By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
A computer game retailer has announced that thousands of on-line shoppers unwittingly sold their souls to the company thanks to a clause in the terms and conditions they agreed to upon making their purchase.
FoxNews.com is reporting that the British firm, Game Station, which sells satanic-themed games such as Dante’s Inferno and Dragon’s Age, says it added the “immortal soul clause” to customer contracts on April Fools Day.
The clause states: “By placing an order via this web site on the first day of the fourth month of the year 2010 Anno Domini, you agree to grant Us a non-transferable option to claim, for now and for ever more, your immortal soul. Should We wish to exercise this option, you agree to surrender your immortal soul, and any claim you may have on it, within 5 (five) working days of receiving written notification from gamestation.co.uk or one of its duly authorised minions.”
Even though the clause was added as a gag, the retailer claims it did so to prove that no one reads online terms and conditions.
They also said that shoppers were given an opportunity to opt out of the terms, but very few did so. Judging by the number of people who chose the option, 88 percent of on-line shoppers did not read the terms and conditions, resulting in thousands of people selling their souls to Game Station.
The company says they will not be enforcing their ownership rights and plans to e-mail customers nullifying any claim on their soul.
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