Terms of use

User Agreement of the MW-ESSENCE Website

The internet resource MW-ESSENCE, located at https://mw-essence.io/, contains information about video games, their creators, and news related to the gaming industry.

The use of the website is only possible with full and unconditional agreement to the terms of this User Agreement. Users who partially or completely disagree with these terms must immediately cease any use of the website.

1. TERMS AND DEFINITIONS

For the purposes of this User Agreement, the following terms have the following meanings:

  • Website Administration: This entity possesses all exclusive property rights to the website (including the website's domain name), materials posted on the website, and administers and manages it.

  • Database: A collection of information placed or posted on the website. All information posted on the website, as well as the selection, grouping, and placement of information, is the intellectual property of the Website Administration and/or other right holders.

  • Information: Any information posted or placed by the User or Website Administration on the website, including but not limited to personal information of the User, links to other websites, any text messages, game reviews, comments, photos (images), audio and/or video materials, computer programs, and other files.

  • Moderation: The modification and removal of any information available on the website, including that added by Users.

  • User: Any person using the website. A User who has completed the registration procedure, obtained a login and password, is considered a registered User and has their own Profile. Any User accessing and using the website automatically agrees to this User Agreement and accepts the requirements set forth in this User Agreement.

  • User Content: Any content (text, video, images, reviews, comments, etc.) created by Users and posted on the website.

  • User Profile (account): A special section of the website protected by a password. The Profile contains information about the User, which is provided by the User themselves. Each User has the right to have only one Profile.

  • User's Personal Information: Any information that the User provides about themselves during registration (Profile creation) or while using the website, including personal data of the User, information that is automatically transmitted to the Website Administration during the use of the website through software installed on the User's device, including IP address, information from cookies, information about the User's browser, and other data about the User.

  • Website: An internet resource located at https://mw-essence.io/. Depending on the context, the term "Website" may also refer to the website's software, design (graphic design), the database, any section (subsection) of the website, as well as the Information posted on the website by the Website Administration and Users. All exclusive property rights to the website belong to the Website Administration.

  • Spam: Email and other mailings of advertising, informational, promotional, or other content received without the recipients' consent.

Any terms and definitions used in this User Agreement but not listed in the "Terms and Definitions" section shall be interpreted in accordance with their meaning derived from the text of this User Agreement. In the event of any discrepancies regarding the interpretation of a term or concept used in the User Agreement, the interpretation determined by the Website Administration shall apply.

2. SUBJECT OF THE GENERAL PROVISIONS OF THE USER AGREEMENT

This User Agreement (hereinafter referred to as the "Agreement" or "Rules") establishes the rules and conditions for using the Website and posting Information on it. It represents a contract between the User and the Website Administration, which replaces all previous agreements between the User and the Website Administration.

Accessing the Website, using the Website, and/or performing any other actions on the Website by the User signifies that the User accepts and agrees to comply with all the terms of this Agreement. By undergoing the User registration process on the Website, the User acknowledges acceptance of this Agreement.

The Website Administration reserves the right at any time and for any reason, without prior notice:

  • To restrict Users' access, limit, or terminate access to the Website.
  • To deny Users on any grounds to post, move, or delete any materials on the Website.
  • To block or delete User accounts (accounts) as well as delete or remove any information contained in User account files.

By accepting this User Agreement, the User confirms that the Website Administration does not bear any responsibility to the User or any third parties for the execution of any of the actions specified in the Agreement.

The User understands and agrees that the use of the Website may be accompanied by advertisements, and such advertising is necessary for the operation of the Website. The User also undertakes not to limit the display of such advertisements or announcements by making changes to HTML/CSS or by other means. By using the Website, the User acknowledges the right of the Website Administration to place such advertisements without prior notice and without any compensation to the User or other users. The nature and quantity of the advertising displayed on the Website are determined and changed at the discretion of the Website Administration. Correspondence and business relations with advertisers or participation in advertising campaigns conducted by advertisers, including payment, delivery, including the conditions, guarantees, and presentations of relevant services or products mentioned in or found as a result of such relations, create rights and obligations exclusively between the User and the advertiser. The User agrees that the Website Administration is not responsible for any losses or damages incurred as a result of interaction with advertisers and/or the presence of advertisements on the Website.

3. REGISTRATION ON THE WEBSITE

To access all the features of the Website, the User must complete the registration procedure on the Website. User registration is possible by performing a series of consecutive actions to fill out a registration form in electronic form, as a result of which such person becomes a registered User, receives an individual login and password to access all the features of the Website.

The Website Administration has the right to block and/or delete a User's Profile, deny access to all or some of the Website's features, and delete User Information without explanation, including in case of User violation of the terms of the Agreement, as well as if the User provides false information about themselves or if the Website Administration has grounds to believe that the information provided by the User is untrue, incomplete, or inaccurate, and violates the terms of this Agreement, or if the User uses someone else's information.

4. AUTHORIZATION ON THE WEBSITE

Each registered User has their unique login and password required for authorization on the Website. These individual login and password are intended solely for this registered User.

The User agrees not to disclose, not to transfer their login and password to third parties, and to make every effort to ensure that their login and password are not available to third parties. An individual login and/or password provide access to sections of the Website available only to registered Users, as well as to personal pages of the Website intended exclusively for this User.

If anyone other than the User logs into the Website using the User's login and password, all actions taken by such person will be considered as actions taken by this User. The User is solely responsible for all actions taken by them on the Website, as well as for all actions taken on the Website by any other persons using the User's login and password.

The registered User is solely responsible for the security of their login and password, as well as for all consequences that may arise as a result of their unauthorized and/or other use.

In case of unauthorized use of their login and password or suspicion of such use, as well as in case of any violations or suspicions of violation of the confidentiality of their account, the User must immediately notify the Website Administration.

The Website Administration is not responsible for any possible loss or damage to Information that may occur due to User violation of the provisions of this section of this Agreement.

5. USER'S PERSONAL INFORMATION

When processing the User's Personal Information, the Website Administration commits to take all organizational and technical measures to protect the User's Personal Information from unauthorized or accidental access, destruction, alteration, blocking, copying, distribution, as well as other unlawful actions by third parties. However, it is possible that due to a Website malfunction, viral or hacker attacks, technical failures, and other circumstances, the User's Personal Information may become accessible to other individuals. The User understands and agrees that they will not make any claims against the Website Administration in connection with this.

Although the Website Administration requires minimal information from the User during registration and authorization on the site, the User, at their discretion and desire, may add personal data and agrees that their Personal Information contained in the User's Profile is public, and any Website User can access it.

The User agrees that the Website Administration collects, stores, and performs other actions with the processing of the User's Personal Information for the following purposes:

  • Identifying the User within the framework of agreements and contracts with the Website Administration.
  • Sending notifications, messages, and information related to the use of the Website.
  • Contacting the User to provide services and processing requests and applications from the User.
  • Improving the quality of the Website, its ease of use, developing new services and features.
  • Targeting advertising materials.
  • Conducting statistical and other research based on depersonalized User data.

The User confirms that by posting their Personal Information on the Website, they do so voluntarily and that they voluntarily provide this information to the Website Administration. The Website Administration does not intend to collect information that is considered personal data under applicable law unless such information is voluntarily provided by the User. By voluntarily providing their personal data, the User consents to the processing of their personal data, including its transfer and processing in accordance with applicable law. If the User does not want their personal data to be processed, they should not provide it on the Website.

The User undertakes not to post personal information of other individuals on the Website without their consent and/or use the personal information of other Users in any way that does not comply with the requirements of the applicable law, for unlawful and/or illegal purposes, and for any other purposes that do not correspond to the purposes of using the Website.

The User has the right to change and/or supplement their Personal Information or any part thereof at any time, provided that this does not violate the terms of this Agreement.

The User has the right to delete the Personal Information provided by them in their Profile by contacting the website administration through the Feedback form. This action may limit the User's access to some of the Website's features and sections.

The Website Administration is not responsible for the use of the User's Personal Information by other individuals, including individuals to whom the Website Administration has provided the User's Personal Information in accordance with clause 5.9.

Without prejudice to other provisions of the Agreement, the Website Administration has the right to transfer the User's Personal Information to third parties in the following cases:

  • The User has given their consent to such actions.
  • The transfer is necessary within the framework of the User's use of the Website or to provide services to the User.
  • Such transfer is provided for by the established legislative procedure.
  • Such transfer occurs within the framework of the sale or other transfer of a business (in whole or in part), in which case all obligations to comply with the terms of this Agreement in relation to the received Personal Information of the User are transferred to the acquirer.
  • To protect the rights and legitimate interests of the Website Administration or third parties in cases where the User violates the terms of this Agreement.
  • Transfer between entities affiliated with the Website Administration. In this case, all obligations to comply with the terms of this Agreement regarding the Personal Information received are transferred to the recipient. Detailed terms of collection, processing, and protection of User information are set out in the Privacy Policy.

6. FEATURES OF POSTING INFORMATION ON THE WEBSITE

6.1. The User agrees that they bear exclusive responsibility for any materials publicly posted on the Website or confidentially transmitted through the technical capabilities provided to the User on the Website. By accepting these Rules, the User confirms that they possess all intellectual property rights in relation to User content and grant the Company the right to use, copy, create derivative works, distribute, publicly display and reproduce, store, transmit, send, publish User content and its subsequent revisions for the purposes of (i) reproducing User content on the Website; (ii) distributing User content through electronic or other means of communication for the purpose of allowing other users to download or otherwise obtain such content, and/or (iii) storing User content in a remote database open to access by other users. If the User does not have the proper rights to post any Information on the Website, the User agrees not to post such Information.

6.2. When using the Website, Users may encounter content that may cause harm or damage, is indecent or offensive, or contains inaccurate information. The User assumes all risks associated with using such content. The Website Administration has the right to remove any content that violates this User Agreement or is offensive, but is not obligated to remove such content.

6.3. When using the Website, the User agrees to:

  • Not disrupt the normal operation of the Website.
  • Not post on the Website or send through the Website to anyone else the following Information:
    • Threats, defamation, or insults.
    • Content that tarnishes the reputation and/or dignity of third parties.
    • Content that violates the rights and legally protected interests of third parties, including copyright.
    • Content that violates the privacy rights of individuals or public order.
    • Content that promotes and/or contains discrimination based on race, ethnicity, gender, age, religion, social status, sexual orientation, political beliefs, or other characteristics.
    • Content that contributes to or incites changes to the constitutional order, incites war, religious, racial, or interethnic discord, or infringes on the rights of minorities.
    • Content that includes attempts to incite enmity or calls to violence.
    • Pornographic materials or other materials that offend morality.
    • Extremist materials.
    • Content that offends the religious feelings of citizens.
    • Knowingly false and misleading information.
    • Materials whose sole purpose of posting is to redirect to an external website.
    • Links to download full versions of any games leaked on the network or beta versions.
    • Any content that is of a "commissioned" nature, i.e., Information created in someone else's interests that do not correspond to the purposes of the Website.
    • Other Information that does not comply with the requirements of applicable law and/or this Agreement.

It is prohibited to intentionally clutter the Website sections with useless, uninformative messages, messages consisting of randomly repeating characters, and to repeatedly send identical messages, including messages consisting of images or special characters that stretch the site page in any direction, as well as by constantly using transliteration, Caps Lock, or excessive use of text formatting tags in such a way that it interferes with other users of the Website. Any actions detrimental to the site in any way are also prohibited.

Public condemnation of the administration (including moderators, as representatives of the Website Administration) is prohibited when using the Website. Criticizing in terms of moderation and/or administration of the site, arguing, or disputing with moderators or administrators is prohibited.

The User agrees not to post on the Website and/or through/using the Website any malicious software (viruses, trojans, worms, etc.) or other computer codes, files, or programs designed to disrupt, modify, block, destroy, or limit the functionality of any computer or telecommunications equipment and software or programs for unauthorized access.

The User undertakes not to distribute and/or use any computer programs, robots ("spiders"), or other automatic algorithms and methods aimed at "downloading" (collecting), unlawfully transmitting, copying, blocking, modifying, destroying, or limiting the functionality of any computer or telecommunications equipment and software or programs for circumventing the restrictions set by the Website Administration in the Website settings.

The User agrees not to post on the Website and/or through/using the Website any advertising information without the prior consent of the Website Administration.

The User agrees to:

  • Not collect, store, distribute, process, or take any other actions with the Personal Information of other Users.
  • Not post on the Website and/or through/using the Website any links to other Internet resources, the content of which contradicts the requirements of applicable law and/or this Agreement.
  • Prior to posting any information on the Website and/or through/using the Website (including, but not limited to, images of other individuals, texts of various content, audio recordings, and videos), assess the legality of their placement.
  • Not disseminate Spam, "chain letters," internet earning systems, pyramid schemes, multi-level marketing, or email businesses on the Website.
  • Not assist in or commit any unlawful and illegal actions using the Website that contravene the requirements of applicable law and/or this Agreement.
  • Not post information on the Website and/or through the Website directed at extortion or solicitation of money from other Users and/or third parties.

The Website Administration does not check and does not have the technical and factual ability to verify all Information posted by the User on the Website for compliance with legal requirements and the provisions of this Agreement, as such verification would make it impossible for the Website to function. However, the Website Administration may do so at any time at its discretion if there are doubts in this regard.

The Website Administration provides the User with the opportunity to post Information on the Website but assumes no responsibility for the accuracy and legality of the Information posted by the User on the Website.

Links to any other website, product, work, or service, Information of a commercial or non-commercial nature posted on the Website by the User and/or as advertisements, do not constitute an endorsement or recommendation of such Information by the Website Administration.

The Website Administration may, at its discretion, refuse to post and/or delete any Information that the User intends to post/has posted on the Website.

7. USE OF THE WEBSITE

The User may use the Website only in accordance with this Agreement and solely by those methods provided by the technical capabilities of the Website.

The Website contains links to websites owned by third parties and may have a commercial nature. Posting third-party content on the Website and links to third-party websites is not an endorsement of such content or websites. The website administration is not responsible for the content of such websites or the content on them. Furthermore, the website administration is not responsible for any goods and services offered through links to websites owned by third parties. Any interactions with third parties, including operations related to payment, delivery of goods and services, are the User's sole responsibility. The website administration is not responsible and does not assume any obligations in the event of losses or damages of any kind resulting from any such operations between the User and third parties. Any questions, claims, or complaints regarding any goods or services should be directed to the respective seller's address.

8. LIABILITY

The Website Administration makes commercially reasonable efforts to ensure the continuous operation of the Website; however, it does not guarantee the absence of interruptions due to technical malfunctions, maintenance work, and does not guarantee the full or partial operability of the Website/Service.

By agreeing to this, the User confirms their agreement to indemnify, provide legal protection, and release the Website Administration and all our officers, directors, owners, employees, agents, information providers, affiliated companies, partners, and licensors (collectively referred to as "Partners") from any liability, loss, expenses, and costs (including attorney's fees) incurred by any participant based on any claim, including but not limited to claims for damage to reputation, violation of the rights of public use, and/or violation of the right to privacy, as well as for infringement of copyright or trademark rights, in connection with the following actions:

  • Use of the Website.
  • Any use or purported use of a User's account and password by any other person (user), whether or not such user has been given permission for such use.
  • The content, quality, and content of the content that the User posts on the Website.
  • The User's violation of this Agreement.
  • The User's violation of the rights of any other natural or legal person.

The Website Administration does not guarantee that the Information posted on the Website will be available at all times or will not be deleted or lost. The Website Administration is not responsible for malfunctions and delays in the operation of the Website, as well as for the possible consequences of such malfunctions and delays.

The Administration is not responsible for all offensive, knowingly false, and factually inaccurate information, as well as other information that violates the current legislation, posted by third parties but makes every effort to remove such information from the Website upon the request of copyright holders and Users. The responsibility for this information lies with the individuals who posted it.

All information posted on the Website, including the design and layout of the Website, is provided "as is." The Website Administration disclaims all warranties that the Website may or may not be suitable for specific purposes.

In the event of claims by third parties against the Website Administration related to the User's use of the Website, the User undertakes to independently settle such claims with third parties, protecting the Website Administration from possible losses and disputes.

9. OTHER PROVISIONS

This Agreement is governed and construed in accordance with the laws of . Matters not regulated by this Agreement shall be resolved in accordance with legislation. All disputes arising from the relationships governed by this Agreement shall be resolved in accordance with the current legislation of . Throughout this Agreement, unless explicitly stated otherwise, the term "legislation" shall be understood as the legislation of .

The User and the Website Administration will attempt to resolve all disputes and disagreements between them through negotiations. In case it is impossible to resolve disputes and disagreements through negotiations, they shall be considered by the competent court of .

Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as establishing agency relationships, partnership relationships, joint activities, personal hiring relationships, or any other relationships not directly provided for in this Agreement between the User and the Website Administration.

If any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid or unenforceable by a court, this shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement.

This Agreement is drawn up in the Russian language and may be provided to the User in other languages in some cases. In case of discrepancies between the Russian version of the Agreement and the version of the Agreement in another language, the provisions of the Russian version of this Agreement shall apply.

In the event of inaction by the Website Administration in case of User or other Users' violations of the provisions of this Agreement, the Website Administration reserves the right to take appropriate actions to protect its interests at any time. Inaction does not constitute a waiver by the Website Administration of its rights in case of similar and/or similar violations in the future.

This Agreement may be amended by the Website Administration without any special notice, and the new version of the Agreement comes into force from the moment of its publication on the Internet unless otherwise provided by the new version of the Agreement. If, after such changes to the Agreement, the User continues to use the Website, the User thereby confirms their agreement with the changes. If at any time the User can no longer comply with the terms of the Agreement, the User must immediately stop using the Website.

The Website Administration may also impose restrictions on certain features and services or restrict the User's access to the entire Website or certain parts of it, without notice and without being liable for technical or security reasons, to prevent unauthorized access, data loss, data destruction, or if the Website Administration believes, in its sole discretion, that the User is violating this Agreement or other laws.

The proper addresses for sending legally significant messages are as follows:

  • For the Website Administration: the contact form available at the Feedback link.
  • For the User: the email address specified in the User's Profile or the email address provided when contacting the contact form.

This Agreement constitutes a public offer. The User's agreement to the terms of this Agreement (acceptance) is considered to be the actual use of the Website, its services, and the use of any Information posted on it. Copyright holders

If you have found your intellectual property (photos, texts, etc.) illegally published on the Website, please contact the Website Administration to resolve the issue by filling out the appropriate Feedback form.