PlayJava.com, ('PJ', 'Site') is an Internet entertainment content provider of universally popular, competitive multi-player skill-based games (Chess, Checkers, Backgammon, Gin, Cribbage, Dominoes, etc.) PlayJava.com offers a peer-to-peer Internet destination where participants can play a variety of FREE skill-based games and/or can compete in fee-based Multi-player Tournaments ('PJ Tournaments'). Just like in real land-based Tournaments, the players pay an entry fee for participation in online Tournament events, and may win cash prizes.

It is required that players review, accept and agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions and recognize the decisions of the site's administrators as final, before participating in any game or tournament. These rules spell out the important aspects of eligibility, registration, tax consequences and etc. All rules, regulations, and payoffs contained herein are subject to change and revision by the management without prior written notice.

Player shall periodically review these Terms and Conditions posted at this Web site at a rate not less than once monthly.  PLEASE READ THEM IN THEIR ENTIRETY.

Age Restriction for fee-based Tournaments

Fee-based Tournaments are designed as entertainment services for adults and are therefore restricted to individuals of legal age. As a typical guideline for the U.S., players must be over 18 years old. However, if Player resides in Nebraska or Alabama, he/she must be at-least 19 years of age, and if in Mississippi, over 21 years old.

All Minors in their respective Jurisdiction are strictly forbidden to play fee-based games - no exceptions!

Remember: there is absolutely no cost to play PJ games in our non-Tournament events.

Location Eligibility of Participants

To open an account and/or participate in any tournament offered on the Site, you must:

1. Be a natural person, fitting Age Requirements above, who is assigned to the e-mail address submitted on your account registration form;
2. If a US citizen or resident alien - physically located in a U.S. state in which participation in the Tournaments offered on the Site is unrestricted by law, as specified below.

Note: The Site makes no representations or warranties, implicit or explicit, as to your legal right to participate in any tournament offered on the Site. You are subject to all laws of the state, province and/or country in which you reside and from which you access the Site and are solely responsible for obeying those laws. You agree the Site cannot be held liable, if laws applicable to you restrict or prohibit your participation. As a guideline, in the U.S., rules governing 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, players CANNOT participate in fee-based Tournaments with prizes if they reside in the following 11 states:

Arizona, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Iowa, Louisiana, Maryland, Nevada, Tennessee and Vermont.

The Site reserves the right to monitor the location from which you access the Site and to block access from any jurisdiction in which participation is illegal or restricted.

Fraudulent Registration

Any player attempting a fraudulent registration, will be disqualified from play, denied prize-winnings, and if warranted, reported to the authorities.

Full Assumption of Risk of Loss and Indemnification

Players who choose to enter fee-based Tournaments do so at their own discretion and risk. As in any money-based game, there is the risk of loss of money. Player fully understands that he/she can elect to play free games that are also available on PlayJava.com

Player shall not participate in fee-based Tournaments (nor accept any Prize) if Player does not fully understand, agree to, become a party to, and shall abide by, without exception, all rules, regulations, terms and conditions contained herein and that such rules, regulations, terms and conditions may change from time-to-time.

By using PlayJava.com server and software, Players agree to be bound by the following:

• Player is at least the age of legal majority in the jurisdiction in which Player resides.
• Player understands that Player may play PJ games FREE, or participate in fee-based Tournaments.
• Player does not find our games or fee-based events offensive, objectionable, unfair or indecent.

You agree to hold PlayJava.com, its employees, officers, directors, licensees, affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising, promotion or other agencies, and agents completely harmless and fully indemnify them from any and all costs, expenses, liabilities and all damages whatsoever that may arise as a result of Player's; (i) entry or use the Web site, (ii) use of any materials at the Web site, (iii) entry or participation in fee-based Tournaments, (iv) participation in the Game(s), or, (v) incurring Losses or the acceptance of any Prizes.

Governing Law and Disputes

These Terms and Conditions will be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California, irrespective of any principles of conflicts of law. You further agree that any legal action arising from any dispute shall proceed only in the state or federal courts located in Orange County in the State of California, and you hereby submit to personal jurisdiction and venue in such courts for the purposes of litigating any such action.

Entire and Unmodified Agreement

These Terms and Conditions, in connection with the other obligations and rules detailed in writing on the Site, constitute the entire agreement between you and the Site and cannot be modified by you. The Terms and Conditions cannot be modified on an individual basis by any person affiliated, or claiming affiliation, with the Site. Nothing in this subsection will prevent the Site from modifying the terms of these Terms and Conditions and posting such modifications on the Site.

Validity and Enforceability

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.

Site Disclaimer

By registering for an account and/or participating in any Tournament offered on the Site, you agree that the Site is not responsible for any damage, loss, or injury resulting from use, access, or attempted use or access of the Site. You further agree that the Site is not liable for any damage, loss, or injury caused by downloading any information from the Site. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, you agree that the Site is not liable for any damage to your personal computer, any damage, loss, or corruption of data, or any consequential or incidental damages arising from use of the Site.

In case of a malfunction or discontinuance of service for which the Site is directly responsible that causes you to be unable to complete a contest in which you have begun to participate, the Site will refund an entry fee charged to your credit card for that unfinished contest only. The Site reserves the right to determine, in its sole discretion, whether it is responsible for any such malfunction or discontinuance. The Site is not liable for any potential winnings from any unfinished contest.

No Warranty Provided

All Goods and services provided on the Site are herein provided on an "As Is" basis, without Warranty of any kind, either Express or Implied, including but not limited to Implied Warranties of Merchantability, Fitness for a particular purpose. No person affiliated with PlayJava.com, or claiming any affiliation has any authority to extend any such warranties.

Recommended System Configuration

As opposed to other online sites, due to enhanced security of PlayJava.com and the use of the latest encryption software, the 'ideal' recommended system is: Windows 2000 or later [Windows XP] with DSL or cable connection.
If you elect to play at this site with anything other than what is advised - you agree to play at "Own Risk".

Acceptance of Risk of Disconnections

Players must understand and accept the risk of Internet disconnections as they can and do occur - there are many separately managed networks connecting your location to PlayJava.com - each is a potential point of occasional failure.

Our system allows a full reconnect of up to 6 times (5 minutes each) directly to the original game.   As all games are recorded, intentional disconnects are grounds for dismissal from the tournament and/or from the Site.

Game Disputes

Games are only eligible for dispute within a 24 hour period after the game started. Disputes must be initiated via Contact Us link. If there is a valid reason to dispute the game, stop playing right away [even if it means disconnecting & taking a loss].   After that, report a game for a dispute as soon as possible. All game disputes are treated in a fair and impartial manner. Management decisions regarding disputed games are final.

PJ maintains 100% impartiality in operating this site and reserves the right to let Stay or Annul or Proportionately Settle any unfinished tournaments or Mini-tourneys on a case-by-case basis.

The mini-tourney or tournament game is considered as played to completion if all of the following conditions are in place:

• both starting and ending financial transactions are recorded and communicated to each player.
• the server has received all game-related communications from both players and confirmed the results of the game

• if the starting financial transaction is not present
• if the server has not received all game-related communications from both players other than time-out of the losing party (due to connection issues or otherwise)
• if the unfinished game had (i) no score (ii) low score [the game is in early stages] or (iii) the party that lost connection & could not reconnect to the same game was ahead (had preferred winning chances)

• the party that lost connection & could not reconnect to the same game was behind (had inferior chances to win)

In the rare and unlikely event of our server problem (hardware and/or software), a tournament or mini-tourney in play during the problem will be annulled. We will refund the entry fees to each player's account that was still in the tournament or mini-tourney at the time. This resolution treats all players fairly. If a player was eliminated from the multi-player tournament before the server problem, they are considered "out of the tournament" and do not receive an entry fee refund or any portion of the prize pool.

Additional Limitations on Player Participation

You may establish only one account to participate in the activities offered on the Site. The Site reserves the right to monitor any effort to establish multiple accounts; in the event the Site discovers that you have opened more than one account, all your accounts can be terminated. You represent and warrant that all information you supply to the Site is complete and accurate. Submitting incomplete, false, or inaccurate information will result in immediate termination of your account and forfeiture of any prizes to which you are otherwise entitled. The Site imposes a dollar amount limitation on the credit card transactions in which you engage to fund your activities on the Site. The Site may also impose limitations on the net dollar amount you may lose on the Site during a specific period. Should your losses reach the internally-designated limit your play in PJ Tournaments may be restricted. The Site reserves the right to change these dollar amount limitations at any time.

Accounts for individual use only

A player who purchases $Tickets for the account becomes the sole owner and holder of the $Ticket account. Holders of $Ticket Accounts are solely responsible for all account obligations and entitled to all benefits therefrom. It is the responsibility of each $Ticket account holder not to allow any other person to access your account, access the Site, accept any winnings, or participate in any tournament using your account information. Your $Ticket account is not transferable to any other person. By registering and/or participating in any tournament offered on the Site, you agree to indemnify, defend, and hold the Site harmless from or for any claims, liability, damages, and/or costs (including attorney fees) arising from any use of your account by any person.

Legality and Taxes

You are subject to all laws of the state, province and/or country in which you reside and from which you access the Site and are solely responsible for obeying those laws. You agree the Site cannot be held liable if laws applicable to you restrict or prohibit your participation. The Site makes no representations or warranties, implicit or explicit, as to your legal right to participate in any tournament offered on the Site nor shall any person affiliated, or claiming affiliation, with the Site have authority to make any such representations or warranties. The Site reserves the right to monitor the location from which you access the Site and to block access from any jurisdiction in which participation is illegal or restricted. The Site may require any participant receiving any prize to provide the Site with proof that he or she is eligible to participate. It is the policy of the Site, in compliance with United States Internal Revenue Service regulations, to send a Form 1099 to any person who wins in excess of $600 (USD) on the Site in any given year. However, you remain solely responsible for paying all federal and other taxes in accordance with the laws that apply in your state, province, and/or country of residence.

Acknowledgment of Proprietary Rights

By registering for an account and/or participating in any tournament offered on the Site, you acknowledge that all information contained on the Site may be protected, in all forms and media, by one or more valid copyrights, patents, trademarks, trade secrets, or other proprietary rights, and that all such rights are owned by the Site. You may not modify, publish, or create derivative works from, or in any way exploit this information.

Credit Card and PayPal Use

In order to maintain data accuracy and ensure the correct use of information, PJ has put in-place appropriate electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect on-line. PJ utilizes sophisticated encryption technology to ensure that sensitive data is transferred securely and the Site is protected by latest firewall systems. This means that using your credit card on PJ is far safer than using it to order a pizza at your local cafe.

Members must keep their personal account information (Name/Password) strictly confidential and are solely responsible for their account transactions. It is your direct responsibility to exit the playing room and securely log-off PlayJava.com Site after finishing your games to prevent any unauthorized access. You agree that the Site is not liable for any loss caused by any unauthorized use of your credit card or other method of payment by a third party (e.g. PayPal) in connection with this Site.

Any attempt to defraud the Site through the use of credit cards or other methods of payment, regardless of the outcome, or any failure by you to honor legitimate charges or requests for payment will result in immediate termination of your account, forfeiture of any prizes to which you maybe otherwise entitled, and civil and/or criminal prosecution.

Attempted Unauthorized Access or Tampering

By registering for an account and/or participating in any tournament offered on the Site, you agree that the Site is not responsible for any damage, loss, or injury resulting from tampering, or other unauthorized access or use of the Site or your account. Any attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Site's systems or any account, interfere with procedures or performance of the Site, or deliberately damage or undermine the Site is subject to civil and/or criminal prosecution and will result in immediate termination of your account and forfeiture of any and all prizes to which you may have been otherwise entitled to.

Any attempt to participate in any Tournament or game offered on the Site by means of automatic, macro, programmed, computer-assisted or similar methods, or to otherwise commit fraud with regard to the Site, will result in civil and/or criminal prosecution, termination of your account, and forfeiture of any and all prizes to which you may have been otherwise entitled to.

Promotional Activities

By registering for an account, you agree that the Site may display your user name and tournament records. By accepting any prize from the Site, you agree to allow the Site to print, publish, broadcast and use, worldwide, in any media and at any time, your name and biographical information for promotional purposes without additional compensation.

Submissions

If you send comments or suggestions, including, but not limited to computer programs, to the Site, such submissions shall become, and shall remain, the sole property of the Site. No submission shall be subject to any obligation of confidence on the part of the Site. The Site shall exclusively own all rights to, and shall be entitled to unrestricted use of, all such submissions without any compensation to you.

Required Information

At registration, you are required to submit the following information: your user name, a password and your e-mail address. To participate in entry fee-based Tournaments, you are required to submit the following information: full name, permanent residential address, phone number and credit card information. In addition, if your total winnings on the Site in any given year reach $600, the Site will request that you submit your social security number in order to send you a Form 1099, as required by Internal Revenue Service regulations. Failure to provide your social security number at that time will result in the Site's inability to credit your account for any winnings in excess of $600.

Accuracy of Information

You represent and warrant that all information you supply to the Site is complete and accurate. Knowingly submitting incomplete or inaccurate information will result in immediate termination of your account and forfeiture of any prizes to which you are otherwise entitled.

Our Privacy Policy

The Site will not intentionally disclose any personally identifying information about you (including information submitted on the application form, your e-mail and information regarding your IP address) to third parties without your consent, except where the Site, in good faith, believes such disclosure is necessary to comply with the law or to enforce these Terms and Conditions or other rules of the Site. Your acceptance of any prize from the Site constitutes consent for the Site's disclosure of personal information as described above. The Site reserves the right to collect general demographic and other market information that does not personally identify you to any 3-rd party without additional consent. We monitor player traffic patterns and site usage to help us develop and enhance the design of our gaming web site. We may use your IP address to help diagnose problems with your connection and to gather broad demographic usage information.

Anti-Spam Policy

By registering for an account and/or participating in any tournament offered on the Site, you agree not to use 'Spam' techniques to attempt to obtain referrals/affiliates to the Site. For purposes of this section, 'Spam' includes all unsolicited electronic messages sent to recipients with whom you have no prior relationship, and may occur by e-mail, forums, chat rooms, instant messaging, and other forms of electronic messaging. Engaging in 'Spam' techniques in connection with your participation on the Site will result in the immediate termination of your account and all your privileges.

Account Termination

The Site reserves the right to terminate your account or decline or limit your participation in any site activity for any reason, including, but not limited to harassment of other participants, posting of offensive material, or any breach of the terms of the agreement between you and the Site, and any breach of the security of your account or the Site. By registering for an account and/or participating in any tournament offered on the Site, you consent to allow the Site to access your account information to investigate complaints or other allegations of abuse.

Your Responsibility

Registering for an account and/or participating in any tournament offered on PlayJava.com ("PJ or the Site") signifies your knowledge, understanding and full and unconditional acceptance of this agreement, in it's most current version. The Site may modify these Terms and Conditions at any time; your continued use of the Site following such modifications signifies your acceptance of all those modifications. You are solely responsible periodically reviewing PJ Terms and Conditions for any such modifications.

If you have any questions about Terms & Conditions, you can contact us via Contact Us form and we would be glad to assist you.

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