Habbo Fan Site Policy
Everyone at Sulake Corporation Oy (referred to in this document as “Habbo,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) is extremely grateful for all the interest shown by our fans in Habbo and we think it’s cool that you want to create websites based on our intellectual property. At the same time, we spend a lot of time, thought and money creating our platform and intellectual property (called “Habbo IP”) and need to protect them. So, in an effort to let you know what you can do with our copyrights, images, characters, brands, logos, trademarks, and other intellectual property (called the “Habbo Materials” in this document), we created this Fan Site Policy (called the “Policy” in this document) regarding the personal and non-commercial websites, created by you, that are freely accessible to the public and that are dedicated to promoting Habbo sites (called “Fan Sites” in this document).
Please read this Policy carefully so that you are aware of your legal rights and obligations with respect to the Habbo IP and Fan Sites.
By creating Fan Sites, you signify your irrevocable acceptance of this Policy.
Section 1 – General Terms and Conditions
1.1 Please understand that Habbo vigorously protects the Habbo IP from damaging infringement. However, pursuant to the term of this Policy, Habbo grants all of its registered Fan Sites the revocable permission to create Fan Sites based on Habbo IP. All Fan Sites must be tasteful (in Habbo’s sole discretion) and have no commercial (monetary) objective. You are also granted to create mobile apps based on Habbo IP related to your Fan Site but those need to be non-commercial and may include only newsfeed of Your Fan Site as well as information regarding Habbo updates. Also, Habbo, in its sole discretion, can terminate and revoke your permission to create Fan Sites at any time, for any or no reason whatsoever.
1.2 You may use Habbo IP on your personal pages on the social networking sites Facebook and Twitter and other social networking sites that are substantially similar; provided however that your use remains compliant with this Policy and the policies, terms and conditions of those sites. Habbo accepts no responsibility whatsoever in connection with or arising from your activities on such sites.
1.3 Habbo granting you permission to create Fan Sites in no way alters or lessens Habbo’s ownership of all rights, title and interest in and to the Habbo IP. Your right to create Fan Sites is limited to the permission described in Section 1.1 above.
1.4 You will not represent that your Fan Site is endorsed or approved by Habbo or that any content on your Fan Site is endorsed or approved by Habbo.
1.5 From your Fan Site, do not link to any website that promotes or exploits cheats or hacks to Habbo sites. Also, do not link to any retro or scam sites.
1.6 The permissions that Habbo grants in this Policy do not extend to copying or utilizing Habbo’s trade dress, which includes the overall appearance of a product or product line. No person who views your Fan Site should ever be led to believe that it is an official Habbo production or confused about whether Habbo is officially associated with the material.
1.7 Please don’t use any domain name that closely mimics our trademarks, Habbo’s proprietary domains, or domains for Habbo’s products. If you use a name that is confusingly similar we’ll be forced to take action. Trust me, you want to avoid us taking this sort of action.
1.8 You may not use intellectual property of Habbo in any manner that Habbo considers to be derogatory to Habbo.
1.9 All content on your Fan Site must comply with the Habbo Way and must not contain any inappropriate content.
1.10 No matter how fancy your Fan Site is but you absolutely not do spam about it on Habbo.
1.11 As a registered Fan Site you are entitled to use the official Habbo Fan Site logo on your Fan Site. From the logo there needs to be a link to a Habbo site.
Section 2 – Registering your Fan Site
2.1 To get the permission to create Fan Sites you do have to register your Fan Site by sending an e-mail to habbofansites@sulake.com. In your registration e-mail you should indicate the URL of your Fan Site.
2.2 By sending your registration e-mail you accept this Policy and the Fan Site Privacy Policy.
2.3 After we have received your registration e-mail, you shall be receiving a confirmation e-mail from us. The permission comes into force when we have sent the confirmation e-mail. We are registering new Fan Sites 2 – 3 times per year so be patient.
2.4 We shall add all registered Fan Sites to our Official Fan Sites list. All these sites shall receive sneak-peaks and updates about future Habbo projects by e-mail as well as the right to use the Habbo Fan Site logo. We may remove Fan Sites from the Official Fan Site list in our sole discretion. The normal reasons for removal are that a Fan Site has become in-active or that it is spamming on Habbo.
Section 3 – Disclaimer
3.1 Habbo requires that a disclaimer be used in conjunction with your use of Habbo IP. The required disclaimer is provided below. You must display the disclaimer on each web page of your Fan Site.
“This [Fan Site] is not affiliated with, endorsed, sponsored, or specifically approved by Sulake Corporation Oy or its Affiliates. This [Fan Site] may use the trademarks and other intellectual property of Habbo, which is permitted under Habbo Fan Site Policy.”
3.2 If you use Habbo brands, logos or trademarks (called the “Marks” in this document”) in connection with your Fan Site, the Marks must be used in a manner that will enhance and not damage the reputation of the Marks. Marks cannot be altered.
Section 4 – Disclaimer of Warranties
Some mumbo-jumbo from our lawyers who insisted we inform you that Habbo does not provide a warranty for any Habbo IP. HABBO EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, CLAIMS OR REPRESENTATIONS OF ANY KIND OR NATURE WITH RESPECT TO THE HABBO IP, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING ANY WARRANTIES OF QUALITY, PERFORMANCE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY, OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NOR SHOULD THERE BE DEEMED ANY WARRANTIES CREATED BY COURSE OF DEALING, COURSE OF PERFORMANCE OR TRADE USAGE.
Section 5 – Limitation of Liability
Some more mumbo-jumbo from our lawyers: Habbo is not liable for damages based on your use of Habbo IP. YOU EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT IN NO EVENT SHALL HABBO BE LIABLE WHETHER IN CONTRACT, WARRANTY, TORT, PRODUCT LIABILITY, OR STRICT LIABILITY, FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF YOUR CREATION, DISPLAY, OR USE OF ANY FAN ART OR FAN SITE OR YOUR USE OF THE HABBO IP, IF ANY, EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
You agree that in the event Habbo revokes or terminates your permission to create Fan Sites, you may not sue Habbo for any damages caused by this revocation or termination, including direct, indirect, consequential, incidental, or special damages of any kind, including, without limitation, lost profits, or your expenses related Fan Sites.
Section 6 – Enforcement of Rights
Habbo carefully monitors the use of Habbo IP. In the event you make unauthorized use of Habbo IP, Habbo will direct you to immediately stop such unauthorized use. In the event you fail to stop unauthorized use or you at some later time resume unauthorized use, Habbo may take legal action against you. Trust us, we don’t like to have to take legal action against anyone, but if we have to take legal action against you, you will like it even less. Of course, if this happens, you will be required to pay for Habbo’s attorney’s fees and other costs of litigation.
Section 7 – No Relationship Between You and Habbo
YOUR PARTICIPATION IN CREATING FAN SITES IS PURELY VOLUNTARY. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT YOU WILL NOT RECEIVE ANY COMPENSATION OF ANY KIND FROM HABBO FOR YOUR FAN SITE. NOTHING IN THIS POLICY WILL CREATE ANY CONTRACTOR, PARTNERSHIP, JOINT VENTURE, FRANCHISE, EMPLOYMENT OR SIMILAR RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN YOU AND HABBO. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU MAY STOP PROVIDING CONTENT FOR YOUR FAN SITE AT ANY TIME THAT YOU DESIRE.
Section 8 - Miscellaneous Legal Issues
Habbo reserves all rights not expressly granted herein. Habbo may modify this Policy at any time by posting the revised Policy on one or more web sites and you are deemed to have knowledge of any such changes. The terms of this Policy shall be governed by the laws of Finland and any legal proceedings related to this Policy shall be based in the courts of Helsinki, Finland, and you consent to such jurisdiction. If any provision of this Policy shall be deemed unlawful, void, or for any reason unenforceable, then that provision shall be deemed severable from these terms and conditions and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions.
