WEBSITE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE
1.
About the Website
(a)
Welcome to https://bitcatz.io (the 'Website').
The Website Gaming and cryptocurrency (the 'Services ').
(b)
The Website is operated by Nocturne71
Pty.Ltd.(ABN 13656250010). Access to and use of the Website, or any of its
associated Products or Services, is provided by Nocturne71 Pty.Ltd.. Please
read these terms and conditions (the 'Terms ') carefully. By using,
browsing and/or reading the Website, this signifies that you have read,
understood and agree to be bound by the Terms. If you do not agree with the
Terms, you must cease usage of the Website, or any of Services, immediately.
(c)
Nocturne71 Pty.Ltd. reserves the right to review
and change any of the Terms by updating this page at its sole discretion. When
Nocturne71 Pty.Ltd. updates the Terms, it will use reasonable endeavours to
provide you with notice of updates to the Terms. Any changes to the Terms take immediate
effect from the date of their publication. Before you continue, we recommend
you keep a copy of the Terms for your records.
2.
Acceptance of the Terms
(a)
You accept the Terms by remaining on the
Website. You may also accept the Terms by clicking to accept or agree to the
Terms where this option is made available to you by Nocturne71 Pty.Ltd. in the
user interface.
3.
Registration to use the
Services
(a)
In order to access the Services, you must first
register for an account through the Website (the 'Account').
(b)
As part of the registration process, or as part
of your continued use of the Services, you may be required to provide personal
information about yourself (such as identification or contact details),
including:
(i)
Email address
(ii)
Preferred username
(iii)
Password
(iv)
Wallet Address
(c)
You warrant that
any information you give to Nocturne71 Pty.Ltd. in the course of completing the
registration process will always be accurate, correct and up to date.
(d)
Once you have
completed the registration process, you will be a registered member of the
Website ('Member ') and agree to be bound by the Terms.
(e)
You may not use the Services and may not accept
the Terms if:
(i)
you are not of legal age to form a binding
contract with Nocturne71 Pty.Ltd.; or
(ii)
you are a person barred from receiving the
Services under the laws of Australia or other countries including the country
in which you are resident or from which you use the Services.
4.
Your obligations as a Member
(a)
As a Member, you agree to comply with the
following:
(i)
you will use the Services only for purposes that
are permitted by:
(A)
the Terms; and
(B)
any applicable law, regulation or generally
accepted practices or guidelines in the relevant jurisdictions;
(ii)
you have the sole responsibility for protecting
the confidentiality of your password and/or email address. Use of your password
by any other person may result in the immediate cancellation of the Services;
(iii)
any use of your registration information by any
other person, or third parties, is strictly prohibited. You agree to
immediately notify Nocturne71 Pty.Ltd. of any unauthorised use of your password
or email address or any breach of security of which you have become aware;
(iv)
access and use of the Website is limited,
non-transferable and allows for the sole use of the Website by you for the
purposes of Nocturne71 Pty.Ltd. providing the Services;
(v)
you will not use the Services or the Website in
connection with any commercial endeavours except those that are specifically
endorsed or approved by the management of Nocturne71 Pty.Ltd.;
(vi)
you will not use the Services or Website for any
illegal and/or unauthorised use which includes collecting email addresses of
Members by electronic or other means for the purpose of sending unsolicited
email or unauthorised framing of or linking to the Website;
(vii)
you agree that
commercial advertisements, affiliate links, and other forms of solicitation may
be removed from the Website without notice and may result in termination of the
Services. Appropriate legal action will be taken by Nocturne71 Pty.Ltd. for any
illegal or unauthorised use of the Website; and
(viii) you
acknowledge and agree that any automated use of the Website or its
5.
Payment
(a)
Where the option is given to you, you may make
payment for the Services (the ' Services Fee') by way of:
(i)
Electronic funds transfer ('EFT ') into
our nominated bank account
(ii)
Credit Card Payment ('Credit Card')
(iii)
PayPal ('PayPal')
(iv)
Cryptocurrency ('Crypto')
(b)
All payments made in the course of your use of
the Services are made using Crypto.com. In using the Website, the Services or
when making any payment in relation to your use of the Services, you warrant
that you have read, understood and agree to be bound by the Crypto.com terms
and conditions which are available on their website.
(c)
You acknowledge and agree that where a request
for the payment of the Services Fee is returned or denied, for whatever reason,
by your financial institution or is unpaid by you for any other reason, then
you are liable for any costs, including banking fees and charges, associated
with the Services Fee.
(d)
You agree and acknowledge that Nocturne71
Pty.Ltd. can vary the Services Fee at any time.
6.
Refund Policy
Nocturne71
Pty.Ltd. will only provide you with a refund of the Services Fee in the event
they are unable to continue to provide the Services or if the manager of
Nocturne71 Pty.Ltd. makes a decision, at its absolute discretion, that it is
reasonable to do so under the circumstances (the 'Refund').
7.
Copyright and Intellectual
Property
(a)
The Website, the Services and all of the related
products of Nocturne71 Pty.Ltd. are subject to copyright. The material on the
Website is protected by copyright under the laws of Australia and through
international treaties. Unless otherwise indicated, all rights (including
copyright) in the Services and compilation of the Website (including but not
limited to text, graphics, logos, button icons, video images, audio clips,
Website, code, scripts, design elements and interactive features) or the
Services are owned or controlled for these purposes, and are reserved by
Nocturne71 Pty.Ltd. or its contributors.
(b)
All trademarks, service marks and trade names are
owned, registered and/or
licensed
by Nocturne71 Pty.Ltd., who grants to you a worldwide, non-exclusive,
royalty-free, revocable license whilst you are a Member to:
(i)
use the Website pursuant to the Terms;
(ii)
copy and store the Website and the material
contained in the Website in your device's cache memory; and
(iii)
print pages from the Website for your own
personal and non-commercial use.
Nocturne71
Pty.Ltd. does not grant you any other rights whatsoever in relation to the
Website or the Services. All other rights are expressly reserved by Nocturne71
Pty.Ltd..
(c)
Nocturne71
Pty.Ltd. retains all rights, title and interest in and to the Website and all
related Services. Nothing you do on or in relation to the Website will transfer
any:
(i)
business name, trading name, domain name, trade
mark, industrial design, patent, registered design or copyright, or
(ii)
a right to use or exploit a business name,
trading name, domain name, trade mark or industrial design, or
(iii)
a thing, system or process that is the subject
of a patent, registered design or copyright (or an adaptation or modification
of such a thing, system or process),
to you.
(d)
You may not, without the prior written
permission of Nocturne71 Pty.Ltd. and the permission of any other relevant
rights owners: broadcast, republish, up-load to a third party, transmit, post,
distribute, show or play in public, adapt or change in any way the Services or
third party Services for any purpose, unless otherwise provided by these Terms.
This prohibition does not extend to materials on the Website, which are freely
available for re-use or are in the public domain.
8.
Privacy
(a)
Nocturne71 Pty.Ltd. takes your privacy seriously
and any information provided through your use of the Website and/or Services
are subject to Nocturne71 Pty.Ltd.'s Privacy Policy, which is available on the
Website.
9.
General Disclaimer
(a)
Nothing in the
Terms limits or excludes any guarantees, warranties, representations or
conditions implied or imposed by law, including the Australian Consumer Law (or
any liability under them) which by law may not be limited or
excluded.
(b)
Subject to this clause, and to the extent
permitted by law:
(i)
all terms, guarantees, warranties,
representations or conditions which are not expressly stated in the Terms are
excluded; and
(ii)
Nocturne71 Pty.Ltd. will not be liable for any
special, indirect or consequential loss or damage (unless such loss or damage
is reasonably foreseeable resulting from our failure to meet an applicable
Consumer Guarantee), loss of profit or opportunity, or damage to goodwill
arising out of or in connection with the Services or these Terms (including as
a result of not being able to use the Services or the late supply of the
Services), whether at common law, under contract, tort (including negligence),
in equity, pursuant to statute or otherwise.
(c)
Use of the Website and the Services is at your
own risk. Everything on the Website and the Services is provided to you
"as is" and "as available" without warranty or condition of
any kind. None of the affiliates, directors, officers, employees, agents,
contributors and licensors of Nocturne71 Pty.Ltd. make any express or implied
representation or warranty about the Services or any products or Services
(including the products or Services of Nocturne71 Pty.Ltd.) referred to on the
Website, includes (but is not restricted to) loss or damage you might suffer as
a result of any of the following:
(i)
failure of performance, error, omission,
interruption, deletion, defect, failure to correct defects, delay in operation
or transmission, computer virus or other harmful component, loss of data, communication
line failure, unlawful third party conduct, or theft, destruction, alteration
or unauthorised access to records;
(ii)
the accuracy, suitability or currency of any
information on the Website, the Services, or any of its Services related
products (including third party material and advertisements on the Website);
(iii)
costs incurred as a result of you using the
Website, the Services or any of the products of Nocturne71 Pty.Ltd.; and
(iv)
the Services or operation in respect to links
which are provided for your convenience.
10.
Limitation of liability
(a)
Nocturne71 Pty.Ltd.'s total liability arising
out of or in connection with the Services or these Terms, however arising,
including under contract, tort (including negligence), in equity, under statute
or otherwise, will not exceed the resupply of the Services to you.
(b)
You expressly understand and agree that
Nocturne71 Pty.Ltd., its affiliates, employees, agents, contributors and
licensors shall not be liable to you for any direct, indirect, incidental,
special consequential or exemplary damages which may be incurred by you,
however caused and under any theory of liability. This shall include, but is
not limited to, any loss of profit (whether incurred directly or indirectly),
any loss of goodwill or business reputation and any other intangible loss.
11.
Termination of Contract
(a)
The Terms will continue to apply until
terminated by either you or by Nocturne71 Pty.Ltd. as set out below.
(b)
If you want to terminate the Terms, you may do
so by:
(i)
providing Nocturne71 Pty.Ltd. with 14 days'
notice of your intention to terminate; and
(ii)
closing your accounts for all of the services
which you use, where Nocturne71 Pty.Ltd. has made this option available to you.
Your
notice should be sent, in writing, to Nocturne71 Pty.Ltd. via the 'Contact Us'
link on our homepage.
(c)
Nocturne71 Pty.Ltd. may at any time, terminate
the Terms with you if:
(i)
you have breached any provision of the Terms or intend
to breach any provision;
(ii)
Nocturne71 Pty.Ltd. is required to do so by law;
(iii)
the provision of the Services to you by
Nocturne71 Pty.Ltd. is, in the opinion of Nocturne71 Pty.Ltd., no longer
commercially viable.
(d)
Subject to local applicable laws, Nocturne71
Pty.Ltd. reserves the right to discontinue or cancel your membership at any
time and may suspend or deny, in its sole discretion, your access to all or any
portion of the Website or the Services without notice if you breach any
provision of the Terms or any applicable law or if your conduct impacts
Nocturne71 Pty.Ltd.'s name or reputation or violates the rights of those of
another party.
12.
Indemnity
(a)
You agree to
indemnify Nocturne71 Pty.Ltd., its affiliates, employees, agents, contributors,
third party content providers and licensors from and against:
(i)
all actions,
suits, claims, demands, liabilities, costs, expenses, loss and damage
(including legal fees on a full indemnity basis) incurred, suffered or
arising
out of or in connection with Your Content;
(ii)
any direct or indirect consequences of you
accessing, using or transacting on the Website or attempts to do so; and/or
(iii)
any breach of the Terms.
13.
Dispute Resolution
(a)
Compulsory:
If a
dispute arises out of or relates to the Terms, either party may not commence
any Tribunal or Court proceedings in relation to the dispute, unless the
following clauses have been complied with (except where urgent interlocutory
relief is sought).
(b)
Notice:
A party to the Terms claiming a dispute ('Dispute')
has arisen under the Terms, must give written notice to the other party
detailing the nature of the dispute, the desired outcome and the action
required to settle the Dispute.
(c)
Resolution:
On receipt
of that notice ('Notice') by that other party, the parties to the Terms
('Parties ') must:
(i)
Within 14 days of the Notice endeavour in good
faith to resolve the Dispute expeditiously by negotiation or such other means
upon which they may mutually agree;
(ii)
If for any reason
whatsoever, 14 days after the date of the Notice, the Dispute has not been
resolved, the Parties must either agree upon selection of a mediator or request
that an appropriate mediator be appointed by the President of the Conflict
Resolution Service or his or her nominee;
(iii)
The Parties are equally liable for the fees and
reasonable expenses of a mediator and the cost of the venue of the mediation
and without limiting the foregoing undertake to pay any amounts requested by
the mediator as a pre-condition to the mediation commencing. The Parties must
each pay their own costs associated with the mediation;
(iv)
The mediation will be held in Hobart, Australia.
(d)
Confidential:
All communications concerning negotiations made
by the Parties arising out of and in connection with this dispute resolution
clause are confidential and to the extent possible, must be treated as
"without prejudice" negotiations for the purpose of
applicable laws of evidence.
(e)
Termination of Mediation:
If 6
months have elapsed after the start of a mediation of the Dispute and the
Dispute has not been resolved, either Party may ask the mediator to terminate
the mediation and the mediator must do so.
14.
Venue and Jurisdiction
(a)
The Services offered by Nocturne71 Pty.Ltd. is
intended to be viewed by residents of Australia. In the event of any dispute
arising out of or in relation to the Website, you agree that the exclusive
venue for resolving any dispute shall be in the courts of Tasmania, Australia.
15.
Governing Law
(a)
The Terms are governed by the laws of Tasmania,
Australia. Any dispute, controversy, proceeding or claim of whatever nature
arising out of or in any way relating to the Terms and the rights created
hereby shall be governed, interpreted and construed by, under and pursuant to
the laws of Tasmania, Australia, without reference to conflict of law
principles, notwithstanding mandatory rules. The validity of this governing law
clause is not contested. The Terms shall be binding to the benefit of the
parties hereto and their successors and assigns.
16.
Independent Legal Advice
(a)
Both parties confirm and declare that the
provisions of the Terms are fair and reasonable and both parties having taken
the opportunity to obtain independent legal advice and declare the Terms are
not against public policy on the grounds of inequality or bargaining power or
general grounds of restraint of trade.
17.
Severance
(a)
If any part of these Terms is found to be void
or unenforceable by a Court of competent jurisdiction, that part shall be
severed and the rest of the Terms shall remain in force.