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PLEASE READ THE AGREEMENT CAREFULLY AND MAKE SURE YOU FULLY UNDERSTAND
ITS CONTENTS. IF YOU HAVE ANY DOUBTS ABOUT YOUR RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS
RESULTING FROM THE ACCEPTANCE OF THIS AGREEMENT, PLEASE CONSULT A LEGAL
ATTORNEY IN YOUR JURISDICTION.
This agreement applies for all arrangements between you and us in relation to your use of the "Poker Room School". The rules of the games are placed in sections of the Website, including but not limited to, rules describing how to play, tournaments, all such rules are incorporated and included under the term and conditions set out herein.
2.1 You can only use the "Poker Room School" Website if you are the legal age as determined by the law of the country where you live.
2.2 You cannot use the "Poker Room School" Website if you are under 18 years of age in any circumstances.
2.3 Some legal jurisdictions have not addressed the legality of online gambling and others have specifically made online gambling illegal. We do not intend that anyone should use the "Poker Room School" Website where such use is illegal. The availability of the "Poker Room School" Website does not construe an offer or invitation by us to use the "Poker Room School" Website in any country in which such use is illegal. Use of the "Poker Room School" Website is void wherever prohibited by any applicable law.
You accept sole responsibility for determining whether your use of the "Poker Room School" Website is legal in the country where you live.
2.4 Players from Poland, Algeria, Romania, Indonesia,
3.1 You may not use the "Poker Room School" for any commercial use or on behalf of another person. Any use of the "Poker Room School" by you is for own private purposes only.
3.2 It is your responsibility to ensure that you understand the rules and procedures in the "Poker Room School" and your use of online gaming in general before you play any such games.
3.3 We will only use your personal information in accordance with our Privacy Policy. We reserve the right to amend the Privacy Policy at any time. However, we reserve the right to ask you to provide us with additional details and any such additional information will be kept confidential. We further reserve the right under certain circumstances to disclose certain details to relevant authorities should it be required to do so by law, an arm of the state or a regulatory body. Subject to the provisions of the privacy policy, this right to disclose personal information to bodies or authorities whose purpose is to investigate money laundering, fraud and other criminal activity will be to the extent required by law.
3.4 Only UK residents are allowed to hold a GBP account.
4.1 You shall not transfer in any way whatsoever your rights under this agreement without our prior written consent.
4.2 It is your responsibility to inform us of any changes to your registration details.
4.3 Payments - You agree that we or a payment processing company on our behalf will handle all financial account transactions ("Payment Processor"). You hereby agree that the Payment Processor reserves the right to withhold any payments should the Payment Processor have reason to believe or any suspicion that you may be engaging in or have engaged in fraudulent, collusion, unlawful, or improper activity.
4.4 You accept that you are solely responsible for the supply and maintenance of all of the computer equipment and telecommunications networks and internet access services that you need to use in order to access the "Poker Room School" Website. We will not be liable in any way whatsoever for any loss caused to you by the internet or any telecommunication service provider which you have engaged in order to access to the "Poker Room School" Website.
4.5 You will not commit any acts or display any conduct that damages our reputation or any other related service providers.
4.6 Bonuses are valid for a limited period of 30 (thirty) days. We reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to reverse or remove a bonus credited to any given player's account, in the event that the bonus date has expired and the player has not yet played with any fraction of the bonus.
4.7 We reserve the right to change this agreement from time to time as set out in clause 6 below. It is your responsibility to check from time to time and see whether there is a notification of change in accordance with clause 6 below.
You warrant and represent that:
5.1 you are not a resident of the Mohawk Territory of Kahnawake, Israel, Philippines, Cyprus, China, United States of America, Bulgaria, Estonia and Turkey;
5.2 you are acting on your own behalf;
5.3 you are not restricted by limited legal capacity;
5.4 you are not classified as a compulsive gambler;
5.5 you are not our employee or a relative of our employees, including any of our related companies or any of our third party agencies;
5.6 all details which you give or have given in the process of registering with the online poker room are accurate and that you will continue to update such details should there be any changes.
5.7 you are not under the age of either (i) 18; or (ii) the age at which gambling activities are legal under the law of the jurisdiction that applies to you, whichever is greater.
6.1
"Poker Room School" reserves the right to change the general terms and conditions. We may, at our sole discretion, make changes to this agreement or the House Rules or Privacy Policy at any time.
6.2 The changes will take effect from the date specified when they occur. It is important, therefore, that you log in to the Website from time to time and check to see whether there is a notification of change. You are solely responsible for reading the changes.
6.3 If you continue to use the Website after we have updated the changes (regardless to the way we have notified of such changes), you agree to be bound by those changes whether or not you have had actual notice of, or have read, the relevant changes. If you do not agree to be bound by relevant changes, you should not continue to use the Website any further.
This agreement is effective from the moment of acceptance by clicking on the "I agree" button, and shall remain in force indefinitely. For the avoidance of doubt it is agreed that you are bound by this Agreement upon using the Website.
The illegality, invalidity or enforceability of any part of this agreement will not affect the legality, validity or enforceability of the remainder.
You agree to receive communications from us in an electronic form. Electronic communications may be posted on the pages within the Website and/or the messages/help files of your client application, and/or delivered to your e-mail address. All communications in either electronic or paper format will be considered to be in "writing" and to have been received no later than five business days after posting or dissemination, whether or not you have received or retrieved the Communication. We reserve the right, but assume no obligation, to provide communications in paper format.
The user has no legal claim on the offers and services. "Poker Room School" reserves the right to change the services, contents and offers of the platform without giving any reason and in any possible way. No legal claims against "Poker Room School" may result from these changes.
By Publishing of copyrighted or in any other way legally protected content (text and/or pictures) on the platform " e.g. by publishing them in the boards, news or comments " the publishing user allows "Poker Room School" to store and publish on the platform in any way, free of charge. The content (text, pictures, etc.) will be published only on the platform it was sent to or it was loaded onto. Only after consulting the former author and getting his authorisation will usage for advertisement be allowed. These rights remain for "Poker Room School" even after the cancellation of the licence agreement.
More over, the user guarantees that he holds the rights to publish these contents on "Poker Room School".
"Poker Room School" has no obligation to survey the correctness, integrity, and legality of the users' contributions, especially in the community section, and will not be held responsible.
* rights of third parties
* legal and official prohibitions
The user may especially not publish, save, present or link contents on "Poker Room School", that:
* harm personal rights
* are to be seen as obscene, insulting, defaming, displeasing, pornographic, not fit for minors, racist, xenophobic, or in any other way condemnable
* contains or constitutes viruses, Trojans or spam
"Poker Room School" and their administrators reserve the right, and are authorised to delete articles, posts, or parts from articles or posts written and/or posted by users; articles and posts violating the rights in 12 in particular.
"Poker Room School" will allow the usage of strategic articles as well as any other textual content, for personal use only. A written agreement by "Poker Room School" is required when transferring and using any content for any other purpose but personal use.
Passing the "Poker Room School" Quiz successfully is essential for receiving the bonuses offered.
If you already own an account with one of our related Poker rooms, the "Poker Room School" offers do not apply to you.
PLAYTECH END-USER LICENSE AGREEMENT
DEFINITIONS
The following words and terms, when used with this End User Licence Agreement ("EULA"), shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
| “Bingo Hall” | the part of the Website operated by Us which acts as a gateway through which You can participate in the Bingo Network; |
| “Bingo Network” | the centralised and shared bingo card rooms facility managed by or on behalf of the Software Provider upon which online bingo games are deployed and configured by the Software Provider; |
| “iPoker Network” | the centralised and shared poker card rooms facility managed by or on behalf of the Software Provider upon which online poker games are deployed and configured by the Software Provider; |
| “IP Rights” | all patents, rights to inventions, copyright and related rights, moral rights, database rights, semi-conductor topography rights, supplementary protection certificates, petty patents, utility models, trade marks, service marks, trade names, rights to goodwill and/or to sue for passing-off, rights in designs, personality rights, rights in undisclosed or confidential information (including without limitation know how, trade secrets and inventions (whether patentable or not)) and other similar or equivalent rights or forms of protection (in each case whether registered or unregistered) and all applications (or rights to apply) for, and for renewals or extensions of, any such rights, in each case as may now or in the future exist anywhere in the world; |
| “Online Gaming System” | Our internet gaming systems, gaming activities and related services operated on the Website, including, but not limited to, online casino, online bingo, online poker and any other games; |
| “Poker Room” | the part of the Website operated by Us which acts as a gateway through which You can participate in the iPoker Network; |
| “Player Account” | a personal account opened by an individual and maintained with Us to enable that person to play games in the Online Gaming System; |
| “Related Party” | in relation to a relevant party, a parent undertaking or a subsidiary undertaking, or a subsidiary undertaking of its parent undertaking, in each case from time to time; "undertaking", “parent undertaking” and “subsidiary undertaking” shall have the meanings attributed to them in sections 1161 and 1162 of and schedule 7 to the Companies Act 2006 except that the figure of "50%" shall be substituted for each reference to "a majority" in such sections; and “Related Parties” shall be construed accordingly; |
| “Software” | the software to be Used by You for the purpose of playing casino, poker and/or bingo games in the Online Gaming System, including the related documentation and including any enhancements, modifications, additions, translations or updates to such software; |
| “Software Provider” | Playtech Software Limited, (registered number 1030187) whose registered office is at Trident Chambers, Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands, with its head office at 2nd Floor, St George's Court, Upper Church Street, Douglas, Isle of Man IM1 1EE; |
| “You”/”Your”/”Yourself” | the user of the Software downloaded from the Website; |
| “Us”/”We”/”Ourselves” | means WHG (International) Limited, a company registered in Gibraltar with registered company number 99191 and whose registered office is at 57/63 Line Wall Road, Gibraltar; |
| “Use” | (a) in relation to any software, load, install, execute, run, store, transmit, display and copy (for the purposes of loading, installation, execution, running, storage, transmission and display); and (b) in relation to any documentation, utilise and copy the documentation (in so far as is reasonably necessary for the purpose of using the Software under the terms of this EULA); and “Using” shall be construed accordingly; and |
| “Website” | means the Website as defined in the Terms of Use of which this EULA forms part, and any related sites accessible via links or any other access way. |
1. LICENCE TO USE SOFTWARE
1.1. Subject to clause 3 below, We hereby grant to You a limited, personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable right to Use the Software on Your computer, for the sole purpose of participating in the Online Gaming System including playing poker games in the Poker Room and bingo games in the Bingo Hall, in accordance with the provisions of this EULA.
1.2. The licence in clause 1.1 above applies only to the object code of the Software (i.e. the compiled, assembled, or machine executable version of the Software, or any part of the Software) and does not grant You any rights whatsoever with respect to the source code of the Software (i.e the human readable form of the Software).
1.3. In addition, the licence in clause 1.1 above does not apply to certain excluded territories, identified by Us from time to time; currently, this licence does not apply to Use of the Software in Israel, Estonia, Cyprus, Bulgaria, Hong Kong, the United States of America (and its territories) and, solely in respect of any live casino games whilst being provided in the Philippines, the Philippines. IT IS YOUR DUTY TO CONSULT AND CHECK REGULARLY OUR WEBSITE REGARDING THE LIST OF THE EXCLUDED TERRITORIES.
1.4. We reserve any and all rights to Ourselves which not expressly granted to You in clauses 1.1 and 1.2 above. In addition, except as specifically stated in clauses 1.1 and 1.2 above, You are not permitted to, and You agree not to permit or assist others to:
1.4.1. install or load the Software onto a server or other networked device or take other steps to make the Software available via any form of “bulletin board”, online service or remote dial-in, or network to any other person;
1.4.2. sub-licence, assign, rent, lease, loan, transfer or copy (except as expressly provided elsewhere in this EULA), Your licence to use the Software or make or distribute copies of the Software;
1.4.3. remove any copyright, proprietary or similar notices from the Software (or any copies of it);
1.4.4. operate the Software or any part of it for the benefit of or on behalf of any third party, including by way of application service provider services, internet service provider services, timesharing arrangements, outsourcing services or bureau services;
1.4.5. use, copy, modify, create derivative works from or distribute the Software, any part of it, or any copy, adaptation, transcription, or merged portion of it;
1.4.6. (except to the extent permitted by law) decode, reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble or otherwise translate or convert the Software or any part of the Software; or
1.4.7. enter, access or attempt to enter or access or otherwise bypass Our security systems or interfere in any way (including but not limited to, robots and similar devices) with the Poker Room, the Bingo Hall or all or any part of the Website or attempt to make any changes to the Software and/or any features or components of the Software.
1.5. You acknowledge and agree that all IP Rights, title and interest in and to the Software, including in and to any modification, enhancement, adaptation, translation or other change of or addition to the Software, belong exclusively to the Software Provider (or its licensors), even if developed based on ideas, suggestions or proposals by You or any other third party. You irrevocably assign to the Software Provider all right, title, and interest You may have or may acquire in and to all such rights, including, without limitation, patent, copyright, trade mark, trade secret or know how, and You agree to sign and deliver to the Software Provider such documents as the Software Provider considers are required to evidence or effect the assignment of all of the aforesaid rights to the Software Provider.
1.6. THE SOFTWARE IS MADE AVAILABLE TO YOU UNDER THIS EULA ON AN “AS IS” BASIS, WITHOUT ANY UNDERTAKINGS, WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE (TO THE EXTENT SUCH EXCLUSIONS ARE PERMISSIBLE BY LAW).
1.7. WE AND THE SOFTWARE PROVIDER, AND ALL OF OUR AND/OR THE SOFTWARE PROVIDER’S RELATED PARTIES, HEREBY EXCLUDE AND DISCLAIM (TO THE EXTENT SUCH EXCLUSION IS PERMISSIBLE BY LAW) ANY AND ALL IMPLIED TERMS, CONDITIONS AND WARRANTIES (INCLUDING ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, SATISFACTORY QUALITY AND FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE), AND, WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, NEITHER WE NOR THE SOFTWARE PROVIDER (OR OUR RESPECTIVE RELATED PARTIES) WARRANT, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THAT (A) THE SOFTWARE WILL NOT INFRINGE ANY THIRD PARTY’S IP RIGHTS, OR THAT (B) THE OPERATION OF THE SOFTWARE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE, OR THAT ANY DEFECTS IN THE SOFTWARE WILL BE CORRECTED, OR THAT THE SOFTWARE IS VIRUS-FREE; OR THAT (C) THE SOFTWARE IS OF SATISFACTORY QUALITY OR FIT FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE; OR (D) THAT USE BY YOU OF THE SOFTWARE WITH ANY HARDWARE OR OTHER SOFTWARE (OTHER THAN HARDWARE AND/OR OTHER SOFTWARE NOTIFIED AS BEING COMPATIBLE WITH THE SOFTWARE, SUCH INFORMATION BEING AVAILABLE WITH THE SOFTWARE DOWNLOAD AND/OR ON THE WEBSITE AND/OR ON THE SOFTWARE PROVIDER’S WEBSITE) WILL NOT CAUSE ANY DISTURBANCE TO THE SOFTWARE, TO SUCH HARDWARE OR TO SUCH OTHER SOFTWARE.
1.8. IN THE EVENT OF COMMUNICATIONS OR SYSTEM ERRORS OCCURRING IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE, NEITHER WE NOR THE SOFTWARE PROVIDER NOR OUR AND/OR THE SOFTWARE PROVIDER’S RELATED PARTIES WILL BE LIABLE TO YOU OR TO ANY THIRD PARTY FOR ANY COSTS, EXPENSES, LOSSES OR CLAIMS ARISING OR RESULTING FROM SUCH ERRORS.
1.9. NEITHER WE NOR OUR RELATED PARTIES WILL BE LIABLE TO YOU OR TO ANY THIRD PARTY FOR PAYMENTS MADE TO YOU AS A RESULT OF A DEFECT OR ERROR IN THE SOFTWARE, OR IN CONNECTION WITH ANY CLAIM OR DEMAND MADE BY THE SOFTWARE PROVIDER OR ANY THIRD PARTY FOR THE RETURN OF SUCH PAYMENTS OR OTHERWISE IN CONNECTION WITH SUCH PAYMENTS.
1.10. You hereby acknowledge that it is not in Our control how the Software is used by You. You load and use the Software at Your own risk and in no event shall We be liable to You for any direct, indirect, consequential, incidental or special damage or loss of any kind (except in respect of personal injury or death resulting from Our negligence).
2. CONFIDENTIALITY
The Software includes non-public and confidential information, which is secret and valuable to Us or the Software Provider. You agree, as long as You use the Software and thereafter, to (a) keep all such confidential information strictly confidential; (b) not to disclose such confidential information to a third party, and not to use such confidential information for any purpose other than participating in the Online Gaming System. You further agree to take all reasonable steps at all times to protect and keep confidential such confidential information.
3. YOUR DUTY TO EXAMINE LEGALITY OF USE
3.1. It is a condition of the grant of the licence to Use the Software in this EULA that You are of sufficient age to legally Use the Software and participate in gambling activities in the country where You will be Using the Software. You confirm that You are older than 18 years, and in any event of legal age as determined by the laws of the country where You live. You also confirm that You are aware of, and will keep Yourself appropriately up to date in relation to all relevant, legal issues relating to Your Use of the Software, and that You understand that We and the Software Provider are not warranting in any way or manner that the Use of the Software for the purposes of gambling, as such term is commonly understood in the industry, is legal in any jurisdiction.
3.2. Given the changes in the legal requirements in various jurisdictions, You undertake to examine the legality of Your participation in the Online Gaming System and use of the Software in each jurisdiction that is applicable to You and to do the same only in compliance with all applicable laws and orders of any competent authority, and You accept sole responsibility for determining whether Your Use of the Software is legal in the jurisdiction relevant to You and/or Your Use of the Software.
4. NO CLAIMS AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
4.1. You understand and agree that (a) Your commitments under the Software related parts of this EULA are also for the benefit of the Software Provider, and its Related Parties (and can therefore be enforced by them too), and (b) the Software Provider and its Related Parties are not parties to this EULA and will not be liable for any damages of any kind whatsoever caused to You or any third party, regardless of the form of action, whether in contract, tort (including negligence), strict liability or otherwise.
4.2. You are free to choose whether to download and Use the Software. If You do so, You acknowledge that You do so with the full understanding, and acceptance, of the terms of this EULA, including the provisions of this clause 4, and at Your own risk. IN NO EVENT SHALL WE, THE SOFTWARE PROVIDER, OR ANY OF OUR AND/OR ITS RELATED PARTIES, IN AGGREGATE:
4.2.1.1. BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY CONSEQUENTIAL, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL OR SPECIAL DAMAGE OR LOSS OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER; OR LOSS OF BUSINESS, PROFITS, REVENUE, CONTRACTS OR ANTICIPATED SAVINGS; OR LOSS OR DAMAGE ARISING FROM LOSS, DAMAGE OR CORRUPTION OF ANY DATA; or
4.2.1.2. BE LIABLE TO YOU WITH RESPECT TO ANY AND ALL CLAIMS AT ANY AND ALL TIMES ARISING FROM OR RELATING TO THIS EULA, HOWSOEVER ARISING UNDER CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE, FOR DAMAGES EXCEEDING EURO 1,000 (ONE THOUSAND EUROS),
PROVIDED ALWAYS that nothing in this clause 4.2 shall exclude any liability to You which may arise from negligence causing death or personal injury; or from fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation.
5. SHARED POKER ROOM NETWORK
5.1. We currently participate in a shared poker room network which enables You to play poker together with other players from other poker room websites all joining the same game or the table or the tournament through a shared poker room platform managed by a third party provider of poker network services.
5.2. You therefore agree that once You join a shared poker room You will accept and comply with the rules and the terms and conditions that apply on the shared poker room including any of its games, tables, tournaments.
5.3. You acknowledge and agree that We and/or the operator of the shared poker network, at the sole discretion of either or both of us, reserve the right to terminate Your game or block Your Player Account as well as prevent You from accessing the shared poker network, either from the Website or from any other websites thereafter, in the event that You violate any of the game rules or any of the terms and conditions set out in this EULA.
5.4. You further acknowledge and accept that We and/or the operator of the shared poker network, reserve the right, at the sole discretion of either or both of us, to collect, process and record in our respective databases any information in connection with Your game patterns, personal data, depositing of funds and any other related information and inquiries that may help prevent any fraud, collusion or other improper behaviour.
6. SECURITY
Collusion Prevention
6.1. Collusion means a situation where two or more players attempt to earn an unfair advantage by sharing knowledge of their cards or other information at a poker table. Any player who attempts to or colludes with any other player while using the Poker Room will be prohibited from ever using the Poker Room or the Website or the Software or any of Our other related services and their Player Account will be terminated effective immediately. We will do Our best to investigate complaints received against players suspected of collusion. If We or Our Related Parties suspect collusive behaviour during a game, We or Our Related Parties may, in our sole discretion, terminate the suspected players' access to the Poker Room and/or block their Player Accounts. Neither We nor Our Related Parties will be liable under any circumstances whatsoever for any loss You or any other player may suffer or incur as a result of the collusive or otherwise unlawful activity and neither We nor Our Related Parties will be further obliged to take any other actions in the event of any suspected collusion or other unlawful activity.
6.2. We will only use Your personal information in accordance with Our privacy policy, which is set out in full on the Website. We reserve the right to amend such privacy policy at any time. However, We reserve the right to ask You to provide Us with additional details and any such additional information will be kept confidential. We further reserve the right under certain circumstances to disclose certain details to relevant authorities should We be required to do so by law or a regulatory body. Subject to the provisions of Our privacy policy, this right to disclose personal information to bodies or authorities whose purpose is to investigate money laundering, fraud and other criminal activity will be to the extent required by law or relevant legislation.
7. YOUR WARRANTIES AND REPRESENTATIONS
You warrant and represent to Us that:
7.1. You are not a resident of any of the excluded territories referred to in clause 1.3 above;
7.2. You have examined the legality of Your participation on the Online Gaming System and Use of the Software in each jurisdiction that is applicable to You, and have found the same to be legal is such jurisdictions under all applicable laws and orders of any competent authority.
7.3. You are not colluding or attempting to collude or intending to participate, directly or indirectly, in any collusion scheme, with any other player in the course of any game You play or will play on the Online Gaming System;
8. TERM AND TERMINATION
8.1. Upon any termination of this EULA, You agree and acknowledge that (i) Your rights to Use the Software shall immediately terminate, (ii) You will cease any and all Use of the Software, and (iii) You will remove the Software from Your computer, hard drives, networks and other storage material
9. GENERAL PROVISIONS
9.1. Governing Law. The construction, validity and performance of this EULA will be governed by the laws of England (except to the extent that local law applies to Your Use).
9.2. No assignment by You. You are not allowed to assign this EULA or any rights or obligations under this EULA to any other person or entity.
9.3. Priority. In the event of any conflict between the terms and conditions in this EULA and any other agreement or document referred to in this EULA or used in connection with the Software, the terms of this EULA shall prevail.
