TERMS OF USE
This Terms of Use ("Terms") lays out the terms and
conditions, as maybe amended and supplemented, from time to time which
shall govern the access and use of the Mobile Application Software
titled ‘Loco’ (“App”), the
website at loco.gg,
TV application software titled ‘Loco’ and the offered
content therein, (collectively, the
“Platform”) and the Services provided to
registrants/end-users
("Visitor"/”You”) through
the Platform.
The use and access of the Platform and the Services shall also be
governed by the Privacy Policy, which is incorporated herein by
reference, and can be accessed at
loco.gg/legal/privacy-policy.
For contracted streamers, please visit
loco.gg/legal/streamer-tnc
for Standard Terms and Conditions for Streamers.
Please read the Terms carefully before using, downloading and
registering on the App or accessing any Services (as defined below) through the Platform. The Rewards Policy, which
can be accessed
here, also contains additional terms of use that shall supplement these
Terms. By using the Platform or the Services, You hereby signify Your
absolute and unconditional acceptance of the Terms and any other
additional terms of use related to the Services, the Privacy Policy, and
the Rewards Policy, as well as Your agreement to be legally bound by the
same. You may not use the Services if You do not accept the Terms.
The access of the Platform, usage of the Services in any manner, or mere
browsing of the Platform by the Visitor constitutes an acknowledgement
and acceptance in full by the Visitor of these Terms without any
modification and/or exception. By affirming the assent of the Visitor to
the Terms, the Visitor provides his consent to the collection, use,
storage, processing and disclosure of his information as set out in the
Terms and the Privacy Policy.
1. ACCEPTANCE OF TERMS AND MODIFICATION THEREOF
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The Terms constitute an agreement
(“Agreement”) between the Visitor
and Stoughton Street Tech Labs Private Limited
(the “Company”/” We"), with
regard to the access and use of the Platform for the following
categories of services:
- game streaming and related services; and
- uploading clips through clips feature on the Platform;
- uploading videos on the Platform;
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services in relation to non-fungible tokens, animated renders and
other tokens of similar nature; and
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any other services that the Platform may integrate, introduce, or
create at any point in time;
collectively referred to as the
“Services”.
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Subject to the acceptance of these Terms, the Company has granted You
the limited right to access and avail the Services, for non –
commercial entertainment purposes.
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The Company reserves the right to change the Terms without any notice
to the Visitor. The Visitor shall be responsible for regularly
reviewing the Terms. Changes to the Terms will be effective when
posted on the App or the Platform.
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The Company reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to terminate
the access of the Visitor to the App or any portion thereof at any
time, without any prior notice.
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In addition to the Terms, a streamer on the Platform shall be bound by
the provisions of the streaming agreement executed between the
streamer and the Company. In absence of such a streaming agreement
(expressly allowing for the Visitor (who is a streamer) to stream on
other platforms), a streamer shall be allowed stream on the Platform
on the condition that the streamer streams exclusively on the Platform
and does not stream on any other platform similar to the Platform.
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The Terms shall apply equally to both the singular and plural form of
the terms defined. Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall
include the corresponding masculine and feminine.
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The Visitor understands and acknowledges that when using the Services,
he will be exposed to content from a variety of sources, and that the
Company is not responsible for the accuracy, usefulness, safety, or
intellectual property rights of, or relating to, such content.
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You further understand and acknowledge that You may be exposed to
content that is inaccurate, indecent, or objectionable, and You agree
to waive, and hereby do waive, any legal or equitable rights or
remedies You have or may have against the Services and the Company in
this regard with respect thereto.
2. OBLIGATIONS OF THE VISITOR
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The Company reserves the right to decline the Visitor’s
application for an account or to revoke the same at any stage at the
Company’s sole and absolute discretion and without assigning any
reason or giving any notice thereto.
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The Visitor agrees and undertakes at all times to be responsible for
maintaining the confidentiality of the account on the App
(“Account”), username and password and shall be fully and
solely responsible for all activities that occur by use of the
Account. The Visitor is responsible for the security of all
transactions undertaken on his Account. The Company will not be
responsible for any financial loss, inconvenience or mental agony
resulting from misuse of the Visitor’s Account.
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The Visitor also agrees and undertakes to immediately notify the
Company of any unauthorized use of the Visitor's Account or user ID as
the case may be. The Company shall not be responsible for any, direct
or indirect, loss or damage arising out of the Visitor's failure to
comply with this requirement. You are solely responsible for all
activities that occur under Your Account.
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The Company shall have the right to disable any Account, whether
chosen by the Visitor or provided by the Company, at any time in its
sole discretion for any or no reason, including if, in the opinion of
the Company, the Visitor has violated any provision of the Terms. The
Company shall not be responsible for any losses incurred or suffered
by the Visitor on such suspension or termination of Your Account.
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The Company may require the Visitor to provide identification proof as
part of its know-your-customer (“KYC”) process. The
Visitor agrees to provide requisite documents and understands that in
the event of failure to comply with KYC requirements, the Company
shall have the right to terminate the Visitor’s access to the
Services (alongwith any linked rewards/prizes etc.) with immediate
effect, without any notice.
- To use the Services of the App, the Visitor agrees to:
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provide true, accurate and complete information about himself
("Registered Data") on the App;
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maintain and promptly update the Registered Data to keep it true,
accurate, current and complete. If the Visitor provides any
information that is untrue, inaccurate, not current or incomplete or
the Company has reasonable grounds to suspect that the Registered
Data or any part thereof is untrue, inaccurate, not current or
incomplete, the Company has the right to disable or terminate the
Visitor's Account and refuse any and all current or future use of
the Platform and/or any of the Services of the Company;
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the Visitor accepts that the Services shall be void where prohibited
or restricted by Applicable Laws (defined below) or where
bonding, registration, or other requirements would be required but
have not been met; and
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the Visitor accepts that the Company expressly reserves the right to
disqualify any entry that it believes are not in good faith, or are
generated by an automated means or scripts, or otherwise violating
the Terms or the spirit of the Services. Entries generated by
script, macro or other automated means or otherwise violating the
Terms or the spirit of the Services are void. Notwithstanding the
provisions contained in this Clause, the Company, shall be entitled
to, at its sole discretion (including for reasons of software
issues, network issues, technical glitches, etc.,) to nullify a
Service or any part of the Services at any time after the
event/contest has started and/or any prizes/rewards/credits owed to
the Visitor after it has become due.
3. IN – APP PURCHASES AND VIRTUAL ITEMS / PRIZES
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Giveaways
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As a part of the Services, the Company may, at its sole option,
decide to award giveaways to the Visitors, upon compliance with
certain criteria as may be specified for such Service, or as an
incentive to advertise and promote the Services and the Platform, or
in the nature of a prize for emerging as the winner in any of the
contests conducted by the Company
(“Giveaways”).
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The Giveaways shall comprise of any virtual points garnered to the
Account of the Visitor, or any tangible items or services in the
form of a prize or reward which can be redeemed by the Visitor in
accordance with the terms and conditions laid out in the Rewards
Policy, which can be accessed
here.
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For the purpose of granting the Giveaways, the Company shall have
the option to associate with any third-party entities, including
structuring it as a part of a paid sponsorship or promotion
engagement entered into by the Company with a third-party entity or
brand (“Sponsored Giveaways”). The
Company shall not be responsible, and hereby expressly denies any
liabilities in relation to, (A) ensuring receipt of the Sponsored
Giveaway by the Visitor, (B) any losses or damages incurred or
suffered by the Visitor by using the Sponsored Giveaway, (C) any
defect or damage, inherent, or otherwise effected during the
transportation of the Sponsored Giveaway to the Visitor, (D) any
express or implied warranty of merchantability, fitness, use or
functionality, and non – infringement of rights (including
third party intellectual property rights), and (E) any and all
claims, actions, suits, penalties, damages and levies arising from
the Sponsored Giveaways.
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In the event of any dispute or complaints in relation to the
Sponsored Giveaways, the Visitor shall approach the sponsoring
entity directly, and shall not approach the Company for any
resolution in this regard.
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In – Game Tipping
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The Company may introduce virtual items such as stickers, coins,
points and such similar items, which can be purchased by the
Visitor for a nominal charge (in INR), payable to the Company
(“Virtual Points”). The Virtual
Points, once purchased by the Visitor, may be used to tip or
reward any of the Visitor’s favoured players and streamers.
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Once purchased, the Virtual Points cannot be exchanged or returned
for cash. The Visitor shall further not be entitled to encash the
Virtual Points in any manner. Once the Virtual Points are
deposited in favour of any streamer or player, the Visitor shall
not be entitled to transfer or take back the Virtual Points.
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Once the Virtual Points have been deposited, the Company shall
have the option of encashing them, and allotting and transferring
specified percentages of such amount to the bank accounts of the
respective streamers.
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Vouchers and digital rewards/ currencies
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The Company may, in the form of a reward or prize, for
participation and/or winning of contests, assignments and other
related tasks that form part of the Services, grant digital
currencies (such as digital vouchers, coins, gold, diamond points
etc.) or third-party vouchers.
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The third-party vouchers shall also not require any kind of
payment and shall be provided by the Company in association with
paid promotion with third party entities who may be sponsoring or
promoting itself through the Services. The third party vouchers,
may be convertible into tangible products, tangible services or
digital services, in accordance with the specifics of the third
party who is providing such vouchers according to the terms and
conditions contained in the Rewards Policy, which can be accessed
here. Clause 3(a)(iii) of the Terms shall apply mutatis mutandis to
the third party vouchers, with respect to the liability of the
Company in this regard.
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The Visitor shall avail or purchase, as the case may be, the
Giveaways, including the Sponsored Giveaways, Virtual Points, vouchers
and digital currencies/rewards, only from the Company, or through the
authorized partners of the Company, and through the Platform/Services.
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The Company shall have the sole discretion and right to withdraw,
amend, modify, alter, and cancel any of the aforementioned in-game
purchases and virtual items, at any time, without any notice. The
Company shall also be entitled to change the terms, increase or
decrease the values, and introduce new methods or concepts in this
regard.
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The Visitor shall use the in-game purchases and virtual items only for
the purposes which it has been provided, and they shall not be
transferable, assignable or substitutable, except as otherwise
provided by the Company.
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In the event any in-game purchases and virtual items require a
transaction with a third party service provider (including payment
service providers), the Visitor agrees to abide by the terms of use
and other relevant instruction of such third party service provider.
The Visitor shall be solely responsible for any payments made from his
bank account in this relation. The Company shall not be a party to
such transaction or agreement, and shall not be responsible for any
actions or omission, claims of misconduct, fraud or negligence
pertaining to the transaction. The Company accepts no obligation and
responsibility for the use of the payment option by the third party
service provider.
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The decisions of the Company are final and binding in all matters
relating to the vouchers and digital awards/currencies. In no event
shall the Company be obligated to award any prizes other than the
prizes specified in these Terms and in the Rewards Policy, which can
be accessed
here.
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The Visitor acknowledges that certain jurisdictions have laws
regarding contests that may prevent the Company from awarding the
Visitor a prize or reward. By availing the Services, the Visitor
understands and accepts the risk that the Visitor may not be able to
receive a prize.
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The Visitor acknowledges and agrees that in the event the Visitor
breaches any Applicable Law, or the policies, guidelines, terms and
conditions of the Platform and/ or App (including these Terms), then
the Company shall in its sole discretion have the right to forfeit/
cancel any Giveaways, Sponsored Giveaways, Virtual Points, vouchers,
digital rewards, currencies of the Visitor.
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Refund and Cancellation Policy:
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The Visitor agrees and understands that any purchases made on the
Platform are non-cancellable and non-refundable except if the
refund is requested under the following conditions:
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If the Visitor’s payment instrument has been charged but the
Visitor is experiencing a technical issue with completing or
receiving the purchase or benefits. The Visitor is requested
to reach out on the channels specified in Clause 22 hereof and
provide as much detail as possible so as to enable the Company
to assist you which includes any additional information about
the issue, including screenshots, error codes etc.. Examples
of technical issues include specific error messages, missing
benefits, or other outages.
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For any memberships purchased on the Platform, the Visitor may
cancel such membership at any time through the relevant App
Store. The Visitor will be eligible for receiving the benefits
of membership until expiry. No refunds shall be provided by
the Company under any circumstances whatsoever.
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The Company reserves the right to look into any request made by
the Visitor and determine if such request falls under the
conditions mentioned above. If the Company is of the opinion that
the request fulfils any of the aforesaid conditions, then the
Company shall process the request and refund the amount to the
Visitor’s payment instrument subject to the terms and conditions
of any payment processing partner(s). The Company has no role in
governing refund or cancellation charges or any other charges
arising therefrom.
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In no event shall the Company be liable, including for refunds, in
the event of any error arising from a failure in Your bank system
or network.
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The Company reserves the right to refuse or cancel any refund or
cancellation request. If the request for refund or cancellation is
not allowed under these Terms, the Visitor shall not be refunded
for any further payment made or any costs undertaken by the
Visitor, and further the Visitor shall not be able to raise a
second request for the same transaction. The Company’s decision on
refusal or cancellation of any request shall be final and the
Visitor understands and agrees to not hold the Company liable for
any refusal or cancellation.
4. LIMITED VISITOR
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The Visitor agrees and undertakes not to sell, trade, resell or
exploit for any commercial purposes, any portion of the Services. The
Visitor further agrees and undertakes not to copy, distribute,
transmit, display, perform, reproduce, publish, license, reverse
engineer, create derivative works from, transfer, or sell any
information, software, products, Services or intellectual property
obtained from the App or the Platform in any manner whatsoever.
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The Visitor represents that he shall not use the App or its Services
for any illegal purposes as per the Applicable Laws.
5. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES
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The Company has endeavoured to ensure that all the information
provided by it on the App and the Platform is correct, but the Company
neither warrants nor makes any representations regarding the quality,
accuracy or completeness of any data or information displayed on the
App or the Platform. The Company makes no warranty, express or
implied, concerning the Platform and/or its contents and disclaims all
warranties of fitness for a particular purpose and warranties of
merchantability in respect of information displayed and communicated
through or on the Platform, including any liability, responsibility or
any other claim, whatsoever, in respect of any loss, whether direct or
consequential, to any Visitor or any other person, arising out of or
from the use of any such information as is displayed or communicated
through or on the Platform.
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By availing Services, parts of which may be sponsored by a sponsor,
the Visitor agrees that any information provided by the Visitor or
collected by the sponsor in connection with the Services may be used
by the Sponsor in accordance with their terms of use.
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The Visitor further agrees that any information provided by the
Visitor in connection with the Services may be used by the Company in
accordance with these Terms and the Privacy Policy.
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Unless prohibited by Applicable Law, the acceptance of a Visitor to
avail the Services constitutes the Visitor’s permission
to use their details and information , in perpetuity, in any
manner that the Company or the sponsor deems appropriate for publicity
purposes without any compensation to such entrant or any review or
approval rights, notifications, or permissions and constitutes the
Visitor’s consent to disclose his personally identifiable
information to third parties. Notwithstanding any rights of publicity,
privacy or otherwise (whether or not statutory) anywhere in the world,
the Visitor’s acceptance of a prize constitutes his
authorization to:
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have the sponsor (and its agents, consultants and employees)
photograph, record, tape, film and otherwise visually and audio
visually record the Visitor;
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have the sponsor (and its agents, consultants and employees) use,
reproduce, disseminate, alter, edit, dub, modify, distort, add to,
subtract from, process and otherwise exploit any results of such
activity (including without limitation any manner in which such
activity may be recorded or remembered or modified) or derivatives
or extensions or limitations thereof in any manner that the
sponsor sees fit, in any medium or technology known or hereinafter
invented, throughout the universe in perpetuity, including without
limitation for illustration, art, promotion, advertising, trade or
any other purpose whatsoever; and
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have relinquished any right that the Visitor may have to examine
or approve the completed product or products or the advertising
copy or printed matter that may be used in conjunction therewith
or the use to which it may be applied.
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The Company shall not be responsible for the delay or inability to use
the Services on the App, the provision of or failure to provide the
Services, or for any information, software, products, Services and
related graphics obtained from the Company through the App, whether
based on contract, tort, negligence, strict liability or otherwise.
Further, the Company shall not be held responsible for
non-availability of the App during periodic maintenance operations or
any unplanned suspension of access to the App that may occur due to
technical reasons or for any other reason whatsoever. The Visitor
understands and agrees that any material and/or data downloaded or
otherwise obtained from the Company through the Platform is done
entirely at his discretion and risk and he will be solely responsible
for any damage to his equipment including a phone, internet access,
etc., or any other loss that results from such material and/or data.
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These limitations, disclaimer of warranties and exclusions apply
without regard to whether the damages arise from (i) breach of
contract, (ii) breach of warranty, (iii) negligence, or (iv) any other
cause of action, to the extent such exclusion and limitations are not
prohibited by applicable law.
6. LINKS TO OTHER SITES
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The App may contain links to other websites or may contain features of
any nature of other websites on the App ("Allied Sites"). The Allied Sites are not under the control of nor endorsed by the
Company and the Company is not responsible for the contents of any
Allied Site, including without limitation any link or advertisement
contained in the Allied Site, or any changes or updates to the Allied
Site.
7. USER GENERATED CONTENT
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The Company allows the Visitors to distribute live and pre-recorded
audio-visual works, to use services, such as chat, bulletin boards,
live streams, forum postings, voice interactive services, and to
participate in other activities in which You may create, post,
transmit, perform, or store content, messages, text, sound, images,
applications, code or other data or materials on the Platform
(“User Generated Content/UGC”).
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Unless otherwise agreed to in a written agreement between the Visitor
and the Company that was signed by an authorized representative of
Company, by broadcasting, publishing, posting, displaying, submitting
and/or uploading any of its UGC in connection with the Services, the
Visitor grants to the Company and its sub-licensees the permission,
free, permanent, irrevocable, non-exclusive and fully sub-licensable
rights and license, without any territorial or time limitations and
without requiring any approvals and/or compensations, to use, copy,
modify, adapt, publish, translate, edit, dispose, create derivative
works of, distribute, perform and publicly display such UGC (in whole
or in part), and/or incorporate such UGC into existing or future forms
of work, media or technology.
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The rights granted by the Visitor to UGC shall terminate generally
upon closing of the Visitor’s account, except in relation to:
(i) use for promotional purposes; and/or (ii) for the reasonable time
it takes to remove from backup and other systems.
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The Visitor shall be solely responsible for his UGC and the
consequences of streaming, posting, uploading, publishing,
transmitting or otherwise making available his UGC on the Platform.
The Visitor understands and acknowledges that he is responsible for
any UGC he may submit or contribute, and the Visitor, not the Company
shall, have full responsibility for such UGC, including its legality,
reliability, accuracy and appropriateness. The Company is not
responsible, or liable to any third party, for the content or accuracy
of any UGC made available by the Visitor or any other user of
App/Platform. The Company does not control the UGC provided or
contributed by the Visitor and the Company does not make any guarantee
whatsoever related to UGC submitted or contributed by the Visitor.
Although the Company sometimes reviews UGC provided or contributed by
the Visitors, the Company is not obligated to do so. Under no
circumstances shall the Company be liable or responsible in any way
for any claim related to UGC provided or contributed by the Visitors.
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You further agree that the UGC You provide to the Platform/Company
will not contain third party copyrighted material, or material that is
subject to other third party proprietary rights, unless You have
permission from the rightful owner of the material or You are
otherwise legally entitled to provide the material and to grant to the
Services/Company all of the license rights granted herein.
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The Company does not endorse any UGC on it by any user or other
licensor except as provided for under these Terms, or any opinion,
recommendation, or advice expressed therein, and the Company expressly
disclaims any and all liability in connection with UGC.
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The Company shall have the unconditional right and authority, among
other things, to use any game streamer's game stream and other live
streams on real time basis or any UGC and content for marketing and
advertising purposes without any monetary obligations or any
liabilities being incurred by the Company.
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The Visitor acknowledges that the consideration payable to the Visitor
under any agreement with Company or otherwise received by the Visitor
on the Platform is just and sufficient and is inclusive of the
consideration payable to the Visitor to obtain the license to use the
User Generated Content as described under the Terms herein, and no
additional consideration or royalty will be payable to the Visitor
over and above such consideration.
8. PROHIBITED CONDUCT
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You may not use the Services for any other purposes, including
commercial purposes, without the Company’s express written
consent.
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You agree that You will view the Services and its content unaltered
and unmodified. You acknowledge and understand that You are prohibited
from modifying the Services or eliminating any of the content of the
Services.
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You agree that You will not use or attempt to use any method, device,
software or routine to harm others or interfere with the functioning
of the Services or use and/or monitor any information in or related to
the Services for any unauthorized purpose. Specifically, You agree not
to use the Services to:
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violate any law (including without limitation laws related to
torts, contracts, patents, trademarks, trade secrets, copyrights,
defamation, obscenity, pornography, rights of publicity or other
rights) or encourage or provide instructions to another to do so;
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post any content that contains falsehoods or misrepresentations
that could damage the Services, or the Company, or any third
party;
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post any content that may endanger life or lead to physical harm
or has been expressly prohibited by applicable law (including
streaming while driving, sleeping etc.), involve physical trauma,
use or abuse of drugs and alcohol, any political or extremist
propagandas, sexual harassment or sexual objectification;
- post any content that harm minors in any way
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impersonate any person or entity, including, but not limited to, a
Company officer, or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your
affiliation with a person or entity;
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post any content that is defamatory, obscene, pornographic,
paedophilic, invasive of another’s privacy, including bodily
privacy, insulting or harassing on the basis of gender, libellous,
racially or ethnically objectionable, relating or encouraging
money laundering or gambling, or otherwise inconsistent with or
contrary to the laws in force;
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post any content containing unsolicited or unauthorized
advertising, promotional materials, spam, junk mail, chain
letters, pyramid schemes or any other form of unauthorized
solicitation;
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post any content containing copyrighted materials, or materials
protected by other intellectual property laws, that You do not own
or for which You have not obtained all necessary written
permissions and releases;
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post any content that threatens the unity, integrity, defence,
security or sovereignty of India, friendly relations with foreign
States, or public order, or causes incitement to the commission of
any cognisable offence or prevents investigation of any offence or
is insulting other nation;
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deploy or use programs, software or applications designed to harm,
interfere with the operation of, or access in an unauthorized
manner, services, networks, servers, or other infrastructure;
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forge headers or otherwise manipulate identifiers in order to
disguise the origin of any content transmitted through the
Services;
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exceed Your authorized access to any portion of the Services;
- collect or store personal data about anyone;
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obtain or attempt to access or otherwise obtain any content or
information through any means not intentionally made available or
provided for through the Services;
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exploit errors in design, features which are not documented and/or
bugs to gain access that would otherwise not be available;
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use any robot, spider or other automatic device, process or means
to access the Services for any purpose, including monitoring or
copying any of the material on the Services without the
Company’s prior written consent;
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use any manual process to monitor or copy any of the material on
the Services or for any other unauthorized purpose without the
Company’s prior written consent;
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introduce or upload any viruses, Trojan horses, worms, logic
bombs, time bombs, cancelbots, corrupted files or any other
similar software, program or material which is malicious or
technologically harmful or that may damage the operation of
another’s property or of the Services; or
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remove any copyright or other proprietary notices from Services or
any of the materials contained therein.
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The Company does not allow, and does not endorse any services as a
part of its Services that facilitate online gambling, betting, wagers,
lotteries, games of skill that offer prizes of cash. The Visitor shall
not indulge in any of such activities while accessing and using the
Services, and shall promptly inform the Company if he becomes aware of
any such instances. None of the Services contained herein endorse or
fall under the above-mentioned categories.
9. CONTENT REVIEW AND TERMINATION
- The Company has the right to:
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Take any action with respect to or remove any UGC You provide or
contribute to the Platform, for any or no reason at its sole
discretion;
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take appropriate legal action, including without limitation,
referral to law enforcement, for any illegal or unauthorized use of
the Services;
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terminate or suspend Your access to all or part of the Services for
any or no reason, including without limitation, any violation of
these Terms.
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Without limiting the foregoing, the Company shall have the right to
fully cooperate with any law enforcement authorities or court order
requesting or directing it to disclose the identity or other
information of anyone providing any UGC on or through the Services.
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To maintain the Services in a manner the Company deems appropriate
and to the maximum extent permitted by applicable laws, but will not
have any obligation to, review, monitor, display, reject, refuse to
post, store, maintain, accept or remove any UGC posted by You, and
the Company may, in its sole discretion, delete, move, re-format,
remove or refuse to post or otherwise make use of UGC without notice
or any liability to You or any third party in connection with the
operation of the Services in an appropriate manner. Without
limitation, the Company may do so to address UGC that comes to its
attention that the Company believes is offensive, obscene, violent,
harassing, threatening, abusive, illegal or otherwise objectionable
or inappropriate, or to enforce the rights of third parties or these
Terms or any applicable additional terms.
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The Company shall assume no liability for any action or inaction
regarding transmissions, communications or UGC provided by any user
or third party.
10. VISITOR'S OBLIGATIONS
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The Visitor's rights on the Platform are conditioned upon compliance
with each of the following:
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in order to utilize the Services provided by the Company, the
Visitor must be over the age of 18 and if the Visitor is under the
age of 18, he must have his parent’s or legal
guardian’s permission prior to availing the Services, and by
participating/streaming, the Visitor represents that his parent or
legal guardian has provided such permission and agreed to these
Terms;
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the Visitor will not use any one or more of the Licenses (and any
associated functionality) to collect, obtain, compile, gather,
transmit, reproduce, delete, revise, view, display, forward, any
material or information, whether personally identifiable or not,
posted by or concerning any other user of the App, unless the
Visitor would have obtained prior permission from such user to do
so;
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the Visitor will not interfere with or disrupt, or attempt to
interfere with or disrupt, the operation of the Platform (or any
parts thereof);
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the Visitor will abide by all copyright notices, information,
restrictions contained in or associated with any of the App
content;
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the Visitor will not remove, alter, interfere with or circumvent
any copyright, trademark, watermark, or other proprietary notices
marked/displayed on the Platform;
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the Visitor will not remove, alter, interfere with or circumvent
any digital rights management mechanism, device or other content
protection or access control measure (including, without
limitation geo-filtering and/or encryption) associated with the
Platform;
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the Visitor will not use any of the rights granted to him or any
of the Platform content in a manner that suggests an association
with any of the Company's products, Services or brands, unless
otherwise specifically permitted by the Company;
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the Visitor will not do anything on the App that would prevent
other users' access to or use of the App or any part thereof;
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the Visitor accepts that if he is a director, officer, and
employees of a sponsor or any of its affiliate companies and
subsidiaries, and immediate families of each, he shall not be
eligible to receive a prize.
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The Visitor represents and confirms that he is not a person barred
from accessing and using the App and availing the Services under the
laws of India or under the laws of the relevant jurisdiction, as
applicable, or other Applicable Laws.
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The Visitor acknowledges and agrees that as between the Company and
the Visitor, the Company owns all right, title and interest in the
Services and the App; and nothing in this Terms shall confer on the
Visitor any license or right of ownership in the Company’s
intellectual property rights and/or the App or its contents.
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The Visitor also understands that the Services may include certain
communications from the Company as service announcements and
administrative messages. The Visitor understands and agrees that the
Services are provided on an "as-is-where-is" basis and that the
Company does not assume any responsibility for deletions, mis-delivery
or failure to store any Visitor communications or personalized
settings.
11. LICENSE AND PROPRIETARY RIGHTS
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Subject to the Terms, the Company hereby grants to the Visitor, if and
only to the extent the necessary functionality is provided to the
Visitor on or through the Platform, the following limited, revocable,
non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-assignable, worldwide,
royalty-free rights and licenses (each a "License"):
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the License to access, view and otherwise use the Platform
(including, without limitation any information or Services
provided on or through the Platform) for the personal and lawful
use only by the Visitor, as intended through the normal
functionality of the Platform; and
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the License to use any other functionality expressly provided by
the Company on or through the Platform for use by Visitors,
subject to the Terms.
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The content of the App, Platform, and all copyrights, patents,
trademarks, service marks, trade names, software codes and all other
intellectual property rights therein, whether registered or
unregistered, are owned by the Company and/or its licensors and are
protected by applicable Indian and international copyright and other
intellectual property laws. The Visitor acknowledges, understands and
agrees that he shall not have, nor be entitled to claim, any rights in
and to the content of the Platform and/or any portion thereof.
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The Company may provide the Visitor with content including
information, sound, photographs, graphics, video or other material
through the Platform. This material may be protected by copyrights,
trademarks or other intellectual property rights and laws. The Visitor
may use this material only as expressly authorized by the Company and
shall not copy, transmit or create derivative works of such material
without express authorization from the Company.
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The Visitor acknowledges and agrees that he shall not upload, post,
reproduce or distribute any content on the Platform that is protected
by copyright or other proprietary right of a third party, without
obtaining the permission of the owner of such right. Any copyrighted
or other proprietary content distributed with the consent of the owner
must contain the appropriate copyright or other proprietary rights
notice. The unauthorized submission or distribution of copyrighted or
other proprietary content is illegal and could subject the Visitor to
personal liability or criminal prosecution.
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The Visitor acknowledges and agrees that some of the Services such as
non-fungible token, animated renders of any item of a similar nature
(“Third Party Items”) have been created basis the likeness, work,
photograph and/ or other intellectual property rights of certain third
parties, and that such intellectual property rights shall at all times
be owned by the relevant third parties. Nothing in these Terms shall
be deemed to confer upon the Visitor the license to Third Party Items.
12. GAME STREAMING RELATED COMPLAINTS AND REPORTING
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The Visitor may notify the Company of any complaints in relation to
the game streaming services, by contacting it at:
support@loco.gg. However, the
Company will not be liable or obligated in this regard in any way.
13. TAXES
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The Visitor shall be responsible and liable for all taxes in
connection with any cash payments.
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The Visitor hereby consents and agrees that the Company may withhold
any such amount from his Account that any tax authority requires the
Company to do so, or the Company is otherwise required by law or
pursuant to agreements with any tax authority to do so, or if the
Company needs to comply with internal policies or with any applicable
order or sanction of a tax authority.
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The Company may in its sole discretion deduct any and all taxes that
it is statutorily required to deduct from the Visitor/Streamer in
accordance with regulatory/statutory mandated rates. You further
authorize the Company to deduct such taxes with retrospective effect
to comply with the tax laws.
14. CONFIDENTIALITY
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The Company and the Visitor hereby agree to keep the data, information
and terms of the Account and/ or any other confidential information of
each other (whether or not such information is marked as
confidential)("Confidential Information")
confidential and shall not disclose the same without the consent of
the other.
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The parties shall not be liable for breach of the above clause when
the Confidential Information is disclosed pursuant to an order of any
court or government authority and/or in performance of this contract
by the Company and/or when the parties independently obtain it from a
third party.
15. BREACH
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Without prejudice to the other remedies available to the Company under
the Terms or under Applicable Law, the Company may limit the Visitor's
activity, warn other Visitors of the Visitor's actions, immediately
temporarily/indefinitely suspend or terminate the Visitor's
registration, and/or refuse to provide the Visitor with access to the
App if:
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the Visitor is in breach of this Terms of Use and/or the documents
it incorporates by reference; and
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The Company believes that the Visitor's actions may infringe on
any third-party rights or breach any Applicable Law or otherwise
result in any liability for the Visitor or other Visitors of the
App.
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The Company may at any time in its sole discretion reinstate suspended
Visitors. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Visitor breaches the
Terms or the documents it incorporates by reference, the Company
reserves the right to recover any amounts due and owing by the Visitor
to the Company and to take strict legal action as the Company deems
necessary.
It may be noted, that if by using the Platform, the Visitor authorizes
the Company and its agents to access third party sites designated by
them or on their behalf for retrieving requested information, the
Visitor shall be deemed to have appointed the Company and its agents
as his agent for this purpose.
16.INDEMNIFICATION
The Visitor agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Company,
its affiliates, group companies and their directors, officers,
employees, agents, third party service providers, and any other third
party providing any service to the Company in relation to the Services
whether directly or indirectly, from and against any and all losses,
liabilities, claims, damages, costs and expenses (including legal fees
and disbursements in connection therewith and interest chargeable
thereon) asserted against or incurred by the Company that arise out
of, result from, or may be payable by virtue of, any breach or
non-performance of any terms of the Terms including any
representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made or obligation to
be performed by the Visitor pursuant to the Terms.
17. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY AND INJUNCTIVE RELIEF
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The Visitor understands and expressly agrees that to the extent
permitted under Applicable Laws, in no event will the Company or any
of its affiliates or group companies or any of their respective
officers, employees, directors, shareholders, agents, or licensors be
liable to you or anyone else under any theory of liability (whether in
contract, tort, statutory, or otherwise) for any direct, indirect,
incidental, special, consequential or exemplary damages, including but
not limited to, damages for loss of revenues, profits, goodwill, use,
data or other intangible losses (even if such parties were advised of,
knew of or should have known of the possibility of such damages),
resulting from: the Visitor’s use (or the use of anyone using an
account registered to the Visitor) of the Platform or any parts
thereof; (ii) unauthorized access to or alteration of the Visitor's
transmissions or data; (iii) any other matter relating to the
Services; including, without limitation, damages for loss of use, data
or profits, arising out of or in any way connected with availing of
the Services.
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The Services provided the Company are ‘as is’, and the
Company does not provide any warranties in relation to the Services.
The Company does not guarantee that the Services shall meet the
Visitor’s requirements, or shall be free of error, and
interruptions. The Company does not guarantee that the Services shall
be accessible at all times.
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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Visitor hereby
irrevocably waives any right or remedy to seek and/or obtain
injunctive or other equitable relief or any order with respect to,
and/or to enjoin or restrain or otherwise impair in any manner, the
production, distribution, exhibition or other exploitation of any the
Company or any of its affiliate or group company related project, or
the use, publication or dissemination of any advertising in connection
with such project.
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The Visitor’s sole and exclusive remedy for any dispute with the
Company shall be to discontinue the use of the Platform and the
Services. In any event, the liability of the Company for any and all
claims relating to the Services/Platform shall not exceed the total
payments that may have been made by the Visitor in the past 6 (six)
months immediately preceding the event giving rise to the dispute.
18. FORCE MAJEURE
The Company shall not be liable for any failure to perform any of its
obligations under the Terms or provide the Services or any part
thereof if the performance is prevented, hindered or delayed by a
Force Majeure Event (defined below) and in such case its obligations
shall be suspended for so long as the Force Majeure Event continues.
" Force Majeure Event" means any event due to any
cause beyond the reasonable control of any Party, including, without
limitation, unavailability of any communication system, breach or
virus in the systems, fire, pandemic, flood, explosion, acts of God,
civil commotion, riots, insurrection, war, acts of government.
19. SEVERABILITY
If any provision of the Terms is determined to be invalid or
unenforceable in whole or in part, such invalidity or unenforceability
shall attach only to such provision or part of such provision and the
remaining part of such provision and all other provisions of the Terms
shall continue to be in full force and effect.
20. NOTICES
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All notices and communications from the Visitor to the Company in
relation to the Platform and/or any of the Services (including those
termination of any of the Services etc.) shall be in writing. The
Visitor shall be deemed to have been given a notice if sent by an
email or posted within the Platform.
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Notice shall be deemed to have been served 48 (forty eight) hours
after it has been sent, dispatched, displayed, as the case may be,
unless, where notice has been sent by email, it comes to the knowledge
of the sending party, that the email address is invalid.
21. ENTIRE AGREEMENT
The Terms along with the Privacy Policy and the Rewards Policy of the
App constitute the entire agreement between the Company and the
Visitor and supersedes and extinguishes all previous agreements,
promises, assurances, representations, warranties and undertakings,
whether written or oral.
22. COMMUNICATION BETWEEN US
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If You wish to contact the Company in writing, or if any condition in
the Terms requires You to give the Company notice, You can send an
email to
support@loco.gg or to such email
address that may be communicated to You from time to time. The Company
will confirm receipt of this by contacting You in writing by email.
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If the Company has to contact You or give You notice in writing, the
Company will do so by in-App chat, email, or SMS to the mobile phone
number or email address You provided to us in Your request for the
App.
23. GOVERNING LAW
The Terms shall be governed in accordance with the laws of India and
any disputes arising out of or in connection with the Terms shall be
subject to exclusive jurisdiction of courts in Mumbai.
24. VERNACULAR DECLARATION
The Visitor hereby confirms and records that the contents of the Terms
have been read out and confirmed to the satisfaction of the Visitor.
The Visitor agrees to abide by the same at all times.
By participating in the Program, you acknowledge and agree that you have
read, understood and agreed to these terms and conditions.