Terms of Use, Trademark Notices, Affiliates, Conditions and Disclaimers

The following are website's terms of use, disclaimers, conditions, copyright and trademark, service mark notices. I know most of this may sound harsh and I wish I didn't have to include this; I am also very surprised that you are here reading this; but it is very important stuff and it is a common standard practice to include Terms of Use and Conditions on many websites.

Here are the basics:

I run this site (World of Level Design.com/World of Level Design LLC) so that people like you can use it for education, information, inspiration and personal entertainment. Please, browse around all you like. You can even download content from the site but only for non-commercial, personal use. If you do, you need to leave all copyright and other notices. You also cannot distribute, modify, reuse, transmit, re-post or anything else with any of the content, including the text, images, and video, for public or commercial purposes unless you get written permission.

Duplication and distribution of any content from World of Level Design.com is illegal and strictly prohibited, unless you get written permission from World of Level Design LLC.

If you visit this site, you're also legally obligated to the terms and conditions listed below and any other law or regulation that applies to the site, the Internet, the World Wide Web. You shouldn't access or browse the site if you have any problem with that, because once you start - you are bound by the terms and conditions.

Copyright 2008-2020 World of Level Design LLC and Alex Galuzin. All Rights Reserved. World of Level Design™ and 11 Day Level Design™ are trademarks of Alex Galuzin. All rights reserved. All other brand names, trademarks and copyrights are the property of their respective owners.

The Website is owned and operated by World of Level Design LLC on behalf of Alex Galuzin (Founder/Owner/Member).

World of Level Design LLC, its website, tutorials, videos, books, ebooks, guides, newsletter, emails (i.e. content) are independent and are NOT endorsed, sponsored, affiliated or otherwise approved by any of the mentioned companies (unless mentioned within the tutorial). All tutorials and all content on World of Level Design.com is based on my own personal experimentation, experience and opinion.

If you have questions or comments regarding World of Level Design LLC products, please email at support@worldofleveldesign.com

Terms of Service

The following terms and conditions govern all use of the World of Level Design, worldofleveldesign.com website and all content, services and products available through the website, including, but not limited to the written tutorials and articles, images, videos, products, ebooks and books taken together, the Website. As per this agreement, World of Level Design LLC (may be referred to as "website", "site", "we" or "us" "World of Level Design", "World of Level Design.com").

BY USING THIS SITE, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THESE TERMS OF USE. IF YOU DO NOT WISH TO BE BOUND BY THE THESE TERMS OF USE, PLEASE EXIT THE SITE NOW. YOUR REMEDY FOR DISSATISFACTION WITH THIS SITE, OR ANY PRODUCTS, SERVICES, CONTENT, OR OTHER INFORMATION AVAILABLE ON OR THROUGH THIS SITE, IS TO STOP USING THIS WEBSITE AND/OR THOSE PARTICULAR PRODUCTS OR SERVICES. YOUR AGREEMENT WITH US REGARDING COMPLIANCE WITH THESE TERMS OF USE BECOMES EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY UPON COMMENCEMENT OF YOUR USE OF THIS SITE.

We reserve the right to change these Terms of Use from time to time without notice to you. You acknowledge and agree that it is your responsibility to review this site and these Terms of Use from time to time and to familiarize yourself with any changes. Your continued use of this site after such changes will constitute agreement of the modified Terms of Use and agreement to abide and be bound by the modified Terms of Use.

You are responsible for making all arrangements necessary for you to have access to the Website. We reserve the right to withdraw or modify the Website, and any service or material that we provide on the Website, in our sole discretion and without notice to you. We will not be liable if, for any reason, all or any part of the Website is unavailable at any time or for any period.

All content on this website is copyrighted and no part of this website or the related files may be reproduced or transmitted in any form, by any means (electronic, photocopying, recording, or otherwise) without prior written permission. You are not allowed to copy, lend, redistribute, sell, lease, or license the content published or purchased on this site in any form. Content that is created by World of Level Design may be used only for personal, educational and non-commercial use.

Website Access and Description

World of Level Design makes various services available on this site including, but not limited to, FREE and PAID content via videos, text/image tutorials in either digital form (downloads), physical form (DVD's, books), video streaming, 2d and 3d digital assets, and information and news covering the game design, level design, game art, game development, environment art and other like services.

The information presented on or through the Website is made available solely for general information purposes. We do not make any statements regarding the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of this information. Any reliance you place on such information is strictly at your own risk.

Any advice, tutorials and products free or paid that were created by World of Level Design and Alex Galuzin on this website are based on the author's own opinions and author's own experience. You alone are 100% responsible for what you do or don't do with it. If expert assistance is required, please seek the services of a competent professional.

Sometimes you may see articles/tutorials, videos, images, social media posts that are submitted, posted, expressed by others which are not from World of Level Design LLC. The views and opinions expressed within those posts are not endorsements and may not reflect the views or opinions of World of Level Design and Alex Galuzin.

Links to Other Sites

World of Level Design site may link you to other sites on the Internet or otherwise include references to information, documents, software, materials and/or services provided by other parties. These links are provided for your convenience only. These sites may contain information or material that some people may find inappropriate or offensive. These other sites and parties are not under our control, and you acknowledge that we are not responsible for the accuracy, copyright compliance, legality, decency, or any other aspect of the content of such sites, nor are we responsible for errors or omissions in any references to other parties or their products and services.

The use of any links does not necessarily imply a recommendation, affiliation or endorsement. Reference to any specific commercial products, processes, or services by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement or recommendation by World of Level Design. Nor shall any information or statements contained on this server be used for the purposes of advertising, or to imply an endorsement or recommendation.

You are responsible for taking precautions as necessary to protect yourself and your computer systems from viruses, worms, Trojan horses, and other harmful or destructive content. World of Level Design disclaims any responsibility for any harm resulting from your use of non-worldofleveldesign.com websites and webpages.

Disclaimer of Warranties Limitation of Liability

ALL MATERIALS AND SERVICES ON THIS SITE ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR THE WARRANTY OF NON-INFRINGEMENT. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, WE MAKE NO WARRANTY THAT (A) THE SERVICES AND MATERIALS WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, (B) THE SERVICES AND MATERIALS WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE, OR ERROR-FREE, (C) THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE USE OF THE SERVICES OR MATERIALS WILL BE EFFECTIVE, ACCURATE OR RELIABLE, OR (D) THE QUALITY OF ANY PRODUCTS, SERVICES, OR INFORMATION PURCHASED OR OBTAINED BY YOU FROM THE SITE FROM US OR THIRD PARTY VENDORS WILL MEET YOUR EXPECTATIONS OR BE FREE FROM MISTAKES, ERRORS OR DEFECTS.

THIS SITE COULD INCLUDE TECHNICAL OR OTHER MISTAKES, INACCURACIES OR TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS. WE MAY MAKE CHANGES TO THE MATERIALS AND SERVICES AT THIS SITE, INCLUDING THE PRICES AND DESCRIPTIONS OF ANY PRODUCTS LISTED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY WORKFLOWS, PROCESSES OR TUTORIALS AT ANY TIME WITHOUT NOTICE. THE MATERIALS OR SERVICES AT THIS SITE MAY BE OUT OF DATE, AND WE MAKE NO COMMITMENT TO UPDATE SUCH MATERIALS OR SERVICES.

THE USE OF THE SERVICES OR THE DOWNLOADING OR OTHER ACQUISITION OF ANY MATERIALS THROUGH THIS SITE IS DONE AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK AND WITH YOUR AGREEMENT THAT YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM OR LOSS OF DATA THAT RESULTS FROM SUCH ACTIVITIES.

You understand and agree that temporary interruptions of the services available through this site may occur as normal events. You understand and agree that we have no control over third party networks you may access in the course of the use of this site, and therefore, delays and disruption of other network transmissions are completely beyond our control.

You understand that products and services on this site are provides "AS IS" and that you download from, or otherwise obtain content, use of information, tutorials, products or services through, the Website at your own discretion and risk.

This disclaimer of liability applies to any damages or injury caused by any failure of performance, error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, computer virus, communication line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to, alteration of, or use of record, whether for breach of contract, tortious behavior, negligence, or under any other cause of action. You specifically acknowledge that WorldofLevelDesign.com and Alex Galuzin are not liable for your defamatory, offensive, infringing or illegal materials or conduct, or that of third parties, and we reserves the right to remove such materials from the Website without liability.

To the fullest extent permitted by law, in no event shall Owner have any liability whatsoever to any person for any direct or indirect loss, liability, cost, claim, expense or damage of any kind, whether in contract or in tort, including negligence, or otherwise, arising out of or related to the use by you of all or part of this web site.

IN NO EVENT SHALL WE BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY FOR ANY SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THOSE RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER OR NOT WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OF THIS SITE OR OF ANY WEB SITE REFERENCED OR LINKED TO FROM THIS SITE. FURTHER, WE SHALL NOT BE LIABLE IN ANY WAY FOR THIRD PARTY GOODS AND SERVICES OFFERED THROUGH THIS SITE OR FOR ASSISTANCE IN CONDUCTING COMMERCIAL TRANSACTIONS THROUGH THIS SITE, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THE PROCESSING OF ORDERS.

Intellectual Property and Copyright Infringement

For purposes of these Terms of Use, "content" is defined as any information, data, communications, software, photos, video, graphics, music, sounds, and other material and services that can be viewed by users on this site.

By accepting these Terms of Use, you acknowledge and agree that all content presented to you on this site is protected by copyrights, trademarks, service marks, patents or other proprietary rights and laws. You may not copy, reproduce, modify, republish, upload, post, transmit, or distribute any documents or information from this site in any form or by any means without prior written permission from us or the specific content provider, and you are solely responsible for obtaining permission before reusing any copyrighted material that is available on this site. Any unauthorized use of the materials appearing on this site may violate copyright, trademark and other applicable laws and could result in criminal or civil penalties.

All trademarks, logos, service marks, artwork, artists and others on the website are acknowledged to the best of ability and given credit to.

Many images you see on the site may fall under fair use, for the sole purpose to illustrate and educate. All artwork, artists and other are acknowledged on the website to the best of ability.

If you or any user of this site believes its copyright, trademark or other property rights have been infringed by a posting on this site, please email support@worldofleveldesign.com, we will credit it or remove the image/content in question.

All trademarks reproduced in this website which are not the property of, or licensed to, the owner are acknowledged on the website to the best of ability. Please contact support@worldofleveldesign.com if something needs to be corrected, updated or removed.

If you believe that material located on or linked to by worldofleveldesign.com violates your copyright, you are encouraged to notify World of Level Design support@worldofleveldesign.com in accordance with standard Digital Millennium Copyright Act ("DMCA") Policy. World of Level Design will respond to all such notices, including as required or appropriate by removing the infringing material or disabling all links to the infringing material. In the case of a visitor who may infringe or repeatedly infringes the copyrights or other intellectual property rights of World of Level Design or others may, in its discretion, terminate or deny access to and use of the Website. In the case of such termination, World of Level Design will have no obligation to provide a refund of any amounts previously paid to World of Level Design.

This Agreement does not transfer from World of Level Design to you any World of Level Design or third party intellectual property, and all right, title and interest in and to such property will remain (as between the parties) solely with World of Level Design, worldofleveldesign.com, the "World of Level Design" logo, and all other trademarks, service marks, graphics and logos used in connection with worldofleveldesign.com, or the Website are trademarks or registered trademarks of World of Level Design and Alex Galuzin.

Other trademarks, service marks, graphics and logos used in connection with the Website may be the trademarks of other third parties. Your use of the Website grants you no right or license to reproduce or otherwise use any World of Level Design or third-party trademarks. You hereby grant World of Level Design an irrevocable, perpetual, non-exclusive, transferable, fully paid, worldwide license (with the right to sublicense) to (a) use, copy, publish, stream, store, retain, publicly perform or display, transmit, scan, reformat, modify, edit, frame, translate, excerpt, adapt, create derivative works and distribute (through multiple tiers), any Content you post on or in connection with the Website or World of Level Design services or the promotion thereof and (b) to use your name, likeness and image for any purpose, including commercial or advertising, each of (a) and (b) on or in connection with World of Level Design or the promotion thereof.

Legal Notices and Trademarks

Valve Software Inc. ©Valve Corporation, Valve®, the Valve logo, Half-Life, the Half-Life logo, Steam, the Steam logo, Left 4 Dead, the Left 4 Dead logo, Team Fortress, the Team Fortress logo, Portal the Portal logo, Opposing Force, Day of Defeat, the Day of Defeat logo, Counter-Strike, the Counter-Strike logo, Source, the Source logo, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Valve Source and Counter-Strike: Condition Zero are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of Valve Corporation. All rights reserved.

Unreal® Engine 4, Unreal Development Kit (UDK©) 2009-2020, Epic Games, Inc. Epic, Epic Games, Gears of War, Gears of War 2, Unreal, Unreal Cascade, Unreal Content Browser, Unreal Development Kit, Unreal Editor, Unreal Engine, Unreal Kismet, Unreal Lightmass, Unreal Matinee, Unreal PhAT, Unreal Physics, AnimSet Viewer, AnimTree Editor, Unreal Cascade, Unreal Content and Circle-U Logo are registered trademarks of Epic Games, Inc in the United States of America and elsewhere.

Adobe® Photoshop® are registered trademarks of Adobe Software.

Crytek®, Crysis and CryENGINE® are registered trademarks or trademarks of Crytek GmbH in the USA, Germany and/or other countries.

Other brands or product names are trademarks of their respective owners.

Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless World of Level Design and its owner from and against any and all claims and expenses, including attorneys' fees, arising out of your use of the Website, including but not limited to out of your violation this Agreement.

Affiliate Disclaimer

The disclosure that follows is our attempt to fully comply with the FTC's policy that demands we be transparent about any and all affiliate relations we may have on this website.

In plain English you, the visitor or customer, should assume that any and all links on this site are affiliate links. Meaning, at no additional cost to you, World of Level Design LLC will earn a commission if you click through and make a purchase. If you click on these links and go visit the resulting site, a cookie will be set in your web browser that will cause us to receive a commission "IF" you purchase a product on the other end. This is a legitimate way to monetize and pay for the operation of web sites and we gladly reveal our affiliate relationships to you.

Other vendors may also pay to place advertising on our sites in the form of banners, widgets, and hyperlinks. These are paid advertisements and while I do my best to only allow quality products and services to be advertised on the site, I am not responsible for claims or testimonials made on paid advertising links.

World of Level Design.com website may at times accept forms of cash advertising, sponsorship, paid insertions or other forms of affiliate compensation. The compensation received may or may not influence the advertising content, topics or posts made on this site. That content, advertising space or post will be identified as paid or sponsored content.

World of Level Design LLC is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.

If you need to contact the owner: support@worldofleveldesign.com

Last Modified: February 18, 2020