
1. TERMS AND CONDITIONS
2. REGISTRATION
3. ELIGIBILITY
4. BONU$ POINTS
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5. GAME ENTRY FEE
6. MEMBER ACCOUNTS
7. ENTRY FEE TOURNAMENTS
8. RANKING
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9. TOURNAMENTS
10. MEMBERSHIP
11. CASH WINNINGS
12. DISCLAIMERS
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13. LICENSE
14. THIRD PARTY SERVICES
15. PROMOTIONAL MESSAGES
16. INDEMNIFICATION
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17. SOFTWARE
18. LIABILITY DISCLAIMER
19. BREACH of TERMS & CONDITIONS
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This
Member Agreement shall govern your use of the game site and
all services provided in connection with the game site
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
By registering for an account and or/participating
in any tournaments offered on GameBonus.com you acknowledge
and accept that you have become a member of GameBonus.com and
agree to abide by the Terms and Conditions of this Agreement.
From time to time, GameBonus.com may modify the terms of this
agreement. Continued use of the GameBonus.com signifies your
acceptance of any modifications hereof.
The Terms and Conditions of this Agreement
will be governed and construed in accordance with the laws
of the State of New York. You agree that any dispute that
cannot be resolved between the parties shall be resolved individually,
without resorting to any form of class action. You further
agree that any legal action arising from any dispute shall
proceed only in the state or federal courts located in County
of New York in the State of New York, and hereby submit to
personal jurisdiction and venue in such courts for the purposes
of litigating any such action. If any portion of these Terms
and Conditions is deemed void or unenforceable, then that
provision shall be deemed severable from these Terms and Conditions
and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of the
remaining provisions.
REGISTRATION
Upon registration, you will be required to provide the following
information: a unique user name, a password and a valid
e-mail address, and depending on whether you choose to play
for free or upgrade to compete for cash winnings, you will be required
to provide additional information at a later time. The use
of such information will be subject to the Privacy Statement
posted on this site. Gamebonus.com allows maximum of one account
per player. Additional accounts discovered to be owned by
same player will be canceled at GameBonus's sole
discretion and all account balances may be confiscated in
accordance with applicable law.
ELIGIBILITY
Use of facilities on Gamebonus.com
is open to legal residents of the United States with connection
to the Internet and an e-mail account. You must be 18 years
or older in order to win cash prizes.
The rules governing sweepstakes, contests, and tournaments
with entry fees and/or prizes are set up by each individual
state, not by the federal government. Based on these 50 sets
of laws, fee-based tournaments with prizes are prohibited
to residents of Arizona, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware,
Florida, Iowa, Louisiana, Maryland, Tennessee, and Vermont.
Employees, officers, and directors
of GameBonus.com, its affiliated entities, parent, subsidiaries,
advertising, promotion and fulfillment agencies, legal advisors,
their immediate family members and persons living in their
same household, are not eligible to participate or receive
prize
BONUS POINTS
Bonus Points accrued have no cash value and cannot be transferred
or given to another member. Bonus Points can only be redeemed
for Bonus Prizes at our Bonus Center , used to enter into Drawings or
to enter promotional tournaments unless otherwise noted. If a player does not log on to their
account and play at least one game within any sixty (60) day
period, all Bonus Points that have accumulated may be deleted
from a player's account. In such case, GameBonus.com will
send an email notice prior to account termination.
GAME ENTRY FEE
Game Entry Fee may be awarded by GameBonus.com
in the form of Game Credit or acquired when members make a
deposit. Unless otherwise indicated, Game Entry Fee can only
be used to play games. Any fraudulent use of a credit card
or Paypal account in making a deposit may result in termination
of said member account. For our players' protection, all players
are limited to one account on GameBonus.com with which to
enter and play in Entry Fee-based Tournaments.
PLAYER ACCOUNTS
All players are asked to observe common
etiquette and decency on GameBonus.com. GameBonus.com reserves
the right to remove any member entries from Message Forum
on GameBonus.com and terminate accounts at its sole discretion.
In addition, inactive accounts may be deleted in whole or
in part including but not limited to: Bonus Mileage, Account
Balance, Hall of Fame postings, cash winnings, and/or tournament
standings.
ENTRY FEE TOURNAMENTS
Players are given a set amount of Bonus Points upon registering at GameBonus.com. These can be used to enter and win Free and/or Point-based Trial Tournaments. Players may: 1) continue to play in Free/Trial Tournaments
or 2) Upgrade to a Paid Account and participate
in entry-fee based Cash Tournaments. Cash Tournaments allows players to enter
premium events such as Progressive Tournaments for more lucrative
prizes.
RANKING
GameBonus.com may store high scores
for specific games. These scores may be reset at any time
and are not to be considered all time high scores. If we determine
that scores were fraudulent acquired we have the right to
remove those scores from the list and take other appropriate
measures to remedy the situation. Periodically, a specific
game's list of high scores may be cleared if the method of
game play has changed. All scores posted on Hall of Fame will
be reset once a month
TOURNAMENTS
Only completed tournament scores will be used in the entry
to any tournament. The start and stop time (or number or
entries in the case of limited entry tournaments) of each
tournament
will
be
determined
and presented in a clear and succinct manner. Winners may
be notified via an e-mail notification of their winnings
and
all prize money won will be credited immediately to players' accounts.
The split percentages for prize payout may be changed at
GameBonus'
sole discretion at any time. Any attempt to cheat while playing
tournament may result in removal from all tournaments and
account termination.
By participating in Tournaments on Gamebonus.com, the players
agree to be bound by the Official Rules. GameBonus.com, its
agents, subsidiaries, affiliates, directors, officers, consultants,
employees and representatives are not responsible for: (i)
Any condition caused by events beyond their control that may
cause the Games to be disrupted or corrupted (ii) Any injuries,
losses, or damages (compensatory, direct, incidental, consequential
or otherwise) of any kind arising in connection with or as
a result of acceptance, possession, or use of cash prizes,
or from participation in the Games (iii) Any printing or typographical
errors in any materials associated with the Games. GameBonus.com
reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to suspend or
cancel Games in whole or in part, in the event of technical
or other difficulties.
By participating in the Games, each player agrees to release
and hold GameBonus.com and the employees, officers, directors,
shareholders, agents, representatives of GameBonus.com, its
affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising, promotion, and fulfillment
agencies, and legal advisors, harmless from any and all losses,
damages, rights, claims and actions of any kind in connection
with the Games, or resulting from acceptance, possession,
or use of any prize, including without limitation, personal
injury, death, and property damage, and claims based on publicity
rights, defamation, or invasion of privacy
MEMBERSHIP
There is no limit on the amount of fun you may have while
playing games on GameBonus.com. Anyone who signs up for a
Free Trial Account at Gamebonus.com can play and enter Free Tournaments
whenever they want. Free Tournaments are separate from Entry-fee based
Tournaments. Winning a Free Tournament will NOT award you
a prize pot, except for Bonus Points. In addition, some features
on GameBonus.com may not be available for holders of Trial Account such as promotional tournaments and other game-related events.
CASH WINNINGS
Cash winnings may be redeemed for cash in the actual amount
by using the Withdrawal feature located under My Folder section..
We will credit your credit card upto the amount you initially deposited
and send you a payment through Paypal for any remaining amounts requested.
All winners will be required to provide their full name, address,
city, state, and postal code. All federal, state, provincial and/or local taxes/duties
are the sole responsibility of the winner. Please allow 5-7
weeks from request date for payment of winnings.
GameBonus.com reserves the right to validate
that the request is performed and approved by the registered account
holder and may, at its discretion, contact the registered
account holder prior to processing payments.
DISCLAIMERS
GameBonus assumes no responsibility in any way for the performance
or stability of any game or the entire site on your specific
computer or the stability, speed or reliability of your Internet
connection or operating system. Older computers may perform
poorly and may affect the game play and the winnings from
the game. It is your responsibility to ensure that your computer
meets the minimum system requirements. In addition, GameBonus
does not warrant or guarantee performance or playability of
any game on any specific computer and makes no warranties
as to the stability or security of any browser . It is the
players responsibility to ensure they have the latest Internet Explorer browsers
with the latest Active X control program downloaded. This will help to assure
more reliable play. Any attempts to affect play or winnings
by means including but not limited to using obsolete or intentionally
slowed up computers may be cause for termination of Account according to this Agreement.
LICENSE
As a registered player, you may use the game program and services
on our site in accordance with these Terms of Service. You
may not use, copy, modify or distribute the underlying software
of the Service other than as set forth in this paragraph.
You may not de-compile, reverse engineer or disassemble or
hack in any form the software distributed by GameBonus.com
or its sponsor. If GameBonus.com determines in its sole discretion
that a player account has been used in violation of this License,
such account may be terminated without notice and all account
balances may be confiscated in accordance with applicable
law
PERSONAL AND NONCOMMERCIAL
USE LIMITATION
This web site is for your personal and noncommercial use.
You may not modify, copy, distribute, transmit, display, perform,
reproduce, publish, license, create derivative works from,
transfer or sell information, software, products or services
obtained from this web site without contacting and obtaining approval from GameBonus.com.
THIRD PARTY SERVICES
The game sites may contain links to
other web sites ("Linked Sites"). GameBonus.com
is not responsible for the contents of any Linked Site, including
without limitation any link contained in a Linked Site, or
any changes or updates to a Linked Site. WHEN YOU ACCESS ANY
OF THESE SITES, YOUR RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS WILL BE GOVERNED
BY THE AGREEMENTS AND POLICIES RELATING TO THE USE OF THESE
SITES
PROMOTIONAL MESSAGES
From time to time, GameBonus.com, its
sponsors, and/or affiliates may send e-mail messages to you
containing site-related advertisements, promotions, etc. which may involve
third parties. GameBonus.com makes no representation or warranty
with respect to any messages or advertisements of third parties,
or any goods or services which may be obtained from such third
parties. However, GameBonus.com does not and will not send non-related content.
INDEMNIFICATION
You agree to indemnify and hold each
of GameBonus.com, its sponsors, its affiliates, its officers
and its employees harmless from any claim or demand, including
reasonable attorneys' fees, made by any third party due to
or arising out of your use of the game site.
SOFTWARE
Software (if any) that is made available
to download from the game sites ("Software") is
the copyrighted work of GameBonus.com and/or its suppliers.
Your use of the Software is governed by the terms of this
Member Agreement. You may not install or use any Software
unless you first agree to this Member Agreement. All Software
is owned by GameBonus.com and/or its suppliers and is protected
by copyright laws, patents, and international treaty provisions.
Any reproduction or redistribution of the Software is expressly
prohibited by law, and may result in severe civil and criminal
penalties. Violators will be prosecuted to the maximum extent
possible. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, COPYING OR REPRODUCTION
OF THE SOFTWARE TO ANY OTHER SERVER OR LOCATION FOR FURTHER
REPRODUCTION OR REDISTRIBUTION IS EXPRESSLY PROHIBITED
The use of machines, computers, scripts
or any automated system to play games on Gamebonus.com is
strictly prohibited and may result in criminal liability under
the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, Section 1030 of the United
States Code. Users may only open one type, version or copy
of browsing software application at any given time. Gamebonus.com
may, in its sole discretion, terminate and permanently disqualify
any players determined as being in violation of Official Rules
as stated herein.
LIABILITY DISCLAIMER
THE INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS,
AND SERVICES INCLUDED IN OR AVAILABLE THROUGH THE GAME SITE
MAY INCLUDE INACCURACIES OR TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS. ALL GOODS
AND SERVICES PROVIDED ON THE SITE ARE PROVIDED "AS IS",
WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING,
BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. NO
PERSON AFFILIATED, OR CLAIMING AFFILIATION, WITH THE SITE
HAS AUTHORITY TO EXTEND SUCH WARRANTIES.
GameBonus.com, its agents and representatives
are not responsible for error, omission, interruption, deletion,
defect, or delay in operations or transmission; theft or destruction
or unauthorized access or alterations of entry materials,
computer transmissions, or for technical telephone equipment,
electronic, hardware or software, network, Internet, or computer
malfunctions of any kind; or inaccurate transmission of, or
failure to receive entry information by GameBonus.com on account
of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet
or at any Web site or any combination thereof.
GameBonus.com, its agents and representatives
of GameBonus.com are also not responsible for technical, hardware
or software failures of any kind, lost or unavailable network
connections, or failed, incomplete, garbled or delayed software
transmissions which may limit a participant's ability to participate,
or damage player's system as a result of participation, or downloading
any information necessary to participate in the Games.
BREACH of TERMS & CONDITIONS
In the event that GameBonus.com determines
that you have breached any part of this Member Agreement,
or have otherwise demonstrated inappropriate conduct on the
site, GameBonus.com reserves the right to:
i) send a warning via e-mail of your violation;
ii) delete any content provided by you to GameBonus.com;
iii) discontinue your access to or registration with the game
site;
iv) notify and/or send content to and/or fully cooperate with
the proper law enforcement authorities for further action;
and/or
(v) any other action which GameBonus deems to be appropriate.
In the event of a cancellation of your account, you will not
receive a refund for deposited funds or for any Bonu$ forfeited.
Last updated October 31, 2006.
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