Terms of Service


Last updated: October 02, 2021

These Terms of Service and all supplemental terms, as amended from time to time, govern your use of any website ("TrappedGames Websites") offered by TrappedGames (Jan "GamesTrap" Schürkamp) or any its subsidiaries and affiliates (collectively, "TrappedGames"). Please read the Supplemental Terms that are included in section 12 onwards of this document. The Supplemental Terms and TrappedGames Privacy Policy are an integral part of these Terms of Service and incorporated into this document by reference. You can also find the TrappedGames Privacy Policy at www.trappedgames.de/privacy-policy.html.

You agree to check www.trappedgames.de/terms-of-service.html periodically for new information and terms that govern your use of TrappedGames Websites. TrappedGames may modify the Terms of Service at any time. TrappedGames will inform you about revisions to the Terms of Service by a notice on our home page. Revisions to terms affecting existing TrappedGames Websites shall be effective thirty (30) days after posting at www.trappedgames.de/terms-of-service.html. Terms for new TrappedGames Websites are effective immediately upon posting at www.trappedgames.de/terms-of-service.html.

Bookmark www.trappedgames.de/terms-of-service.html and visit this site regularly for updates to TrappedGames's Terms of Serivce.

1. Privacy and Data Collection

Your privacy is important to us. Please read TrappedGames's Privacy Policy carefully for information relating to TrappedGames's collection and use of personal information. You can find TrappedGames's Privacy Policy at www.trappedgames.de/privacy-policy.html. You understand, acknowledge and agree that public communications on TrappedGames Websites are not private or confidential, and may be viewed and used by others accessing the TrappedGames Websites.

2. Intellectual Property Rights

Between you and TrappedGames all content on TrappedGames Websites is owned by TrappedGames and is protected by German and International copyright, trade dress, patent, and trademark laws, international conventions, and other laws protecting intellectual property and related proprietary rights. You may not copy or download any content from a TrappedGames Website unless you are expressly authorized to do so. You agree not to remove, obscure or alter copyright, patent, trademark or other proprietary rights notices affixed to any TrappedGames content. You may not to sell, license, distribute, copy, modify, publicly perform or display, transmit, publish, edit, adapt, create derivative works from or otherwise make unauthorized use of TrappedGames content. TrappedGames reserves all rights in TrappedGames owned and licensed content that are not expressly granted to you in these Terms of Service. Making unauthorized copies of content found on TrappedGames Websites may result in prohibition on use of TrappedGames Websites and further legal action. TrappedGames may take criminal or civil action against you for unauthorized use of intellectual property. You agree to indemnify and hold harmless TrappedGames from any unauthorized or illegal conduct by you on TrappedGames Websites.

3. Termination

TrappedGames may terminate or suspend your access immediately, without prior notice or liability, for any reason whatsoever, including without limitation if you breach these Terms of Service.

Upon termination, your right to use the TrappedGames Website will cease immediately.

4. Rules of Conduct

You may violate these Terms of Service if you:

  • Impersonate another person (including celebrities); indicate falsely that you are a TrappedGames employee or a representative of TrappedGames, or attempt to mislead users by indicating that you represent TrappedGames or any of TrappedGames's partners or affiliates.
  • Attempt to get private information from anyone else on TrappedGames Websites.
  • Promote or encourage any illegal activity including hacking, cracking or distribution of counterfeit software.
  • Use software that allows "data mining" or otherwise intercepts or collects information in connection with the TrappedGames Websites.
  • Attempt to interfere with, hack into or decipher any transmissions to or from the servers for a TrappedGames Website.
  • Interfere with the ability of others to use a TrappedGames Website or take actions that interfere with or materially increase the cost to provide a TrappedGames Website for all its users.

You must also obey all federal, state, and local laws, regulations and rules that apply to your activities when you use TrappedGames Websites. TrappedGames reserves the right to prevent your use of any and all TrappedGames Websites if you engage in illegal activity or violate these Terms of Service.

If you encounter another user who is violating any of the Rules of Conduct, please report this activity to TrappedGames via email at support@trappedgames.de.

5. Updates to TrappedGames Websites

IMPORTANT: TRAPPEDGAMES MAY FIND IT NECESSARY TO MAKE UPDATES OF TRAPPEDGAMES WEBSITES. TRAPPEDGAMES RESERVES THE RIGHT TO MAKE THESE UPDATES AND IS NOT LIABLE TO YOU FOR THESE CHANGES.

6. Limitation of TrappedGames's Warranty

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, YOU EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT THE USE OF TRAPPEDGAMES WEBSITES AND THE INTERNET IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. TRAPPEDGAMES WEBSITES 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. TRAPPEDGAMES PROVIDES TRAPPEDGAMES WEBSITES ON A COMMERCIALLY REASONABLE BASIS AND DOES NOT GUARANTEE THAT YOU WILL BE ABLE TO ACCESS OR USE TRAPPEDGAMES WEBSITES AT TIMES OR LOCATIONS OF YOUR CHOOSING, OR THAT TRAPPEDGAMES WILL HAVE ADEQUATE CAPACITY FOR TRAPPEDGAMES WEBSITES AS A WHOLE OR IN ANY SPECIFIC GEOGRAPHIC AREA.

7. Limitation of TrappedGames's Liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY FOR ANY DISPUTE WITH TRAPPEDGAMES OR ITS LICENSORS IS TO STOP USING TRAPPEDGAMES WEBSITES. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT TRAPPEDGAMES, ITS LICENSORS AND AFFILIATES ARE NOT LIABLE FOR ANY ACT OR FAILURE TO ACT BY OR ANY OTHER PERSON REGARDING CONDUCT, COMMUNICATION OR CONTENT ON TRAPPEDGAMES WEBSITES. IN NO CASE SHALL TRAPPEDGAMES OR ITS LICENSORS, AFFILIATES', EMPLOYEES', OFFICERS', OR DIRECTORS' (COLLECTIVELY, "TRAPPEDGAMES AFFILIATES") LIABILITY TO YOU EXCEED THE AMOUNT THAT YOU PAID TO TRAPPEDGAMES FOR TRAPPEDGAMES WEBSITES. IN NO CASE SHALL TRAPPEDGAMES OR TRAPPEDGAMES AFFILIATES BE LIABLE FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING FROM YOUR USE OF TRAPPEDGAMES WEBSITES, THE INTERNET OR FOR ANY OTHER CLAIM RELATED IN ANY WAY TO YOUR USE OF TRAPPEDGAMES WEBSITES. 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, TRAPPEDGAMES'S AND TRAPPEDGAMES AFFILIATES' LIABILITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE FULL EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. TRAPPEDGAMES DOES NOT ENDORSE, WARRANT OR GUARANTEE ANY THIRD PARTY PRODUCT OR SERVICE OFFERED THROUGH TRAPPEDGAMES WEBSITES 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.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing contained in these Terms of Service limits TrappedGames's liability to you for fraudulent misrepresentations, death or personal injury caused by TrappedGames's negligence, or any other liability to the extent such liability cannot be excluded or limited as a matter of applicable law.

8. Indemnification by User

Upon TrappedGames's request, you agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless TrappedGames and its affiliates, employees, contractors, officers, directors, vendors, and content providers from all liabilities, claims and expenses, including attorneys' fees, that arise from a breach of these Terms of Service for which you are responsible. You agree that you will be personally responsible for your use of TrappedGames Websites and for all of your communication and activity on TrappedGames Websites and that you will indemnify and hold harmless TrappedGames, its affiliates, employees, officers, and directors from any liability or damages arising from your conduct on TrappedGames Websites.

TrappedGames reserves the right, at its own expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you. In that event, you shall have no further obligation to provide indemnification to TrappedGames in that matter. This Section shall survive termination of these Terms of Service.

9. Links to Third-Party Sites

TrappedGames Websites may include hyperlinks to web sites operated by third parties including advertisers and other content providers. Those sites may collect data or solicit personal information from you. TrappedGames does not control such web sites, and is not responsible for their content, privacy policies, or for the collection, use or disclosure of any information those sites may collect.

10. Translation Interpretation

These Terms of Service may have been translated if TrappedGames have made them available to you on our TrappedGames Websites. You agree that the original English text shall prevail in the case of a dispute.

11. General Terms

  • a. Entire Agreement: These Terms of Service (including the TrappedGames Privacy Policy and other Supplemental Terms incorporated by reference into this document) and any posted rules or instructions regarding a TrappedGames Website constitute the entire agreement between you and TrappedGames relating to your rights and obligations in the use of TrappedGames Websites. These Terms of Service completely replace older versions of the Terms of Service. If there is any conflict between these Terms of Service and any other rules or instructions posted on a TrappedGames Website, such other rules or instructions shall prevail.
  • b. Remedies: You agree that these Terms of Service are not intended to confer and does not confer any rights or remedies upon any person other than the parties to these Terms of Service. You also understand and agree that these Terms of Service, the TrappedGames Privacy Policy and the Supplemental Terms incorporated into these Terms of Service, including TrappedGames's enforcement of those policies, are not intended to confer, and do not confer, any rights or remedies upon any person.
  • c. Transfer of Rights: TrappedGames shall be entitled to transfer any rights and obligations under these Terms of Service or the whole agreement to third parties. The User shall not transfer any rights and obligations under these Terms of Service without TrappedGames's prior written approval.
  • d. Severability: If any part of these Terms of Service is held invalid or unenforceable, that portion shall be interpreted in a manner consistent with applicable law to reflect, as nearly as possible, the original intentions of TrappedGames, and the remaining portions shall remain in full force and effect.
  • e. Waiver: The failure of TrappedGames to exercise or enforce any right or provision of these Terms of Service will not constitute waiver of such right or provision. Any waiver of any provision of these Terms of Service will be effective only if in a writing signed by TrappedGames.
  • f. Governing Law: (i) The laws of Germany, excluding its conflicts-of-law rules, govern these Terms of Service; and (ii) you expressly agree that exclusive jurisdiction for any claim or dispute with TrappedGames or your use of TrappedGames Websites resides in the Courts of Paderborn, Germany and you further agree and expressly consent to the exercise of personal jurisdiction in the courts of Paderborn, Germany in connection with any such dispute including any claim involving TrappedGames or its affiliates, employees, contractors, officers, directors, vendors and content providers. In any dispute arising under these Terms of Service, the prevailing party will be entitled to attorneys' fees and expenses.

SUPPLEMENTAL TERMS

12. Additional Terms and Conditions for specific TrappedGames Websites

Certain TrappedGames Websites may require you to read and agree to terms and conditions that are specific to these TrappedGames Websites. Your right to use that TrappedGames Website is subject to those specific terms and these Terms of Service. If there are any inconsistencies between the specific terms and these Terms of Services, the specific terms shall prevail.

13. Users Subject to the Jurisdiction of the USA

THE TRAPPEDGAMES WEBSITES ARE NOT DIRECTED TO CHILDREN UNDER 13 YEARS OF AGE NOR DOES TRAPPEDGAMES KNOWINGLY COLLECT INFORMATION FROM CHILDREN UNDER 13. IF YOU ARE UNDER 13, PLEASE DO NOT SUBMIT ANY PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION TO TRAPPEDGAMES.

14. Users Subject to the Jurisdiction of the European Union and Turkey

You agree to German jurisdiction as set forth in section 11. However, where the laws of Germany provide a lower degree of consumer protection than the cogent laws of your country of residence the consumer protection laws of your country shall prevail.

15. Users Subject to the Jurisdiction of the European Union

For Users subject to the law of the European Union the following shall apply:

Right of withdrawal

You have the right to withdraw from this contract within 14 days without giving any reason.

The withdrawal period will expire after 14 days from the day of conclusion of the contract.

To exercise the right of withdrawal, you must inform us (TrappedGames (Jan "GamesTrap" Schürkamp), Am Waldplatz 7, 33098 Paderborn, Germany, Email: support@trappedgames.de) of your decision to withdraw from this contract by an unequivocal statement (e.g. a letter sent by post or e-mail). You may use the attached model withdrawal form, but it is not obligatory.

To meet the withdrawal deadline, it is sufficient for you to send your communication concerning your exercise of the right of withdrawal before the withdrawal period has expired.

Sample Withdrawal Form

(complete and return this form only if you wish to withdraw from the contract)

To Jan Schürkamp, Am Waldplatz 7, 33098 Paderborn, Email: support@trappedgames.de:

I/We (*) hereby give notice that I/We (*) withdraw from my/our (*) contract of the usage of the TrappedGames Websites.

Name of consumer(s),

Address of consumer(s),

Signature of consumer(s) (only if this form is notified on paper),

Date

(*) Delete as appropriate.

16. Users Subject to the Jurisdiction of Germany

Instead of Sec. 7 "Limitation of TrappedGames's Liability" the following shall apply:

Limitation of TrappedGames's Liability

  • a. TrappedGames is liable for damages, regardless on which legal basis (be it contract, tort or otherwise), only if
    • a) such damages are cause by violation of essential obligations of these Terms of Service (Kardinalpflichten) for TrappedGames's negligence or intent (Verschulden) which endangers the purpose of the Agreement; or
    • b) such damages are caused by TrappedGames's gross negligence or intent.
  • b. In case that TrappedGames is liable for the violation of an essential obligation of these Terms of Service (Kardinalpflicht) without acting with gross negligence or intent then the liability is limited to amount of payments received from the respective User.
  • c. If TrappedGames is liable for damages pursuant to Section (a) above for gross negligence or intent of TrappedGames staff other than the managing directors then the liability is also limited to the amount set forth in Section (b).
  • d. TrappedGames is not liable for indirect or consequential damages (Mangelfolgeschäden), loss of profits or frustrated costs if such damages are not a result of gross negligence or intent of TrappedGames's managing directors.
  • e. The exclusion or limitation of liability pursuant to this Sec. 13 also applies with respect to claims against TrappedGames's staff or contractors.
  • f. The liability of TrappedGames with respect to death, bodily injury or health, a guarantee by TrappedGames (if any) or pursuant to the Product Liability Act (Produkthaftungsgesetz) shall remain unaffected.
  • g. If the User is also liable for certain damages then TrappedGames shall bear an amount of such damages in accordance to its contributory negligence (Mitverschulden). With respect to the User's responsibility for reduction of damages (Schadensminderungsobligenheit) the User is responsible for regular back-ups of its data and in case of an assumed bug shall take all further reasonable measures. In case of loss of data TrappedGames is thus liable only to the extent that such loss of data would have occurred in case of a due data back-up as well.