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Terms and Conditions of Use
IMPORTANT – PLEASE READ THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS CAREFULLY BEFORE ACCEPTING THIS AGREEMENT, THEN PRINT THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND STORE THEM ALONG WITH ALL CONFIRMATION EMAILS, ADDITIONAL TERMS, TRANSACTION DATA, GAME RULES AND PAYMENT METHODS RELEVANT TO YOUR USE OF THE SITE. WE WILL NOT FILE OUR CONTRACT WITH YOU AND SO YOU SHOULD PRINT IT OUT FOR YOUR RECORDS. THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE (AS SET OUT BELOW) AND WILL ONLY BE ACCESSIBLE VIA THE ARCTICSTARPOKER.COM SITE.
1. By agreeing to the terms of use, you accept and warrant that you fully understand and agree to comply with all of the following terms and conditions (including all guidelines or rules applicable to our service posted on our website which guidelines and rules are hereby incorporated into this Agreement), and that failure to abide by these terms and conditions may result in disqualification, account closure, forfeiture of funds and/or legal action against you. If you have any questions as to these Terms and Conditions, we encourage you to seek independent counsel prior accepting the Agreement.
2. ArcticStarPoker.com is operated by Nostell Services Ltd., Ayios Dometios, PO Box 28770, Nicosia, 2082, Cyprus.
3. As the text in this Agreement as well as the rules and guidelines at our website could be presented in several languages. English is always the deciding language in case of differences in interpretation.
4. The management reserves the right to make changes in the rules at any time. All clients agree to be bound by all current rules and are advised to read them on a frequent basis.
5. All clients must be at least 18 years of age, or the legal age of majority in their jurisdiction, whichever is greater.
6. Residents of Costa Rica are not allowed to open an account or in any way use the gaming services offered by ArcticStarPoker.
7. ArcticStarPoker reserves the right to refuse any application without further explanation.
8. ArcticStarPoker also reserves the right to close down existing accounts without explanation. In this event, or in the event of an account closure by a client, the full balance will be paid out unless any fraudulent behaviour is suspected.
9. Each person is only allowed to have one account with ArcticStarPoker.
10. It is up to each client to make sure that no local laws or regulations are violated. ArcticStarPoker takes no responsibility whatsoever for clients not abiding such rules.
11. All clients are obliged to provide their full and accurate personal details. Failure to provide full and accurate personal details may result in disqualification, account closure or forfeiture of funds.
12. It is your responsibility to protect your Player ID and Password. Any actions carried out by the use of your login details are at your sole risk and any liability there from shall be strictly yours.
13. The player account is individual and the client is entirely responsible for account obligations and also entitled to all profits and benefits.
14. If disputes arises between clients or between clients and Arctic Star Poker the judgement of the Arctic Star Poker management is final, binding and conclusive in all matters.
15. Arctic Star Poker is not responsible for any claims for losses or damages under any condition. All participating in our games are made at your own risk.
16. Clients shall not hold the gaming operator, its owners, employees, affiliates or other companies or people linked to Arctic Star Poker responsible for any costs or damages caused by;
1. the use of the website,
2. the use of any material from the website,
3. the use of any of our servers,
4. the use of any of our software,
5. participation in any game or
6. the winning of any prize.
17. All taxes, duties and fees applicable in connection with any winnings at Arctic Star Poker are the sole responsibility of the client.
18. Any changes in the player's personal information should be updated in the player account as soon as possible.
19. Arctic Star Poker reserves the right to ask for documents at any time, proving that the identity is the same as in the account and the name on any Credit Card used.
20. Arctic Star Poker does not report client's winnings to any government agencies. It is solely the client's responsibility to report any income from gaming activities to his/her government agencies, if required.
21. Arctic Star Poker guarantees to handle all player accounts with strict confidentiality. This confidentiality can only be breached by order of the Costa Rican authorities or when criminal activities are suspected or reported to Arctic Star Poker or to financial institutions or auditors related to Arctic Star Poker.
22. Arctic Star Poker reserves the right to cancel your player account for any justifiable reason whatsoever at any time without notice to you. If you do not access your Arctic Star Poker account by "logging in" to your account for a period of eighteen (18) months, your Account will be deactivated and the entire account balance will be deemed abandoned and forfeited. Such requirement for log-in and entry is not and does not constitute any requirement whatsoever for you to play any game, deposit funds or participate in any activity at Arctic Star Poker other than logging in.
23. Any dispute that cannot be settled between Arctic Star Poker and the client will be settled according to Costa Rican law.
24. Credit Card processing:
- Your credit card will be billed as VEGAS007.COM
- Your credit card will be billed immediately after purchase
- All orders will be effected immediately
- After purchase you are able to play immediately
- If you are totally dissatisfied with the service you have received, we will consider your case and refund your purchase so long as your reason is valid. To apply for a refund, e-mail us on [email protected]
BONUS RULES
1. Complimentary or bonus amounts (USD or VIP-points) credited by Arctic Star Poker to a client for promotional purposes may only be used to play in the games according to the rules in the bonus offer.
2. Withdrawals from accounts that have taken part of a bonus are accepted only after complying with the rules set out in the bonus offer.
3. Only one account per IP-address and household is entitled to take part of the same bonus offer (signup bonus or deposit bonus).
4. Referral bonuses are only given for real players referred to the site.
5. Arctic Star Poker reserves the right to cancel or withdraw a promotional offer as well as changing the criteria for taking part of the offer at any time regardless of any information given in conjunction with the offer. Arctic Star Poker reserves the right to close any account that is suspected to be involved in bonus abuse and confiscate funds in such accounts.
POKER RULES
1. All poker games are played in US Dollar (USD).
2. It is strictly forbidden for a player to play at the same table with different nicknames used at different sites within the network. It is also forbidden to join the same tournament with different nicknames.
3. Players from the same household are not allowed to play at the same real money table or 1-table tournaments.
4. Arctic Star Poker does not allow automated programs that enable artificial intelligence to play at the site. Only physical persons are allowed to open accounts and play at the site, and use of such "bot" software programs is strictly forbidden.
5. Poker is an individual game where players play for their own interest. Any kind of cooperation or partnership between players is strictly forbidden.
6. Arctic Star Poker reserve the right at our own discretion to cancel, reverse or adjust any transactions and/or forfeit funds due to any collusion and/or criminal acts.
7. Chipdumping (when a player deliberately loses hands to transfer money to a partner player) is considered illegal and Arctic Star Poker reserves the right to freeze accounts involved in chipdumping and also to confiscate funds held in such accounts.
8. It is strictly forbidden to give away any information about your hand before a pot is finished by communicating with other players.
9. Arctic Star Poker offer the players a chat feature. All chat must be in English, not comment on pots in progress, not contain disrespectful comments about other players nor make any comments or use expressions that may offend other players.
10. A player shall not register or utilise a nickname that may be deemed to be similar to a trademark, company name or be deemed offensive or abusive to other players.
11. More information about the specific poker rules can be found under Game Rules in the Poker section of the website.
12. Managements decision is final.
CASINO RULES
1. The Casino software is provided by 3D Games AB.
2. At Arctic Star Poker Casino you can choose if you want to play for real money or just for fun (with FunMoney). A good idea can be to start playing with FunMoney and join the real money games once you feel confident with the software.
3. All our real money games are played with USD. The minimum and maximum stakes are displayed when playing the games.
4. More information about the games can be found under Game Rules in the Casino.
PLEASE PRINT THIS PAGE AND STORE FOR YOUR FUTURE REFERENCE. IN ADDITION, WE SUGGEST THAT YOU PRINT AND STORE ALL TRANSACTION RECEIPTS AND GAME RULES AS APPLICABLE TO YOUR ACTIVITIES.
Modified Feb 27th, 2006
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