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16. You will not attempt to interfere with, hack into, or decipher any transmissions to or from the
Game or related services.
17. You will not exploit, distribute or publicly communicate any Game error, miscue or bug which
gives an unintended advantage within the Game world. You may report bugs at http://www.
lotro-europe.com/bug.
18. You may not create, post, use or distribute any utilities, emulators or other third party software
tools (including, without limitation, macroing programs, botting programs, server emulators,
client hacks, map hacks, and data gathering utilities).
19. You may not harass other players or Codemasters staff, including by way of example, but not
limited to, threats, stalking or abuse of others.
20. You may not post website links or URLs in the Game that point to content deemed by
Codemasters to be inappropriate, including, without limitation, any website links or URLs
directed to other commercial products or services. You may not post website links or URLs to
any materials (including software and other information) that could harm (or is designed to harm)
other players’ computers or would allow others to inappropriately access software or websites.
21. You may not use the Game and/or related services for illegal activities. Codemasters is not
responsible for anything you say (text or voice) in-game or in our chat rooms or forums, or
for any consequences that arise from what you say. If you break the law, you alone will be
responsible for the consequences.
22. Although the Game is a role-playing game, you may not claim “role-playing” in defence of any
violation of the Code of Conduct.
23. You may not conduct surveys, contests, pyramid schemes, chain letters, junk email, spamming
or any duplicative or unsolicited messages (commercial or otherwise).
24. You may not defame, abuse, harass, stalk, threaten or otherwise violate the legal rights (such
as rights of privacy and publicity) of others.
25. You may not post or upload fi les that contain viruses, Trojan horses, worms, time bombs,
cancelbots, corrupted fi les or data, or any other similar software or programs that may
damage the operation of the Game or other users’ computer.
26. You may not advertise or offer to sell or buy any goods or services for any purpose, unless the
Game specifi cally allows such messages.
27. You may not falsify, delete or disable any copyright management information, such as author
attributions, legal or other proper notices or proprietary designations or labels of the origin or
source of software or other Content.
28. You may not restrict or inhibit any other user from using and enjoying the Game or related
services. For example, disrupting the fl ow of chat in chat rooms with vulgar language,
abusiveness, hitting the return key repeatedly, inputting excessively large images so the
screen goes by too fast to read, use of excessive SHOUTING (all caps) in an attempt to disturb
other users, “spamming”, or “scrolling” (continuous posting repetitive text), are prohibited.
29. You may not harvest (in an automated manner or otherwise) or otherwise collect personal
information about others, including e-mail addresses, or use such information to send
unsolicited emails.
30. You may not use, download or otherwise copy, or provide (whether or not for a fee) to a person
or entity any directory of users of the Game and related services or other user or usage
information or any portion thereof.
31. You may not attempt to get a password, other account information, or other private information
from a member or any other user of Game and/or related services.
32. You may not improperly use in-Game support or complaint buttons or make false reports to
Codemasters administrators.
33. You may not use the Game and/or related services in any manner other than for personal
communication as an individual user (i.e. not as a corporation or other entity).
34. You may not use the Game and/or related services for fraudulent transactions including,
without limitation, fraudulent in-Game virtual transactions.
Note: Codemasters has fi nal say over what constitutes a violation of this Code of Conduct.
Codemasters reserves the right to change the Code of Conduct at any time. Check the Game
Website http://www.lotro-europe.com/legal periodically for updates to the Code of Conduct.
Remedies to inappropriate behaviour:
A player who violates the Code of Conduct may be warned by Codemasters staff, but some
particularly serious violations or repeated violations can result in other sanctions, such as a
lockout or permanent ban, without warning. In addition, Codemasters reserves the right to delete
characters or entire accounts as we see fi t, without warning, for certain violations.
Chat (text and voice) in the Game and Game Website may be logged and may be reviewed at any
time and for any reason, including, without limitation, to assist in making decisions regarding
violations of the Code of Conduct. This includes, but is not limited to, private chat, fellowship chat
and allegiance chat.
If you understand the terms of the End User License Agreement and the Code of Conduct
and these terms are acceptable, please indicate your agreement and your intent to be
legally bound by them by affi rmatively accepting the terms where indicated.
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