Code of Conduct
Please read this Code of Conduct (the "Code") carefully before using the game Myst Online: Uru Live, and any related community features, including without limitation any chat, instant messaging, message boards, or challenge functions relating to the game (collectively, the "Game"). By using the Game, you signify your agreement with the Code. If you do not agree with any aspect of the Code, do not play or use the Game. Cyan Worlds Inc. ("Licensor") reserve the right, in their sole discretion, to modify, alter or otherwise update the Code at any time. Changes and/or modifications shall become effective immediately upon the posting on the Myst Online: Uru Live Website (the "Site") or within the Game itself. Throughout this Code, the term "Game" shall also include the Site and all pages and functions within the Site. Please review this Code periodically. Your continued use of the Game following the posting of changes and/or modifications will constitute your acceptance of the Code.
1. Community Conduct. You agree not to use the Game in any way
that violates the rights of others (including, but not limited
to, copyrights and other intellectual property rights, and
rights of privacy and publicity), or in any way that may give
rise to liability for Licensors, their affiliates, or their
respective directors, officers, employees, agents, providers,
suppliers or licensors, including, without limitation, by
creating, displaying or transmitting on or through the Game any
content that may violate such rights of others or that may give
rise to such liability.
(a) The following are examples of the types of content or use that are
prohibited under the Code:
* Any content or use that is patently offensive to the
online community, such as sexually explicit content, or
content that promotes racism, bigotry,hatred or physical
harm of any kind against any group or individual;
* Any content or use that harasses or advocates harassment
of another person;
* Any use that involves the transmission of "junk mail,"
"chain letters,"or unsolicited mass e-mailing or
"spamming";
* Any content that promotes information that is false,
misleading or promotes illegal activities or conduct
that is abusive, threatening, obscene, defamatory or
libelous;
* Any content that infringes upon or violates any third
party's rights, including but not limited to,
intellectual property rights, rights of privacy,
including unauthorized disclosure of a person's name,
e-mail address, physical address or phone number, and/or
rights of publicity;
* Any content that promotes or enables an illegal or
unauthorized copy of another person's copyrighted
work, such as providing pirated computer programs or
links to them, providing information to circumvent
manufacturer- installed copy-protect devices, or
providing pirated music, movies, videos, or video games,
or links, or other access thereto.
* Any content that contains restricted or password-only
access pages, or hidden pages or images (those not linked
to or from another accessible page);
* Any content that provides material that exploits people
in a sexual or violent manner, or solicits personal
information from anyone under 18;
* Any content that provides instructional information about
illegal activities such as making or buying illegal
weapons, buying or selling illegal drugs, violating
someone's privacy, or providing or creating computer
viruses;
* Any content that contains video, photographs, or images
of another person without his or her permission (or in
the case of a minor, the minor's legal guardian);
* Any content or use that tries to solicit
passwords or personal identifying information for
commercial or unlawful purposes from other users;
* Any content or use that engages in or solicits commercial
activities or sales without Cyan Worlds' prior written consent
such as, without limitation, contests, gambling, betting,
sweepstakes, barter, sales advertising, investments and
pyramid schemes;
* Any content that contains viruses, time bombs, trojan
horses, cancelbots, worms or other harmful, or disruptive
creations, components or devices;
* Any content or use that interferes with another user's
use and enjoyment of the Game, or any other individual's
user and enjoyment of the Game; or
* Any content that refers to any website or URL that, in
the sole discretion of Licensor, contains material that
is inappropriate for the Game contains content that
would be prohibited on the Game, or violates the letter
or spirit of the Code, the Myst Online: Uru Live
Agreement, or the Privacy Policy.
(b) Any access to, or use of, the Game or the computer systems used
to provide the Game that is not in accordance with the express
provisions of the Code is expressly unauthorized and prohibited.
You must use the Game in a manner consistent with any and all
applicable laws and regulations.
(c) You may not engage in advertising to, or solicitation of, other
members through the Game or the Site to buy or sell any
unauthorized products or services. Although Licensors cannot
monitor the conduct of its members off the Game, in order to
protect our members from unwarranted advertising or solicitation,
Licensors reserve the right to restrict the number of messages
which a member may send to other members in any 24-hour period to
a number which Licensors deem appropriate in its sole discretion.
(d) You may not impersonate any Licensors' employees or agents,
customer service personnel, group leaders or administrators, any
in-game characters, or other members, and you may not give false
information or intentionally hide any information when
registering to play the Game.
(e) Subject to Licensors' privacy policy, you understand and agree
that Licensors have the right at all times to disclose the
identity of the persons providing information or materials on the
Game. This may include, without limitation, disclosure of the
information in connection with investigation of alleged illegal
activity or solicitation of illegal activity or in response to a
lawful court order or subpoena.
(f) Your correspondence or business dealings with, or participation
in promotions of, advertisers found on or through the Game,
including payment and delivery of related goods or services, and
any other terms, conditions, warranties orrepresentations
associated with such dealings, are solely between you and such
advertiser. You agree that Licensors shall not be responsible or
liable for any loss or damage of any sort incurred as the result
of any such dealings or as the result of the presence of such
advertisers in connection with the Game.
(g) You understand and accept that it is possible that other
registered members or users (including unauthorized users, or
"hackers") may post or transmit offensive or obscene materials on
the Game and that you may be involuntarily exposed to such
offensive and obscene materials. It may also be possible for
others to obtain personal information about you due to your use
of the Game, and that the recipient may use such information to
harass or injure you. Licensors do not approve of such
unauthorized uses but by using the Game you acknowledge and agree
that Licensors are not responsible for the use of any personal
information that you disclose on the Game. Please carefully
select the type of information that you post or display on the
Game.
(h) Licensors reserve the right, but have no obligation, to monitor
communications and any disputes between you and other members,
to remove or edit any material that in its sole opinion violates, or
is alleged to violate, any applicable law or either the letter or
spirit of the Code, or to terminate community privileges in
appropriate circumstances. Notwithstanding this right of the
Licensors, YOU REMAIN SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE
CONTENT OF THE MATERIALS YOU TRANSMIT IN THE
PUBLIC AREAS OF THE GAME AND IN YOUR PRIVATE
MESSAGES TO OTHER INDIVIDUALS ON THE GAME. If you
would like to report conduct you believe is in violation of the
Code, email [email protected] Keep in mind that reporting
conduct as a violation does not mean it constitutes a violation,
or that Licensors must or will take any action against such
conduct or the user engaging in such conduct. In the event
Licensors do take action against any reported conduct, it has no
obligation to inform the person or persons reporting such
conduct. Finally, it is a violation of the Code to knowingly
make a false report against another user, or to use the reporting
process to harass or intimidate a user, or to encourage others to
do so.
(i) You agree that you will follow any additions or other amendments
to this Code once posted on the Site, and shall follow all
reasonable instructions (to be determined in Licensors' sole
discretion) from authorized Game administrators or monitors while
playing the Game and while using all official forums and
communication tools.
2. User Content. You are responsible for any content, messages,
opinions, ideas, photos, images, videos, profiles or other
information that you create, transmit or display on or through
the Service, or that is created, transmitted, or displayed via
your account or sub-accounts (collectively, "User Content"). By
transmitting or displaying User Content on or through the
Service, you grant Licensors an irrevocable, perpetual,
non-exclusive, worldwide right and license to use, reproduce,
publicly perform, publicly display, distribute copies and create
derivative works of the User Content in any media now known or
hereafter devised, and to grant and authorize sublicenses under
the foregoing right and license without any compensation to you.
You represent and promise that you own all copyrights and other
intellectual property rights in the User Content, or otherwise
have the right to grant the foregoing right and license. You
agree that Licensors may review, edit and delete any User Content
which, in their sole judgment, violates this Agreement.
3. Naming Policy. When selecting a character, guild, city, pet, or
object name for use on Myst Online: Uru Live, you must abide by
the following Naming Policy set forth below (and if Licensor
changes it, you will abide by all changes after it is posted
here. You must use your best judgment to avoid gray areas.
i. Names may not be offensive, sexually explicit, vulgar,racist,
hateful, obscene, defamatory, or any other language that is
offensive in nature (including common swear words, names
concerned with anatomical references,and intentional
misspellings, anagrams, combinations, and homonyms of these
words).
ii. Names may not be used that harass or damage the reputation of
another player, group of players, or Cyan's employees or
agents.
iii. Names may not be a name or handle of any Cyan's employees or
agents.
iv. Avatar names may not include any reference to copyrighted or
trademarked names, materials or products.
v. Names may not derive from popular culture or media references.
vi. Names may not be religiously or historically sensitive.
vii. Names may not be proper names of an Age, area or a NPC
within Myst Online: Uru Live.
viii. Names may not have a title or rank within them that would
be associated with the D'ni Restoration Council ('DRC') or
related or analogous groups.
ix. Names may not contain a phrase, sentence, or any fragment of
a sentence.
x. Names may not include any telephone numbers, credit card
numbers, social security numbers, street addresses, or
email/instant message addresses other than your own (but we
strongly recommend that you not use your own either).
xi. Names may not use misspellings or alternative spellings of
names that violate any of the rules above.
4. Privacy. Use of the Site and/or the Game is governed by our
Privacy Policy which can be located at the Site. Messages sent
between you and other registered members that are not readily
accessible to the general public may not be considered
confidential and will be treated as private by Licensors only to
the extent required by applicable law (if at all).
