TERMS OF USE

Last update: July 1st 2024

PLEASE READ THESE TERMS OF SERVICE CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THIS SITE

What's in these terms?

These terms tell you the rules for using our website www.cctour.gg (our site).

Who we are and how to contact us

cctour.gg is a site operated by GRID esports GmbH (We). We are registered in Germany under the company number and have our registered office at Gleimstraße 50, 10437 Berlin. Our main trading address is Gleimstraße 50, 10437 Berlin. Our VAT number is DE 320 095 602.

To contact us, please email [email protected] 

By using our site, you accept these terms:

By using our site, you confirm that you accept these terms of service and agree to comply with them. If you do not agree to these terms, you must not use our site. 

There are other terms that may apply to you

These terms of service refer to the following additional terms which also apply to your use of our site:

  • Our Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy explains how we collect, use, and store your personal data.
  • Our Esports Athlete Privacy Policy: We may make changes to these terms. We amend these terms occasionally. Every time you wish to use our site, please check these terms to ensure you understand the terms that apply at that time. These terms were most recently updated on 1 July 2024.

We may make changes to our site

We may update and change our site from time to time to reflect changes to our products, our users’ needs, and our business priorities.

We may suspend or withdraw our site

Our site is made available free of charge. We do not guarantee that our site or any content on it will always be available or be uninterrupted. We may suspend, withdraw, or restrict the availability of all or any part of our site for business and operational reasons. We will try to give you reasonable notice of any suspension or withdrawal. You are also responsible for ensuring that all persons who access our site through your internet connection are aware of these terms of service and other applicable terms of service and that they comply with them.

We may transfer this agreement to someone else

We may transfer our rights and obligations under these terms to another organisation. We will always tell you in writing if this happens, and we will ensure that the transfer will not affect your rights under the contract.

You must keep your account details safe

If you choose or you are provided with a user identification code, password, or any other piece of information as part of our security procedures, you must treat such information as confidential. You must not disclose it to any third party. We have the right to disable any user identification code or password, whether chosen by you or allocated by us at any time if, in our reasonable opinion, you have failed to comply with any of the provisions of these terms of service. If you know or suspect that anyone other than you knows your user identification code or password, you must promptly notify us at [email protected]

How you may use material on our site

We are the owner or the licensee of all intellectual property rights on our site and in the material published on it. Those works are protected by copyright laws and treaties around the world. All such rights are reserved. You may print off one copy and may download extracts of any page(s) from our site for your personal use and you may draw the attention of others within your organisation to content posted on our site. You must not modify the paper or digital copies of any materials you have printed off or downloaded in any way and you must not use any illustrations, photographs, video or audio sequences, or any graphics separately from any accompanying text. Our status (and that of any identified contributors) as the authors of content on our site must always be acknowledged (except where the content is user-generated). You must not use any part of the content on our site for commercial purposes without obtaining a licence to do so from us or our licensors. If you print off, copy, download, share, or repost any part of our site in breach of these terms of service, your right to use our site will cease immediately and you must, at our option, return or destroy any copies of the materials you have made (except that you are permitted to print off a copy of these terms of service).

No text or data mining or web scraping

You shall not conduct, facilitate, authorise, or permit any text or data mining or web scraping in relation to our site or any services provided via or in relation to our site [for any purpose including the development, training, fine-tuning, or validation of AI systems or models]. This includes using (or permitting, authorising, or attempting the use of):

  • Any “robot,” “bot,” “spider,” “scraper,” or other automated device, program, tool, algorithm, code, process, or methodology to access, obtain, copy, monitor, or republish any portion of our site or any data, content, information, or services accessed via the same.
  • Any automated analytical technique aimed at analysing text and data in digital form to generate information [or develop, train, fine-tune, or validate AI systems or models] which includes but is not limited to patterns, trends, and correlations. The provisions in this clause should be treated as an express reservation of our rights in this regard, including for the purposes of Article 4(3) of the Digital Copyright Directive ((EU) 2019/790).
  • You shall not use, and we do not consent to the use of our site or any data published by or contained in or accessible via our site or any services provided via or in relation to our site for the purposes of developing, training, fine-tuning, or validating any AI system or model This clause will not apply insofar as (but only to the extent that) we are unable to exclude or limit text or data mining or web scraping activity by contract under the laws which are applicable to us.

Rules about linking to our site

You may link to our home page, provided you do so in a way that is fair and legal and does not damage our reputation or take advantage of it. You must not establish a link in such a way as to suggest any form of association, approval, or endorsement on our part where none exists. You must not establish a link to our site in any website that is not owned by you. Our site must not be framed on any other site, nor may you create a link to any part of our site other than the home page. We reserve the right to withdraw linking permission without notice. 

Our trade marks are registered

The following word marks are registered trademarks of GRID esports GmbH in the EU and the UK: “Champion of Champions” (EU 018558892), “Champion of Champions Tour” (EU 018696919), and “CCT” (EU 018696920 and UK UK00003933159). Additionally, the CCT logo is registered as a trademark in Europe (EU 018696921) and in the UK (UK 00003933147).

Fair Use and Commercialisation

Commercialisation: Any commercial exploitation of CCT content, including sponsorships or advertising, is strictly forbidden without obtaining our express written consent.

  • Added Value: Content that merely duplicates, re-uploads, or repurposes CCT material without incorporating substantial original input is not permissible.
  • Fair Use: In numerous jurisdictions, “Fair Use” permits the use of copyrighted material without explicit permission, provided it undergoes transformative modification through commentary, analysis, critique, parody, or educational application. CCT actively encourages such creative utilisation.


Examples of Permissible Fair Use:

  • “Best of” Compilations: Showcasing CCT highlights as a minor component of a larger original work.
  • Memes/Parody: Crafting humorous content that references CCT in a transformative manner.
  • Educational Content: Utilising CCT content for tutorials or guides.
  • Frag Movies/Machinimas: Integrating CCT footage into original creative productions.
  • Analysis/Commentary: Examining CCT matches with insightful commentary or critique.

     

Prohibited Uses:

  • Copyright Infringement: Any utilisation that violates copyright law or fails to meet fair use standards.
  • Commercialisation: Leveraging CCT content for direct or indirect commercial gain without authorisation.
  • Re-streaming: Unauthorised re-broadcasting of CCT events on any platform.

Do not rely on information on this site

The content on our site is provided for general information only. It is not intended to amount to advice on which you should rely. You must obtain professional or specialist advice before taking or refraining from any action on the basis of the content on our site. Although we make reasonable efforts to update the information on our site, we make no representations, warranties, or guarantees, whether express or implied, that the content on our site is accurate, complete, or up to date.

We are not responsible for websites we link to

Where our site contains links to other sites and resources provided by third parties, these links are provided for your information only. Such links should not be interpreted as approval by us of those linked websites or information you may obtain from them. We have no control over the contents of those sites or resources.

We are not responsible for viruses

We do not guarantee that our site will be secure or free from bugs or viruses. You are responsible for configuring your information technology, computer programs, and platform to access our site. You should use your own virus protection software.

You must not introduce viruses

You must not misuse our site by knowingly introducing viruses, trojans, worms, logic bombs, or other material that is malicious or technologically harmful or otherwise harmfully interacting with our site or any part of it. You must not attempt to gain unauthorised access to our site, the server on which our site is stored, or any server, computer, or database connected to our site or any other equipment or network connected with our site. You must not interfere with, damage, or disrupt any software used in the provision of our site or any equipment, network, or software owned or used by any third party on which this site relies in any way. You must not attack our site via a denial-of-service attack or a distributed denial-of-service attack. By breaching this provision, you would commit a criminal offence under the German Criminal Code (Strafgesetzbuch – StGB). We will report any such breach to the relevant law enforcement authorities and we will co-operate with those authorities by disclosing your identity to them. In the event of such a breach, your right to use our site will cease immediately.

Our responsibility for loss or damage suffered by you

Whether you are a consumer or a business user, We do not exclude or limit in any way our liability to you where it would be unlawful to do so. This includes liability for death or personal injury caused by our negligence or the negligence of our employees, agents, or subcontractors and for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation. Different limitations and exclusions of liability will apply to liability arising as a result of the supply of any products to you or participation in the CCT which will be set out in a direct customer contract or other agreement we may have with you.

If you are a business user

We exclude all implied conditions, warranties, representations, or other terms that may apply to our site or any content on it to the extent permitted by law. We will not be liable to you for any loss or damage, whether in contract, tort (including negligence), breach of statutory duty, or otherwise, even if foreseeable, arising under or in connection with:

  • use of or inability to use our site; or
  • use of or reliance on any content displayed on our site.

In particular, we will not be liable for:

  • loss of profits, sales, business, or revenue;
  • business interruption;
  • loss of anticipated savings;
  • loss of business opportunity, goodwill, or reputation; or
  • any indirect or consequential loss or damage,


except in cases of intent, gross negligence, or breaches of cardinal obligations.

If you are a consumer user

We only provide our site for domestic and private use. You agree not to use our site for any commercial or business purposes, and we have no liability to you for any loss of profit, loss of business, business interruption, or loss of business opportunity. If defective digital content that we have supplied damages a device or digital content belonging to you and this is caused by our failure to use reasonable care and skill, we will either repair the damage or pay you compensation.

How we may use your personal information

We will only use your personal information as set out in our privacy policy.

Which country's laws apply to any disputes?

If you are a consumer, please note that these terms of service, their subject matter, and their formation are governed by German law. We both agree that the courts of Germany will have exclusive jurisdiction. If you are a business, these terms of service, their subject matter, and their formation (and any non-contractual disputes or claims) are governed by German law. We both agree to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Germany.

Alternative Dispute Resolution in Consumer Matters

According to the Act on Alternative Dispute Resolution in Consumer Matters (German: Verbraucherstreitbeilegungsgesetz), the possibility of an alternative dispute resolution in consumer matters through a consumer conciliation body is given. We are neither willing nor obliged to participate in such an alternative dispute resolution through a consumer conciliation body.