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The Terms of Service Agreement ("TOS") outlined in this document applies to the current release, version 8, of the America's Army version 2.5 Assist program ("Assist") as of 24 December, 2013 and to any and all future versions/updates of Assist. By downloading, installing, running and/or using Assist, you (the "Licensee") are accepting the following Terms of Service. If you do not agree with the Terms of Service, please remove Assist and all related software from your computer and any devices it was installed on.

Assist is 3rd party software created for the sole purpose of playing the online multiplayer first person shooter video game America's Army version 2.5 ("AA"). Assist utilizes a built-in authorization ("Auth") service that allows users to create and use an account to play AA. This account contains personal information that is volunteered by the Licensee as well as collected from the Licensee's computer.

The Licensee is granted a non-transferrable License to use the Assist software. This License allows the Licensee to use any built-in feature and redistribute the software as long as it remains unmodified and whole. Any violation of this License will result in a termination followed by a permanent ban without notice to the Licensee. Should the Licensee's License be terminated, the Licensee is required to uninstall and remove all copies of the Assist software from the Licensee's computer and any other electronic device in the Licensee's possession upon which it was installed.

The Assist Developers ("Devs") consider cheating through the use of "unauthorized third party programs" a violation of this TOS agreement. An "unauhthorized third party program" is defined, but not limited to, any alteration or add-on that:
   (i) enables or facilitates cheating of any type;
   (ii) allows users to modify or "hack" the AA graphical user interface, environment, and/or experience in any
                      way not expressly allowed by the Assist Devs in the TOS agreement;
   (iii) intercepts, mines or otherwise collects information from the Auth server.

In an effort to combat the efforts of those individuals who are willing to violate the TOS agreement, Assist utilizes "anti-cheating" software that performs background tasks. This "anti-cheating" utility performs the following functions:
   (i) scans the Random Access Memory ("RAM") that is occupied by Assist and AA to confirm that AA has not
                     been altered or "hacked" in violation of the TOS Agreement;
   (ii) scans the Assist and AA "processes" to determine if any unauthorized third-party programs or computer
        code has been attached to the Assist and AA processes;
   (iii) scans the Windows Process List to determine if any confirmed hacking or cheating programs are presently
          open in violation of the TOS Agreement;
   
The Assist program gathers information about a Licensee and their computer. This information is not public and is limited to:
   (i) The username, password, IP address and e-mail address used to register an account,
   (ii) A hardware identifier ("HWID") that is generated using the Licensee's computer components to
                      uniquely identify the Licensee,
   (iii) Information about the Licensee's account such as dates when the Licensee logged in or out of
                       Assist, any errors or violations seen by Assist and IP addresses used on the account.
   
The information that is obtained from Assist is communicated to the Assist Devs, who use it solely to determine if the computer that a user is using to log on to the Auth server has any unauthorized third-party programs, "hacks," or "cheats" that violate the TOS Agreement and is not used for any marketing purposes, and will never be sold, leased, or otherwise transferred to any other third party.

In the event that Assist detects an unauthorized third-party program, the Devs may in their sole determination:
   (a) communicate information to other Devs, including without limitation your account name, details about
          the unauthorized third party program(s) detected, and the time and date the unauthorized third
                      party program was detected; and/or
   (b) terminate the License agreement without prior notice to you.
   
The Licensee is considered violating the Terms of Service if you, the Licensee:
   (i) Harass, threaten, embarrass, or do anything else to another player that is unwanted, such as repeatedly
        sending unwanted messages or making personal attacks or statements about race, sexual orientation,
                     religion, heritage, etc.
   (ii) Transmit or facilitate distribution of content that is harmful, abusive, racially or ethnically offensive,
                       vulgar, sexually explicit, defamatory, infringing, invasive of personal privacy or publicity rights, or in
                       a reasonable person's view, objectionable. Hate speech is not tolerated.
   (iii) Disrupt the flow of chat in AA with vulgar language, abusiveness, use of excessive shouting [all caps] in
                       an attempt to disturb other users, "spamming" or flooding [posting repetitive text].
   (iv) Impersonate another person (including celebrities); indicate falsely that you are a Dev, or attempt to
                       mislead users by indicating that you represent Assist or it's Devs.
   (v) Attempt to get a password, account information, or other private information from anyone else on Assist
                      or AA.
   (vi) Promote or encourage any illegal activity including hacking, cracking or distribution of counterfeit software.
   (vii) Upload files that contain a virus or corrupted data.
   (viii) Use or distribute "auto" software programs, "macro" software programs or other "cheat utility"
                        software program or applications.
   (ix) Modify any part of the Assist service.
   (x) Post and/or distribute any player's real-world personal information inside Assist or AA.
   (xi) Attempt to interfere with, hack into or decipher any transmissions to or from the Assist or AA servers.
   (xii) Use and/or distribute exploits to gain an unfair advantage in a game.
   (xiii) Interfere with the ability of others to enjoy playing AA.

Licensees are encouraged to donate money to Assist. This is solely used to cover server costs associated with running Assist and it's associated services. These donations are never absolved by any of the staff, current or previous.