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 Cake Gaming
N.V., a Curaçao, Netherlands
Antilles based company, and its
affiliated corporations, successors
and assigns (collectively referred
to herein as "CAKE"). The software
(the "Software") and gaming services
(the "Gaming Services") are being
are provided to You by CAKE on an
"AS IS" basis, for Your personal use
only. cakepoker.com is an Internet
gaming site and operates under a
gaming license granted by the
Government of the Netherlands
Antilles license to Cyberluck
Curacao N.V. Any questions,
complaints or matters pertaining to
this licensee should be directed to
licensing@cyberluck.com.
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 CAKE and
cakepoker.com, nor residents of the
Netherlands Antilles, or residents
in Countries where the Services are
prohibited. If it comes to CAKE'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, CAKE 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 Cake Poker web site, the
provision of this Agreement shall
prevail. Unless otherwise indicated
herein to the contrary, any
reference made in this Agreement to
CAKE shall be deemed to have been
made to CAKE, and its affiliated
corporations, successors and
assigns.
These terms and conditions, together
with the cakepoker.com Tournaments
section, How to Play section, all
game rules, the Disconnection and
Cancellation Policy, and any other
additional rules, policies and terms
on cakepoker.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
1.
SOFTWARE LICENSE:
CAKE 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 CAKE and, as
applicable, CAKE'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 CAKE 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 CAKE.
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 CAKE. 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 CAKE 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 CAKE
harmless for any and all
effects that a change in
functionality may have
on Your ability to use
the Software. CAKE may
require, as a condition
to Your continued access
to CAKE's services,
Your acceptance of Software
improvements, corrections,
adaptations, conversions to more
recent Software versions or any
other changes to the Software.
TERMS OF SERVICE
6.
ACCEPTANCE OF TERMS:
CAKE 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 CAKE, 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://cakepoker.com/Help/Integrity/TermsOfService.aspx.
7.
REGISTRATION:
To use CAKE'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 Cake 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 CAKE, 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 CAKE at any one
time. CAKE reserves the right to
suspend, modify, remove and/or add
any Game in its sole discretion with
immediate effect and without notice
and CAKE 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 CAKE, You agree
that You do not find the Services or
other aspects of CAKE to be
offensive, objectionable, unfair or
indecent. You are only allowed to
wager for Your own personal
entertainment. Any commercial use of
CAKE 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 CAKE, 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
CAKE, 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 CAKE 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. CAKE
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 CAKE or to participate directly
or indirectly in any of the CAKE
Gaming Services (each an
"Unauthorized Person"). Similarly,
relatives of Unauthorized Persons
are not permitted to register with
CAKE 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 cannot be collected,
cashed out or in any other way be
made into or transferred between
CAKE 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 CAKE. 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 CAKE 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 CAKE receives too
many complaints about Your speed of
play, CAKE may restrict the number
of tables at which You are eligible
to play. CAKE 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 CAKE.
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 CAKE. All
amounts cashed out are subject to
the transaction limits and
processing fees of CAKE. Limits and
fees may change from time to time at
CAKE's sole discretion or by the You
in the case of user defined limits.
Cash outs are only executed via the
methods made available by CAKE in
the cashier section of the software
and are, by default, returned in the
same method from the previous
deposit. You may request a check of
a minimum of $500 and a maximum of
$9,000.00 every 7 days.
14.
SECURITY CHECKS,
REVIEWS AND RELEASES:
CAKE 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
CAKE, CAKE reserves the
right to void Your
account.
15.
ABANDONMENT OF
ACCOUNT BALANCE:
CAKE If You do not access Your CAKE
account by "logging in" to Your
account using Your E-mail 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 Share Cake 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 CAKE
other than logging in.
16.
CAKE REFER-A-FRIEND PROGRAM:
By accepting this agreement, You
agree to allow CAKE 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. CAKE may, from time to
time, offer other promotions or
initiatives designed to assist You
in being rewarded for introducing
real money players to CAKE. Cake is
not responsible for the failure of a
referred player to correctly submit
his/her E-mail address. CAKE
reserves the right to change rules,
levels and limits of the Refer a
Friend Program at its sole
discretion.
1.
Payment:
Your account
will be
credited
with a bonus
from the
Refer a
Friend Cake
Program
within seven
days from
the End of
each
Calendar
Month.
2.
Unlocking
Tiers and
Associated
Bonuses:
Rules
governing
how to
unlock Tiers
and the
associated
bonuses are
found inside
the CAKE
Software
(Click on
Rewards ->
Refer a
Friend
link).
Bonuses are
based on the
Frequent
Player
Points
generated by
the players
You have
referred.
Failure to
meet the
Frequent
Player Point
requirements
in any Tier,
regardless
of cause,
will result
in the tiers
remaining
locked or
unclaimed.
3.
Improper
Advertising
Practices:
CAKE will
reward You
for telling
others about
our Gaming
Services.
However, we
monitor
methods used
to promote
CAKE and if
You are
found to be:
a.
Mass
mailing
unsolicited
e-mail
addresses
b.
Willfully
and
blatantly
ignoring
rules of any
3rd party
website by
posting
invitations
to sign up,
and/or
c.
Using
advertising
messages
with grossly
misleading
claims of
promotional
rewards
You may be subject to having Your
participation in the Cake Refer a
Friend program suspended or
terminated.
4.
Termination of Refer a Friend
Participation: Performing any of the
improper advertising practices
outlined above may result in Your
Termination of participation in the
Refer a Friend Cake program. This
includes a forfeiture of Your
current Refer a Friend balance,
forfeiture of any future Refer a
Friend revenue and loss of ability
for You to claim any further
referred friends.
17.
GOLD CARD:
By accepting this agreement, You
agree to allow CAKE to reward You
with Gold Cards for Your real money
ring game play. In the event that a
prize(s) is 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 CAKE to reward You
with Gold Chips based on the rules
set forth on the CAKE 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, CAKE
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
CAKE. 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 CAKE
account.
2.
Self
Exclusion: CAKE
reserves the
right to monitor
Your account
activities and
notify You if
CAKE believes
You may have
gambling
problems.
However, CAKE
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 CAKE
Services for
various reasons
and may do so at
any time by
sending a
request to
support@cakepoker.com.
3.
Suspensions
and Termination
of Account: CAKE
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
CAKE; or partake
in fraudulent,
inappropriate or
offensive behaviour against CAKE
or any other CAKE 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 CAKE or injurious to
CAKE's reputation. Such termination
shall be made by CAKE in its
absolute discretion however, the
actions which may be taken by CAKE
in the event that you engage in such
conduct can include, but are not
limited to warnings, temporary
suspension of CAKE Services and,
temporary suspension of your CAKE
account. The termination of your
CAKE 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
a.
Your right
to make any
representations
regarding CAKE
in any way
whatsoever is
immediately
revoked;
b.
Your right
to use the CAKE
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
CAKE or Your use
of the CAKE
Services, as of
the date of
termination is
revoked; and
e.
All other
rights under
these Terms of
Service are
terminated.
CAKE will endeavor to notify You of
any minor breach of these Terms of
Service of which CAKE 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 CAKE'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 the English
language and the
table specific
language as may
be designated by
CAKE in it's
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 CAKE
account or Your
use of the CAKE
Services. CAKE
also reserves
the right to
claim
compensation for
any loss
resulting from
non-compliance
with any
obligations
contained in
these Terms of
Service. CAKE
reserves the
right to cancel
and close Your
CAKE 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 CAKE Service
using Your e-mail and password, such
participation will be invalid, and
You will not be refunded any
resulting losses at CAKE, 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 CAKE
because of anything other than the
company's error.
21.
INDEMNIFICATION:
You agree to indemnify, defend and
hold harmless CAKE, 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 CAKE Services, or any other
product, service or promotion
offered to You buy CAKE; (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 CAKE. CAKE 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 CAKE Service
or with the CAKE staff. Any
violation of this policy will result
in a suspension of playing
privileges or such other action as
may be required by CAKE 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.
CAKE 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 CAKE's sole determination,
You are found to have cheated or
attempted to defraud the CAKE
Service or Cake Gaming 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 CAKE or at any other
CAKE 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 CAKE records shall be
the final authority in determining
the terms of Your participation in
the CAKE 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 CAKE, You must submit
Your complaint to CAKE in writing
within fourteen (14) days of the
incident by E-mail to
support@cakepoker.com.
26.
COPYRIGHT AND TRADEMARKS:
"CAKE", the "CAKE logo", other CAKE
logos, custom graphics and button
icons are trade names, service marks
or trademarks of Cake Gaming N.V. or
its affiliates (the "CAKE Marks").
All other trademarks, trade names
and service marks on the Site are
the property of their respective
owners (the "Other Marks"). Without
CAKE'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
CAKE 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 CAKE'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.
CAKE 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
CAKE, until You breach any term
hereof, or until You discontinue
Your use of CAKE'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 CAKE
SERVICES IS AT
YOUR OWN RISK.
CAKE IS PROVIDED
ON AN "AS IS"
AND "AS
AVAILABLE"
BASIS. TO THE
FULLEST EXTENT
PERMITTED BY
APPLICABLE LAW,
CAKE GAMING 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 CAKE 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.
CAKE 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 CAKE'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 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.
32.
LIMITATIONS OF
LIABILITY:
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY
APPLICABLE LAW, UNDER NO
CIRCUMSTANCES, SHALL CAKE 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 CAKE SITE;
c.
INFORMATION
RECEIVED THROUGH
THE CAKE 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 CAKE'S
RECORDS,
PROGRAMS OR
SERVICES;
e.
STATEMENTS
OR CONDUCT OF
ANY THIRD PARTY
ON THE CAKE
SERVICE; OR
f.
ANY OTHER
MATTER RELATING
TO THE CAKE
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
CAKE 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 CAKE, 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:
CAKE 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.
CAKE 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, CAKE's Services.
34.
MISCELLANEOUS:
a.
These Terms
of Service
constitute the
entire agreement
between You and
CAKE and govern
Your use of the
Site,
superseding any
prior
agreements, if
any, between You
and CAKE,
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 CAKE as
a result of the
Terms of Service
or use of the
Site.
c.
The failure
of CAKE 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.
35.
VIOLATIONS.
Please report any violations of the
Terms of Service to
support@cakepoker.com.
THIS AGREEMENT WAS LAST UPDATED ON
October 15th, 2008