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SET OUT BELOW GOVERNS YOUR USE OF THE GAME CENTER SERVICE. BY CLICKING "AGREE,"
YOU ARE AGREEING THAT THESE TERMS WILL APPLY IF YOU CHOOSE TO ACCESS OR USE THE
SERVICE. IF YOU ARE UNDER THE AGE OF MAJORITY, YOU SHOULD REVIEW THIS AGREEMENT
WITH YOUR PARENT OR GUARDIAN TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU AND YOUR PARENT OR GUARDIAN
UNDERSTAND IT.<br><br>Apple Inc. is the provider of the Game Center service (the
"Service"), which permits you to engage in game related activities, including,
but not limited to, participation in leader boards, multi-player games, and trac
king achievements. The Service may not be available in all areas. Use of the Ser
vice requires compatible devices, Internet access, and certain software (fees ma
y apply); may require periodic updates; and may be affected by the performance o
f these factors.<br><br>To use the Service, you cannot be a person barred from r
eceiving the Service under the laws of the United States or other applicable jur
isdictions, including the country in which you reside or from where you use the
Service. By accepting this Agreement, you represent that you understand and agre
e to the foregoing.<br><br>YOUR ACCOUNT<br><br>As a registered user of the Servi
ce, you may establish an account ("Account") in accordance with the Usage Rules,
below. Don't reveal your Account information to anyone else. You are solely res
ponsible for maintaining the confidentiality and security of your Account and fo
r all activities that occur on or through your Account, and you agree to immedia
tely notify Apple of any security breach of your Account. Apple shall not be res
ponsible for any losses arising out of the unauthorized use of your Account.<br>
<br>You agree to provide accurate and complete information when you register wit
h, and as you use, the Service, and you agree to update your registration data t
o keep it accurate and complete. You agree that Apple may store and use your reg
istration data to maintain your Account. You may not create an account for anyon
e other than yourself without that person s permission.<br><br>USAGE RULES<br><br>Yo
u agree to use the Service in compliance with these usage rules. Apple reserves
the right to modify the usage rules at any time.<br><br>You are authorized to us
e the Service only for personal, noncommercial use.<br><br>You agree not to, or
attempt or assist another person to, violate, circumvent, reverse-engineer, deco
mpile, disassemble, or otherwise tamper with the Service.<br><br>You agree that
you will NOT use the Service to:<br><br>a. upload, download, post, email, transm
it, store or otherwise make available any content that is unlawful, harassing, t
hreatening, harmful, tortious, defamatory, libelous, abusive, violent, obscene,
vulgar, invasive of another's privacy, hateful, racially or ethnically offensive
, or otherwise objectionable;<br><br>b. stalk, harass, threaten or harm another;
<br><br>c. if you are an adult, request personal or other information from a min
or (any person under the age of 18 or such other age as local law defines as a m
inor) who is not personally known to you, including but not limited to any of th
e following: full name or last name, home address, zip/postal code, telephone nu
mber, picture, email address, or the names of the minor's school, church, athlet
ic team or friends;<br><br>d. pretend to be anyone, or any entity, you are not you may not impersonate or misrepresent yourself as another person (including c
elebrities), entity, another Service participant, an Apple employee, or a civic
or government leader, or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with a person o
r entity, (Apple reserves the right to reject or block any nickname which could
be deemed to be an impersonation or misrepresentation of your identity, or a mis
appropriation of another person's name or identity);<br><br>e. engage in any cop
yright infringement or other intellectual property infringement, or disclose any
trade secret or confidential information in violation of a confidentiality, emp
loyment, or nondisclosure agreement;<br><br>f. post, send, transmit or otherwise
make available any unsolicited or unauthorized email messages, advertising, pro
motional materials, junk mail, spam, or chain letters, including, without limita
tion, bulk commercial advertising and informational announcements;<br><br>g. for
ge any TCP-IP packet header or any part of the header information in an email or
a news group posting, or otherwise put information in a header designed to misl
ead recipients as to the origin of any content transmitted through the Service (
"spoofing");<br><br>h. upload, post, email, transmit, store or otherwise make av
ailable any material that contains viruses or any other computer code, files or
programs designed to harm, interfere with or limit the normal operation of the S
ervice (or any part thereof), or any other computer software or hardware;<br><br
>i. interfere with or disrupt the Service (including accessing the Service throu
gh any automated means, like scripts or web crawlers), or any servers or network
s connected to the Service, or any policies, requirements or regulations of netw
orks connected to the Service (including any unauthorized access to, use or moni
toring of data or traffic thereon);<br><br>j. plan or engage in any illegal acti
vity; and/or gather and store personal information on any other users of the Ser
vice to be used in connection with any of the foregoing prohibited activities;<b
r><br>k. cheat or otherwise modify the Service or the game experience to effect
an advantage for one player over another.<br><br>PRIVACY<br><br>The Service is s
ubject to Apple's Privacy Policy at http://www.apple.com/privacy. As set out in
the Privacy Policy, when you use the Service, such as inviting other users to jo
in the Service, participating in leader boards, enabling invitations or multipla
yer functionality, or displaying status messages, the personal information you s
hare is visible to other users and can be read, collected, or used by them. You
are responsible for the personal information you choose to submit in these insta
nces. When playing a game that supports multiplayer functionality, other users a
ccessing the Service from within the same game on the same Wi-Fi network, local
area network or within range of Bluetooth will be able to see that you are nearb
y, and see your nickname and photo, or full profile if you have a friend relatio
nship with such user. If you do not want to be visible to other users nearby, yo
u must adjust the settings on your device by launching the Game Center app, tapp
ing Account, tapping View Account, and sliding the Game Invites switch "off"; or
on your Mac, by launching the Game Center application, tapping Account, and unc
hecking "Allow friends to invite you to play games". If you list your name or ot
her personal information in a status message, that information is public. If you
choose to have your public profile set to on , other users of the Service can see your
full profile, including your full name, your activity (such as the games you ha
ve played and when you played them), your scores, and your achievements, and you
can be recommended as a friend to other users. If you choose to have your publi
c profile set to off , only users with whom you have established a friend relationship
can see your full profile, and you will not be recommended to others; only your
nickname and photo will be visible to users who are not friends. The full name a
ssociated with your Apple ID will also be shared with those users to whom you se
nd, or from whom you accept, a friend request, such as in the Friends list, the
Friends leaderboards, and the pending friends requests lists; and we may recomme
nd games that you have played to your friends. If you prefer not to share your f
ull name or profile with friends, you should remove that friend by tapping the "
Unfriend" button at the bottom of that friend's screen in Game Center.<br><br>If
you wish to stop sharing information with other users and the Service, see http
://www.apple.com/support/.<br><br>Some aspects of the Service are not available
to children under 13, such as features that allow users to disclose personally i
dentifiable information. Please enable parental controls to restrict access to c
ontent as appropriate.<br><br>SUBMISSIONS TO THE SERVICE<br><br>The Service may
offer interactive features that allow you to submit materials (including links t
o third-party content) on areas of the Service accessible and viewable by the pu
blic. You agree that any use by you of such features, including any materials su
bmitted by you, shall be your sole responsibility, shall not infringe or violate
the rights of any other party or violate any laws, contribute to or encourage i
nfringing or otherwise unlawful conduct, or otherwise be obscene, objectionable
or in poor taste. You also agree that you have obtained all necessary rights and
licenses to make such submissions. You agree to provide accurate and complete i
nformation in connection with your submission of any materials on the Service. Y
ou hereby grant Apple a worldwide, royalty-free, non-exclusive license to use su
ch materials as part of the Service or in providing or marketing the Service, wi
thout any compensation or obligation to you, and you hereby waive any moral righ
ts you may have respecting such materials. Apple reserves the right to not post
or publish any materials and to remove or edit any material, at any time in its
sole discretion without notice or liability.<br><br>Apple has the right, but not
ice are governed by California law, without giving effect to its conflict of law
provisions. Your use of the Service may also be subject to other laws. You expr
essly agree that exclusive jurisdiction for any claim or dispute with Apple or r
elating in any way to your use of the Service resides in the courts of the State
of California. Risk of loss and title for all electronically delivered transact
ions pass to the purchaser in California upon electronic transmission to the rec
ipient. No Apple employee or agent has the authority to vary this Agreement.<br>
<br>Apple may send you notice with respect to the Service by sending an email me
ssage to your Account email address or a letter via postal mail to your Account
mailing address, or by a posting on the Service. Notices shall become effective
immediately.<br><br>Apple reserves the right to take steps Apple believes are re
asonably necessary or appropriate to enforce and/or verify compliance with any p
art of this Agreement. You agree that Apple has the right, without liability to
you, to disclose any Registration Data and/or Account information to law enforce
ment authorities, government officials, and/or a third party, as Apple believes
is reasonably necessary or appropriate to enforce and/or verify compliance with
any part of this Agreement (including but not limited to Apple's right to cooper
ate with any legal process relating to your use of the Service and/or products,
and/or a third-party claim that your use of the Service and/or products is unlaw
ful and/or infringes such third party's rights).<br><br>Last updated: September
19, 2012