Stand-Alone Region Covenant
To ensure a quality living experience, all tenants, residents, and guests must adhere to the terms and conditions outlined below. By becoming a tenant, you agree to these terms. Any changes will be communicated in writing and take effect on the next tier renewal date or 30 days from notification, whichever comes first. Continued use or possession of the region after the effective date signifies acceptance of the updated covenant.
◄► Covenant Sections ◄►
- 1) General Use and Description of a Stand-Alone Region
- 2) Tier Fees
- 3) VAT and Other Taxes
- 4) Region Performance
- 5) Support
- 6) Ownership, Transfer, and Parcel Management
- 7) Group Membership and Communication
- 8) Region Maturity Rating: Mature Content vs. Adult Content
- 9) Enforcement
- 10) Legal
- 11) Contact Information
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━━━► 1 GENERAL USE AND DESCRIPTION OF A STAND-ALONE REGION ◄━━━
• (A) Dream Seeker Estates offers both Homestead and Full regions as stand-alone regions. A stand-alone region is entirely leased by a single resident. Stand-alone regions come with estate management rights for the resident leasing the region.
• (B) There are no restrictions on the use of this region except as prohibited by applicable law or the Second Life Terms of Service (TOS). For clarity, tenants are required to comply with all rules and guidelines established by Linden Lab.
━━━► 2 TIER FEES ◄━━━
• (A) CURRENT PRICES OR TIER:
(i) The current price or tier for your lease, which will remain in effect throughout the lease term unless explicitly updated and communicated to you (see Fee Changes below), can be found at https://www.dreamseekerestates.com/prices.
• (B) PAYMENT TERMS:
(i) Tier fees are due immediately upon purchase.
(ii) Payments can be made in Linden currency via an in-world rental box or in USD via PayPal.
• (C) REFUNDS:
(i) Tier fees are non-refundable.
(ii) Exceptions, if any, will be at the sole discretion of Dream Seeker Estates.
• (D) OVERDUE FEES:
(i) Overdue fees will result in land being immediately reclaimed by management.
(ii) The region may be resold or removed from the grid without further warning.
• (E) PREMIUM ACCOUNT NOT REQUIRED:
(i) You do not need to have a premium account to own land in Dream Seeker Estates.
(ii) The land you own in Dream Seeker Estates will not contribute to your land tier obligations to Linden Labs.
(iii) Linden Labs will not be charging you tier fees.
• (F) FEE CHANGES:
(i) Dream Seeker Estates reserves the right to adjust tier or rental fees with advance notice.
(ii) Changes will take effect on the next payment date.
━━━► 3 VAT AND OTHER TAXES ◄━━━
• (A) Dream Seeker Estates and Linden Labs will not charge VAT or other taxes on top of the land purchase fee or the monthly tier fees spent towards your land in Dream Seeker Estates.
━━━► 4 REGION PERFORMANCE ◄━━━
• (A) Full Regions:
(i) Optimized for high-traffic and resource-heavy uses, such as malls, clubs, and large stores. Can handle more avatars, complex builds, and high script usage.
(ii) Best For: Commercial spaces, events, high-traffic areas.
• (B) Homestead Regions:
(i) Designed for low-density activities like residential or small commercial use.
(ii) Handle less traffic and lower resource needs.
(iii) Best For: Residential areas, small shops, low-traffic spaces.
• (C) Key Differences:
(i)Traffic & Resources: Full regions support more avatars and heavy usage; homesteads are for quieter environments.
(ii) Land Impact: Full regions allow larger builds; homesteads have lower capacity.
• (D) Troubleshooting:
(i) If your region is not performing as expected, restart it by navigating to World → Region/Estate, selecting the Debug tab, and clicking the Restart Region button. Restarting the sim assigns it to a new server.
━━━► 5 SUPPORT ◄━━━
• (A) Residents with estate management rights are equipped to resolve most issues independently. For guidance, refer to the Managing Your Parcel Knowledge Base article: https://community.secondlife.com/knowledgebase/english/managing-your-parcel-r49/
• (B) If your region is offline, report it directly to Linden Lab by submitting a case at Support. Select "Land & Region," then "Report an Offline Region," and fill out the required details: https://support.secondlife.com/create-case/
━━━► 6 OWNERSHIP, TRANSFER, AND PARCEL MANAGEMENT ◄━━━
• (A) Ownership:
(i) Dream Seeker Estates leases stand-alone regions in their entirety to a single tenant who becomes the Estate Manager. Only this individual is recognized as the owner for tier payments, regardless of who is listed as the parcel or group owner.
• (B) Land Resale or Transfer:
(i) All sales or transfers must be reported to Dream Seeker Estates to transfer estate management rights to the new owner.
(ii) Unreported sales will be treated as sub-rentals, and the original owner remains responsible for tier payments.
(iii) Upon sale or transfer, any prepaid tier fees will be credited towards the new tenant’s tier. Excessive transfers may result in the transfer being voided.
(iv) The new tenant is required to make a payment at the time of transfer. This step is to ensure that the new tenant understands and accepts their obligations and the payment process moving forward.
• (C) Sub-Rentals:
(i) Selling portions of the sim without transferring full estate rights will be considered a sub-rental arrangement. Dream Seeker Estates will not accept tier fees from sub-tenants.
• (D) Themes and Assets:
(i) Themes or assets included with the region are for personal use only and may not be redistributed, resold, or used for commercial purposes. This includes terrain shapes, textures, and associated objects.
━━━► 7 GROUP MEMBERSHIP AND COMMUNICATION ◄━━━
• (A) Maintaining active membership in the Dream Seeker Estates group is essential for all tenants.
• (B) The group serves as the primary communication channel for Estate management to provide important updates, rules, and information related to the Estate.
━━━► 8 REGION MATURITY RATING: MATURE CONTENT VS. ADULT CONTENT ◄━━━
★ ★ ★ Region Ratings: Defined by the region settings. ★ ★ ★
• (A) Adult-rated Regions:
(i) Allow content and activities classified as adult by Linden Lab, including explicit sexual content, graphic violence, and mature themes.
(ii) Access restricted to age-verified users, ensuring compliance with Linden Lab's guidelines for adult content.
(iii) Per Linden Labs guidelines, Child avatars are NOT allowed on Adult Rated regions. For more details, please refer to - https://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Linden_Lab_Official:Clarification_of_policy_disallowing_ageplay
(iv) For more details, please refer to - https://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Linden_Lab_Official:Adult_Content_FAQ.
• (B) Mature-rated Regions:
(i) Permit adult themes like suggestive content or mild violence, but exclude explicit sexual acts and extreme graphic violence.
(ii) Accessible to all users, intended for mature audiences.
━━━► 9 ENFORCEMENT ◄━━━
• (A) Management Authority:
(i) Dream Seeker Estates management has the final authority in disputes.
• (B) Hostile Actions:
(i) Hostile actions, including threats or activities intended to cause financial harm to Dream Seeker Estates, its partner estates, or officers, will result in immediate land reclamation without refund.
(ii) Offenders will be muted, banned from affiliated estates, and reported to Linden Lab.
━━━► 10 LEGAL ◄━━━
• (A) Consent:
(i) By starting a new lease with us, you agree to receive communications related to our services and updates about new offerings that may be of interest to you in the future.
(ii) Your consent to receive promotional information will remain in effect even after your lease concludes.
(iii) Should you wish to discontinue such communications after your lease has ended, you may do so by notifying us.
• (B) Compliance:
(i) Residents must fully adhere to the Second Life Terms of Service (TOS). https://community.secondlife.com/knowledgebase/english/terms-of-service-and-community-standards-r1035/
(ii) Residents are required to comply with: Laws and regulations of their place of residence and current location, applicable legislation governing Linden Lab and Canadian federal and Alberta provincial laws.
• (C) Liability:
(i) Dream Seeker Estates or any officer shall not be held responsible for direct or indirect losses, including lost or returned objects, for any reason.
• (D) Dispute Resolution:
(i) Disputes will be resolved in accordance with the laws of the province of Alberta, Canada.
━━━► 11 CONTACT INFORMATION ◄━━━
• (A) Website: https://www.dreamseekerestates.com/
• (B) In-World: https://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Dream%20Seeker/64/44/23
• (C) For more details or inquiries, visit our website at https://www.dreamseekerestates.com/contact.php
• (B) In-World: https://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Dream%20Seeker/64/44/23
• (C) For more details or inquiries, visit our website at https://www.dreamseekerestates.com/contact.php