Terms of Use

PLEASE READ THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THIS WEBSITE (THE “SITE”).

1. Terms of Use ("Terms")

Welcome to theoctonauts.com. By using theoctonauts.com Site, you agree to be legally bound by these Terms. If you do not agree to be legally bound by all these Terms, you may not access or use theoctonauts.com Site and should exit immediately.

If you are below the age of 13 you will have to get a parent's or guardian's permission before you can enter any competitions on this Site, or sign up for any services offered on the Site.

2. Introduction

theoctonauts.com is controlled and managed by Chorion Rights Limited (sometimes abbreviated in these Terms as "CRL"). CRL is a company registered in England & Wales (registered number 480356), whose registered office is at 4th Floor, Aldwych House, 81 Aldwych, London WC2B 4HN, UK. CRL shall have the right to change these Terms of use at any time. Any changes to these Terms shall be effective immediately following the posting of any such changes on the Site. Please review these Terms regularly to ensure you are aware of any changes made by CRL. Your continued use of theoctonauts.com Site after changes are posted means you agree to be legally bound by these Terms as updated and amended.

3. Legal Notice: Ownership and Restrictions

Everything on this Site is protected by intellectual property laws and you may not copy any of the text, still and motion video, audio and audiovisual material, artwork, graphics, code and/or software on the Site. You may only use downloadable materials for your own personal use.

The following paragraphs set out in legal language the ownership of material on the Site, and what you are permitted to do with it.

OCTONAUTS™ and OCTOPOD™ are trademarks, service marks and/or trade dress of Chorion Rights Limited. The copyright (and any renewals and extensions thereof) and all other rights in related characters and distinctive likenesses thereof, designs, logos, artwork and literal elements are the property of Chorion Rights Limited. Any unauthorized use of these marks and copyrights is unlawful. All content on this Site, including, without limitation, all programs, interface layout, interface text, documentation and graphics, animations, video clips, and downloadables (defined as “Material(s)”) is protected, without limitation, pursuant to UK and foreign copyright laws.

The Materials may be used by you only for your personal, noncommercial use as provided in these Terms. They may not be taken out of context or presented in a false, misleading, derogatory, discriminatory or otherwise offensive manner. If you download any Material from this Site, the Material, including any images or files included in or generated by the Material and data accompanying the Material is subject to the limited licence set out below. You may not distribute, sell or transmit the Material and you are not permitted to alter, modify or adapt it. You may not use any meta tags or any other "hidden text" utilising theoctonauts.com name or trademarks without the express written consent of CRL.

You are granted a personal, limited, non-transferable, non-exclusive licence to access the Site and use, for noncommercial purposes only, the Site and the Material, provided that you do not, and do not allow any third party to, modify or create a derivative work of, reverse engineer, disassemble, or otherwise attempt to discover any source code in software available on theoctonauts.com. The grant of this limited licence is conditional upon your agreement to and compliance with all of these Terms. CRL may revoke this licence at any time and in its absolute discretion. Unauthorised or prohibited use of the Site or the Material may subject you or the offending party to civil liability and criminal prosecution.

4. Privacy Statement

This site follows the principles for privacy protection recommended by the UK Information Commissioner’s Office. You can visit all areas of the site without revealing personal information, unless you choose to provide such information. Personal information we may collect, with your agreement, may include your name, address, and/or email address. We will only ask for personal information in order to provide you with a service, such as a newsletter.

What we use your personal information for

We will only use personal information for the purpose of providing the service.

We will not share personal information with any other company or organisation, except that we may allow other Chorion-owned companies to email you about other products and services, if you agree.

If you have given us personal information, you can write to us at any time to remove your details from our database and stop providing the service, or to update your information.

Site Visit Data

This site uses cookies. A cookie is a piece of information that an Internet website sends to your browser when you access information from the website. Our cookies collect information about visits to theoctonauts.com Site in the form of a log, and enable us to see which pages are visited and how often. Cookies also enable us to mark your progress through levels of games and activities, so that when you come back to the Site you can start where you left off.

For further information about cookies visit www.aboutcookies.org or www.allaboutcookies.org

You can set your browser not to accept cookies, and the above websites tell you how to remove cookies from your browser. In general, removing cookies will not affect your ability to use most features of theoctonauts.com Site.

Links to other websites

theoctonauts.com links to websites owned by other companies and organisations. These other sites may have different privacy policies, which you should read before using their sites.

5. Disclaimer

This Site is provided for your information and entertainment purposes only. It is provided to you for your own personal, non-commercial use and not for purposes of resale, distribution, public display or performance or any other uses by you in any form or manner whatsoever.

CRL is not responsible or liable for any misfortune that befalls any user as a consequence of visiting the Site.

We do not guarantee that the Site and its services will be free of errors, or free of viruses, worms, Trojan horses or bugs.

6. User Obligations:

You agree to follow all applicable laws and regulations when using theoctonauts.com Site. You agree that you shall not:

upload, post or transmit through or to the Site any content that is unlawful abusive or threatening; might infringe the intellectual property rights, privacy rights or proprietary rights of others;

upload, post or transmit through or to the Site any viruses, worms, Trojan horses, and any other harmful components;

disrupt or interfere with or attempt to gain unauthorised access to any area of the Site, its computer systems or networks;

provide false information about yourself to us, impersonate any other person or otherwise attempt to mislead others about your identity or origin of content;

transmit junk mail, chain letters or other unsolicited bulk email or duplicative messages; or

collect information about other visitors to the Site without their consent or otherwise systematically extract data or data fields, including without limitation any financial data or email addresses.

You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless CRL and its subsidiaries and affiliates, along with their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, licensors, representatives, and third party providers to the Site from and against all losses, expenses, damages and costs, including reasonable attorneys' fees, resulting from any violation of this agreement by you. CRL reserves the right to assume, at its sole expense, the exclusive defence and control of any matter subject to indemnification by you, in which event you will fully cooperate with CRL in asserting any available defences.

7. For Parents

theoctonauts.com has been developed to be a safe and fun place for your child to visit when they are online. As such CRL does not intend to collect any personal information of children below the age of 13 without parental consent. CRL only collects limited information regarding children below the age of 18 which is necessary for their use and enjoyment of theoctonauts.com. Should parents wish to access their children's personal information held by theoctonauts.com then they should contact CRL at contactus@chorion.co.uk

Parents are encouraged to review their children’s email and internet activities to ensure that the OCTONAUTS Site is being used in accordance with these Terms.

8. Laws

These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales. Any dispute under these Terms shall be subject to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the English Courts.

If you have any questions regarding these Terms or anything relating to theoctonauts.com Site then please contact CRL at contactus@chorion.co.uk