Rule 7

# Rule 7 - Using Third Party Software

Effective date: 7th March 2007

You must not use other software to gain an unfair advantage in the game.
 This includes automation tools, macros, bots, or auto-typers. You may
not circumvent any of our mechanisms designed to automatically log out
inactive users.

You also must not use any Golden-Age-specific third party software which
 encourages breaking of our rules, or bypasses the normal navigation of
our website, or automatically requests pages from our website, or which
endangers user accounts.

**Related Questions**
Below are some related questions which may help you to further understand and follow this rule.

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First, we don't want players to download third party Golden-Age software
 from untrusted sources that can, and often do, contain keyloggers,
trojans and viruses. Many players have had their accounts stolen because
 they have inadvertently installed hacking software on their machines.
Even if the author has good intentions, an unintended flaw in their
software could still put your account at risk. Even some supposedly
reputable software has had problems in the past. There are also cases of
 people deliberately writing software which looks like a cool Golden-Age
 add-on but actually just steals your password.

Secondly, macroing ruins the game for everyone else. We don't want some
players having an unfair advantage and filling up all the best training
spots with bots. This game is designed to be enjoyed by humans, not
bots. In the past, when we have not enforced this rule, we have rapidly
found it quickly spoils the game, and players themselves start demanding
 that we enforce it. So now we enforce it thoroughly.

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What type of third party software is NOT allowed?

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This includes, but is not limited to the following third party software:

* Software that attempts to communicate directly with the Golden-Age game worlds.
* Software that monitors, modifies or decrypts the communications between the Golden-Age applet and the Golden-Age worlds.
* Software that generates input to the Golden-Age applet. This

includes software that automatically moves the mouse pointer or
generates mouse clicks or key presses.

* Modified or replacement versions of the Golden-Age applet. Reverse

engineering the Golden-Age applet is strictly prohibited. Using a
modified version of the Golden-Age applet is not permitted for any
reason.

Third party software that displays pages/content from our website(s),
and which has Golden-Age specific features (i.e. Golden-Age toolkits)
must not be used to access our website **unless** that software conforms with all of the other rules, and the following additional rules:

* It must not encourage rule-breaking or endanger users.
* It must not contain adverts or links to websites which encourage rule-breaking or endanger users.
* It must not automatically make repeated page/content requests from

our website or otherwise make excessively bandwidth intensive requests
from our servers (each page/content request should only be in direct
response to a user request each time).

* It must not bypass the normal navigation of our website for users

wishing to reach the game worlds. The software should initially only
point at the front page of www.Golden-Age.com, and should require the
user to navigate through the website normally to reach the game worlds.
The software must not contain or acquire direct links to our "Select a
world" page, or to our game world pages, or to the Golden-Age applet.

* It must not hide or encourage the hiding of any of the adverts on

our website. To avoid encouraging users to hide the advert above the
game the pane displaying pages from our website must default to at least
 630 pixels high (if viewed on a screen with a resolution higher than
800x600), and it must not be possible to resize it to less height than
that. i.e. the page must be displayed in such a way that both the game
and advert are fully visible at the same time.

* It must not attempt to make it easier to enter a busy Golden-Age

world than it would be for users not using the software. It must not
allow worlds marked as 'FULL' on the world select page to be selected.
It must not contain any features to make it easier to enter or monitor
busy worlds.

* If the software has its own integrated chat feature, separate from

the Golden-Age chat, it should make it very clear to users that this
chat is not part of Golden-Age and is not official, endorsed or
moderated by Jagex in any way. Furthermore, this chat should still be
moderated (just not by us), and the moderators should not allow chat
which infringes our rules of conduct. To avoid confusion with the
official Golden-Age chat, moderators of the external chat should not be
indicated with a silver or gold crown. If the chat is IRC based, then
the software should only allow access to IRC channels which conform with
 the above.

In any case, the use of such software is not recommended. We do not
recommend the use of ANY 3rd party Golden-Age-related software as it is
potentially extremely dangerous. Please be aware that there is software
out there which claims to be a cool Golden-Age add-on, but actually
installs a keylogger on your computer and steals your password! You
should also be aware that there is dangerous software around that won't
necessarily be spotted by your anti-virus software. Scanning downloads
is, of course, a very good idea, but it still doesn't 100% eliminate the
 risk.

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Software means any type of software, including: downloadable software
(e.g an .exe file), or web-based software (e.g a website set up to
perform a similar function with flash, java, javascript or serverside
scripts).

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How does the new macro detection system work?

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Our new macro detection system monitors activity on our servers and
detects suspicious behaviour. This evidence is reviewed by our team of
experts who either confirm or reject the system's analysis. Jagex will
not reveal the exact mechanics of how this system works because this
would make circumvention easier.

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Will I be able to appeal against a ban for macroing?

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Our policy has always been that we do not tolerate any form of cheating.
 We do not ban accounts lightly. Significant evidence is always
collected before any action is taken against a player. We will not
reveal the evidence that we have collected, since most cheats only want
to know the evidence so that they can avoid getting caught the next
time.

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AFK training is Away From Keyboard training. While you are playing on
Golden-Age, you must be at the computer. Away from keyboard training is
not allowed, and you should log out when you leave the computer.

*To keep Golden-Age enjoyable for everyone please observe and follow*
this rule. We will not tolerate disruptive players, and if you break our
 rules your account is likely to be banned. Members who are banned for
breaking our rules are not entitled to any sort of refund.

Rule 8