Animal Phenomena Terms of Service
By accessing and/or using www.animalphenomena.com (referred to below as: "we", the "site", the/our "game", "AP", "our", or "Animal Phenomena"), you (referred to below as: the/our "player(s)", "you", "member(s)", "user(s)", or "they") agree to be bound by the following terms and conditions. If you do not agree with these terms and conditions, please do not use Animal Phenomena. We reserve the right to alter, modify, add to, or otherwise change the Terms of Service at anytime without notice. Modifications become effective immediately after being posted, and all users will be immediately bound by the updated Terms of Service regardless of whether or not users have been warned of the changes, so please view this link periodically. Continued use of the site after such changes constitutes your acceptance of the updated Terms of Service.
By accessing and/or using Animal Phenomena, you also agree to bound by all of our Rules (Rules can be found here). We reserve the right to alter, modify, add to, or otherwise change the Rules at anytime without notice. Modifications become effective immediately after being posted, and all users will be immediately bound by the updated Rules regardless of whether or not users have been warned of the changes, so please view the Rules link periodically. Continued use of the site after such changes constitutes your acceptance of the updated Rules.
General
AP is intended for those ages 13 and up. All other players not in the age group of 13 and above must have parental permission before accessing the site. To ensure that AP is appropriate for all ages, we do not allow for players to harass other players, use obscene or obnoxious language, or otherwise break any rule that we institute upon our players. All of the Animal Phenomena Rules and all parts of the Animal Phenomena Terms of Service are strictly enforced by Animal Phenomena Staff and Moderators, and we are in no way responsible for the actions of a player. We reserve the right to block any word, phrase, or content from our site at anytime without notice.
You agree to follow all Rules and/or all parts of the Terms of Service at all times, and are subject to temporary and/or permanent removal from Animal Phenomena for failure to do so. However, we reserve the right to temporarily and/or permanently remove any player from our site, for reasons not appearing in the Rules or Terms of Service, as we see fit. We are in no way obligated to provide any sort of reason for temporarily and/or permanently removing a player from the site, and may do so without notice.
Animal Phenomena is under no obligation to compensate players for any lost items, which includes, but is not limited to, game money, accounts, or animals, due to, but not limited to, downtime or in-game glitches and/or the events that a player is temporarily and/or permanently removed from AP for any reason. All users are obligated to report any bug, glitch, error, or inappropriate content that he/she comes in contact with. We cannot and will not be held responsible for any losses or damages due to any sort of bug, glitch, or error on any part of our game. Any player purposely exploiting any such material, bugs, glitches, or errors can and will be temporarily and/or permanently removed from Animal Phenomena. In the improbable event that the site damages and/or harms a user and/or a users property, Animal Phenomena will not be held responsible. Players of Animal Phenomena create accounts on, and use the features of, and access the site at their own risk. We are not obligated to provide refunds to any player for any reason. Users of Animal Phenomena may have any privilege and/or game feature revoked at anytime by us, due to, but not limited to, plagiarism, inappropriate behavior, promotion of illegal activities, any violation of the Animal Phenomena Terms of Service and/or Rules, or causing harm to any part of the site.
We reserve the right to alter, modify, add to, or change any part of the game at any time without notice. Any fee and/or privilege may be changed without notice at anytime, this includes, but is not limited to, updates in any part of the game, the point system, number of animals a player may have, amount of game money a player receives, and the number of accounts one player may have. We are in no way obligated to compensate and/or refund players after such changes are made if the players are not happy and/or satisfied with the updated game.
Animal Phenomena is designed to be used by displaying the pages in a web browser and clicking all buttons and/or links by hand. Using any unapproved program or script to advance oneself, any animal, account, or otherwise is against the rules and will result in being banned from the site. Such programs and scripts include, but are not limited to, those used to click buttons and/or links automatically, those used to track the information input by other players, those used to hack accounts, and those used to advance oneself, any animal account, change the appearance of the site, or otherwise. Such programs and/or scripts can damage the game, prevent other players from using the site, and is not allowed under any circumstances. Any player that is detected using such programs and/or scripts can be and will be removed from Animal Phenomena.
Privacy and Responsibility
Users of Animal Phenomena accept full responsibility and liability for anything they choose to display, including, but not limited to, any and all plagiarized and/or inappropriate content on any part of the site, the individual player displaying such content alone is held responsible. We can and will take legal action against any player who chooses to display such content. It is your responsibility to ensure that you have the right to use any and all uploaded information or images. Including, but not limited to, graphics used on player's home pages and/or animals.
Please note that all areas of the site with user created content, such as, but not limited to, home pages, chat rooms, animal pages, and messages do not necessarily reflect the views and/or opinions of Animal Phenomena. We reserve the right to edit or delete any content that violates our Rules and/or Terms of Service. Reasons that user created content may be edited or deleted include, but are not limited to, any copyright violation, harassing, violent, threatening, obscene, and/or explicit language or content, profanity, or any form of sexual content (express or implied), all illegal material, and especially that that is damaging to the operation of Animal Phenomena. Animal Phenomena is not responsible, nor will we accept any responsibility and/or liability for any user created content anywhere on the site.
All users agree by accepting the AP Terms of Service that they will not upload, distribute or otherwise publish on or in conjunction with, any materials that are considered objectionable, including, but not limited to libelous, obscene, invasive of privacy or publicity rights, illegal, or otherwise objectionable materials, or materials that would be constituted as a criminal offense, violate the rights of any person, otherwise violate any law, or give rise to liability.
By agreeing to the Animal Phenomena Terms of Service upon joining all players understand that there is no expectation of privacy, and that all communications made by a player or received by a player on the site may be monitored, preserved, and disclosed by Animal Phenomena and retrieved and used by Animal Phenomena at anytime in the events that, but not limited to, a player must be temporarily and/or permanently removed from the site, any form of legal action needs to be taken against a player, and/or a player has been reported for breaking any rule that we have instated. Players are solely responsible for their interactions between other players. Animal Phenomena reserves the right to monitor a dispute between players, but is no way obligated to do so. All users must understand upon joining that they alone are responsible for keeping all personal information private, including, but not limited to, login names, passwords, email addresses, home and/or work addresses, phone numbers, names, social security numbers, and credit/debit card numbers. Animal Phenomena is not responsible for any personal information that is found out by other users. Players are to keep all personal information to themselves at all times. Players are held accountable for anything that happens to them or their possessions. Animal Phenomena will not be held responsible in any way, shape, or form for any damages or losses of any player.
All players acknowledge that we will contact law enforcement authorities if any illegal actions and/or activities are taking place on Animal Phenomena. Animal Phenomena will cooperate fully with any law enforcement agencies and/or officials in any investigation of illegal activity taking place on our site. We are in no way to be held responsible for any actions illegal or otherwise taken by a player on the site, it is the sole responsibility of the individual (and their parents if under the age of 18) to comply with law enforcement if such activities should occur.
We are in no way obligated to answer any emails sent to admin@animalphenomena.com or any other email account belonging to Animal Phenomena. We are also in no way obligated to answer any messages sent to us, our staff, or our moderators via game messages.
Moderators and Staff
All moderators and staff members (referred to below as: the/our "mods", the/our "moderators", the/our "staff" and/or "staff members, "they", and/or "you") of Animal Phenomena are chosen specifically by Animal Phenomena to be a moderator or staff member. By agreeing to become a moderator and/or a staff member of Animal Phenomena, you agree to all parts of the Animal Phenomena Terms of Service, the Animal Phenomena Rules, and the Animal Phenomena Moderator Guidelines. We reserve the right to provide and/or revoke any moderating and/or staff privileges as we sit fit and are not obligated to provide any sort of notice for revoking suck privileges. The Moderator Guidelines may be alteedr, modified, added to, or otherwise changed at anytime without notice. Modifications become effective immediately after being posted, and all moderators and/or staff members will be immediately bound by the updated Moderator Guidelines regardless of whether or not users have been warned of the changes, so please view the Moderator Guideline link periodically. Continued use of your privileges after such changes constitutes your acceptance of the updated Moderator Guidelines. Any part of the moderating system and/or any of the moderating and/or staff privileges may be changed at any time without notice, and moderators and/or staff members must resign from their positions if they refuse to use the updated system.
All staff members and moderators will have a designated 'Moderator Badge' appearing next to their names on their home pages, etc. Anyone who impersonates a staff member will be automatically removed from the site without notice and without any form of a refund.
Disclaimer
Animal Phenomena may be used only for non-commercial purposes. No user is permitted without the express written approval of Animal Phenomena, to distribute or publish any material including, but not limited to, solicitation of funds, endorsements (including, but not limited to political and sexual orientation endorsements), promotions, advertising not related to the game play of Animal Phenomena, or any other forms of solicitation. Any form of solicitation to get members of any type of online or otherwise service, organization, or any form of group is prohibited.
Please note that no user information will be sold to any third-parties unless Animal Phenomena is sold to a third-party in it's entirety. Animal Phenomena is in no way responsible for any third party site having to do with Animal Phenomena or otherwise. We cannot guarantee the accuracy, content, availability, or reliability of any sites that link to or from Animal Phenomena. We cannot ensure that any user will be satisfied with any product or service purchased from a third-party. Animal Phenomena does not endorse anything being sold on a third-party website, nor has Animal Phenomena taken any steps to confirm the accuracy or reliability of any third-party websites, products, or content. Animal Phenomena is not to be held accountable for anything that may take place on any third-party website linking to or from Animal Phenomena at anytime under any circumstances.
Animal Phenomena is operated and run in the United States of America. Animal Phenomena makes no representation that the site is appropriate or available in any other location. All player who choose to access Animal Phenomena from any other location must comply with local laws, and Animal Phenomena is in no way responsible for any laws that are broken, in any location. Animal Phenomena is privately owned and run.