MysteryAndMagic.com Terms Of Use, Disclaimer, And Privacy Policy

Please read these terms of use and disclaimer before using this site. By using this site, you signify your assent to these terms of use. If you do not agree to these terms of use, please do not use the site.

This website is privately owned by MysteryAndMagic.com and provides all content as a free-of-charge service to qualifying visitors ("players") on an 'As Is' and 'As Available' basis. By using this service a player expressly agrees that use of the service is at player's sole risk. MysteryAndMagic.com makes no representations or warranties, express or implied, with respect to MysteryAndMagic.com website or message boards, or any part thereof, including any warrantees of title, noninfringement of copyright or patent rights of others, merchantability, or fitness or suitability for any purpose. In addition, MysteryAndMagic.com reserves the right to refuse service to anyone.

Player Responsibilities

As an account-holder of MysteryAndMagic.com, you are entirely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your password and account. Furthermore, you are entirely responsible for any and all activities which occur under your account.

Any information we acquire through the application process or through player e-mails to MysteryAndMagic.com administrators is considered private and not sold or given out to sources unaffiliated with MysteryAndMagic.com. Personal information -- such as your name or e-mail address -- that you voluntarily disclose on public bulletin boards or in chat areas that are accessible to other users could be collected and disclosed by others. Players agree to immediately notify MysteryAndMagic.com of any unauthorized use of Player's account or any other breach of security known to Player.

Neither MysteryAndMagic.com nor its access providers are responsible for the content of these player messages/posts on MysteryAndMagic.com message boards. That responsibility lies solely with the authors of the messages/posts because they are the ones creating the content. The opinions and views expressed in these messages/posts do not necessarily reflect those of MysteryAndMagic.com or its access providers. Players can be held legally liable for the contents of their speech, and may be held legally accountable if their speech includes, for example, defamatory comments.

Unpermitted Activities

The following activities are not permitted on MysteryAndMagic.com message boards; violating any of these main guidelines will result in immediate removal, without notice: criminal activity, advertisements, obscenity, sexual exploitation of minors. If you are under the age of 18 and someone asks to meet you, make sure you tell your parents. Real names or real e-mail addresses are not required to be used to enter play on MysteryAndMagic.com message boards and therefore there are no records of them kept on file.

Disclaimer

MysteryAndMagic.com makes no warranty that the service will meet your requirements or that the service will be uninterrupted, timely, secure, or error free. MysteryAndMagic.com makes no warranty as to the results obtained from the use of the service, to the accuracy or reliability of any information obtained through the service, or to the repair of defects in the software.

Players understand and agree that any material and/or data downloaded or otherwise obtained through the use of the service is done at players' own discretion and risk and that players are solely responsible for any damage to players' computer system or loss of data that results from the access and download of such material and/or data.

MysteryAndMagic.com makes no additional warranty regarding any goods or services purchased or obtained through the service or any transactions entered into through the service.

No advice or information, whether oral or written, obtained by players from MysteryAndMagic.com or through the service, shall create any warranty not expressly made herein. Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of certain warranties, so some of the above exclusions might not apply to you.

Limitation Of Liability

MysteryAndMagic.com shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, or consequential damages resulting from the use or the inability to use the service, for cost of procurement of substitute goods and services or resulting from any goods or services purchased or obtained, or for messages received or transactions entered into through the service or resulting from unauthorized access to or alteration of players' transmissions or data, including but not limited to damages for loss of profits, use, data, or other intangible, even if MysteryAndMagic.com has been advised of the possibility of such damages. Some jurisdictions do not allow the limitation or exclusion of liability for incidental or consequential damages so some of the above limitations may not apply to you.

No material from this or any other website owned, operated, licensed, or controlled by MysteryAndMagic.com may be copied, reproduced, republished, downloaded, uploaded, posted, transmitted, or distributed in any way without the prior written permission of MysteryAndMagic.com. Modification or use of the materials for any commercial purpose is a violation of copyright and other proprietary rights owned by parties including MysteryAndMagic.com and its affiliates.

The stories and artwork belong to the contributers and players of MysteryAndMagic.com, and as such they are copyrighted by them upon their creation. The website belongs to MysteryAndMagic.com. The copyright notice is intended to help prevent any plundering of creative materials by outside sources and to reinforce the fact that we will take legal recourse to see that our copyrights and the copyrights of those who contribute here are not infringed upon. Any use of contributers'/players' stories, characters, artwork, or other material for this or any other project will rest upon the appropriate contributers'/players' permissions.

The very nature of freeform roleplaying is a non-ending collaborative fiction effort by players to create a fantasy world for their characters. To this end, all players deserve credit for contributing their own thoughts and ideas to the evolving MysteryAndMagic.com website. Many have contributed additional items such as graphics and background text to mold the game into substance. These contributers are duly given credit at the bottom of the various pages. This website came into being in 1994 as a freeform roleplaying game on a bulletin board system and has evolved into what you see today. The basic idea for the worlds is a brain aneurism of r.w.felty.

Most graphics on this website are original works by people who play or have played here; however some graphics on this website were taken from public domain areas. Credit is always given to artists soliciting materials to this website. If there are any works here under copyright, please notify MysteryAndMagic.com for either the removal of the piece or for credit to the author of the piece.

Equal Opportunity Statement

MysteryAndMagic.com does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, religion, disability, or status as a veteran in any of its policies, practices, or procedures. Admittance to MysteryAndMagic.com is based soley on comportment, writing ability, and the submitted character's projected effect on the harmony among existing players. MysteryAndMagic.com is a web community, and the welfare of the community as a whole comes first.

Legality

This agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California without regard to choice of law rules. If any provision of this agreement shall be unlawful, void, or for any reason unenforceable, then that provision shall be deemed severable from this agreement and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions.