Please read these Terms of Service carefully before using our services.

By accessing or using our services, whether as a guest or a registered user, you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service, which govern your relationship with Jonathan Stinson, the individual owner and operator of Orc’s World (“Orc’s World,” “we,” “us,” or “our”).

These Terms of Service apply to all users of Orc’s World, which includes, but is not limited to:

  • The Orc’s World Minecraft server;
  • The orcsworld.net website and online store;
  • All games and mini-games available on the Orc’s World server; and
  • All features, functionalities, and components of the above services, whether accessed via a computer, mobile device, or other platforms.

If you do not agree to these Terms of Service in full, you must not use any of our services.

1) Definitions

  • “Account” refers to any account created to access certain features of the Orc’s World services.
  • “Dispute” means any claim or controversy related to this agreement, including those that arise before or after termination, except claims related to the enforcement or protection of Intellectual Property Rights.
  • “In-App Purchases” refers to digital goods or services available for purchase within Orc’s World, such as ranks, cosmetics, or in-game currency.
  • “Intellectual Property Rights” includes all rights related to patents, trade secrets, copyrights, trademarks, service marks, trade dress, and any similar rights under applicable law, including all applications and registrations.
  • “Notice” means written communication delivered via email, courier, or other methods specified in this agreement. Notices will be deemed effective upon receipt.
  • “Service” (or “Services”) refers to the Orc’s World network, website, games, and all related products and services, including but not limited to game content, in-game chat, character skins, and server software.
  • “Terms of Service” (or “Terms”) means this agreement, including all rules, policies, and guidelines referenced herein.
  • “User Content” includes any data that you upload, transmit, or create through the Services, such as character skins, buildings, forum posts, profile information, images, videos, and other contributions.
  • “Orc’s World” refers to Jonathan Stinson, the individual owner and operator of the services.
  • “Orc’s World Affiliates” means third-party service providers, content partners, distributors, or licensors that support Orc’s World, including but not limited to payment processors and hosting services.

2) Ownership and Limited License

a) Ownership

The Services are owned or licensed by Orc’s World and are protected by Intellectual Property Rights and other proprietary rights laws. Orc’s World reserves all rights, titles, and interests in and to the Services, including all Intellectual Property Rights, except for those explicitly granted to you under these Terms. Your use of the Services is strictly limited by the Intellectual Property Rights of Orc’s World.

b) License

Subject to your compliance with these Terms and any other relevant Orc’s World policies, Orc’s World grants you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to access and use the Services for personal, non-commercial entertainment purposes only. You may not use the Services for any commercial or unauthorized purpose.

c) Accounts

  • You may access the Orc’s World server through your Microsoft Account (“Account”), and by doing so, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you share an Account with other users, this agreement applies to all users of that Account. The Account owner is responsible for ensuring that all users comply with these Terms.
  • Orc’s World reserves the right to permanently delete inactive Accounts. An Account is deemed inactive if it has not been used for one hundred and eighty (180) consecutive days.
  • If your Account is deleted, you may lose access to any associated data. If you wish to delete your Account, please contact Orc’s World Support at support@orcsworld.net.

d) License Limitations

Any violation of these Terms, applicable laws, or the limitations outlined below may result in the immediate revocation of your limited license, deletion of your Account, and/or legal liability.

You agree not to do any of the following:

  • Engage in any activity that Orc’s World deems to be against the intended spirit or integrity of the Services.
  • Use cheats, exploits, bugs, hacks, automation tools, or any other unauthorized modifications that alter gameplay, provide unfair advantages, or manipulate game mechanics.
  • Use bots, scrapers, crawlers, reverse engineering tools, or any automated means to access, modify, or interact with the Services, Accounts, or In-App Purchases.
  • Promote, encourage, or participate in hacking, phishing, or unauthorized modifications of the Services.
  • Exploit the Services for unauthorized purposes, including but not limited to:
  • Collecting in-game items or currency for resale outside the Services.
  • Offering paid in-game services (e.g., account boosting, power leveling, currency trading).
  • Advertising, soliciting, or promoting external services within the game.
  • Organizing or promoting gambling, betting, or wagering on in-game events.
  • Create or distribute in-game items using bugs, exploits, or unintended game mechanics.
  • Copy, modify, edit, distribute, or publicly display any content obtained through the Services.
  • Sell, rent, lease, or commercially exploit any part of the Services.
  • Remove, alter, or obscure any Intellectual Property Rights notices within the Services.
  • Harass, threaten, bully, embarrass, or harm other players, groups, Orc’s World staff, or affiliates in any way.
  • Organize or participate in any hateful, harmful, or discriminatory activity based on race, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, disability, gender, age, or other protected classes.
  • Initiate or participate in any cyberattacks, denial-of-service attacks, malware distribution, or other disruptive activities against the Services.
  • Attempt to gain unauthorized access to Accounts, data, or restricted parts of the Services.
  • Use the Services to collect or infer business data about Orc’s World, including but not limited to sales, revenue, staffing, or technical operations.
  • Post or share content that infringes Intellectual Property Rights, privacy rights, or impersonates other individuals, including Orc’s World staff.
  • Use the Services in any way that is prohibited by law.

3) Payment and In-App Purchases

  • In-App Purchases are owned by Orc’s World and do not constitute personal property. Orc’s World reserves the right to manage, regulate, modify, or remove all In-App Purchases at any time, without notice or compensation to you. Orc’s World shall not be liable to you or any third party for exercising these rights.
  • ALL CHARGES INCURRED IN CONNECTION WITH THE SERVICES ARE PAYABLE IN ADVANCE, FINAL, AND NON-REFUNDABLE, EXCEPT AS REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE CONSUMER RIGHTS LAWS IN YOUR LOCAL JURISDICTION. YOU WILL NOT RECEIVE MONEY OR OTHER COMPENSATION FOR UNUSED IN-APP PURCHASES IF YOUR ACCOUNT IS CLOSED, WHETHER VOLUNTARILY OR INVOLUNTARILY. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, ORC’S WORLD MAY, AT ITS SOLE DISCRETION, ISSUE A REFUND IF YOU PROVIDE A VALID REASON FOR THE REQUEST WITHIN THIRTY (30) DAYS OF PURCHASE.
  • We partner with Tebex Limited (www.tebex.io), the official merchant of digital content produced by Orc’s World. If you wish to purchase licenses for digital content, you must do so through Tebex, which serves as our licensed reseller and merchant of record. To complete a purchase through Tebex, you must agree to their Terms of Service, available at checkout.tebex.io/terms. If you have billing or transaction-related inquiries regarding a purchase made through Tebex, please contact Tebex support at www.tebex.io/contact/checkout.

4) User Content

 

To the maximum extent permissible by law, Orc’s World assumes no responsibility or liability for the conduct of any user submitting any User Content, and assumes no responsibility or liability for pre-screening or monitoring the Services for inappropriate or illegal content or conduct. We are unable to pre-screen or monitor all User Content, and we will not do so. Your use of the Services is at your own risk, and you are solely responsible for any User Content that you post.

 

When you transmit or upload User Content, you agree to abide by the following rules:

  • All content will be accurate, complete, and free from fraud and deception;
  • All content will be free of any Intellectual Property Rights infringement;
  • All content will be free from obscenity, threats, defamation, invasion of privacy, and other injuries to third parties;
  • All content will be in compliance with these Terms of Service;
  • All content will not be in violation of any law, contractual restrictions, or other parties' rights;
  • All content will be free of viruses, adware, spyware, worms, or other malicious code; and
  • All content will be free of spam, commercial solicitation, chain letters, and mass mailings.

All User Content that you post will be considered non-confidential. Orc’s World will only share personal information that you provide in accordance with the Privacy Policy. Orc’s World is not responsible for any other user or third party’s use or appropriation of any User Content that you have submitted through the Services.

 

You hereby grant Orc’s World a non-exclusive, revocable, perpetual, transferable, fully paid-up, royalty-free, worldwide license (including the right to sublicense and assign to third parties) and right to use, copy, reproduce, quote, re-post, fix, print, archive, store, adapt, modify, create derivative works from, manufacture, commercialize, publish, distribute, sell, license, sublicense, syndicate, transfer, translate, lease, transmit, publicly display, publicly perform, or provide access to electronically, broadcast, communicate to the public by telecommunication, display, perform, enter into computer memory, and practice, in any way, your User Content, or any portion thereof, in any manner or form in any medium or format, whether now known or hereafter devised, as well as all modified and derivative works thereof in connection with our provision of the Services, including marketing and promotions of the Services, and without Notice, payment, or attribution of any kind to you or any third party. Accordingly, you grant to Orc’s World and Orc’s World Affiliates all licenses, consents, and clearances necessary to enable Orc’s World to use User Content for such purposes. You also hereby grant to Orc’s World the right to authorize others to exercise any of the rights granted to Orc’s World under this Section. You further hereby grant to Orc’s World the unconditional, irrevocable right to use and exploit your name, likeness and any other information or material included in any User Content and in connection with any User Content, without any obligation to you. Except as prohibited by law, you waive any rights of attribution and/or any moral rights you may have in your User Content, regardless of whether your User Content is altered or changed in any manner. Orc’s World does not claim any ownership rights in your User Content and nothing in these Terms of Service is intended to restrict any rights that you may have to use and exploit your User Content. You agree that you can only revoke this license by sending Notice to Orc’s World.

5) Term, Account Access, and Service Availability

Unless modified or amended by Orc’s World, this agreement and its provisions shall remain in effect. Termination of any license granted by Orc’s World does not affect any other provisions of this agreement. If you have previously been banned from using any Orc’s World Services, you are prohibited from accessing our Services.

Orc’s World, in its sole and absolute discretion, may provide subsequent amendments, versions, enhancements, modifications, upgrades, or patches related to any part of the Services. Orc’s World has the right to immediately terminate or restrict access to the Services, or any portion of the Services, including any and all Accounts, at any time, for any reason, without Notice and without liability to you. Access to the Services may be interrupted for reasons within or beyond the control of Orc’s World, and Orc’s World does not guarantee that you will always be able to use the Services when you wish.

You may terminate these Terms at any time by contacting support@orcsworld.net. In the event of termination or suspension of your account, any pre-purchased services or virtual goods, such as currencies, equipment, items, skills, or progress, will be forfeited, and you agree and acknowledge that you are not entitled to any refund for any amounts pre-paid prior to termination. Additionally, you will lose access to the Services. Orc’s World may not offer the Services in all countries or geographic locations, and you are solely responsible for any internet connection or mobile fees you may incur while using the Services.

6) Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA)

In compliance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, and other similar or equivalent applicable laws, if Orc’s world is notified that you have infringed the copyrights or other Intellectual Property Rights of others then your access to the Services may be terminated without prior Notice to you. If you believe that your content has been infringed in the Services, please notify us at support@orcsworld.net. Note that if you knowingly misrepresent copyright infringement, you may be liable for damages, including costs and attorneys’ fees. Notices submitted to Orc’s World under this provision should include:

  • A description of the Intellectual Property Rights claimed to have been infringed;
  • A description of the material claimed to be infringing;
  • Your name, mailing address, phone number, and email address;
  • A statement by you that: (1) you have a good faith belief that Intellectual Property Rights infringement has occurred here; and (2) the information in this notification is accurate, and, under penalty of perjury, you are authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the Intellectual Property Rights that are allegedly infringed; and
  • A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the Intellectual Property Rights that are allegedly infringed. 

 

If you believe that your content has been removed or disabled due to an infringement claim, and you believe this action was taken in error or that the material is not infringing, you may file a counter notification. In compliance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) and other similar or equivalent laws, you have the right to contest the removal or disablement of your content. Please note that submitting a counter-claim may result in the restoration of the content in question. However, if Orc’s World receives a notice that the original claimant has filed a legal action against you to prevent the restoration of the content, the content will remain removed or disabled until the resolution of the dispute. If you knowingly misrepresent material that is not infringing, you may be liable for damages, including costs and attorneys’ fees. To file a counter claim, please notify Orc’s World at support@orcsworld.net with the following information:

  • A description of the material that was removed or disabled and the location where it appeared before removal;
  • A statement under penalty of perjury that you have a good faith belief that the material was removed or disabled due to mistake or misidentification;
  • Your name, mailing address, phone number, and email address;
  • A statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the federal court in your jurisdiction, or, if located outside the United States, to the jurisdiction of the courts in a country where Orc’s World is located, and that you will accept service of process from the party who notified Orc’s World of the alleged infringement;
  • A physical or electronic signature of the person authorized to act on your behalf.

 

7) Code of Conduct & Privacy

 

To maintain a safe and enjoyable experience for all users, Orc’s World enforces a set of server rules that apply to all users of the Services. These rules help ensure fair play and a positive community atmosphere. A full list of the Server Rules can be found here, and failure to comply with the rules may result in penalties, including but not limited to warnings, temporary suspensions, or permanent bans from the Services.

 

Additionally, your privacy is important to us, and Orc’s World is committed to protecting your personal information. For details on how we collect, use, and safeguard your data, please review our full Privacy Policy.

 

8) Warranty and Liability

 

YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT ORC’S WORLD AND ORC’S WORLD AFFILIATES ARE NOT LIABLE (1) FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, INCLUDING FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, GOODWILL OR DATA, IN ANY WAY WHATSOEVER ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF, OR INABILITY TO USE, THE SERVICE; OR (2) FOR THE CONDUCT OF THIRD PARTIES, INCLUDING OTHER USERS OF THE SERVICE AND OPERATORS OF EXTERNAL SITES. THE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED BY ORC’S WORLD TO YOU ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS. ORC’S WORLD MAKES NO WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO THE OPERATION OF THE SERVICES, UNLESS SUCH WARRANTIES OR OTHER STATUTORY CONSUMER RIGHTS ARE LEGALLY INCAPABLE OF EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION IN YOUR LOCAL JURISDICTION. THE RISK OF USING THE SERVICES RESTS ENTIRELY WITH YOU AS DOES THE RISK OF INJURY FROM THE SERVICES. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE BY LAW, ORC’S WORLD DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. ORC’S WORLD DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICES ARE FREE FROM VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT ALLOWED BY ANY LAW THAT APPLIES, THE DISCLAIMERS OF LIABILITY IN THESE TERMS APPLY TO ALL DAMAGES OR INJURY CAUSED BY THE SERVICES, OR RELATED TO USE OF, OR INABILITY TO USE, THE SERVICES, UNDER ANY CAUSE OF ACTION IN ANY JURISDICTION, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ACTIONS FOR BREACH OF WARRANTY, BREACH OF CONTRACT OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE). TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMISSIBLE UNDER APPLICABLE LAWS, THE AGGREGATE LIABILITY OF ORC’S WORLD AND/OR ORC’S WORLD AFFILIATES ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT SHALL NOT EXCEED THE TOTAL AMOUNTS YOU HAVE PAID (IF ANY) TO ORC’S WORLD AND/OR ORC’S WORLD AFFILIATES IN THE ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY DAYS (180) DAYS IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE DATE ON WHICH YOU FIRST ASSERT ANY SUCH CLAIM. IF YOU HAVE NOT PAID ORC’S WORLD OR ANY ORC’S WORLD AFFILIATE ANY AMOUNT IN THE ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY DAYS (180) DAYS IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE DATE ON WHICH YOU FIRST ASSERT ANY SUCH CLAIM, YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY FOR ANY DISPUTE WITH ORC’S WORLD AND/OR ANY ORC’S WORLD AFFILIATE IS TO STOP USING THE SERVICE AND TO CANCEL YOUR ACCOUNT. YOU REPRESENT AND WARRANT THAT YOU ARE NOT LOCATED IN A COUNTRY THAT IS SUBJECT TO A UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT EMBARGO, OR THAT HAS BEEN DESIGNATED BY THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT AS A “TERRORIST SUPPORTING” COUNTRY, AND YOU ARE NOT LISTED ON ANY UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT LIST OF PROHIBITED OR RESTRICTED PARTIES. SOME STATES, COUNTRIES, OR JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN WARRANTIES, OR THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES. IN SUCH STATES, COUNTRIES, OR JURISDICTIONS, ORC’S WORLD AND ORC’S WORLD AFFILIATES SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMISSIBLE UNDER APPLICABLE LAWS, SUBJECT TO ANY APPLICABLE STATUTORY CONSUMER RIGHTS LAWS IN YOUR LOCAL JURISDICTION.

 

9) Indemnity

 

You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless Orc’s World, Orc’s World Affiliates, and any third-parties under agreement with Orc's World, and any employee, contractor, vendor, agent, supplier, licensee, customer, distributor, shareholder, director or officer of any of the foregoing, as well as any person using the Services and any person or entity that becomes aware of your use of the Services at any time, with respect to any and all claims, liabilities, judgments, awards, injuries, damages, losses, costs, fees, or expenses (including but not limited to attorney’s fees and costs) that arise under, from or in any way, directly or indirectly, relate to:

  • Your failure to comply with any provision of these Terms of Service;
  • Your use of the Services, including but not limited to economic, physical, emotional, psychological or privacy related considerations; and
  • Your actions to knowingly affect the Services via any bloatware, malware, computer virus, worm, Trojan horse, spyware, adware, crimeware, scareware, rootkit or any other program installed in a way that executable code of any program is scheduled to utilize or utilizes processor cycles during periods of time when such program is not directly or indirectly being used.

 

Orc’s World and Orc’s World Affiliates reserve the right, but not the obligation, at their own expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you.

 

You acknowledge, and further agree that Orc’s World has no obligation to defend, indemnify or hold harmless you in any way related to this agreement, including but not limited to your use of the Services, use of the Services by any person, or any connection between the foregoing and any other person or entity that becomes aware of your use of the Services at any time.

 

This Section shall survive the termination of this agreement.

 

10) Dispute Resolution

 

a) Informal Resolution for You Disputes

With respect to any Dispute, you agree to attempt to negotiate the resolution of any Dispute informally for at least thirty (30) days before initiating any arbitration or other proceeding, including any legal proceeding in court or before an administrative agency. Such informal negotiations commence upon Orc’s World’s receipt of Notice from you. This does not apply to any Dispute that Orc’s World has with You. 

 

b) Contact Information

Please contact us by emailing support@orcsworld.net or open a support ticket on our website.

 

c) Mandatory Binding Arbitration for Your Disputes

If you are not able to satisfactorily resolve a Dispute informally within a total of thirty (30) days, or if Orc’s World, in its sole and absolute discretion, determines that it will not be possible to satisfactorily resolve that Dispute informally within a total of thirty (30) days, you agree that either you or Orc’s World may request resolution by final and fully binding arbitration conducted under the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association. You may request that a Dispute be resolved by arbitration under this Section shall be responsible for initiating such a proceeding.

The American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) will run the arbitration between you and Orc’s World, and AAA’s rules and procedures (including their Supplementary Procedures for Consumer-Related Disputes, if applicable) will be used. If something in these Terms is different than AAA’s rules and procedures, then we will follow these Terms instead. You can look at AAA’s rules and procedures on their website www.adr.org or you can call them at 1-800-778-7879.

 

YOU UNDERSTAND, AND FURTHER AGREE, THAT YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO CONSULT WITH INDEPENDENT LEGAL COUNSEL OF YOUR OWN CHOOSING REGARDING THIS AND ANY OTHER PROVISION IN THIS AGREEMENT AND THAT THIS BINDING ARBITRATION PROVISION WILL ELIMINATE YOUR LEGAL RIGHT TO SUE IN COURT, TO HAVE A JURY TRIAL, AND/OR TO PARTICIPATE IN A CLASS ACTION WITH RESPECT TO ANY SUCH DISPUTE. You and Orc’s World both agree that neither shall attempt to have any other arbitration or class action related to any other party joined to any arbitration in which you are involved with Orc’s World. To the fullest extent permitted by law, no arbitration proceeding shall be decided on a class-action basis or utilizing class action procedures. You and Orc’s World further agree that each may bring claims against the other only in an individual capacity, and not as a plaintiff or a class member in any purported class or representative proceeding.

 

d) Orc’s World’s Disputes Against You

In Orc’s World’s sole judgment it may choose to initiate arbitration proceedings as set forth above or it may opt to immediately file a lawsuit against You. If such is the case, you agree to be subject to the jurisdiction in the Northern District of Illinois and agree to accept service of process via email to the email address associated with Your Account. 

 

11) Miscellaneous
 

a) Changes

It is your responsibility to read, understand, and accept this agreement in connection with your use of the Services. You acknowledge that Orc’s World may make changes to these Terms of Service at any time, and that Section headings in this agreement are for purposes of convenience only. Unless Orc’s World states otherwise, any changes to these Terms are effective when posted. If you continue to use the Services after any changes are posted then you agree that those changes will apply to your continued use of the Services. You should check this page regularly to stay informed about any changes which you accept by continuing to use the Services.

 

b) Complete agreement

This agreement: (1) is the final and complete agreement and understanding of the parties concerning the subject matter hereof, and supersedes and replaces any and all prior and contemporaneous agreements and understandings with respect thereto; (2) may not be changed, amended, or in any manner modified except as authorized in a writing signed by both parties’ authorized agents; (3) is not assignable, except to a successor in interest to substantially all of a party’s business or assets and any other attempt to assign or transfer this agreement or any interest herein is void; and (4) shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, the parties hereto, their respective heirs, executors, administrators, successors, personal representatives, licensees, and assigns.

 

c) Force Majeure

No party shall be responsible for delays or failure of performance resulting from acts beyond the reasonable control of such party, including, war, terrorism, acts of public enemies, strikes or other labor disturbances, power failures, fires, floods, earthquakes, acts of God, and other natural disasters.

 

d) Waiver

No act or failure to act by Orc’s World will be deemed a waiver of any right contained in this agreement, and any waiver by Orc’s World must be in writing and signed by an officer of Orc’s World. If Orc’s World does expressly waive any provision of this agreement, such waiver shall not be a waiver of any other provisions of this agreement, and the waived provision shall not be waived for all time in the future.

 

e) Severability

If any provision or sub-provision of this agreement is found to be invalid or unenforceable, the remainder shall be enforced as fully as possible and the unenforceable provision or sub-provision shall be deemed modified to the limited extent required to permit its enforcement in a manner most closely representing the intention of the parties as expressed herein.

 

f) Remedies

You acknowledge and agree that any violation or threatened violation of this agreement will cause irreparable injury to Orc’s World, entitling Orc’s World to seek injunctive relief without the necessity of proving actual damages, in addition to all other remedies at law or in equity. You specifically acknowledge that money damages alone would be an inadequate remedy for the injuries and damages that would be suffered and incurred by Orc's World as a result of a breach of any of the provisions of this agreement.

 

g) Governing Law and Venue

Any dispute or claim arising out of or related to this agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Illinois without reference to any choice or conflict of laws principles. Unless subject to arbitration under Section 10, the Courts in the State of Illinois shall have exclusive jurisdiction over any legal suit, action, or proceeding arising out of, or relating to, disputes or claims that might arise under this agreement. Accordingly, the parties consent to the personal jurisdiction of the Courts in the State of New York, and hereby waive any and all jurisdictional or venue defenses otherwise available to them.

 

h) Language

To the fullest extent permitted by law, the controlling language for these Terms of Service is English.