Launcher Terms and Conditions
Welcome:
These Readyverse Launcher Terms and Conditions of Use (together with any other terms or conditions referenced herein, including our Privacy Policy, these Terms) apply to you (“you”, “yourself”, “your”) and Readyverse Studios NZ Limited, a New Zealand Limited Liability company with its registered office at 17 South Street, Newton, Auckland 1010, New Zealand (“Readyverse”, “we”, “our” and “us”) regarding your use of the digital distribution service and infrastructure platform called “Readyverse Launcher” which enables players to launch applications, experiences and games available in the Readyverse (“Readyverse Launcher”).
Please read these Terms carefully. By accessing, downloading, installing, or using the Readyverse Launcher, you are agreeing to these Terms. Different terms and conditions may apply when you access or use any of our, or our affiliates’, or partners’ other websites, platforms, products, or services, including those accessed via the Readyverse Launcher (e.g., other software, services, platforms, experiences, games, competitions, products, and associated materials).
The Readyverse Launcher enables Users to launch and access Readyverse applications and partner Experiences available on the Readyverse, and enables Users to view and access their Digital Collectibles stored on various blockchains utilising the User’s PASS Account.
- Definitions
As used herein and throughout these Terms:
1.1 Custodial means a wallet where the private keys are held and controlled by a third party;
1.2 App means the “Readyverse Launcher” application including all information, data, text, software, music, sound, photographs, graphics, videos, messages, feeds offered through the application and related services;
1.3 Digital Collectible(s) A digital collectible is a unique or limited virtual item, featuring a verifiable certificate of ownership.
1.4 Experiences means any Metaverse and/or web3 experience and/or application (app) that has adopted PASS Account for identity and asset management within their experience/app;
1.5 New Zealand Consumer Laws means the New Zealand Consumer Guarantees Act 1993 (NZ) and the Fair Trading Act 1986 (NZ);
1.6 Non-Custodial means a wallet where the private keys are solely held and controlled by the user;
1.7 PASS Account means an on-chain identity contract that can be used to manage Collectibles and engage with metaverse Experiences;
1.8 Permissible Work means the visual, literary, dramatic, artistic, and subject-matter works and content tied to the Digital Collectible;
1.9 Permissioned Wallet means any Custodial or Non-Custodial wallet that you have granted Permissions to access and/or engage with your PASS Account, including and in addition to your Primary Wallet(s);
1.10 Permissions means specific authorisations and/or restrictions a Permissioned Wallet has to: (a) use a PASS Account to interact with Experiences and (b) access a PASS Account’s Stuff and User Submissions. Available Permissions for a PASS Account will vary between Permissioned Wallets across different Experiences and Stuff;
1.11 Primary Wallet means the main Permissioned Wallet(s) (either Custodial or Non-custodial) underpinning and with Permissions giving you access to your PASS Account;
1.12 Privacy Policy means our Privacy Policy available here; https://www.readyverse.com/privacy
1.13 Readyverse Marks means the registered and unregistered trademarks (in word or logo form) of Readyverse, Futureverse, Altered State Machine, and/or any affiliated or related companies, and all product and/or service names and brands, including, without limitation: READYVERSE, FUTUREVERSE, READY.PASS, FUTUREPASS, F PASS, ALTERED STATE MACHINE, ASM, and NON-FUNGIBLE INTELLIGENCE, and all copyrights and other intellectual property rights owned by or licensed to Readyverse, Futureverse, Altered State Machine, and/or any affiliated companies;
1.14 Risk Disclosure means the Futureverse Risk Disclosure available here, describing some of the risks associated with digital assets and smart contracts, as well as some other risks;
1.15 Services means any other Readyverse or Futureverse games, websites, competitions, activations, experiences (including Experiences hosted by Readyverse, Futureverse and/or third party partners) and/or similar activities or services.
1.16 Smart Contract means lines of code or a transaction protocol which is intended to automatically execute, control or document basic relevant events and actions according to the terms of an agreement. The code and the agreements contained therein exist across a distributed, decentralised blockchain network;
1.17 Stuff means the Digital Collectibles, funds, keypairs, and other tokens stored and managed in your PASS Account in accordance with associated Permissions;
1.18 Third Party Content means content that is uploaded, posted, submitted or otherwise transmitted by third parties, including but not limited to, in the form of APIs, links or feeds from or to other websites or resources;
1.19 User means any person using, accessing, and/or otherwise utilising the Readyverse Launcher via a registered PASS Account;
1.20 User Submissions means content that is uploaded, posted, submitted or otherwise transmitted by users of the Readyverse Launcher; and
1.21 Website refers to the internet website for the Readyverse Launcher, operated by Readyverse. - Mandatory Consumer Laws
2.1 If you are a “consumer” for the purposes of New Zealand Consumer Laws:
(a) nothing in these Terms excludes, restricts, or modifies the application of any provision, or the exercise of any right or remedy that you may have under New Zealand Consumer Laws; and
(b) our services, including the Readyverse Launcer, come with guarantees that cannot be excluded.
2.2 Nothing in these Terms is intended to limit the application of any equivalent mandatory consumer laws applicable in any other jurisdiction. - Your use or access of the Readyverse Launcher via Website and App
3.1 The Readyverse Launcher(app) is available and accessible through the Epic Games Store. Readyverse is the provider of this Website and the App. These Terms apply to the Website and the App and all use of, and access to, the Readyverse Launcher is governed by these Terms. By accessing, viewing, and/or using the Website and/or downloading, accessing, viewing, and using the App, whether or not you become a registered user (“User”, “You”, “Yourself”, “Your”), You agree to be bound by these Terms, which You acknowledge to have read and understood.
3.2 The use of particular and/or additional Services may be subject to specific terms of service related to the concerned Service. In using such Services, You agree to be bound by the terms then in force. Where there is any inconsistency between these Terms and any other terms of service, those other terms of service shall prevail in respect of the concerned service.
3.3 Digital Collectibles have smart contracts that run on blockchain networks and are bound by its immutability, there is no ability to undo, reverse, or restore any transactions. Subject to New Zealand Consumer Laws and to the extent permitted by law, for the avoidance of doubt, Readyverse is unable to offer refunds on any transactions, under any circumstances.
3.4 To the extent permitted by law, the Readyverse Launcher, the Website and App, our smart contract, and all connected services related to the Digital Collectibles are provided “as is” without any warranty or promise of availability of services of any kind.
3.5 By using the Website and/or the App to view, access or manage the Digital Collectible(s), You are accepting sole responsibility for any and all transactions involving these Digital Collectibles, and any others offered by Readyverse or otherwise made available through the Readyverse Launcher, via the Website and/or the App in the future. - General Terms of Use
4.1 In order to use the Readyverse Launcher you must:
(a) be a person of legal age in your country of residence and able to enter into contracts or have the permission of your parent/guardian;
(b) own or have access to a computer, smart mobile phone, or other device with similar capabilities;
(c) download the Readyverse Launcher via the Epic Games Store;
(d) agree to the Terms herein;
(e) have created a PASS Account and agree to the PASS Account terms as set out in clause 5;
(f) only sign into the Readyverse Launcher via Your PASS Account, providing accurate and complete information (which is not misleading) where prompted (“Registration Data”); and
(g) undertake to maintain and promptly update the Registration Data to keep it true, accurate, current and complete.
4.2 Any actions in breach of these conditions may result in the suspension of access to all connected user accounts and may also result in the forfeit and removal of any game resources. - Access
5.1 Access to The Readyverse requires a PASS account. By accessing or using Readyverse, to the extent that such access or use requires a PASS account, you acknowledge that you have read and accepted these Terms and the terms and conditions of PASS (which can be found at https://www.futureverse.com/legal/pass-t-cs), which are hereby incorporated by reference. If there is any inconsistency between these Terms and terms applicable to PASS, these Terms will take precedence to the extent of the inconsistency with respect to your use of Readyverse. However, the PASS terms and conditions shall prevail over these Terms in the event of any inconsistency to the extent of any other use of your PASS account not in connection with your use of Readyverse. - Security
6.1 We will take reasonable steps to ensure that your personal information is secure in accordance with our Privacy Policy. You are responsible for the confidentiality and security of your account (including your password) and accept all risk of any unauthorised use of or access to your account and your associated connection to the internet.
6.2 You must immediately notify us if you become aware of any unauthorised access to your PASS Account or suspect you have been subject to a security breach and follow our reasonable directions in relation to the same including, but not limited to, ceasing to use or uninstalling the Readyverse Launcher. - Privacy
7.1 By accessing or using the Readyverse Launcher, or submitting your personal information to Readyverse, you agree to our collection and use of such data for the purposes of enabling you to access and use the Readyverse Launcher in accordance with our Privacy Policy (“Privacy Policy”) which may be updated from time to time.
7.2 We do not knowingly collect Personal Information from children under the age of 18. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your minor child has provided us with Personal Information without your consent, please contact us at privacy@readyverse.com and we will take steps to delete such Personal Information from our systems. - How the Readyverse Launcher works
8.1 The Readyverse Launcher acts as digital distribution service and infrastructure to support actions related to any experiences that are installed via The Readyverse. The Readyverse Launcher install, updates and uninstalls Readyverse and partner applications listed on the Readyverse on a User’s device.
8.2 Utilizing a User’s PASS Account authentication, the Readyverse Launcher will look up Digital Collectibles the User owns on various blockchains to supplement the User’s experience in a Readyverse-enabled game.
8.3 The Readyverse Launcher must remain running:
(a) while applications that have been launched via the Readyverse Launcher are running; and
(b) to maintain the User’s PASS Account authentication. - Licenses and Trademarks
9.1 You agree that all right, title and interest (including all the copyright, trademarks, service marks, and all other intellectual property rights of any kind, whether registered or unregistered) in and to the Readyverse Launcher (whether present or in the future), including, without limitation, to all information, data, text, software, music, sound, photographs, graphics, videos, messages, feeds offered through the Website, the Readyverse Launcher, and/or the App belong to us and/or our licensors (as applicable). The Readyverse Launcher may not be used, reproduced, distributed, transmitted, broadcast, displayed, sold, licensed, or otherwise exploited for any other purposes than for accessing and using the Readyverse Launcher save as permitted pursuant to agreement in writing with the relevant rights holder (as set out below).
9.2 For that sole and exclusive purpose, we and/or our licensors grant you a limited, revocable, non-exclusive license to use the Readyverse Launcher strictly for the purpose of utilising the Readyverse Launcher privately for personal, non-commercial purposes, in accordance with these Terms for the period the Readyverse Launcher is available. Readyverse and/or its licensors reserve all rights in the Readyverse Launcher and nothing in these Terms constitute a transfer of any of our (and/or our third party licensors’) intellectual property rights.
9.3 Subject to privacy laws, and our Privacy Policy, you grant Readyverse (and/or our licensors) an irrevocable, worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, sub-licensable and transferable license to use, reproduce, distribute, prepare derivative works of, display and perform User Submissions for any purpose in connection with the Readyverse Launcher or Readyverse’s (and its successor’s) business for any purpose, including, but not limited to, promoting and redistributing part or all of the User Submissions (and derivative works thereof) in any and/or all media formats and through any and/or all media channels. You also hereby grant each user of the Readyverse Launcher a non-exclusive license to access and use your User Submissions through the Readyverse Launcher.
9.4 Aside from the right granted to you under clause 9.2 (which may include some of the Readyverse Marks), you agree not to display or use the Readyverse Marks or any other intellectual property owned or controlled by Readyverse or Futureverse, or any third party content in any other manner unless separately and previously agreed to in writing by the relevant rights holder.IP rights in Digital Collectibles
9.5 When you validly purchase or claim and therefore acquire a Digital Collectible, or receive a Digital Collectible in an eligible wallet according to our criteria, you will own non-exclusive commercial rights to your Digital Collectible and the underlying art of that specific Digital Collectible, so long as you continue to own and control the Digital Collectible as outlined in the terms applicable to your purchase and use of the relevant Digital Collectible.
9.6 Ownership of the Digital Collectible is mediated entirely by a Smart Contract. At no point can we seize, freeze, or otherwise modify the ownership of any Digital Collectible. You are responsible for managing your ownership of your Digital Collectible.
9.7 READY PLAYER ONE and all related characters and elements © & ™ Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. (s25) - User Submissions
10.1 You shall be solely responsible for your own User Submissions and the consequences of uploading them.
10.2 You acknowledge and agree that:
(a) the Readyverse Launcher provides, in some cases, unfiltered access to User Submissions. You hereby acknowledge and agree that Readyverse only acts as a platform for such User Submissions and that we are not liable for such content posted on the Readyverse Launcher, whether arising under intellectual property laws, libel, privacy, obscenity, or otherwise. Readyverse cannot, nor does it undertake any obligation, to control User Submissions. By their very nature, User Submissions on the Readyverse Launcher are changed frequently, may be inaccurate and in some cases may be mislabelled or deceptively mislabelled. We do not make any representation or warranty, express or implied, as to User Submissions;
(b) we have no obligation to post any User Submission from You or anyone else. In addition, we may, at our sole discretion, edit, remove or delete any User Submission that you post or submit, as well as terminate your access to the Readyverse Launcher without notice if, in our reasonable opinion, such User Submission infringes another individual’s intellectual property rights or otherwise does not comply with any provision of these Terms; and
(c) we reserve the right to determine the final design, layout and functionality of the Readyverse Launcher, which may involve the review, formatting and editing of User Submissions.
10.3 You represent and warrant that your User Submissions shall not:
(a) infringe any copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret, or other proprietary rights or right of publicity or privacy, including for any use by Readyverse pursuant to the license granted under clause 9.3;
(b) violate any law or regulation;
(c) be defamatory or trade libellous;
(d) be obscene, offensive, inappropriate, or contain pornography;
(e) include information that is incomplete, false, misleading, deceptive, or inaccurate information about Yourself or any information about any other individual, is likely to bring us into disrepute or otherwise illegal; and
(f) contain any viruses, Trojan horses, worms, time bombs, cancelbots or other computer programs that are intended to damage, detrimentally interfere with, surreptitiously intercept or expropriate any system, data or personal information.
10.4 You warrant and represent that you have the written consent, release, and/or permission of each and every identifiable individual in any User Submission to use their name or likeness. - Restrictions on use
11.1 You agree to only use the Readyverse Launcher in accordance with these Terms and applicable laws. Without limiting this duty, you agree not to:
(a) attempt to collect or store data regarding other Users;
(b) discriminate, harass, defame, intimidate, or bully other Users or otherwise interfere with other Users’ enjoyment of the Readyverse Launcher;
(c) remove or tamper with the copyright notices on the Readyverse Launcher;
(d) copy, disassemble, decompile, publish, attempt to derive source code, reverse engineer, or create a derivative works or functionally equivalent software from the Readyverse Launcher;
(e) re-post to other websites, frame, deep link to, change, copy or download, in a systematic manner, the Readyverse Launcher, or communicate or otherwise distribute, license, sub-license or transfer in any form any aspect of the same;
(f) incorporate the Readyverse Launcher into any product to be made available commercially (unless otherwise expressly agreed with us); and
(g) exploit the Readyverse Launcher in any way that it was not intended to be used. - Managing Digital Collectibles
12.1 You acknowledge and agree that there may be risks associated with Digital Collectible(s). For further information please see our Risk Disclosure describing some of the risks associated with digital assets, including Digital Collectible(s), and Smart Contracts, as well as other risks.
12.2 To use the Readyverse Launcher you do not need to own any Digital Collectibles. Digital Collectibles are only available to purchase through certain Experiences accessed via the Readyverse Launcher and are not available to purchase through the Readyverse Launcher itself. The Readyverse Launcher simply enables Users with a PASS Account to view the Digital Collectibles the User owns on various blockchains to supplement the User’s experience when accessing Experiences through the Readyverse Launcher.
12.3 Any use or trading of Digital Collectibles by a User across various Experiences is done entirely at the User’s discretion, control and risk, and Readyverse shall have no liability to a User in respect of a User’s use or trading of Digital Collectibles across various Experiences available through the Readyverse Launcher. - Links to other sites within Website and App
13.1 The Readyverse Launcher enables Users to launch into third party partner games, applications and Experiences. The Readyverse Launcher must remain open while any third party games, applications or Experiences that have been launched by the Readyverse Launcher are running or otherwise in use. While a User will remain supported by Readyverse during this time, we do not accept any responsibility or liability in respect of those third party games, applications and Experiences as they are outside of our control, and any use of such games, applications or Experiences will be subject to the third party’s own terms and conditions.
13.2 Without limiting the above, our Website and/or App may include links to external sites. These sites are not under our control and we are not responsible for, and we make no representations or warranties concerning the contents of any such external site. Any links are provided to you only as a convenience, and the inclusion of any link does not imply any recommendation, endorsement, verification, or certification by us of the linked site.
13.3 You agree we are not responsible for and have no control over third-party content. You hereby acknowledge and agree that we are not responsible for the availability of external sites or resources, we do not endorse, and we are not responsible or liable for, any third party content available on such sites or resources. You further acknowledge and agree that we and our licensors shall not be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to have been caused by or in connection with the use of, or reliance upon, any third party content, goods, services or any other material available on or through any APIs, links or feeds from or to other websites or resources from the Website, App and/or the Readyverse Launcher.
13.4 Where the Readyverse Launcher contains third party advertisements you acknowledge and agree:
(a) by accessing such links you may be required to agree to any terms of use or access; and
(b) we do not endorse the accuracy of such links. - Availability of the Readyverse Launcher
14.1 You acknowledge and agree that:
(a) the Readyverse Launcher may only be available in certain geographic areas, which we will decide in our sole discretion; and
(b) from time to time we may change the availability of the Readyverse Launcher, or functions within it, without telling you, including for maintenance, operational and technical reasons.
14.2 To the extent permitted by law, we, and our licensors, are not liable to you for:
(a) any error or non-performance of the Readyverse Launcher arising from your use of the Readyverse Launcher, failure in the data connection or other malfunction;
(b) any harm that may be caused by viruses, Trojan horses, worms, time bombs, cancelbots or other computer programs that are intended to damage, detrimentally interfere with, surreptitiously intercept or expropriate any system, data or personal information;
(c) any unavailability of the Readyverse Launcher (or parts of it), difficulty or inability to download or access the Readyverse Launcher; or
(d) any other communication system failure. - System requirements and supporting the Readyverse Launcher
15.1 While we will endeavour to update the Readyverse Launcher from time to time, we are under no obligation do so. If we do make updates to the Readyverse Launcher, you acknowledge that you may be required to download such updates to or new versions of the Readyverse Launcher when these are made available to continue using the Readyverse Launcher.
15.2 Subject to New Zealand Consumer Law, and to the extent permitted by law:
(a) we reserve the right at any time (with reasonable notice) to:
(i) modify, vary or change the Readyverse Launcher; or
(ii) discontinue, temporarily or permanently, the Readyverse Launcher; and
(b) we shall not be held liable to you or to any third party for any modification, suspension or discontinuance of the Readyverse Launcher. - Disclaimer
16.1 Except as required by New Zealand Consumer Laws or as otherwise required by law, we, and our licensors, make no warranties (either express or implied) or representation about the Readyverse Launcher, including no warranty or representation that use of the Readyverse Launcher will be:
(a) uninterrupted, secure, or error-free (including free from viruses or other malicious code);
(b) fit for purposes, of merchantable quality, or non-infringing;
(c) that the Readyverse Launcher will be compatible with your device; or
(d) will meet your requirements unless we have advised you specifically.
16.2 Other than in respect of the rights and remedies available to consumers under New Zealand Consumer Law, you acknowledge and agree that:
(a) downloading or obtaining any material through the use of the Readyverse Launcher shall be done at your own discretion and risk. You will be solely responsible for any damage to your computer system or loss of data that results from downloading any such material; and
(b) commentary and other materials posted by us on the Readyverse Launcher are not intended to be considered to be reliable advice. No information, whether oral or written, obtained by you from us, or through or from the Readyverse Launcher, shall create any warranty or other obligation not expressly stated in the terms, and we disclaim all liability and responsibility arising from any reliance placed upon such materials or by anyone who may be informed of the Readyverse Launcher. - Limitation of liability
17.1 Subject to clause 17.2 and New Zealand Consumer Laws to the fullest extent permitted by law:
(a) We, and our licensors (and each of their parents, affiliates, subsidiaries, employees, agents, attorneys, directors and shareholders) are not liable for any loss, costs, liability, expenses or damages (including direct or indirect, incidental, consequential or exemplary) arising from or in relation to:
(i) your use of the Readyverse Launcher;
(ii) our inability to provide the Readyverse Launcher or carry out our obligations; or
(iii) our decision to change, modify, suspend or discontinue the Readyverse Launcher; and
(b) Readyverse’s and our licensors (and each of their parents, affiliates, subsidiaries, employees, agents, attorneys, directors and shareholders), cumulative total liability to you (whether in contract, tort or otherwise), if any, in relation to the Readyverse Launcher shall be limited in aggregate to $50 (fifty) New Zealand Dollars.
17.2 Nothing in these Terms shall affect the statutory rights of any consumer or exclude or restrict any liability for death or personal injury arising from our gross negligence or wilful fraud or any other liability which cannot be excluded or limited under New Zealand Law. - No guarantees or promise of future services
18.1 The Readyverse team intend to continually develop the Readyverse Launcher, and to grow the Experiences available through the Readyverse Launcher.
18.2 While we fully intend to accomplish those goals, we cannot make any guarantee of further developments. By minting, managing, acquiring, owning or dealing in Digital Collectibles, or using any associated smart contracts, You agree that You are not relying on any future commitments from Readyverse.
18.3 Further, you agree to the following:
(a) The Digital Collectibles and other digital assets are not meant to be an investment. We make no claim or guarantee that your Digital Collectible or any other digital asset will be worth anything in the future. You understand that they should be treated solely as Digital Collectibles.
(b) You are entirely responsible for any tax liability which may arise from minting, managing or reselling Digital Collectibles acquired via or through this Website and/or the App, or acquiring or selling any other digital asset. - Complaints
19.1 Please submit your complaints to our portal at privacy@readyverse.com - Technical support
20.1 If you need technical support, please refer to our FAQ’s at https://www.readyverse.com/ or submit your query to our support team portal at https://www.readyverse.com/ - Suspension and termination
21.1 We may suspend and/or terminate your PASS Account and access to the Readyverse Launcher at any time if we consider, acting reasonably, that you are in breach of these Terms or we otherwise suspect that you are using the Readyverse Launcher to engage in any form of illegal, illegitimate, unethical or offensive conduct (such as money laundering or fraud), or where we are required to do so to meet our own legal requirements. - Variation to Terms
22.1 We may update, amend or otherwise modify these Terms from time to time. We will notify you via the Readyverse Launcher or by posting the updates to these Terms on our Website. Any use of or access to the Readyverseh Launcher after the effective date of any amendment will constitute your deemed acceptance of the updated Terms. If you do not agree with any amendment to these Terms you must stop using the Readyverse Launcher and you may be prevented from using the Readyverse Launcher. - Notices
23.1 We may provide you with notices, information and correspondence via electronic communications, including by email or posting notifications in the Readyverse Launcher. - General
24.1 If the provisions of these Terms conflict with the provisions of third-party terms of service on the Readyverse Launcher, the provisions of these Terms shall prevail.
24.2 You may not assign or transfer any of your rights or obligations, or subcontract the performance of any of your obligations, under these Terms. We may assign or transfer any right or obligation, or subcontract the performance of any of our obligations, under these Terms to any third party at any time without your consent.
24.3 If any provision contained in these Terms is held to be invalid or unenforceable by any competent authority, all other provisions of these Terms will remain in full force and effective and will not in any way be impaired.
24.4 A failure to enforce and provision of these Terms shall not constitute a waiver of such provision unless it is in writing and signed by the party providing the waiver.
24.5 Where these Terms and have been translated from English into other languages, in the event of any discrepancy between the English and the translated texts, the English text shall prevail and be used to solve doubts of interpretation.
24.6 These Terms are governed by New Zealand law.
Last updated: 20 February 2025
