License Agreement

Terms of Use

NOTE! Please carefully read through the terms of use set forth below. A user should carefully read through the terms of use set forth below and click “Not Agreed” if he/she does not agree thereto.

You hereby certify that you are an adult or a minor of not less than 15 year of age and having obtained the consent of your legal representative, of the country in which you reside at the present, and also acknowledge that you agree to these terms of use on your behalf at you own discretion.

Cronous (www.cronous.com) is a Partner Site of ‘Game & Game’ (www.gamengame.com), a game portal/publisher, and set up a SSO (Single Sign On) system. ‘Game & Game’ (www.gamengame.com) is a non-profit organization and SSO is an integrated login system that to provide users with easy access to vast game network. You hereby agree that as you sign up with Cronous, you also agree to be automatically signed up as a member of ‘Game & Game’. Game & Game Terms of Service and Private Policy

You hereby agree that you have no title or property rights to the account, all of which are owned by LIZARD interactive Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “Company”).

CRONOUS is provided on an “AS-IS” basis. Unless expressly provided in the other parts of these terms of use, the Company does not warrant that CRONOUS will not be discontinued; CRONOUS will be free of errors; any defect in it will be properly corrected; no viruses or any other harmful elements will exist or be contained in this website, services or server. In addition, the Company hereby disclaims warranty of any kind, either express or implied, as to CRONOUS, including but not limited to its condition, defects, use, merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose or non-infringement. The warranty of non-infringement of any third party’s rights is hereby expressly excluded; provided, however, that the foregoing provision shall not apply if such exclusion of or restriction on the aforementioned warranty is not permitted by law.

Chapter I General Provisions

· Article 1 (Purpose)

The purpose of these terms of use shall be to provide, between the Company and the user (hereinafter referred to as “User(s)”) of the Services (as defined below), the basic terms and conditions regarding the use of the services related to an Internet-based massively multiplayer online role playing game, known as CRONOUS (hereinafter referred to as “Services”), that has been developed and is being served by the Company. Therefore, the Company and the Users shall be obliged to confirm these terms of use from time to time and also to be in strict compliance with the same.

· Article 2 (Validity and Amendment)

① These terms of use shall be displayed by the Company, via online, on the CRONOUS homepage (www.cronous.com), which is an Internet-based gaming service website, and shall come into effect when the User clicks on the button for “agreed” to the question stating “Do you agree to the “the Company's policy of protecting personal information and these terms of use?” The Company shall be entitled to amend these terms of use whenever the Company deems a reasonable cause occurs; provided, however, that amendment to any material provisions related to the rights or obligations of Users shall immediately take effect upon public notice via online. A consent to these terms of use shall mean a consent to paying a visit to the CRONOUS homepage (www.cronous.com) regularly and confirming any amendment hereto and/or any public notice given by the Company from time to time.

② Users shall be responsible for recognizing the public notice mentioned in subsection ① above and hereby acknowledge and agree that the Company shall not be liable to Users for the loss or damages suffered by Users, if any, that may arise out of Users' failure to read or recognize such public notice.

· Article3 (Working Rules other than Terms of Use)

① Matters not specified in these terms of use shall follow the provisions stipulated in the related laws and regulations, if applicable.

· Article4 (Definition of Terminology)

① The definition of the terminology used in these terms of use shall be as follows:

1. "CRONOUS Game Service (hereinafter 'Service')" means the CRONOUS Game Service, an Internet-based Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game (MMORPG) which is currently serviced by the Company through the Internet, site providing the facility for multimedia cultural contents, and PC communication, etc.

2. "CRONOUS Game User (hereinafter 'User')" means all users who use the Service through the Internet, site providing the facility for multimedia cultural contents, and PC communication, etc. by making an application for the use of Service to the Company and a registration for the Account.

3. "CRONOUS Account (hereinafter 'Account')" means the combination of English characters and numbers that are selected by a user and granted by the Company for the identification of the user and the user’s use of Service.

4. "CRONOUS Account Information (hereinafter 'Account Information')" means the general Information including a user’s Account, Password, and email, etc. as well as the Information, etc. on payment status of the fee for using and on the use of the game.

5. "Password (hereinafter 'Password')" means the combination of characters and numbers selected by a user for the confirmation of the user’s Account and the protection of the user’s rights and interests.

6. "Game Character (hereinafter 'Character')" means the Service Information directly selected and controlled by a user in the Service.

7. "Partially Paid Service" means the act of purchasing the "Paid Item" by using the "Item Shop" in the CRONOUS game accessed through the CRONOUS client program and the act of charging the "Point", a cyber money, in the homepage (www.cronous.com) of the CRONOUS game to use the "Item Shop".

8. "Site providing the Facility for Multimedia Cultural Contents"(PC Room) means the business site that has the necessary equipment such as a computer, etc. in an independent place for the public to use game items and video items, etc. or any other Information provided.

9. "Item Shop" means NPC to purchase "Paid Item" in the CRONOUS game accessed through the CRONOUS client program by using "Point" charged.

10. "Point" means the cyber money charged per each amount for a user to use the payment method in the CRONOUS game’s homepage (www.cronous.com) for the purpose of using "Partially Paid Service" among the CRONOUS game Service.

11. "Paid Item" means the item possible to be purchased through NPC, the "Item Shop" in the CRONOUS game accessed through the CRONOUS client program and is distinguished from the free item basically provided in the CRONOUS game.

② The definition of the terminology used in these terms of use shall be in accordance with the related laws and regulations as well as other general commercial practice except the stipulation in Paragraph 1.

Chapter II Service Use Agreement

· Article5 (Use Agreement)

The Use Agreement shall be executed by an application to use after a User’s consent to the Policy to Protect Personal Information for the CRONOUS Game Service and the Terms of Use in the homepage (www.cronous.com) of CRONOUS and by the approval of the Company regarding the application. It shall be individually made per Account.

· Article6 (Application to Use)

① A User shall make an application to use by providing the user's Information on a certain form prepared by the Company.

② In case a User makes an application to use in Paragraph 1, he/she shall provide the User's real name and the actual Information. The User, who does not provide the real name and the actual Information, may not be protected by law.

· Article7 (Approval on Application to Use)

① The Company shall approve the application to use only if the User accurately provides the real name and the actual Information regarding the Information that the Company requests from the User and makes the application to use.

② he Company may not approve the application to use which falls on any of the following items, cancel the approval or terminate the Agreement, if later found out.

1. If it is not a real name

2. If an application is made by using or stealing other’s name;

3. If the fee for using the "Partially Paid Service" is not paid or the payment cannot be checked due to a User’s fault;

4. If an application is made by omitting or incorrectly writing the matters to be provided at the time of application to use;

5. If the CRONOUS Account is created or the Service is used by a minor without any consent of a legal representative in the applicable country of residence;

6. If a minor pays the fee for using the "Partially Paid Service" without any consent of a legal representative in the applicable country of residence

7. If one pays the fee for using the "Partially Paid Service" by illegally using or stealing other’s credit card, wired/wireless phone, or bank account, etc.; or

8. If it is deemed impossible to approve due to any other event attributable to a User

③ In case of any of the following items, the Company may restrict the approval until the event restricting the approval regarding the application to use is solved.

1. If it is deemed impossible to provide a satisfactory Service due to an insufficient Service facility

2. If any obstacle occurs in terms of the obstacle in the Service or the payment method for using the "Partially Paid Service"; or

3. If there is a record of termination in the same month and the re-application is made

· Article8 (Expiration of Use)

① The Company shall deem as the expiration of the use in case of a User who has not used the game pursuant to the following standard. In this case, the Company may change or delete the applicable Account Information.

1. All Accounts of no access for 6 months or Account of no "Point" remaining and no access for 6 months; or

2. Account of no access for 12 months, although there is a remaining "Point" at present among the Accounts having the record of use for "Partially Paid Service

· Article9 (Account)

① The Company shall grant a User the combination of a certain English characters or numbers selected by a User as the Account for the protection of the User’s Information and the convenience of the introduction, etc. for using the Service.

② During the period of using the Service, it is impossible to change the Account.

③ The Company shall perform the relevant management business for users including the possibility of the applicable User’s using the Service or the claim of the fee for using the "Partially Paid Service" through the Account Information of each Account.

④ Lizard Interactive may arbitrarily suspend, terminate, modify, or delete the Account without any prior notice.

⑤ Lizard Interactive may record the chatting session of a User. In addition, the User shall agree to such a monitoring and recording of the progress. The User’s chatting session may be subject to a monitoring, recording of progress, review, modification, disclosure, or deletion without any prior notice. The User agrees that the Company does not have any obligation to monitor a chatting and the participation in a chatting session is conducted under an individual responsibility.

⑥ The responsibility of managing the Account shall be with the User. The liabilities such as a damage in terms of using the Service which occurs due to a User’s negligent management of the User’s Account or an illegal use, etc. by a third party shall be borne by the User and the Company shall not be liable for it.

· Article10 (Password)

① The Password is a matter directly selected by a User. In case a User wants due to a security reason, etc., it is possible to change pursuant to the procedure provided by the Company.

② The responsibility of managing the Password shall be with the User. The liabilities such as a damage in terms of using the Service which occurs due to a User’s negligent management of the User’s Password or an illegal use, etc. by a third party shall be borne by the User and the Company shall not be liable for it.

· Article11 (Fee for Using "Partially Paid Service")

① The detailed amount for the fee for using the "Partially Paid Service" and its payment method shall be in accordance with the Company’s separate announcement through online or printed media.

② The indemnity or refund for the fee for using the "Partially Paid Service" shall be processed pursuant to the Indemnity and Refund provisions in Chapter 5 of these terms of use.

Chapter III Obligation of Parties to Agreement

· Article12 (Company’s Obligation)

① The Company shall promptly process if the opinion or complaint raised by a User is deemed legitimate. Provided, however, that if a prompt processing is difficult, it is possible to give a notice regarding its reason and processing details to the User via E-mail, telephone, in writing, or homepage.

② The Company shall make efforts for the entire personal Information including the User’s Account Information not to be disclosed from the Service system and protect it not to be used for any purposes other than the ones that the Company has already notified or specified or not to be disclosed nor provided to a third party.

③ If any disorder occurs to a facility or such facility is lost, the Company shall repair or restore it without delay for the purpose of a provision of continuous and stable Service. Provided, however, that it shall not apply if there is a natural disaster, emergency, or any other unavoidable event.

④ The Company shall make efforts to provide a User’s convenience in respect of the procedure and details, etc. relating to the Agreement with the User such as an execution of Use Agreement, change and termination of the Agreement, etc.

⑤ The Company shall make a public disclosure of and comply with the Policy to Protect Personal Information for the protection of personal Information.

· Article13 (User’s Obligation)

① A User, in case of making an application to use the Service, shall prepare all the matters based on a fact under a User’s real name at the time of Account registration and shall not provide any false Information. In case the Account of non-real name is registered by way of making an application to use with false Information or other’s Information, he/she shall not have any protective measure from the Company.

② A User shall provide a reachable E-mail address and telephone number, etc. at the time of Account registration for the Company to be able to give a necessary notice relating to the use of Service to the User.

③ A User shall faithfully pay the fee for using the "Partially Paid Service".

④ A User shall not use any of the following items at the time of selecting the Account, Character name, or guild name, etc.

1. Content misrepresenting an ID of an official operator of the Service recognized by the Company;

2. Content damaging public morals;

3. Content which is antisocial and in conflict with the related laws and regulations;

4. Content having a possibility of violation of any third party’s trademark and copyright;

5. Content deemed as a vulgar word or slang;

6. Content which is not distinguished from other member’s Account, Character name, or guild name; or

7. Content having a potential to abuse a particular group or individual or infringe human rights

⑤ In case the User’s Information such as an address and contact information, etc. is changed, the User shall correct it promptly. If the User does not do so, the Company shall not be liable for an occurrence of any disadvantage in terms of the use of Service.

⑥ A User shall be responsible for managing his/her Account and Password.

⑦ A User shall not use other’s Account illegally.

⑧ A User shall not pay the fee for using the "Partially Paid Service" by illegally using or stealing other’s credit card, wired/wireless phone, or bank account, etc.

⑨ A User shall not be engaged in the communication in any of the following items, which damage public peace and order or public morals.

1. Content with the purpose of a criminal act or with the suggestion of a criminal act;

2. Content with the purpose of performing an anti-national act;

3. Content damaging good customs and other social orders;

4. Content damaging other’s honor or infringing other’s right;

5. Content expressing an abusive language or explicit sexual description; or

6. Content which may cause a harm to other User or group or infringe moral rights

⑩ A User shall not use the Service provided by the Company for the usage other than the one for the original purpose of the Service such as a game or entertainment, etc. nor conduct the act falling on any of the following items.

1. Act of bantering or threatening other User or continuously causing a pain or inconvenience to a particular User;

2. Act of misrepresenting an official operator of the Service recognized by the Company or misrepresenting an officer or employee of the Company or the Company;

3. Act of changing the CRONOUS client program, hacking the CRONOUS server, or arbitrarily changing a part of the website;

4. Act of advertisement or sales promotion for the product of other company in the Service or website;

5. Act of using the Service or website for any other illegal purposes such as an illicit traffic, etc. of illegally copied software in the Service or website;

6. Act of giving and receiving the private Information and the Information that is in violation of a privacy protection in a real society outside the game in the Service or website;

7. Act of forming a group or blood alliance based on a social prejudice such as a race, gender, specific religion, or fanaticism, etc.;

8. Act of assigning the Account, Character, or Item, etc. to others, establishing the right of pledge thereon, providing it as a security, or lending it;

9. Act of selling and buying the Account, Character, or Item, etc. with cash;

10. Act of using the Service by misusing the bug in the program;

11. Act of distributing the content, which has a potential to cause a copyright issue, in the Service or website without any consent from the copyright holder; or

12. Any other act of infringing the operation principle stipulated by the Company

⑪ A User shall not conduct any profit-making activity by using the Service without any consent of the Company or any
profit-making activity beyond the content and scope allowed by the Company.

⑫ A User shall not infringe a third party’s intellectual property rights.

⑬ A User shall comply with these terms of use and related laws and regulations. And the User shall not be engaged in the act of damaging the honor of the Company or causing a material interruption to a business performance.

⑭ A User shall pay the phone/Internet fee to access CRONOUS and the cost of required equipment, Service, repair, and correction.

Chapter IV Use, Restriction, and Suspension of Service

CRONOUS is provided on an “AS-IS” basis. Unless expressly provided in the other parts of these terms of use, the Company does not warrant that CRONOUS will not be discontinued; CRONOUS will be free of errors; any defect in it will be properly corrected; no viruses or any other harmful elements will exist or be contained in this website, services or server. In addition, the Company hereby disclaims warranty of any kind, either express or implied, as to CRONOUS, including but not limited to its condition, defects, use, merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose or non-infringement. The warranty of non-infringement of any third party’s rights is hereby expressly excluded; provided, however, that the foregoing provision shall not apply if such exclusion of or restriction on the aforementioned warranty is not permitted by law.

· Article14 (Content and Change of Service)

① The Company shall provide the CRONOUS Game Service, the Internet-based MMORPG, to a User.

② The Company may, at all times, change the addition of new content regarding the Service, patch of various bugs, and any other contents required for the operation of Service through an online and offline update.

· Article15 (Provision Time and Suspension of Service)

① Basically, the Service shall be provided for 24 hours a day without any stop during the year. Provided, however, that the Company may temporarily suspend the Service for the purpose of a repair and check, replacement, breakdown, interruption, and regular check of information and communication facility such as a computer, etc. or operational necessity. In addition, in case of a force majeure caused by a natural disaster, etc., it is possible to adjust the Service time under the Company’s judgment. In such as case, a prompt notice shall be made through a homepage.

② The Company may implement a regular or irregular check if it is necessary for the provision of the Service. The time for regular check shall be in accordance with the public disclosure on the homepage.

· Article16 (Restriction in Use of Service)

① In case the event of force majeure such as a natural disaster, national emergency, or serious change, etc. in operation of the game occurs or is expected to occur, the Company may restrict or stop all or a part of the Service without any prior notice.

② If a User is in violation of the obligation clause of the User, the Company may restrict the applicable User’s use of the Account.
③ In the event that a User pays the fee for using the "Partially Paid Service" by illegally using or stealing other’s credit card, wired/wireless phone, or bank account, etc., the Company may restrict the applicable User’s use of the Account.

④ If a User who uses the Service by using the Site providing the Facility for Multimedia Cultural Contents deliberately gets away with the fee for using the Site providing the Facility for Multimedia Cultural Contents, the Company may restrict the applicable User’s use of the Account.

⑤ With regard to the problem among Users arising from the Service area by way of using the Service, the Company shall not be involved.

⑥ If a damage to a User occurs in terms of using the Service due to a disclosure of Account and Password caused by a User’s negligent management or a User is in violation of the User’s obligation clauses due to an illegal use, etc. by a third party, the use of Account may be restricted.

⑦ The Company shall own the entire rights and authorities regarding all the Information in the game such as the user’s Account, Character, and Item, etc. If it is deemed necessary for the planning or operation of the game, the Company may add, delete, or change it.

⑧ The counsel and query relating to the use of Service shall be received and processed through the homepage or E-mail.

· Article17 (Stoppage in Use of Service or Termination of Agreement)

① A User may request a termination of the Agreement or a stoppage in use of Service due to his/her circumstances.

② If a User wants a stoppage in use of Service, he/she may apply for the stoppage to the Company through the homepage, telephone, or E-mail. The return of the fee for using the "Partially Paid Service" shall be processed pursuant to the provision of refund in these terms of use.

③ In the event that a User desires to terminate the Agreement, he/she may do so through an application to delete the Account on the homepage of CRONOUS game.

④ If a User is in violation of the User’s obligation in· Article 13 and User causes damage to the Company due to his/her willfulness or negligence, the Company may terminate the Use Agreement without any prior notice or stop using the Service within a certain period of time.

Chapter V Indemnity and Refund

Except the criminal act deliberately committed by the Company, the Company shall not be liable for any damages occurred to a member in relation to the Service provided free of charge. In case contents purchased on a paid basis are damaged, impaired, or deleted due to a material defect in the Service itself of CRONOUS game and a User incurs damage in using the Service, he/she may receive an equivalent compensation through a proper means including a recharge of "Point" or recovery, etc. of the applicable paid contents.

Except when otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Company, its mother company, subsidiary, companies granting a license to the Company, or affiliated companies shall not be liable for any loss or damage arising from the use of CRONOUS, including but not limited to a loss of credit, work stoppage, computer breakdown or malfunction, or any other loss or damage. The Company shall not be liable for any loss or damage of the player’s Character stored by CRONOUS, Account, statistics or user profile information. Moreover, except when otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Company, its mother company, subsidiary, companies granting a license to Lizard Interactive, or affiliated companies shall not be liable for any suspension of Service, including but not limited to data loss, ISP interruption which may cause a stoppage of Service, breakdown in software or hardware, or any other events. Under any circumstances, the Company shall not be liable for an incidental damage, special damage, punitive damage or consequential damage. However, if the law does not allow any exclusion or restriction on such damage, the above restricting provision shall not apply.

All the rights, ownership, and intellectual property rights regarding CRONOUS (including but not limited to a User Account, right, computer code, subject, object, Character, Character name, story, conversation, catch phrase, location, concept, artwork, animation, sound, musical composition, audio and visual effect, operational method, moral rights, related document, applets included in CRONOUS, chatting record, user profile Information, game record played in CRONOUS, and software) shall belong to the Company or companies granting a license to the Company.

CRONOUS shall be protected under the Copyright Act of the Republic of Korea, International Copyright Convention, Treaty, and any other laws. All rights shall belong to the Company. CRONOUS may include the materials for which the license is obtained. Subsequently, if this Agreement is violated, the companies granting the license to the Company may exercise the right.

· Article18 (Exemption)

① In case of any of the following, the Company shall b exempt from the liability of compensation against a User.

1. Wartime, accident, natural disaster, national emergency, and other force majeure event;

2. Occurrence due to a User’s willfulness or negligence;

3. Occurrence due to a stoppage of electric communication service or no provision of normal service by a key communication business entity; or

4. Unavoidable case such as a previously notified repair of facility for service, regular check, or construction, etc.

② If a User is in violation of the obligation under these terms of use or causes damage to the Company in terms of using the Service, the User shall be liable to compensate the damage for the Company.

③ The Company shall not be liable for no profit or loss of profit anticipated from a member’s using the Service.

④ The Company shall not be liable to compensate a member’s mental or physical damage incurred due to other member in case of using the Service.

⑤ The Company shall not be liable for various information, material, credibility of fact, or accuracy, etc. arbitrarily posted by a member in the Service or website.

⑥ The Company shall not be obligated to intervene the dispute occurred with the medium of the Service between members and between a member and a third party nor liable to compensate the relevant damage.

⑦ The Company shall not be liable for damages due to a lag phenomenon commonly designated by the Service Users (loss of Item, loss of experienced level, and consumption of related paid item, etc.).

· Article19 (Jurisdiction and Governing Law)

① The lawsuit relating to a conflict arising between the Company and a User in relation to the use of Service shall be submitted to the competent court under the Civil Procedure.

② Since an active cooperation to an investigation of criminal offense is a policy of the Company, in case of any relevant request, the Company may disclose all the information, including but not limited to, the pursuit of personal Information relating to IP address and any other Information of a User in the file to the applicable governmental authority.

③ The lawsuit rose between the Company and a User shall apply the law of the Republic of Korea.