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Melee Terms of Service

Updated May 1st, 2023
Revision: 5

FOR GENERAL USERS

1. ACCEPTANCE OF TERMS

1.1 Overview

The following terms of service govern all use by General Users (as defined below), non-Tournament Organizers (as defined below), or visitors of (a) the Keyrune Inc websites, domains, and applications (including all webpages, subdomains and subparts therein contained, mobile applications, collectively, the "Site"), (b) any and all services available on or through the Site or otherwise provided by Keyrune Inc and (c) all Software (as defined below) (collectively, the "Services"). The Services are owned and operated by Keyrune Inc (“The Company”). The Services are offered subject to your acceptance without modification of all of the terms and conditions contained herein and all other operating rules, policies and procedures that may be published from time to time on the Site by The Company. If you object to anything in these terms of service or the Privacy Policy, you are not permitted to use the Services. By using or accessing any part of the Services, you acknowledge that (a) you are at least 13 years of age, (b) you have not been previously banned, blocked, or suspended from the Services, and (c) you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these terms of service.

THESE TERMS OF SERVICE INCLUDE (A) AN ARBITRATION PROVISION FOR USERS LOCATED IN THE UNITED STATES; (B) A WAIVER OF RIGHTS TO BRING A CLASS ACTION AGAINST THE COMPANY FOR USERS LOCATED IN THE UNITED STATES; (C) CERTAIN DISCLAIMERS OF WARRANTIES ON BEHALF OF THE COMPANY; (D) CERTAIN LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMPANY; AND (E) A RELEASE BY YOU OF ALL CLAIMS FOR DAMAGE AGAINST THE COMPANY ARISING OUT OF DISPUTES BETWEEN YOU AND THIRD PARTIES IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES. BY USING ANY OF THE SERVICES, YOU AGREE TO THESE PROVISIONS.

1.2 Modification

Except to the extent set forth in Section 17.3 below, The Company reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to modify or replace any of the terms or conditions of these Terms of Service (or any of the agreements that make up these Terms of Service) at any time (collectively, “Modifications”). Modifications to these Terms of Service will be posted to the Melee with a change to the "Updated” date at the top of these Terms of Service. In certain circumstances The Company may provide you with additional notice of such Modifications, via email or with in-Service notifications. Modifications will be effective thirty (30) days following the "Updated” date or such other date as communicated in any other notice to you, except that changes addressing new functions of the Services or which do not impose any additional burdens or obligations on you will be effective immediately. It is your responsibility to check these Terms of Service periodically for Modifications. Your continued use of the Services following the effectiveness of any Modifications to these Terms of Service constitutes acceptance of those Modifications as well. If any Modification to these Terms of Service is not acceptable to you, you must cease accessing, browsing and otherwise using the Services. Other than as set forth in this paragraph, these Terms of Service may only be modified through a written agreement, signed by you and an authorized officer of The Company.

1.3 Language

The Company may translate these terms of service, Privacy Policy or any other operating rules, policies and procedures that may be published from time to time on the Site into other languages for your convenience. The English language version of each of these documents is the version that governs your use of the Services and in the event of any conflict between the English language version and a translated version, the English language version will control.

2. DESCRIPTION OF THE COMPANY

The Company provides software to improve the Magic The Gathering Arena experience for streamers, players, tournament attendees, and spectators (collectively, “General Users”) and for registered users who are tournament organizers (“Tournament Organizers”). The Company provides a platform for enabling connections between General Users and Tournament Organizers and for the collection of payments with respect to the sale of tickets, registrations, merchandise, and services for, and the solicitation of donations with respect to, tournaments registered on the Site from General Users. These terms of service apply to you and your use of the Services as a General User, non-Tournament Organizer, or visitor of the Site. For the terms of service that apply to you and your use of the Services as a Tournament Organizer, please see the Terms of Service for Tournament Organizers.

3. YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES

3.1 The Services

The Company hereby grants you a non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable right to access and use the Services solely for the purposes of browsing the Site, and searching for, viewing, registering for, and interacting with, a tournament that is registered on the Site, in each case (i) in compliance with these terms of service, and (ii) to the extent permitted under all applicable laws and regulations (foreign and domestic). Notwithstanding the foregoing, you shall not, and shall not permit anyone else to, directly or indirectly: (i) modify, reproduce or otherwise create derivatives of any part of the Services or Site Content (as defined below); (ii) reverse engineer, disassemble, decompile or otherwise attempt to discover the source code or structure, sequence and organization of all or any part of the Services (except that this restriction shall not apply to the limited extent restrictions on reverse engineering are prohibited by applicable local law); (iii) rent, lease, resell, distribute or use the Services for timesharing, service bureau, or commercial purposes; (iv) remove or alter any proprietary notices or labels on or in the Services or Site Content; (v) engage in any activity that interferes with or disrupts the Services; or (vi) engage in any fraudulent activity or activity that facilitates fraud.

MTG Tournament Organizers must follow Wizards of the Coast Community Guidelines unless express consent for a waiver has been granted by The Company. Tournament Organizers are responsible for determining the eligibility of players in their tournaments based on both age and place of residence. Tournament Organizers may not remove or delete tournament data at anytime. Tournament Organizers must publish the results of an tournament for the tournament to be considered completed.

3.2 Software

If you are allowed to download or use any Software in connection with the Services, The Company hereby grants you a personal, non-transferable, non-sublicensable, revocable, non-exclusive license to use the Software solely for your internal use in connection with the Services, and only in accordance with these terms of service and the written instructions/directions (if any) provided by The Company in conjunction with the Software. For purposes of these terms of service, "Software" shall mean any and all software that is available on or through the Site or otherwise provided by The Company, including without limitation The Company’s mobile applications. For clarity, the Software will be deemed a part of the "Services" hereunder.

The Software and the transmission of applicable data is subject to United States export controls. No Software may be downloaded or otherwise exported or re-exported in violation of U.S. export laws. Downloading or using the Software is at your sole risk. You shall also be responsible for using the Software in a manner that complies with all federal, state and local laws and the rules and regulations of all credit card companies.

The Software and related documentation are "commercial computer software" and "commercial computer software documentation," respectively, as such terms are used in United States Federal Acquisition Regulations Section 12.212. Any use, duplication or disclosure of the Software or such documentation by or on behalf of the U.S. Government is subject to restrictions as set forth in these terms of service.

Tournaments may not be run on software not sanctioned by Wizards of the Coast.

4. VENUE

The Services are a platform for enabling connections between General Users and Tournament Organizers, but The Company is not responsible for the performance of Tournament Organizers, nor does it have control over the quality, timing, legality, failure to provide, or any other aspect whatsoever of the services they provide, nor of the integrity, responsibility or any of the actions or omissions whatsoever of any Tournament Organizers. When interacting with other General Users and Tournament Organizers, you should exercise caution and common sense to protect your personal safety and property, just as you would when interacting with other persons whom you don’t know. The Company is not responsible for the conduct or performance, whether online or offline, of any user of the Services. The Company reserves the right to to cancel and/or close any event at any time for any reason.

5. PAYMENT

5.1 Independent Relationship of Payment Services

The Company provides a platform by which payments can be remitted to Tournament Organizers for the sale of tickets, registrations, merchandise, and donations with respect to events registered on the Site. These payments are transacted through online payment services such as Stripe, PayPal, or other third-party payment services. Tournament Organizers approved for paid entry events are required to follow all applicable rules for their location (Country, State/Territory, City) in addition to the Terms of Service for the game they are hosting. They are required to allow Melee to collect payments for Tournaments scheduled on the Site. Off Site payments may be collected for Tournaments if On-Site payments are also allowed. Players added by the Tournament Organizer to a paid event will be assessed an application fee charged for each entry added on the site. Organizers collecting entry fees external to the Site and not also allowing for the Site to collect entry fees will be in violation of these Terms of Service and will have their Tournament cancelled. Tournament Organizers and General Users sending payments affect the applicable monetary payment transaction through the payment service and are bound by the applicable terms of service governing the payment service.

5.2 Disputes and Refunds

If you are a General User and you wish to request a refund or initiate a dispute regarding payment in connection with an event listed on the Site, you should contact the applicable Tournament Organizer directly. It is the responsibility of a Tournament Organizer to communicate its refund policy to General Users sending payments and to issue refunds as required via the Site, payment service, or otherwise. If a General User desires to request a refund, they must request the refund from the Tournament Organizer. All communications or disputes regarding refunds are between the Tournament Organizer and General User initiating payment and The Company will not be responsible or liable in any way for refunds, errors in issuing refunds, or lack of refunds in connection with the Services. All communications and disputes regarding chargebacks and refunds are between the Tournament Organizer and General User initiating payment and The Company will not be responsible or liable in any way for chargebacks in connection with a General User’s use of the Services.

5.3 Prizes are the sole responsibility of the Tournament Organizer. Company is not responsible for Prizes advertised by Tournament Organizer.

6. PRIVACY POLICY

Your privacy is important to The Company. Please see our Privacy Policy for information relating to how we collect, use, and disclose your personal information. The Company does not control and shall not be responsible for the acts of you or any other users (whether Tournament Organizers, General Users, visitors, or otherwise) of the Services.

7. YOUR SIGN-UP OBLIGATIONS

To sign-up as a registered user of the Services, whether as a Tournament Organizer, General User, or other, you agree to: (a) provide true, accurate, current and complete information about yourself as prompted by the Site registration form (the "Registration Data") and (b) maintain and promptly update the Registration Data to keep it true, accurate, current and complete. If you provide any information that is untrue, inaccurate, not current or incomplete, or The Company has reasonable grounds to suspect that such information is untrue, inaccurate, not current or incomplete, The Company has the right to suspend or terminate all of your accounts and refuse any and all of your current or future use of the Services (or any portion thereof).

You may not use the Services if (a) you are under 13 years old without express, written consent from a parent or guardian (b) you are a convicted sex offender (c) we have previously disabled your account for violations of our Terms and Policies or (d) you are prohibited from receiving our products, services, or software under applicable laws. To maintain your account in good-standing you must (a) use the same name that you use in everyday life (b) provide accurate information about yourself (c) create only one account and (d) not share your password, give access to your account to others, or transfer your account to anyone else (without our permission).

8. ACCOUNT, PASSWORD, AND SECURITY

As part of the Site registration process, you will provide a login email address and create a password, which together form an account. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of the password, and are fully responsible for all activities that occur under your account, including, without limitation, all actions by sub-users registered under your account. You agree to (a) immediately notify The Company of any unauthorized use of your password or account or any other breach of security, and (b) ensure that you exit from your account at the end of each session. The Company cannot and will not be liable for any loss, damage or other liability arising from your failure to comply with this Section or from any unauthorized access to or use of your account. In the event of any dispute between two or more parties as to account ownership, you agree that The Company shall be the sole arbiter of such dispute in its sole discretion and that The Company’s decision (which may include termination or suspension of any account subject to dispute) shall be final and binding on all parties.

9. CONTENT

9.1 Site Content

You agree that all material, including without limitation information, data, software, text, design elements, graphics, images and other content (collectively, "Content"), contained in or delivered via the Services or otherwise made available by The Company in connection with the Services (collectively, "Site Content") is protected by copyrights, trademarks, service marks, trade secrets or other intellectual property and other proprietary rights and laws. The Company may own the Site Content or portions of the Site Content may be made available to The Company through arrangements with third parties. Except as expressly authorized by The Company in writing or in connection with your use of the intended functionality of the Services, you agree not to sell, license, rent, modify, distribute, copy, reproduce, transmit, publicly display, publicly perform, publish, adapt, edit or create derivative works of any Site Content, or post any Site Content on any other web site or in a networked computer environment for any purpose. Reproducing, copying or distributing any Site Content for any other purpose is strictly prohibited without the express prior written permission of The Company. You shall use the Site Content only for purposes that are permitted by these terms of service and any applicable laws and regulations (foreign and domestic). Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved.

9.2 Your Content

You acknowledge and agree that if you contribute, provide, or make available any content to the Site ("Your Content"), you hereby grant to The Company a non-exclusive, worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, transferable, sublicensable (through multiple tiers) right and license to use, reproduce, adapt, modify, distribute, translate, publish, create derivative works based on, perform, display, and otherwise exploit Your Content, in whole or in part, in any media now known or hereafter developed, for any purpose whatsoever. You represent and warrant that you have all the rights, power and authority necessary to grant the foregoing license, and that all Your Content (i) does not infringe, violate, misappropriate or otherwise conflict with the rights of any third party, and (ii) complies with all applicable laws and regulations (foreign and domestic). In addition, Your Content must be accurate and truthful. The Company reserves the right to remove any of Your Content from the Site at any time if The Company believes in its sole discretion that it does not comply with these terms of service. In addition, you agree that The Company may use your name, Gamertag (if provided) and logo (whether or not you have made it available through the Site) for the purpose of identifying you as an existing or past user of The Company both on the Site and in marketing and promotional materials.

9.3 Streaming Content

The Company provides a platform by which live and pre-recorded videos of video game related activities can be streamed or otherwise broadcasted to viewers. These broadcasts are transacted through online streaming services such as Twitch, YouTube, or other third party streaming services. Tournament Organizers and General Users broadcast content through these streaming services, and are bound by the applicable terms of service governing these streaming services.

10. DMCA CONTACT

If you believe that anything in the Services infringes upon any copyright that you own or control, you may file a notification of such infringement as set forth below.

E-mail Address of Designated Agent: contact@melee.gg.

Please see 17 U.S.C. §512(c)(3) for the requirements of a proper notification. You should note that if you knowingly misrepresent in your notification that the material or activity is infringing, you will be liable for any damages, including costs and attorneys' fees, incurred by The Company or the alleged infringer as the result of our relying upon such misrepresentation in removing or disabling access to the material or activity claimed to be infringing.

11. THIRD PARTY CONTENT

The Company may provide third party content within the Service and may provide links to web pages and content of third parties (collectively, " Third Party Content ") as a service to those interested in this information. The Company does not control, endorse or adopt any Third Party Content and makes no representation or warranties of any kind regarding Third Party Content, including without limitation regarding its accuracy or completeness. The Company does not create Third Party Content, nor does it update or monitor it, and is not responsible it. You access Third Party Content at your own risk.

The Company may include links or references to other web sites or services (collectively, "Reference Sites ") solely as a convenience. The Company does not endorse any such Reference Sites or the information, materials, products, or services contained on or accessible through Reference Sites. In addition, your correspondence or business dealings with, or participation in promotions of, advertisers found on or through the Services are solely between you and such advertiser. Access and use of Reference Sites, including the information, materials, products, and services on or available through Reference Sites is solely at your own risk.

12. PROHIBITED CONDUCT

By using the Services, you agree not to violate any law, contract, intellectual property or other third party right or commit a tort, and that you are solely responsible for your conduct while on the Services. You agree that you will not:

The Company takes no responsibility and assumes no liability for any Content posted, stored or uploaded by you or any third party, or for any loss or damage thereto, nor is The Company liable for any mistakes, defamation, slander, libel, omissions, falsehoods, obscenity, pornography or profanity you may encounter. Your use of the Services is at your own risk. Enforcement of the user content or conduct rules set forth in these terms of service is solely at The Company’s discretion, and failure to enforce such rules in some instances does not constitute a waiver of our right to enforce such rules in other instances. In addition, these rules do not create any private right of action on the part of any third party or any reasonable expectation that the Services will not contain any content that is prohibited by such rules. As a provider of interactive services, The Company is not liable for any statements, representations or Content provided by our users in any public forum, personal home page or other area. The Company does not endorse any Content or any opinion, recommendation or advice expressed therein, and The Company expressly disclaims any and all liability in connection with Content. Although The Company has no obligation to screen, edit or monitor any of the Content posted in any area, The Company reserves the right, and has absolute discretion, to remove, screen or edit any Content posted or stored on the Services at any time and for any reason without notice, and you are solely responsible for creating backup copies of and replacing any Content you post or store on the Services at your sole cost and expense. Any use of the Services in violation of the foregoing violates these Terms of service and may result in, among other things, termination or suspension of your rights to use the Services.

13. TERMINATION

The Company, in its sole discretion, may terminate your password, accounts (or any part thereof) and or your right to use the Services, and remove and discard any and all of Your Content within the Services, at any time for any reason or no reason, including, without limitation, for lack of use, failure to timely pay any fees or other monies due The Company, or if The Company believes that you have violated or acted inconsistently with the letter or spirit of these terms of service. You agree that any termination of your right to use the Services may be effected without prior notice, and acknowledge and agree that The Company may immediately deactivate or delete your account and all related Content and files related to your account and or bar any further access to such files or the Services. Further, you agree that The Company shall not be liable to you or any third-party for any termination of your right to use or otherwise access the Services. All provisions of these terms of service that by their nature should survive termination of your right to use the Services shall survive (including, without limitation, all limitations on liability, releases, indemnification obligations, disclaimers of warranties, and intellectual property protections and licenses).

14. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES

The Services are provided “as is” without warranties of any kind, either expressed or implied, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement. The entire risk as to the quality and performance of the Services is with you. The Company does not represent or warrant that content or materials provided through the Services are accurate, complete, reliable, current, or error-free. The Company is not responsible for typographical errors or omissions relating to text, video, or photography. The Company does not represent or warrant that the Services are free of viruses or other harmful components and, therefore, you should use an industry recognized software to detect and remove viruses from any download. No advice or information, whether oral or written, obtained by you from The Company or through the Services shall create any warranty not expressly stated herein.

15. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY AND DAMAGES

Users in the USA and rest of the world (outside the European Union):

The following section only applies to you if you are resident in the USA or elsewhere in the world (but does not apply if you are a consumer resident in the European Union):

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law: (i) in no event shall The Company be liable for any direct, special, indirect, or consequential damages, or any other damages of any kind, including but not limited to loss of use, loss of profits, or loss of data, whether in an action in contract, tort (including but not limited to negligence) or otherwise, arising out of or in any way connected with the use of or inability to use the Services, the Content, the Site Content, or the materials including without limitation any damages caused by or resulting from reliance on any information obtained from The Company, or that result from mistakes, omissions, interruptions, deletion of files or email, errors, defects, viruses, delays in operation or transmission, or any failure of performance, whether or not resulting from acts of God, communications failure, theft, destruction or unauthorized access to The Company’s records, programs or services; and (ii) in no event shall the aggregate liability of The Company, whether in contract, warranty, tort (including negligence, whether active, passive, or imputed), product liability, strict liability, or other theory, arising out of or relating to the use of or inability to use the Services exceed the amount paid by you, if any, for accessing the Services during twelve (12) months immediately preceding the date of the claim or one hundred dollars, whichever is greater. These limitations of liability also apply with respect to damages incurred by you by reason of any products or services sold or provided on any reference sites or otherwise by third parties other than The Company and received through or advertised on the Services or received through any reference sites you acknowledge and agree that The Company has offered the Services and entered into these terms of service in reliance upon the warranty disclaimers and the limitations of liability set forth herein, that the warranty disclaimers and the limitations of liability set forth herein reflect a reasonable and fair allocation of risk between you and The Company, and that the warranty disclaimers and the limitations of liability set forth herein form an essential basis of the bargain between you and The Company. The Company would not be able to provide the Services to you on an economically reasonable basis without these limitations.

Users in the European Union:

The following section only applies to you if you are a consumer resident in the European Union:

Neither The Company and its affiliates and partners in all cases, nor you, will be responsible for: (i) losses that were not caused by any breach on their or your part; (ii) any indirect or consequential losses (including loss of profits, revenue, contracts, anticipated savings, data, goodwill or wasted expenditure); or (iii) any indirect or consequential losses that were not foreseeable by both you and us when these terms of service were agreed or updated as applicable. You are not granted any rights under this section.

16. RELEASE

In consideration of being permitted to access and use the Services, you hereby agree to release The Company and its affiliates, and each of its and their respective officers, directors, agents, co-branders, other partners, and employees from all damages (whether direct, indirect, incidental, consequential or otherwise), losses, liabilities, costs and expenses of every kind and nature, known and unknown, arising out of or in any way connected with disputes between you and third parties (including Tournament Organizers, General Users, and other users) in connection with the services, your access and use of the services, or any events listed thereon.

17. GENERAL

17.1 Entire Agreement

These terms of service constitute the entire agreement between you and The Company and governs your use of the Services as a General User, Tournament Organizer, or other user, superseding any prior or contemporaneous agreements, proposals, discussions or communications between you and The Company on the subject matter hereof. You also may be subject to additional terms and conditions that may apply when you use affiliate services, third party Content, third party software or the Services in a manner other than as governed by these terms of service.

17.2 Choice of Law

Except as set forth in Section 17.3 below, these Terms of Service and the provision of the Services to you are governed by the laws of the state of California, U.S.A., without reference to principles of conflict of laws.

17.3 Arbitration

ONLY FOR USERS LOCATED IN THE UNITED STATES:

PLEASE READ THIS SECTION CAREFULLY AS IT AFFECTS YOUR RIGHTS. ANY DISPUTE OR CLAIM UNDER THESE TERMS OF SERVICE OR WITH RESPECT TO THE SERVICES WILL BE SETTLED BY BINDING ARBITRATION OR IN SMALL CLAIMS COURT (TO THE EXTENT THE CLAIM QUALIFIES) AND WILL TAKE PLACE ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS ONLY; CLASS, CONSOLIDATED OR REPRESENTATIVE ARBITRATIONS AND CIVIL ACTIONS ARE NOT PERMITTED ONCE THIS SECTION IS EFFECTIVE.

Contact Us First.

If you have a question or concern about the Services, please contact us first. Our customer support team will try to answer your question or resolve your concern.

Agreement to Arbitrate.

In the unlikely event that our customer support team is unable to resolve your concerns, we each hereby agree to resolve any and all disputes or claims under these Terms of Service or with respect to the Services through binding arbitration or in small claims court (to the extent the claim qualifies) instead of in courts of general jurisdiction and only on an individual basis and not as part of any purported class, consolidated or representative proceeding. Arbitration, which is often cheaper, faster and less formal than a lawsuit in court, uses a neutral arbitrator instead of a judge or jury. Arbitrators can award the same damages and relief as a court. Binding arbitration is subject to very limited review. Only the arbitrator appointed pursuant to this Section, and not any federal, state or local court or agency, shall have the authority to resolve any dispute or claim relating to this Section, including, without limitation, the scope, enforceability and arbitrability of these Terms of Service. This arbitration provision shall survive termination of these Terms of Service. These Terms of Service evidence a transaction in interstate commerce and the interpretation and enforcement of this Section 17.3 is governed by the Federal Arbitration Act, notwithstanding the choice of law set forth in Section 17.2 above.

Scope of Agreement.

This agreement to arbitrate is intended to be broadly interpreted. It includes, but is not limited to: (i) all claims arising out of or relating to any aspect of the relationship between us, whether based in contract, tort, statute, fraud, misrepresentation or any other legal theory; (ii) all claims that arose before this or any prior agreement (including, but not limited to, claims relating to advertising); and (iii) all claims that may arise after termination of these Terms of Service and/or your use of the Services.

Exceptions.

Notwithstanding this Agreement to arbitrate, either party may (i) bring an action on an individual basis in small claims court (to the extent the applicable claim qualifies), (ii) bring issues to the attention of federal, state or local agencies, including, for example, the Federal Trade Commission and the office of the California Attorney General, which agencies may be able to seek relief on a party’s behalf and (iii) bring suit in court to seek a preliminary injunction or other interim relief pending the outcome of arbitration. In addition, the portion of any dispute or complaint relating to our participation in the US-EU or US-Swiss Safe Harbor Frameworks is subject to the Dispute Resolution section of our Privacy Policy before being subject to this Section.

No Class Actions.

YOU AND THE COMPANY AGREE THAT EACH MAY BRING CLAIMS AGAINST THE OTHER ONLY IN YOUR OR ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, AND NOT AS A PLAINTIFF OR CLASS MEMBER IN ANY PURPORTED CLASS, CONSOLIDATED OR REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDING. THE ARBITRATOR MAY NOT CONSOLIDATE MORE THAN ONE PERSON’S CLAIMS, MAY NOT PRESIDE OVER ANY FORM OF CLASS, CONSOLIDATED OR REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDING AND MAY ONLY PROVIDE RELIEF IN FAVOR OF THE INDIVIDUAL PARTY SEEKING RELIEF AND ONLY TO THE EXTENT NECESSARY TO PROVIDE RELIEF WARRANTED BY THAT PARTY’S INDIVIDUAL CLAIM.

Notice of Dispute.

A party who intends to seek arbitration must first send to the other a written Notice of Dispute (“Notice”). The Notice to The Company must be addressed to the address in Section 17.4 below (“Notice Address”) and must be sent by certified mail. The Notice to you must be addressed to a mailing, home or payment address currently on record with The Company and must be sent by certified mail. If the Company has no records of such physical address, such notice may be delivered to your the Company account email address. The Notice must (i) describe the nature and basis of the claim or dispute; and (ii) set forth the specific relief sought. If the Company and you do not reach an agreement to resolve the claim within sixty (60) calendar days after the Notice is received, you or The Company may commence an arbitration proceeding.

Arbitration Proceedings.

The arbitration will be governed by the Commercial Arbitration Rules, or, if the actions giving rise to the dispute or claim relate to your personal or household use of the Services (rather than business use), the Consumer Arbitration Rules (in each case, the “AAA Rules”) of the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”), as modified by this Section 6.10, and will be administered by the AAA and settled by a single arbitrator. The AAA Rules are available online at adr.org or by calling the AAA at 1-800-778-7879. The arbitrator is bound by the terms of these Terms of Service. All issues are for the arbitrator to decide, including, but not limited to, issues relating to the scope, enforceability, and arbitrability of this Section 17.3. Unless the Company and you agree otherwise, any arbitration hearings will take place in the State of California of the United States. If your claim is for ten thousand dollars ($10,000) or less, we agree that you may choose whether the arbitration will be conducted solely on the basis of documents submitted to the arbitrator, through a telephonic hearing, or by an in-person hearing as established by the AAA Rules. If your claim exceeds ten thousand dollars ($10,000), the right to a hearing will be determined by the AAA Rules. Regardless of the manner in which the arbitration is conducted, the arbitrator shall issue a reasoned written decision sufficient to explain the essential findings and conclusions on which the award is based. All decisions by the arbitrator shall be final and binding and judgment on the award rendered may be entered in any court having jurisdiction.

Costs of Arbitration; Legal Fees.

Payment of all filing, administration, and arbitrator costs and expenses imposed by AAA will be governed by the AAA rules, provided that if you are initiating an arbitration against The Company and the value of the relief sought is ten thousand dollars ($10,000) or less, then The Company will advance all filing, administrative and arbitration costs and expenses imposed by AAA (subject to reimbursement as set forth below). If the circumstances in the preceding sentence apply, but the value of relief sought is more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000) and you demonstrate to the arbitrator that such costs and expenses would be prohibitively more expensive than a court proceeding, then The Company will pay the amount of any such costs and expenses that the arbitrator determines are necessary to prevent the arbitration from being prohibitively more expensive than a court proceeding (subject to reimbursement as set forth below). In the event that the arbitrator determines that all of the claims you assert in arbitration are frivolous according to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11, you agree to reimburse The Company for all such cost and expenses that The Company paid and that you would have been obligated to pay under the AAA rules.

Just as in any court proceeding, each party will initially bear its own attorneys’ fees and expenses in connection with any arbitration. Should either party be determined to have substantially prevailed in the arbitration, then upon such party’s request, the arbitrator shall award such prevailing party the reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses that it incurred in connection with the arbitration, provided that to the extent that the dispute or claim relate to your personal or household use of the Services (rather than business use) The arbitrator may make rulings and resolve disputes as to the reimbursement of attorneys’ fees and expenses upon request from either party made within fourteen (14) days of the arbitrator’s ruling on the merits.

Future Changes.

Notwithstanding any provision in these Terms of Service to the contrary, you and The Company agree that if The Company makes any future change to this arbitration provision (other than a change to the Notice Address) The Company will provide you with notice of such change and you may reject any such change by sending us written notice within thirty (30) calendar days of the change to the Notice Address described above. By rejecting any future change, you are agreeing that you will arbitrate any dispute between us in accordance with the language of this provision as unmodified by such rejected change.

Special Severability.

In the event that the provisions of Section 17.3(e) above are found to be invalid or unenforceable for any dispute or claim, then, notwithstanding Section 17.5, the entirety of this Section 17.3 shall be null and void with respect to such dispute or claim and Section 17.6 shall apply in lieu of this Section 17.3.

Opt Out.

We believe that on a whole this agreement to arbitrate will benefit our Users. However, if you are an existing registered General User, Tournament Organizer, or other user and you do not wish to accept this agreement to arbitrate with respect to some or all of your accounts registered prior to April 1, 2020 you may opt-out by sending us a written notice to the Notice Address which (i) states you do not agree to this agreement to arbitrate, (ii) includes your name and all email addresses associated with the accounts you wish to opt-out, and (iii) is signed by the individual who owns the account, or in the event the account is held by an entity, an authorized signer for such entity (the “Opt-Out Notice”). The Opt-Out Notice must be received by July 1, 2020 in order to be effective; otherwise this agreement to arbitrate will be effective as of July 1, 2020. For new registered users and existing registered users who register new accounts following April 1, 2020, there is no option to opt-out and this provision will be effective as to such new accounts upon account creation. For unregistered General Users and other users, this provision will apply to all future activities on the Services after April 1, 2020. In the event that you opt-out of this agreement to arbitrate as set forth above, Section 17.6 shall apply.

17.4 Notices

Notices to you may be sent via either email or regular mail to the address in The Company’s records. The Services may also provide notices of changes to these Terms of Service or other matters by displaying notices or links to notices to you generally on the Services. If you wish to contact The Company or deliver any notice, you can do so as follows: Keyrune Inc Attn: Melee 3017 Del Rey Ave, Carlsbad, CA 92009

Scott Elliott, USA Email: contact@melee.gg Attn: Melee.gg

17.5 Waiver; Invalid Provisions.

The failure or delay of The Company to exercise or enforce any right or provision of these Terms of Service shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. No oral waiver, amendment or modification shall be effective under any circumstance whatsoever. If any provision of these Terms of Service is found by an arbitrator or court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, the parties nevertheless agree that the arbitrator or court should endeavor to give effect to the parties’ intentions as reflected in the provision, and the other provisions of these Terms of Service shall remain in full force and effect.

17.6 Judicial Forum

In the event that the Agreement to Arbitrate above is found not to apply to you or to a particular claim or dispute, either as a result of your decision to opt-out of the Agreement to Arbitrate or for any other reason, then any dispute or claim not subject to arbitration shall be resolved exclusively by a federal court located in California, County of San Diego, and to the extent there is no subject matter jurisdiction in such federal court, then a state court in California, County of San Diego. Both you and The Company agree to submit to the personal jurisdiction and venue of such courts and agree that such forum is convenient.

18. Miscellaneous

18.1 Severability

If any provision of these Terms of Service or any guidelines is held to be unlawful, void, or for any reason unenforceable, then for both you and The Company that provision will be limited or eliminated from these Terms of Service to the minimum extent necessary and will not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions.

18.2 Assignment

These Terms of Service, and any rights and licenses granted hereunder, may not be transferred or assigned by you, but may be assigned by The Company without restriction. Any assignment attempted to be made in violation of these Terms of Service shall be void.

18.3 Survival

Upon termination of these Terms of Service, any provision which, by its nature or express terms should survive, will survive such termination or expiration.

18.4 Headings

The heading references herein are for convenience purposes only, do not constitute a part of these Terms of Service, and will not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions of it.

18.5 Claims

Any cause of action arising out of or related to the Services must commence within one year after the cause of action accrues. Otherwise, such cause of action is permanently barred.