Q: Hi, I received a message that my Mafia Wars account has been warned. What happened? A: Accounts can receive a warning if we detect irregular activity or there are multiple reports of inappropriate behavior. -Example: If your nickname is includes profanity, or another player's name to taunt them http://www.zynga.com/about/terms-of-service.php Q: Hi, I received a message that my account has been suspended*. What happened? A: Accounts can be suspended when our systems detect irregular activity and/or if we have determined that it has violated the Mafia Wars Terms of Service. http://www.zynga.com/about/terms-of-service.php Q: What is "irregular" activity? A: Irregular activity can include, but are not limited to, the following: -high-frequency activity that is beyond humanly possible means -high-frequency activity that serves no in-game benefit -attempts to repeatedly access links not promoted by Zynga -attempts to access/manipulate your account through other means to give yourself an advantage, or to the detriment of the experience of other players -unauthenticated acceleration in statistics, points or items http://www.zynga.com/about/terms-of-service.php (Section 6: Usage Rules) Q: What violation have I committed? A: Common violations of the Terms of Service (http://www.zynga.com/about/terms-of-service.php) include, but are not limited to: 1.6. Use of the Service The following restrictions apply to the use of the Service:
1.9. License Limitations Any use of the Service in violation of these License Limitations is strictly prohibited, can result in the immediate revocation of your limited license granted by Section 1.4, and may subject you to liability for violations of law. ANY ATTEMPT BY YOU TO DISRUPT OR INTERFERE WITH THE SERVICE INCLUDING UNDERMINING OR MANIPULATING THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF ANY ZYNGA GAME IS A VIOLATION OF ZYNGA POLICY AND MAY BE A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS. You agree that you will not, under any circumstances:
A: http://www.zynga.com/about/terms-of-service.php Q: How long will I be suspended for? A: The duration of this suspension will be based on the type, frequency, or nature of activity detected. Most suspensions will last 7 days. Extreme cases can result in longer or indefinite suspensions. Accounts that are linked with selling posts/sites/forums can be indefinitely suspended. This suspension cannot be appealed. Accounts with extensive history of unauthorized credit card transactions are also subject to indefinite suspension. 1.10. Suspension and Termination of Account and Service WITHOUT LIMITING ANY OTHER REMEDIES, ZYNGA MAY LIMIT, SUSPEND, TERMINATE, MODIFY, OR DELETE ACCOUNTS OR ACCESS TO ZYNGA SERVICES OR PORTIONS THEREOF IF YOU ARE, OR ZYNGA SUSPECTS THAT YOU ARE, FAILING TO COMPLY WITH ANY OF THESE TERMS OF SERVICE OR FOR ANY ACTUAL OR SUSPECTED ILLEGAL OR IMPROPER USE OF THE SERVICE, WITH OR WITHOUT NOTICE TO YOU. YOU CAN LOSE YOUR USER NAME AND PERSONA AS A RESULT OF ACCOUNT TERMINATION OR LIMITATION, AS WELL AS ANY BENEFITS, PRIVILEGES, EARNED ITEMS AND PURCHASED ITEMS ASSOCIATED WITH YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE, AND ZYNGA IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO COMPENSATE YOU FOR ANY SUCH LOSSES OR RESULTS. WITHOUT LIMITING OUR OTHER REMEDIES, WE MAY LIMIT, SUSPEND OR TERMINATE THE SERVICE AND USER ACCOUNTS OR PORTIONS THEREOF, PROHIBIT ACCESS TO OUR GAMES AND SITES, AND THEIR CONTENT, SERVICES AND TOOLS, DELAY OR REMOVE HOSTED CONTENT, AND TAKE TECHNICAL AND LEGAL STEPS TO PREVENT USERS FROM ACCESSING THE SERVICE IF WE BELIEVE THAT THEY ARE CREATING RISK OR POSSIBLE LEGAL LIABILITIES, INFRINGING THE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS OF THIRD PARTIES, OR ACTING INCONSISTENTLY WITH THE LETTER OR SPIRIT OF OUR TERMS OR POLICIES. ADDITIONALLY, WE MAY, IN APPROPRIATE CIRCUMSTANCES AND AT OUR SOLE DISCRETION, SUSPEND OR TERMINATE ACCOUNTS OF USERS WHO MAY BE REPEAT INFRINGERS OF THIRD PARTY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS.Zynga reserves the right to stop offering and/or supporting the Service or a particular game or part of the Service at any time, at which point your license to use the Service or a part thereof will be automatically terminated. In such event, Zynga shall not be required to provide refunds, benefits or other compensation to users in connection with such discontinued Services. Termination of your Account can include disabling your access to the Service or any part thereof including any content you submitted or others submitted. Q: My suspension is unfair! Your information is wrong. A: Please note that the process is automated, consistent, and accurate. Suspensions are only given in the cases where our system has detected highly irregular, non-standard activity in the account or in cases where our Security team has determined a direct link to selling posts/sites/forums. Customer support agents do not have access to the Security team's information. http://www.zynga.com/about/terms-of-service.php Q: I'd like a second opinion! I want proof! A: Customer support agents are not authorized to lift suspensions. Per section 1.10 of the Terms of Service, Zynga is not obligation to provide information about an account pertaining to failure to comply with the Terms of Service. Q: My activity only looks that way because I spent a lot of money. A: Our system is calibrated to take into account the effect of purchased points. Accounts with unauthorized credit card transactions (i.e. "injections"), or refunded payments may be subject to a statistical correction, or a suspension. Q: My friend was suspended, how do I get them back in game? A: Customer Support can only communicate with your friend if the friend has submitted a ticket. Submitting a ticket on your friend's behalf will not improve his/her chances. Sending appeals to Zynga executives will not help an appeal. For privacy reasons, Customer Support will only discuss a player's account with that account's owner, not their friends. Q: I was unsuspended and now my stats are different! A: We are dedicated to providing an excellent game play experience for all of our players. To achieve this goal, we must maintain a level playing field to ensure honest competition in the game. As a result, necessary adjustments have been made to your account stats to protect ensure fair game play between you and other players. The adjustment we made will also prevent your account from being flagged by our system again so long as you pursue normal game play pursuant to the Mafia Wars TOS (http://www.zynga.com/about/terms-of-service.php) If you still would like to inquire about your suspension/warning, you can submit a support ticket here - http://support.zynga.com/apex/CP_ContactUs?gameid=0 Attention - Warning - Suspension Messages Q: I got this warning message. What does it mean? Attention: Our systems have detected irregular behavior in your in game actions. If you continue to receive this error, or have specific questions regarding this message, please contact support at http://www.zynga.com/support. A: This occasionally occurs when something is transitioning too quickly. If you continue to receive the message, you may need to slow down. If it only occurs once, it is only a random rare trigger, and there is no need to contact customer support. This has been known to trigger right after one sends a free gift to many friends. Q: What's MWWarn mean? Attention: We have detected unusual activity on your Mafia Wars account. For your protection, you account is currently be reviewed and monitored. . If you have any questions, please visit - or contact our Customer Support team A: This occurs when a ToS violation or excessive abusive behavior is detected. If you are doing actions too frequently, slow down. If you are focusing your attacks on a specific player or group of players excessively, please move onto other targets. Q: What's MWPauseGift mean? Attention: We have detected unusual activity on your Mafia Wars account. We have temporarily suspended access to fighting and gifting for this account while we conduct an investigation. The investigation will be completed and the functionality will be reactivated within 7 days, if not sooner. We are working to resolve the issue as quickly as possible. If you have any questions, please visit - or contact our Customer Support team A: This is an alternative to a temporary full suspension. Fighting and gifting from inventory abilities are disabled. You can still do jobs. Q: What's MWPauseFightGift mean? Attention We have detected unusual activity on your Mafia Wars account. In order to protect the integrity of the game for all of our players, we have suspended access to fighting and gifting for this account. If you have any questions, please visit our FAQ or contact our Customer Support team and reference this message, "MWPauseFightGift," in your email. Thank you for your patience. For our terms of service, please click here. A: This is an alternative to a full suspension. Fighting and gifting from inventory abilities are disabled. You can still do jobs. Q: What's MWTempSuspend mean? Attention We have detected unusual activity on your Mafia Wars account. We have temporarily suspended access to your account while we conduct an investigation. The investigation will be completed and your account will be reactivated within 7 days, if not sooner. We are working to resolve the issue as quickly as possible. If you have any questions, please visit this FAQ or contact our Customer Support team and reference this message, "MWTempSuspend," in your email. Thank you for your patience. A: This occurs when a more severe ToS violation or excessive abusive behavior is detected. Q: What's MWAccountSuspend mean? Attention: Your account has been suspended for a violation of the Mafia Wars Terms of Service. . If you have any questions, please visit - or contact our Customer Support team A: This occurs when the most severe of ToS violation or excessive abusive behavior is detected. Accounts that are linked with selling posts/sites/forums can be indefinitely suspended. Accounts that are directly associated with those accounts can be indefinitely suspended. This suspension cannot be appealed. Accounts with extensive history of unauthorized credit card transactions are also subject to indefinite suspension. These infractions are not eligible for warnings to players. http://support.zynga.com/CP_ArticleView?Id=kA160000000GnxmCAC&gameId=43&loc=en_US |
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