Legal Stuff

Updated

The following page exists for 3 main reasons. To product our intellectual property, to make it clear we intend no harm through the production, promotion, and sale of our product, and to protect the personal information of our fans, customers, and followers.

As we’re often faced with legal changes in different regions of the world to which we ship and operate, we’re utilizing the services of Complianz (https://complianz.io/) to help keep our protection of your data and privacy up to date. As a result many of our legal documents are hosted on separate pages which will load the appropriate policy based on your geolocation, updated automatically as regulations change. Links to these pages are provided within the appropriate section below.

All of this is written in “legaleze”, so we’ve decided to start each section with a plain language run through of what we’re really trying to achieve. This run through will appear in italics at the beginning of each section, followed with either the actual “legaleze” statements or link to the appropriate policy/statement.

To be clear, the “legaleze” is leading at all times. If you ever have any questions, just e-mail us at info@barpig.eu

IMPRINT
DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY
GENERAL WEBSITE AND ONLINE SERVICES DISCLAIMER
ONLINE PURCHASE TERMS AND CONDITIONS
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
PRIVACY POLICY
COOKIE POLICY
Additional notes for Alternative Drinking Rules

IMPRINT

This is a general point of contact document that fulfills requirements of various different national authories and laws. You’ll find this document here: https://www.barpig.eu/imprint/.

DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY

The following chapter covers us from being held responsible by anyone’s actions, which may involve our game or brand in any way. We understand that playing BARPIG can get a bit hectic at times, but like anything else bear the comfort, privacy, and safety of others and yourselves in mind at all times when playing BARPIG.
It also protects us for those occasions when our website might be down or out of date for various reasons.
We’d also like to say that our game is intended to be based on our own creation, and in no way meant to represents any other person or entity unless explicitly stated.
We’ve also legally made clear who we’re talking about in the rest of the this page when we say “BARPIG” (namely, Johno and his company).
Finally this chapter says that by using our product, visiting our site, or using anything related to BARPIG that we’ve created and published, you automatically agree to these conditions. If you disagree, simply stop using our ‘services’.

BARPIG, it’s creators, representatives, employees, contracted agents, and associates bear absolutely no responsibility and/or liability for any direct, indirect, special or consequential damages and or losses of any kind resulting from any use, misuse, inability to use or interpretation of the contents of our games and associated publications, information, and materials provided both online and in hard-copy format, even if BARPIG, it’s creators, representatives, employees, contracted agents, or associates have been advised of the potential or possibility of such damage.

BARPIG’s games and their associated publications, information, and materials provided both online and in hard-copy format hold no warranties or representations, either expressed or implied. Additionally BARPIG does not warrant that the associated website will be constantly or at all available, that information borne on the website is accurate, misleading, true or complete, and that no content of our games and it’s associated publications, information, and materials provided both online and in hard-copy format constitutes or is meant to constitute any kind of advice.

By using the our games and it’s associated publications, information, and materials provided both online and in hard-copy format (so in extension also this website) you agree to the above stated disclaimer. Should you disagree, then you must immediately cease utilisation of our games and it’s associated publications, information, and materials provided both online and in hard-copy format.

Further reference in these terms and conditions to the company registered as a one-mans-business, owned by Jonathan Franklin, for the purpose of creating, publishing, producing, and on-selling of our games, will be referred to as “BARPIG”.

GENERAL WEBSITE AND ONLINE SERVICES DISCLAIMER

BARPIG is committed to keeping this website up to date and accurate. Should you nevertheless encounter anything that is incorrect or out of date, we would appreciate it if you could let us know. Please indicate where on the website you read the information. We will then look at this as soon as possible. Please send your response by email to: info@barpig.eu.

We’re not liable for any losses caused by inaccuracies or mistakes, nor connectivity problems or transmission of data through the internet.
Neither are we responsible for any content on third party websites accessible from our site via hyperlinks. Once you leave our site, you fall under the purview of those third parties.
All correspondence we receive is treated equally in terms of privacy and time to reply. This can take up to 1 month, in case of complex inquiries we can take up to 3 months to reply.
All personal data is handled carefully and in accordance with our privacy statement.

We will strive to ensure our systems are not used for unlawful purposes. We are not, however, liable for any losses suffered by anyone as a result of unlawful use of our systems.

Our employees shall make every effort to guarantee the accessibility of our website and to continuously improve it. Including for people who use special software due to a disability.
See areas where we can improve? Let us know and we’ll make the changes: info@barpig.eu.

All intellectual property rights to content on this website are vested in BARPIG.
Copying, disseminating and any other use of these materials is not permitted without the written permission of BARPIG, unless otherwise stipulated.

You can read our full disclaimer here: https://www.barpig.eu/disclaimer/

ONLINE PURCHASES TERMS AND CONDITIONS

We use Shopify’s services for our webstore, and they also host our online purchase terms and conditions. Links are provided below to these, and they are also available in the footer section of our webstore. The following is the run-down of these sections

Refund Policy

This policy gives you 30 days to return your purchases to us, from the moment you receive them. Naturally purchases must be returned in the same new condition it was received.
The policy explains how to start a return request (quite simply by emailing us at info@barpig.eu).
Further we clarify the importance of checking your purchases when you receive them, that returns cannot be effected on discounted items, and how making an exchange is easiest done by making a return and using the refund to create a new purchase.

You’ll find our Shopify Refund Policy here: https://barpig.myshopify.com/policies/refund-policy

Privacy Policy

The Privacy Policy covers how we collect, use, store, and share information we receive from you when you make a purchase on our Shopify webstore.
We clarify that to allow us to get better at marketing our products to potential customers like yourself, our Shopify site automatically collects information from your device like times of us, IP address (and therefore geolocation), and other data. We also track what pages and products you view. We do this using Cookies, Log Files, and other tracking programs.
When you do make a purchase, we naturally also collect purchase, shipping, and contact details.
This section also specifies how we use this data, how long we store it for before deleting it, and how you can have your data deleted before then.
We also clarify that if you use data collection blockers, this won’t impede the site’s functioning.
Finally we specify the site is intended for audiences above the age of 12, and provide contact details for our privacy compliance officer.
We also give you the opportunity to join our mailing list when you make a purchase, which is an opt-in, and you can always unsubscribe at any time either using a link in the newsletter, or by emailing us (info@barpig.eu).

You’ll find our Shopify Refund Policy here: https://barpig.myshopify.com/policies/privacy-policy

Terms of service

This policy specifies how when you use our webstore, you agree to the terms given in the policy, and if you don’t agree then you simply don’t use our webstore.
We also make it clear that all features and tools on our webstore, current and future, are also automatically covered by this policy.
We’re allowed to change this policy at any time we like, and it’s your responsibility to check if you still agree with the latest version, and again if you don’t, simply don’t use the service (ie: webstore).
Further subsections clarify age requirements for usage, conditions for termination of service, our rights to refuse service, data encryption and transfer, restrictions on reproduction or duplication of the site, responsibility for inaccuracies in the site and materials provided, our rights to modify site content and obligations to update, as well as your monitoring obligations. We also reserve the right to change pricing without notice, as well as modify services/products offered, change product descriptions and information, and liabilities of these is also covered.
Availability of certain products or pricing can be exclusive through our site only, as well as quantity limitations of products, which can also have impact on return policies.
We talk about product image accuracy in relation to viewing on your devices and our liability in this, as well as rights to limit or refuse entire sales or parts of an order to anyone. We specify what happens if we do this.
Your responsibilities in giving us the most update information for your order is also covered.
Using third party tools in our webstore is also covered, as well as our liability in using these as well as your own risks, and that these may change in future. These may also provide further third party links, and we’re not responsible nor liable for these and the materials/services/products they provide.
Anything submitted textually to us, with or without our request, allows us to do whatever we want with your submission, without offering compensation or remuneration unless otherwise specified. We don’t have to monitor what’s been submitted either, but have full freedom to remove submissions without giving any reason. You need to make sure that whatever you submit to us on any of our platforms doesn’t breach anyone else’s copyright, trademark, privacy, and any other such rights. You also can’t send us anything unlawful, abusive, offensive, you get the picture. You also can’t send us viruses, malware, or any of that fun stuff. Also please don’t use false email addresses, pretend to be anyone else, attempt mislead us or anyone else.
Anything you post to our mediums is at your own risk, we’re not responsible for it’s effects on others (but beyond the legal text, we will take action where we feel it’s morally and ethically correct to do so).

On that note, you can’t use our site or platforms for anything unlawful, even getting others to do unlawful things for you. Also you can’t do anything that would damage our or anyone else’s privacy, property, and/or rights. This includes discrimination of any kind, as well as the use of false or misleading information. If you do this, we’ll stop your activities and where necessary involve law enforcement.
Any personal information you submit falls within the bounds of our Privacy policy, check that for those details.

Time to time we might publish things with errors or mistakes on any of our platforms, including the webshop. We’re allowed to correct those as required, whenever we need to, and besides abiding by law for certain items of information (eg: pricing), we have no obligation to update anyone of these corrections and changes. In practice though, for the big things, we’ll let ya know.
At the same time we can’t guarantee that our services and platforms will always be available, what you get out of these may not be as you expected, and that we can remove services or platforms whenever without any notice. In this way neither ourselves or anyone else representing us can be held liable for any loss, injury, etc as a result of a loss of, inaccuracy or error placed within, or removal of a service or platform provided.

If you breach these terms and other incorporated or associated documentation, you can’t claim us, our partners, or our representatives for any fees or demands, including lawyer’s costs, including if they are brought by a third party as a result of your breach.
If any part of our terms become unlawful by changes in local, national, or international law, the remainder of the document shall remain valid and still enforceable.

You’re free to terminate your use of our services at any time, thereby also terminating the conditions in our terms of service, by notifying us that you are doing so or simply by no longer using our site and/or platforms.
Likewise we can also terminate our services to you without any notice, however if amounts are still due between us, they remain due until fulfilled.
We can also change these terms and services at any time, without any responsibility of notification. It’s your responsibility to refer to our latest terms to ensure you’re still abiding by them, and use of our services and platforms still counts for an immediate acceptance of the latest terms as posted by us.

Likewise if we don’t enact upon any breach of these terms, it doesn’t mean we’re ignoring their conditions. It’s up to us how we use and enforce these terms, and we get to decide how ambiguities are intrepreted.

For clarification, our terms or service are governed in accordance with the laws of the Netherlands.
Questions about the Terms of Service should be sent to us at info@barpig.eu.

Phew! That was a lot! Here’s the actual legaleze: https://barpig.myshopify.com/policies/terms-of-service

Shipping policy

We use the Dutch Postal Services (PostNL) or other shipping companies (DPD, DHL, etc), depending on your order and destination.

Shipping costs are related to which of these services we use, and is calculated based on total order weight and destination. When reviewing your cart before checkout, once you have entered your shipping address, a total shipping cost will be calculated for your order, along with a specification as to which shipping provider we will use.

This typically means delivery times can be up to 3 business days for national shipping (within the Netherlands), up to 10 business days within Europe, and up to 4 weeks for international orders.

Should you wish to have your order shipped using an alternative carrier, please leave a remark when making your purchase and we’ll get in touch with you. Alternatively let us know as soon as you make your purchase by contacting us at info@barpig.eu.

https://barpig.myshopify.com/policies/shipping-policy

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS

This chapter protects us and our game from being copied or stolen. Basically all elements in and around our games are protected by international law, although you can use parts of or all our games for personal use or other non-commercial reasons. If you want to use parts of, or all our games for commercial reasons, or would like to adapt on them for your own creation, you need to ask us first. Stealing our intellectual property will give us the right to ask you to stop, or ask you to pay us back for financial damages.
Finally, if you know of anyone who is stealing any part of any of our games and or concept, please let us know. Likewise, if you feel like we’ve infringed your intellectual property rights, speak out and let us know as well.

The intellectual property rights (copyright) of all our games and their associated publications, information, and materials provided both online and in hard-copy format, either past, present, or future, are owned jointly by Jonathan Franklin. These are protected by international intellectual property laws.

Jonathan Franklin grant a worldwide non-exclusive royalty-free revocable license for personal non-commercial use to view and utilize, copy and store in digital format, and print from this website use our games and their associated publications, information, and materials provided both online and in hard-copy format, either past, present, or future. Jonathan Franklin do not grant any other rights in relation to our games and their associated publications, information, and materials provided both online and in hard-copy format, either past, present, or future. This includes automated and/or systematic collection of data. Therefore, all rights are reserved.

Adaptation, editing, change, transformation, publication, republication, distribution, redistribution, broadcast, rebroadcast, showing or playing in public any aspects of any of our games and their associated publications, information, and materials provided both online and in hard-copy format, either past, present, or future must first receive prior written permission from Jonathan Franklin. Excerpts and links may be used, provided that full and clear credit is given to Jonathan Franklin and Phillip Melchers, both creators prior (Jonathan) being the owner of BARPIG, with appropriate and specific direction to the original content.

Jonathan Franklin holds the right to enforce the copyright of our games and their associated publications, information, and materials provided both online and in hard-copy format, either past, present, or future, through legal proceedings seeking damages, legal costs, and/or injunctions to stop using aforementioned materials.

You may request permission to use the copyright materials on this website by writing to info@barpig.eu.

Should you become aware of any use which contravenes the copyright of BARPIG and associated publications, information, and materials provided both online and in hard-copy format, please inform us at info@barpig.eu.

If you become aware of any material on this website or in our games that you believe infringes your or any other person’s copyright, please report this info@barpig.eu.

PRIVACY POLICY

Our privacy policy is necessary because in operating our business in the online environment, there are elements of your personal information which we collect, have access to, and use in making our website run properly, engaging with you on social media platforms, and run our online advertising campaigns from time to time.

We’re honest about this. We have data from our customers, and have access to data about our fans, and can use data gathered by third parties (eg Facebook, Instagram, etc). We do believe in your privacy, and therefore we limit how much data we gather, how long we hold it for, and how we use it, and your rights to have your data removed from our resources.

In this privacy statement, we explain what we do with the data we obtain about you, amongst other things:

we clearly state the purposes for which we process personal data. We do this by means of this privacy statement;
we aim to limit our collection of personal data to only the personal data required for legitimate purposes;
we first request your explicit consent to process your personal data in cases requiring your consent;
we take appropriate security measures to protect your personal data and also require this from parties that process personal data on our behalf;
we respect your right to access your personal data or have it corrected or deleted, at your request.

As different national laws have different requirements, our privacy policy will automatically list you which protections are applicable to you, based on your browser-detected geolocation. Therefore we recommend you use the link below to read this privacy policy, which will be directly applicable to your own rights and liberties.

For this reason we WON’T give a plain language overview of this section.
You can find our privacy policy below here: https://www.barpig.eu/privacy-statement-eu/.

If you have any questions, or want to know exactly what data we keep of you, please contact us: info@barpig.eu.

Our websites and services (platforms like Facebook, Instagram, Kickstarter, our webshop) use cookies and other related technologies to track information about you, so that we can best provide you access to our online services that are relevant to you. Typically we enlist third parties to provide us with these systems.

Our Cookie Policy gives a clear overview of the different types of tracking systems we use, specifically which types we use, how we use them and for what reasons, as well as your rights reject some or all of these systems, your rights to the data we collect, and your rights to also have that data removed from our resources.

When opening this website, you probably already saw our cookie pop-up and made your choice in this. You are free to change your choice at any moment during usage of our services, this is covered in the policy.

Like with our privacy statement, different national laws have varying requirements and restrictions regarding what cookies and similar systems we can use and the policy for these. Our website automatically fulfills these requirements (again, using a geolocation cookie with your web browser), and similarly the cookie policy we have available is catered to the country from which you are using our services and platforms.

For that reason, we won’t give a plain language version of this policy as there are many variations. Instead we strongly recommend you check the policy out for yourself: https://www.barpig.eu/cookie-policy-eu/.

Additional notes for Alternative Drinking Rules

!!! KNOW YOUR LIMIT !!!

Alcohol not included, or required
You don’t have to drink when playing, and if you do, drink responsibly!

BARPIG can be played as a drinking game that doesn’t require the consumption of alcohol, “Alcohol not included, or required“. Additionally our alternative rules for this type of game clearly it is up to players to determine what they find constitutes as a ‘drink’ when required during game play, it is up to players to decide how closely they follow the game, and in no way do we expect players to binge drink.

Should players decide to play when consuming alcohol, they are personally responsible for staying within their limit, and are also responsible for abiding by locals drinking (age) laws of their country. You should never drink alcohol in combination with prescription medication, if pregnant, or if consumption severely affects your personal health. Stick to drinking limits when driving or operating machinery, or have an alternative transport option.

Different national medical associations recommend varying maximum weekly alcohol consumption limits. Be sure to know that of your own country (an overview is available at this Wikipedia article).

Different national medical associations recommend varying maximum weekly alchohol consumption limits. Be sure to know that of your own country (an overview is available at this Wikipedia article).