TERMS
OF SERVICE & PRIVACY POLICY
Scoin
is an account management service that provides unified payment
solutions across all devices and platforms, including computers,
mobile phones, TVs, and other electronic devices. Scoin develops its
customer base on a community platform using products and services
provided by VTC Mobile. Once you join the system, it means you have
read, understood, accepted, and agreed to adhere to the following
terms:
1.
Terms in the agreement
The
Publisher (VTC Mobile Company), abbreviated as "We"
"The
Publisher," is the party providing the Scoin service.
The
user of the service is abbreviated as "You", "Player",
or "Customer".
2.
Terms for Players
All
individuals participating in Scoin provided by us, from the age of 12
and above, regardless of gender.
During participation in the
system, there may be language or situations unsuitable for some
younger individuals. We do not guarantee that other players will not
provide content that may be deemed inappropriate for that age
group.
3.
Regulations for Account Registration
When
registering an account, you must provide complete, accurate
information about your name, phone number, email address, etc., and
verify your account to protect your rights.
Note:
These are
not mandatory information, but in case of risks or losses later on,
we will only accept cases with correct and complete information
provided above. Cases with missing or false information will not be
resolved. This information will be used as a basis for resolution
support.
3.1
Naming Rules for Accounts
With
one account, multiple characters can be created to play within the
system. When creating a character, Players must adhere to the naming
principles as announced on the system's Website.
Names and
symbols related to celebrities, names of Vietnam’s Communist Party
and State leaders are not allowed.
Names and symbols with
offensive content, religious ridicule, pornography, violence,
contrary to Vietnamese customs, traditions, and culture are not
allowed.
Names and symbols containing content that insults or
provokes others in any form are not allowed.
Names and symbols
containing content that disrupts or undermines the reputation of the
services we provide as well as of the members within the Publisher
are not allowed.
Additionally, the naming process must comply
with the supervision of a filter with over 30,000 words and a team of
Game Masters who monitor reports to handle violation cases.
3.2
Password
In
the account management section, each player will have a password for
their account. This password is used to log in to the game and
associated websites. Players are responsible for securely storing
their password and game code. If the password is disclosed in any
form, we will not be held responsible for any resulting losses.
3.3
The following behaviors are strictly prohibited
Using
language that incites hatred, violence, regional discrimination,
religious discrimination, or gender discrimination.
Posting
content that violates the law, contains information that insults
dignity, integrity, or affects the legitimate rights and interests of
other organizations or individuals; using offensive language,
violating cultural norms; spreading false information or
advertisements for illegal business activities that provoke public
outrage, impacting social order and safety.
Absolutely not using
any programs, tools, or methods to interfere with the system or
payment of Scoin (hack, cheat, bots…). Any violations found will be
dealt with according to legal regulations.
Sending or
transmitting any form of advertising, invitations, chain letters,
investment opportunities, or any form of commercial communication
without our written permission.
Sending or uploading,
publishing, broadcasting, reproducing, or distributing in any form
content protected by copyright and intellectual property laws of
Scoin; or creating variations of such content without the written
consent of the owner or copyright holder.
When discovering
system errors, please notify us immediately through the support
channels we provide throughout Scoin's operating hours.
4.
Collecting information
4.1
Account
To
use certain features of the Services, you will need to create a user
account, which requires you to submit certain personal data. When you
register and create an account, we ask you to provide us with your
name and email address as well as the username you choose. We also
require certain information about yourself such as age, date of
birth, phone number, mailing address, ID card with photo, bank
account details, gender, and your interests. After activating your
account, you will choose a username and password. Your username and
password will be used for you to access and maintain your account
securely.
4.2
When we collect your personal data?
4.2.1.
We will/may collect personal data about you:
(a)
When you register and/or use our Services or Websites, or open an
account with us;
(b) When you submit any forms, including but
not limited to, registration forms or other forms related to any of
our products and services, either online or in another form;
(c)
When you enter into any agreements or provide other documents or
information related to your interactions with us, or when you use our
products and services;
(d) When you interact with us, such as
through phone calls (which may be recorded), letters, faxes,
face-to-face meetings, social media platforms, and emails;
(e)
When you use our electronic services, or interact with us through our
website or use services on our website. This includes, but is not
limited to, through cookie files that we may deploy when you interact
with our applications or websites;
(f) When you conduct
transactions through our website or Services;
(g) When you
provide feedback or submit complaints to us;
(h) When you
register to participate in a contest, game, or in-game events;
(i)
During the course of your gameplay;
(j) When you provide your
personal data to us for any reason.
The above are just some
common cases in which we collect your personal data, and do not
reflect all cases in which we will collect your personal
data.
4.2.2.
When you access, use, or interact with our Website or mobile
applications,
we may collect certain information by automatic or passive means
using various technologies, which may be downloaded to your device
and may set or modify settings on your device. The information we
collect may include, but is not limited to, Internet Protocol (IP)
address, computer/mobile operating system and browser type, your
mobile device type, characteristics of your mobile device, unique
device identifier (UDID) or mobile device identification number
(MEID) of your mobile device, referral website address (if any), and
the pages you visit on our Website and mobile applications and the
number of visits. We may only collect, use, disclose, and/or process
this information for the Purposes (defined below).
4.2.3.
Our mobile applications may collect precise information about your
mobile device's location using technologies such as GPS, Wi-Fi, etc.
We collect, use, disclose, and/or process this information for one or
more Purposes, including, but not limited to location-based services
that you request or to provide you with information relevant to that
location or to allow you to share your location with other users as
part of our Service. For most mobile devices, you can disable our
ability to collect information about your location by modifying the
phone's settings. If you have questions about how to disable
location-based services on your mobile device, please contact your
mobile device service provider or device manufacturer.
4.3.
What information do we collect from you?
The
personal data that we may collect includes, but is not limited
to:
Full name;
Email address;
Date of birth;
Billing
address;
Bank account and payment information;
Phone
number;
Gender;
Or any other information about users when
they log in to use our Services or website, and when users use our
Services or website, as well as information about how users use our
Services or website; and aggregated data about the content users
use.
4.4
How do we use the information you provide us?
We
may collect, use, disclose, and/or process your personal data for one
or more of the following purposes:
(a)
To review and/or process your registration/transactions with us or
transactions or correspondence with third parties through the
Services;
(b) To manage, operate, provide, and/or administer
your use of and/or access to our Services and website, as well as
your relationship and user account with us;
(c) To manage,
operate, administer, and provide to you and facilitate the provision
of our Services, including, but not limited to, recording your
preferences;
(d) To tailor your experience through the Services
by displaying content according to your interests and preferences,
providing a quicker means for you to access your account information,
and submitting information to us and allowing us to contact you if
necessary;
(e) To respond to, process, resolve, or complete a
transaction and/or respond to your requests for certain products and
services and notify you of service issues and abnormal account
activities;
(f) To enforce our Terms of Service or any
applicable end-user license agreements;
(g) To safeguard the
personal safety and rights, property, or safety of others;
(h)
To identify and/or verify;
(i) To maintain and manage any
software updates and/or other updates and support that may be
required from time to time to ensure the smooth operation of our
Services;
(j) To handle or facilitate customer service
operations, carry out your instructions, resolve or answer any
queries sent by (or intended to be sent by) you or on your
behalf;
(k) To contact you or communicate with you by phone,
text message and/or fax, email, and/or letter or otherwise for
purposes of administration and/or managing our relationship with you
or your use of our Services, including but not limited to conveying
administrative information to you regarding our Services. You
acknowledge and agree that our communications with you may be by way
of posting letters through the postal system, documents, or notices
to you, may include disclosure of certain personal data about you to
provide those documents as well as on packaging/envelopes;
(l)
To notify you when another user has sent you a private message or
posted a comment to you on the Website;
(m) To conduct research,
analysis, and development activities (including but not limited to
data analysis, surveys, development and/or enhancement of product and
service features), to analyze how you use our Services, to improve
our Services or products and/or to enhance your customer
experience;
(n) To enable advertising and other marketing
campaigns, in addition to other activities, to authenticate the scale
and composition of the gaming audience, and understand their
experience with our Services;
(o) Where you have given prior
consent, for marketing purposes, to send you via various
communication methods such as mail, email, location-based services,
or otherwise, marketing and promotional information related to
products and/or services (including but not limited to products
and/or services of third parties with which we may collaborate or be
affiliated), whether those products or services exist now or are
created in the future.
(p) To comply with legal procedures or to
comply with or comply with the regulations of any current law, the
requirements of government or regulatory authorities of any region,
including but not limited to, to comply with disclosure requirements
under any law applicable to us or our affiliates;
(q) To compile
statistics and research to meet reporting requirements and/or
maintain internal records or regulations;
(r) To carry out
checks and verification procedures or other screening activities
(including but not limited to background checks) to comply with legal
or regulatory obligations or our risk management procedures, which
may be required by law or may have been applied by us;
(s) To
check our Services or our operations;
(t) To prevent or
investigate any fraudulent, illegal, deficient, or improper
activities, whether related to your use of our Services or not, or
any issues arising from your relationship with us, and whether there
are suspicions about the above activities or not;
(u) To store,
operate servers, back up (whether for disaster recovery purposes or
other purposes) your personal data, whether inside or outside your
region;
(v) To support account information processing: You send
a request via the scoin fanpage:
https://www.facebook.com/scoinvtcmobile
4.5
How do we protect customer information?
We
strive to work diligently to protect our users from unauthorized
access, unauthorized alteration, disclosure, or destruction of the
information we hold. Specifically:
• We use SSL to encrypt
many of our services.
• We provide you with a two-step
verification process when you access your Account.
• We review
our data collection, storage, and processing practices, including
physical security measures, to guard against unauthorized access to
our systems.
• We only allow employees, contractors, and
agents who need to know that information to access personal
information, and they must be subject to strict security obligations
in their contracts and may be disciplined or have their contracts
terminated if they fail to meet those obligations.
5.
General agreements
5.1
Regulations on Scoin account revocation
• Your
Account is inactive (meaning you have not logged in; have not made
any transactions or have not interacted) continuously for 12 months
on the VTC Mobile NPH system. (*)
• If
your Account is in (*), VTC Mobile NPH will send a direct
notification to each Account via the following means: Email, SMS
messages on your phone, in-game mail.
• After
180 days from the date VTC Mobile NPH sends the notification, if your
Account still has no activity, we will revoke or disable your Account
and all data in your Account will be lost.
5.2
Changes to the content of the Scoin system
We
reserve the right, at our sole discretion and at any time, to add,
modify, or remove any information as well as change the layout,
components, or functionality of the system without prior notice. If
you do not agree with these changes, you may discontinue using the
service. Your continued use of the service constitutes your
acceptance of these changes.
5.3
Regulations Changing
We
reserve the right to change any outdated terms in the Regulations
without prior notice. If you disagree with these changes, you may
discontinue using the service. Your continued use of the service
implies your agreement with these changes.
5.4
Service Interruption
We
reserve the right to suspend service for a certain period of time for
repairs, maintenance of machinery, and will provide advance notice to
players on the official website of the system. We do not guarantee to
players that you will be able to connect to our services at any
time.
You acknowledge that our service may be interrupted for
reasons beyond our control such as: power outages, natural disasters,
fires, etc. We will not be responsible for service interruptions,
delays, or inability to provide services due to these reasons.
5.5
Access prohibition
We
reserve the right, at any time, to prohibit or deny your access to
Scoin or any part of the system immediately and without prior notice
if we deem that you have violated any terms of the Regulations or
that such prohibition or denial is appropriate and necessary.
5.6
Compensation regulations
We
assume no responsibility for any transactions within the system. We
shall not be liable for any loss, damage, or complaint related to
buying, selling, or exchanging items within Scoin.
You agree to
indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the Company's CEO, employees,
shareholders, agents, customers, and partners from and against any
losses, claims, costs (including reasonable attorney fees) demanded
by any third party arising out of your use of the service, your
violation of any terms of this Agreement, or any rights of another
user.
5.7
Service Termination
You
may cease using your account at any time without prior notice to us
and without any liability. The Company reserves the right to
temporarily suspend your account for investigation or terminate it
for processing violations. If the service is terminated, you must
accept the following terms: The Service Provider has the right to
immediately suspend your account and will provide prior notice if you
violate any terms of this Agreement or violate the provisions in the
system.
5.8
Third Party Information
The
information provided on the Scoin system may contain information from
third parties or be curated from other sources. Such information
should not be considered as endorsements or validations by Scoin for
any individuals, products, or services.
We do not independently
verify information and are not responsible if third-party information
is not up to date; therefore, we disclaim any responsibility for such
information. You use or rely on such information at your own
understanding, responsibility, and risk.
5.9
Linking to and from the Scoin system
Links
from the Scoin system may direct you to other websites. You
acknowledge and agree that the Publisher is not responsible for the
accuracy or value of any information provided by linked
websites.
Links to other websites do not constitute an
endorsement by the Publisher of the information, products,
advertisements, or other materials on those websites.
5.10
Intellectual Property Rights
All
intellectual property rights existing in the Scoin system belong to
the Company or are legally licensed to the Company for use in this
system. Therefore, all legal rights are ensured. Unless with the
Company's written consent, you are not allowed to upload, transmit,
publish, reproduce, distribute, or create derivative works of any
component of the online gaming system or modify any content provided
in the online game.
You agree that we are free to use, disclose,
implement, and modify any ideas, concepts, methods, proposals,
suggestions, comments, or other communications and information you
provide to us ("Feedback") related to the Scoin system
and/or services completely free of charge. You waive and agree to
waive any rights and claims to any rewards, fees, royalties, fees,
and/or other forms of compensation related to our use, disclosure,
implementation, and/or modification of any or all of your
Feedback.
5.11
User Information
For
certain services, the Scoin system requires users to register. We may
use this information to send you notifications about products and
services or promotional programs via email or postal mail. We may
also use this information to conduct surveys (e.g., notifications of
service changes in the system, announcements of promotional programs,
or other humanitarian and social actions). We maintain a "NO
SPAM" policy and do not share, sell, or disclose email or other
personal information of yours to third parties without your
consent.
The Company will only disclose personal information
and/or IP addresses of users when required by Vietnamese law and for
the following necessary purposes:
Coordinating
with investigative agencies to identify illegal activities related
to information dissemination and cybersecurity.
Protecting
the rights and property related to the Scoin system and Scoin users.
Identifying individuals who intentionally violate information and
cybersecurity laws.
5.12
Fulfilling the user's requests
We
are only responsible for information that is kept confidential by
NPH. When the information has been transferred to a third party in
accordance with the agreements in the Regulations, the security of
the information is beyond our control and is not the responsibility
of The Publisher.
5.13
Legal Liability and Warranty Limitations
You
act and rely entirely on your own skill and judgment regarding the
use and understanding of information within the Scoin system. You are
responsible for ensuring that your use of information complies with
all current legal requirements.
The limitations of legal
obligations in the Regulations will be applied to the fullest extent
permitted by current law.
5.14
Applicable Law
The
provisions herein shall be enforced in accordance with the laws of
the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. By using the services within
Scoin, you implicitly accept the terms of this Regulation. We operate
entirely within the framework of Vietnamese law and commit to
complying with the regulations of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
These terms are in accordance with current legislation and ensure the
highest rights for our service users. Supplementary terms will be
updated as they become effective and in line with the current
situation of Scoin.
6.
Dispute resolution during the provision process
VTC
Mobile Company has organized a Customer Care Department (CS) with the
mission of assisting and resolving all customer complaints,
grievances, and inquiries throughout the operation of electronic
games. Accordingly, all customer feedback is received and resolved
with careful consideration, aiming for the earliest possible
resolution time, based on the legal provisions regarding the
operation and business of electronic gaming services.
6.1 Dispute
resolution rules, complaints
Complaints
and disputes arising are received and resolved based on the
information provided by customers, cross-referenced with system data
to ensure customer rights.
The outcomes of dispute resolution
and complaints adhere to commitments agreed upon in the terms and
conditions between customers and VTC Mobile upon registering a Scoin
account.
Cases that are denied resolution include instances of
external interference with the gaming system, offensive or fraudulent
behavior affecting other customers as well as publishers, and cases
lacking sufficient evidence of account ownership or external
transactions involving game accounts.
Regulations
regarding payment disputes:
•
We waive the right to assist in processing complaints if customers
transact Scoin or purchase top-up packages from websites, emails,
fraudulent accounts, or unauthorized sources; exploit the Refund
feature of app stores for illicitly personal gains.
• For
successful top-up transactions on the system https://scoin.vn;
IAP (In-App-Purchase: direct in-game payment through app stores), we
will refuse refunds in any form.
6.2
Forms of disputes, complaints
Complaints
are submitted through direct channels at the headquarters, fanpage
scoin : https://www.facebook.com/scoinvtcmobile, the online fan pages
of each game. Customer complaints may relate to incidents regarding
unclear content of the game or events during the service usage
process, as well as payment and account issues.
6.3
Dispute resolution procedure
Account
complaint reception and resolution process:
• When a complaint
related to account information arises, customer service staff request
the complainant (A) to provide authentic information to prove
ownership of the account.
• After receiving the information
from party A, customer service staff cross-reference it with the
Scoin account information support process to provide assistance
(either immediate support or verification lock). After the
verification period, support will be provided to update new security
information for party A.
• During the verification period, if
there is a dispute over the account and another party (B) reports the
dispute, customer service staff will review party A's contact
information and inform the relevant parties of the dispute status, as
well as request additional information within the specified time
based on the account dispute resolution process. Then, they will
proceed with cross-referencing and handling according to the
regulations (providing support to the party with more verifiable
information...)
The
process of receiving and resolving payment-related
complaints:
Payment
complaint reception and resolution process:
Upon
receipt of a payment-related complaint, the customer service team
initiates a review by requesting the complainant (A) to provide
detailed information regarding the payment issue.
Customer
service staff then verify the provided information against payment
records and transaction logs to assess the validity of the
complaint.
If
necessary, additional information or evidence may be requested from
the complainant (A) to facilitate the investigation.
Once
all relevant information has been gathered and verified, the
customer service team proceeds with resolving the payment complaint
by taking appropriate actions, such as issuing refunds, rectifying
billing errors, or providing explanations to the complainant.
Throughout
the process, clear communication channels are maintained with the
complainant (A) to keep them informed of the progress and outcome of
their payment complaint.
The
process of receiving and resolving service-related complaints (game
errors, events)
During
the service usage, when customers encounter any service-related
issues such as problems with connections, service event activities,
the customer service staff needs to fully explore the user's
information and the incidents or issues they are facing. They then
compile and report this information to the service operations
department for rectification as well as for implementing support
measures and compensation.
6.4
Resolution of Complaints
Complaints
related to customer account information submitted will be responded
to within 24 hours at the latest and resolved within a maximum of 7
days.The notification period for parties to provide dispute
information is within 24 hours from the occurrence of the dispute,
and the dispute will be resolved within 3 days from the notification
or until the end of the initial verification period.
Payment-related
complaints will be resolved within 24 hours on regular days and
within 48 to 72 hours on Saturdays and Sundays. In cases of issues
arising, customers will be informed for further handling.
For
service-related error complaints, the processing time will be based
on information from the service operation department's report.
The
resolution results will be based on verified data, with cases where
customers are not satisfied with the results, they may appeal to VTC
Mobile's management level.
In the event of customer complaints
to state authorities, VTC Mobile is always ready to provide
sufficient data related to the resolution of complaints and disputes
upon request from the competent authorities.
All dispute
resolution results are stored in VTC Mobile's reporting system .