Terms of Service

Last Updated: October 26, 2023

1. Agreement to Terms

By accessing or using the Chicken Road Game website and any related services (collectively, the "Services"), you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service ("Terms"). If you do not agree to these Terms, do not use the Services. These Terms apply to all visitors, users and others who access or use the Service related to Chicken Road. This is a legally binding agreement between you and Chicken Road Games. Your access to and use of the Service is conditioned on your acceptance of and compliance with these Terms. These Terms apply to all visitors, users and others who access or use the Service. By engaging with Chicken Road, you are confirming your understanding and acceptance of these conditions.

2. Use of Services

You may use the Services only if you can form a binding contract with Chicken Road Games, and only in compliance with these Terms and all applicable local, state, national, and international laws, rules and regulations. Any use or access to the Service by anyone under the age of 13 is strictly prohibited and in violation of these Terms. The Service is not available to any Users previously removed from the Service by Chicken Road Games. You agree not to engage in any of the following prohibited activities related to Chicken Road:

• Copying, distributing, or disclosing any part of the Service in any medium, including without limitation by any automated or non-automated "scraping", which includes any content or intellectual property related to the Chicken Road game.
• Using any automated system, including without limitation "robots," "spiders," "offline readers," etc., to access the Service in a manner that sends more request messages to the Chicken Road servers than a human can reasonably produce in the same period of time by using a conventional on-line web browser.
• Transmitting spam, chain letters, or other unsolicited email, especially if falsely representing an affiliation with Chicken Road.
• Attempting to interfere with, compromise the system integrity or security or decipher any transmissions to or from the servers running the Service related to Chicken Road.
• Taking any action that imposes, or may impose at our sole discretion an unreasonable or disproportionately large load on our infrastructure, potentially disrupting the Chicken Road service for others.
• Uploading invalid data, viruses, worms, or other software agents through the Service.
• Collecting or harvesting any personally identifiable information, including account names, from the Service.
• Using the Service for any commercial solicitation purposes without our explicit consent for Chicken Road related promotions.
• Impersonating another person or otherwise misrepresenting your affiliation with a person or entity, conducting fraud, hiding or attempting to hide your identity.
• Interfering with the proper working of the Service, particularly any aspect critical to the Chicken Road online experience.
• Accessing any content on the Service through any technology or means other than those provided or authorized by the Service.
• Bypassing the measures we may use to prevent or restrict access to the Service, including without limitation features that prevent or restrict use or copying of any content or enforce limitations on use of the Service or the content therein.

3. Intellectual Property

The Service and its original content (excluding Content provided by users), features and functionality are and will remain the exclusive property of Chicken Road Games and its licensors. The Service, including all aspects of the Chicken Road game (name, artwork, rules, design, characters, and overall theme), is protected by copyright, trademark, and other laws of [Your Country/Jurisdiction, e.g., United States] and foreign countries. Our trademarks and trade dress, specifically the "Chicken Road" name, logo, and associated visual elements, may not be used in connection with any product or service without the prior written consent of Chicken Road Games. You may not use the "Chicken Road" name or logo in any way that implies endorsement or affiliation without explicit permission. Any reproduction, modification, or distribution of Chicken Road game materials outside the scope of personal, non-commercial use as permitted by these Terms is strictly prohibited.

4. User Content

Our Service may allow you to post, link, store, share and otherwise make available certain information, text, graphics, videos, or other material ("Content") relevant to Chicken Road, such as in community forums, game reviews, or social media shares tagged with #ChickenRoad. You are responsible for the Content that you post to the Service, including its legality, reliability, and appropriateness. By posting Content to the Service, you grant us the right and license to use, modify, publicly perform, publicly display, reproduce, and distribute such Content on and through the Service for purposes related to promoting and operating Chicken Road and its community. You retain any and all of your rights to any Content you submit, post or display on or through the Service and you are responsible for protecting those rights. You agree that this license includes the right for us to make your Content available to other users of the Service, who may also use your Content subject to these Terms. You represent and warrant that: (i) the Content is yours (you own it) or you have the right to use it and grant us the rights and license as provided in these Terms, and (ii) the posting of your Content on or through the Service does not violate the privacy rights, publicity rights, copyrights, contract rights or any other rights of any person.

5. Purchases

If you wish to purchase any product or service made available through the Service ("Purchase"), such as the Chicken Road board game, expansions, or related merchandise, you may be asked to supply certain information relevant to your Purchase including, without limitation, your credit card number, the expiration date of your credit card, your billing address, and your shipping information. You represent and warrant that: (i) you have the legal right to use any credit card(s) or other payment method(s) in connection with any Purchase; and that (ii) the information you supply to us is true, correct and complete. By submitting such information, you grant us the right to provide the information to third parties (e.g., payment processors, shipping companies) for purposes of facilitating the completion of Purchases. We reserve the right to refuse or cancel your order at any time for certain reasons including but not limited to: product or service availability, errors in the description or price of the product or service, error in your order or other reasons. We reserve the right to refuse or cancel your order if fraud or an unauthorized or illegal transaction is suspected for any Chicken Road product.

6. Links To Other Web Sites

Our Service may contain links to third-party web sites or services that are not owned or controlled by Chicken Road Games. For example, we might link to a review of Chicken Road on a board game blog, or to a retailer selling Chicken Road. Chicken Road Games has no control over, and assumes no responsibility for, the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third party web sites or services. You further acknowledge and agree that Chicken Road Games shall not be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with use of or reliance on any such content, goods or services available on or through any such web sites or services, even if they relate to the Chicken Road game or community.

7. Termination

We may terminate or suspend your access to our Service immediately, without prior notice or liability, for any reason whatsoever, including without limitation if you breach the Terms. This could include access to any online features or community aspects related to Chicken Road. Upon termination, your right to use the Service will immediately cease. If you wish to terminate your account related to Chicken Road (if applicable, e.g., a forum account), you may simply discontinue using the Service or follow any specific account deletion procedures we may provide. All provisions of the Terms which by their nature should survive termination shall survive termination, including, without limitation, ownership provisions, warranty disclaimers, indemnity and limitations of liability.

8. Limitation Of Liability

In no event shall Chicken Road Games, nor its directors, employees, partners, agents, suppliers, or affiliates, be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential or punitive damages, including without limitation, loss of profits, data, use, goodwill, or other intangible losses, resulting from (i) your access to or use of or inability to access or use the Service (including the Chicken Road game itself if purchased); (ii) any conduct or content of any third party on the Service; (iii) any content obtained from the Service, including any strategies or information about Chicken Road; and (iv) unauthorized access, use or alteration of your transmissions or content, whether based on warranty, contract, tort (including negligence) or any other legal theory, whether or not we have been informed of the possibility of such damage, and even if a remedy set forth herein is found to have failed of its essential purpose. This applies to all aspects of the Chicken Road experience, both online and with the physical game product.

9. Governing Law

These Terms shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of [Your State/Country, e.g., California, United States], without regard to its conflict of law provisions. This governing law applies to all disputes arising out of or relating to the use of the Chicken Road website and the Chicken Road game. Our failure to enforce any right or provision of these Terms will not be considered a waiver of those rights. If any provision of these Terms is held to be invalid or unenforceable by a court, the remaining provisions of these Terms will remain in effect. These Terms constitute the entire agreement between us regarding our Service, and supersede and replace any prior agreements we might have between us regarding the Service for Chicken Road.

10. Changes to Terms

We reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to modify or replace these Terms at any time. If a revision is material (for example, changes to payment terms for Chicken Road or significant changes to usage rights), we will try to provide at least 30 days' notice prior to any new terms taking effect. What constitutes a material change will be determined at our sole discretion. By continuing to access or use our Service after those revisions become effective, you agree to be bound by the revised terms. If you do not agree to the new terms for Chicken Road, please stop using the Service and discontinue play of any online-dependent Chicken Road features.

11. Contact Us

If you have any questions about these Terms of Service for Chicken Road Game, please contact us via our Contact Page, or by mail at:
Chicken Road Games
[Placeholder: 123 Fowl Play Lane, Chickensville, CK 54321, YourCountry]
We welcome your inquiries regarding Chicken Road and its terms.