By using this site, you agree to the Terms and Conditions below (“Agreement”).  If you do not agree to these Terms and Conditions, please do not use this site.  Rockstar retains the right, at its discretion, to modify or delete these Terms and Conditions, or any other portion of its site, at any time.  You should review this page periodically so that you are updated on any changes.  

This site is owned and operated by Rockstar, Inc. Unless otherwise specified, all copyrightable materials appearing on this site, including certain text, site design, logos, graphics, icons, and images, as well as the selection, assembly and arrangement thereof, are the property of, or is licensed exclusively, to Rockstar, Inc. Copyright © 2001-2007.

You may not use this site for any other purpose beyond the scope of the Agreement. In addition, no materials from this site may be copied, reproduced, modified, republished, uploaded, posted, transmitted, or distributed in any form or by any means without Rockstar’s express written consent.  All rights not expressly granted herein are reserved. Any unauthorized use of the materials appearing on this site may violate copyright, trademark and other applicable laws and could result in criminal or civil penalties.

The use of any Rockstar trademark, service mark, or trade name without Rockstar's consent is strictly prohibited.

On occasion, Rockstar receives unsolicited ideas or items submitted from visitors or users to the Rockstar site. However, as you may be able to appreciate, many of these submissions contain both old and new ideas, and others contain ideas or elements of ideas that are already in development at Rockstar. Accordingly, Rockstar cannot receive such ideas or items in confidence. Submission of your idea or item will constitute acceptance by you of the following idea submission policy.

You represent that you are the sole and exclusive owner (or the authorized agent of the entity which is the owner) of said item or idea and are of legal age. You submit your idea or item voluntarily and you understand that this submission by you and its acceptance by Rockstar does not, in whole or in part, establish or create by implication or otherwise any relationship between Rockstar and you not expressed here. No confidential relationship is to be established by such submission or implied from consideration of the submitted material, and the material is not considered to be "submitted in confidence."

Rockstar, in its own judgment, may accept or reject the idea or item submitted and shall not be obligated to you in any way with respect to your idea or item. Rockstar may photograph, photocopy or otherwise reproduce for its records any material submitted by you herewith or subsequently with respect to said idea or item whether accepted or rejected. Rockstar may use your idea or item in any manner which it chooses and you will not be compensated for such use. In consideration of Rockstar examining your suggestion, you release Rockstar from any liability in connection with, and expressly waive, all claims of any nature whatsoever, including but not limited to those in contract or tort, arising out of any disclosure by you to Rockstar of the idea or item or Rockstar’s use of the idea or item.

Users browsing the Rockstar site may choose to communicate directly with Rockstar via email, feedback forms, and/or chat rooms. Some of the information that you submit may be personal in nature (such as your name, address, email address, phone number, etc.).  This information will be used only in the course of Rockstar’s business unless you are informed otherwise at the time the information is collected or you subsequently agree that Rockstar may use the information in some other manner.

Users may elect to provide a minimum of information. However, because of the very nature of this site, a user may not limit how such information is used, particularly where use of the information is required by law.

In addition to the active information collection described above, this website, like any other, also collects certain passive information about users. This is information that is gathered using various technological means, such as cookies, internet tags, navigational data, and the like. This information is collected without your intending to provide anything to Rockstar.

Except as provided above, we may use information obtained either actively or passively to improve the content and functionality of our site and to communicate information to you (where you have requested it).

In limited circumstances we may disclose your personally identifiable information to other Rockstar affiliates. Such a disclosure will be made only where authorized by the Rockstar Customer or where the affiliate agrees to treat the personal information in accordance with the Rockstar Privacy Policy.  In the event that you do not wish for us to share your personally identifiable information with our affiliates, you must notify our Privacy Agent in writing at the address below.  In addition, we may disclose your personally identifiable information to third parties, but only: (1) to contractors used by Rockstar to support its business, in which case the contractor will be required to treat your information in accordance with Rockstar’s Privacy Policy; (2) in connection with the sale, assignment, or other transfer of Rockstar; or (3) where required by applicable law, court order, or governmental regulation.

If you believe that Rockstar has not adhered to this Privacy Policy, or that some third party has accessed or obtained your information in contravention of this Privacy Policy, please provide written notification to Rockstar’s Privacy Agent:

Ian Boyd
Harvey Siskind LLP
Four Embarcadero Center, 39th Floor  
San Francisco, CA 94111
Telephone: (415) 354-0100
email: iboyd@harveysiskind.com

Rockstar will make its best efforts to remove information that a copyright owner believes is infringing provided adequate notice and information is provided to Rockstar by the Copyright Owner.

Written Notification must be submitted to the following designated agent:

Ian Boyd
Harvey Siskind LLP
Four Embarcadero Center, 39th Floor  
San Francisco, CA 94111
Telephone: (415) 354-0100
email: iboyd@harveysiskind.com

Notification on behalf of the Copyright Owner must include:

1. Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed and the manner of use which is claimed to constitute an infringement.
2. Identification of the owner of the copyrighted work.k.
3. A signature of the Copyright Owner or a person authorized to act on their behalf (electronic or physical signature, in permanent ink).
4. Information sufficient to permit Rockstar to locate the copyrighted work at issue. Sufficient information includes where the work is located on the Rockstar site, the name or number of the file where the work is located, and any indexing information that might be associated with the work (e.g. author, title, page, date, etc.).
5. A statement that the Copyright Owner has a good faith belief that the use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the Copyright Owner, its agent, or the law. Along with a statement under penalty of perjury that the information in the notification is accurate.
6. Information sufficient to permit Rockstar to contact the person submitting the complaint on behalf of the Copyright Owner (including, name, address, phone number, email address).

Upon receipt of a properly submitted written notification, Rockstar will:

1. Attempt to locate the information as identified.
2. Remove, or disable access to, the material.
3. Forward a written notification that a complaint has been received from the Copyright Owner and that the information complained of was removed from the system.

The Rockstar site user may, at its election, provide a counter-notification to Rockstar within twenty-one (21) days of receipt of the Notification. The counter-notification must include:

1. An identification of the material that was removed (or to which access has been disabled).
2. A signed statement under penalty of perjury that the customer has a good faith belief that the material was removed or disabled as a result of mistake or misidentification of the material.
3. The name, address, and telephone number of the customer along with a statement that the customer consents to the jurisdiction of the U.S. Federal District Court for the judicial district in which the address is located. Alternatively, where the customer is located outside the United States, a statement that the customer will consent to jurisdiction in any judicial district where Rockstar is found and that the person who provided the counter-notification (or an agent of that person) will accept service of process for any judicial proceeding relating to any continued use of the material.

Upon receipt of the counter-notification containing the information outlined above, Rockstar will:

1. Promptly provide the Copyright Owner (or agent) with a copy of the counter-notification.
2. Inform the Copyright Owner (or agent) that it will replace the removed material (or cease disabling access) within fourteen (14) days.
3. Replace the removed material (or cease disabling access) within twenty-one (21) days following receipt of the counter-notification provided that Rockstar does not receive notice from the Copyright Owner that an action has been filed seeking a court order restraining the Customer’s use of the information.

You agree that you will not falsify, delete or alter author attributions, legal or other proper or proprietary notices, designations or labels of any material that is uploaded.

You agree that you will not defame, abuse, harass or otherwise violate the legal rights of others and that you will not publish, post, upload, distribute or disseminate any inappropriate, profane, defamatory, obscene or indecent material or information.

You agree that you will not violate any applicable laws or regulations.

This site may contain links to other sites operated by third parties. Rockstar has no control over the content or accuracy of information provided on other websites. Further, Rockstar has no control over the Privacy Policy of those websites.  Third parties may also create hyperlinks from their web sites to Rockstar. Rockstar neither endorses, nor is responsible for, the content of such third party sites or their use of links to Rockstar.

This agreement is governed by the laws of the State of California, United States of America, without regard to its conflicts of law principles.  In the event of a dispute between you and Rockstar arising out of, or relating to, your use of this site, you agree that the sole jurisdiction and venue for any such litigation shall be an appropriate federal or state court located in Los Angeles County, California.

THE INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, AND SERVICES INCLUDED IN, OR AVAILABLE THROUGH, THE ROCKSTAR SYSTEM MAY INCLUDE INACCURACIES OR TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS.  ROCKSTAR MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, ABOUT THE SUITABILITY, RELIABILITY, AVAILABILITY, TIMELINESS, OR ACCURACY OF THE INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS OR SERVICES CONTAINED WITHIN THIS SITE. FURTHER, ROCKSTAR MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, THAT THE SITE WILL BE FREE FROM VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. ROCKSTAR PROVIDES ITS PRODUCTS AND SERVICES “AS IS” WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, OF ANY KIND WITH RESPECT TO THE SITE OR ITS USE.  YOU AGREE THAT THIS LIMITATION OF LIABILITY IS COMPREHENSIVE AND APPLIES TO ALL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION DIRECT, INDIRECT, COMPENSATORY, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE AND CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES.  

YOU AGREE THAT ROCKSTAR SHALL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE IN ANY WAY FOR ANY UNAUTHORIZED: (1) ACCESS OR ALTERATION OF YOUR TRANSMISSIONS OR DATA; (2) MATERIAL OR DATA SENT OR RECEIVED OR NOT SENT OR RECEIVED; AND (3) TRANSACTIONS ENTERED INTO THROUGH ROCKSTAR.

YOU AGREE TO INDEMNIFY AND HOLD ROCKSTAR HARMLESS FROM ANY CLAIM, DEMAND, OR DAMAGE, INCLUDING REASONABLE ATTORNEYS’ FEES AND COSTS, ASSERTED BY ANY THIRD PARTY DUE TO OR ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO YOUR USE OR CONDUCT ON THE ROCKSTAR SITE.

TO THE EXTENT THAT THE LAW IN THE RELEVANT JURISDICTION PROVIDES, IN NO EVENT SHALL ROCKSTAR BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR OTHER DAMAGES THAT ARISE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THOSE CLAIMS ARISING AS A RESULT OF:  LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SITE OR RELATED SERVICES; THE PROVISION OR FAILURE TO PROVIDE SERVICES; OR DIRECT, CONTRIBUTORY OR VICARIOUS LIABILITY FOR INFRINGEMENT, MISAPPROPRIATION, OR BREACH RELATING TO THE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS OF OTHERS.