Terms of Service

ATTENTION: Please read these Terms of Service before using the elopub.com websites and their software. Registering (signing in) on the websites means that you accept these Terms of Service. If you do not agree with these Terms of Service, do not register (sign in) on the elopub.com websites and do not use their software.

1. Terms and definitions
   1. In these Terms of Service, unless the text expressly states otherwise, the following terms have the meanings set out below:

      “Owner” — ELOPUB LTD, Company No. C100446, Tax ID 970953522, registered address: 86, The Office, Leli Falzon Street, Naxxar, Malta; email: team@elopub.com.

      “Steam”, “Steam service” — the online service offered by Valve Corporation, the right holder of the Inventory items.

      “Inventory” — the ability to use one of the items listed in a Case in accordance with the Steam Subscriber Agreement published at http://store.steampowered.com/subscriber_agreement/russian/.

      “Case” — a set of protected pages of the Site created as a result of the User's registration, through which the User can use all or some of the Site's functions.

      “Case” — a virtual set on the Site which, when used (activated), randomly (probabilistically) determines for the User one of the Inventory items included in that Case.

      “Personal account” — a set of protected pages of the Site available to the User after signing in via the Steam service, through which the User can use all or some of the Site's functions.

      “Balance” (bonus points) — an internal in-game indicator of the Personal account showing the number of bonus points credited to the User. The Balance is not money, electronic money or any other means of payment, cannot be paid out or withdrawn as money, exchanged for money or refunded, and is used solely to activate Cases and other game features of the Site.

      “Market” — the third-party service market.csgo.com used to transfer (withdraw) Inventory items won by the User to the User's Steam account.

      Access to the Personal account is carried out as follows:

      • pressing the “SIGN IN WITH STEAM” button on the Site, after which the User is automatically redirected to https://steamcommunity.com;
      • the User entering their Steam username and password into the special form and pressing the “Sign in” button at https://steamcommunity.com, or by opening the Site if the User has not previously signed out of the Personal account by pressing the “Sign out” button.

      “User” — an individual who has a Steam account and has entered into the Agreement with the Owner.

      “Site” — composite works consisting of information, texts, graphic elements, design, images, photo and video materials, computer programs and other results of intellectual activity, except for the Inventory, contained in the information system that makes such information available on the Internet within the elopub.com domain zones

      “Agreement” — these Terms of Service.

      “Parties” — the Owner and the User.

   2. All other terms and definitions used in the Agreement are interpreted by the Parties in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation and the customary rules for interpreting such terms on the Internet.
2. Conclusion of the Agreement
   1. The text of the Agreement, permanently published on the Internet at https://elopub.com/agreement and available when registering (signing in) on the Site, contains all the essential terms of the Agreement and is the Owner's offer to enter into the Agreement with any fully capable third party using the Site on the terms set out in the Agreement. The text of the Agreement is therefore a public offer under clause 2 of Article 437 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation.
   2. Under Article 438 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation, this offer is duly accepted when a third party performs the following actions in sequence:
      1. Reading the terms of the Agreement;
      2. Ticking the box under the heading “I accept the Terms of Service”;
      3. Signing in on the Site by following the “SIGN IN WITH STEAM” link and signing in in the window that opens with an existing Steam account or by creating a new Steam account.
3. Subject of the Agreement
   1. The Owner grants the User:
      1. a free simple (non-exclusive) license to use the Site and its software for their intended purpose, as provided by the explicit user functions of the Site and the Personal account;
      2. a paid simple (non-exclusive) license to use a Case for its intended purpose; the price of the license to use a particular Case is shown on the Site.
   2. The license specified in clause 3.1.1 of the Agreement is granted to the User for the period during which, and within the territory in which, the Site and the Personal account remain available to the User.
   3. The license specified in clause 3.1.2 of the Agreement is granted to the User within the territory in which the Case remains available to the User, for the period from the moment the User pays the fee for using a specific Case until the Inventory is determined using that Case.
   4. The User is prohibited from:
      1. circumventing technical restrictions set on the Site and in the Case;
      2. studying the technology of, decompiling or disassembling the Site, the Case and the Personal account, except as expressly permitted by the legislation of the Russian Federation;
      3. making copies of the Site, Cases and the Personal account, as well as their appearance (design);
      4. modifying the Site, Cases and the Personal account in any way;
      5. taking actions aimed at changing the operation and performance of the Site, Cases and the Personal account;
      6. giving a third party access to the Personal account;
      7. performing the above actions in relation to any part of the Site, Cases and the Personal account.
      8. registering more than one account or bot accounts.
      9. registering accounts with the Owner's partners (bookmakers, banks and other services) in the name of third parties, using other people's personal data, documents or government service accounts. If such a violation is detected, the Owner may refuse to credit the User a reward for completing a quest and may block the User from participating in quests without compensating any losses.
      10. using nicknames, avatars and other profile elements containing insults, obscene language, extremist materials, discrimination, provocations or other unacceptable materials is prohibited. The Administration may require such data to be changed. Ignoring the requirement may result in restricted access to the Site or blocking of the account. The acceptability of a nickname and other profile elements is assessed solely by the Administration.
4. Functions of the Site, the Case and the Personal account
   1. Through the Site, the User can:
      1. View the contents and characteristics of the Inventory selected through a particular Case, and the price of the license to use that Case;
      2. Purchase a license to use a Case and receive the corresponding Inventory in the manner set out in the Agreement.
   2. Through a Case, the User can receive one of the Inventory items shown on the page containing the Case. The Inventory the User receives is determined automatically by using the Case.
   3. Through the Personal account, the User can:
      1. Accept the Inventory into the Steam account;
      2. Within 20 (twenty) minutes of receiving the Inventory through a Case, by action or inaction, dispose of the Inventory in exchange for bonus points in the amount shown in the Inventory description in the Personal account, which entitle the User to a discount when paying the license fee for Cases.
5. Acceptance of the Inventory
   1. From the moment the Inventory is received through a Case and shown in the Personal account, the User has 20 (twenty) minutes to accept the Inventory into the Steam account or to dispose of the Inventory through the Personal account.
   2. The Inventory is accepted into the Steam account provided that the User has configured the Steam account and the Personal account as specified on the Site and in the Personal account.
   3. To accept the Inventory into the Steam account, subject to clause 5.2 of the Agreement, the User follows the “CLAIM” link located in the Personal account directly in the description of that Inventory within 20 (twenty) minutes of receiving it.
   4. The User may dispose of Inventory that has been received but not yet accepted into the Steam account in exchange for the number of bonus points shown in the Inventory description in the Personal account, which entitle the User to a discount when paying the license fee for Cases; one bonus point entitles the User to a discount of one ruble solely for these purposes (payment of the license fee). The Parties agree that these bonus points are not money and are not subject to refund and/or exchange.
   5. To dispose of the Inventory, the User follows the corresponding link located in the Personal account directly with the description of that Inventory within 20 (twenty) minutes of receiving it. The User's inaction for 20 (twenty) minutes after receiving the Inventory means that the User disposes of the Inventory that has been received but not yet accepted into the Steam account.
   6. When the Inventory is disposed of, the bonus points received by the User are shown in the Personal account.
6. Owner's fee
   1. For the right to use a Case granted by the Owner, the User pays a license fee in the amount shown on the Site and on the corresponding Case page.
   2. The license fee specified in clause 6.1 of the Agreement is paid by the User from funds transferred to the Owner in advance through a payment service, information about which is available to the User at the time of payment. The amount of funds transferred in advance is shown in the Personal account.
   3. The User transfers funds to the Owner as payment of the license fee specified in clause 6.1 of the Agreement in the manner, procedure and rules set out on the corresponding page of the Site, taking into account the specifics and requirements of the payment service engaged by the Owner for settlements.
   4. If funds are transferred to the Owner via the Yandex.Money service, the Owner engages an Agent to receive such funds.
   5. The license fee specified in clause 6.1 of the Agreement is deemed paid when the corresponding amount of funds transferred to the Owner in advance is debited, which the User is informed of by a corresponding change of the balance in the Personal account.
   6. The license fee specified in clause 6.1 of the Agreement is paid in the manner set out in this section, taking into account clause 5.6 of the Agreement.
7. Personal data
   1. The User consents to the Owner processing information, including the User's personal data provided when using the Site, namely the data specified in the User's Steam account.
   2. Processing of personal data means recording, systematization, accumulation, storage, clarification (updating, modification), retrieval, use, transfer (distribution, provision, access), including cross-border transfer, depersonalization, blocking, deletion and destruction of personal data not falling into special categories, the processing of which requires the User's written consent under the current legislation of the Russian Federation.
   3. Personal data is processed for the Parties to fulfil their obligations under the Agreement, to register the User on the Site, to acquire a license to use a Case, to receive the Inventory, and to send informational and other messages to the User's email address.
   4. The User may withdraw consent to the processing of personal data at any time by sending the Owner a written notice to the address specified in clause 1.1 of the Agreement by registered mail with acknowledgement of receipt. The User understands that such withdrawal means termination of the Agreement. The Owner may continue processing the User's personal data in cases provided for by law.
   5. Additional or other provisions regarding the processing of personal data may be contained in a corresponding document published or to be published on the Site. If the provisions of such a document contradict the provisions of this section, the provisions of the document apply.
   6. The User consents to receiving advertising materials from the Owner, its affiliates or other persons on the Owner's behalf at the email address specified by the User when registering the Steam account. The User may withdraw consent to receiving advertising materials at any time by sending the Owner a written notice to the address specified in clause 9.3.1 of the Agreement, or by taking the actions specified in the messages (emails) containing such materials.
8. Limitation of liability
   1. The Owner is not liable for the User's losses resulting from unlawful actions of third parties, including those related to unlawful access to the Personal account. The Owner is not liable for losses caused to the User as a result of disclosure to third parties of the credentials needed to access the Personal account that did not occur through the Owner's fault.
   2. The Owner is not the right holder of the Inventory items and does not determine the procedure for using or the functioning of the Inventory. With respect to the Inventory, the User is governed by the Steam license agreement available, at the time this version of the Agreement was drawn up, at http://store.steampowered.com/subscriber_agreement/russian/.
   3. The Owner does not provide software for using the Inventory for its intended purpose on the User's device. The User acquires and/or installs such software on their device independently.
   4. The Site and its software, including the Personal account and Cases, are provided “as is”. The User bears the risk of using the Site. The Owner, the wired and wireless communication operators whose networks provide access to the Site, affiliates, suppliers and agents of the Owner give no guarantees whatsoever regarding the Site.
   5. The Owner does not guarantee that the Site, Cases and the Personal account meet the User's requirements, or that access to the Site, Cases and the Personal account will be provided continuously, quickly, reliably and without errors.
   6. Software and hardware errors, both on the Owner's side and on the User's side, that make it impossible for the User to access the Site and/or a Case and/or the Personal account are force majeure circumstances and grounds for releasing the Owner from liability for non-fulfilment of its obligations under the Agreement.
   7. The Owner may assign rights and transfer debts under all obligations arising from the Agreement. The User hereby consents to the assignment of rights and transfer of debt to any third parties. The Owner informs the User of an assignment of rights and/or transfer of debt by publishing the corresponding information on the Site.
   8. The amount of losses that may be compensated by the Owner to the User is in any case limited, in accordance with part 1 of Article 15 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation, to 1,000 (one thousand) rubles.
   9. Unless otherwise provided by the Agreement, if the User violates the terms of the Agreement, the Owner may unilaterally refuse to perform the Agreement and terminate the User's access to the Personal account. If such a violation has caused damage to third parties, the User bears full responsibility for it.
   10. The site Owner may permanently delete an inactive user account. An inactive user account is an account on which no actions were performed during the last 90 days before deletion.
9. Dispute resolution
   1. The Parties will seek to resolve all disputes, disagreements and claims that may arise in connection with the performance, termination or invalidation of the Agreement through negotiations. The Party that has claims and/or disagreements sends the other Party a message stating them in accordance with clause 9.1 of the Agreement.
   2. If the Party that sent the message receives no reply within 30 (thirty) business days from the date the message was sent, or if the Parties do not reach agreement on the claims and/or disagreements, the dispute shall be resolved in court at the Owner's location.
10. Final provisions
    1. The Parties acknowledge that all notices, messages, agreements, documents and letters sent using the authorized email addresses and the Personal account are deemed sent and signed by the Parties, except where such letters expressly state otherwise.
    2. The Parties' authorized email addresses are:
       1. for the User: the email address specified when registering the Steam account.
    3. The Parties undertake to ensure the confidentiality of the data and information needed to access the authorized email addresses and the Personal account, to prevent the disclosure of such information and its transfer to third parties. The Parties independently determine how access to such information is restricted.
    4. When authorized email addresses are used, until information about a breach of confidentiality is received from the other Party, all actions and documents performed and sent using the other Party's authorized email address, even if they were performed and sent by other persons, are deemed performed and sent by that other Party. In this case, the rights, obligations and liability arise for that other Party.
    5. When the Personal account is used, until information about a breach of confidentiality is received from the User, all actions and documents performed and sent using the Personal account, even if they were performed and sent by other persons, are deemed performed and sent by the User. In this case, the rights, obligations and liability arise for the User.
11. Changes to the terms of the Agreement
    1. The Owner may unilaterally change the terms of the Agreement; such changes take effect when the new version of the Agreement is published on the Internet at https://elopub.com/agreement.
    2. Continued use of the Site's functions means the User accepts the terms of the new version of the Agreement. If the User does not agree with the terms of the new version of the Agreement, the User stops using the Site.
    3. In all other matters not regulated by the Agreement, the Parties are governed by the current legislation of the Russian Federation, without regard to its conflict-of-laws rules.