Software
1. Software license: Poker Host grants you a personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable license to use the software, but retains all proprietary rights to the software. All rights not specifically granted under this agreement are reserved by Poker Host and, as applicable, Poker Host’s licensors. The software is licensed for your personal use only. Your license confers no title or ownership in the software and should not be construed as a sale of any rights in the software.
2. Ownership of software: All right, title and interest and intellectual property rights in the software are owned by Poker Host or its licensors, and may be protected by applicable copyright or other intellectual property and gaming laws and treaties. All rights not expressly granted under this agreement are reserved by Poker Host.
3. Use of software: You may only use the software in accordance with this agreement. You may install the software or any other components of the services on any additional personal computers. You may make back-up copies of the software provided that such use and backup copying is only for your own personal use in accordance with this agreement, and further, that such installation and use is made through a computer of which you are the primary user. You may only use one instance of the software on one computer at any time. You are not permitted to play at the same table or in the same tournament using multiple accounts from the same computer hardware and doing such will be a direct violation of this agreement.
4. Software limitations: The software contains copyrighted materials, trade secrets and other proprietary material. You acknowledge that the software in source code form remains a confidential trade secret of Poker Host. You may not reverse engineer, decompile, modify, publicly display, prepare derivative works based on, disassemble, or otherwise reproduce or provide others with the software. You may not sell, assign, sublicense, rent, lease, lend, or directly or indirectly transfer the software to any third party. Any assignment in violation of this agreement is void.
5. Changes in software functionality: By accepting the terms of this agreement, you agree that Poker Host is permitted to limit, deny, update or cancel some or all of the functionality of this software at any time, without prior notice. You agree to bear the risks of and hold Poker Host harmless for any and all effects that a change in functionality may have on your ability to use the software. PokerHost may require, as a condition to your continued access to Poker Host's services, your acceptance of software improvements, corrections, adaptations, and conversions to more recent software versions or any other changes to the software.
Terms of service
6. Acceptance of terms: PokerHost permits you to use or play its services, subject to the terms of this agreement. Please read them carefully. By registering and opening an account as contemplated by section 7 below, you are certifying that you agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. If you do not wish to be bound by these terms, you must not register and open an account, and you will be unable to access or use the services. The terms of this agreement may be changed or updated at any time by Poker Host, without any notice to you. Your continued access to, and use of, the services will mean that you agree to be bound by the most current version of this agreement. You can review the most current version of this agreement at any time at http://www.pokerhost.com/support/end-user-license-agreement.
7. Registration: To use Poker Host’s services, you must first open an account by entering a unique and valid e-mail address and associated password. To deposit funds to your account, you must enter your first and last name, address and telephone number. You agree to provide only true and current information and you further agree to update this information as necessary to keep it true and up-to-date. You also agree to allow the Poker Host software to take a digital fingerprint of your computer for security reasons. The fingerprint comprises of a set of numbers including IP configuration which is stored along with your account information. When opening a play money account at Poker Host, you will be able to access the following: play money games, play money tournaments. With a real money account, you can access real money games and real money tournaments. It is strictly forbidden to have more than one active account at Poker Host at any one time. Poker host reserves the right to suspend, modify, remove and/or add any game in its sole discretion with immediate effect and without notice and PokerHost will not be liable for any such action.
8. Personal use of gaming services: You agree to keep your account information secret and confidential and to not allow anyone else to use or have access to it. Any participation in the games is at your sole choice, discretion and risk. By playing at Poker Host, you agree that you do not find the services or other aspects of PokerHost to be offensive, objectionable, unfair or indecent. You are only allowed to wager for your own personal entertainment. Any commercial use of Poker Host is strictly forbidden. You agree that you are responsible for verifying and abiding by the laws governing gambling in the place where the software is used.
9. Robots, artificial intelligence and other systems: It is strictly forbidden to use any automated software or computer system to play at Poker Host, including the action of sending information from your computer to another computer where such software or system is active. Poker-robots or any software designed to play automatically at poker sites is not allowed. At any time while you are playing at Poker Host, the software may scan your computer for any activity of such software and systems. Also forbidden is the use of any software during the game that is designed to track and display the actions of the other players on the site or any system or service to transfer funds to or from a player's Poker Host account to their account at any other site or the deliberate "dumping" of chips between any accounts on the Cake Poker Network. Usage of such methods will result in the closing of your account and be subject to confiscation of your winnings and funds. Poker Host reserves the right to publicize information of any such documented abuse including your personal information.
10. No company employees: If you are an officer, director, employee, consultant or agent of the company or one of its group companies, or suppliers or vendors, you are not permitted to register with Poker Host or to participate directly or indirectly in any of the Poker Host gaming services (each an "unauthorized person"). Similarly, relatives of unauthorized persons are not permitted to register with Poker Host or to participate directly or indirectly in any of the services. For these purposes, the term '"relative" shall include (but not be limited to) any of a spouse, partner, parent, child or sibling.
11. Play money: Play money is not real (bona fide) money and is kept separate from real money. Play money does not constitute or represent any value whatsoever. Play money can only be used for playing at play money tables and can not be collected, cashed out or in any other way be made into or transferred between Poker Host and you or any other person or legal entity.
12. Real money: To play with real money, you are required to deposit real money into your account by the methods provided to you by Poker Host. Minimum as well as maximum limits apply to real money deposits. All real money will be paid, tracked, and maintained in United States dollars, and will not bear any interest. All fees levied by payment processors are your responsibility. Using a credit card to fund your Poker Host account may be treated as a cash advance by the bank that issues your credit card. All interest and or fees associated with a cash advance are your responsibility. Please keep the speed at which you play reasonably fast. If you are playing on more than one table and Poker Host receives too many complaints about your speed of play, Poker Host may restrict the number of tables at which you are eligible to play. Poker Host is not responsible for any losses incurred due to accidental bets placed on your behalf during a game or when playing at multiple tables due to tables switching locations onscreen. Please make sure you are playing at your skill level when playing at Poker Host.
13. Cash outs: In the cashier section of the software, you will be able to monitor your account balance which is the amount of real money you have available, plus or minus any accumulated winnings or losses from playing any of the games on the service, less any amounts previously cashed out by you or amounts forfeited or reclaimed by Poker Host. All amounts cashed out are subject to the transaction limits and processing fees of Poker Host. Limits and fees may change from time to time at Poker Host's sole discretion or by you in the case of user defined limits. Cash outs are only executed via the methods made available by Poker Host in the cashier section of the software.
14. Security checks, reviews and releases: Poker Host reserves the right to verify your identity and the fidelity of the information you have supplied by making various security and id checks. If you fail or refuse on request to comply and sign a security request from Poker Host, Poker Host reserves the right to void your account.
15. Abandonment of account balance: Poker Host if you do not access your Poker Host account by "logging in" to your account using your username and password for a period of one hundred and eighty two (182) days, your account will be closed and the entire account balance and all promotional items including all of your referral bonuses will be deemed abandoned and forfeited; provided however, that this requirement for login and entry is not and does not constitute any condition whatsoever for you to play any game, deposit funds or participate in any activity at Poker Host other than logging in.
16. Poker Host refer-a-friend program: By accepting this agreement, you agree to allow Poker Host to reward you with bonuses of real money from the rake generated by other players that you have assisted in opening real money accounts. This assistance generally materializes when you distribute your e-mail address to other players and solicit them to reference it when they create an account. Poker Host may, from time to time, offer other promotions or initiatives designed to assist you in being rewarded for introducing real money players to Poker Host. Poker Host is not responsible for the failure of a referred player to correctly submit his/her e-mail address. Poker Host reserves the right to change rules, levels and limits of the Refer a friend program at its sole discretion.
17. Gold card: By accepting this agreement, you agree to allow Poker Host to reward you with gold cards for your real money ring game play. In the event that a prize(s) is (are) announced for a gold card(s) that you possess at the time, it is your responsibility to redeem the gold card(s) before the published time of expiration. No gold card(s) will be allowed to be redeemed for a prize once the prize time has expired. Your gold cards will not expire and will remain in your account, so long as the account is not abandoned (see section 15).
18. Gold chips: By accepting this agreement you agree to allow Poker Host to reward you with gold chips based on the rules set forth on the Poker Host website). Your gold chips will not expire and will remain in your account, so long as the account is not abandoned (see section 13).
19. Operation of accounts: During the term of your account, there may be circumstances which require changes to your account.
1. Succession: in the event of your death or permanent incapacity, Poker Host requires a copy of the death certificate or a registered medical physician's statement and any other documents relating to administration or guardianship of your estate as proof of your successor's or guardian's (jointly referred to as "beneficiaries") entitlement. In this event, any of your income rights and/or the value of your account may be passed to your beneficiaries. Your beneficiaries must submit a written application supported by the necessary documentation including a death certificate or registered medical physician's statement, for consideration by Poker Host. Approval of this application shall not be unreasonably withheld. Transfers will only be approved if the beneficiaries agree to assume your account responsibilities and obligations as outlined in these terms & conditions. If a beneficiary is not permitted to hold an account, the beneficiary will be entitled to transfer your interest in the account to a third party who is entitled to hold a Poker Host account.
2. Self exclusion: Poker Host reserves the right to monitor your account activities and notify you if Poker Host believes you may have gambling problems. However, Poker Host makes no warranties about its ability to identify and help you with gambling problems. You may request to be excluded from entering or using the Poker Host services for various reasons and may do so at any time by sending a request to
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3. Suspensions and termination of account: Poker Host reserves the right to terminate your account at any time if you breach any of the terms of service; or provide any false or misleading information to Poker Host; or partake in fraudulent, inappropriate or offensive behavior against Poker Host or any other Poker Host user; or are involved in an activity which may be deemed contrary to accepted standards of fair dealing, in breach of laws applicable in your jurisdiction and/or contrary to the interests of Poker Host or injurious to Poker Host’s reputation. Such termination shall be made by Poker Host in its absolute discretion however; the actions which may be taken by Poker Host in the event that you engage in such conduct can include, but are not limited to warnings, temporary suspension of Poker Host services and, temporary suspension of your Poker Host account. The termination of your Poker Host account will only be considered in the case of the most serious violations or, as a result of multiple violations and where possible, only after repeated communication with you. In the event of the termination of your account, you agree
- Your right to make any representations regarding Poker Host in any way whatsoever is immediately revoked.
- Your right to use the Poker Host services, your user account and password are immediately revoked.
- You must destroy/delete all of your copies of the software.
- You’re right to any present or future entitlements you might otherwise have or have had arising from Poker Host or your use of the Poker Host services, as of the date of termination is revoked.
- All other rights under these terms of service are terminated. Poker Host will endeavor to notify you of any minor breach of these terms of service of which Poker Host becomes aware and will afford you a reasonable time in which to rectify that breach and show cause why your account should not be terminated. You will be notified of Poker Host’s decision and the reasons for its decision by e-mail.
4. Restrictions on chat:
- You may not chat about a hand while it is in progress.
- You may not use chat to offer advice to another player during a hand, or urge a player to take a particular course of action.
- You may not chat about any folded cards they held during a hand or any current cards you are holding during a hand.
- You may chat only in the English language and the table specific language as may be designated by Poker Host in its sole discretion.
- You may not use foul, abusive or threatening language.
5. Other breaches of any parts of these terms of services may also result in forfeiture of any or all existing credits, holdings, prizes or winnings from gambling activities and any other entitlements you might otherwise have or have had arising from your Poker Host account or your use of the Poker Host services. Poker Host also reserves the right to claim compensation for any loss resulting from non-compliance with any obligations contained in these terms of service. Poker Host reserves the right to cancel and close your Poker Host account for any justifiable reason whatsoever at any time without notice to you.
20. Disclosure to third parties: You agree to keep your account and related information secret and confidential and to not allow anyone else to use it. If you intentionally or unintentionally, directly or indirectly, disclose e-mail and/or password to another person, and such disclosure results in a third party participating in the Poker Host service using your e-mail and password, such participation will be invalid, and you will not be refunded any resulting losses at Poker Host, regardless of whether or not the third party had your consent or not. The company shall not be required to maintain e-mail or passwords if you misplace, forget or lose this data or are otherwise unable to enter Poker Host because of anything other than the company's error.
21. Indemnification: You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Poker Host, and its parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, directors, shareholders, employees, agents, licensors, and partners from any and all claims, losses, liabilities, demands, damages, costs, or expenses (including reasonable attorney's fees), arising from or asserted by any third party relating in any way to (a) your use of the Poker Host services, or any other product, service or promotion offered to you by Poker Host; (b) any claim of infringement of third party intellectual property rights; (c) uploading, posting, emailing, reproducing, transmitting or otherwise distributing any content or other materials by you; or (d) the breach of any of these terms of service by you or any users of your account with Poker Host. Poker Host reserves the right to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter subject to indemnification by you, which shall not excuse your indemnity obligations.
22. Abusive or offensive language: Abusive or offensive language will not be tolerated in the Poker Host service or with the Poker Host staff. Any violation of this policy will result in a suspension of playing privileges or such other action as may be required by Poker Host to ensure compliance. You are not permitted to use inappropriate or offensive language in connection with your user name and/or player id which includes, but is not limited to profane, sexist or racist language. Poker Host reserves the right to make changes to any users name or player id that violates this policy and to take any steps in deems appropriate, up to and including closing a your account. If you create an account with an offensive user name and/or player id or change your existing user name/id to an offensive one you may have your user name/id changed and locked and the ability to change your user name and/or player id will be revoked. You may still be permitted to change your name/id once per month but you will be required to contact support to do so.
23. Disclosure of fraudulent activities: If, at Poker Host's sole determination, you are found to have cheated or attempted to defraud the Poker Host service or Poker Host Curacao n.v. in any way including but not limited to game manipulation, chip dumping, transfers or payment fraud, or if you make untrue and/or malicious comments with regard to the company's operation in any media or forum, the company reserves the right to publicize your actions as well as to circulate this information to other online gaming sites, banks, credit card companies, and appropriate agencies. Further, the company may close any accounts, and forfeit account balances, that you have at Poker Host or at any other Poker Host related website and/or business.
24. Settlement of disputes: You fully accept and agree that the random number generator ("rng") will determine the outcome of the games or other promotions that utilize the "rng". Further, in the event of a discrepancy between the result showing on the software and the gaming server, the result showing on the gaming server shall be the official and governing result of the game. Moreover, you understand and agree that the Poker Host records shall be the final authority in determining the terms of your participation in the Poker Host gaming service, the activity resulting from there and the circumstances in which they occurred.
25. Notices: If you have any dispute with regard to any outcome in the games or other activity at Poker Host, you must submit your complaint to Poker Host in writing within fourteen (14) days of the incident by e-mail to
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26. Copyright and trademarks: "Poker Host", the "Poker Host logo", other Poker Host logos, custom graphics and button icons are trade names, service marks or trademarks of Poker Host Curacao n.v. or its affiliates (the "Poker Host marks"). All other trademarks, trade names and service marks on the site are the property of their respective owners (the "other marks"). Without Poker Host's prior permission or the prior permission of the owners of the other marks, you agree not to display or use in any manner, the Poker Host marks or the other marks.
27. Governing law: This agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Netherlands Antilles without giving effect to conflicts of law principles. The parties submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Netherlands Antilles for the settlement of any disputes arising out of concerning this agreement. This agreement will not be governed by the united nations convention on contracts for the international sale of goods, the application of which is expressly excluded. If any part of this agreement is found void and unenforceable, it will not affect the validity of the balance of the agreement, which shall remain valid and enforceable according to its terms.
28. Taxes: You are solely responsible for reporting and paying any taxes as required by the governing law of your country of residence.
29. Game rules and rake structure: You can view Poker Host's game rules at http://cakepoker.com/playpoker/pokerrules.aspx and can view cake's rake structure at http://cakepoker.com/playpoker/realmoneygames/rake.aspx. Poker Host reserves the right to change or update the game rules and rake structure at any time, without any notice to you.
30. Termination. This agreement is effective upon your first use of the software and shall continue until revoked by Poker Host, until you breach any term hereof, or until you discontinue your use of Poker Host's services. This agreement will terminate immediately if you fail to comply with any provision of this agreement.
31. Disclaimer of warranties: A. Your use of the Poker Host services is at your own risk. Poker Host is provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, Poker Host Curacao n.v., its officers, directors, employees, shareholders, parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, licensors, and agents hereby expressly disclaim any and all representations and warranties of every kind, whether express or implied, regarding the services, its content, and any information or other materials provided by Poker Host in connection with use of the services, including, but not limited to, warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement and those warranties arising by law, statute, usage of trade, or course of dealing. B. Poker Host makes no warranty that (I) the services will meet your requirements; (II) the services will be uninterrupted, timely, accurate or error-free; or (III) the servers that make Poker Host's service available are free of viruses or other harmful components and any errors in our software will be corrected. C. The security mechanisms incorporated into the services have inherent limitations and you acknowledge and agree that any material and/or data downloaded or otherwise obtained through use of Poker Host services is done at your own discretion and risk and that you will be solely responsible for any damages to your computer system and any other property item or loss of data that results from any such activity. D. The disclaimers contained in this paragraph are a material part of our agreement to provide the site to you. E. Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of implied warranties. Accordingly, some of the above exclusions may not apply to you.
32. Limitations of liability: To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, under no circumstances, shall Poker Host or its officers, directors, employees, shareholders, parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, agents, partners, or licensors, be liable for any injury, loss, claim, damage or any indirect, incidental, special, punitive or consequential damages of any kind, or any damages whatsoever, including, without limitation, damages for loss of income, use, data, goodwill or other intangibles, whether or not advised of the possibility of such damages, and on any theory of liability (including negligence), arising out of or in connection with: Your use or inability to use the services; A. Goods, data, or services received through or advertised on the Poker Host site; B. Information received through the Poker Host site; C. Mistakes, omissions, interruptions, suspension, termination, deletion of files or email, damages to computer systems or equipment or other property, unauthorized access to or alteration of your transmissions or data, errors, defects, viruses, delays in operation or transmission, or any failure of performance with respect to the site, including, without limitation, those that result from acts of communication failures, theft, destruction, or unauthorized access to Poker Host's records, programs or services; D. Statements or conduct of any third party on the Poker Host service; or E. Any other matter relating to the Poker Host service. If you are dissatisfied with the service or the content available thereon, or with any of these terms of service, your only remedy is to discontinue using this services. The limitations of liability contained herein are a material part of our agreement to provide the site to you. Not with standing the foregoing, if Poker Host or its officers, directors, employees, shareholders, parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, agents, partners or licensors should be found liable for any loss or damage which arises out of or is in any way connected to the site, the liability of Poker Host, or its officers, directors, employees, shareholders, parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, agents, partners or licensors shall in no event exceed, in the aggregate, U.S. $50.00. Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of liability for incidental, consequential or other types of damages. Accordingly, some of the above limitations may not apply to you.
33. Loss or corruption of data and damage to computer equipment: Poker Host shall not be responsible or liable for any loss or corruption of data or content that you may experience while using the service or otherwise. This includes, without limitation, the loss or corruption of data or content resulting from a) network, system, or server "crashes" or outages, or other power outages; c) damage caused by viruses, worms, or security breaches, file corruption; and d) any other cause. Poker Host assumes no responsibility, and shall not be liable for, any damages to, or viruses that may infect your computer equipment or other property on account of your access to, or use of, Poker Host's services.
34. Miscellaneous: These terms of service constitute the entire agreement between you and Poker Host and govern your use of the site, superseding any prior agreements, if any, between you and Poker Host, including, without limitation, any prior versions of these terms of service. a. You agree that no joint venture, partnership, employment, or agency relationship exists between you and Poker Host as a result of the terms of service or use of the site. b. The failure of Poker Host to exercise or enforce any right or provision of these terms of service shall not constitute a waiver or relinquishment of such right or provision, or any other right or provision. c. If any part of the terms of service is determined to be invalid or unenforceable pursuant to applicable law including, but not limited to, the warranty disclaimers and liability limitations set forth above, then the invalid or unenforceable provision will be deemed superseded by a valid, enforceable provision that most closely matches the intent of the original provision and the remainder of the terms of service shall continue in effect.
35. Violations. Please report any violations of the terms of service to
support@Poker Host.com. This agreement was last updated on December 17th, 2008
