PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING CAREFULLY. WE RECOMMEND YOU PRINT THESE
TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND STORE THEM ALONG WITH ALL CONFIRMATION
EMAILS REFLECTING YOUR TRACKER IDs, BONUS CODES, AND AFFILIATE
ACCRUALS AS THEY RELATE TO YOUR AFFILIATE RELATIONSHIP WITH
Brucepoker GAMING N.V. , WE DO NOT FILE EACH INDIVIDUAL AGREEMENT
WITH PARTNERS SO PLEASE PRINT IT OUT FOR YOUR RECORDS. THESE TERMS
AND CONDITIONS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT THE SOLE DISCRETION OF
BRUCEPOKER. NOTICE OF ANY CHANGES SHALL BY MADE BY ANY OF THE
FOLLOWING METHODS: BY THE POSTING A NOTICE OF THE CHANGE ON THE
WEBSITE(S) AS DEFINED HEREIN; BY THE POSTING OF A NEW AGREEMENT ON
THE WEBSITE(S); BY EMAIL TO AN AFFILATE. IF ANY MODIFICATION IS
UNACCEPTABLE THE ONLY RECOURSE AVAILABLE TO AN AFFILAITE IS TO
TERMINATE THIS AGREEMENT. YOUR CONTINUED PARTICIPATION IN THE
AFFILAITE PROGRAM FOLLOWING THE OUR POSTING OF A CHANGE NOTICE OR A
NEW AGREEMENT ONOUR WEBSITE(S) WILL CONSTITUTE YOUR BINDING
ACCEPTANCE OF THE CHANGE.
NOTIFICATION OF THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS CONSTITUTES THE MAKING
OF AN OFFER. BY COMPLETING AN AFFILIATE APPLICATION, 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 COMPLETE AN
APPLICATION AND YOU WILL NOT BE APPROVED AS AN AFFILIATE PARTNER WITH
Brucepoker GAMING N.V. IF YOU HAVE ALREADY JOINED THE Brucepoker
AFFILIATE NETWORK AND DO NOT AGREE WITH ANY MODIFICATION OF THESE
TERMS, PLEASE E-MAIL BRUCEPOKER AT affiliate@brucepoker.com TO NOTIFY
Brucepoker GAMING N.V. THAT YOU WISH TO TERMINATE YOUR AFFILIATE
AGREEMENT.
This Affiliate agreement is a legal contract as between You
(“You”) and Brucepoker, and its affiliated corporations,
successors and assigns (collectively referred to herein as
“Brucepoker”). This Affiliate agreement and any other guidelines
or additional terms Brucepoker provides to You via E-Mail or the
Brucepoker Website and the associated Payment Plan (together the
“Agreement”) contain the complete terms and conditions that apply
to Your participation in the Brucepoker online affiliate network
(“Affiliate Network”). In the event there is a conflict between
this Agreement and any other additional terms, this Agreement shall
take precedence unless such additional terms expressly reference
variation to this Agreement.
Currently the Sites offered within the Affiliate Network are:
www.brucepoker.com
You are only entitled to receive any Affiliate Accruals for
revenues generated by Real Money Players on the Affiliate Network as
set out in the terms of the Payment Plan You have chosen.
1. ACCEPTANCE OF TERMS: Brucepoker permits You to promote the
Sites as per the Terms and Conditions of this Agreement. By
completing an Affiliate Application, 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 complete an Application, and
You will not be approved as an Affiliate and therefore will not
receive payment for any Affiliate Accruals. Brucepoker reserves the
right to reject any Affiliate Application if we determine, in our
sole discretion that the websites to be used by the applicant are
unsuitable for the Brucepoker affiliate program. You are welcome to
re-apply for admission to the Brucepoker affiliate program in the
future in the event that you application is rejected.
1.1 AGREEMENT UPDATES: The terms of this
Agreement may be changed or updated at any time by Brucepoker at it’s
sole discretion, by (i) posting a notice of change on the Website(s);
(ii) posting the new version of the Agreement on the Brucepoker
Website; or (iii) E-Mailing You a change notice. All changes or
updates shall be effective on the date of posting or the sending of
such notice (whichever is the earlier. It is Your responsibility to
visit the website frequently to make sure You are up to date with the
latest version of the Agreement and its provisions. IF ANY
MODIFICATION IS UNACCEPTABLE TO YOU, YOUR ONLY RECOURSE IS TO
TERMINATE THIS AGREEMENT. YOUR CONTINUED PARTICIPATION WITH THE
AFFLIATE NETWORK FOLLOWING SUCH NOTICE WILL BE DEEMED BINDING
ACCEPTANCE OF THE MODIFICATION. You can review the most current
version of this Agreement at any time at
www.affiliate.brucepoker.com/tc.
1.2 Notwithstanding Section 1.1 above,
from time to time Brucepoker may contact You with information
regarding specific promotions. Unless You notify Brucepoker
otherwise, You will be deemed to have agreed to take part in such
promotion and the terms of such promotion shall be incorporated into
the applicable Payment Plan and this Agreement for the duration of
such promotion.
1.3 You acknowledge and agree that
regulations 9(1) and 9(2) (Information to be provided by electronic
means) and 11(1) (placing of the order) of the Electronic Commerce
Directive 00/31/EC shall not apply to or have any effect on this
Agreement.
2. INTERPRETATION
2.1 DEFINITIONS: In this Agreement, the
following terms shall have the following meanings:
“Affiliate
Cashier Account” means the account into which You receive payment
from Brucepoker. All payables are paid into Affiliate Cashier
Accounts, unless specifically agreed otherwise.
“Affiliate
Payment Accrual” is the amount due and payable to You, as
calculated based solely on Brucepoker’s system's data and in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the applicable
Payment Plan.
“Affiliate Area”
means the area of the Website that is accessible to You (You may
require to access some parts of this area by logging on with the
security code You are assigned by Brucepoker when You sign up as a
participant in the Affiliate Network and associated password) and
which provides certain 'member only' functionality, including
facilities to check relevant statistics, register Sub-Affiliates,
update Your profile, create additional Tracker IDs and Bonus Codes,
select Banners and/or Text Links.
“Affiliate
Marketing Rules” means Brucepoker’s rules for electronic
marketing activities that can be viewed in the Affiliate Area.
“Banners” and
“Text Links” means the graphical artwork or text, which includes
Tracker IDs and Bonus Codes and Tournament feeds (RSS), that
Brucepoker has made available in the Affiliate Area and that You may
use to connect Players to Brucepoker’s Services from Your website
(or other electronic method) or using other marketing materials.
“Brand” means
the “Brucepoker” brand used in association with online poker and
other online games of skill and/or chance together with any other
brands operated by Brucepoker from time to time.
“Brucepoker
Marks” means the words “Brucepoker”, “Brucepoker.com”, the
“Brucepoker logo”, other Brucepoker logos, custom graphics and
button icons and/or any logo, mark, domain name or trade name that
contains, is confusingly similar to or is comprised of Brucepoker
Marks or any other name or mark owned from time to time by
Brucepoker.
“Fraud Traffic”
means deposits, revenues or traffic generated on the Services through
illegal means or any other action committed in bad faith to defraud
Brucepoker (as determined by Brucepoker in its sole discretion),
regardless of whether or not it actually causes Brucepoker harm,
including deposits generated on stolen credit cards, collusion,
manipulation of the service or system, bonuses or other promotional
abuse, creation of false accounts for the purpose of generating
Affiliate Accruals, and unauthorized use of any third-party accounts,
copyrights, trademarks and other third-party Intellectual Property
Rights (which, for the avoidance of doubt, includes Brucepoker’s
Intellectual Property Rights) and any activity that constitutes Fraud
Traffic under Section 3 below.
“Intellectual
Property Rights” means rights to all existing and future patents,
trade marks, design rights, service marks, trade dress, trade or
business names (including domain names), registered designs,
copyright (including rights in computer software) moral rights,
database rights, format rights and topography rights (whether or not
any of these is or are registered and including applications for
registration) know-how, trade secrets and rights of confidence and
all rights and forms of protection throughout the world of a similar
nature or with similar effect to any of these for the full unexpired
period of any such rights and any extensions and/or renewals thereof.
“Marketing
Materials” means Banners and Text Links and any other marketing
materials (which may include Brucepoker Marks) that have been
provided or otherwise made available to You by Brucepoker and/or
pre-approved by Brucepoker.
“Payment Plan”
means the payment plan You have accepted under which Brucepoker will
pay You a share of certain revenues generated by Real Money Players
as specified in the specific Payment Plan (“Percentage Payment
Plan”)
“Player(s)”
means any person using any products or services on Brucepoker Sites
whether attached to Your Tracker or not;
“Player Account”
means a uniquely assigned account that is created for a Player when
he/she successfully registers for the Services via a Tracking URL or
Sign Up Bonus Code.
“Real Money
Player(s)” means any person who is attached to Your Tracker (or if
applicable, Your Sub-Affiliate’s Tracker) who: (i) has not been a
Player with Brucepoker before; (ii) who has made the minimum required
deposit; (iii) is accepted as a player under any applicable sign up
or identity verification procedure that Brucepoker may require; and
(iv) any other qualification criteria that Brucepoker may introduce
from time to time.
“Services”
means any product or service offered to Players on Brucepoker Sites.
“Sign-up Bonus
Code(s)” is a unique alphanumeric code that Brucepoker may make
available to You to provide to prospective Players. When entered, the
system automatically logs the Sign-up Bonus Codes and records You as
the Affiliate in relation to the relevant Player. Further, Sign-up
Bonus Codes may automatically be entered/logged by Brucepoker’s
system with some CDs that Brucepoker may provide to You and which may
be used for installation of Brucepoker’s software by any
prospective Player.
“Sites” means
the websites and any other online site or platform that is owned,
operated or controlled by or on behalf of Brucepoker from time to
time and each of its related pages through which a Player opens a
Player Account and/or accesses Brucepoker’s Services.
“Spam” means
any E-Mail or other electronic communication that You send which
markets, promotes or which otherwise refers to Brucepoker, the Site
or Brucepoker’s Services from time to time, or which contains any
Marketing Materials, Brucepoker Marks or Trackers and which breaches
Brucepoker’s Affiliate Marketing Rules.
“Sub-Affiliate”
means a person that You have referred to (and that has successfully
joined) the Affiliate Network in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement.
“Sub-Affiliate
Accruals” means the Affiliate Accruals due to any Sub-Affiliate as
set out in their chosen Payment Plan.
“Term” means
the period from the date that You acknowledge and accept the terms of
this Agreement by indicating such acceptance on the Affiliate Sign Up
Form, until such time as this Agreement expires or is terminated in
accordance with its terms.
“Tracker(s)”
means the unique Tracking URL or Sign Up Bonus Codes that Brucepoker
may provide exclusively to You, through which Brucepoker tracks
Players' and Real Money Players' activities and calculates Affiliate
Accruals.
“Tracking URL”
means a unique hyperlink or other linking tool for referencing
Brucepoker’s Sites or Services through which You refer potential
Real Money Players. When the relevant Player opens his or her Player
Account, Brucepoker’s system automatically logs the Tracking URL
and records You as the Affiliate.
“Website(s)”
means the Brucepoker affiliate website located at the URL
affiliate.brucepoker.com and at any URL with which Brucepoker may
replace such URL from time to time (and any other such web addresses
including RSS feeds that are owned, operated or controlled by or on
behalf of Brucepoker from time to time and that Brucepoker makes
available such website) and each of its related pages.
2.2 HEADINGS: The insertion of headings in
this Agreement is for convenient reference only and is not to affect
the interpretation of this Agreement.
2.3 PERSONS: Any reference to “persons”
includes natural persons, firms, partnerships, companies,
corporations, associations, organizations, governments, states,
governmental or state agencies, foundations and trusts (in each case
whether or not having separate legal personality and irrespective of
the jurisdiction in or under the law of which it was incorporated or
exists);
2.4 STATUTE: Any reference to a statute,
statutory provision, ordinance, subordinate legislation, code or
guideline (“legislation”) is a reference to that legislation and
all other subordinate legislation made under the relevant legislation
as amended and in force from time to time and to any legislation that
re-enacts or consolidates (with or without modification) any such
legislation.
2.5 LANGUAGE: This Agreement is drafted in
the English language. If this Agreement is translated into another
language, the English language text shall in any event prevail.
3. INDEMNIFICATION: You agree to indemnify, defend and hold
harmless Brucepoker, 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 promotion of the Brucepoker Services, or any other product,
service or promotion offered to You by Brucepoker; (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 and Conditions by You. Brucepoker reserves the
right to assume the exclusive defence and control of any matter
subject to indemnification by You, which shall not excuse Your
indemnity obligations.
4. DISCLOSURE OF FRAUDULENT ACTIVITIES: If, at Brucepoker’s sole
determination, You are found to have cheated or attempted to defraud
the Brucepoker Service or Brucepoker Gaming N.V. in any way, 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 along with Your identity and e-mail
address, 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 you will forfeit any
account balances and/or Affiliate Payment Accrual, that You have at
Brucepoker or at any other Brucepoker related website and/or
business.
5. TERMS AND CONDITIONS
5.1 IDENTITY AND DISCLOSURE: You shall
provide true and complete information to Brucepoker when completing
the Affiliate Sign Up Form and promptly update such information if
all or any part of it changes. You shall also provide Brucepoker with
such other information as Brucepoker may reasonably request from time
to time.
5.2 MARKETING ACTIVITIES AND
RESPONSIBILITIES: You shall market to and refer potential Real Money
Players to the Sites. You will be solely liable for the content and
manner of such marketing activities, provided that such activities
must always fully comply with the Affiliate Marketing Rules. All such
marketing activities must be professional, proper and lawful under
applicable rules, regulations or laws (including any laws in relation
to the content and nature of any advertising or marketing) and
otherwise comply with the terms of this Agreement. You shall not
Yourself and shall not authorize, assist or encourage any third party
to:
5.2.1 Breach the
Affiliate Marketing Rules.
1.
Affiliate shall use best commercially reasonable efforts to actively
and effectively advertise, market and promote Brucepoker as widely
and aggressively as possible in order to maximize the financial
benefit to both Affiliate and Brucepoker. Affiliate shall only engage
in advertising, marketing and promotional efforts which do not
violate any law and which reflect positively upon the business
reputation of Brucepoker.
2.
It is the responsibility of the Affiliate to ensure that the correct
tracking is utilized on their website. Brucepoker will not change the
Affiliate tracking ID for referrals resulting from incorrect or
incomplete tracking. Brucepoker is not responsible for commission
fees generated from referrals with incorrect or incomplete referral
information.
3.
Affiliate is restricted from purchasing any domains that include
"Brucepoker", or bidding on any keywords or keyword phrases
that include, but are not limited to, Brucepoker, Brucepoker.com and
Poker Room in any format in any pay per click (PPC) search engine.
This includes, but is not limited to, the following search engines:
Overture, Google, Kanoodle, FindWhat, ePilot and Ah-ha.
4.
Affiliate is restricted from utilizing derivatives of Brucepoker.com
in URLs and directory names for the intention of search engine
optimization.
5.
Affiliate is restricted from setting up any site redirects from any
page on their website or network of websites so that the page goes
directly to Brucepoker.com.
6.
Affiliate is restricted from optimizing any page of their website(s)
for keyword or keyword phrases that include, but are not limited to,
Brucepoker, Brucepoker.com in any format. This includes, but is not
limited to, meta tags, headers and body content.
7.
Affiliate is restricted from purchasing or building off-site text
links with anchor text for Brucepoker branded keyword phrases,
including, but not limited to: Brucepoker, Brucepoker.com in any
format.
8.
Banners and links may not be placed within unsolicited email,
unauthorized newsgroup postings, chat rooms or through the use of
"bots". Traffic generated illegally will not be
commissionable.
9.
Affiliate shall bear all costs and expenses incurred in connection
with the advertising, marketing and promotion of Brucepoker to their
customers.
10.
Affiliate shall not create, publish, distribute, or permit any
written material that makes reference to Brucepoker without first
submitting such material to Brucepoker and receiving our prior
written consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld.
11.
It is not Brucepoker’s policy to promote the Site(s) through the US
Postal Service.
12.
Affiliate is restricted from establishing any MySpace or other social
network domains, blog domains, profile name or display name
containing “Brucepoker Poker” or any variation thereof.
13.
Affiliate agrees to cooperate fully with Brucepoker in utilizing and
maintaining links and other promotional tools as supplied by
Brucepoker. Furthermore, the Affiliate agrees to:
a.
Utilize the entire code for the banners, links and other promotional
tools (including the tracking codes therein) and shall not in any way
alter or remove any part of the code;
b.
Display on your website(s) only those graphical or textual images
that are provided by Brucepoker;
c.
Update such images with new images provided by Brucepoker from time
to time throughout the term of this Agreement; and
d.
Display such graphic and/or textual images prominently in relevant
sections of your website(s).
5.2.2 Place
Marketing Materials on any online site or other medium where the
content and/or material on such website or medium is potentially
libellous, malicious, discriminatory, obscene, unlawful, sexually
explicit, pornographic or violent or which is, in our sole discretion
otherwise unsuitable:
5.2.3 Develop
and/or implement marketing and/or public relations strategies that
have as their direct or indirect objective the targeting of marketing
of Brucepoker and/or the Website to any persons who are less than 18
years of age (or such higher age as may apply in the jurisdiction
that You are targeting), regardless of the age of majority in the
location You are marketing.
5.2.4 Use
Marketing Materials in a manner that may potentially confuse a Player
or potential Player:
5.2.5 Place
Marketing Materials on any online site or other medium where the
content and/or material on such online site or medium:
1.
Infringes any third party's Intellectual Property Rights, trademark
rights or otherwise violates the rights of any third party
2.
Copies or resembles the Site in whole or in part
3.
Disparages us or otherwise damages Brucepoker’s goodwill or
reputation in any way
4.
Frames any page of the Site in whole or in part
5.
Contains sexually explicit materials; hate/violent/offensive content;
promotes any form of discrimination; promotes illegal activities or
otherwise violates any applicable laws; otherwise are considered
inappropriate or offensive, at Brucepoker’s sole discretion.
5.2.6 Read,
intercept, modify record, redirect, interpret, or fill in the
contents of any electronic form or other materials submitted to
Brucepoker by any other person:
5.2.7 In any way
alter, redirect or in any way interfere with the operation or
accessibility of the Sites or any page thereof.
5.2.8 Register as
a Player on behalf of any third party, or authorize or assist (save
by promoting the Site and Services in accordance with this Agreement)
any other person to register as a Player:
5.2.9 Take any
action that could reasonably cause any end-user confusion as to
Brucepoker’s relationship with You or any third party, or as to the
ownership or operation of the site or service on which any functions
or transactions are occurring:
5.2.10 Post, serve
or publish any advertisements, communications or promotional content
promoting the Site, Brucepoker’s Services or Brucepoker Marks or
around or in conjunction with the display of the Site and/or any part
or page thereof (for example and without limitation through any
“framing” technique or technology or pop-up windows or pop-under
windows or interstitials):
5.2.11 Cause any
of the Sites (or any parts or pages thereof) to open in a visitor's
browser or anywhere else used for accessing the Services other than
as a result of the visitor clicking on Banners or Text Links
contained in or as part of any Marketing Materials;
5.2.12 Attempt to
intercept or redirect (including via user-installed software) traffic
from or on any online site or other place that participates in our
Affiliate Network;
5.2.13 Use any
means to promote any of the Sites that resemble in any way the look
and/or feel of any of the Sites whether in whole or in part, nor
utilize any such means or site to create the impression that such
sites are the Sites (or any part of the Sites);
5.2.14 Violate the
terms of use and any applicable policies of any search engines or the
customer feedback facilities of e-tailers; or
5.2.15 Attempt to
communicate to Players whether directly or indirectly on Brucepoker’s
Sites to solicit them to move to any online site not owned by
Brucepoker or for other purposes without our prior approval including
but not limited to via E-Mail, chat boards, or spamming Brucepoker’s
tables.
5.2.16 Affiliate
is restricted from utilizing derivatives of Brucepoker.com in URLs
and directory names for the intention of search engine optimization.
If Brucepoker determines, in its sole
discretion, that You have engaged in any of the foregoing activities,
Brucepoker may (without limiting any other rights or remedies
available to us) withhold any Affiliate Accruals and/or terminate
this Agreement immediately on notice.
5.3 APPROVED MARKETING MATERIALS: In
providing the marketing activities referred to in Section 3.2, You
shall only use the Marketing Materials. You shall not modify the
Marketing Materials or Brucepoker Marks in any way without
Brucepoker’s prior written consent. You shall only use the
Marketing Materials in accordance with the terms of this Agreement,
any guidelines Brucepoker provides to You on Brucepoker’s Site or
otherwise from time to time and any applicable laws. Brucepoker may
charge You for the cost of any CDs and other customized promotional
materials provided to You at Your request and such costs may be
deducted from Affiliate Accruals. During the term of this Agreement,
Brucepoker grants You a terminable, non-exclusive, non-transferable
right to use the Marketing Materials for the sole purpose of
fulfilling Your obligations under this Agreement.
5.4 COMPETITIVE MARKETING: You shall not
market the Site and/or Brucepoker or Brucepoker Services or
Brucepoker Marks in any way whatsoever, unless such activities are
approved in writing by Brucepoker (i) on any website on which
Brucepoker promotes any of the Sites; (ii) on or through any Internet
search engine on or through which Brucepoker promotes any of the
Sites; and (iii) in any other manner that results in You competing
with Brucepoker in relation to the promotion of any of the Sites or
(iv) otherwise where Brucepoker requests that You cease the same.
5.5 SUB-AFFILIATES. You may refer other
persons to Brucepoker so that they may also apply to join
Brucepoker’s Affiliate Network. If any such person successfully
joins Brucepoker’s Affiliate Network Brucepoker will pay You in
respect of the activities of such Sub-Affiliate in accordance with
the Payment Plan, provided that You register them through the
“Register Sub-Affiliate” function within the Affiliate Area of
the Website. You will only receive credit for sub-affiliates that
comply with all applicable terms of this Agreement. Any person
registered as an Affiliate cannot subsequently be reclassified as a
Sub-Affiliate. You shall not:
1. Register
Yourself or any person controlled by You as Your own Sub-Affiliate
2. Use fictitious
or alias names for the registration of Sub-Affiliates
3. Attempt to
introduce any addition or variation to Brucepoker’s terms in
relation to any potential Sub-Affiliate
4. Receive Payment
on behalf of Your Sub-Affiliate(s) and for the avoidance of doubt,
the payment and contractual relationship in regard to the Affiliate
Network shall remain between the Sub-Affiliate and Brucepoker.
5.6 COMMERCIAL USE ONLY. This marketing
opportunity is for commercial use only. You shall not register as a
Player or make deposits to any Player Account (directly or
indirectly) through Your Tracker(s) (or any Sub-Affiliate's
tracker(s)) for Your own personal use and/or the use of Your
relatives, friends, employees, servants, agents or advisors, or
otherwise attempt to artificially increase the Affiliate Accruals
payable to You or to defraud us. Violation of this provision shall be
deemed to be Fraud Traffic.
5.7 PLAYER INFORMATION. Brucepoker
reserves the right to refuse service to any potential Player and to
close the Player Account of any Player, at any time, in its sole
discretion. All data relating to the Players shall, as between You
and Brucepoker, remain Brucepoker’s exclusive property and You
acquire no right to such information except pursuant to Brucepoker’s
express written instructions.
5.8 TRADEMARKS AND DOMAIN NAMES. You
acknowledge that Brucepoker owns all Intellectual Property Rights
comprised in any and all of the Marketing Materials, Brucepoker
Services, the Site and Brucepoker Marks. Any use of any trade mark,
domain name or trade name that contains, is confusingly similar to or
is comprised of Brucepoker Marks (other than in accordance with the
terms of this Agreement) without Brucepoker’s prior written
permission shall be unauthorized and further may constitute Fraud
Traffic. By way of example, but without limitation, You may not
register or use any of the Brucepoker Marks in any part of any domain
name. You agree that all use by You of Brucepoker Marks inures to
Brucepoker’s sole benefit and that You will not obtain any rights
in Brucepoker Marks as a result of such use. You shall not register
or attempt to register any trade marks or names that contain, are
confusingly similar to or are comprised of Brucepoker Marks, and You
hereby agree to transfer any such registration obtained by You to
Brucepoker upon demand. You further agree not to attack ownership of
and title to Brucepoker Marks in any way.
6. REPORTS & PAYMENTS
6.1 REPORTS: Brucepoker will track and
report Player activity for purposes of calculating Your Affiliate
Accruals. The form, content and frequency of the reports may vary
from time to time in Brucepoker’s sole discretion. Generally, You
will receive a monthly report with Your payment indicating the number
of new Real Money Players that signed up that month per Tracker
and/or the total amount due to You after any deductions or set offs
that Brucepoker is entitled to make under this Agreement. In
addition, daily reports may be available online for You to view new
Real Money Players per Tracker. Brucepoker hereby excludes any and
all liability for the accuracy or completeness of any such reports.
6.2 AFFILIATE ACCRUALS: Subject to Section
6.4 below, Affiliate Accruals will be paid to You on a calendar month
basis in accordance with the Payment Plan after You have completed
the registration process and/or where Brucepoker has activated
additional Trackers.
6.3 SUB-AFFILIATE ACCRUALS: Subject to
Section 5.6, You will receive, in accordance with the Payment Plan
and Section 6.4 below, Your commission on the Affiliate Accruals due
and payable to Your Sub-Affiliate(s) for Real Money Players as they
refer to Brucepoker Sites.
6.4 MINIMUM PAYMENT AND TIME OF PAYMENT:
All Affiliate Accruals generated through Your Payment Plan will be
paid into Your Affiliate Cashier Account within fifteen (15) days of
the close of each calendar month. Brucepoker may impose reasonable
restrictions on the frequency and amounts that can be cashed out of
Your Affiliate Cashier Account for administrative convenience and/or
to protect the security of Your account. In the event, the balance
due to you is carried over for a period of three (3) consecutive
months AND the balance due to you does not exceed US $50 during this
period, then the amount due to you will be voided and cancelled, and
Brucepoker has the right to terminate your affiliate agreement.
6.5 HOLDOVER FOR FRAUD TRAFFIC: In the
event that, in Brucepoker’s sole discretion, Brucepoker suspects
any Fraud Traffic, then Brucepoker may delay payment of the Affiliate
Accruals to You for up to one hundred and eighty (180) days while
Brucepoker investigates and verifies the relevant transactions.
Brucepoker is not obligated to pay Affiliate Accruals in respect of
Real Money Players who, in Brucepoker’s sole discretion, are not
verifiably who they claim to be or are otherwise involved with Fraud
Traffic. In the event that Brucepoker determines any activity to
constitute Fraud Traffic, or to otherwise be in contravention of this
Agreement, then in Brucepoker’s sole discretion Brucepoker may: (i)
pay the Affiliate Accruals in full, (ii) recalculate them in light of
such suspected Fraud Traffic and/or (iii) forfeit Your future
Affiliate Accruals in respect of Fraud Traffic (as appropriate).
6.6 METHOD OF PAYMENT: All payments will
be due and payable in United States Dollars or such other currency as
Brucepoker will determine. Payment will be made in whatever fashion
Brucepoker decides; however, Brucepoker will use reasonable
endeavours to accommodate Your preferred payment method. Charges for
wires or courier charges for checks will be covered by You and
deducted from Your Affiliate Accruals. For the avoidance of doubt,
Brucepoker has no liability to pay any currency conversion charges or
any charges associated with the transfer of monies to Your Affiliate
Cashier Account.
6.7 PLAYER TRACKING: You understand and
agree that potential Real Money Players must link through using Your
Tracker ID or use Your sign-up bonus code in order for You to receive
Affiliate Accruals. In no event is Brucepoker liable for Your failure
to use Trackers or for potential Real Money Players failing to
properly enter valid sign-up bonus codes. Notwithstanding any other
provision herein, Brucepoker may at any time and in Brucepoker’s
sole discretion alter Brucepoker’s tracking system and reporting
format.
6.8 DISPUTES: If You disagree with the
monthly reports or amount payable, You must NOT accept payment for
such amount and immediately send Brucepoker written notice of Your
dispute. Dispute notices must be received within thirty (30) days of
Brucepoker making available Your monthly report or Your right to
dispute such report or payment will be deemed waived and You shall
have no claims in such regard. Further, deposit of payment check,
acceptance of payment transfer or acceptance of other payment from
Brucepoker by You will be deemed full and final settlement of
Affiliate Accruals due for the month indicated. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, if any overpayment is made in the calculation of Your
Affiliate Accruals Brucepoker reserves the right to correct such
calculation at any time and to reclaim from You any overpayment made
by Brucepoker to You.
6.9 MONEY LAUNDERING: You shall comply
with all applicable laws and any policy you are notified of by
Brucepoker through Brucepoker’s Site or otherwise in relation to
money laundering and/or the proceeds of crime.
6.10 PAYMENT PLAN:
6.10.1 Affiliate
Accruals: Payments to You are calculated based on Net Generated
Revenue (“NGR”) by Real Money Players. The Percentage Payment
Plan is based on 3 tiers of performance.
Net
Generated Revenue by Real Money Players Payment to You
$1
- $10,000 25%
$10,001
- $20,000 30%
$20,001
and over 35%
6.10.2
Sub-Affiliate Accruals: Payments to You are calculated based on what
is paid to Your Sub-Affiliates.
Sub-Affiliate
Revenue payable to You is equal to 20% of the Accruals that are paid
to your Sub-Affiliates
7. TERM AND TERMINATION
7.1 TERM AND TERMINATION: This Agreement
will take effect when You indicate Your acceptance of these terms and
conditions by checking the box on the Affiliate Sign Up Form and will
continue until terminated in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement.
7.2 TERMINATION BY YOU. You may terminate
this Agreement, with or without cause, immediately upon written
notice to Brucepoker. You must send this written notice via E-Mail,
with ‘Terminate Brucepoker Affiliate Agreement’ in the subject
line, to Affiliates@BrucepokerPoker.com.
For the avoidance of doubt, termination of the Agreement will end
Your participation in the entire Affiliate Network. You may not
terminate any Site in isolation.
7.3 TERMINATION BY Brucepoker. Brucepoker
may terminate this Agreement, without cause at any time, upon written
notice to You. Brucepoker may send such written notice via E-Mail to
such E-Mail address You provided to Brucepoker or by fax to such fax
number You may have provided to Brucepoker. In the event Brucepoker
terminates this Agreement, Brucepoker shall be entitled to
automatically render any Trackers inoperative immediately .
7.4 AUTOMATIC TERMINATION BY Brucepoker
(IF YOUR ACCOUNT IS INACTIVE). If Your Affiliate Cashier Account is
Inactive, Your Agreement and participation in the Affiliate Network
will automatically terminate. In this Section, “Inactive” means
where (i) You have not generated sufficient Affiliate Accruals to
trigger a payment into Your Affiliate Cashier Account or You have not
cashed out any funds (through a withdrawal or a transfer to a Player
Account) for one-hundred-and-eighty-three (183) days or more; or (ii)
You have failed to respond to any verification mails sent to You
within a reasonable time, as determined solely by Brucepoker. Where
automatic termination occurs, any funds remaining within Your
Affiliate Cashier Account will revert to Brucepoker.
7.5 EFFECT OF TERMINATION. The following
will apply where Brucepoker terminates this Agreement:
1. You shall stop
promoting the Sites and all rights and licenses given to You under
this Agreement will terminate immediately.
2. You shall
return all confidential information and cease use of any of
Brucepoker Marks and the Marketing Materials.
3. Brucepoker may
leave open, redirect or deactivate any Trackers in Brucepoker’s
sole discretion without any obligation to pay You for Players who
subsequently become Real Money Players.
4. Provided that
Brucepoker has paid or does pay to You such sums as are due at the
date of termination that shall be subject to any rights Brucepoker
has to make deductions hereunder, Brucepoker will have no further
liability to pay You any further sums.
5. Sections 2,
3.5, 3.8, 4.5, 5.4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 and such other
provisions as are necessary for the interpretation or enforcement of
this Agreement shall survive any termination or expiry of this
Agreement.
8. INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION AND RESEARCH: YOU WARRANT THAT YOU
HAVE INDEPENDENTLY EVALUATED THE DESIRABILITY OF MARKETING THE SITE
OR SERVICES AND YOU UNDERSTAND THAT GAMBLING LAWS MAY VARY FROM STATE
TO STATE AND COUNTRY TO COUNTRY. YOU WARRANT THAT YOU HAVE
INDEPENDENTLY EVALUATED THE LAWS THAT APPLY TO YOUR ACTIVITIES AND
BELIEVE THAT YOU MAY PARTICIPATE IN BRUCEPOKER’S AFFILIATE NETWORK
WITHOUT VIOLATING ANY APPLICABLE RULES OR LAWS.
9. LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY: TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY
APPLICABLE LAW, UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES, SHALL BRUCEPOKER 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 RESPECT
TO THE AFFILIATE NETWORK, SITES, BRUCEPOKER WEBSITE OR ANY CONTENT,
PRODUCTS OR SERVICES AVAILABLE THEREIN OR RELATED THERETO OR TO THE
BRUCEPOKER SITES. IN ADDITION, AND WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF
THE FOREGOING, THERE IS NO REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY WHAT SO EVER
THAT THE WEBSITE, SYSTEM, NETWORK, SOFTWARE OR HARDWARE (OR THAT
PROVIDED TO Brucepoker BY THIRD PARTIES) WILL BE ERROR-FREE OR
UNINTERRUPTED OR WITH RESPECT TO THE QUALITY, MERCHANTABILITY,
FITNESS FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR SUITABILITY OF ALL OR ANY OF THE
FOREGOING, EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY STATED OTHERWISE IN THIS AGREEMENT.
FURTHERMORE, NEITHER Brucepoker (NOR ANY OF Brucepoker’S PROVIDERS
OR UNDERLYING VENDORS) ARE REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN REDUNDANT SYSTEM(S),
NETWORK, SOFTWARE OR HARDWARE.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if Brucepoker 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 Brucepoker, or its officers, directors,
employees, shareholders, parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, agents,
partners or licensors shall in no event exceed the revenues generated
and payable to You in relation to the Site(s) that the dispute
relates to over the previous 12 months at the time that the event
giving rise to the liability arose.
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.
9.1 BILLING AND COLLECTION LIMITATIONS:
Brucepoker may, in its sole discretion, use any available means to
block, restrict, remove or discount from Your tracker certain Real
Money Players, deposits or play patterns or reject the applications
of potential Real Money Players and/or Affiliates so as to reduce the
number of fraudulent, unprofitable transactions or for any reason.
Brucepoker does not guarantee, represent or warrant the consistent
application and/or success of any fraud prevention efforts.
9.2. SET OFF: Without prejudice to any
other rights or remedies available to Brucepoker under this Agreement
or otherwise, Brucepoker shall be entitled to set off any payments
otherwise payable by Brucepoker to You hereunder, against any
liability of You to Brucepoker, including any claims Brucepoker has
against You resulting from or arising from, Your breach of this
Agreement.
10. OPERATION OF AFFILIATE ACCRUALS: During the term of Your
Agreement, there may be circumstances which require changes to the
treatment of Your Affiliate Accruals. Brucepoker reserves the right
to make such changes at its sole discretion, acting reasonably.
10.1 NON-ASSIGNMENT. You acknowledge and
agree that Trackers are for Your sole use and You shall not assign or
sub-license (as appropriate) the Tracker IDs, Bonus Codes nor any
Affiliate Accruals to any third party without Brucepoker’s prior
written consent.
10.2 SALE OR TRANSFER OF ACCRUALS: You
have the right to sell Your Affiliate Accruals provided that You
complete a Sale/Transfer Application Form which will be provided to
You upon Your request.
10.3 SUCCESSION: In the event of Your
death or permanent incapacity, Brucepoker 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 Brucepoker. Approval of this application shall not
be unreasonably withheld. Transfers will only be approved if the
Beneficiaries agree to assume Your responsibilities and obligations
as outlined in these Terms and Conditions.
11. 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 Courts of Netherlands
Antilles for the settlement of any disputes arising out of or
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.
12. TAXES: You are solely responsible for reporting and paying any
taxes as required by the governing law of Your country of residence.
13. MISCELLANEOUS
13.1 NOTICES: All notices pertaining to
this Agreement will be given by E-Mail to You at the E-Mail address
provided by You on the Affiliate Sign Up Form (or as subsequently
updated by You to Brucepoker in the event of change). Any notice sent
by E-Mail shall be deemed received on the earlier of an
acknowledgement being sent or twenty-four (24) hours from the time of
transmission.
13.2 RELATIONSHIP OF PARTIES: There is no
relationship of exclusivity, partnership, joint venture, employment,
agency or franchise between You or Brucepoker under this Agreement.
Neither party has the authority to bind the other (including the
making of any representation or warranty, the assumption of any
obligation or liability and/or the exercise of any right or power),
except as expressly provided in this Agreement.
13.3 NON-EXCLUSIVE: You understand that
Brucepoker may at any time (directly or indirectly), enter into
marketing terms with other Affiliates on the same or different terms
as those provided to You in this Agreement and that such Affiliates
may be similar, and even competitive, to You. You understand that
Brucepoker may re-direct traffic and users from any of the Sites to
any other online site that Brucepoker deems appropriate in its sole
discretion, without any additional compensation to You.
13.4 CONFIDENTIALITY AND NON DISCLOSURE:
As an Affiliate, You may receive confidential information from
Brucepoker, including confidential information as to Brucepoker’s
marketing plans, marketing concepts, structure and payments. This
information is confidential to Brucepoker and constitutes
Brucepoker’s proprietary trade secrets. You shall not disclose this
information to third parties or use such information other than for
the purposes of this Agreement without Brucepoker’s prior written
consent, save as expressly required by law (provided that any such
disclosure is only to the extent so required).
13.5 PRESS: You may not issue any press
release or other communication to the public with respect to this
Agreement, Brucepoker Marks or Your participation in this Affiliate
Network without Brucepoker’s prior written consent, except as
required by law or by any legal or regulatory authority.
13.6 DEFAULT INTEREST: Subject to Section
9.2, if Brucepoker fails to pay You by the due date any amount
payable by Brucepoker under this Agreement, You shall be entitled but
not obliged to charge Brucepoker interest on the overdue amount, from
the due date up to the date of actual payment, at the maximum rate of
6 per cent per annum.
13.7 THIRD PARTY RIGHTS: Except insofar as
this Agreement expressly provides that a third party may in their own
right enforce a term of this Agreement, a person who is not a party
to this Agreement has no right under any law or statute or in equity
to rely upon or enforce any term of this Agreement.
13.8 OTHER: The failure of Brucepoker to
exercise or enforce any right or provision of this Agreement shall
not constitute a waiver or relinquishment of such right or provision,
or any other right or provision. If any part of the Agreement 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 Agreement shall continue in effect.
14. VIOLATIONS: Please report any violations of this Agreement by
any party to affiliate@brucepoker.com.
THIS AGREEMENT WAS LAST UPDATED ON JUNE
26th, 2009.
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