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REGNUM ONLINE – NGD STUDIOS, S.A.

TERMS OF USE
(Revised 18th May 2007)

YOUR USE OF OUR SERVICES AND WEB SITES IS SUBJECT TO YOUR AGREEMENT TO THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT.

This Web site (referred to as "Regnum Online") is offered to you, the user, by NGD Studios, S.A. 
(“NGD") conditioned on your acceptance, without modification, of the terms contained herein. Your 
use of Regnum Online constitutes your agreement to all such terms (the "Agreement"). NGD may change, 
add or remove any part of this Agreement, or any other terms associated with the use of Regnum 
Online, at any time, by posting a notice of such changes. Any changes shall become part of the 
Agreement and shall apply as soon as such a notice is posted. By continuing to use Regnum Online 
after the notice is posted, you are indicating your acceptance of those changes.
By register an account on Regnum Online you accept and warrant that you fully understand and agree 
to be bound by the terms of use of this Agreement, by the privacy policy on this site and by all the 
rules and guidelines of this site. You will always be able to find the latest agreements and 
policies in the footer of this site. Failure to abide by these terms and conditions may result in 
disqualification, account closure, forfeiture of funds and/or legal action against you. If you do 
not agree to these terms and conditions do not create an account and don’t run our software.
As the text in this Agreement as well as the rules and guidelines at our website could be presented 
in several languages. English is always the deciding language in case of differences in 
interpretation.

All contents of this Web Site are: Copyright © NGD Studios All rights reserved. 

GENERAL TERMS OF USE

1. Regnum Online is only for your personal use. You may not sell or exchange anything you copy from 
   Regnum Online or use it for any business or commercial purpose. As long as you comply with the terms
   of this Agreement, NGD grants you a non-exclusive, non-transferable, limited right to enter, use, 
   perform and display Regnum Online and everything on it. You agree not to interrupt or attempt to 
   interrupt the operation of Regnum Online in any way.
2. One person is only allowed to have one account.
3. It is not allowed to take over another user’s account.
4. The e-mail address you write in your application should be correct and existing. If it doesn't 
   exist we can't send you your password if you should forget it, nor can you appeal the suspension of 
   your team. Regnum Online also has a newsletter and certain offerings that you approve being sent to 
   your e-mail address by making this application.
5. It is your responsibility to protect your Password. Any actions carried out by the use of your 
   login details are at your sole risk and any liability there from shall be strictly yours. Never give 
   out your password to anyone claming to be a crew member or admin, we will NEVER ask for your 
   password in any situation.
6. All taxes, duties and fees applicable in connection with any winnings at Regnum Online are the 
   sole responsibility of the client.
7. Don’t make use of possible bugs or exploits. When there are errors in the code or in the system 
   in general it is considered as cheating if you in order to benefit from it compared to other users 
   make use of a bug or don't report it.
8. You understand that online games, and system specifications necessary to play those games, may 
   continuously evolve over time. Accordingly, NGD reserves the right to modify and/or increase the 
   system specifications necessary to play any online game - whether free or subscription based - at 
   any time and without notice.
9. If we notice obvious signs of unsportsmanlike behavior such as W.O. against some teams and not 
   the others, we will take appropriate action. Also other things done only to provoke someone is 
   forbidden and in worst cases it might lead to suspension.
10. Your failure to abide by this agreement may result in cancellation of the fee-based content 
and/or service without refund and in additional charges based on unauthorized use.

REGNUM ONLINE COMMUNICATION FEATURES

Regnum Online communication features (e.g. game room chat, message boards, forums, in-game chat, 
community areas, team pages) are services provided to members of Regnum Online. By using any of NGD 
Communication Features, you agree to be bound by NGD Privacy Policy as well as this agreement. You 
understand that anything sent through or appearing in NGD’s Communication Features are the sole 
responsibility of those persons posting the message. This means that you, and not NGD, are entirely 
responsible for all information and material that you post there. NGD does not control the content 
of any postings in NGD's Communication Features and does not guarantee the accuracy, integrity or 
quality of anything within them. You understand that by using NGD's Communication Features, you may 
be exposed to content that is offensive, indecent or objectionable. Under no circumstances will NGD 
be liable for any errors or omissions in any postings or for any loss or damages of any kind 
incurred as a result of the use of any information contained within NGD's Communication Features.
NGD retains the right to terminate Regnum Online membership, including membership trough our 
partners, of anyone who violates our rules below or on the site.
You agree not to do any of the following while on Regnum Online or in any communication feature 
provided by NGD:

1. transmit any message, information, data, text, software or graphic files, or other materials 
   ("Content") that is unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, tortuous, defamatory, 
   vulgar, obscene, libelous, that may be invasive of another's right of privacy or publicity, hateful, 
   racially, ethnically or otherwise objectionable;
2. impersonate any person or entity, including but not limited to, a Regnum Online crew member or 
   admin, guide or host or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with a person or 
   entity;
3. post or transmit any Content that you do not have a right to transmit under any law or under 
   contractual or fiduciary relationships (such as nondisclosure agreements);
4. post or transmit any Content that contains a virus or corrupted data;
5. delete any author attributions, legal notices or proprietary designations or labels that you 
   upload to an NGD Communication Feature;
6. use an NGD Communication Feature in a manner that adversely affects the availability of its 
   resources to other users (e.g., excessive shouting [use of all caps], flooding [continuous posting 
   of repetitive text] or excessively large embedded images);
7. post or transmit any unsolicited advertising, promotional materials, "junk mail," "spam," "chain 
   letters," "pyramid schemes," or any other form of solicitation;
8. intentionally or unintentionally violate any applicable local, state, national or international 
   law, rule or regulation; and
9. upload or transmit any Content that infringes any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright or 
   other proprietary rights ("Rights") of any party.
   By submitting (e.g., uploading or transmitting) Content to an NGD Communication Feature, you 
   automatically grant NGD the royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive, and fully 
   sub-licensable right and license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create 
   derivative works from, distribute, perform and display such Content (in whole or part) worldwide 
   and/or to incorporate it in other works in any form, media, or technology now known or later 
   developed. In addition, you warrant that any and all so-called "moral rights" in the Content have 
   been waived. NGD and our crew shall have the right, but not the obligation, in their sole 
   discretion to edit, refuse to post, or remove any Content posted in any NGD Communication Feature. 
   Without limiting the foregoing, NGD and its crew shall have the right to remove any Content that is 
   in violation of the provisions hereof or otherwise objectionable. You agree to indemnify and hold 
   NGD harmless from any claim or demand, including reasonable attorneys' fees, made by any third 
   party due to or arising out of your violation of these terms and conditions or your violation of 
   any rights of another.

SOFTWARE AVAILABLE ON THIS WEB SITE

1. Any software that is made available to download from this Web site ("Software") is the 
   copyrighted work of NGD. NGD hereby grants to you, the user, a personal, non-transferable license 
   to use the Software for viewing and other use of this Web site in accordance with these terms of 
   use, and for no other purpose. Please note that all Software, including, without limitation, all 
   HTML code contained in this Web site, is owned by NGD or suppliers and are subject to protection 
   under various intellectual property laws, including copyright throughout the world. Unauthorized 
   copying of the Software, or any portion thereof, is expressly forbidden. You may be held legally 
   responsible for any infringement caused by your failure to abide by the terms of this Agreement. 
   You may not modify, adapt, translate, reverse engineer, decompile, or disassemble the Software or 
   create any derivative work thereof or any software interfacing with the Software.
2. This Agreement authorizes you to use the Software on the single microcomputer in which the 
   Software is installed. Title to the Software will at all times remain with NGD and third parties 
   who have granted NGD the right to distribute portions of the Software.
3. You may not (a) electronically transfer the Software from one computer to another over a network 
   (b) distribute copies of the Software to others, (c) print, modify, adapt, translate, or create 
   derivative works based on the graphics or written materials included in the Software without 
   Regnum Online's prior written consent which may be withheld, or (d) employ any means of 
   circumventing any cheating protection mechanism included in the Software.

DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY

1. NEITHER NGD NOR ANY PERSON OR ENTITY INVOLVED IN CREATING, PRODUCING OR DISTRIBUTING ANY 
   CONTENT OR SERVICES CONTAINED ON REGNUM ONLINE, NOR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, 
   EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS, MAKE ANY WARRANTY WHATSOEVER, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THAT REGNUM 
   ONLINE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE; NOR DO THEY MAKE ANY WARRANTY AS TO THE RESULTS THAT 
   MAY BE OBTAINED FROM USE OF REGNUM ONLINE OR AS TO THE ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, QUALITY OR CONTENT OF 
   ANY INFORMATION, SERVICE OR MERCHANDISE PROVIDED ON OR THROUGH REGNUM ONLINE, INCLUDING, WITHOUT 
   LIMITATION, ALL NGD COMMUNICATION FEATURES.
2. The Software is delivered "as is" without any warranties. USE OF REGNUM ONLINE IS AT YOUR SOLE 
   RISK.

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

1. In no event shall Regnum Online or any of its licensors or any of its or their respective 
   partners, contractors, vendors or suppliers be liable to licensee or any third party for any claims 
   or damages, including, but not limited to any lost profits, lost savings, lost data or any other 
   direct incidental, consequential, indirect or punitive damages, whether resulting from impaired or 
   lost data, software or computer failure or any other cause, even if such damages are caused by 
   Regnum Online's own negligence and even if Regnum Online is advised of the possibility of such 
   damages, or for any other claim by any user of the software. In no event shall the liability of 
   Regnum Online or any of its licensors or any of its or their respective contractors, vendors or 
   suppliers be liable to licensee or any third party exceed the amount you paid for the Software.
2. No oral or written advice or statement given or made by Regnum Online, or its dealers, agents, 
   partners, distributors or employees shall create any warranty or in any way increase the scope of 
   the foregoing warranty.

TERMINATION

1. Either NGD or you may terminate this Agreement at any time.
2. Fees paid for any subscription term or pay-per-use are paid in advance and are not refundable 
   in whole or in part.
3. You may terminate this Agreement at any time by not using Regnum Online.
4. We can terminate the Agreement by asking you to stop using Regnum Online, and, if necessary, by 
   preventing your access to Regnum Online.
5. Regnum Online reserves the right to close down existing accounts without explanation
6. Regnum Online reserves the right to refuse any application without further explanation.
7. Upon termination of this Agreement, you shall have no further rights to use Regnum Online or 
   its services.