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Please do not use our Website if you disagree with any part of the Terms of Service, including, for example: the waiver of your right to a jury trial (see Section 15(B) for more); the requirement to arbitrate any disputes with us (rather than, for example, resolving the dispute in court)(see Section 15(A) for more); and the prohibition of class action lawsuits against us (see Section 15(F) for more).

We have other terms and policies that apply to you, so please also review our: Privacy Policy Community Rules

Summary of Important changes since the last version: This summary is here for your convenience, so you can see what changes we’ve made to our terms since you last read them. This is not actually part of our agreement with you, and does not cover every single change we made. We hope it helps. Added a section regarding the YouTube Terms of Service, which apply to the extent that you use the parts of our site that use YouTube.

You affirm that you are either more than 18 years of age, or an emancipated minor, or possess legal parental or guardian consent, and are fully able and competent to enter into the terms, conditions, obligations, affirmations, representations, and warranties set forth in these Terms of Service, and to abide by and comply with these Terms of Service. You affirm that you are over the age of 18, as the Geek Websites are not intended for children under 18. If you are under 18 years of age then you are not permitted to have an account on the Geek Websites.

All websites maintained by us, i.e., BoardGameGeek, LLC and our affiliates (collectively, “BoardGameGeek”), including without limitation all content and functionality available through the BoardGameGeek.com, RPGGeek.com, VideoGameGeek.com, and geekdo.com domain names and subdomains, including any website extensions such as widgets and gadgets, and all products, software, applications, and services offered through the websites, shall be collectively referred to as "the Geek Websites". By using and/or visiting the Geek Websites you, the user, signify your agreement to (1) these terms and conditions (the "Terms of Service"), (2) BoardGameGeek's privacy policy, available at boardgamegeek.com/privacy, and incorporated herein by reference (the "BoardGameGeek Privacy Policy"), and (3) the BoardGameGeek Community Rules, available at boardgamegeek.com/community_rules, and incorporated herein by reference (the "BoardGameGeek Community Rules"), and any modifications thereto. If you do not agree to the Terms of Service, the BoardGameGeek Privacy Policy, and the BoardGameGeek Community Rules, then you are not permitted to use and/or visit this Website.

These Terms of Service apply to all users of the Geek Websites. BoardGameGeek reserves the right to amend these Terms of Service at any time. BoardGameGeek will post a notification of any such modifications in the Official Terms of Service Modification Thread, available at http://www.boardgamegeek.com/thread/509198 (the "Official Modification Thread"). It is your responsibility to either periodically review these Terms of Service for any such modifications or to subscribe to the Official Modification Thread in order to be notified of modifications. Each modification to these Terms of Service shall become effective ten days after a notification of the modification is posted in the Official Modification Thread. Your continued use of the Geek Websites after the modification of these Terms of Service becomes effective following this ten day period signifies your assent to and acceptance of the amended terms and provisions. If you do not agree to the announced changes, you have the option of deleting your account before the end of the 10 day period.

Some features of the Geek Websites make use of YouTube API services. To the extent that you use the features of the sites that involve YouTube, you agree to be bound by the YouTube terms of service.

BoardGameGeek may contain links to third party websites that are not owned or controlled by BoardGameGeek. Also, BoardGameGeek is not affiliated with or responsible for any mobile apps based on the Geek Websites. BoardGameGeek has no control over, and--except to the extent required by applicable law--assumes no responsibility for, the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third party websites. In addition, BoardGameGeek will not and cannot censor or edit the content of any third party site. Accordingly, we encourage you to be aware when you leave BoardGameGeek and to read the terms and conditions and privacy policy of each other website that you visit. By using the Geek Websites, you expressly relieve BoardGameGeek from any and all liability arising from your use of any third party website or mobile apps.

In order to access some features of the Geek Websites, you will have to create a BoardGameGeek account. You may never use another individual's account without permission. When creating your account, you must provide accurate and complete information. You are solely responsible for the activity that occurs on your account, and you must keep your account password secure. You must notify BoardGameGeek immediately of any breach of security or unauthorized use of your account. Although BoardGameGeek is not liable for your losses caused by any unauthorized use of your account, you may be liable for the losses of BoardGameGeek or others due to such unauthorized use.

4. You are responsible for processing and protecting any personal information that you receive from another user or another individual. You will pay us for any damages we suffer if you violate applicable privacy laws. As you use the Geek Websites, you may receive or collect personal information as you make trades, message people, sell or buy stuff, or otherwise interact with other people. You MUST protect this personal information with the utmost care and abide by privacy practices as set forth below in Section 6(G). You may not use or disclose it for any purpose other than as allowed by the individual or by applicable law. You consent to the collection, processing, and transfer of all your information and customer information by BoardGameGeek and our partners as set forth in our Privacy Policy. BoardGameGeek may process that personal information as needed to facilitate trades, messages, sales or whichever activity it was given to us for. You can read about how we treat personal information in our Privacy Policy. As explained in Section 14 on indemnification, you agree to defend, indemnify and hold us harmless if you violate any applicable privacy laws. For purposes of the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”), you, the user, are the data controller for any personal information you receive or collect through the Geek Websites, and BoardGameGeek and our partners are data processors. This means that you are responsible under the GDPR for what happens to that personal information as it is processed by yourself, BoardGameGeek and our partners, and any third parties you allow to process it.

You may upload and/or may have uploaded forum threads, forum replies, reviews, session reports, GeekLists, photographs, files, hyperlinks, ratings, tags, comments, blog posts, and other visual or textual content to BoardGameGeek (the "User Submissions"). You represent and warrant that none of your User Submissions are illegal, obscene, threatening, defamatory, invasive of privacy, infringing of any intellectual property rights, injurious to third parties, or otherwise objectionable to BoardGameGeek in its sole discretion, including but not limited to commercial solicitation, mass mailings, political campaigning, chain letters, or any form of "spam" (as determined by BoardGameGeek in its sole discretion). BoardGameGeek does not provide for any confidentiality with respect to any User Submissions. BoardGameGeek reserves the right to remove or delete User Submissions without prior notice.

You shall not upload User Submissions containing material that is copyrighted, protected by trademark or trade secret, or otherwise subject to third party proprietary rights, including privacy and publicity rights, including privacy and publicity rights, unless you are the owner of such rights or have permissions from their rightful owner to post the material and to grant BoardGameGeek all of the licenses granted herein. Do not upload or post any personal information of another person without the express permission of the person it pertains to.

You shall be solely responsible for all of your User Submissions and the consequences of uploading them.

You represent and warrant that you own or have the necessary licenses, rights, consents, and permissions to use and authorize BoardGameGeek to use all patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright, and all other intellectual property rights or other proprietary rights in and to any and all User Submissions, to enable inclusion and use of the User Submissions in the manner contemplated by the Geek Websites and these Terms of Service, such as displaying the User Submission in discussion forums. You grant BoardGameGeek the right to use your name and account username in connection with your User Submissions.

You retain all of your ownership rights in your User Submissions. By uploading User Submissions to BoardGameGeek, you hereby grant BoardGameGeek a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, sublicenseable, and transferable license to use, reproduce, distribute, adapt, modify, prepare derivative works of, display, and perform the User Submissions in connection with the Geek Websites, website extensions, and the business of BoardGameGeek and its successors and affiliates, including without limitation for promoting the Geek Websites in any media formats and through any media channels.

By uploading User Submissions to BoardGameGeek, you hereby grant each user of the Geek Websites a non-exclusive license to access your User Submissions through the Geek Websites, and to use, reproduce, distribute, display, and perform such User Submissions as permitted through the functionality of the Geek Websites and under these Terms of Service.

You understand and agree that BoardGameGeek may retain, but not display, distribute, or perform, server copies of User Submissions that have been removed or deleted.

You agree that you will not, in connection with User Submissions, submit material that is contrary to applicable local, national, and international laws and regulations, or that is contrary to the BoardGameGeek Community Rules, which may be updated from time to time.

BoardGameGeek does not endorse any User Submissions or any opinion, recommendation, or advice expressed therein, and BoardGameGeek expressly disclaims any and all liability in connection with User Submissions. User Submissions are made available "AS IS." You understand and agree that when using the Geek Websites you will be exposed to User Submissions from a variety of sources and that BoardGameGeek is not responsible for the accuracy, usefulness, safety, or intellectual property rights of or relating to such User Submissions. You further understand and agree that you may be exposed to User Submissions that are inaccurate, objectionable, offensive, or indecent, and you agree to waive, and hereby do waive, any legal or equitable rights or remedies you have or may have against BoardGameGeek with respect to User Submissions.

If your user content contains a link to a site with whom we have an affiliate agreement, we may modify the link to include our affiliate identification. We may then receive an affiliate fee if other users follow that link.

BoardGameGeek hereby grants you permission to access and make personal use of the Geek Websites as set forth in these Terms of Service, but not to download or modify the Geek Websites or any portion of the Geek Websites except with express written consent, provided that:

In connection with use of the Geek Websites, you shall abide by these Terms of Service, the BoardGameGeek Privacy Policy incorporated herein by reference, the BoardGameGeek Community Rules incorporated herein by reference, and all applicable local, state, federal, and international laws and regulations, including but not limited to laws and regulations pertaining to libel, slander, defamation, harassment, invasion of privacy, tort, obscenity, indecency, and copyright or trademark infringement. The violation of applicable laws and/or regulations may give rise to civil and/or criminal penalties.

You shall not use or launch any automated system, including without limitation "robots," "spiders," or "offline readers," that accesses the Geek Websites in a manner that sends more request messages to the BoardGameGeek servers in a given period of time than a human can reasonably produce in the same period by using a conventional online web browser, except as expressly permitted by BoardGameGeek.

You agree not to collect or harvest any personally identifiable information, including but not limited to account names, from the Geek Websites. You may collect user data as needed for trades, sales, or other interactions, in accordance with these Terms of Service.

You agree not to use the communication systems provided by the Geek Websites for any commercial solicitation purposes.

You shall not alter or modify any parts of the Geek Websites, including but not limited to BoardGameGeek's website extensions or any of its related technologies, except as expressly permitted by BoardGameGeek.

You shall not use the Geek Websites for any commercial purposes without the prior written authorization of BoardGameGeek. Prohibited commercial uses include without limitation any of the following actions taken without BoardGameGeek's express written approval: (i) sale of access to the Website or their related services, such as any website extensions; (ii) use of the Geek Websites or their related services, such as any website extensions or APIs, for the primary purpose of gaining advertising or subscription revenue; (iii) the sale of advertising, on the Geek Websites or any third-party website, targeted to the content of specific User Submissions or BoardGameGeek content; and (iv) any use of the Geek Websites or APIs that BoardGameGeek finds, in its sole discretion, to use BoardGameGeek's resources or User Submissions with the effect of competing with or displacing the market for BoardGameGeek, BoardGameGeek content, or its User Submissions. Prohibited commercial uses do not include the sale of products such as board games, role-playing games, and video games, through the Marketplace or GeekList functionality, so long as you pay the required ad fees to BoardGameGeek on the gross amount of each such sale generated via the Geek Websites. BoardGameGeek reserves the right to terminate any such sales if they are deemed to be "spam" or fraudulent in BoardGameGeek's sole discretion.

You shall not engage in the use, copying, or distribution of any of the User Submissions other than expressly permitted herein, including any use, copying, or distribution of User Submissions of third parties obtained through the Geek Websites for any commercial purposes. You shall not circumvent, disable, or otherwise interfere with security-related features of BoardGameGeek or features that prevent or restrict use or copying of any User Submissions or enforce limitations on use of BoardGameGeek or the User Submissions therein.

You shall not frame or utilize any framing techniques to enclose any trademark, logo, or other proprietary information (including but not limited to images, text, page layout, or forms) of BoardGameGeek without express written consent. You shall not use meta tags or any other hidden text utilizing BoardGameGeek's name or trademarks without express written consent. You shall not use a false e-mail address, impersonate any person or entity, or otherwise mislead as to the origin of any User Submissions.

You must establish and agree to maintain and adhere to privacy practices for your store(s) that comply with applicable state, federal, and international laws and regulations.

United States export control laws govern your use of our services. These laws apply to you and your use of our services regardless of whether you actually reside in the U.S.

You may not use our services for any purpose that violates export control laws, which may include the sale of products that may be legal to sell in the U.S., but illegal to export. You may not use our services to offer or provide services to end customers with whom U.S. citizens may not do business.

Additional information about U.S. export laws may be obtained from the United States government’s portal to exporting and trade services at the following website: http://www.export.gov/exportcontrols.html.

You shall not upload, post, transmit, or otherwise make available in any way through the Geek Websites any software or other materials that contain a computer virus, Trojan horse, bug, time bomb, worm, or other rogue programming ("Rogue Programming"). BoardGameGeek has no obligation to detect the presence of any Rogue Programming. Any download of software, files, or other materials or any other use of the content on BoardGameGeek is at your risk. You are advised to take adequate precautions to minimize any loss to your system caused by Rogue Programming, including use of anti-virus programs and proper backup of files.

You and BoardGameGeek are independent contractors, and the Terms of Service are not intended to create, and do not create, any agency, partnership, joint venture, employee-employer, or franchiser-franchisee relationship between you and BoardGameGeek.

BoardGameGeek has developed a web interface that enables game enthusiasts to buy, sell, and trade games, learn, and interact with other game enthusiasts. Except for sales made through the Geek Store, sales and trades are between the merchant and the customer and not between BoardGameGeek and the customer. If you experience any issues or problems with an order you place through a store or any product you receive, you should address them with the merchant. BoardGameGeek is not responsible for any issues or problems you may have with the stuff you order from a third party or another user.

BoardGameGeek is not responsible if disputes arise between merchants, traders, or any other users. When you use our services, you release BoardGameGeek from claims, damages, and demands of every kind — known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected, disclosed or undisclosed — related to disputes among merchants, traders, or any other users.

BoardGameGeek may terminate a user's access to the Geek Websites if the user is determined, in BoardGameGeek's sole discretion, to have infringed these Terms of Service or the BoardGameGeek Community Rules. BoardGameGeek reserves the right to decide whether a User Submission is appropriate and complies with these Terms of Service for violations such as, but not limited to, pornographic, obscene, or defamatory material. BoardGameGeek may remove such User Submissions and/or terminate a user's access for uploading such material in violation of these Terms of Service at any time, without prior notice and at its sole discretion. Accounts and the personal information we possess about you will be deleted in accordance with our Privacy Policy. If you have had your account terminated for cause, you are not permitted to create a new account.

The Geek Websites are controlled and offered by BoardGameGeek from its facilities in the United States of America. BoardGameGeek makes no representations that the Geek Websites is appropriate or available for use in other locations. Those who access or use the Geek Websites from other jurisdictions do so at their own volition and are responsible for compliance with local law.

If you are a copyright owner or an agent thereof and believe that any user submission or other content infringes upon your copyrights, you may submit a notification pursuant to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act ("DMCA") by providing our Copyright Agent designated below with the following information in writing (see 17 U.S.C. 512(c)(3) for further detail):

(i) A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed;
(ii) Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed, or, if multiple copyrighted works at a single online site are covered by a single notification, a representative list of such works at that site;
(iii) Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing or to be the subject of infringing activity and that is to be removed or access to which is to be disabled and information reasonably sufficient to permit the service provider to locate the material;
(iv) Information reasonably sufficient to permit the service provider to contact you, such as an address, telephone number, and, if available, an electronic mail;
(v) A statement that you have a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; and
(vi) A statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that you are authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.

The designated Copyright Agent of BoardGameGeek, LLC for receipt of notifications of claimed infringement is: Scott Alden; e-mail: dmca@geekdo.com (subject line: "DMCA Takedown Request"); 6 Bretton Creek Court, Dallas, TX 75220. For clarity, only DMCA notices should go to the Copyright Agent; any other feedback, comments, questions, or other communications may not be answered. You acknowledge that if you fail to comply with all of the above requirements, your DMCA Takedown Request may not be valid.

If you believe that your user submission or other content, which was removed (or to which access was disabled) pursuant to the above provision, is not infringing, or that you have the authorization from the copyright owner, the copyright owner's agent, or pursuant to the law, to post and use the content in your user submission, then you may send a counter notification to the Copyright Agent at dmca@geekdo.com (subject line: "DMCA Counter Notification"), containing the following information:

(i) Your physical or electronic signature;
(ii) Identification of the content that has been removed or to which access has been disabled and the location at which the content appeared before it was removed or disabled;
(iii) A statement that you have a good faith belief that the content was removed or disabled as a result of mistake or a misidentification of the content; and
(iv) Your name, address, telephone number, and e-mail address, a statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the federal court in Dallas, Texas, and a statement that you will accept service of process from the person who provided notification of the alleged infringement or an agent of such person.

If a counter notification is received by the Copyright Agent, then BoardGameGeek, LLC may send a copy of the counter notification to the original complaining party informing that person that it may replace the removed content or cease disabling it within 10 business days. Unless the copyright owner files an action seeking a court order against the user who submitted the content, the removed content may be replaced, or access to it restored, in 10 to 14 business days following receipt of the counter notification, at the sole discretion of BoardGameGeek, LLC.

12. WE DISCLAIM ANY WARRANTIES. YOUR USE OF OUR WEBSITES AND OUR CONTENT IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. You agree to assume all responsibility and risk for your use of the Geek Websites and our content. To the fullest extent permissible under applicable law, neither BoardGameGeek nor its related parties make any express or implied warranties or representations whatsoever with respect to the Geek Websites or our content, including but not limited to any warranties of merchantability, non-infringement, and fitness for particular purpose, and all such warranties are expressly disclaimed. Neither BoardGameGeek nor any related parties endorse or make any representation or warranty with respect to the accuracy, quality, security, reliability, timeliness, or completeness of the Geek Websites or our content or that the Geek Websites or our content is non-defamatory, non-infringing or otherwise lawful. Neither BoardGameGeek nor any related parties warrant that the functions performed by the Geek Websites or our content will be uninterrupted, timely, secure or error-free, or that defects in the Geek Websites or our content will be corrected. Neither BoardGameGeek nor any related parties guarantee or warrant that any files that may be available for downloading will be free from infection by software viruses or other harmful computer code, files, or programs. The Geek Websites and our content are provided on an “as is,” “where is,“ “where available” and “as available” basis. You acknowledge that any reliance on or use of the Geek Websites and our content is at your sole risk. To the fullest extent provided by law, we will not be liable for any loss or damage caused by a distributed denial-of-service attack, viruses, or other technologically harmful material that may infect your computer equipment, computer programs, data, or other proprietary material due to your use of The Geek Websites, any downloads from the Geek Websites, or any other of our services.

13. OUR LIABILITY TO YOU IS LIMITED. THAT MEANS THAT IF YOU SUFFER LOSSES, WE DO NOT HAVE TO FULLY COMPENSATE YOU FOR THEM. To the fullest extent provided by law, in no event will BoardGameGeek or any related party be liable to any person or entity for any indirect, special, punitive, incidental or consequential damages or damages resulting from lost profits, lost data or business interruption, even if foreseeable, arising out of or in connection with BoardGameGeek’s Website, including, for example: the use, inability to use, or the results of use of The Geek Websites, any website linked to the Geek Websites, or our content; loss, damage, corruption or recovery of data, or breach of data or system security; failure or downtime of the Geek Websites, systems, or services in any way; hacking, viruses, malware, or other physical or digital intrusions into our systems, including, for example, those that result in a data breach; and our breach of the Terms of Service; in any case, whether based on warranty, contract, tort or any other legal theory and whether or not BoardGameGeek or a related party is aware of or of advised the possibility of such damages. You specifically agree that BoardGameGeek will not be liable for any other user’s content or any conduct of a third party and that you assume the full risk of harm or damage from such content and conduct. In addition to the limitations above in this Section, the total aggregate dollar amount of BoardGameGeek’s liability to you shall not under any circumstances whatsoever exceed the total amount you have actually paid to BoardGameGeek for our services in the twelve (12) month period preceding the event giving rise to the claim. If you have not paid BoardGameGeek any fees during the twelve (12) month period preceding the event giving rise to the claim, our total liability to you shall not exceed $100. However, such limitations will not apply in the event an arbitrator or court of competent jurisdiction issues a final, binding order finding that your damages were caused by BoardGameGeek’s willful misconduct. This Section does not affect any liability that cannot be excluded or limited under applicable law

A. To the maximum extent permitted by law, you agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless BoardGameGeek, BoardGameGeek, LLC, and its owners, operators, officers, directors, employees, affiliates, assigns, and agents, from and against any and all actions, claims, damages, obligations, losses, liabilities, costs or debt, and expenses (including without limitation attorneys' fees) arising from or in connection with: (i) your use of and access to the Geek Websites; (ii) your violation of any term or provision of these Terms of Service; (iii) your failure to abide by applicable local, state, federal, and international law; (iv) your violation of any third party right, including without limitation any copyright, trademark, property, or privacy right; (v) any claim that one of your User Submissions caused damage to a third party; (vi) any breach of any representation, warranty, or agreement made by you in these Terms of Service; or (vii) your disclosure, use, storage, or processing of personal information in violation of any applicable state, federal, or international privacy laws. BoardGameGeek reserves the right to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you, and in such case, you agree to cooperate with BoardGameGeek’s defense of such claim. In any case, you may not settle any third-party claim against us unless we consent to such settlement.

This defense and indemnification obligation survives these Terms of Service and your use of the Geek Websites.

Any dispute or claim relating in any way to the Terms of Service, your or your authorized user’s relationship with BoardGameGeek, or your or your authorized user’s use of our services (collectively referred to as a “claim”) will be resolved exclusively by final and binding arbitration, rather than by a court or a jury. The only exception to such mandatory arbitration is that you are NOT prohibited from resolving any such dispute or claim as an individual claim in a small claims court. The exclusive venue for the arbitration shall be Dallas County, Texas.

There is no judge or jury in arbitration, and court review of an arbitration award is limited. However, an arbitrator can award on an individual basis the same damages and relief as a court (including injunctive and declaratory relief or statutory damages), and must follow the Terms of Service as a court would.

If for any reason a claim proceeds in court rather than in arbitration we each waive any right to a jury trial. You acknowledge that you make this jury waiver knowingly, voluntarily, and willingly.

This arbitration provision is entered pursuant to the Federal Arbitration Act. The arbitration, and any appeal, shall be governed by the substantive law of the State of Texas and the applicable rules of the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”).
If, for any reason, the arbitration or appeal cannot be conducted before AAA or pursuant to AAA rules, and the parties cannot agree to an alternative arbitration service or rules, any court of competent jurisdiction in Dallas County, Texas, may appoint an arbitrator or select appropriate arbitration rules to govern the arbitration or appeal.

Each party shall pay an equal share of the arbitrator(s)’ fees and costs relating to the arbitration, subject to the arbitrator(s)’ authority to reallocate such fees and costs in his or her discretion. In any event, each party shall be responsible for payment of their own attorney’s fees and legal costs.

Either party may seek temporary injunctive relief in federal or state court in Dallas County, Texas, exclusively, at any time until the selection of the arbitrator(s) is completed. Once the selection of the arbitrator(s) is completed, the arbitrator(s) shall assume responsibility for any further action or rulings with respect to any such temporary injunction action. The parties consent to personal jurisdiction and venue in the federal and state courts of Dallas County, Texas, solely for the purpose of any such temporary injunction action.

We each agree that any dispute, whether arbitrated or brought in small claims court, will be conducted only on an individual basis and not in a class, consolidated or representative action. Without limiting the generality of the preceding sentence, each party agrees to pursue its claims on an individual basis and not to (1) join its claims with any other person or entity’s claims, (2) pursue any claim as a representative of a class, as a private attorney general or in any representative capacity, or (3) participate in a class or collective action or mass action with respect to any claim. It is the express intent of the parties that the arbitrator, or, as applicable, small claims court, shall not have the power to award class or collective relief or to determine or order that the dispute should proceed as a class or collective action, whether in arbitration or in any other forum or venue. The parties understand and acknowledge that by entering into this provision, we each are waiving our respective rights to have a court or jury adjudicate our claims.

The parties adopt and agree to implement the AAA Optional Appellate Arbitration Rules with respect to any award subject to this arbitration provision. Written notice of appeal shall be provided to the opposing party and the arbitration service and shall comply with the requirements of the AAA Optional Appellate Arbitration Rules or such other arbitration appellate rules to which the parties may agree or which a court may designate pursuant to the process described earlier in this Section.

These Terms of Service, and any rights and licenses granted hereunder, may not be transferred or assigned by you, but may be assigned by BoardGameGeek without restriction.

A. The laws of the State of Texas govern all matters arising out of or relating to these Terms of Service, without giving effect to conflicts of law principles thereof.

B. In the instance that our agreement with you to use arbitration as set forth in Section 15 is not enforced, you submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts of the State of Texas for resolving any claim or dispute arising out of or relating to these Terms of Service.

These Terms of Service, together with the BoardGameGeek Privacy Policy incorporated herein by reference and the BoardGameGeek Community Rules incorporated herein by reference, constitute the entire agreement between you and BoardGameGeek with respect to the Geek Websites, and supersede and replace any other agreement, document, correspondence, negotiation, conversation, or other written or oral understanding between you and BoardGameGeek with respect to the subject matter of this agreement.

No waiver of any term of these Terms of Service will be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such term or any other term, and BoardGameGeek's failure to assert any right or provision under these Terms of Service shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision.

If any term or provision of these Terms of Service is held void, invalid, inoperative, or otherwise unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, then no other term or provision will be consequently affected, and the remaining terms and provisions will remain in full force and effect.

The captions contained herein are for reference purposes only and are not part of this agreement.

BoardGameGeek reserves the right to discontinue any aspect of the Geek Websites at any time.

BoardGameGeek, BoardGameGeek, and the BoardGameGeek and BoardGameGeek graphics, logos, page headers, button icons, scripts, and service names are trademarks, registered trademarks, or trade dress of BoardGameGeek, LLC or its affiliates in the United States and/or other countries. These trademarks, registered trademarks, and trade dress may not be used in connection with any product or service without the express written approval of BoardGameGeek, or in any manner that is likely to cause confusion among consumers, or in any manner that disparages or discredits BoardGameGeek. All other trademarks not owned by BoardGameGeek that appear on the Geek Websites are the property of their respective owners, who may or may not be affiliated with, connected to, or sponsored by BoardGameGeek. Unless otherwise specified, all software used on this site is the property of BoardGameGeek, LLC or its affiliates and is protected by United States and international copyright laws.

BoardGameGeek reserves all rights not expressly granted herein.

Other than BoardGameGeek’s owners, operators, officers, directors, employees, affiliates, assigns, and agents as to Section 14 (Indemnification), nothing in the Terms of Service shall be deemed to confer any third party rights or benefits.
Nothing in the Terms of Service shall be deemed to confer any third party rights or benefits.

Those provisions of the Terms of Service that expressly or by their nature survive will continue in full force and effect even if you stop using our services or if you terminate your account. For example, we will still have rights under these Terms of Service to any User Submissions. Also, everything that you have represented to us in the Terms of Service will survive indefinitely.