By engaging with loclait’s services, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and fully accept these Terms of Service. This agreement is binding and signifies your consent to comply with all terms, conditions, and obligations set forth herein.

1. Acceptance of Terms

1.1. loclait’s Terms of Service shall be provided to you upon engagement, ensuring you have access to the most current version.

1.2. By accessing or using loclait’s services, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms of Service.

1.3. We may update or modify these terms from time to time. In the event of such updates, you will be informed of the changes via email.

1.4. Continued use of loclait’s services following any such updates constitutes your acceptance of the modified terms.

2. Information and Materials

2.1. You agree to provide accurate, complete, and current information and materials required for the localization services. This includes, but is not limited to, game assets, scripts, and any other necessary materials.

2.2. You warrant that all materials provided to loclait do not infringe on any third-party rights and are free from any claims or encumbrances.

2.3. loclait is not responsible for any delays or issues arising from inaccuracies or incompleteness in the materials provided.

3. Terms of Payment

3.1. Payment for loclait’s services shall be governed by the terms set forth and agreed upon in writing and the rates specified and agreed upon in the project’s quote.

3.2. All invoices are payable within 30 days of receipt, unless otherwise specified.

3.3. Late payments may incur additional charges, including interest and collection fees. The interest rate for late payments is 1.5% per month or the highest amount allowed by law, whichever is lower.

4. Confidentiality

4.1. We will maintain the confidentiality of your materials and information and will not disclose any proprietary or confidential information to third parties without your prior consent.

4.2. You agree to keep confidential any information received from loclait or its partners that is designated as confidential or that should reasonably be understood to be confidential.

5. Liability

5.1. loclait is committed to providing high-quality localization services. We are liable for the quality of our work and will address any issues or deficiencies found within it, provided said issues are objective and within loclait’s control.

5.2. loclait will not be liable for any delays or failures resulting from circumstances beyond our control, including but not limited to illness, natural disasters, pandemics, cyber-attacks, political instability, or other force majeure events.

5.3. In the event of force majeure circumstances, loclait will make reasonable efforts to remedy any objective issues arising from such events as promptly as possible.

6. Crediting and Mentionability

6.1. For any project utilizing loclait’s services, you agree to provide in-game credits to loclait’s specifications if your project includes a credits section.

These credits shall include:

loclait’s name as the localization services provider, loclait’s staff who participated in the project, the names of loclait’s participating partner studios as the providers of their respective services, and loclait’s partner studios’ staff who participated in the project.

6.2. For any project utilizing loclait’s services, you agree to allow full post-release mentionability of involvement in said project and portfolio inclusion for all involved parties.

This post-release involvement mentionability shall include:

loclait, loclait’s staff who participated in the project, loclait’s participating partner studios, and loclait’s partner studios’ staff who participated in the project.

6.3. The format of the credits shall be determined by mutual agreement between the client and loclait, and can be adapted to the project’s existing credit structure provided that such adaptations remain reasonable.

6.4. The credits, once agreed upon, shall be implemented in full as provided, without omission, modification, or alteration of any kind, unless explicitly approved in writing by loclait.

6.5. Failure to include the agreed-upon credits or to permit the agreed-upon post-release mentionability shall be deemed a breach of these Terms of Service.

6.6. In the event of such a breach, appropriate remedies may include, but are not limited to, the inclusion of the required credits in cases of mishandling or oversight, or the termination of the agreement in other circumstances.

7. Intellectual Property Rights

7.1. You retain all rights, title, and interest in and to the original materials provided to loclait, including but not limited to all content, data, and assets, while acknowledging that loclait will have the right to use these materials solely for the purposes of providing its services.

7.2. loclait retains all rights, title, and interest in and to any pre-existing intellectual property used in the provision of services, including but not limited to fonts, tools, and software owned by loclait or its partners, while acknowledging that ownership of such pre-existing intellectual property remains with the respective owners.

8. Dispute Resolution and Jurisdiction

8.1. In the event of any dispute arising out of or related to this agreement, the parties agree to first attempt to resolve the matter through good-faith negotiations.

8.2. If the parties are unable to resolve the dispute amicably, the matter may be submitted to the competent courts in Algeria, or another mutually agreed-upon jurisdiction, as appropriate.

8.3. Both parties agree to cooperate in determining a suitable and neutral forum for resolving the dispute.

9. Termination and Cancellation

9.1. Either party may terminate this agreement by providing at least 30 days’ written notice, specifying the intent to terminate and the effective termination date.

9.2. loclait may terminate this agreement immediately if you breach any material term of this agreement and fail to cure such breach within 30 days of receiving written notice. A material breach includes but is not limited to non-payment, failure to implement credits in the agreed upon format, violation of confidentiality, or infringement of intellectual property rights.

9.3. Upon termination or cancellation, you shall pay all outstanding fees for services rendered up to the date of termination or cancellation.

9.4. Cancellation of the agreement does not relieve you of your obligation to pay for services performed prior to the termination or cancellation date.

10. Severability

10.1. If any provision of these Terms of Service is held to be unenforceable or invalid, such provision will be changed and interpreted to accomplish the objectives of such provision to the greatest extent possible under applicable law, and the remaining provisions will continue in full force and effect.

11. Assignment

11.1. You may not assign or transfer these Terms of Service without loclait’s prior written consent. loclait may assign or transfer these Terms of Service at its sole discretion.

12. Entire Agreement

12.1. These Terms of Service constitute the entire agreement between you and loclait regarding the use of its services.