Welcome to Alife Virtual World. These Terms of Service ("Terms") constitute a legally binding agreement between you and Alife Virtual World ("we," "us," "our") governing your use of our virtual world, website, viewer software, and all related services (collectively, the "Services").

1. Acceptance of Terms

By creating an account, logging in, or using any part of our Services, you agree to be bound by these Terms and our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to these Terms, you may not access or use our Services.

2. User Accounts and Eligibility

• Age Requirement: You must be at least 18 years of age to create an account and use our Services. By registering, you represent and warrant that you are an adult. We reserve the right to terminate any account if we suspect a user is under the age of 18.
• Account Responsibility: You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account password and for all activities that occur under your account. You agree to notify us immediately of any unauthorized use of your account.

3. Code of Conduct

You are solely responsible for your conduct and content within the Services. You agree not to engage in any of the following prohibited activities:

• Illegal Activities: Using the Services to conduct or promote any activity that is illegal under local, national, or international law.
• Harassment and Abuse: Harassing, threatening, stalking, defaming, or abusing other users. This includes hate speech based on race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, disability, or any other protected characteristic.
• Child Endangerment: Creating, sharing, or engaging with any content that depicts or involves minors in a sexual or exploitative manner. This includes the use of "child avatars" or roleplaying as a child in a sexual context. Violations will result in immediate and permanent termination and may be reported to law enforcement.
• Intellectual Property Infringement: Uploading, sharing, or using content that you do not own or have the legal right to use (see Section 4).
• Disruptive Behavior: Intentionally causing regions or the grid to lag or crash (e.g., through scripted attacks), or engaging in excessive spamming.
• Impersonation: Impersonating another person, a staff member of Alife Virtual World, or a celebrity.

Violation of this Code of Conduct may result in temporary suspension or permanent termination of your account at our sole discretion.

4. Content and Intellectual Property Rights

A. Your User-Generated Content

You retain full ownership and intellectual property rights to the content you create and upload to the Services (e.g., 3D models, textures, scripts, animations). By uploading your content, you grant Alife Virtual World a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to host, display, reproduce, and distribute your content as necessary to provide and promote the Services.

B. Respect for Copyright (Copyright Infringement Policy)

You agree not to upload content that infringes on the copyrights of others. If you are a copyright holder and believe your work has been infringed upon, please provide us with a notice containing the following information:

• A description of the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed.
• The in-world location (Region and coordinates) of the infringing material.
• Your contact information (name, address, telephone number, and email address).
• A statement by you that you have a good-faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright owner.
• A statement by you, made under penalty of perjury, that the information in your notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on their behalf.

Please send this notice to us via our Helpdesk Page. Upon receipt of a valid notice, we will act expeditiously to remove or disable access to the infringing material.

5. Adult Content

Content and activities intended for mature audiences are permitted only in regions designated as "Adult." As a region owner, you are responsible for correctly rating your region and using access controls (such as an access list) to prevent minors from entering.

6. Termination and Suspension

We reserve the right to suspend or terminate your account and access to the Services at our sole discretion, without notice, for any conduct that we believe violates these Terms, is harmful to other users, or is otherwise detrimental to the Services.

7. Disclaimer of Warranties

THE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICES WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, ERROR-FREE, OR SECURE.

8. Limitation of Liability

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, ALIFE VIRTUAL WORLD SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR ANY LOSS OF PROFITS OR REVENUES, WHETHER INCURRED DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, OR ANY LOSS OF DATA, USE, GOODWILL, OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES, RESULTING FROM YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES.

9. Changes to These Terms

We may modify these Terms at any time. We will post the revised Terms on this page and update the "Last Updated" date. Your continued use of the Services after any such change constitutes your acceptance of the new Terms.