A Galaxy Beyond Terms and Conditions
This agreement (the "A Galaxy Beyond Policy") describes the terms on which Virtual World Research Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries ("Virtual World Research Inc.") offer you access to its 3D virtual world environment entitled A Galaxy Beyond. This offer is conditioned on your agreement to all of the terms and conditions contained in this A Galaxy Beyond Policy, Virtual World Research Inc.'s Terms of Service (the "Terms of Service"), and Virtual World Research Inc.'s Privacy Policy (the "Privacy Policy"), including the policies, terms, and dispute resolution procedures linked to or otherwise referenced therein (collectively, the "Agreements"), all of which are hereby incorporated into this A Galaxy Beyond Policy. If you do not so agree, you should decline this A Galaxy Beyond Policy, in which case you are prohibited from accessing or using A Galaxy Beyond.
In the event of a conflict amongst the Agreements, the Terms of Service shall control except as expressly provided otherwise. All capitalized terms have the meanings set forth in the Terms of Service, unless otherwise stated.
1. Content Licenses and Intellectual Property Rights
1.1. Virtual World Research Inc. owns Intellectual Property Rights in A Galaxy Beyond.
In addition to Virtual World Research Inc.'s ownership of the Intellectual Property Rights set forth in the Terms of Service, you understand and agree that without a license agreement with Virtual World Research Inc., we do not authorize you to make use of the Galaxy Marks. Use of the Galaxy Marks in whole or in part, including without limitation "A Galaxy Beyond," "AGB," and the AGB logo, is subject to the guidelines and terms of any applicable license provided in the A Galaxy Beyond Trademark Guidelines and A Galaxy Beyond Brand Center.
With respect to the source code for certain Software that has been released by Virtual World Research Inc. under an open source license (such as the Galaxy Viewer), such software code must be used in accordance with the applicable open source license terms and conditions.
1.2. Virtual World Research Inc. grants you certain licenses to access and use A Galaxy Beyond while you are in compliance with the Agreements.
Virtual World Research Inc. is thrilled to support the amazing creativity of the artists who take snapshots and make machinima in A Galaxy Beyond. Subject to compliance with all applicable terms and conditions, Virtual World Research Inc. grants you certain copyright licenses as provided in the A Galaxy Beyond Snapshot and Machinima Policy.
1.3. You also grant Virtual World Research Inc. and other users of A Galaxy Beyond a license to use in snapshots and machinima your Content that is displayed in publicly accessible areas of the A Galaxy Beyond.
In addition to the rights granted in Section 2.5 of the Terms of Service, you agree to the restrictions and requirements of our Snapshot and Machinima Policy. The foregoing license is referred to as the "Snapshot and Machinima Content License."
1.4. You shall be responsible for restricting access to Content for which you do not wish to grant a User Content License.
You agree that the User Content License set forth in the Terms of Service does not apply to content that is located on an island or region that is not publicly accessible. If you do not wish to grant users of A Galaxy Beyond a User Content License, you agree that it is your obligation to avoid displaying or making available your Content to other users. For example, an island or estate holder may use Virtual Land tools to limit or restrict other users' access to the Virtual Land and thus the Content on the Virtual Land.
1.5. You may grant certain Content licenses to other users through the A Galaxy Beyond permissions system.
Your interactions with A Galaxy Beyond may include use of the A Galaxy Beyond permissions system and the copy, modify, and transfer settings for indicating how other users may use, reproduce, distribute, prepare derivative works of, display, or perform your Content in A Galaxy Beyond subject to the Agreements.
1.6. You agree to respect the Intellectual Property Rights of other users, Virtual World Research Inc., and third parties.
You agree that you will not copy, transfer, or distribute outside of A Galaxy Beyond any Content that contains any Galaxy Content, in whole or in part or in modified or unmodified form, except as allowed by the Snapshot and Machinima Policy, or that infringes or violates any Intellectual Property Rights of Virtual World Research Inc., other Content Providers, or any third parties.
Any access to or use of A Galaxy Beyond through a software client other than the Galaxy Software that logs into the Servers (referred to as a "Third-Party Viewer") is subject to the Terms of Service, this A Galaxy Beyond Policy, and the terms of the Policy on Third-Party Viewers. The Policy on Third-Party Viewers provides required and prohibited functionality for Third-Party Viewers as well as other terms for those who use, develop, or distribute Third-Party Viewers; however, Virtual World Research Inc. offers and supports A Galaxy Beyond only as offered by Virtual World Research Inc. and is not obligated to allow access to or use of A Galaxy Beyond by any software or means not provided by Virtual World Research Inc. You understand and agree that Virtual World Research Inc. is not responsible or liable for any aspect of A Galaxy Beyond that is accessed or experienced using software or other means not provided by Virtual World Research Inc.
Certain of the fonts in the Meta family of copyrighted typefaces are used in A Galaxy Beyond under license from FSI FontShop International. You acknowledge that you may not copy any Meta font that is included in the Viewer and that you may use any such Meta font solely to the extent necessary to use the Galaxy Software in A Galaxy Beyond and that you will not use such Meta fonts for any other purpose whatsoever.
2. Eligibility to Use A Galaxy Beyond
2.1. Age Requirements for Use of Areas of A Galaxy Beyond
Over 19 Users. If you are at least nineteen (19) years of age (and the legal age of majority in your jurisdiction, if greater), then you may access certain areas of A Galaxy Beyond, in accordance with our Skill Gaming Policy.
Over 18 Users. If you are at least eighteen (18) years of age (or the legal age of majority in your jurisdiction, if greater), then you may use any public area of A Galaxy Beyond, in accordance with our Content Guidelines and Maturity Ratings.
Under 18 Users. If you are less than eighteen (18) years of age (or the legal age of majority in your jurisdiction, if greater) and over sixteen (16) years of age, then you may access the General area of A Galaxy Beyond in accordance with our Content Guidelines and Maturity Ratings.
2.2. A Galaxy Beyond Age and/or Location Verification for Moderate, Adult Only, and Skill Gaming.
In order to access A Galaxy Beyond regions or listings designated as "Moderate" or "Adult Only" Content (which Content may be explicitly sexual, intensely violent or otherwise designated as Adult under our Maturity Ratings ("Adult Only Content")), you affirm that you are at least eighteen (18) years of age, or the age of legal majority where you reside if that jurisdiction has an older age of majority. You further agree that as a condition to accessing Moderate and/or Adult Only A Galaxy Beyond, you will submit to account verification as required by Virtual World Research Inc., and provide only true and accurate identification documentation to Virtual World Research Inc. or its third party service providers to verify your age. You further acknowledge that you will comply with our Maturity Ratings, and conduct any activities we have defined as Moderate and/or Adult only within regions designated as Moderate and/or Adult.
In order to access A Galaxy Beyond regions listed as a "Skill Gaming Region" (which may include Content such as games of skill where users utilize Galaxy Dollars to participate and receive Galaxy Dollars in connection with their participation ("Skill Gaming," as further described in the Skill Gaming Policy)), you affirm that you (i) are at least nineteen (19) years of age, or the age of legal majority where you reside if that jurisdiction has an older age of majority; and (ii) reside in, and are accessing a Skill Gaming Region from, a jurisdiction in which participation in Skill Gaming is legally authorized. You further agree that as a condition to accessing a Skill Gaming Region, you will submit to account verification as required by Virtual World Research Inc. and provide only true and accurate identification documentation to Virtual World Research Inc. or its third party service providers to verify age and location. You further acknowledge that you will comply with our Skill Gaming Policy, and conduct any activities we have defined as Skill Gaming only within regions designated as a Skill Gaming Region.
Gaming that qualifies as gambling that is prohibited or requires a governmental license or other approval under any applicable United States or international law is always prohibited under the Agreements.
2.3. Requirements for Sponsoring Organizations.
If you are an organization which sponsors affiliated accounts, you represent that (i) you will keep all content in the area General, as defined in our Maturity Content Guidelines, (ii) you are solely responsible for all content and activities that take place within your estate in A Galaxy Beyond, and (iii) you will comply with such guidelines as Virtual World Research Inc. may issue from time to time with respect to any affiliated account program.
3. Fee and Billing Policy
3.1. "Galaxy Dollars" are virtual tokens that we license. Each Galaxy Dollar is a virtual token representing contractual permission from Virtual World Research Inc. to access features of A Galaxy Beyond. Galaxy Dollars are available for Purchase or distribution at Virtual World Research Inc.'s discretion, and are not redeemable for monetary value from Virtual World Research Inc.
A Galaxy Beyond includes a component of virtual tokens ("Galaxy Dollars" or "G$"), each of which constitutes a limited license permission to use features of A Galaxy Beyond as set forth below. Virtual World Research Inc. may or may not charge fees to acquire or use Galaxy Dollars, and these fees may change at any time.
Each Galaxy Dollar that you may acquire constitutes a limited license granted to you by Virtual World Research Inc. to access and use Content, applications, services, and various user-created features in A Galaxy Beyond, and is digitally represented in A Galaxy Beyond as a virtual token that can be traded and/or transferred in A Galaxy Beyond with other users (and/or Virtual World Research Inc.) in exchange for permission to access and use specific Content, applications, services, and various user-created features, in each case in accordance with this A Galaxy Beyond Policy and the Terms of Service. Galaxy Dollars are transferable by the holder to any other user, provided that both users comply with these Terms of Service, maintain their Accounts in good standing, and are not delinquent on any Account payment requirements. Except as expressly permitted by this A Galaxy Beyond Policy or otherwise expressly permitted by Virtual World Research Inc., Galaxy Dollars may not be sublicensed, encumbered, conveyed or made subject to any right of survivorship or other disposition by operation of law or otherwise, and you agree that any attempted disposition in violation of these Terms of Service is null and void. Virtual World Research Inc. may revoke any Galaxy Dollar at any time without notice, refund or compensation in the event that: (i) the Galaxy Dollar program is suspended or discontinued; (ii) Virtual World Research Inc. determines that fraud or other illegal conduct is associated with the holder's Account; (iii) Virtual World Research Inc. imposes a fixed time period during which the license rights provided by the Galaxy Dollar may be exercised; (iv) the holder's Account is terminated for violation of these Terms of Service; or (v) the holder becomes delinquent on any of that user's Account payment requirements, ceases to maintain an active Account or terminates any of the Agreements.
You acknowledge that Galaxy Dollars are not currency or any type of currency substitute or financial instrument, and are not redeemable for any sum of money from Virtual World Research Inc. at any time. You agree that Virtual World Research Inc. has the right to manage, regulate, control, and/or modify the license rights underlying such Galaxy Dollars as it sees fit, and may revalue or make such license rights more or less common, valuable, effective, or functional, and that Virtual World Research Inc. will have no liability to you based on its exercise of this right. Virtual World Research Inc. makes no guarantee as to the nature, quality or value of the features of A Galaxy Beyond that will be accessible through the use of Galaxy Dollars, or the availability or supply of Galaxy Dollars. As Virtual World Research Inc. deems necessary, in its sole and absolute discretion, we may limit the total amount of Galaxy Dollars that may be purchased at any one time, and/or limit the aggregate amount of Galaxy Dollars that may be held in your Account.
3.2. A Galaxy Beyond may offer a Galaxy Dollar exchange (the "Galaxy Index exchange" or "Galaxy Index"), which shall be subject to the terms and conditions applied by an applicable Payment Service Provider.
A Galaxy Beyond may include a component called the "Galaxy Index exchange" or the "Galaxy Index," which refers to an aspect of A Galaxy Beyond through which Virtual World Research Inc. permits Galaxy Dollars to be purchased by a user or exchanged by a user with Virtual World Research Inc. You acknowledge that your use of the Galaxy Index is subject to the terms and conditions set forth by an applicable Payment Service Provider. If you do not so agree, you are prohibited from accessing or using the Galaxy Index.
Virtual World Research Inc. or its Payment Service Provider may halt, suspend, discontinue, or reverse any Galaxy Index exchange transaction (whether proposed, pending or past) in cases of actual or suspected fraud, violations of other laws or regulations, or deliberate disruptions to or interference with A Galaxy Beyond.
3.3. Galaxy Dollars may not be purchased or sold outside of the Galaxy Index exchange.
Any purchase or sale of Galaxy Dollars through any means other than the Galaxy Index is not permitted and is considered a violation of these Terms of Service which may result in suspension or termination of your Account.
3.4. "Virtual Land" is Virtual Space in A Galaxy Beyond that we license.
A Galaxy Beyond includes a component of Virtual Space that is stored on our Servers and made available in the form of virtual units ("Virtual Land"). Virtual Land is the graphical representation of three-dimensional virtual world space. Virtual World Research Inc. may or may not charge fees for the right to acquire, transfer or access Virtual Land, and these fees may change at any time.
When you acquire Virtual Land, Virtual World Research Inc. hereby grants you a limited license ("Virtual Land License") to access and use features of A Galaxy Beyond associated with the virtual unit(s) of space corresponding to the identifiers of the Virtual Land within A Galaxy Beyond as designated by Virtual World Research Inc., in accordance with this A Galaxy Beyond Policy, the Terms of Service and any other applicable policies, including the A Galaxy Beyond Mainland Policies as they exist from time to time. The Virtual Land License is transferable by the holder to any other user provided that both users and the proposed transfer comply with the Terms of Service, maintain their accounts in good standing, and are not delinquent on any Account payment requirements. Except as expressly permitted by this A Galaxy Beyond Policy, this Virtual Land License may not otherwise be encumbered, conveyed or made subject to any right of survivorship or other disposition and any attempted disposition in violation of the Agreements is null and void. Virtual World Research Inc. may revoke the Virtual Land License at any time without notice, refund or compensation in the event that: (i) Virtual World Research Inc. determines that fraud, illegal conduct or any other violations of the Agreements are associated with the holder's Account or Virtual Land; or (ii) the holder becomes delinquent on any of that user's Account's payment requirements, ceases to maintain an active Account or terminates any of the Agreements.
You may permit or deny other users to access your Virtual Land on terms determined by you. Any agreement you make with other users relating to use or access to your Virtual Land must be consistent with the Agreements, and no such agreement can abrogate, nullify, void or modify the Agreements.
You acknowledge that Virtual Land is a limited license right and is not a real property right or actual real estate, and it is not redeemable for any sum of money from Virtual World Research Inc. You acknowledge that the use of the words "Buy," "Sell" and similar terms carry the same meaning of referring to the transfer of the Virtual Land License as they do with respect to the Galaxy Dollar License. You agree that Virtual World Research Inc. has the right to manage, regulate, control, modify and/or eliminate such Virtual Land as it sees fit and that Virtual World Research Inc. shall have no liability to you based on its exercise of such right. Virtual World Research Inc. makes no guarantee as to the nature of the features of A Galaxy Beyond that will be accessible through the use of Virtual Land, or the availability or supply of Virtual Land.
4. Conduct by Users of A Galaxy Beyond
In addition to the rules of conduct set forth in the Terms of Service, you agree that you will not:
(i) Use robots or other automated means to increase traffic to any Virtual Land;
(ii) Operate or profit from a "game of chance". For more information please see our Policy Regarding Wagering in A Galaxy Beyond;
(iii) Operate or profit from a virtual "bank" In A Galaxy Beyond. For more information please see our Banking Policy;
(iv) Post, display or transmit any Content that is explicitly sexual, intensely violent or otherwise designated as Adult under our Maturity ratings, except as set forth in those ratings.
(v) Violate our A Galaxy Beyond Mainland Policies, each of which is incorporated into this A Galaxy Beyond Policy;
(vi) Violate our Maturity Content Guidelines. A region designated General is not allowed to advertise or make available content or activity that is sexually explicit, violent, or depicts nudity;
(vii) If you are an adult, impersonate a minor for the purpose of interacting with a minor using A Galaxy Beyond, or stalk, harass, or engage in any sexual, suggestive, lewd, lascivious, or otherwise inappropriate conduct with minors on A Galaxy Beyond, or attempt to contact or meet with such minor outside A Galaxy Beyond, including without limitation electronically or physically, if you have reason to know or A Galaxy Beyond concludes that you should have known you were interacting with a minor on A Galaxy Beyond, or otherwise engage in any conduct that violates our Teen Safety Guidelines;
(viii) Post, display or transmit any material, object or text that encourages, represents, or facilitates sexual "age play," i.e., using child-like avatars in a sexualized manner. This activity is grounds for immediate termination. You may review our full Age Play Policy here. You understand and agree that we may report any and all such incidents and any and all of your corresponding personal information to any authorities we deem appropriate, whether or not it in and of itself violates the law of your (or any) jurisdiction; or
(ix) Use "[agbgaming]" as a prefix in the root object name field of any Content, unless otherwise approved by Virtual World Research Inc.
5. A Galaxy Beyond Intellectual Property Policy
Virtual World Research Inc. encourages the creation of original content in A Galaxy Beyond. You should not use copyrighted, trademarked, or celebrity material in A Galaxy Beyond. The A Galaxy Beyond Intellectual Property Policy describes how Virtual World Research Inc. treats trademark, copyright, and celebrity issues in A Galaxy Beyond. We operate an intellectual property complaint process for complaints that User Content infringes another's Intellectual Property Rights, the details of which are described in the Intellectual Property Infringement Notification Policy.
6. Privacy and Your Personal Information
Your privacy is important to us. Our Privacy Policy sets forth the conditions under which you provide personal and other information to us. You understand and agree that through your use of A Galaxy Beyond you consent to the collection and use of your information in accordance with our Privacy Policy. We encourage you to review our Privacy Policy, which describes our use and disclosure of information we collect on A Galaxy Beyond.
If you object to your information being used or disclosed as described therein, please do not use A Galaxy Beyond.
7. Related Policies
The following related policies are incorporated by reference in and made part of this A Galaxy Beyond Policy, and provide additional terms, conditions and guidelines regarding A Galaxy Beyond. A copy of all policies affecting your use of A Galaxy Beyond can also be found in your in-galaxy inventory under the AGB Policies folder in your A Galaxy Beyond Library.
- Virtual World Research Inc. Terms of Service
- Virtual World Research Inc. Privacy Policy
- Community Standards
- Content Guidelines
- Intellectual Property Infringement Notification Policy
- Policy on Third Party Viewers
- A Galaxy Beyond Age Play Policy
- A Galaxy Beyond Banking Policy
- A Galaxy Beyond Billing Policy
- A Galaxy Beyond Fee Schedule
- A Galaxy Beyond Gambling Policy
- A Galaxy Beyond Mainland Policies
- A Galaxy Beyond Marketplace Fee and Listing Policies
- A Galaxy Beyond Maturity Ratings Policies
- A Galaxy Beyond Skill Gaming Policy
- A Galaxy Beyond Snapshot and Machinima Policy
- A Galaxy Beyond Trademark Guidelines
Effective: July 31, 2022