CODE OF CONDUCT

This Code of Conduct was created to help ensure a safe, friendly, and inviting experience for all players. This Code of Conduct applies to all online and in-person events, and applies when participants or attendees participate in or communicate about these events.

Prohibited Behavior

·      Cheating, colluding with other players, hacking, using exploits, or any other behavior aimed at obtaining an unfair advantage or disrupting the operation of the event.

·      Impersonating any person or entity, including any event officials, forum leaders, guides, hosts, employees, or agents, or falsely stating or otherwise misrepresenting your affiliation with a person or entity.

·      Harassing, threatening, embarrassing, bullying, intimidating, excessively shouting, using vulgar language, “spamming,” or engaging in hate speech or making statements about race, ethnicity, gender identity, heritage, sexual orientation, religion, or disability, or using offensive or defamatory usernames or personas.

·      Transmitting or facilitating distribution of content that is offensive, harmful, abusive, racially or ethnically offensive, vulgar, sexually explicit, defamatory, invasive of personal privacy, infringes on intellectual property rights or publicity rights, or is objectionable; including wearing or using any apparel, accessories, or equipment that violates the foregoing.

·      Inappropriate or unwanted behavior towards other attendees, including sexual advances, comments, photography, or physical contact.

·      Violence, threats of violence, or any activity that is immoral, unethical, disgraceful, or contrary to common standards of decency.

·      Engaging in conduct determined by the event or tournament organizer which may reflect unfavorably on the event or tournament organizer or its partners.

·      Promote or advertise third party content without our express written approval.

·         Intentionally disconnecting or quitting during play, except as otherwise requested by an event or tournament organizer.

·      Doing anything that interferes with the ability of other users to enjoy playing the game, participating in the event or tournament, or that materially increases the expense or difficulty of the event organizers in maintaining the game, event, or tournament, for the enjoyment of all its users. This includes impeding or disrupting the normal flow of the event or tournament by failing to obey any rules of event venues or instructions from event staff.

·      Promoting or encouraging any illegal activity, including hacking.

·      Possessing any firearms or weapons.

·      Using, possessing, distributing, or selling any illegal or controlled substance at a Tournament. Players may not be under the influence of drugs or alcohol while participating in a Tournament. Players with prescribed medication may use such medication as instructed by a medical professional

·       Gambling or betting on a match, including on its outcome, and gambling or betting of any kind in the event or tournament venue.

·      Violating any applicable laws, rules, or regulations.

·      Violating any other terms or policy communicated by the event organizer or its partners from time to time, including any applicable end user license agreements.

·      Engaging in any other behavior deemed by the event or tournament organizer or event staff to be inappropriate or otherwise tampers with gameplay.

Violation of this Code of Conduct may lead to disqualification, expulsion from the event, a ban from participating in any future events, suspension of associated player game accounts, removal of any travel coverage, forfeit of prize money, or prosecution by the appropriate authorities. All decisions by the organizers or event staff are final.