1. LICENSE
1.1. Governing Agreement
The terms of this agreement (“Terms of Service” or “Termsâ€) govern the relationship between you and Kitty Code, LLC (hereinafter “Kitty Code” or “Us” or “We”) regarding your use of Kitty Code’s social games and related services, which include applications for mobile devices and Kitty Code branded websites (the “Service”). In this agreement, “Kitty Code” means Kitty Code LLC located at 11926 Verrazano Drive, Orlando, Florida 32836
1.2. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy Updates
Kitty Code reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to change, modify, add or remove portions of these Terms of Service at any time by posting the amended Terms of Service on or within the Service or website. Any such change or modification will be effective immediately upon publishing.
You will be deemed to have accepted such changes by continuing to use the Service. Kitty Code may also revise other policies, codes or rules at any time, and the new versions will be available in the Service. This agreement may not be otherwise amended except in a writing hand signed by you and Us.
If at any point you do not agree to any portion of the then-current version of our Terms of Service, the Kitty Code Privacy Policy, or any other Kitty Code policy, rules or codes of conduct relating to your use of the Service, your license to use the Service shall immediately terminate and you must immediately stop using the Service.
To the extent the Terms of Service or Kitty Code Privacy Policy conflict with any other Kitty Code terms, policy, rules or codes of conduct, the terms contained in these Terms of Service and in the Kitty Code Privacy Policy shall govern.
1.3. Grant of a Limited License to Use the Service
Subject to your compliance with these Terms of Service and any other
relevant Kitty Code policies, Kitty Code grants you a limited, revocable, non-exclusive, non-transferable, license subject to the limitations in Section 1.4 to access and use the Service using a supported mobile device solely for your own non-commercial entertainment purposes. You agree not to use the Service for any other purpose.
1.4 Restrictions to the use of the Service
The following restrictions apply to the use of the Service: a) This is a virtual Geocaching game which collects location information on players as part of the gameplay including but not limited to bury, dig, buy and sell locations.  To comply with COPPA regulations, you may not create an account if you are under the age of 13.  There are no exceptions to this rule. b) You must monitor your Account or mobile device to restrict usage of the Service or your Account by anyone other than You. You accept full responsibility for any unauthorized use of the Service in connection with your Account. c) You must not have more than one Account at any one time, and shall not create an Account using a false identity or information. d) You shall not create or use an Account if you have been previously removed from the Service by Kitty Code. e) You shall not sublicense, sell, trade, gift, bequeath or otherwise transfer your Account or any Virtual Items associated with your Account to anyone without Kitty Code’s written permission. f) You shall not access or use an Account or Virtual Goods that have been sublicensed, rented, leased, sold, traded, gifted, bequeathed, or otherwise transferred from the original Account creator without Kitty Code’s permission. g) You shall not attempt to modify the GPS location settings of your device to deceive the Service. h) You shall not engage in the trade, transfer, purchase, or acceptance of Virtual Goods from other players, knowingly or unknowingly, who violate these Terms of Service. i) Kitty Code reserves the right to remove or reclaim any unused accounts older than six months.
These restrictions of use are not meant to be exhaustive, and Kitty Code reserves the right to determine what conduct it considers to be a violation of the Terms or improper use of the Service and to take action up to and including termination of your account and exclusion from further participation in the Service.
1.5 OUR POLICIES CONCERNING CHILDREN
Our apps and games are not intended for children under the age of 13 and We do not knowingly collect any personal information from such children. Children under the age of 13 should not use our apps or games at any time. In the event that We learn that We have inadvertently gathered personal information from children under the age of 13, We will take reasonable measures to promptly erase such information from our records.
1.6 Virtual Goods
You understand that while at times you may “earn†“buy” or “purchase” (a) virtual currency, including but not limited to virtual coins, cash, tokens, or points, all for use in the Service; or (b) virtual in-game items (together with virtual currency, “Virtual Items”); these real world terms are only being used as shorthand. You do not in fact “own” the Virtual Items and the amounts of any Virtual Item do not refer to any credit balance of real currency or its equivalent. Rather, you may purchase a limited license to use the Service, including software programs that occasionally manifest themselves as these items. The purchase and sale of the limited license referred to in these Terms of Service is a completed transaction upon receipt of your direct payment or a third party virtual currency. Any “virtual currency” balance shown in your Account does not constitute a real-world balance or reflect any stored value, but instead constitutes a measurement of the extent of your license.
1.7. License Limitations
Any use of the Service in violation of these License Limitations is strictly prohibited, can result in the immediate revocation of your limited license granted by Section 1.4, and may subject you to liability for violations of law. ANY ATTEMPT BY YOU TO DISRUPT OR INTERFERE WITH THE SERVICE INCLUDING UNDERMINING OR MANIPULATING THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF ANY Kitty Code GAME IS A VIOLATION OF Kitty Code POLICY AND MAY BE A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS.
You agree that you will not, under any circumstances:
- Engage in any act that Kitty Code deems to be in conflict with the spirit or intent of the Service, including but not limited to circumventing or manipulating these Terms, our game rules, game mechanics or policies;
- Make improper use of Kitty Code’s support services, including by submitting false abuse reports or using profane and abusive language in your communications with our support personnel; or
- Use the Service, intentionally or unintentionally, in connection with any violation of any applicable law or regulation, or do anything that promotes the violation of any applicable law or regulation;
1.8. Suspension and Termination of Account and Service
WITHOUT LIMITING ANY OTHER REMEDIES, KITTY CODE MAY LIMIT, SUSPEND, TERMINATE, MODIFY, OR DELETE ACCOUNTS OR ACCESS TO THE SERVICE OR PORTIONS THEREOF IF YOU ARE, OR KITTY CODE SUSPECTS THAT YOU ARE, FAILING TO COMPLY WITH ANY OF THESE TERMS OF SERVICE OR FOR ANY ACTUAL OR SUSPECTED ILLEGAL OR IMPROPER USE OF THE SERVICE, WITH OR WITHOUT NOTICE TO YOU. YOU CAN LOSE YOUR USER NAME AND PERSONA AS A RESULT OF ACCOUNT TERMINATION OR LIMITATION, AS WELL AS ANY BENEFITS, PRIVILEGES, EARNED ITEMS AND PURCHASED ITEMS ASSOCIATED WITH YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE, AND KITTY CODE IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO COMPENSATE YOU FOR ANY SUCH LOSSES OR RESULTS.
WITHOUT LIMITING OUR OTHER REMEDIES, WE MAY LIMIT, SUSPEND OR TERMINATE THE SERVICE AND USER ACCOUNTS OR PORTIONS THEREOF, PROHIBIT ACCESS TO OUR GAMES AND SITES, AND THEIR CONTENT, SERVICES AND TOOLS, DELAY OR REMOVE HOSTED CONTENT, AND TAKE TECHNICAL AND LEGAL STEPS TO PREVENT USERS FROM ACCESSING THE SERVICE IF WE BELIEVE THAT THEY ARE CREATING RISK OR POSSIBLE LEGAL LIABILITIES, INFRINGING THE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS OF THIRD PARTIES, OR ACTING INCONSISTENTLY WITH THE LETTER OR SPIRIT OF OUR TERMS OR POLICIES. ADDITIONALLY, WE MAY, IN APPROPRIATE CIRCUMSTANCES AND AT OUR SOLE DISCRETION, SUSPEND OR TERMINATE ACCOUNTS OF USERS WHO MAY BE REPEAT INFRINGERS OF THIRD PARTY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS.
Kitty Code reserves the right to stop offering and/or supporting the Service or a particular game or part of the Service at any time either permanently or temporarily, at which point your license to use the Service or a part thereof will be automatically terminated or suspended. In such event, Kitty Code shall not be required to provide refunds, benefits or other compensation to users in connection with such discontinued elements of the Service.
Termination of your Account can include disabling your access to the Service or any part thereof including any content you submitted or others submitted.
You may cancel any Account registered to you at any time by following the instructions at KittyCode.com.
1.9. Ownership
The Service are copyrighted works owned by Kitty Code LLC. Kitty Code reserves all rights, including without limitation, all intellectual property rights or other proprietary rights, in connection with the Service.
1.10. Accounts
NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY HEREIN, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT YOU SHALL HAVE NO OWNERSHIP OR OTHER PROPERTY INTEREST IN AN ACCOUNT, AND YOU FURTHER ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT ALL RIGHTS IN AND TO AN ACCOUNT ARE AND SHALL FOREVER BE OWNED BY AND INURE TO THE BENEFIT OF KITTY CODE. WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO TERMINATE ANY ACCOUNT THAT HAS BEEN INACTIVE FOR 180 DAYS.
1.11. Virtual Items
Kitty Code owns, has licensed, or otherwise has rights to use all of the content that appears in the Service. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary herein, you agree that you have no right or title in or to any content that appears in the Service, including without limitation the Virtual Items appearing or originating in any Kitty Code game, whether “earned†in a game or “purchased†from Kitty Code, or any other attributes associated with an Account or stored on the Service.
Kitty Code prohibits and does not recognize any purported transfers of Virtual Items effectuated outside of the Service, or the purported sale, gift or trade in the “real world” of anything that appears or originates in the Service, unless otherwise expressly authorized by Kitty Code in writing. Accordingly, you may not sublicense, trade, sell or attempt to sell in-game Virtual Items for “real” money, or exchange Virtual Items for value of any kind outside of a game, without Kitty Code’s written permission. Any such transfer or attempted transfer is prohibited and void, and will subject your Account to termination.
1.12. User Content
Any data, text, graphics, photographs and their selection and arrangement, and any other materials uploaded to the Service by you or other users (hereinafter “User Content”) are subject, whether in whole or in part, to unlimited commercial, non-commercial and/or promotional use by Kitty Code. All User Content is the sole responsibility of the person from whom the User Content originated. Thus, users are responsible, and Kitty Code is not responsible for any files users upload, post, or otherwise make available. Kitty Code may or may not regulate User Content and does not guarantee the accuracy, quality, or integrity of any User Content posted via the Service.
By using the Service you acknowledge and accept that you may be exposed to material you find offensive or objectionable. You agree that Kitty Code will not under any circumstances be liable for any User Content, including, but not limited to, errors in any User Content, or any loss or damage incurred by use of the User Content. User Content is not confidential and will not be returned to the user.
You represent and warrant that User Content you transmit or submit is original to you and that you exclusively own the rights to such content, including the right to grant all of the rights and licenses in these Terms without Kitty Code incurring any third party obligations or liability arising out of its exercise of such rights and licenses.
You hereby grant to Kitty Code a worldwide, irrevocable, perpetual, non-exclusive, transferable, fully paid-up and royalty-free license, to use, copy, adapt, modify, distribute, transfer, publicly display, publicly perform, transmit, stream, broadcast and otherwise exploit User Content you transmit or submit and all derivative works. To the extent permitted by applicable laws, you hereby waive any moral rights you may have in User Content.
1.13. Disclosure
Your information and all connections to the Service may be accessed, monitored and recorded as necessary and may be disclosed: (i) when We have a good faith belief that We are required to disclose the information in response to legal process (for example, a court order, search warrant or subpoena); (ii) to satisfy any applicable laws or regulations (iii) where We believe that the Service is being used in the commission of a crime, including to report such criminal activity or to exchange information with other companies and organizations for the purposes of fraud protection and credit risk reduction; (iv) when We have a good faith belief that there is an emergency that poses a threat to the health and/or safety of you, another person or the public generally; and (v) in order to protect the rights or property of Kitty Code, including to enforce our Terms of Service. By entering into these Terms of Service, you hereby provide your irrevocable consent to such monitoring, access and disclosure.
1.14. Purchases
In the Service you may purchase, with “real world” money, a license to use Virtual Goods and or other goods or services. For Virtual Goods, your order will represent an offer to us to purchase a license for the relevant service(s) which will be accepted by us when We make the Virtual Goods available in your account for you to use in teh Service.
1.15. Payment of Fees
You agree to pay all fees and applicable taxes incurred by you or anyone using an Account registered to you. Kitty Code may revise the pricing for the goods and services it licenses to you through the Service at any time. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT KITTY CODE IS NOT REQUIRED TO PROVIDE A REFUND FOR ANY REASON, AND THAT YOU WILL NOT RECEIVE MONEY OR OTHER COMPENSATION FOR UNUSED VIRTUAL ITEMS WHEN AN ACCOUNT IS CLOSED, WHETHER SUCH CLOSURE WAS VOLUNTARY OR INVOLUNTARY.
1.16. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES
YOU EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT USE OF THE SERVICE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK AND IS PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, WARRANTIES OF TITLE OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE (EXCEPT ONLY TO THE EXTENT PROHIBITED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW WITH ANY LEGALLY REQUIRED WARRANTY PERIOD TO THE SHORTER OF THIRTY DAYS FROM FIRST USE OR THE MINIMUM PERIOD REQUIRED).
WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, NEITHER KITTY CODE NOR ITS AFFILIATES OR SUBSIDIARIES, OR ANY OF THEIR DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, ATTORNEYS, THIRD-PARTY CONTENT PROVIDERS, DISTRIBUTORS, LICENSEES OR LICENSORS (COLLECTIVELY, “KITTY CODE PARTIES”) WARRANT THAT THE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE.
1.17. LIMITATIONS; WAIVERS OF LIABILITY
YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY ANY APPLICABLE LAW, THE DISCLAIMERS OF LIABILITY CONTAINED HEREIN APPLY TO ANY AND ALL DAMAGES OR INJURY WHATSOEVER CAUSED BY OR RELATED TO USE OF, OR INABILITY TO USE, THE SERVICE UNDER ANY CAUSE OR ACTION WHATSOEVER OF
ANY JURISDICTION, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ACTIONS FOR BREACH OF WARRANTY, BREACH OF CONTRACT OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE) AND THAT THE KITTY CODE PARTIES SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, INCLUDING FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, GOODWILL OR DATA, IN ANY WAY WHATSOEVER ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF, OR INABILITY TO USE, THE SERVICE.
YOU FURTHER SPECIFICALLY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE KITTY CODE PARTIES ARE NOT LIABLE, AND YOU AGREE NOT TO SEEK TO HOLD THE KITTY CODE PARTIES LIABLE, FOR THE CONDUCT OF THIRD PARTIES, INCLUDING OTHER USERS OF THE SERVICE AND OPERATORS OF EXTERNAL SITES, AND THAT THE RISK OF THE SERVICE AND EXTERNAL SITES AND OF INJURY FROM THE FOREGOING RESTS ENTIRELY WITH YOU.
TO THE EXTENT PERMISSIBLE UNDER APPLICABLE LAWS, UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL THE KITTY CODE PARTIES BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR MORE THAN THE AMOUNT YOU HAVE PAID KITTY CODE IN THE ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY DAYS (180) DAYS IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE DATE ON WHICH YOU FIRST ASSERT ANY SUCH CLAIM.
YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT IF YOU HAVE NOT PAID KITTY CODE ANY AMOUNTS IN THE ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY DAYS (180) DAYS IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE DATE ON WHICH YOU FIRST ASSERT ANY SUCH CLAIM, YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY FOR ANY DISPUTE WITH KITTY CODE IS TO STOP USING THE SERVICE AND TO CANCEL YOUR ACCOUNT.
SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN WARRANTIES OR THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR CERTAIN TYPES OF DAMAGES. THEREFORE, SOME OF THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS IN THE SECTION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. IN PARTICULAR, NOTHING IN THESE TERMS SHALL AFFECT THE STATUTORY RIGHTS OF ANY CONSUMER OR EXCLUDE OR RESTRICT ANY LIABILITY FOR DEATH OR PERSONAL INJURY ARISING FROM ANY NEGLIGENCE OR FRAUD OF KITTY CODE.
1.18. Indemnification
You agree to indemnify, save, and hold Kitty Code, its affiliated companies, contractors, employees, agents and its third-party suppliers, licensors, and partners harmless from any claims, losses, damages, liabilities, including legal fees and expenses, arising out of your use or misuse of the Service, any violation by you of these Terms of Service, or any breach of the representations, warranties, and covenants made by you herein. Kitty Code reserves the right, at your expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter for which you are required to indemnify Kitty Code, and you agree to cooperate with Kitty Code’s defense of these claims. Kitty Code will use reasonable efforts to notify you of any such claim, action, or proceeding upon becoming aware of it.
You agree that the provisions in this paragraph will survive any termination of your Account(s) or of the Service.
1.19. DISPUTE RESOLUTION
If a dispute arises between you and Kitty Code, our goal is to provide you with a neutral and cost effective means of resolving the dispute quickly. Accordingly, you and Kitty Code agree that We will resolve any claim or controversy at law or equity that arises out of this Agreement or the Service (a “Claim”) in accordance with one of the subsections below or as We and you otherwise agree in writing. Before resorting to these alternatives, We strongly encourage you to first contact Us directly to seek a resolution by going to Customer Support. We will consider reasonable requests to resolve the dispute through alternative dispute resolution procedures, such as mediation or arbitration, as alternatives to litigation.
This Agreement and any dispute arising out of or related to it or the Service shall be governed in all respects by the laws of the State of Florida as they apply to agreements entered into and to be performed entirely within Florida between Florida residents, without regard to conflict of law provisions. You agree that any claim or dispute you may have against Kitty Code must be resolved exclusively by a state or federal court located in Orange County, Florida, except as otherwise agreed by the parties or as described in the Arbitration Option paragraph below. You agree to submit to the personal jurisdiction of the courts located within Orange County, Florida for the purpose of litigating all such claims or disputes.
For any claim (excluding claims for injunctive or other equitable relief) where the total amount of the award sought is less than $10,000, the party requesting relief may elect to resolve the dispute in a cost effective manner through binding non-appearance-based arbitration. In the event a party elects arbitration, they shall initiate such arbitration through an established alternative dispute resolution (“ADR”) provider mutually agreed upon by the parties. The ADR provider and the parties must comply with the following rules: (a) the arbitration shall be conducted by telephone, online and/or be solely based on written submissions, and the specific manner shall be chosen by the party initiating the arbitration; (b) the arbitration shall not involve any personal appearance by the parties or witnesses unless otherwise mutually agreed by the parties; and (c) any judgment on the award rendered by the arbitrator shall be final and may be entered in any court of competent jurisdiction.
1.20. SEVERABILITY
If a provision of this Agreement is or becomes illegal, invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, that shall not affect the validity or enforceability thereof the remaining provisions of the Terms, which shall continue to be in full force and effect.
1.21. No Waiver
The failure of Kitty Code to require or enforce strict performance by you of any provision of these Terms of Service or the Kitty Code Privacy Policy or failure to exercise any right under them shall not be construed as a waiver or relinquishment of Kitty Code’s right to assert or rely upon any such provision or right in that or any other instance. The express waiver by Kitty Code of any provision, condition, or requirement of these Terms of Service or the Kitty Code Privacy Policy shall not constitute a waiver of any future obligation to comply with such provision, condition or requirement.
Except as expressly and specifically set forth in this these Terms of Service, no representations, statements, consents, waivers, or other acts or omissions by Kitty Code shall be deemed a modification of these Terms of Service nor be legally binding, unless documented in physical writing, hand signed by You and a duly appointed officer of Kitty Code.
1.22. Notices
We may notify you via postings on www.Kitty Code.com, and via e-mail or any other communications means to contact information you provide to Us. If you are a user in the United States, all notices given by you or required from you under these Terms of Service or the Kitty Code Privacy Policy shall be in writing and addressed to: Kitty Code LLC., 11926 Verrazano Drive, Orlando, FL 32836.
Any notices that you provide without compliance with this Section on Notices shall have no legal effect.
1.23. Equitable Remedies
You acknowledge that the rights granted and obligations made under these Terms of Service to Kitty Code are of a unique and irreplaceable nature, the loss of which shall irreparably harm Kitty Code and which cannot be replaced by monetary damages alone. Accordingly, Kitty Code shall be entitled to injunctive or other equitable relief (without the obligations of posting any bond or surety or proof of damages) in the event of any breach or anticipatory breach by you.
You irrevocably waive all rights to seek injunctive or other equitable relief, or to enjoin or restrain the operation of the Service or any Kitty Code game, exploitation of any advertising or other materials issued in connection therewith, or exploitation of the Service or any content or other material used or displayed through the Service and agree to limit your claims to claims for monetary damages, limited by Section 1.16 (if any).
1.24. Force Majeure
Kitty Code shall not be liable for any delay or failure to perform resulting from causes outside the reasonable control of Kitty Code, including without limitation any failure to perform hereunder due to unforeseen circumstances or cause beyond Kitty Code’s control such as acts of God, war, terrorism, riots, embargoes, acts of civil or military authorities, fire, floods, accidents, network infrastructure failures, strikes, or shortages of transportation facilities, fuel, energy, labor or materials.