Please read the following carefully. we recommend you print these terms and conditions and store them along with all confirmation emails, additional terms, transaction data, game rules and payment methods as they relate to your use of the site. we do not file each individual contract with users so please print it out for your records. these terms and conditions are subject to change without prior notice. notification of these terms and conditions constitutes the making of an offer. by registering to use the services covered by this agreement, you are certifying that you are 18 years of age or older and you agree to be bound by the following terms and conditions. if you do not wish to accept the following terms and conditions, you must not register and open an account and you will be unable to access the software and the gaming services offered in conjunction therewith.

This end user agreement (the “Agreement”) is a legal agreement between You (“You”) and BK8, and its affiliated corporations, successors and assigns (collectively referred to herein as “BK8”). The software (the “Software”) and gaming services (the “Gaming Services”) are being are provided to You by BK8 on an “AS IS” basis, for Your personal use only. Any questions, complaints or matters pertaining to this licensee should be directed to [email protected].

Please note that the Software and Gaming Services are NOT FOR USE BY PERSONS UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE. No one under the age of 18 years is permitted to wager or participate in the activities, games, Software and Gaming Services (also collectively referred to herein as the “Services”) at BK8, nor residents in Countries where the Services are prohibited. If it comes to BK8’s attention through reliable means that a registered user is a person under 18 years of age or is otherwise not permitted to use the Services, BK8 will, among other recourses available to it, cancel that user’s account.

This Agreement shall apply to any use of the Services. In case of contradiction between a provision of this Agreement and any provision on the BK8 web site, the provision of this Agreement shall prevail. Unless otherwise indicated herein to the contrary, any reference made in this Agreement to BK8 shall be deemed to have been made to BK8, and its affiliated corporations, successors and assigns.

These terms and conditions, together with the BK8 Tournament Rules, Poker Rules sections, all game rules, the Disconnection and Cancellation Policy, and any other additional rules, policies and terms on BK8.com that specifically relate to and govern any particular event, game, software or tournament constitute a legally binding agreement (‘Agreement’). If this agreement is translated, the English language text shall prevail. Any other document provided in connection with this agreement shall be in English or there shall be a properly prepared translation into English and the English translation shall prevail in the case of any conflict between them.

SOFTWARE
SOFTWARE LICENSE: BK8 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 BK8 and, as applicable,BK8’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.

OWNERSHIP OF SOFTWARE: All right, title and interest and intellectual property rights in the Software are owned by BK8 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 BK8.

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.

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 BK8. 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.

CHANGES IN SOFTWARE FUNCTIONALITY: By accepting the terms of this Agreement, You agree that BK8 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 BK8 harmless for any and all effects that a change in functionality may have on Your ability to use the Software. BK8 may require, as a condition to Your continued access to BK8’s services, Your acceptance of Software improvements, corrections, adaptations, conversions to more recent Software versions or any other changes to the Software.

INFORMATION EXTRACTION: BK8 reserves the right to collect information about the computer You are using to run the Software for two specific reasons only:
To ensure that You are not using any software prohibited by section 10 herein.
To determine the configuration of Your computer for our analysis of the usability of the software and/or error tracking.
BK8 will not collect any other information about Your computer or Your use of it other than provided for in this Agreement and BK8 will not share the information it does collect with any third party.

TERMS OF SERVICE

ACCEPTANCE OF TERMS: BK8 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 BK8, 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 Terms of Service.

REGISTRATION: To use BK8’s services, You must first open an account by entering a unique and valid user name and associated password. 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 BK8 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 BK8, 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. BK8 reserves the right to suspend, modify, remove and/or add any Game in its sole discretion with immediate effect and without notice and BK8 will not be liable for any such action.

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 BK8, You agree that You do not find the Services or other aspects of BK8 to be offensive, objectionable, unfair or indecent. You are only allowed to wager for Your own personal entertainment. Any commercial use of BK8 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 and that BK8 is not able to verify the legality of Service in each jurisdiction and it is Your responsibility to verify such matter.

ROBOTS, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND OTHER SYSTEMS: It is strictly forbidden to use any automated software or computer system to play at BK8, 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 BK8, 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 BK8 account to their account at any other site or the deliberate “dumping” of chips between any accounts on the BK8 Poker Network. It is also strictly forbidden to use any programs which display the playing history, statistics, or tendencies of other players on the BK8 Poker Network, other than systems where:
Hand histories obtained by the User him/herself via their own play is used. Users cannot import hands.
Hand histories which were obtained from opponents with the screen name which matches the screen name which was used while the hands were actually played.

Note: the data collection of playing history, statistics or tendencies of other players is confined to playing sessions where an opposing player is using a unique screen name and which also do not retain any data after the specific user name is no longer used by the opposing player.
Use by players of external player assistance programs which are designed to provide players with an unfair advantage over their opponents are expressly prohibited. BK8 defines external player assistance programs as computer software and non-software-based databases or profiles and deems access to or the ability to gather data or information on other players by any means that would not be accessible via their own first-hand experience to be “unfair”. Usage of such methods will result in the closing of Your account and be subject to confiscation of Your winnings and funds. BK8 reserves the right to publicize information of any such documented abuse including Your personal information.

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 cannot be collected, cashed out or in any other way be made into or transferred between WIN CAKE and You or any other person or legal entity

SECURITY CHECKS, REVIEWS AND RELEASES: BK8 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 BK8, BK8 reserves the right to void Your account.

ABANDONMENT OF ACCOUNT BALANCE: If You do not access Your BK8 account by “logging in” to Your account using Your user name and password for a period of three hundred and sixty five (365) days, Your account will be closed and the entire Account Balance and all promotional items including all of Your BK8 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 BK8other than logging in.

OPERATION OF ACCOUNTS: During the term of Your Account, there may be circumstances which require changes to Your Account.
Succession: In the event of Your death or permanent incapacity, BK8 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 BK8. 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 BK8 account.

Self Exclusion: BK8 reserves the right to monitor Your account activities and notify You if BK8 believes You may have gambling problems. However, BK8 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 BK8 Services for various reasons and may do so at any time by sending a request to [email protected].
Suspensions and Termination of Account: BK8 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 BK8; or partake in fraudulent, inappropriate or offensive behavior against BK8 or any other BK8 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 BK8 or injurious to BK8’s reputation. Such termination shall be made by BK8 in its absolute discretion however; the actions which may be taken by BK8 in the event that you engage in such conduct can include, but are not limited to warnings, temporary suspension of BK8 Services and, temporary suspension of your BK8 account.

The termination of your BK8 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 BK8 account BK8 shall be entitled to take such action as it sees fit, including immediately blocking access to the BK8 Gaming Services, seizing all monies held in your real money account, disclosing such information (including your identity) to banks, credit card companies and/or any person or entity that has the legal right to such information, and/or taking legal action against you. In the event of the termination of your account, You agree:

a. Your right to make any representations regarding BK8 in any way whatsoever is immediately revoked;

b. Your right to use the BK8 Services, Your User Account and Password are immediately revoked;

c. You must destroy/delete all of Your copies of the Software;

d. Your right to any present or future entitlements You might otherwise have or have had arising from BK8 or Your use of the BK8 Services, as of the date of termination is revoked;

e. All other rights under these Terms of Service are terminated.

Restrictions on Chat:
You should not chat about a hand while it is in progress.
You should not use chat to offer advice to another player during a hand, or urge a player to take a particular course of action.
You should not chat about any folded cards you held during a hand or any current cards you are holding during a hand..
You should not use foul, abusive or threatening language.
The above actions are discouraged as they show poor poker etiquette and can result in chat suspension or in severe and continuous breaches a complete chat ban or account closure.

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 user name and/or password to another person, and such disclosure results in a third party participating in the BK8 Service using Your user name and password, such participation will be invalid, and You will not be refunded any resulting losses at BK8, 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 BK8 because of anything other than the company’s error.

INDEMNIFICATION: You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless BK8, 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 BK8 Services, or any other product, service or promotion offered to You by BK8; (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 BK8. BK8 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.

ABUSIVE OR OFFENSIVE LANGUAGE: Abusive or offensive language will not be tolerated in the BK8 Service or with the BK8 staff. Any violation of this policy will result in a suspension of playing privileges or such other actionas may be required by BK8 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. BK8 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 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 playerID will be revoked.

DISCLOSURE OF FRAUDULENT ACTIVITIES: If, at BK8’s sole determination, You are found to have cheated or attempted to defraud BK8 in anyway 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 BK8 or at any other BK8 related website and/or business.

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 BK8 records shall be the final authority in determining the terms of Your participation in BK8, the activity resulting from there and the circumstances in which they occurred.

NOTICES: If You have any dispute with regard to any outcome in the games or other activity at BK8, You must submit Your complaint to BK8 in writing within fourteen (14) days of the incident by E-mail to [email protected].

COPYRIGHT AND TRADEMARKS: “BK8”, the “BK8 logo”, other BK8 logos, custom graphics and button icons are trade names, service marks or trademarks of BK8 or its affiliates. All other trademarks, trade names and service marks on the Site are the property of their respective owners (the “Other Marks”). Without BK8’s prior permission or the prior permission of the owners, You agree not to display or use in any manner, the BK8 Marks or the Other Marks.

GOVERNING LAW: This agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of First Cagayan without giving effect to conflicts of law principles. The parties submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of First Cagayan 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.

TAXES: You are solely responsible for reporting and paying any taxes as required by the governing law of your country of residence.

GAME RULES AND RAKE STRUCTURE: You can view BK8’s game rules and rake structure at BK8.com. BK8 reserves the right to change or update the game rules and rake structure at any time, without any notice to You.

TERMINATION: This Agreement is effective upon Your first use of the Software and shall continue until revoked by BK8, until You breach any term hereof, or until You discontinue Your use of BK8’s Services. This Agreement will terminate immediately if You fail to comply with any provision of this Agreement.

DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES:
a. your use of the BK8 services is at your own risk. BK8 is provided on an “as is” and” as available” basis. to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, BK8, 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 BK8 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. BK8 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 BK8’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 win cake 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.

LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY:  to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, under no circumstances, shall BK8 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:

a. your use or inability to use the services;

b. goods, data, or services received through or advertised on the BK8 site;

c. information received through the BK8 site;

d. 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 god, communication failures, theft, destruction, or unauthorized access to BK8’s records, programs or services;

e. statements or conduct of any third party on the BK8 service; or

f. any other matter relating to the BK8 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.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if BK8 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 BK8, 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.

LOSS OR CORRUPTION OF DATA AND DAMAGE TO COMPUTER EQUIPMENT: BK8 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. BK8 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, BK8’s Services.

MISCELLANEOUS:
a. These Terms of Service constitute the entire agreement between You and BK8 and govern Your use of the Site, superseding any prior agreements, if any, between You and BK8, including, without limitation, any prior versions of these Terms of Service.

b. You agree that no joint venture, partnership, employment, or agency relationship exists between You and BK8 as a result of the Terms of Service or use of the Site.

c. The failure of BK8 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.

d. 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.

VIOLATIONS: Please report any violations of the Terms of Service to [email protected].
THIS AGREEMENT WAS LAST UPDATED ON October 15th, 2013.