Terms and Conditions

1. Legal Compliance

You agree to comply with all applicable federal, state, and local laws, regulations, and ordinances when using our services. This includes but is not limited to:

• • Export control laws regarding electronic components and technical data
• • Intellectual property laws protecting copyrights, trademarks, and patents
• • Consumer protection regulations and fair business practices
• • Data protection and privacy laws including GDPR and CCPA where applicable
• • Safety standards and regulations for electronic equipment

2. Accurate Information

When engaging with our services, you agree to:

• • Provide truthful, accurate, and complete information about your hardware specifications
• • Update information promptly if your project requirements change
• • Not misrepresent your technical capabilities or project scope
• • Disclose any known issues with existing hardware that may affect integration
• • Maintain accurate billing and contact information for service agreements

3. Prohibited Activities

You expressly agree not to:

• • Use our services for any unlawful purpose or to facilitate illegal activities
• • Reproduce, reverse engineer, or attempt to extract our proprietary integration methods
• • Share, sell, or redistribute technical documentation provided for your specific project
• • Interfere with or disrupt the integrity or performance of our website or services
• • Attempt to gain unauthorized access to our systems, accounts, or networks
• • Transmit viruses, malware, or any code of a destructive nature
• • Collect or harvest information about other users without their consent
• • Use automated systems to access our website without written permission

4. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Hard Core, its officers, directors, employees, contractors, agents, and affiliates from any claims, damages, obligations, losses, liabilities, costs, or expenses (including legal fees) arising from your use of our services, your violation of these Terms and Conditions, or your violation of any rights of third parties. This indemnification obligation survives termination of your use of our services.

5. Age Requirements

Our services are intended for use by individuals who are at least 18 years of age. By using our services, you represent and warrant that you are at least 18 years old or that you are using our services under the supervision of a parent or legal guardian who has agreed to these Terms and Conditions. We do not knowingly collect personal information from individuals under 18 without parental consent.

6. Disclaimer of Warranties

OUR SERVICES ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, WE DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, INCLUDING:

• • Implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement
• • Warranties that our services will be uninterrupted, timely, secure, or error-free
• • Warranties regarding the accuracy or reliability of any information obtained through our services
• • Warranties that defects will be corrected or that our services are free from viruses or harmful components

While we strive to provide high-quality services, we do not guarantee specific outcomes or that integration solutions will meet all your expectations. Hardware compatibility and performance depend on numerous factors beyond our control.

7. Limitation of Liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, HARD CORE SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR ANY LOSS OF PROFITS OR REVENUES, WHETHER INCURRED DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, OR ANY LOSS OF DATA, USE, GOODWILL, OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES RESULTING FROM:

• • Your use of or inability to use our services
• • Any unauthorized access to or use of our servers or personal information
• • Any interruption or cessation of transmission to or from our services
• • Any bugs, viruses, trojan horses, or similar that may be transmitted through our services
• • Any errors or omissions in any content or for any loss or damage incurred as a result of your use of any content

IN NO EVENT SHALL OUR TOTAL LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ALL DAMAGES, LOSSES, OR CAUSES OF ACTION EXCEED THE AMOUNT YOU HAVE PAID TO US IN THE TWELVE MONTHS PRIOR TO THE EVENT GIVING RISE TO THE LIABILITY, OR ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100), WHICHEVER IS GREATER.

8. Third-Party Equipment and Software

Our integration services involve working with third-party hardware components, game software, and operating systems. We are not responsible for defects, incompatibilities, or failures related to third-party products. Warranties on hardware components are provided by their respective manufacturers. While we use our expertise to select compatible components, we cannot guarantee that all third-party products will function perfectly in all circumstances or maintain compatibility after manufacturer updates.

9. Force Majeure

We shall not be liable for any failure or delay in performing our obligations under these Terms and Conditions where such failure or delay results from circumstances beyond our reasonable control, including but not limited to acts of God, natural disasters, war, terrorism, riots, embargoes, acts of civil or military authorities, fire, floods, accidents, pandemics, strikes, or shortages of transportation facilities, fuel, energy, labor, or materials. In such events, our obligations will be suspended for the duration of the force majeure circumstance.

10. Governing Law

These Terms and Conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Michigan, United States, without regard to its conflict of law provisions. You agree that any legal action or proceeding between you and Hard Core shall be brought exclusively in the federal or state courts located in Wayne County, Michigan. You hereby consent to personal jurisdiction and venue in these courts and waive any objection as to inconvenient forum.

11. Dispute Resolution

In the event of any dispute, controversy, or claim arising out of or relating to these Terms and Conditions:

• • Both parties agree to first attempt to resolve the dispute through good faith negotiations
• • If negotiations fail, parties may agree to non-binding mediation before pursuing litigation
• • Either party may pursue legal action in the courts specified in the Governing Law section
• • You waive any right to participate in class action lawsuits or class-wide arbitration

The prevailing party in any legal proceeding shall be entitled to recover reasonable attorneys' fees and costs.

12. Severability

If any provision of these Terms and Conditions is found to be unenforceable or invalid under any applicable law, such unenforceability or invalidity shall not render these Terms and Conditions unenforceable or invalid as a whole. Such provisions shall be deleted without affecting the remaining provisions, which shall continue in full force and effect. The invalid or unenforceable provision shall be replaced with a valid and enforceable provision that most closely matches the intent of the original provision.

13. Entire Agreement

These Terms and Conditions, together with our Privacy Policy and any service agreements you enter into with us, constitute the entire agreement between you and Hard Core regarding the use of our services. This agreement supersedes all prior or contemporaneous communications, whether electronic, oral, or written, between you and Hard Core. No waiver of any term of these Terms and Conditions shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such term or any other term.

14. Assignment

You may not assign or transfer these Terms and Conditions or any rights granted hereunder without our prior written consent. We may assign our rights and obligations under these Terms and Conditions without your consent to any entity that acquires all or substantially all of our business or assets. Any attempted assignment in violation of this provision shall be null and void. Subject to the foregoing, these Terms and Conditions shall bind and inure to the benefit of the parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns.