Terms Of Use: Stranger Sips – JEFF LUNT GAMES

These Terms of Use (the “Terms”) govern the use of the game Stranger Stranger Sips (the “Game”). The Game allows a player to interact with a variety of fictional, non-player characters and to craft ongoing narratives within the Game’s world. You should carefully read these Terms, as they govern the terms under which you may access and use the Game.

The Game is owned entirely by Jeff Lunt Games, LLC., an Illinois limited liability company corporation headquartered in Evanston, IL. By clicking the "I Accept" button (or if you bypass or otherwise disable the "I Accept" button, but still access or otherwise use the Game), then you accept all of the terms and conditions in this Agreement. This is a legally-binding contract between you and Jeff Lunt Games. If you do not accept every single term in this Agreement, then you must not click “I Accept,” nor access the Game.

Ownership of the Game. Jeff Lunt Games is the owner of all assets included in the Game, including, inter alia: computer code, programs, routines, subroutines, graphics, sound effects, text, methods of operation, and moral rights. You are granted a limited, non-assignable, non-exclusive, revocable license to access and play the Game, including in a public setting (e.g. online streaming).
User Content. However, the Game provides an interactive experience in which you, the player, converse with non-player inhabitants of the game’s world. You retain all rights in your side of interactions with the game (e.g. the text that you input into the Game). Moreover, Jeff Lunt Games grants you a worldwide, royalty-free license to copy, distribute, and publicly display and perform the text that the Game generates in response to your input. Similarly, you hereby grant to Jeff Lunt Games a perpetual, worldwide, irrevocable, assignable, royalty-free license – along with the power to create sublicenses through multiple tiers – to copy, distribute, publicly display and perform, and create derivative works of all content created by you in or pertaining to your use of the Game.
Artificial Intelligence. The Game utilizes artificial intelligence to power the non-player characters and provide realistic conversations. Jeff Lunt Games offers no warranty, and hereby disclaims any such warranty to the maximum extent allowed by law, that the Game’s AI-generated dialogue will not infringe on any third party’s rights or provision of law, nor constitute, inter alia: copyright infringement, trademark infringement, right of publicity misappropriation, defamation, or any other violation of rights. The views expressed by any in-Game characters do not necessarily represent the views of Jeff Lunt Games, nor of any owner, employee, or other agent of Jeff Lunt Games. Do not rely on anything in the Game for medical, legal, financial, or other professional or personal advice.
Cookies. The Game uses cookies placed in your browser to allow you to return to a persistent game world, and to allow you to resume progress where you left off. You are solely responsible for accepting or rejecting such cookies and, if accepted, ensuring that such cookies are not deleted or otherwise tampered with. Damage to or deletion of the cookies will result in loss of your progress in the Game.
Inappropriate Content. You agree not to use the Game for inappropriate or illegal purposes, including, inter alia, to:

5.1. Illegal Activities. Perform or facilitate dangerous, illegal, or malicious activities, such as:

5.1.1. Violations of Law. Facilitation or promotion of illegal activities or violations of law, such as:

5.1.1.1. Promoting or generating content related to child sexual abuse or exploitation.

5.1.1.2. Promoting or facilitating sale of, or providing instructions for synthesizing or accessing, illegal substances, goods, or services.

5.1.1.3. Facilitating or encouraging users to commit any type of crime.

5.1.1.4. Promoting or generating violent extremism or terrorist content.

5.1.1.5, Money laundering or other financial crimes.

5.1.2. Interference. Abuse, harm, interference, or disruption of services (or enable others to do the same), such as:

5.1.2.1. Promoting or facilitating the generation or distribution of spam.

5.1.2.2. Generating content for deceptive or fraudulent activities, scams, phishing, or malware.

5.1.3. Circumvention. Attempts to override or circumvent safety filters or intentionally drive the AI to act in a manner that contravenes the policies of Jeff Lunt Games or Google’s Gemini API.

5.1.4. Harmful Content. Generation of content that may harm or promote the harm of individuals or a group, such as:

5.1.4.1. Generating content that promotes or encourages hatred towards individuals or groups.

5.1.4.2. Facilitating methods of harassment or bullying to intimidate, abuse, or insult others.

5.1.4.3. Generating content that facilitates, promotes, or incites violence.

5.1.4.4. Generating content that facilitates, promotes, or encourages self-harm.

5.1.4.5. Generating personally identifying information for distribution or other harms.

5.1.4.6. Tracking or monitoring any people without their consent.

5.1.4.7. Generating content that may have unfair or adverse impacts on people, particularly impacts related to sensitive or protected characteristics.

5.2. Misinformation. Generate and distribute content intended to misinform, misrepresent, or mislead, including, inter alia:

5.2.1. Misrepresentation of the provenance of content generated by the Game, e.g. by claiming that such content was created by a human, or representing generated content as original works, in order to deceive.

5.2.2. Generation of content that impersonates an individual (living or dead) without explicit disclosure, in order to deceive.

5.2.3. Misleading claims of expertise or capability, especially if made particularly in sensitive areas (e.g. health, finance, legal, or government services).

5.2.4. Making automated decisions in domains that affect material or individual rights or well-being (e.g., finance, legal, employment, healthcare, housing, insurance, and social welfare).

5.3. Pornography Generate sexually explicit content, including, inter alia: content created for the purposes of pornography or sexual gratification.

5.4. IP Infringement. Anything that infringes on a third party’s intellectual property.

5.5. Google Policies. Anything that constitutes a violation of the terms of service of Google’s Gemini artificial intelligence API or other Google terms and rules.

5.6. Illegal. Anything that otherwise violates any law, statute, ordinance, or other law.
Indemnity. You hereby agree to indemnify Jeff Lunt Games against any claims, demands, damages, or loss caused by your violation of Section 5 above or any other breach of this agreement by you. This indemnification includes, inter alia, any reasonable legal fees and court costs incurred by Jeff Lunt Games.
Virtual Credits. Where permitted by Jeff Lunt Games, you may obtain “virtual credits” that are redeemable for certain in-Game services, items, or other features. Virtual credits may from time to time, in the sole discretion of Jeff Lunt Games, be given different or alternative names without affecting their nature or use.

7.1. Obtaining Virtual Credits. You may obtain virtual credits either in exchange for money (using an applicable payment method within the Game) or by performing some other task (e.g. playing the Game during a particular timeframe or referring a friend who begins playing the Game). Jeff Lunt Games may, at any time and in its sole discretion, alter or eliminate any method of obtaining virtual credits (whether for money or otherwise) and/or the amount of virtual credits obtainable by such a method. No advanced notice of such a change need be given to you.

7.2. Value. Virtual credits do not constitute a personal property right and have no value outside of the Game. Virtual credits are not transferable to any other person or entity. Your balance of unused virtual credits does not accrue interest.

7.3. Price. Jeff Lunt Games reserves the right, at any time and in its sole discretion, to adjust the price for virtual credits, without notice or reimbursement.

7.4. Taxes. You are solely responsible for the payment of all taxes and other charges relating to your purchase and redemption of virtual credits.

7.5. Refunds. Virtual credits are not refundable and are not redeemable for money or monetary value from Jeff Lunt Games or any other person or entity. Except as required by law, all sales of virtual credits are final.

7.6. Termination. Jeff Lunt Games reserves the right to suspend or terminate any virtual credits if Jeff Lunt Games determines, in its sole discretion after investigation, that you have violated these Terms, conducted unauthorized transactions using another player’s virtual credits, or used the Game to conduct any fraudulent or other illegal activity (including, inter alia: money laundering or other financial crimes). Moreover, all outstanding virtual credits will be terminated when Jeff Lunt Games ceases active service of the Game.
Reporting Inappropriate Content. Jeff Lunt Games has no duty to monitor the Game or your interactions with it. However, Jeff Lunt Games desires to create a safe and engaging gameplay experience. If you wish to report any inappropriate content appearing in the Game, or any other problems occurring in the Game, then please send a detailed description of the problem to sips@jeffluntgames.com.
Age. The Game is only for those who are 18 years of age or older. By playing the Game and agreeing to these Terms, you represent that you are at least 18 years old.
Privacy Policy. The Game’s privacy policy is hereby incorporated into these Terms by reference. The privacy policy is available at: https://jeffluntgames.com/privacy-policy.
DMCA. DMCA Takedown Requests should be directed to:

Sam Castree, III
Sam Castree Law, LLC
3421 W. Elm St.
McHenry, IL 60050
(815) 344-6300
sam@castreelaw.com
Cessation of Services. Jeff Lunt Games reserves the right to end, in whole or in part, active service of the Game. Jeff Lunt Games further reserves the right to modify the Game or any aspect of it (including, inter alia, non-player characters and their personalities). Jeff Lunt Games does not guarantee continued access to the Game, or any given play session. Moreover, Jeff Lunt Games reserves the right to ban you from accessing the Game, or any session of the Game, for any violation of these Terms.
No Warranties. THE GAME, ALONG WITH ANY AND ALL OTHER SERVICES AND MATERIALS THAT MAY BE PROVIDED THEREWITH, ARE OFFERED “AS IS,” WITH NO WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND. YOU ASSUME ALL RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH YOUR USE OF THE GAME. MOREOVER, AND SOLELY BY WAY OF EXAMPLE, JEFF LUNT GAMES FULLY DISCLAIMS, TO THE EXTENT POSSIBLE, ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE SERVICE, WHETHER ANY OF THE FOREGOING ARE EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of some or all of the foregoing implied warranties, so the above limitations may not apply to you.
Disclaimer of Damages. IN NO EVENT SHALL JEFF LUNT GAMES BE LIABLE TO YOU OR TO ANY THIRD PARTY FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, LOSS OF PROFITS OR LOST DATA), ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH USE OF THE GAME, QUEST CREATION, OR ANY OTHER SERVICES OR MATERIALS PROVIDED IN CONNECTION THEREWITH, AND REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THE DAMAGES SOUGHT ARE BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT, OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY. THIS DISCLAIMER SHALL REMAIN IN FORCE EVEN IF JEFF LUNT GAMES IS ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
Force Majeure. Jeff Lunt Games shall not be liable for any problems resulting from causes outside of its control, including, inter alia: any war, act of terrorism, riot, embargo, act of civil or military authorities, fire, flood, other natural disaster, act of God, pandemic, network infrastructure failure, accident, strike, or any shortage of transportation facilities, fuel, energy, labor, or materials.
Choice of Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed according to, the laws of the United States and the State of Illinois, without regard to conflicts of laws principles. All actions hereunder may be brought only in a U.S. state or federal court having jurisdiction in Cook County, Illinois, and the User hereby consents to venue in these fora.
Non-Waiver of Rights. Failure by Jeff Lunt Games to enforce strict performance of any provision of this Agreement does not constitute a waiver of Jeff Lunt Games’ right to subsequently enforce that provision or any other provision of this Agreement.
Unenforceability of Provisions. If any provision of this Agreement, or any portion thereof, is ultimately held to be invalid and unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, then the remainder of this Agreement shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect.
Headings. The section headings in this Agreement are inserted solely for convenience and shall not be used or relied upon in any way to interpret this Agreement.
Entire Agreement. This Agreement, as from time to time amended, constitutes and contains the entire agreement between the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes any prior oral or written agreements or representations.
Changes to the Agreement. Jeff Lunt Games reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to make changes to this Agreement. You will be notified (e.g. via pop-up or e-mail) of any changes. Your refusal to accept the changes, then you will be unable to access the Game.  If you bypass or otherwise disable the "I Accept" button, but still access or otherwise use the Game, then your continued use will be deemed consent to be bound by any new or modified terms, along with the rest of the Agreement.

I HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT I HAVE READ AND UNDERSTAND THE FOREGOING TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT. I AGREE THAT MY USE OF THE GAME IS AN ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF MY CONSENT TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT.

Effective Date: 05 November 2024