TERMS OF SALE
LAST UPDATED: August 19, 2009
Your Contract with Us:
Your purchase and use of products and services on the Electronic Arts website www.ea.com and affiliated sites (the "
Websites") is governed by these Terms of Sale, which supplement the EA Online
Terms of Service and Privacy Policy (together, the "
Contract"). If you reside in the United States, Canada or Japan, the Contract is between you and Electronic Arts Inc. Please click
here for contact information for Electronic Arts Inc. If you reside in any other country, then the Contract is between you and EA Swiss Sàrl. Please click
here for contact information for EA Swiss Sàrl.
If you download software or acquire points from one of our Websites, your use of the software and points is also governed by the applicable end user license agreement presented to you prior to your download of the software or acquisition of points.
Please note that these Terms of Sale do not apply to you if you purchase a prepaid code for one of our products at a retail outlet or on another website. Your purchase of such prepaid code is governed by the terms and conditions (if any) of the applicable retail outlet or third party website.
In these Terms of Sale, the term "you" means you the customer; and the terms "EA", "we","us" and "our" means either Electronic Arts Inc., or EA Swiss Sàrl, whichever is applicable to you.
Placing an Order with Us:
To make a purchase, (i) click the "buy now" (or similar) link; (ii) sign into your EA Account (or create an EA Account if you do not have one); (iii) provide your billing information; and (iv) confirm the details of what you are purchasing and that you have read and accept these Terms of Sale and any applicable end user license agreement. You will then be sent a purchase confirmation email from us. To cancel your order at any time prior to completion of the order, click the "cancel" (or similar) button at the bottom of each purchase page on the applicable Website.
You can correct inputting errors on the "Confirm Billing" (or similar) page of the Website. You can also correct certain inputting errors that you have made on the Website (such as an incorrect credit card number or billing address) by logging on to
www.ea.com, and accessing the "My Account" link located on our home page.
Your submission of an order only constitutes an offer by you to buy at the price and terms stated in the order. If you would like a copy of the records applicable to your order, including the EA Online Terms of Service and Terms of Sale applicable to your Contract, please contact Customer Support by visiting
http://support.ea.com.
Pricing:
The price payable by you (the "Price") is the price indicated on the purchase confirmation email that we send you. For consumers located in Europe, the Price includes any applicable VAT.
Pricing and Sales Tax, GST and VAT. Your total price will include the price of the product plus any applicable sales or use taxes in effect on the time of purchase, and based on the bill to address. For U.S. purchasers U.S. sales tax will be added on to the Product price displayed. For Canadian purchases applicable GST will be added on to the Product price displayed. For EU countries, Switzerland, South Africa, Australia or New Zealand purchasers and unless otherwise indicated at the time of purchase, Product prices on the Service include applicable VAT or GST, which will be assessed at a variable rate based on your billing location (including purchases for gifts). Failure on EA's part to invoice you for any applicable sales taxes, GST, value added taxes and other taxes does not relieve you of the liability to pay such taxes, and you must pay to the applicable taxing authority any such taxes which may be due as a result of your purchase through the Service.
We reserve the right to change the Price and specifications shown in relation to any of our products or services. If the price or specification published on the applicable Website for any products or services is materially incorrect when you place an order for those products or services, we will: (i) contact you by email with the correct price or specification; and (ii) ask you to confirm whether you would like to purchase the applicable products or services at the correct price or specification. If applicable, we will also state the period for which the offer or Price remains valid. If you choose not to complete your purchase at the corrected price or product specification, we will provide you with a full refund for any amounts already paid by you.
Payment:
You may pay for your products and/or services either by credit card on our Websites or by using the services of any alternate billing and payment provider identified on the applicable Website.
If you pay for your products and/or services by credit card, then you must supply your credit card details when you place your order. Your credit card will be charged when we issue our purchase confirmation email. We will not supply any products or services to you until your credit card issuer has authorized the use of your card for payment of the products and/or services ordered. For more information on our billing policies and procedures, please see our FAQs.
If you elect to use the services of an alternate billing and payment provider, you will be bound by that third party's terms & conditions, which are available on such party's website. You may be required to create an account with the alternate provider, and to provide that provider with your bank account or credit or debit card details.
Costs associated with accessing our Websites and downloading software products depends on your Internet Service Provider. Please see your Internet Service Provider's terms and conditions.
Performance of the Contract:
The products and services that we make available on the Websites may be downloaded or accessed for at least one year after you have completed your purchase. Certain products and services will be available to you as soon as you complete your purchase. In some cases, we may also give you the opportunity purchase a license for a software product prior to its scheduled release date. If you purchase a software license prior to the release date of the applicable software, a portion of the software will be immediately downloaded onto your computer. On the release date of the applicable software, your computer will automatically download the remaining portion of the software that is needed for you to install and use the software. Our Websites will inform you which type of software product you are purchasing. Our obligation to deliver the software product to you shall be complete at such time as, and place where, you first receive the downloaded product.
If you have purchased services from us, your right to access the applicable services will commence immediately after we have sent our purchase confirmation email.
Refunds for Products and Services:
Subject to the following paragraph, there are no refunds for products or services purchased on our Websites.
If you reside in the European Union and you purchase a product or service on one of our Websites, you have the right to withdraw from your purchase within fourteen calendar days, commencing on the day after the date of purchase (the "
Cooling Off Period"). You will lose your right of withdrawal if you start downloading your product, or if the performance of our services has begun, before the end of the Cooling Off Period. Please note that if you purchase services from us, the performance of our services will begin immediately after we have sent our purchase confirmation email. To withdraw from your purchase within the Cooling Off Period, please visit
http://support.ea.com, log in to the EA Account used for your purchase, and open any FAQ to reveal the "Ask a Question" tab. Complete the information in the "Ask a Question" tab and, if possible, attach a copy of your purchase confirmation email using the "Attach Files" feature. If you withdraw from your purchase within the Cooling Off Period, we will refund the Price as soon as reasonably practicable, and in any event within 30 days after the date that you exercise your right of withdrawal.
This Contract does not confer any rights or remedies upon any person other than the parties to this Contract. You may also have additional rights under applicable law.
EA's Liability to You:
To the fullest extent permissible under applicable law, the products and services that you purchase on the Websites are provided to you "AS IS," and your use is at your own risk. We do not make, and hereby disclaim, any and all other express, implied or statutory warranties, including implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, noninfringement of third party rights, and any warranties arising from a course of dealing, usage, or trade practice. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF OR LIMITATIONS ON IMPLIED WARRANTIES, SO THE ABOVE EXCLUSIONS AND LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU
To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, neither EA nor its licensors or distributors shall be liable to you for any lost profits, cost of substitute goods or services, or any form of indirect, special, incidental, consequential or punitive damages from any causes of action arising with respect to the products or services that you purchase on the Websites, whether arising in tort (including negligence), contract, strict liability or otherwise, whether or not such party has been advised of the possibility of such damage. In no event shall EA's aggregate liability under these Terms of Sale exceed the amount actually paid by you for the applicable products or services.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing contained in these Terms of Sale limit EA's liability to you for fraudulent misrepresentations, death or personal injury caused by EA's negligence, or any other liability to the extent such liability cannot be excluded or limited as a matter of applicable law.
Electronic Contracting:
You acknowledge and agree that by clicking the 'OK' (or similar) button when you place your order, you are placing a legally binding offer. You consent to: (i) the use of electronic communications in order to enter into contracts and place orders with us; and (ii) the electronic delivery of notices, policies and records of transactions initiated or completed by you online. You have the right to withdraw this consent, but if you do, we may cancel your access to our products and services. If you do not consent to receive any notices electronically, you must stop using our Websites. We may amend these Terms of Sale at any time by posting them on our Website. You agree to review them each time you make a purchase.
As long as you place orders with us online, you agree that you will have access to the necessary software and hardware to receive electronic records from us in connection with transactions initiated or completed by you online.
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