Faces of Gaming General Terms and Rules

Meta Terms
General Rules
Registering a New Account
Site Staff
Uploading Files, Images and Videos
Piracy
User-generated Content and Its Removal
Commenting and Rating Submissions

Meta Terms

These are the General Rules for the group of sites developed and maintained by Sebastien Pelletier (member name Vesperknight) referred to as Faces of Gaming Network or FOGN for short. They're applicable to any Faces of Gaming Network site, current and future, in addition to their forums.

The Faces of Gaming website is part of the ever growing Faces of Gaming Network and upon signing up you will be able to log in on any site of the network including the Faces of Gaming Network Discussion Forum.

You can also review our Terms of Use, which outline further obligations you agree to follow when using the Faces of Gaming Network website.

You can also review our Privacy Policy, which outlines our obligations and practices towards handling any personal information that you may provide to us.

Elements of the Faces of Gaming Network sites, including commenting and rating submissions, as well as their images and files linked with the forums, are considered as having a bi-directional relationship; all rules apply to both. Faces of Gaming Network sites, as well as their forums, share the same membership database. Thusly, registering on a Faces of Gaming Network site also registers you on the forums and vice-versa; subjecting you to the rules of each.

Faces of Gaming Network sites are community-driven websites for people of all ages to share news, files, images, videos and talk about anything gaming-centric. Be advised that most of the content available on Faces of Gaming Network sites is user-generated; not by the staff, nor admin of these sites.

Members of all ages use Faces of Gaming Network sites, both young and old. As a result, the maturity of content can vary. Users are encouraged to ignore any content that they believe may be inappropriate. In this manner we hope to promote an inviting environment for everyone.

Faces of Gaming Network sites are open to individuals aged 13 or older. For legality purposes, minors under the age of 13 aren't allowed to use the sites, nor register an account. Similarly, content noted as ‘adults-only' is strictly limited to users aged 18 or over.

Please review all the rules to ensure you understand everything that you're agreeing to. These rules are guidelines for both administrators and moderators on Faces of Gaming Network sites. It's imperative that you understand them if you want to contribute to a Faces of Gaming Network site. It's worth noting that there might be rules and protocols that go unmentioned in the terms, but will be enforced by administrators and moderators of the sites. Use common sense. We have a no tolerance for breaking our terms, and people will be banned from the site without warning if they ignore them. Ignorance is not a valid defense.

We reserve the right to change these Terms of Service at any time. It is the sole responsibility of users to keep current with the terms of service agreement. Drastic alterations to the terms will be publically advertised on both the Faces of Gaming Network sites, and the forums.

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General Rules

The official language of the Faces of Gaming Network sites is English, and users should aim to use English at all times for accessibility. We reserve the right to remove any content from the Faces of Gaming Network sites that are written in a language other than English.

You agree that you will not post any content which is false, defamatory, inaccurate, abusive, vulgar, hateful, harassing, obscene, profane, threatening, related to piracy, invasive of a person's privacy, or otherwise in violation of Canadian law, on any Faces of Gaming Network site. In extreme cases, legal action may be pursued against you.

Posting copyrighted material is strictly prohibited on any Faces of Gaming Network site, unless you own the copyright, or you have the owner's consent. This includes linking to sites that infringe on copyrighted material. Inquiries into copyright infringement are treated very seriously on Faces of Gaming Network sites, and we will cooperate with any legal entity wanting to identify or prosecute any users sharing copyrighted materials over a Faces of Gaming Network site. This also includes members from countries that do not recognize copyright laws (such as Russia).

Spam, flooding, advertisements, chain letters, pyramid schemes, and solicitations are strictly prohibited on any Faces of Gaming Network site.

It's impossible for us to confirm the validity of all the content available on the Faces of Gaming Network sites due to the high proportion of user generated content. We do not actively monitor all uploaded or added content to Faces of Gaming Network sites, and we assume no liabilities for user content. We don't guarantee the accuracy, or the usefulness of any user content; similarly, that content expresses the views of its author, and not the staff on a Faces of Gaming Network site.

Anyone feeling that a user-uploaded content to a Faces of Gaming Network site is either objectionable, or breaks these terms of service, is recommended to notify an administrator of the Faces of Gaming Network site as soon as possible. If you believe someone has posted content that is against these terms of service, please do not contact the offender; report it directly to an admin. Disciplinary action is the staff's responsibility and you may be punished as well if you take it upon yourself.

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Registering a New Account

We advise that you keep your username on registration appropriate. Never give your password to another user, unless they're an administrator of the site; this is for your protection and account validation. You also agree to never login to another user's account. People caught account sharing will be banned from accessing the site, and new account registration will be blocked.

Members are only allowed to be in possession of one account on the site. Members caught using more than one account will be regarded as attempting to exploit or circumvent features on the site and will have both their accounts banned.

Faces of Gaming Network sites all share the same user database, originating at the Faces of Gaming Network forums. Registering on a Faces of Gaming Network site means you are registered to any current or future Faces of Gaming Network sites, as the forums.

By registering an account on any Faces of Gaming Network site you agree to allow the owner of that site, and all future sites, to email you with any important changes to Faces of Gaming Network sites. There is no "opt-out" for this email while retaining your membership. This email won't contain SPAM or unsolicited email, and has no effect on your email address' privacy.

Members can customize their profiles on Faces of Gaming Network sites, to distinguish themselves. Faces of Gaming Network sites have strict guidelines for both user avatars and signatures. This is done to improve the site's efficiency.

Only avatar images 65x65 pixels, or less, in size is acceptable. They can only be in GIF, JPEG, JPG and PNG formats. Animated avatars must be below 30kb in size.

Your signature can only be a maximum of 450w x 300h pixels in size, for pictures and text combined. Maximum image file size is 110kb.

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Faces of Gaming Network sites staff

Faces of Gaming Network sites are owned and maintained by Sebastien Pelleter (member name "Vesperknight"). Sebastien is regarded as the highest authority on Faces of Gaming Network sites, and his decisions are final on any action that might breach the terms of service for any Faces of Gaming Network site. What Sebastien says is applicable regardless of whether the terms of service were breached.

Faces of Gaming Network sites and forums are staffed by unpaid volunteers (moderators and staff) who insure Faces of Gaming Network sites have a streamlined and pleasant community experience. The moderators and other admins have been awarded additional privileges by Sebastien to keep the site free from the inappropriate articles listed in these terms, and can use their own judgment, with Sebastien's trust, to make executive decisions.

These moderators aren't to be harassed in any way for their decisions; users who feel that a member of the staff isn't conducting themselves appropriately should contact Sebastien directly via the forums or email. Should Sebastien receive word of any users harassing or being belligerent to Faces of Gaming Network site staff, he will make every effort to permanently remove that user from his sites.

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Uploading Files, Images and Videos

The primary role of Faces of Gaming Network sites is to provide a platform for its members to share their content between each other via the file and image databases. Content uploaded to Faces of Gaming Network sites is not immediately moderated by staff members, and is instantly available for download when it's published to the site. While this system is open to abuse, the moderation staff will stoically remove rule-breaching content in a timely manner. We do, however, rely on members of these sites to help us moderate site content by reporting any such content suspect of breaching the file sharing rules.

All files uploaded must have been created by the uploading member, or with permission from the original author of the content. You may be asked for proof of an agreement with the content's author if the situation warrants it. In cases where a user has such permission they must credit the author who gave them that permission to use their content.

Any files containing sexual images or references to sexual acts with minors (people under the age of 18 or people who look under the age of 18) and animals, incite racial or religious hatred, or are designed to instill a negative reaction in any specific demographic, beyond acceptable levels within North American media guidelines (games, movies, music, journalism) will be removed and have their accounts banned. Any content that would be deemed Mature or R by the film and video game industries must be appropriately labeled as “Adult”. Failure to do so may result in your account being banned.

Don't upload files that contain viruses, malware, spyware, adware, or any software or code that would compromise the integrity of a user's system or game. Similarly, don't upload broken files, or ones that are password protected in whole or in part. Also, don't upload compilations of a user's work, regardless of whether the author(s) have agreed or not. Good examples of this are “favorite character lists” or “best saved games lists”.

If you give permission to another author to use your work within their own submissions then, barring a breach of the terms you agreed on, you can't take back that permission once the other author's file has been released. Always log and store your conversations with other authors regarding permissions, preferably via private message on the Faces of Gaming Network forums.

If you make things unnecessarily difficult for the Faces of Gaming Network staff, we may decide to remove you, and any/all your submissions.

When uploading images for characters make sure they are relevant to the character, don't mislead people. This includes not properly labeling submissions with adult content in them.

Don't solicit for donations from the site or users, or ratings and votes for your content, at all.

Don't upload files requiring users to pay sum for parts of or your entire file. It's prohibited to charge money for files you upload to Faces of Gaming Network sites.

Faces of Gaming Network staff reserves the right to edit the details of your file (but not the files themselves), or remove it completely without warning or reason, at their own discretion. For example if your file contains graphic scenes including, but not limited to, nudity, sex, masturbation, rape or torture, then you increase your chances of Faces of Gaming Network staff removing your content.

If you see a file that breaches these rules it doesn't mean that the file has been permitted by the Faces of Gaming Network staff and that files of similar content are acceptable. Faces of Gaming Network staff may not have moderated that file, so report the file if you are suspicious.

These rules are open to interpretation by the moderators of the site, and they will remove any content they deem inappropriate for Faces of Gaming Network sites. We retain the right to remove or edit details of any file, at any time, for any reason, without warning.

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Piracy

Piracy is strictly forbidden on the forums and Faces of Gaming Network sites. Moderators and Admins will take a proactive role in preventing and pursuing any acts of piracy; be it game, software, or copyrighted works.

Substantial evidence making a user suspect of piracy is grounds for banning.

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User-generated Content and Its Removal

You remain the sole owner of any content you have created and uploaded to a Faces of Gaming Network site. You're responsible for any content you upload to a Faces of Gaming Network site, and agree to indemnify and hold harmless the site, and any other Faces of Gaming Network sites. We reserve the right to reveal your personal information to authorities in the event of legal action arising from any information posted by you, or situations in which the law is being broken.

We retain the right to remove any content we deem objectionable at any time, without warning or explanation.

Uploading content to a Faces of Gaming Network site is an agreement to allow administrators of the site to store and present the content whenever and wherever the administrators choose until a request is made by the content creator for its removal. Taking down content is done manually, and will likely have a delay between the request and the follow through.

You only retain the rights to content you personally created; any user-generated content made as a result of your original upload is not included within your creator rights, including, but not limited to, ratings, comments, images made by other users, articles about your content, and any statistics relating to your content.

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Commenting and Rating Submissions

The commenting and rating system on Faces of Gaming Network sites provide users with: The medium to offer constructive feedback on the functionality of user-generated content, the opportunity to make requests for features and discuss those requests with other users of the site or the author(s), the means to get help troubleshooting with files on the site.

If your comment is none of the above, don't post it. There is nothing binding you to using content you disagree with, don't post about the file and move on. If you believe that the contents of the file breaches the Faces of Gaming Network terms and conditions then please report the file to moderators for review and move on.

If your comment is likely to offend other users of the site in either the language you used, or the general message of your text, do not post it. We treat personal attacks very seriously and you will be banned without warning.

If you believe that someone's post doesn't meet these criteria then please report the comment to moderators. Don't post in reply to the offending comment, even if you are the author of the file in question; it will only aggravate the problem, and is frowned upon by the moderator staff. You may be suspended from the site as a result.

These sites' moderators have full authority to edit or delete posts, and ban accounts without warning. The moderators can't read single comment, rating and file posted on the site. It is up to you, the users, to help by reporting violations of the terms to the moderators, either through the automated reporting features or via forums PM.

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