Chess Puzzles EULA


Eula Chess Puzzle App

End User License Agreement

Last updated March 18, 2024

Chess Puzzles is licensed to You (End-User) by Sick App Developers GmbH, located and registered at Messeler-Park-Straße 85, Darmstadt, Hessen 64291, Germany („Licensor“) for use only under the terms of this License Agreement. Our VAT number is DE322196675.

By downloading the Licensed Application from Apple’s software distribution platform („App Store“) and Google’s software distribution platform („Play Store“), and any update thereto (as permitted by this License Agreement), You in indicate that You are to be bound by all of the terms and conditions of this License Agreement, and that You accept this License Agreement. App Store and Play Store are referred to in this License Agreement as „Services“.

The parties of this License Agreement acknowledge that the Services are not a Party to this License Agreement and are not bound by any provisions or obligations with regard to the Licensed Application, such as warranty liability, maintenance and support thereof. Sick App Developers GmbH, not the Services, is solely responsible for the Licensed Application and the content thereof.

This License Agreement may not provide for usage rules for the Licensed Application that are ion conflict with the.lates App Media Services Terms and Conditions and Google Play Terms of Service („Usage Rules“). Sick App Developers GmbH acknowledges that it had the opportunity to review the Usage Rules and this License Agreement is not conflicting with them.

Chess Puzzles when purchased or downloaded through the Services, is licensed to You for use only under the terms of this LIcense Agreement. The Licensor reserves all rights not expressly granted to You. Spellcheck is to be user on devices that operate with Apple’s operating systems („iOS“ and „Mac OS“) or Google’s operating system („Android“).

Table of Contents:

  1. THE APPLICATION
  2. SCOPE OF LICENSE
  3. TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS
  4. MAINTENANCE AND SUPPORT
  5. USE OF DATA
  6. USER-GENERATED CONTRIBUTIONS
  7. CONTRIBUTION LICENSE
  8. LIABILITY
  9. WARRANTY
  10. PRODUCTS CLAIMS
  11. LEGAL COMPLIANCE
  12. CONTACT INFORMATION
  13. TERMINATION
  14. THIRD-PARTY TERMS OF AGREEMENTS AND BENEFICIARY
  15. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
  16. APPLICABLE LAW
  17. MISCELLANEOUS
  18. THE APPLICATION

Spellcheck („Licensed Application“) is a piece of software created to play chess puzzles in single player and multi player mode — and customized for iOS and Android mobile devices („Devices“). It is a game, where the user can play chess puzzles and connect with other players to play with them.

The Licensed Application is not tailored to comply industry-specific regulations (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA), etc.), so if your interactions would be subjected to such laws, you may not use this Licensed Application. You may not use the Licensed Application in a way that would violate the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA).

  1. SCOPE OF LICENSE 

2.1 You are given a non-transferable, non-exclusive, non-sub licensable license to install and use the Licensed Application on any Devices that You (End-User) own or control and as permitted by the Usage Rules, with the exception that such Licensed Application may be accessed and used by other accounts associated with You (End-User, The Purchaser) via Family Sharing or volume purchasing.

2.2 This license will also govern any updates of the Licensed Application provided by Licensor that replace, repair, and/or supplement the first Licensed Application, unless a separate license is provided for such update, in which case the terms of that new license will govern.

2.3 You may not share or make the Licensed Application available to third parties (unless to the degree allowed by the Usage Rules, and with Sick App Developers GmbH’s prior written consent). Sell rent, lend lease or others redistribute the Licensed Application.

2.4 You may not reverse engineer, translate, disassemble, integrate, decompile, remove, modify, combine, create derivative work or updates of, adapt, or attempt to derive the source code of the Licensed Application, or any part thereof (except with Sick App Developers GmbH’s prior written consent).

2.5 You may not copy (excluding when expressly authorized by this license and the Usage Rules) or alter the Licensed Application or portions thereof. You may create and store copies only on devices that You own or control for backup keeping under the terms of this license, the Usage Rules, and any other terms and conditions that apply to the device or software used. You may not remove any intellectual property notices. You acknowledge that no unauthorized third parties may gain access to these copies at any time. If you sell your Devices to a third party, you must remove the Licensed Application from the Devices before doing so.

2.6 Violation of the obligations mentioned above, as well as the attempt of such infringement, may be subject to prosecution and damages.

2.7 Licensor reserves the right to modify the terms and conditions of licensing.

2.8 Nothing in this license should be interpreted to restrict third-party terms. When using the Licensed Application. You just ensure that You comply with applicable third-party terms and conditions.

  1. TECHNICHAL REQUIREMENTS

3.1 Licensor attempt to keep the Licensed Application updated so that it complies with modified/new versions of the firmware and new hardware. You are not granted rights to claim such an update.

3.2 You acknowledge that it is Your responsibility to confirm and determine that the app end-user device on which You intend to use the Licensed Application satisfies the technical specifications mentioned above.

3.3 Licensor reserves the right to modify the technical specifications as it sees appropriate at any time.

4 MAINTENANCE AND SUPPORT

4.1 The Licensor is solely responsible for providing any maintenance and support services for this Licensed Application. You can reach the Licensor at the email address listed in the App Store or Play Store Overview for this Licensed Application.

4.2 Sick App Developers GmbH and the End-User acknowledge that the Services have no obligation whatsoever to furnish any maintenance and support services with respect to the Licensed Application.

  1. USE OF DATA

You acknowledge that Licensor will be able to access and adjust Your downloaded Licensed Application content and Your personal information, and that Licensor’s use of such material and information is subjected to You legal agreements with Licensor and Licensor’s privacy policy: 

You acknowledge that the Licensor may periodically collect and use technical data and related information about your device, system, and application software, and peripherals, offer product support, facilitate the software updates, and for purposes of providing other services to you (if any) related to the Licensed Application. Licensor may also use this information to improve its products or to provide services or technologies to you, as long as it is in a form that does not personally identify you.

6  USER-GENERATED CONTRIBUTIONS

The Licensed Application does not offer users to submit or post content. We May provide you with the opportunity to create, submit, post, display, transmit, perform, publish, distribute, or broadcast content and materials to us or in the Licensed Application, including but not limited to text, writings, video, audio, photographs, graphics, comments, suggestions, or personal information or other material (collectively, „Contributions“). Contributions may be viewable by other users of the Licensed Application and through third-party websites or applications. As such, any Contributions you transmit may be treated in accordance with the Licensed Application Privacy Policy. When you create or make available any Contributions, you thereby represent and warrant that:

  1. The creation, distribution, transmission, public display, or performance, and the accessing, downloading, or copying of you Contribution do not and will not infringe the proprietary rights, including but not limited to the copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret, or moral rights of any third party.
  2. You are the creator and owner of or have the necessary licenses, rights, consents. Releases, and permissions to use and to authorize us, the Licensed Application, and other users of the Licensed Application to use you Contributions in any manner contemplated by the Licensed Application and this Licensee Agreement.
  3. You have the written consent, release, and/or permission of each and every identifiable individual person in your Contributions to use the name or likeness or each and every such identifiable individual person to enable inclusion and use of your Contributions in any manner contemplated by the Licensed Application and this License Agreement.
  4. Your Contributions are not false, inaccurate, or misleading.
  5. You Contributions are not unsolicited or unauthorized advertising promotions materials, pyramid schemes, chain letters, spam, mass mailings, or others forms of solicitation.
  6. You Contributions are not obscene, lewd, lascivious, filthy, violent, harassing, libelous, slanderous, or otherwise objectionable (as determined by us).
  7. You Contributions do not ridicule, mock, disparage, intimidate, or abuse anyone.
  8. You Contributions are not used to harass or threaten (in the legal sense of those terms) any other person and to promote violence against a specific person or class of people.
  9. Your contributions do not violate any applicable law, regulations, or rule.
  10. You Contributions do not violate the privacy or publicity rights of any third party.
  11. You Contributions do not violate any applicable law concerning child pornography, or otherwise intended to protect the health or well-being of minors.
  12. You Contributions do not include any offensive comments that are connected to race national origin, gender, sexual preference, or physical handicap.
  13. You Contributions do not otherwise violate, or link to material that violates, any provision of this License Agreement, or any applicable law or regulation.

Any use of the Licensed Application in violation of the foregoing violates this License Agreement and may result in, among other things, termination or suspension of your rights to use the Licensed Application.

  1. CONTRIBUTION LICENSE

You agree that we may access, store, process, and use any information and personal data that you provide following the terms of the Privacy Policy and your choices (including settings).

By submitting suggestions of other feedback regarding the Licensed Application, you agree that we can use and share such feedback for any purpose without compensation to you.

We do not assert any ownership over your Contributions. You retain full ownership of all your Contributions and any intellectual property rights or other proprietary rights associated with your Contributions. We are not liable for any statements or representations in in your Contributions provided by you in any area in the Licensed Application. You are solely responsible for your Contributions to the Licensed Application and you expressly agree to exonerate us from any and all responsibility and to refrain from any legal action against us regarding your Contributions.

  1. LIABILITY

8.1 Licensor’s responsibility in the case of violation of obligations and tort shall be limited to intent and gross negligence. Only in the case of a breach of essential contractual duties (cardinal obligations). Licensor shall also be liable in case of slight negligence. In any case, liability shall be limited to the foreseeable, contractually typical damages. The limitation mentioned above does not apply to injuries to life, limb, or health.

  1. WARRENTY

9.1 Licensor warrants that the Licensed Application is free of spyware, trojan horses, viruses, or any other malware at the time of Your download. Licensor warrants that the Licensed Application works as described in the user documentation.

9.2 No warranty is provided for the Licensed Application that is not executable on the device, that has been unauthorizedly modified, handled inappropriately or culpably, combined or installed with inappropriate hardware or software, used with inappropriate accessories, regardless if by Yourself or by third parties, or if there are any other reasons outside of Sick App Developers GmbH’s sphere or influence that affect the executability of the Licensed Application.

9.3 You are required to inspect the Licensed Application immediately after installing it and notify Sick App Developers GmbH about issues discovered without delay by email provided in Product Claims. The defect report will be taken into consideration and further investigated if it has been emailed within a period of ninety (90) days after discovery.

9.4  If we confirm that the Licensed Application is defective, Sick App Developers GmbH reserves a choice to remedy the situation either by means of solving the defect or substitute delivery.

9.5 In the event of any failure of the Licensed Application to conform to any applicable warranty, You may notify the Services Store Operator, and Your Licensed Application purchase price will be refunded to You. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, the Services Store Operator will have no other warranty obligation whatsoever with respect to the Licensed Application, and any other losses, claims, damages, liabilities, expenses, and costs attributable to any negligence to adhere to any warranty.

9.6 If the user is an entrepreneur, any claim based on faults expires after a statutory period of limitation to twelve (12) months after the Licensed Application was made available to the user. The statutory periods of limitation given by law apply for users who are consumers.

10. PRODUCT CLAIMS

Sick App Developers GmbH and the End-User acknowledge that Sick App Developers GmbH, and not the Services, is responsible for addressing any claims of the End-User or any third party relating to the Licensed Application or the End-User’s possessions and/or use of that Licensed Application, including, but not limited to:

(i) product liability claims;

(ii) any claim that the Licensed Application fails to conform to any applicable legal or regulatory requirement; and

(iii) claims arising under consumer protections, privacy or similar legislation, including in connection with Your Licensed Application’s use of the HealthKit and HomeKit.

  1. LEGAL COMLIANCE

You represent and warrant that You are not located in a country that is subject to a US Government embargo, or that has been designated by the US Government as a „terrorist supporting“ country; and that You are not listed on any US Government list of prohibited or restricted parties.

12. CONTACT INFORMATION

For general inquiries, complaints, questions or claims concerning the Licensed Application, please contact:

Yannick Stumpp 

Messeler-Park-Straße 85

Darmstadt, Hessen 64291

Germany

chesspuzzles@sickappdevelopers.com

  1. TERMINATION

The license is valid until terminated by Sick App Developers GmbH or by You. Your rights under license will terminate automatically and without notice form Sick App Developers GmbH if You fail to adhere to any term(s) of this license. Upon License termination, You shall stop all use of the Licensed Application, and destroy all copies, full or partial, of the Licensed Application.

  1. THIRD-PARTY TERMS OF AGREEMENTS AND BENEFICIARY

Sick App Developers GmbH represents and warrants that Sick App Developers GmbH will comply with applicable third-party terms of agreement when using Licensed Application.

In Accordance with Section 9 of the „Instructions of Minimum Terms of Developer’s End-User License Agreement,“ both Apple and Google and their subsidiaries shall be third-party beneficiaries of this End User License Agreement and — upon Your acceptance of the terms and conditions of this License Agreement, both Apple and Google will have the right (and will be deemed to have accepted the right) to enforce this End User License Agreement against You as a third-party beneficiary thereof.

  1. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS

Sick App Developers GmbH and the End-User acknowledge that, in the event of any third-party claim that the Licensed Application or the End-User’s possession and use of that Licensed Application infringes on the third party’s intellectual property rights, Sick App Developers GmbH, and not the Services, will be solely responsible for the investigation, defense, settlement, and discharge or any such intellectual property infringement claims.

  1. APPLICABLE LAW

This License Agreement is governed by the laws of the Germany excluding its conflicts of law rules.

  1. MISCELLANEAOUS

17.1 If any of the terms of this agreement should be or become invalid, the validity of the remaining provisions shall not be affected. Invalid terms will be replaced by valid ones formulated in a way that will achieve primary purpose.

17.2 Collateral agreements, changes and amendments are only valid if laid down in writing. The preceding clause can only ba waived in writing.