Acceptable Use Policy (AUP)

Gatecrashers AUP, access to Gatecrashers, and the computing resources required to operate Gatecrashers, are granted on a revocable basis, and at no time is this access guaranteed.

The Gatecrashers services may be used only for lawful purposes. Transmission or solicitation for reception of material which violates Canadian Federal or Alberta Provincial law, any policy of the site where the server operates, or state or local law of the area in which you reside, is prohibited. This includes, but is not limited to, material that is threatening, libelous, or violates trade-secret, patent, or copyright protections.

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Gatecrashers, its administrators (a.k.a. admins), the owners/operators of the computing resources, and all other parties connected with the administration of Gatecrashers from all claims which are a result of your usage, without limitation.

You agree that any traffic which originates from your character or connection is your legal responsibility.

You agree that information you give the admins to be put up on Gatecrashers web pages will have a dual copyright. Gatecrashers will have the right to publish the material on its web site, while you will maintain all other rights.

Notwithstanding the above, you agree that should we be found liable in a court of law for any action or lack of action related to your use of Gatecrashers, our liability is limited to $1.00 CAD.

Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) Notice:
We reserve the right to monitor any and all communications through or with Gatecrashers computing facilities. You agree that Gatecrashers facilities are NOT to be considered a secure communications medium for the purposes of the ECPA, and that no expectation of privacy is afforded.

Access to Gatecrashers may be denied for any reason deemed appropriate by the administrators (a.k.a. admins), including but not limited to:

* Using the system to transmit 'Real Life' threats of harm to another player;
* Harassment of another player or character;
* Attempting to crash or corrupt the database or computing resources of the server;
* Falsification of registration information. Such reason shall also be considered a violation of the terms and conditions of service and may be actionable as below.

Violation of any of the terms and conditions of service may result in any or all of the following:

* Suspension of access to Gatecrashers and its computing resources for a time to be determined by the administrators.
* Removal of your character and termination of access to Gatecrashers and its computing resources without prior notice.
* Notification of your site and/or system administrators.
* Notification of civil and/or law enforcement authorities.

The help of RealityFault in the drafting of this document is appreciated.