Terms of Service for After the Save
Welcome to After the Save, accessible at afterthesave.com. These Terms of Service ("Terms") govern your access to and use of our retro gaming blog and related services. By accessing or using After the Save, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree to these Terms, please do not use our website.
1. Acceptance of Terms
By accessing afterthesave.com and using the After the Save website, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms of Service, as well as our Privacy Policy. These Terms constitute a legally binding agreement between you and After the Save. If you are using our services on behalf of an organization, you represent that you have the authority to bind that organization to these Terms.
We reserve the right to modify these Terms at any time. Your continued use of After the Save following any changes indicates your acceptance of the modified Terms. It is your responsibility to review these Terms periodically for updates.
2. Description of Service
After the Save is a retro gaming blog written by Curtis Bellamy that provides thoughtful commentary, reviews, and analysis of classic video games. Our service is designed for adult players who want to revisit classic games with honest, hype-free perspectives on whether these titles genuinely hold up today.
The content available at afterthesave.com includes written articles, game reviews, personal reflections, and commentary on retro gaming culture. We provide this content for informational and entertainment purposes. After the Save reserves the right to modify, suspend, or discontinue any aspect of our service at any time without prior notice.
3. User Accounts and Responsibilities
Certain features of After the Save may require you to create an account. When creating an account, you agree to provide accurate, current, and complete information. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account credentials and for all activities that occur under your account.
You agree to notify us immediately of any unauthorized use of your account or any other breach of security. After the Save will not be liable for any loss or damage arising from your failure to protect your account information. You may not use another person's account without permission, and you may not transfer your account to another person without our prior written consent.
4. Acceptable Use
When using afterthesave.com and the After the Save service, you agree to use our website only for lawful purposes and in accordance with these Terms. You specifically agree not to:
Use the service in any way that violates any applicable federal, state, local, or international law or regulation
Engage in any conduct that restricts or inhibits anyone's use or enjoyment of the website, or which may harm After the Save or users of the website
Transmit any advertising, promotional materials, spam, chain letters, or any other form of unsolicited communication
Impersonate or attempt to impersonate Curtis Bellamy, After the Save, another user, or any other person or entity
Engage in any automated use of the system, such as using scripts to send comments or messages, or using data mining, robots, or similar data gathering tools
Interfere with, disrupt, or create an undue burden on the website or the networks connected to the website
Attempt to gain unauthorized access to any portion of the website, other accounts, computer systems, or networks connected to the website
Use the website to harass, abuse, insult, harm, defame, slander, disparage, intimidate, or discriminate against others
5. Intellectual Property Rights
All content on After the Save, including but not limited to text, graphics, logos, images, articles, reviews, and software, is the property of After the Save, Curtis Bellamy, or our content suppliers and is protected by United States and international copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws.
The After the Save name, logo, and all related names, logos, product and service names, designs, and slogans are trademarks of After the Save or Curtis Bellamy. You may not use these marks without our prior written permission. All other names, logos, product and service names, designs, and slogans on afterthesave.com are the trademarks of their respective owners.
You may access and view the content on After the Save for your personal, non-commercial use. You may not reproduce, distribute, modify, create derivative works of, publicly display, republish, download, store, or transmit any of the material on our website without our prior written consent, except for temporary copies stored automatically by your web browser for display purposes or a single copy for personal use.
6. User Content and Comments
After the Save may allow users to post comments, feedback, and other content ("User Content"). By submitting User Content to afterthesave.com, you grant After the Save a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, and fully sublicensable right to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, and display such content in any media.
You represent and warrant that you own or control all rights to the User Content you post, that the content is accurate, that it does not violate these Terms, and that it will not cause injury to any person or entity. You understand that your User Content may be viewed by other users of the website.
After the Save reserves the right, but is not obligated, to monitor, edit, or remove any User Content that we determine in our sole discretion violates these Terms, is offensive, threatening, libelous, defamatory, obscene, or otherwise objectionable, or infringes any party's intellectual property rights.
7. Disclaimers
The content on After the Save is provided for general informational and entertainment purposes only. The opinions expressed by Curtis Bellamy are personal perspectives based on individual gaming experiences and do not constitute professional advice of any kind.
After the Save is provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis without any warranties of any kind, either express or implied. We do not warrant that afterthesave.com will be uninterrupted, secure, or error-free, that defects will be corrected, or that the website or the server that makes it available are free of viruses or other harmful components.
We make no warranties or representations about the accuracy, reliability, completeness, or timeliness of the content on After the Save. Any reliance you place on such information is strictly at your own risk. We disclaim all liability and responsibility arising from any reliance placed on such materials by you or any other visitor to the website.
8. Limitation of Liability
To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, After the Save, Curtis Bellamy, and our affiliates, licensors, and service providers will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, including but not limited to loss of profits, data, use, goodwill, or other intangible losses, resulting from your access to or use of or inability to access or use the website.
In no event will our total liability to you for all damages, losses, or causes of action exceed the amount you have paid to After the Save in the twelve months prior to the claim, or one hundred dollars ($100), whichever is greater.
Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of certain damages, so some of the above limitations may not apply to you. In such cases, our liability will be limited to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law.
9. Indemnification
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless After the Save, Curtis Bellamy, and our affiliates, licensors, and service providers, and our respective officers, directors, employees, contractors, agents, licensors, suppliers, successors, and assigns from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, judgments, awards, losses, costs, expenses, or fees (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising out of or relating to your violation of these Terms or your use of afterthesave.com.
10. Termination
We reserve the right to terminate or suspend your access to After the Save immediately, without prior notice or liability, for any reason whatsoever, including without limitation if you breach these Terms. Upon termination, your right to use the website will immediately cease.
All provisions of these Terms which by their nature should survive termination shall survive termination, including without limitation ownership provisions, warranty disclaimers, indemnity, and limitations of liability.
11. Governing Law and Jurisdiction
These Terms and your use of After the Save shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Wisconsin and the United States of America, without regard to conflict of law provisions. Any legal action or proceeding arising under these Terms will be brought exclusively in the federal or state courts located in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, and you hereby consent to personal jurisdiction and venue therein.
12. Changes to Terms
After the Save reserves the right to modify or replace these Terms of Service at any time at our sole discretion. We will provide notice of material changes by posting the updated Terms on afterthesave.com with a revised "Last Updated" date. Your continued use of the website following the posting of changes constitutes your acceptance of such changes.
We encourage you to review these Terms periodically to stay informed about our terms and conditions. If you do not agree to the modified Terms, you must stop using After the Save.
13. Severability
If any provision of these Terms is held to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable, the validity, legality, and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired, and such provision shall be reformed only to the extent necessary to make it enforceable.
14. Entire Agreement
These Terms of Service, together with our Privacy Policy and any other legal notices published by After the Save on afterthesave.com, constitute the entire agreement between you and After the Save concerning your use of the website and supersede all prior agreements and understandings with respect to the same.
15. Contact Information
If you have any questions, concerns, or comments about these Terms of Service, please contact After the Save at:
Curtis Bellamy
After the Save
Website: afterthesave.com
Email: [email protected]
We will make reasonable efforts to respond to your inquiries in a timely manner.