There are those who would endeavor to take (or simply destroy) the fruits of another's labor without their consent by accessing their account without authorization (commonly referred to as hacking an account or an account's security being compromised). This policy will detail the restrictions placed on account access by the Terms of Use (ToU), how to better protect yourself from having an account compromised, how to go about regaining control of an account compromise, and the repercussions for compromising an account that is not registered to you.

Limitations placed on Account Access
The Terms of Use speaks extensively about what you may and may not do with a Islands Of War account as well as does the ToU of the Multiverse World Browser. This section highlights a few passages from the Terms of Use that are most relevant to this policy. The core message is that you, and only you (with the exception of a minor authorized to use an account by a parent or guardian), should be accessing an account registered in your name.

Islands Of War does not recognize the transfer of Accounts between individuals.
You may not share your Account or password with anyone.
You are liable for all activities conducted through the Account, including any activities which may be conducted by your minor children that you allow to use your Account.
You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your User Name and password, and you will be responsible for all uses of your User Name and password whether or not authorized by you. Security of your account is your responsibility.

Tips to Prevent an Account Compromise :
It takes an extensive amount of time for Islands Of War's Customer Support Staff to investigate and attempt to resolve the consequences of an account compromise, during which time the subject account is usually suspended. So, taking steps to prevent an account compromise is time well spent. Due to this, we would like to reiterate that account security is the sole responsibility of the registered user of said account. As such it is your responsibility to make sure to use appropriate password protection techniques, that could include disabling file sharing, running virus checks, and other applicable measures to prevent accounts from being compromised. Listed below are a few tips to help keep an account secure:

Do not share the account information with anyone. This includes both the User Name and password. Most compromised accounts turn out to be the work of friends, family, guild members, or others that you thought you could trust.
Do not write your password down. If you must, then do not keep it where others can find it. Places such as your wallet or under your keyboard.
Choose a secure password. Your password should be difficult to guess, but easy for you to remember. Here are some tips to make your password more secure:
Be certain to use a combination of numbers and letters (a mix of upper and lower case letters is recommended).
Avoid using words found in any dictionary or names of friends, family, pets, etc.
Avoid using your character or account name in your password.

Third Party User Interfaces :
Third party user interfaces (Third Party UI's) are very popular in MMORPGs and Islands Of War is no exception. Unfortunately, the use of a Third Party UI can also be risky. Islands Of War has observed certain unscrupulous developers of Third Party UI's that will develop worms and Trojan horse viruses, including key loggers that will steal account information. While we sympathizes with victims of this reprehensible behavior, and will do what we can to help you regain control of your account, Islands Of War is not responsible for the damage that can be done to your account or your characters life that might occur from your use of a Third Party UI. Section 13(g) of the ToU specifically states that:

The use of any user interface other than the user interface that is included in the Islands Of War Software (Third Party User Interface) is not recommended by us, and you hereby agree to indemnify and hold harmless Islands Of Ware from all claims, damages, and other losses which may arise from your use of a Third Party User Interface. At such time that Islands Of War elects to post a list of approved Third-Party User Interfaces on its website, you agree that you will use only those Third-Party User Interfaces approved by Islands Of War, and that you will use no other Third-Party User Interfaces in connection with Islands Of War.

Repercussions for Compromising an Account :
This category applies to players who have:

* Accessed an account reported as compromised and are not the registered user of said account
* Knowingly or unknowingly received items/gold from a compromised account

If a player is found to have participated in one of these acts, he/she may:

* Have the transferred items/gold removed from the account
* Receive an account penalty up to and including account closure if the registered user of the account perpetrated the compromise.

Any player found to be involved in compromising the security of another account may have any and all related accounts closed. This may include accounts found to have knowingly received items/money transferred from a compromised account. We will conduct a review of both the compromised account and the account(s) that received the items/money and action the account(s) based only on the information gathered through our investigation.