and (b) use the Game Software in
  75. conjunction with the Service solely for your lawful and non-commercial entertainment purposes. You may
  76. install the Game Software on multiple computers and/or applicable hardware devices owned by you or
  77. under your legitimate control, but you may only play the Software Product on one computer or one
  78. applicable hardware device at any single point in time. All use of the Game Software is subject to the
  79. terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Terms of Use, both of which you must accept before you
  80. can use your Account to play the Software Product. You agree that Hi-Rez is not transferring title to the
  81. Software Product to you and that this license shall not be considered a “sale” of the Software Product.
  82. 4. LICENSE RESTRICTIONS AND LIMITATIONS.
  83. The limited, personal use license granted to you in Section 3 is subject to the following restrictions and
  84. limitations, as well as all other terms and conditions of this Agreement (collectively, the "License
  85. Limitations"). You agree that you will not, under any circumstances:
  86. a. sell, sublicense, assign, rent, lease, or otherwise transfer the Software Product,
  87. except as expressly permitted by this Agreement;
  88. b. reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, or otherwise derive source code from the
  89. Software Product or reduce the Software Product to a human-readable form, except to the extent that
  90. such actions are expressly permitted by applicable law;
  91. c. copy, photocopy, or reproduce the Software Product, in whole or in part; provided,
  92. however, that you may make one (1) copy of the Game Software and the User Manual for archival
  93. purposes only;
  94. d. modify, translate, or create derivative works based on or utilizing the Software
  95. Product, Service, or Software Product experience, or any portion thereof;
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  99. e. remove or tamper with any copyright, trademark, or other proprietary notices
  100. contained in or relating to the Software Product, Service, or Game experience, or any portion thereof;
  101. f. use cheats, automation software (bots), hacks, mods, or any other unauthorized
  102. third-party software, tools, or content designed to or capable of modifying the Software Product, the
  103. Service, the Site, the SMITE experience, or any portion thereof;
  104. g. exploit the Software Product, the Service, the SMITE experience, or any portion
  105. thereof for any commercial purpose, including, without limitation, (i) use at a cyber cafe, PC bang,
  106. computer gaming center, or any other location-based site without the express written consent of Hi-Rez;
  107. (ii) for gathering in-game currency, items, or resources for sale outside the Software Product or inside the
  108. Software Product but outside a virtual marketplace owned and maintained by Hi-Rez; or (iii) performing
  109. in-game services in exchange for payment outside the Software Product (e.g., power-leveling and similar
  110. activities);
  111. h. use any unauthorized third-party software that intercepts, "mines," or otherwise
  112. collects information from, within, or through the Software Product or Service, including, without limitation,
  113. any software that reads areas of RAM used by the Software Product to store information about a
  114. character, in-game items, or the Software Product environment; provided, however, that Hi-Rez may, in
  115. its sole discretion, allow the use of specified third party user interfaces and/or permit certain "data-mining"
  116. activities on a case-by-case basis;
  117. i. modify, or allow or cause to be modified, any files that are a part of the Game
  118. Software in any way not expressly authorized by Hi-Rez in writing in each instance;
  119. j. host, provide, or develop matchmaking services for the Software Product or Service
  120. or intercept, emulate, or redirect the communication protocols used by Hi-Rez in any way, for any
  121. purpose, including, without limitation, unauthorized play over the Internet, network play, or as part of
  122. content aggregation networks;
  123. k. facilitate, create, or maintain any unauthorized connection to the Software Product or
  124. Service, including, without limitation, (i) any connection to any unauthorized server that emulates, or
  125. attempts to emulate, the Service; or (ii) any connection using programs or tools not expressly approved
  126. by Hi-Rez in writing in each instance;
  127. l. create any other software or content that incorporates the Software Product or
  128. Service, or any portion thereof; or
  129. m. sell, grant a security interest in, or transfer reproductions of the Software Product to
  130. other parties in any way not expressly authorized herein, or rent, lease, or license the Software Product to
  131. others.
  132. 5. TERMS OF USE.
  133. You must accept the Terms of Use and create an Account in order to access the Service and play the
  134. Software Product. The Terms of Use governs all aspects of gameplay. You may view the current Terms
  135. of Use here: <http://www.hirezstudios.com/legal>.
  136. 6. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS.
  137. a. The Software Product is protected by copyright laws and international copyright
  138. treaties, conventions, and other applicable law. As between you and Hi-Rez, Hi-Rez shall exclusively
  139. retain all right, title, and interest in and to the Software Product, the Service, the Site, your Account, and
  140. any and all modifications and improvements thereto and copies and derivative works thereof, including,
  141. without limitation, any Software Product content, Updates, and Documentation provided to you. The
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  145. Software Product may contain materials licensed by third parties, and the licensors of those materials
  146. may enforce their rights in the event of any violation of this Agreement. You will not obtain any ownership
  147. rights whatsoever in your Account, the Software Product, the Service, the Site, your Account or game
  148. content, Updates, or Documentation.
  149. b. SMITE®, Battleground of the Gods™, and certain related names and logos are the
  150. registered trademarks or trademarks, service marks, and/or trade names of Hi-Rez. These and all other
  151. trademarks, service marks, and trade names used by or in connection with the Software Product (the
  152. “Marks”) are proprietary rights owned by Hi-Rez or its licensors.
  153. c. As between you and Hi-Rez, you acknowledge Hi-Rez’s exclusive rights in and to the
  154. Software Product and that the Software Product is unique and original to Hi-Rez and that Hi-Rez is the
  155. exclusive owner thereof. Unless otherwise permitted by law, you shall not, at any time during or after the
  156. effective term of this Agreement, dispute or contest, directly or indirectly, Hi-Rez’s exclusive right, title,
  157. and interest in and to the Software Product or the validity thereof. You agree to promptly assign to Hi-Rez
  158. any and all rights that you may obtain in or to the Software Product arising under applicable law and you
  159. hereby appoint Hi-Rez as your attorney in fact for such purpose.
  160. d. You may permanently transfer all of your rights and obligations under this Agreement
  161. to another person only by (i) where applicable, physically transferring the original media (e.g., the CDROM
  162. or DVD you purchased), all original packaging, and all User Manual(s) and Documentation
  163. distributed with the Software Product, or (ii) contacting Hi-Rez and obtaining written approval for the
  164. transfer; provided in both instances, however, that you permanently delete all copies and installations of
  165. the Software Product in your possession or control, and that the recipient agrees to and accepts the
  166. terms of this Agreement. However, your Account with Hi-Rez is not transferable. The transferor (i.e., you),
  167. and not Hi-Rez, agrees to be solely responsible for any taxes, fees, charges, duties, withholdings,
  168. assessments, and the like, together with any interest, penalties, and additions imposed in connection with
  169. such transfer.
  170. 7. PRE-LOADED SOFTWARE.
  171. The media on or method by which the Game Software is distributed may contain additional software
  172. and/or content for which you do not have a license (the "Locked Software"), and you agree that Hi-Rez
  173. may install the Locked Software onto your computer or applicable hardware device during the Game
  174. Software installation process. You also agree that you will not access, use, distribute, copy, or display the
  175. Locked Software, unless and until you receive from Hi-Rez (a) a license to use that Locked Software; and
  176. (b) if and where applicable, a valid alphanumeric key with which to unlock it. If you receive a license
  177. and/or a key from Hi-Rez, you may only unlock those portions of a single copy of the Locked Software for
  178. which you received a license, and the License Limitation set forth in Section 4 shall apply. The terms of
  179. any End User License Agreement displayed after the Locked Software is unlocked will replace and
  180. supersede this Agreement, but only with regard to the Locked Software for which you receive a license.
  181. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, you may make one (1) copy of the Locked Software for
  182. archival purposes only.
  183. 8. CONSENT TO MONITOR.
  184. WHEN RUNNING, HI-REZ MAY MONITOR YOUR USE AND PLAY OF THE SOFTWARE PRODUCT
  185. AND COLLECT DATA REGARDING YOUR USE AND PLAY OF THE SOFTWARE PRODUCT IN
  186. ACCORDANCE WITH HI-REZ’S PRIVACY POLICY, A CURRENT COPY OF WHICH MAY BE
  187. ACCESSED AT <http://www.hirezstudios.com/legal>. IN ADDITION, THE SOFTWARE PRODUCT AND
  188. ANY RELATED HI-REZ SERVICES MAY MONITOR EACH OF YOUR HARDWARE DEVICE'S
  189. RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY (RAM) FOR UNAUTHORIZED THIRD PARTY PROGRAMS RUNNING
  190. CONCURRENTLY WITH THE SOFTWARE PRODUCT. AN “UNAUTHORIZED THIRD PARTY
  191. PROGRAM” AS USED HEREIN SHALL BE DEFINED AS ANY THIRD PARTY SOFTWARE
  192. PROHIBITED BY SECTION 4. IN THE EVENT THAT THE SOFTWARE PRODUCT AND/OR ANY
  193. RELATED HI-REZ SERVICES DETECTS AN UNAUTHORIZED THIRD PARTY PROGRAM, THE
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  197. SOFTWARE PRODUCT OR APPLICABLE HI-REZ SERVICES MAY COMMUNICATE INFORMATION
  198. BACK TO HI-REZ, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, YOUR ACCOUNT NAME, DETAILS ABOUT
  199. THE UNAUTHORIZED THIRD PARTY PROGRAM DETECTED, THE TIME AND DATE, AND ANY
  200. OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION; AND HI-REZ MAY EXERCISE ANY OR ALL OF ITS RIGHTS
  201. UNDER THIS AGREEMENT, WITH OR WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE TO YOU, INCLUDING, WITHOUT
  202. LIMITATION, TERMINATION OF THIS AGREEMENT AND YOUR RIGHT TO CONTINUE TO USE THE
  203. SOFTWARE PRODUCT.
  204. 9. TERMINATION.
  205. This Agreement is effective until terminated. You may terminate this Agreement at any time by (a)
  206. permanently destroying all copies of the Software Product in your possession or control; (b) removing the
  207. Game Software completely from each computer or applicable hardware device on which you have
  208. installed the Software Product; and (c) notifying Hi-Rez of your intention to terminate this Agreement. HiRez
  209. may terminate this Agreement at any time for any reason or no reason, with or without notice. Upon
  210. termination for any reason, all licenses granted to you in this Agreement shall immediately terminate and
  211. you must immediately and permanently destroy all copies of the Software Product in your possession and
  212. control and remove the Game Software completely from each computer or applicable hardware device on
  213. which you have installed the Software Product.
  214. 10. EXPORT CONTROLS.
  215. The Software Product may not be re-exported, downloaded, or otherwise exported into (or to a national or
  216. resident of) any country to which the United States has embargoed goods, or to anyone on the United
  217. States Treasury Department’s list of Specially Designated Nationals or the United States Commerce
  218. Department’s Table of Denial Orders. You represent and warrant that you are not located in, under the
  219. control of, or a national or resident of any such country or on any such list.
  220. 11. PATCHES AND UPDATES.
  221. Hi-Rez, or its third party vendors, may deploy or provide patches, updates, and modifications to the
  222. Software Product that must be installed for you to continue to play the Software Product. Hi-Rez, or its
  223. third party vendors, may update the Software Product remotely, including, without limitation, the Game
  224. Software residing on the user’s machine, without the knowledge of the user, and you hereby grant to HiRez
  225. your consent to deploy and apply such patches, updates, and modifications.
  226. 12. DURATION OF THE “ONLINE” COMPONENT OF THE GAME.
  227. The Software Product is an "online" game that must be played over the Internet through the Service as
  228. provided by Hi-Rez. You understand and agree that the Service is provided by Hi-Rez at its discretion
  229. and may be terminated or otherwise discontinued by Hi-Rez pursuant to the Terms of Use.
  230. 13. LIMITED WARRANTY.
  231. THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED “AS IS” WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR
  232. IMPLIED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF CONDITION,
  233. UNINTERRUPTED USE, MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NONINFRINGEMENT.
  234. The entire risk arising out of use or performance of the Software Product and Service
  235. (including, without limitation, the Game Software, the Manual(s), and Documentation) remains with the
  236. user. However, Hi-Rez warrants that the media containing the Software Product, if applicable, will be free
  237. of defects in material and workmanship for a period of thirty (30) calendar days from the date of your
  238. purchase of the software product. In the event that such media proves to be defective during such thirty
  239. (30) calendar day period, and upon presentation to Hi-Rez, or the retailer from whom you purchased the
  240. software product, of proof of your purchase, Hi-Rez, or the retailer will, at its sole option, (a) correct the
  241. defect in material and workmanship in the media containing the Software Product, (b) provide you with a
  242. similar product of similar value, or (c) refund the money you paid for the Software Product. THE
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  246. FOREGOING IS YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY FOR THE EXPRESS WARRANTY SET
  247. FORTH ABOVE. EXCEPT FOR THE FOREGOING WARRANTY WITH RESPECT TO DEFECTIVE
  248. MEDIA, THE SOFTWARE PRODUCT (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE GAME SOFTWARE,
  249. THE MANUAL, AND ALL DOCUMENTATION AND CONTENT) IS PROVIDED “AS IS” WITHOUT
  250. WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION,
  251. ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF CONDITION, UNINTERRUPTED USE, MERCHANTABILITY,
  252. FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. Some states do not
  253. allow the exclusion or limitation of implied warranties, so the above limitations may not apply to you.
  254. 14. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY; INDEMNITY.
  255. NEITHER HI-REZ NOR ITS PARENT, SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, PARTNERS, OR VENDORS
  256. SHALL BE LIABLE IN ANY WAY FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE OF ANY KIND ARISING OUT OF THE
  257. SOFTWARE PRODUCT OR ANY USE OF THE SOFTWARE PRODUCT OR SERVICE, INCLUDING,
  258. WITHOUT LIMITATION, LOSS OF DATA, LOSS OF GOODWILL, WORK STOPPAGE, COMPUTER
  259. FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION, APPLICABLE HARDWARE DEVICE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION, OR
  260. ANY AND ALL OTHER DAMAGES OR LOSSES. FURTHER, NEITHER HI-REZ NOR ITS PARENT,
  261. SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, PARTNERS, OR VENDORS SHALL BE LIABLE IN ANY WAY FOR ANY
  262. LOSS OR DAMAGE TO PLAYER CHARACTERS, VIRTUAL GOODS (E.G., EQUIPMENT, WEAPONS,
  263. SKINS, AUDIO PACKS, AESTHETIC FLAIR, ETC.), OR CURRENCY, ACCOUNTS, STATISTICS, OR
  264. USER STANDINGS, RANKS, OR PROFILE INFORMATION STORED BY THE SOFTWARE PRODUCT
  265. OR THE SERVICE. HI-REZ SHALL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY INTERRUPTIONS OF
  266. SERVICE, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ISP DISRUPTIONS, SOFTWARE OR HARDWARE
  267. FAILURES, OR ANY OTHER EVENT WHICH MAY RESULT IN A LOSS OF DATA OR DISRUPTION OF
  268. SERVICE. IN NO EVENT WILL HI-REZ BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
  269. SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES. IN NO EVENT SHALL HIREZ’S
  270. LIABILITY, OR THE LIABILITY OF ITS PARENT, SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, PARTNERS, OR
  271. VENDORS, WHETHER ARISING IN CONTRACT, TORT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE,
  272. EXCEED IN THE AGGREGATE THE TOTAL FEES PAID BY YOU TO HI-REZ DURING THE SIX (6)
  273. MONTH PERIOD IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO THE TIME SUCH CLAIM AROSE. You hereby agree to
  274. defend, indemnify, and hold Hi-Rez and its parent, subsidiaries, affiliates, and vendors harmless from and
  275. against any claim, liability, loss, injury, damage, cost, or expense (including reasonable attorneys’ fees)
  276. incurred by Hi-Rez arising out of or related to your use of the Software Product or Service. Some states
  277. do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitations
  278. may not apply to you.
  279. 15. EQUITABLE REMEDIES.
  280. You hereby agree that Hi-Rez would be irreparably damaged if the terms of this Agreement were not
  281. specifically enforced, and therefore you agree that Hi-Rez shall be entitled, without bond or other security
  282. or proof of damages, to appropriate equitable remedies in any court of competent jurisdiction with respect
  283. to any breach of this Agreement, which equitable remedies shall be in addition to such other remedies as
  284. Hi-Rez may otherwise have available under applicable law. In the event any litigation is brought by either
  285. party in connection with this Agreement, the prevailing party in such litigation shall be entitled to recover
  286. from the other party all the costs, attorneys’ fees, and other expenses incurred by such prevailing party in
  287. the litigation.
  288. 16. GOVERNING LAW; DISPUTE RESOLUTION.
  289. a. To expedite resolution and control the cost of any dispute, controversy, or claim
  290. related to this Agreement ("Dispute"), you and Hi-Rez agree to first attempt to negotiate any Dispute
  291. (except those Disputes expressly provided below) informally for at least thirty (30) calendar days before
  292. initiating any arbitration or court proceeding. Such informal negotiations commence upon written notice
  293. from one party to the other. Hi-Rez will send its notice to your billing address and email you a copy to the
  294. email address you have provided to Hi-Rez. You will send your notice to Hi-Rez Studios, Inc., 3750
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  298. Brookside Parkway, Suite 200, Alpharetta, Georgia 30022, Attention: Legal Department, or to such other
  299. address or person as Hi-Rez may hereafter direct.
  300. b. If you and Hi-Rez are unable to resolve a Dispute through informal negotiations,
  301. either you or Hi-Rez may elect to have the Dispute (except those Disputes expressly excluded below)
  302. finally and exclusively resolved by binding arbitration. Any election to arbitrate by one party shall be final
  303. and binding on the other. YOU UNDERSTAND THAT ABSENT THIS PROVISION, YOU WOULD HAVE
  304. THE RIGHT TO SUE IN COURT AND HAVE A JURY TRIAL. The arbitration shall be commenced and
  305. conducted under the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association ("AAA') and,
  306. where appropriate, the AAA's Supplementary Procedures for Consumer Related Disputes ("AAA
  307. Consumer Rules"), both of which are available at the AAA website <www.adr.org>. The determination of
  308. whether a Dispute is subject to arbitration shall be governed by the Federal Arbitration Act and
  309. determined by a court rather than an arbitrator. Your arbitration fees and your share of arbitrator
  310. compensation shall be governed by the AAA Rules and, where appropriate, limited by the AAA Consumer
  311. Rules. The arbitration may be conducted in person, through the submission of documents, by phone, or
  312. online. The arbitrator will make a decision in writing, but need not provide a statement of reasons unless
  313. requested by a party. The arbitrator must follow applicable law, and any award may be challenged if the
  314. arbitrator fails to do so. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, you and Hi-Rez may litigate in
  315. court to compel arbitration, stay proceeding pending arbitration, or to confirm, modify, vacate, or enter
  316. judgment on the award entered by the arbitrator.
  317. c. You and Hi-Rez agree that any arbitration shall be limited to the Dispute between HiRez
  318. and you individually. To the fullest extent permitted by law, (i) no arbitration shall be joined with any
  319. other; (ii) there is no right or authority for any Dispute to be arbitrated on a class-action basis or to utilize
  320. class action procedures; and (iii) there is no right or authority for any Dispute to be brought in a purported
  321. representative capacity on behalf of the general public or any other persons.
  322. d. You and Hi-Rez agree that the following Disputes are not subject to the above
  323. provisions concerning informal negotiations and binding arbitration: (i) any Disputes seeking to enforce or
  324. protect, or concerning the validity of, any of your or Hi-Rez’s intellectual property rights; (ii) any Dispute
  325. related to, or arising from, allegations of theft, piracy, invasion of privacy, or unauthorized use; and (iii)
  326. any claim for injunctive relief.
  327. e. Any arbitration shall be initiated in the County of Fulton, State of Georgia, United
  328. States of America. Any Dispute not subject to arbitration (other than claims proceeding in any small
  329. claims court), or where no election to arbitrate has been made, shall be decided by a court of competent
  330. jurisdiction within the County of Fulton, State of Georgia, United States of America, and you and Hi-Rez
  331. agree to submit to the personal jurisdiction of that court.
  332. f. Except as otherwise set forth herein, this Agreement shall be governed by, and will
  333. be construed under, the Laws of the United States of America and the laws of the State of Georgia,
  334. without regard to choice of law principles. The application of the United Nations Convention on Contracts
  335. for the International Sale of Goods is expressly excluded. For customers who purchased a license to the
  336. Software Product in, and are a resident of, Canada, Australia, Singapore, or New Zealand, other laws
  337. may apply if you choose not to agree to arbitrate as set forth above; provided, however, that such laws
  338. shall affect this Agreement only to the extent required by such jurisdiction. In such a case, this Agreement
  339. shall be interpreted to give maximum effect to the terms and conditions hereof. If you purchased your
  340. license to the Software Product in New Zealand, and are a resident of New Zealand, The New Zealand
  341. Consumer Guarantees Act of 1993 ("New Zealand Act") may apply to the Software Product and/or the
  342. Service as supplied by Hi-Rez to you. If the New Zealand Act applies, then notwithstanding any other
  343. provision in this Agreement, you may have rights or remedies as set out in the New Zealand Act which
  344. may apply in addition to, or, to the extent that they are inconsistent, instead of, the rights or remedies set
  345. out in this Agreement. Those who choose to access the Service from locations outside of the United
  346. States, Canada, Australia, Singapore, or New Zealand do so on their own initiative and are responsible
  347. for compliance with local laws if and to the extent local laws are applicable.
  348. SMITE EULA
  349. October 21, 2016
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  351. g. You and Hi-Rez agree that if any portion of this Section 16 is found illegal or
  352. unenforceable (except any portion of Section 16(d)) that portion shall be severed and the remainder of
  353. the applicable section(s) shall be given full force and effect. If Section 16(d) is found to be illegal or
  354. unenforceable then neither you nor Hi-Rez will elect to arbitrate any Dispute falling within that portion of
  355. Section 16(d) found to be illegal or unenforceable and such Dispute shall be decided by a court of
  356. competent jurisdiction within the County of Fulton, State of Georgia, United States of America, and you
  357. and Hi-Rez agree to submit to the personal jurisdiction of that court.
  358. 17. MISCELLANEOUS.
  359. This Agreement constitutes and contains the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the
  360. subject matter hereof and supersedes any prior oral or written agreements; provided, however, that this
  361. Agreement shall coexist with, and shall not supersede, the Terms of Use. To the extent that the
  362. provisions of this Agreement conflict with the provisions of the Terms of Use, the conflicting provisions in
  363. the Terms of Use shall govern. The provisions of Sections 4, 6, 8, 10 and 13 through 18 shall survive the
  364. termination of this Agreement for any reason. Subject to Section 16(g), if any provision of this Agreement
  365. is found to be unenforceable, that provision shall be severed and the remainder of the Agreement shall be
  366. given full force and effect.
  367. 18. PLAYSTATION 4 ONLY.
  368. a. If you reside in North America or South America, purchase and use of items are
  369. subject to the Network Terms of Service and User Agreement. This online service has been sublicensed
  370. to you by Sony Interactive Entertainment America.
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  373. Network Terms of Service and User Agreement which is available on the PlayStation® Store. Please
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  377. agree that by proceeding past this screen, or installing the Software Product, I am acknowledging my
  378. agreement to be bound by the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
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