Understanding Your Rights and Responsibilities
Terms of Service
Explore the guidelines and legal terms that govern your use of our site.
Overview
Introduction to Our Terms
Our Terms of Service outline the rules and guidelines for using Indie Dev Games. By accessing our site, you agree to comply with these terms, which are designed to ensure a safe and enjoyable experience for all users. Understanding these terms is crucial as they define your rights and obligations while interacting with our content and services. We encourage you to read them carefully to fully understand your responsibilities and the scope of our services.
These terms are crafted to protect both you and our platform, ensuring a harmonious relationship as you explore indie game development insights, tips, and reviews. We are committed to transparency and fairness, and these terms reflect our dedication to providing a supportive environment for indie game enthusiasts and developers.
User Responsibilities
Your Obligations as a User
As a user of Indie Dev Games, you are expected to adhere to certain responsibilities to maintain the integrity and functionality of our platform. You must use our site in a lawful manner, respecting the rights of other users and the intellectual property of our content. Any form of misuse, including unauthorized access, distribution of harmful content, or infringement of our intellectual property, is strictly prohibited.
By engaging with our site, you agree to provide accurate information when required and to refrain from any activities that could harm the site or its users. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account information and for all activities that occur under your account. We reserve the right to suspend or terminate access to our services if these obligations are not met. Your cooperation is essential in fostering a respectful and productive community for all indie game developers and enthusiasts.
Intellectual Property Rights
All content available on Indie Dev Games, including text, graphics, logos, and images, is the exclusive property of Indie Dev Games or its content suppliers and is protected by international copyright laws. Users are granted a limited license to access and make personal use of this site, but not to download or modify it, or any portion of it, except with express written consent from Indie Dev Games. Unauthorized use of any content may violate copyright, trademark, and other laws.
Content Ownership
Indie Dev Games retains all rights, title, and interest in and to the website and its content. This includes all intellectual property rights, whether registered or unregistered, and wherever in the world those rights may exist. Users are prohibited from using any of the content for commercial purposes without obtaining a license to do so from us or our licensors.
User Contributions
By submitting any content to Indie Dev Games, users grant us a non-exclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, and fully sublicensable right to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, and display such content throughout the world in any media. Users represent and warrant that they own or otherwise control all of the rights to the content that they post.
Limitations of Liability
Indie Dev Games and its affiliates will not be liable for any damages of any kind arising from the use of this site, including, but not limited to, direct, indirect, incidental, punitive, and consequential damages. This includes, without limitation, damages for loss of profits, goodwill, use, data, or other intangible losses resulting from the use or inability to use the service.
Disclaimer of Warranties
The site and all information, content, materials, products, and services included on or otherwise made available to you through this site are provided by Indie Dev Games on an ‘as is’ and ‘as available’ basis, unless otherwise specified in writing. We make no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, as to the operation of this site or the information, content, materials, products, or services included on or otherwise made available to you through this site.
Indemnification
Users agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Indie Dev Games, its officers, directors, employees, agents, licensors, and suppliers from and against all losses, expenses, damages, and costs, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, resulting from any violation of these terms and conditions or any activity related to your account (including negligent or wrongful conduct) by you or any other person accessing the site using your Internet account.
Governing Law
Applicable Law
These Terms of Service and any separate agreements whereby we provide you services shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California, without regard to its conflict of law principles. Any legal action or proceeding arising under these Terms of Service will be brought exclusively in the federal or state courts located in California, and the parties hereby irrevocably consent to the personal jurisdiction and venue therein.
By accessing or using our website, you agree that the laws of the State of California, without regard to principles of conflict of laws, will govern these Terms of Service and any dispute of any sort that might arise between you and Indie Dev Games. You agree to submit to the personal jurisdiction of the courts located within California for the purpose of litigating all such claims or disputes.