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Command & Conquer™ Generals
Terms of Service for Online Features

These terms of service govern your use of
Command & Conquer Generals Online Features
(the ΓÇ£ServiceΓÇ¥), which Electronic Arts (ΓÇ£EAΓÇ¥)
makes available to you. You should periodically
check here for rules and for updates and new
information. All of our services, regardless
of when they are added, are governed by our
Terms of Service.

Appropriate Online Content.

By "Content," we mean the software,
communications, images, sounds, and
all the material and information you see
or use on our Service. EA, our users, our
affiliates, and our independent content
providers provide most of the Content
on the Service. EA does not pre-screen
all Content available on our Service.
EA does not assume any responsibility or
liability for Content that is provided
by users.  EA does not endorse, approve,
or prescreen any Content that you or other
users communicate on the Service. We
reserve the right to remove Content that
is objectionable to us for any reason.
Neither EA nor its affiliates assume
any liability for any failure to remove,
or any delay in removing, Content. You
bear the entire risk of the completeness,
accuracy or usefulness of Content found
on our Service.

Content must reflect our standards, and we may
remove it if, in our best judgment, it does not
meet those standards. When we do, you may
receive a warning from us if you were responsible
for posting the offensive Content. If it's a
serious offense or you've violated our rules
before, we may ban you from participating in
the Service.

Strong vulgar language, crude or explicit
sexual references, discussions of illegal drugs,
and hate speech are offensive and always
inappropriate Content for the Service. In other
cases, there may be "gray areas". Always use your
best judgment. If you would not say something
in a room full of people you have never met, or
in the workplace, please don't post it on our
Service. EA makes the final determination about
whether Content is objectionable or not. This
determination is in our sole discretion, and is final.

EA representatives may monitor your communications
on the Service. But, because we cannot monitor
all of the Content, and we do not attempt to
do so, you might encounter something you
don't want to see. You can report it to the
game support. Your good judgment in making
reports, particularly about the opinions of
others, is important and appreciated. EA does not
endorse or oppose the opinions of any user, but we
may take issue with the manner in which an
opinion is expressed.

Online Conduct.

You agree that you will be personally responsible
for your use of the Service and for all of your
communication and activity on the Service,
including any Content you contribute, and
that you will indemnify and hold harmless EA,
its subsidiaries, affiliates, employees, officers,
and directors from any liability or damages
arising from your conduct on the Service, including
any Content that you contribute. Online conduct
should be guided by common sense and basic etiquette.
You will violate the Terms of Service if you
(or others using your game) do any of the following:

ΓÇó Post, transmit, promote, or distribute Content
that is illegal.

ΓÇó Harass, threaten, embarrass, or do anything else
to another user that is unwanted. This means: don't
say bad things about them, don't keep sending them
unwanted messages, don't attack their race,
sexual orientation, religion, heritage, etc. If
you disagree with someone, respond to the subject,
not the person.

ΓÇó Transmit or facilitate distribution of Content
that is harmful, abusive, racially or ethnically
offensive, vulgar, sexually explicit, defamatory,
infringing, invasive of personal privacy or
publicity rights, or in a reasonable person's view,
objectionable. Hate speech is not tolerated.

ΓÇó Disrupt the flow of chat with vulgar language,
abusiveness, hitting the return key repeatedly or
inputting large images so the screen goes by too
fast to read, use of excessive shouting [all caps]
in an attempt to disturb other users, or flooding
[posting repetitive text]. This is online vandalism,
and it ruins the experience for others.

ΓÇó You may not impersonate another person
(including celebrities); indicate that you are
an EA employee or a representative of EA, or
attempt to mislead users by indicating that you
represent EA, Westwood, or any of EA's partners
or affiliates.

ΓÇó Attempt to get a password, other account
information, or other private information from
a user on the Service. Remember: EA employees
will NEVER ask for your password. Don't give your
password, reminder words, or personal information
out to anyone.

ΓÇó Upload any software or Content that you do
not own or have permission to freely distribute

ΓÇó Promote or encourage any illegal activity
including hacking, cracking or distribution of
counterfeit software;

ΓÇó Upload files that contain a virus or corrupted data;

ΓÇó Post messages for any purpose other than personal
communication, or transmit advertising, promotional
materials, chain letters, pyramid schemes, or make
any commercial use of our Service.

ΓÇó Improperly use the game support or make false
reports to EA staff about other users.


Obey the rules wherever you are. This includes
rules for use of third party tools, and rules
of interactive service providers, state, local,
federal laws, or foreign or international law
where appropriate. Ignorance of the law is no excuse.
Other services have their own rules, and you
should consult them before interacting.

Illegal behavior.


The laws that apply in the offline world must be
obeyed online as well. We have zero tolerance for
illegal behavior on the Service. We terminate
use of the Service and cooperate with law
enforcement on such matters.


Connecting to the Service; Public Nature of
Communications.


When you connect to the Service, we may retrieve
information from the computer used to log onto
the Service about the computer's hardware system
and any data related to the computer's operation
of EA Software. We will not collect any personal
information about you, however, without your
knowledge and consent as stated in our Privacy
Policy at www.ea.com.

You acknowledge and agree that your
communications with other users via chats,
conferences, bulletin boards, and any other avenues
of communication on this Service are public and not
private communications, and that you have no
expectation of privacy concerning your use of
this Service. You acknowledge that personal
information that you communicate on this Service
may be seen and used by others and result in
unsolicited communications, therefore we strongly
encourage you not to disclose any personal
information about yourself in your public
communications on our Service. EA is not
responsible for information that you choose
to communicate to other users on the Service,
or for the actions of other users.

Commercial Activity and Unsolicited E-mail.


You may not advertise any goods or services on the
Service. Chain letters and pyramid schemes are not
allowed. You may not use any areas of the Service
to collect information, including login names,
about users, and use of such information to send
unsolicited e-mail or for any other purpose is
strictly prohibited. You may not exploit the
Service for any commercial purpose. If you violate
our terms, we may prohibit you from using the
Service and/or take further legal action.

Copyrights and Trademarks; Proprietary Rights.


EAΓÇÖs content is owned by EA and our licensors,
and is protected by copyrights, trademarks, and
other intellectual property rights. It is very
easy to copy things in cyberspace, but that doesn't
make it acceptable or legal. You may not copy or
download any Content from the Service unless we
have expressly authorized you to do so.

You must also have the legal right to upload
any Content to the Service before you do so. You
shall not copy, transmit, modify, distribute, show
in public or in private, modify or create any
derivative works from the Content you find on the
Service, unless EA expressly authorizes you to do
so. Making unauthorized copies of any Content found
on the Service can lead to the revocation of your
ability to use the Service and may subject you to further
legal action. Similarly, other content owners may take
criminal or civil action against you. In that event,
you agree to indemnify and hold harmless EA and
its subsidiaries, affiliates, related companies,
employees, officers, directors and agents.

Once you post or send any Content to the Service,
you expressly grant EA the complete and irrevocable
right to quote, re-post, use, reproduce, modify,
distribute, transmit, broadcast, and otherwise
communicate, and publicly display and perform the
Content in any form, anywhere, with or without
attribution you in EA's discretion, and without
any notice or compensation to you of any kind.

EA Software.


EA grants to you a non-exclusive, limited license
to use EAΓÇÖs software (ΓÇ£EA SoftwareΓÇ¥) to play games
on our Service. You may not sub-license, or charge
others to use or access EA Software. You may not
use EA Software for any other purpose. You may not
translate, reverse-engineer, reverse-compile or
decompile, disassemble or make derivative works
from EA Software. You may not modify EA Software
or use it in any way not expressly authorized
in writing by EA. You understand that EA's
introduction of various technologies may not be
consistent across all platforms and that the
performance and some features offered by EA may
vary depending on your computer and other
equipment.

EA HAS NO LIABILITY OF ANY KIND OR
NATURE IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE OF
THE EA SOFTWARE (INCLUDING LIABILITY FOR
ANY CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES
OR DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER HARDWARE OR
SOFTWARE), AND THE ENTIRE RISK OF USE
(INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY DAMAGE
TO YOUR COMPUTER HARDWARE OR SOFTWARE)
RESIDES WITH YOU.

EA Software may be subject to United
States export controls. If you download
EA Software from EA, you warrant that you
are not located in any country, or
exporting EA Software to any person or
place, to which the United States has
embargoed goods.

Limitations On Warranty And Liability.


YOU EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT THE USE
OF THE SERVICE, EA SOFTWARE, AND
THE INTERNET IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK.
THE SERVICE, EA SOFTWARE, EA PRODUCTS,
AND THIRD-PARTY SERVICES AND PRODUCTS
ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND
"AS AVAILABLE" BASIS FOR YOUR USE,
WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER
EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, UNLESS SUCH
WARRANTIES ARE LEGALLY INCAPABLE OF
EXCLUSION. EA PROVIDES THE SERVICE ON
A COMMERCIALLY REASONABLE BASIS AND
DOES NOT GUARANTEE THAT YOU WILL BE
ABLE TO ACCESS OR USE THE SERVICE AT
TIMES OR LOCATIONS OF YOUR CHOOSING,
OR THAT EA WILL HAVE ADEQUATE CAPACITY
FOR THE SERVICE AS A WHOLE OR IN ANY
SPECIFIC GEOGRAPHIC AREA. EA MAY
CANCEL THE SERVICE AND/OR LIMIT YOUR
USE OF THE SERVICE AT ANYTIME.


YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT YOUR
SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY FOR ANY
DISPUTE WITH EA ABOUT THE SERVICE IS
TO STOP USING THE SERVICE. YOU
ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT EA, ITS
SUBSIDIARIES, AND AFFILIATES ARE NOT
LIABLE FOR ANY ACT OR FAILURE TO ACT
BY THEM OR ANY OTHER PERSON REGARDING
CONDUCT, COMMUNICATION OR CONTENT ON
THE SERVICE OR USE OF EA SOFTWARE. IN
NO CASE SHALL EA'S OR ITS SUBSIDIARIES',
AFFILIATES', EMPLOYEES', OFFICERS', OR
DIRECTORS' (COLLECTIVELY, "EA AFFILIATES")
LIABILITY TO YOU EXCEED THE AMOUNT, IF
ANY, THAT YOU PAID TO EA FOR THE SERVICE
AND/OR THE EA SOFTWARE. IN NO CASE SHALL
EA OR EA AFFILIATES BE LIABLE FOR
INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
ARISING FROM YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE,
EA SOFTWARE, THE INTERNET OR FOR ANY
OTHER CLAIM RELATED IN ANY WAY TO YOUR
USE OF THE SERVICE AND/OR EA SOFTWARE.
BECAUSE SOME STATES OR JURISDICTIONS
DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR THE
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL
OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, IN SUCH STATES
OR JURISDICTIONS, EA'S AND EA AFFILIATES'
LIABILITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE FULL
EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. EA DOES NOT
ENDORSE, WARRANT OR GUARANTEE ANY THIRD
PARTY PRODUCT OR SERVICE OFFERED
THROUGH THE SERVICE AND WILL NOT BE
A PARTY TO OR IN ANY WAY BE RESPONSIBLE
FOR MONITORING ANY TRANSACTION BETWEEN
YOU AND THIRD-PARTY PROVIDERS OF
PRODUCTS OR SERVICES.