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1. These Terms of Service ("Terms") form a contract between Fork Gaming. ("Fork", "us", "we") and the ChosenOnes.io user ("Users", "you"), which you must accept to use any part of ChosenOnes.io.
2. ChosenOnes.io is a distributed application that runs on the Ethereum network, using uniquely developed smart contracts ("Smart Contracts") to enable users to purchase, sell, breed and fight statistically unique digital warriors, that the user can interact and earn Ethereum from ChosenOnes.io ("CO").
3. PLEASE READ THESE TERMS CAREFULLY BEFORE USING CO, THE SMART CONTRACTS, OR THE WEBSITE. THESE TERMS GOVERN YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE, THE SMART CONTRACTS, AND THE WEBSITE, UNLESS WE HAVE EXECUTED A SEPARATE WRITTEN AGREEMENT WITH YOU FOR THAT PURPOSE. WE ARE ONLY WILLING TO MAKE CO, THE SMART CONTRACTS, AND THE WEBSITE AVAILABLE TO YOU IF YOU ACCEPT ALL OF THESE TERMS. BY USING CO, THE SMART CONTRACTS, THE WEBSITE, OR ANY PART OF THEM, OR PURCHASING AN NON-FUNGIBLE TOKEN (NFT), YOU ARE CONFIRMING THAT YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY ALL OF THESE TERMS, INCLUDING ANY AMENDED TERMS. IF YOU ARE ACCEPTING THESE TERMS ON BEHALF OF A COMPANY OR OTHER LEGAL ENTITY, YOU REPRESENT THAT YOU HAVE THE LEGAL AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT THESE TERMS ON THAT ENTITY’S BEHALF, IN WHICH CASE “YOU” WILL MEAN THAT ENTITY. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE SUCH AUTHORITY, OR IF YOU DO NOT ACCEPT ALL OF THESE TERMS, THEN WE ARE UNWILLING TO MAKE CO, THE SMART CONTRACTS, THE WEBSITE, OR AN NFT, AVAILABLE TO YOU. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THESE TERMS, YOU MAY NOT ACCESS OR USE CO, THE SMART CONTRACTS, OR THE WEBSITE.
4. Restrictions
c. You agree that you will not use a name for any NFT or user that is likely to be offensive, derogatory, prejudicial, inflammatory or inappropriate for use in the CO community. Fork reserves the right upon to cancel the name of any NFT or user which Fork determines in its absolute discretion to be offensive, derogatory, prejudicial, inflammatory or inappropriate for use in the CO community by giving the NFT owner or user written notice (which may provided after the name has been cancelled). Where such a determination is made, the NFT name or user name will be changed to a generic name and the NFT owner or account registrant will be able to choose a new name. You agree that the determination of Fork is final and not reviewable, and that repeated breaches of this clause may result in suspension of the user’s account or the ability for the NFT to participate in CO and/or the termination of the Licence issued under clause 19.b.
5 - CO has utilized Smart Contracts to develop the CO Warriors. CO will release a certain number of Warriors into the marketplace and make them available for purchase to the public at the Company’s discretion.
6 - To most easily use CO, we strongly recommend that you first install the Google Chrome web browser. Once you have installed Chrome, you will need to install a browser extension called MetaMask. MetaMask is an electronic digital wallet, which allows you to purchase, store, and engage in transactions using Ethereum or any other ERC-20 cryptocurrency. You will not be able to engage in any transactions on CO other than through MetaMask (or other Ethereum-compatible browsers) or an email address, where CO creates a non-custodial electronic digital wallet for you.
7- CO will only recognize you as a user and you will only be able to interact with CO, if your Ethereum electronic digital wallet is connected and unlocked through your MetaMask account or your email address. There is no other way to sign up as a user, or to interact directly with CO. BY USING OUR SERVICES YOU AGREE THAT YOU ARE GOVERNED BY THE TERMS OF SERVICE AND PRIVACY POLICY FOR THE APPLICABLE EXTENSIONS. FOR METAMASK, THOSE TERMS ARE AVAILABLE AT (https://metamask.io/terms.html) and (https://metamask.io/privacy.html).
8 - You are responsible for any Internet connection and telecommunication fees and charges that you incur when accessing CO.
9 - Transactions that take place on CO are managed and confirmed via the Polygon blockchain, which is a proof of stake network, and a sidechain to the Ethereum blockchain. The main Ethereum blockchain is currently a proof of work network. Proof of stake networks use less energy than proof of work networks. You understand that your Ethereum public address will be made publicly visible whenever you engage in a transaction on CO.
10 - We neither own nor control MetaMask, Google Chrome, the Ethereum network, or any other third party site, product, or service that you might access, visit, or use for the purpose of enabling you to use the various features of CO. CO will not be liable for the acts or omissions of any such third parties, nor will we be liable for any damage that you may suffer as a result of your transactions or any other interaction with any such third parties.
11 - You must provide accurate and complete registration information when you create an account on CO. By creating an account, you agree to provide accurate, current and complete account information about yourself, and to maintain and promptly update as necessary your account information. You are responsible for the security of your account and your MetaMask wallet (and other Ethereum wallets and email accounts).
12 - You may not share or transfer any account. You may not disclose your password or other credentials to anyone. You agree to immediately notify CO by sending an email to us at [email protected] concerning any known or suspected unauthorized use(s) of your account or any known or suspected breach of security, including loss, theft or unauthorized disclosure of your password. You understand and agree that you shall be liable for all activities that occur under any account created for your use, even if such activities were not committed by you. We are not responsible for any loss or damage arising from your failure to maintain the confidentiality of your password or of your account.
13 - If you elect to purchase, sell or breed warriors using CO, or with or from other users in CO, any financial transactions that you engage in will be conducted solely through the Ethereum network via MetaMask. We will have no insight into or control over these payments or transactions, nor do we have the ability to reverse any transactions. With that in mind, we will have no liability to you or to any third party for any claims or damages that may arise as a result of any transactions that you engage in via the App, or using the Smart Contracts, or any other transactions that you conduct via the Ethereum network or MetaMask.
14 - Ethereum requires the payment of a transaction fee (a “Gas Fee”) for every transaction that occurs on the Ethereum network. The Gas Fee funds the network of computers that run the decentraliCO Ethereum network. This means that you will need to pay a Gas Fee for each transaction that occurs via the App.
15 - In addition to the Gas Fee, each time you utilize a Smart Contract to conduct a transaction with another user via CO, you authorize CO to collect a commission on certain events only (a “Commission”). These events include purchasing, selling or breeding of a warrior on the App. You acknowledge and agree that the Commission will be transferred directly to us through the Ethereum network as part of your payment.
16 - When you purchase or Procure non-fungible tokens (NFTs) for use in CO you must agree to the following terms and conditions (NFT Terms), which apply to you and any subsequent person to whom you sell the NFT(s) you purchased from us in the first instance, or to whom you otherwise transfer the NFT(s) you Procured.
17 - Applicability of NFT Terms
a. All NFTs purchased or Procured by you are subject to these NFT Terms, unless otherwise agreed in writing and by purchasing, or pre-purchasing or Procuring any NFT you are agreeing to be bound by these NFT Terms.
b. The use of any NFTs with CO is subject to these NFT Terms together with any other terms and conditions which may apply to the use of CO including without limitation our Privacy Policy and any ancillary document relating to the Licence referred to in clause 23.b.
c. Termination of these NFT Terms for any reason will not affect any obligations which have arisen prior to termination.
18 - Purchasing NFTs
a. Pre-sales of NFTs.
b. Sales of NFTs
c. Pre-conditions to sale
d. Title and Risk
i. Risk and title in any NFT purchase transfers to you upon purchase of the NFT and you are responsible for ensuring your Digital Wallet is accurately linked. If you lose your private key or login or seed phrase for your Digital Wallet you will lose access to your NFTs stored in your Digital Wallet.
e. Refunds - Risk in value of Digital Currency
i. Where the Purchase Price has been paid in a Digital Currency and you are entitled to a refund for any reason, you agree the refund is to be made in the same form of Digital Currency used in the initial transaction, or at our option in Australian dollars equivalent to the value of the Digital Currency used in the initial transaction on the date the Purchase Price was paid.
f. Gameplay
19- Intellectual Property Licence in NFTs
a. We grant, to the party who Owns an NFT we have issued for the time that party Owns the NFT (Term), a licence in respect of the Art associated with the NFT purchase subject always to these NFT Terms in force at the date of sale or transfer together with any other terms and conditions which may apply to the NFT.
b. The Licence is assignable, transferable and revocable on the terms of these NFT Terms, and is for your personal, non-commercial, royalty free use of the NFT (including to sell or transfer on a Marketplace) and to display and enjoy the Art associated with the NFT anywhere in the world (Licence).
c. Upon your sale of the NFT you Own, the Licence transfers to the purchaser who then Owns the NFT and will be subject to the Licence and these NFT Terms. For the avoidance of doubt, the transfer of the Licence does not constitute a commercial use for the purposes of clause b.
e. With immediate effect upon your sale of the NFT you Own, your rights under the Licence pursuant to clause b shall cease to apply and will no longer be in force and effect. You will no longer be entitled to use the Art (or any reproductions of the Art) upon sale by you of the NFT.
f. Except as expressly stated in these NFT Terms, nothing in these NFT Terms are intended to, or shall operate to, give you ownership of any Intellectual Property Rights in, or other rights in respect of the Intellectual Property.
e. There is no transfer of title or ownership of any Intellectual Property or any Intellectual Property rights upon the sale of the NFT under these NFT Terms.
f. The NFT may not be used in any way which would:
For the avoidance of any doubt:
20 - Termination
a. Termination with cause.
b. These NFT Terms and the Licence may be terminated with immediate effect:
Termination of these Terms does not affect the rights of the parties which have accrued prior to termination.
21 - Acknowledgements
You acknowledge and agree that:
a. we provide NFTs solely on a proprietary basis for use with CO and if we transact with you we do so solely on a bilateral basis;
b. NFTs are not intended for speculative use, are not sold or represented to be financial product and nothing we publish is in any way financial advice to you or any other person;
c. NFTs may experience or may have extreme price volatility, including being worthless in the future;
d. we are not providing and will not provide any fiduciary, advisory, brokerage, exchange or other similar services to you or any other person;
e. you are solely responsible for any decision to enter into a transaction subject to these NFT Terms, including the evaluation of any and all risks related to any such transaction;
f. a significant degree of IT sophistication is required to safely deal in and store NFTs of any kind using a Digital Wallet;
g. we are not a custodian for the purposes of the Corporations Act, and transfers of any NFTs are for transaction purposes only;
h. we are not responsible for any Loss caused by your failure to act in accordance with our policies, procedures or in accordance with our reasonable directions;
i. you purchase NFTs entirely at your own risk and understanding and we have not made any representations or warranties as to the IT security or ongoing availability of such NFTs or that your access to use your NFTs in CO or in any other way will be uninterrupted, timely or secure at all time
j. you understand and acknowledge that your ownership of NFTs remains contingent upon you remaining in control of the seed phrases and private key(s) associated with your Digital Wallet and that we will not store any information in connection with your Digital Wallet beyond that required for the sale of NFTs or the interaction of your Digital Wallet with CO;
k. we do not and cannot guarantee there will be any use for, or any particular price available for any NFT you purchase from us; and
l. we do not represent or guarantee any outcomes, or any financial return from your acquisition of any NFT from us, save the ability to use the NFT within CO for such time as we choose to support on and off CO, and such access to CO may be subject to further terms and conditions, including payment of subscription fees.
22 - Warranties
a. Our Warranties
b. Purchaser warranties
23 - Continuous warranties
You represent and warrant to us that each of the Purchaser Warranties in clause 26.b is true and accurate, and not misleading or deceptive as at the date of these NFT Terms and, except as expressly stated, will be true, accurate and not misleading or deceptive each time an NFT or NFTs are provided to you.
24 - Notification
You must disclose to us anything that has or will constitute a material breach of a Purchaser’s Warranty or cause a Purchaser’s Warranty to be untrue or inaccurate, as soon as practicable after you become aware of it.
25 - Mutual warranties
Each party warrants and assures the other party that:
a. if it is a company, it is duly incorporated and validly exists under the law of its place of incorporation; and
b. these terms constitute a legal, valid and binding terms enforceable in accordance with its terms by appropriate legal remedy.
26 - Knowledge and awareness
Where a warranty is given ‘to the best of a party’s knowledge, belief and awareness’, or ‘as far as the party is aware’ or with a similar qualification as to the relevant party’s awareness or knowledge, the party giving the warranty will be deemed to know or be aware of a particular fact, matter or circumstance if that party’s directors or senior management employees are aware of that fact, matter or circumstance, or would have become aware if they had made reasonable enquiries as at the date of these NFT Terms.
27 - Indemnity
a. You hereby indemnify us and our Personnel and will keep us and our Personnel indemnified at all times to the fullest extent permitted by law in respect of any Loss or Claim which we or our Personnel may suffer, sustain or incur arising from, or connected with, a breach of a Purchaser Warranty without limitation.
b. In addition, you must indemnify us and our Personnel and keep us and our Personnel indemnified at all times to the fullest extent permitted by law in respect of any Claim which we or our Personnel may suffer, sustain or incur arising from, or connected with, any breach of these NFT Terms, other than a breach of a Purchaser Warranty, or any breach of all applicable laws, reduced to the extent of the Loss in respect of the Claim was caused by the negligent act or omission of us or our Personnel.
28 - Limitation of liability
a. Limitation of liability
b. Third party services
c. Compliance with laws – No monitoring responsibilities
d. No liability for Consequential Loss
e. Liability Cap
28 - Tax
a. The price for any transaction in CO (including the Purchase Price) will be considered to be inclusive of any applicable Sales Tax.
b. If any additional Sales Tax is applicable by virtue of any law under Your Jurisdiction, you agree to pay such amount as is payable on behalf of us, and inform us of that payment forthwith.
c. Any reference to a cost or expense incurred by a party in these Terms excludes any amount of Sales Tax forming part of the relevant cost or expense when incurred by the party for which the party can claim an input tax credit.
d. Each party is solely responsible for any taxation which arises as a result of dealing in the NFTs, including capital gains or income tax and no party shall have a Claim for any Loss against the other in respect of any taxation amounts however arising.
29 - Notices
a. Unless a provision of these Terms expressly state otherwise, a notice, consent, approval, waiver or other communication (notice) in connection with these Terms must be in writing and in English and sent to, in the case of us, our nominated email or via the CO interface, of in the case of you, to your nominated email or published on the CO website with public access to such notice.
b. Any notice will be deemed to be received within 24 hours of sending the electronic message (unless a rejection message is received) or publication online.
c. A party must immediately notify the other party in writing of any changes to its contact details.
30 - Disputes
a. Proceedings suspended
b. Notice of dispute
c. Commencement of mediation
d. If dispute not resolved
e. Confidentiality
All disputes and governed by the laws of Panama
31 - Amendment
We reserve the right to amend these Terms from time to time in our absolute discretion. Amendments will be effective as soon as such changes are notified to you in writing from time to time.
32 - Precedence
Where there is inconsistency between the Terms and other content displayed as part of the CO Platform concerning the sale of NFTs, the content of the Terms will prevail to the extent of any inconsistency.
33 - Force Majeure
We will not be liable for any delay or failure to perform our obligations under these Terms if such delay is due to any circumstances beyond our reasonable control (including but not limited to epidemics, pandemics, blockchain congestion or attacks, Government sanctions or orders, whether known or unknown at the time the parties enter into these Terms) (Force Majeure Event).
34 - Waiver
A provision of these Terms or a right created under it may not be waived except in writing signed by the party granting the waiver.
35 - Exercise of a right
A party may exercise a right at its discretion and separately or together with another right. If a party exercises a single right or only partially exercises a right, then that party may still exercise that right or any other right later. If a party fails to exercise a right or delays in exercising a right, then that party may still exercise that right later.
36 - Remedies cumulative
The rights and remedies provided in these Terms are cumulative with and not exclusive of the rights and remedies provided by law independently of these Terms.
37 - No merger
The rights and obligations of the parties (including under the warranties) will not merge on completion of any transaction under these Terms. They will survive the execution and delivery of any assignment or other document entered into for the purpose of implementing any transaction.
38 - Assignment
a. These Terms are for the benefit of the parties and their successors and assigns. The parties and their successors and assigns are bound by these Terms.
b. To the extent that any party purchases an NFT from you, they are deemed to have taken an assignment of these Terms as published at the time of the purchase and you must provide that party with a link or copy of these Terms.
c. We may assign our rights under these Terms without your consent at any time by giving you written notice.
39 - Severance
If any provision of these Terms are void, voidable, unenforceable, illegal, prohibited or otherwise invalid in a jurisdiction, in that jurisdiction the provision must be read down to the extent it can be to save it but if it cannot be saved by reading it down, words must be severed from the provision to the extent they can be to save it but if that also fails to save it the whole provision must be severed. That will not invalidate the remaining provisions of these Terms nor affect the validity or enforceability of that provision in any other jurisdiction where it is not invalid.
39 - Entire agreement
a. These Terms constitute the entire agreement of the parties in respect of the subject matter of these Terms and supersedes all prior discussions, representations, undertakings and agreements.
b. None of our agents or representatives are authorised to make any representations, conditions or agreements not expressed by us in writing nor are we bound by any such statements.
40 - Further assurances
Each party must, at its own expense, do everything reasonably necessary to give effect to these Terms and the transactions contemplated by it, including but not limited to the execution of documents.
41 - Relationship
Nothing in these Terms constitutes the parties as partners or agents of the other and no party has any authority to bind the other legally or equitably save as expressly stated in these Terms.
42 - Knowledge
In these Terms, a reference to the awareness or knowledge by you is a reference to the actual knowledge, information and belief you have as at the date of any transaction taking place pursuant to these Terms.
43 - Costs
Each party must pay its own fees, costs and expenses incurred by it incident to or in connection with the negotiation, preparation, execution, delivery and completion of these Terms and the transactions contemplated by these Terms including without limitation its own legal, accounting and corporate advisory fees.
In these Terms:
Art means any art, design, wording and drawings that are associated with an NFT that you Own;
Business Day means any day except a Saturday or a Sunday or other public holiday
Claim includes a claim, notice, demand, action, proceeding, litigation, investigation, however arising whether present, unascertained, immediate, future or contingent, whether based in contract, tort or statute and whether involving a third party or a party to these Terms and where and to the extent the context permits, includes all associated Loss;
Confidential Information means:
information, in any form, relating to a party’s business including but not limited to any products, fees, markets, operations, processes, techniques, technology, forecasts or strategies; and negotiations in relation to, and the terms of, these Terms,
but not:
information in the public domain other than because of a breach of these Terms; or information already known to a party prior to the disclosure by the other party;
Digital Currency means a cryptographically secured virtual currency or virtual asset which we identify as an acceptable means of payment or transacting with us;
Digital Walletmeans the applicable “Metamask” location, public key or wallet address, account or storage device which we choose to support for the delivery of the NFTs provided by us;
Privacy Policy means the privacy policy on the Website as may be varied from time to time.
Purchase Price means the amount advertised for the purchase (or pre-purchase) of any NFT or bundle containing an NFT, which may be denominated in a Digital Currency;
Intellectual Property means any and all intellectual property in the NFT and the Art including all copyright, patents, trade marks, business names, domain names, trading styles, get-up, designs, knowhow, processes, methodologies and all current and future registered and unregistered rights, development or enhancement of the Intellectual Property owned by us or by our licensors.
Intellectual Property Rights Rights means all present and future intellectual and industrial property rights conferred by statute, at common law or in equity and wherever existing, including:
patents, inventions, discoveries, designs, copyright, trade marks, trade names, brand names, business names, product names, domain names or rights in designs, art, images, drawings, know how, product names, trade secrets and any other rights subsisting in the results of intellectual effort in any field, whether or not registered or capable of registration; any application or right to apply for registration of any of these rights or other rights of a similar nature arising or capable of arising under statute or at common law anywhere in the world; other intellectual property as defined in Article 2 of the Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organisation 1967;any registration of any of those rights or any registration of any application referred to in paragraph (b.); andall renewals and extensions of these rights;
Loss includes and loss, damage, cost, charge, liability or expense (including legal costs and expenses);
Marketplace means a software platform or software (including a Blockchain digital wallet) which permits the transfer, purchase or sale of an NFT, provided that the Marketplace at all times cryptographically verifies the NFT owner’s right to Own the NFT.
NFT means a non-fungible token issued by Fork for use in CO.
NFT Terms mean the terms and conditions of these Terms that specifically relate to the purchase and ownership of NFTs in particular clauses 20-33.
Own means, with respect to an NFT, any NFT we have issued where proof of ownership is recorded on a blockchain system and you control the private key associated with a Digital Wallet to which the NFT is associated or located;
Personnel means any employee, contractor, subcontractor, agent, partner, shareholder, ultimate beneficial owner, director or officer of a party;
Procure means to obtain, and includes to Breed;
Purchaser Warranties means the warranties set out in clause 22.(b.).
Your Jurisdiction means the country or state where you are ordinarily resident or from which you enter into any agreement with us.
Website means https://chosenones.io/ and/or any other website Fork may operate from time to time.
Website Terms means the terms and conditions on the Website (if any) as may be varied from time to time
CO means the ChosenOnes.io online game and associated software interfaces for that game, including the home website for ChosenOnes.io, elements of which are located on the Ethereum Blockchain.
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