Terms & Conditions

Copyright Missouri Lottery Commission. All rights reserved.

Effective April 1, 2019

Thank you for visiting the Missouri Lottery website, MOLottery.com, and/or the Missouri Lottery Mobile Application. Any use of the website or application is subject to these Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy for Website and Application Use. Please review them carefully.

As used herein, "these terms" and "terms" refers to these Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy for Website and Application Use; "the Services" refers to MOLottery.com and any version of the Missouri Lottery Mobile Application; "content" refers to any text, image, picture, video, audio, software, code, data, application, program, process, feature, function, service, or other material of any kind offered on the Services; "we," "us," and "our" refer to the Missouri Lottery, its agents, contractors, sub-contractors, and third parties involved in producing or delivering the Services or its content; and "you" or "your" refers to the website or application user.

ACCEPTANCE OF TERMS

By using the Services or its content, you accept and agree to be bound by all of these terms. If you do not accept and agree to be bound by these terms, any use or activities of the Services is unauthorized, and you should not use the Services.

TERMS SUBJECT TO CHANGE

We may change these terms at any time and without notice. All changes are effective upon posting. Your continued use of the Services or its content after changes are posted constitutes your acceptance of those changes. For your convenience, the effective date of these terms is posted at the top of this page. It is your responsibility to review these terms periodically for changes.

ADDITIONAL TERMS & POLICIES

Additional terms, conditions, and policies may apply to certain promotions, activities, and content offered on the Services. It is your responsibility to review any other applicable terms, conditions, and policies.

VIOLATION OF TERMS

We may take any lawful or equitable action we deem appropriate in response to an actual or suspected violation of these terms. This includes, but is not limited to: suspending or terminating your account; blocking access to the Services or content; reporting and providing information about your actions to third parties; reporting and providing information about your actions to law enforcement; cooperating in any investigation; and initiating or participating in any civil or criminal action.

AGE REQUIREMENT

You must be at least 18 years of age to use the Services and content. If you are not at least 18 years of age, you are prohibited from using the Services and content.

USE OF WEBSITE AND CONTENT

You are granted limited permission to use the Services and content for their intended purposes only. You are prohibited from using the Services or content in any way that:

• is threatening, violent, abusive, hateful, defamatory, slanderous, libelous, deceptive, fraudulent, tortious, indecent, vulgar, profane, obscene, or that we, in our sole discretion, deem inappropriate;
• violates any law, regulation, or court order;
• accesses, collects or stores personal information about others;
• violates or infringes upon the rights of anyone else, including, for example, another person’s right to privacy;
• impersonates any person, business, entity, or Internet Protocol address (e.g., IP spoofing);
• involves uploading, posting, emailing, transmitting, or otherwise making available any materials that you do not have a right to make available under any law;
• is commercial in nature, including, for example, unauthorized advertising, promotional or marketing materials; or for spam, phishing, or other unsolicited messages;
• gains or tries to gain unauthorized access to the Services, its computers and networks, or its user data, or that otherwise modifies or interferes with the use or operation of the Services;
• imposes an unreasonable or disproportionately large load on our infrastructure, including, but not limited to, transmitting spam or using other unsolicited mass emailing techniques;
• could damage or overburden our servers, or any network connected to those servers;
• would interfere with any other party’s use of the Services;
• circumvents or attempts to circumvent any method we use to verify information about your age, identity, residency, or location;
• alters, damages, or deletes any content posted on the Services;
• contains or introduces computer viruses or other disruptive, damaging, or harmful files or programs; or
• otherwise violates these terms or any other terms, guidelines, policies, rules, or directives posted on the Services that are incorporated by this reference into these terms.

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

We own the copyrights, trademarks, service marks, trade dress, and other intellectual property rights to content on the Services. Except as expressly outlined in this section, you may not reproduce, modify, create derivative works from, display, publish, distribute, or transmit the Services or content to or through any third party, nor sell, resell, or otherwise exploit the Services or content for any business purpose without our express written consent. We retain all rights not otherwise expressly granted in these terms.

News releases, reports, and other information on this website may be used by news organizations for reproduction in print and other media. Permitted reproduction by a "news organization" does not include reproduction by an individual on his or her own behalf or otherwise.

Copies of images, articles, and abstracts may be used for informational or educational purposes as long as they include our copyright notice. Permissible reproduction of images, articles, or abstracts for informational or educational purposes excludes reproduction of such items for use in a commercial publication, commercial website, commercial mobile application, or monetized online or social media content. Such prohibited commercial use falls under reproduction as part of another publication. Examples of prohibited commercial use or purposes include (but are not limited to) enhancement of a commercial business or industry, online sales offerings or catalogs, informational sites or posts that receive compensation from advertisements or insertions of links, or paid or otherwise compensated commentary or posts.

Documents or information permitted to be reproduced shall not be altered or manipulated.

INFORMATION YOU SUBMIT

By submitting a comment, suggestion, opinion, picture, response, survey, or other comparable information to the Services, you represent and warrant to us that you have all necessary rights in and to that submission. You further represent and warrant that your submission does not contain any libelous, tortious, or otherwise unlawful information and does not infringe upon the rights of any third party. We do not claim ownership of information you submit. However, by submitting information, whether such submission is solicited or unsolicited, you authorize and grant us free of charge the non-exclusive right and license to use, copy, display, reproduce, reformat, modify, and distribute that content in whole or in part, alone or together with other information, in any manner we choose, through any media outlets we choose, anywhere, in perpetuity. You understand and agree that you waive any claim to compensation for any such right or license. We are not obligated to review a submission or to keep a submission confidential. Submissions may become public pursuant to state open records or other laws. We reserve the right, in our sole and absolute discretion, to remove any material submitted.

THIRD-PARTY LINKS

Any links to other websites appearing on the Services are provided solely for informational purposes and as a convenience. Providing these links from the Services does not constitute our endorsement of the content, products, security measures, opinions, viewpoints, statements, or other information of any kind provided on third-party websites. We do not control and are not responsible for any third-party websites or their content. Use of any third-party websites is at your own risk.

If you create a link to the Services, you must not: state or imply that we endorse your website, content, products, security measures, services, opinions, views, statements, or other information of any kind; portray any person, entity, subject, or content in a false or misleading light; visually alter any page or content; or incorporate our content in such a way that its origin cannot be determined or that associates it with advertisements or other navigation that is not ours.

PLAYER ACCOUNTS

Your access and ability to use certain content offered on the Services may require you to register an account with us. An account may be subject to additional terms and conditions. You understand and agree that any account offered on the Services is a discretionary privilege that we may deny, suspend, or terminate at any time, for any reason, and without notice. By applying for an account, you represent and warrant that any information you provide to us is true, complete, and accurate. It is your responsibility to keep account information that you provide current. We reserve the right to require you to change or update your account information at any time, including, but not limited to, your username and password. If you register an account, you are responsible for safeguarding and keeping confidential any username, password, or other account information. You are solely responsible for any charges, costs, expenses, damages, liabilities, and losses of any kind that you, we, or any third party may incur as a result of your failure to do so. You agree to notify us immediately if you suspect or discover that your account has been compromised or misused. If your account is inactive for over a year, your account will automatically be deactivated. Under those circumstances, or if a player requests that their account be specifically deleted, account and player information will be retained by the Lottery for a period of two years after the deactivation of the account for the purposes of audits and other business requirements.

DISCLAIMER OF AGENCY RELATIONSHIP

Nothing in these terms or your use of the Services, including submission of information, registration of an account, or creation of a link, creates any partnership, joint venture, employment, or agency relationship between you and us. You shall not represent the existence of any such relationship.

DISCLAIMER OF ENDORSEMENT

Reference to any products, process, service, trade name, trademark, manufacturer, company, or other entity appearing on the Services does not constitute our endorsement or recommendation. Any opinions, statements, views, products, services, offers, or other information of any kind expressed or made available by third parties on or through the Services, including, but not limited to, other users, are solely those of the respective author, publisher, or distributor. You may not represent that the appearance of any such information on or through the Services constitutes our endorsement or recommendation.

DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES

The Services and its content are offered on an “as is” basis. We make no warranties of any kind, implied or express, including, but not limited to, warranties of title, merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement. Use of the Internet carries inherent risks and dangers. Security measures have been integrated into the design, implementation, and day-to-day operations of the Services as part of our continuing commitment to the security of content as well as the electronic transmission of information. Due to the nature of the Internet, however, we cannot and do not guarantee that any communication or information will be secure or free from unauthorized access by third parties. We do not guarantee that the

Services or any content is free from these inherent dangers, including, but not limited to, viruses, spyware, malware, or other invasive, malicious, or damaging software, code, or applications of any kind. Nor do we guarantee that use of the Services or any content will not cause damage or loss of any kind.

You understand and agree that your use of the Services is at your sole risk. Except as expressly required by law, we are not liable if a security breach occurs, and we are not liable for any loss or damage of any kind arising out of your use of the Services, its content, or for any action by third parties.

CONTENT DISCLAIMER

While we endeavor to provide accurate and timely content on the Services, we do not guarantee the availability, accuracy, adequacy, completeness, or timeliness of any content offered on or through the Services. We are not liable for any damages or losses resulting from unavailable, inaccurate, inadequate, incomplete, or untimely content. Additionally, content on the Services is presented only as of the date and time published or indicated and may be outdated, superseded, or overridden by subsequent events or actions. You are responsible for setting the cache settings on your browser to ensure you are receiving the most recent content.

POTENTIAL DISRUPTION OF SERVICE

Access to the Services or its content may be unavailable, delayed, limited, or slowed by various disruptions in service. We are not liable for any damages or losses resulting from any disruption in service.

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

We are not liable for any printing or computer error, omission, interruption, irregularity, deletion, defect, delay in operations or transmission, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to or alteration of the Services or its content, or for technical, network, electronic, computer, hardware or software misuse or malfunctions of any kind, or inaccurate transmission of content due to technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet, at any website, or any combination thereof. Under no circumstances are we liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, or consequential damages arising out of your use of the Services or its content, even if we have been advised of the possibility of such damages.

INDEMNIFICATION

You agree to indemnify, hold harmless, and defend us, our officers, directors, employees, agents, partners, shareholders, and licensees, from and against all claims, actions, liabilities, losses, expenses, damages, and costs of any kind, including, but not limited to, attorney fees, resulting from or relating to your use of the Services or its content, breach of these terms, inability to access the Services, use of any linked websites, reliance on any errors or omissions on the Services, or propagation or contraction of any computer virus in connection with your use of the Services or its content.

NON WAIVER

We are not obligated to take any action or pursue any remedy authorized by these terms. Refraining from taking any authorized action or pursuing any remedy does not constitute a waiver of any rights or remedies and does not preclude us from taking any such action or pursuing such remedy in the future.

CHANGES AND TERMINATION

We reserve the right to add, remove, modify, suspend, or terminate any aspect of the Services, content, or your access to the Services or content at any time and without notice. We are not liable for any damages or losses resulting from any such change, suspension, or termination of the Services or content.

SEVERANCE

If any provision of these terms is deemed unlawful or unenforceable for any reason, that provision will be severed from these terms and the remaining provisions remain in full force.

GOVERNING LAW

Your access to and use of the Services is subject to all laws, regulations, and rules applicable to us and you. All transactions and claims are subject to the laws of the State of Missouri, the regulations, rules, and directives of and applicable to the Missouri Lottery, and any subsequent changes. You understand and agree that any dispute arising out of your use of the Services or its content is governed by the laws of Missouri. You further understand and agree that federal courts within Missouri have exclusive jurisdiction over any federal claims arising out of your use of the Services or its content.