Merge Gaming Terms & Conditions & Privacy Policy

Please closely read the following Terms & Conditions of use and Privacy Policy which will govern your use of this software and all ReeferPoker.com services. Please note that our Terms & Conditions & Privacy Policy may be changed at any time. Any changes become effective when posted at ReeferPoker.com.

Terms & Conditions of Use

IMPORTANT - READ CAREFULLY BEFORE ACCEPTING THIS AGREEMENT, THEN PRINT AND STORE ALONG WITH ALL TRANSACTION DATA, GAME RULES AND PAYMENT METHODS RELEVANT TO YOUR USE OF THE SITE.

These terms and conditions constitute a legally binding agreement ("Agreement") between (a) you, the end user, and (b) ReeferPoker.com ("ReeferPoker.com"), a trading name of Merge Gaming Network, and each of its officers, directors, agents, employees, consultants, suppliers, vendors and affiliates (collectively "Company/we/us/our").

1. Applicability of Terms and Conditions.

   By clicking on the "Accept" or "Continue" button, you represent and warrant that you fully understand and agree to comply with all of the following terms and conditions (including all posted guidelines or rules applicable to our service 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 to clicking on the "Accept" or "Continue" button.

2. Registration and the Games.

   To play at ReeferPoker.com, you will need to first register for an account ("Account") by choosing a unique Account Name and password and entering other information such as your first and last name, address, email 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 current. By registering at ReeferPoker.com, you will be able to access both play money games and tournaments ("Play Money Games") and real money games and tournaments ("Real Money Games"), collectively the ReeferPoker.com games ("Games").

3. Rules and Procedures of the Games.

   The Games will be played pursuant to generally accepted poker rules and procedures as specifically set out in the Featured Games Section of the ReeferPoker.com website, as well as other sections of the ReeferPoker.com website and Software, including but not limited to How to Play, Table Stakes, Tournaments, and Disconnection and All-in policy, and any other page that governs any particular event, game or tournament, all of which are specifically incorporated herein by way of reference.

4. Limited Use.

   The Games are for entertainment only, and your participation in the Games is solely for your own personal enjoyment and non-professional use. You agree to keep your Account information secret and confidential and to not allow anyone else to use it. No purchase is necessary or required to play the Play Money Games and you may play the Play Money Games without betting money. Any participation in the Games is at your sole option, discretion and risk. By playing the Games, you acknowledge that you do not find the Games or ReeferPoker.com to be offensive, objectionable, unfair, or indecent. Any other entrance, access, or use of ReeferPoker.com is strictly prohibited.

5. Legality of Participation in Games.

   You may only participate in the Games if you are over 18 years of age and it is legal for you to do so according to the laws that apply in the jurisdiction from where you are connecting. You understand and accept that the Company is unable to provide you any legal advice or assurances and that it is your sole responsibility to ensure that at all times you comply with the laws that govern you and that you have complete legal right to play the Games. Participation in the Games is void for whomever and/or wherever prohibited by law. Residents of Australia are not permitted to play using the ReeferPoker.com software, accounts of residents of these countries will be closed and any balance void.

6. Artificial Intelligence and Tracking Software.

   We are committed to detecting and preventing software programs which are designed to enable artificial intelligence (non-human) to play on our site. Such programs are often designed to send information about cards or players to an external program. You are not permitted to, and you agree not to, cause any such program to access our site or any data on it and you are not permitted to access any such data and send it to any other parties. You consent to the Company taking measures to prevent and detect the use of such programs using methods including but not limited to screen capture or reading the list of currently running programs on any player's (including your) computer.

7. Privacy Policy.

   Registration data and certain other information about you and the Company's use of such data and information is subject to our Privacy Policy. For more information, see our full Privacy Policy.

8. No Company Employees or Affiliates.

   If you are an officer, director, employee, consultant or agent of the Company or one of its affiliated or subsidiary companies, or suppliers or vendors, you are not permitted to register with ReeferPoker.com or to participate directly or indirectly in any of the Games (each an "Unauthorized Person"). Similarly, relatives of Unauthorized Persons are not permitted to register with ReeferPoker.com or to participate directly or indirectly in any of the Games. For these purposes, the term "relative" shall mean spouse, partner, parent, child or sibling. Any person found to have violated this section will not be entitled to collect any winnings.

9. Copyrights and Trademarks.

   The terms ReeferPoker.com, and ReeferPoker.com logo are trademarks, service marks and/or trade names of the Company. Further, all material on ReeferPoker.com, including but not limited to images, pictures, graphics, photographs, animations, videos, music, audio, text, and the Games belongs to the Company or an affiliated entity of the Company and is protected by copyright law. The Company reserves all right in relation to such materials. You agree not to copy, transmit or make any other use whatsoever of such terms, graphics, text, concepts or methodologies, other than by using ReeferPoker.com and the materials contained therein and/or herein solely for game play purposes.

10. Software.

    You may install and use the computer programs ("Software") available from ReeferPoker.com on a hard disk or other storage device and make backup copies of the Software, provided that such use and backup copying is only for your own personal use for participating in the Games in accordance with this Agreement, and further, that such installation and use is made through a computer of which you are the primary user. The Software is owned by the Company and/or its licensors, and its structure, organization and code are the valuable trade secrets of the Company and its licensors. The Software is protected by copyright law and International Treaty provisions, and you obtain no rights to the Software except to use it in accordance with this Agreement. You are strictly prohibited from, and agree not to modify, adapt, translate, reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble or otherwise attempt to discover the source code of the Software or any part thereof or to create, publish or distribute derivative works from the Software. The Software is licensed and distributed by Company solely for the purpose of enabling end users of the Software to fully utilize the Games. You may use the Software for online play only on the Company's servers. You agree not to create or provide any means (including, without limitation, emulators) through which the Software may be used by others, except for your own use to play online via the Company's servers. You agree that the Software will not otherwise be copied in any form, be shipped, transferred or exported into any country or used in any manner prohibited by any applicable laws, restrictions or regulations.

11. Shared Table and Database Platform.

    The Company reserves the right to run and utilize a shared table, server and database platform ("Shared Table Platform") which enables players from ReeferPoker.com to play with players coming into the games, tables and tournaments from other sites and brands to the same Shared Table Platform so that the players may be pooled into common tables regardless of which site or brand they may have entered from. In such event, you agree that you may be pooled into these common tables, at the Company's sole discretion, and that to the extent that you breach the terms and conditions of one site or brand, the Company may have you blocked, in part or full, from the entire system so that you may not play through any site or brand. You agree further that your play patterns, personal data, depositing limits and history may be calculated and shared across the system to counter fraud, over-depositing and other matters, as the Company shall decide in its sole discretion.

12. Play Money and Real Money Account Funding.

    Play money funds are kept separate from bona fide (real) money funds and are not transferable or exchangeable within an Account. Further, such play money funds have no value in and of themselves and are non-transferable nor redeemable for any bona fide currency. To play the Real Money Games, you will be required to deposit bona fide funds into your Account by any of the methods specified at ReeferPoker.com, which may change from time to time in the Company's sole discretion. Generally, said funds will be promptly deposited into your Account upon actual receipt of funds by the Company and/or its agents. Minimum and maximum limits apply to deposits depending upon your history with ReeferPoker.com, the method of deposit, and other factors as determined solely by the Company. All funds will be paid, tracked and maintained in United States Dollars, except as otherwise stated, and shall not bear interest.

13. Bonuses.

    Complimentary or bonus amounts credited by the Company, if any, into your Account for promotional purposes may only be used to play in the Games. You are not entitled to and agree not to, withdraw such amounts without first complying with the additional terms and conditions set forth in each bonus offering, and if none, then the terms and conditions set forth on the Standard Promotional Offer Terms and Conditions are by way of reference specifically incorporated herein. Further, the Company reserves the right to reclaim any bonus amounts if you do not use them within the period of time specified.

14. Cash Outs.

    Your account balance ("Account Balance") is the amount of real money deposited to your Account to access the Real Money Games, plus or minus any accrued winnings or losses from playing the Games, less any amounts previously cashed out by you or amounts forfeited or reclaimed by the Company. Except as otherwise required by each deposit method or our security team, you may request to cash out and withdraw any or all of your Account Balance at any time and there is no requirement to play the Games in order for you to make such request. All amounts cashed out are subject to the transaction limits and processing fees as set forth at ReeferPoker.com and may change from time to time in the Company's sole discretion. Further, the Company may report and withhold any amount from winnings as required by law, and in any event, all federal, state and local taxes due in connection with any winnings awarded to you are your sole liability. In no event may Account Balances be transferred, substituted or redeemed for any other prize. Payment of funds cashed out shall be made by check, wire, credit card and/or any other manner which the Company selects in its sole discretion. Payments will be made as promptly as possible, subject to any reasonable necessary security reviews by the Company.

15. Electronic Service Provider.

    As stated, in order to play the Real Money Games, you will be required to financially transact with us, i.e., to send and receive money with us. The Company reserves the right to sub contract and use third party payment processors and/or financial institutions ("Electronic Service Providers" or "ESPs") to process such financial transactions. In furtherance of such processing, you irrevocably authorize us, as necessary, to instruct such ESPs to handle account deposits and cash outs from your Account and you irrevocably agree that the Company may give such instructions on your behalf. Further, you agree to be bound by the terms and conditions of use of each applicable ESP, and in the event or conflict between this Agreement and the ESP's terms and conditions, then this Agreement shall prevail.

16. Security Checks and Review and Releases.

    To maintain a high level of security, the Company reserves the right to conduct a security review at any time to validate your identity, verify your financial transactions and further document your consent to this Agreement. To facilitate these security checks, you agree to provide such identification or other information or documentation as the Company, in its unfettered discretion, deems necessary. If you fail to comply with any security request, the Company reserves the right to void your Account. You will be notified of such verification request by electronic mail or telephone and Account Balances will be forfeited if you do not sign and return any required affidavit of identity and eligibility, release of liability and/or publicity authorization.

17. Abandonment of Account Balance.

    The Company reserves the right to cancel your ReeferPoker.com account for any justifiable reason whatsoever at any time without notice to you. If you do not access your ReeferPoker.com account by "logging in" to your Account using your Account Name and password for a period of one hundred and eighty (180) days, your Account may be closed and the entire Account Balance will be deemed abandoned and forfeited and the Company may also close any account with any ESP you may have; provided however, 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 ReeferPoker.com other than logging in.

18. Forfeiture, Account Closure and Confiscation.

    The Company reserves the right, in its unfettered discretion, to void any winnings and confiscate any balance in your ReeferPoker.com account (and any ESP account or Company related account including any such account you may have with other websites and casinos owned or operated by the Company) in any of the following circumstances:

    1. If you have more than one active account at ReeferPoker.com;
    2. If the name on your ReeferPoker.com account registration does not match the name on the credit card(s) or other payment accounts used to make purchases at ReeferPoker.com;
    3. If you participate in a ReeferPoker.com promotion and withdraw before fulfilling the requirements of that particular promotion;
    4. If you provide incorrect or misleading registration information;
    5. If you are not of legal age;
    6. If you connect from a jurisdiction where participation in the Games is prohibited by law;

    7. If you have "charged back" or denied any of the purchases or deposits that you made to your Account;
    8. If you are found cheating or attempting to cheat, or if it is determined by the Company that you have employed or made use of a system (including machines, computers, software or other automated systems) designed specifically to defeat the ReeferPoker.com system or you are found to have colluded or attempted to collude with other players of ReeferPoker.com in order to defraud the Company;
    9. If you fail to comply with any of the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement; OR
    10. If the Company should become aware that you have played at any other online gaming site under any of the circumstances set out at i) to ix) above.

19. Disclosure to Third Parties.

    You agree to keep your Account secret and confidential and to not allow anyone else to use it. If you intentionally or unintentionally, directly or indirectly, disclose your Account Name and password to another person, and such disclosure results in a third party participating in the Games using your Account Name and password, such participation shall be valid, and you will not be refunded any resulting losses at ReeferPoker.com, regardless of whether or not the third party had your consent or not. The Company shall not be required to maintain Account Names or passwords if you misplace, forget, lose, or are otherwise unable to enter ReeferPoker.com because of anything other than the Company's error.

20. Indemnity and Release.

    You agree to hold the Company, its employees, officers, directors, licensees, licensors, affiliates, and subsidiaries harmless and further agree to fully indemnify them from any and all costs, expenses, liabilities and damages whatsoever that may arise out of, and also release and discharge each of them in respect of any costs, expenses, liability or damages whatsoever that may arise out of your entry, use, or reuse of ReeferPoker.com, participation in the Games, or acceptance of any cash payoff.

21. Suspension, Modification, Removal and Addition of Games.

    The Company reserves the right to suspend, modify, remove and/or add any Game in its sole discretion and without notice. In the event of such suspension, modification, removal or addition of any Game for any reason, the Company will not be liable in any way to you.

22. Abusive or Offensive Language.

    Abusive or offensive language will not be tolerated in the multi-player Games, chat areas or with Company staff. Any violation of this policy may result in a suspension of playing privileges or such other action as may be required by the Company to ensure compliance. Abusive or offensive language may be, but is not limited to any player statements that are in the Company's sole opinion, obscene, profane, racist, in bad taste, slanderous, unnecessarily hostile, or contrary to the purpose of the ReeferPoker.com chat function.

23. Advertising

    At no time will ReeferPoker.com users or any individual or organisation advertise third party products or websites to fellow users via the ReeferPoker.com software, chat or website without the express written permission or agreement of the Company. We reserve the right to suspend or indefiniately ban accounts of players who misuse the ReeferPoker.com chat or website to make statements that advertise any product, website or service that is not endorsed by the Company.

24. Disclosure of Fraudulent Activities & Recovery of Disputed Credit Card transactions

    If, in the Company's sole determination, you are found to have cheated or attempted to defraud the Games, ReeferPoker.com, other players, or the Company in any way including but not limited to game manipulation 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 (and you authorize the Company) to publicize your actions together with your identity and e-mail address, as well as to circulate this information to other online gaming sites, banks, credit card companies, law enforcement departments and other appropriate agencies. The Company may close any accounts, and forfeit account balances, that you have at ReeferPoker.com or at any other Company website, casino and/or business. Further, in the event of you disputing a credit card transaction made at ReeferPoker.com as being unauthorized, or made in a 'card not present' environment, the Company may charge an administration & recovery fee of up to $US 500.00 per disputed transaction if it is deemed by the Company that the transaction was authorized and legitimate. The Company may also engage the services of debt collection agencies to recover from you the amount of any disputed transactions or chargebacks, administration and recovery fees, and other associated credit card processing fees or fines.

25. NO WARRANTIES AND LIMITED LIABILITY.

    YOUR ACCESS TO ReeferPoker.com, DOWNLOAD OF THE SOFTWARE AND PARTICIPATION IN THE GAMES IS AT YOUR SOLE OPTION, DISCRETION AND RISK. THE COMPANY SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR COMPUTER MALFUNCTIONS NOR ATTEMPTS BY YOU TO PARTICIPATE IN THE GAME BY METHODS, MEANS OR WAYS NOT INTENDED BY THE COMPANY. ReeferPoker.com, THE GAMES AND THE SOFTWARE ARE PROVIDED TO YOU "AS IS," WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIABILITY, SATISFACTORY QUALITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. THE COMPANY DOES NOT WARRANT THE FUNCTIONS CONTAINED IN ReeferPoker.com, THE GAMES OR THE SOFTWARE WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, NOR THAT THEIR OPERATIONS WILL BE UNINTERUPPTED OR ERROR FREE. THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE USE, QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF ReeferPoker.com, THE GAMES AND THE SOFTWARE LIES WITH YOU. THE COMPANY'S MAXIMUM LIABILITY TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR YOUR USE OF ReeferPoker.com, THE GAMES OR THE SOFTWARE, WHETHER FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT, IN TORT OR OTHERWISE, WILL BE LIMITED TO THE AMOUNT, IF ANY, YOU PAID TO ACCESS ReeferPoker.com. THE COMPANY WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES IN CONNECTION WITH OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR YOUR USE OF ReeferPoker.com, THE GAMES, OR THE SOFTWARE, HOWEVER THEY ARISE, WHETHER FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT OR IN TORT, EVEN IF THE COMPANY RECEIVED PRIOR NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. IN NO EVENT, SHALL THE COMPANY BE LIABLE FOR ANY MALFUNCTIONS OF THE SOFTWARE, BUGS OR VIRUSES, RESULTING IN LOST DATA OR ANY OTHER DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER EQUIPMENT OR SOFTWARE. FURTHER, THE COMPANY IS NOT REQUIRED TO PROVIDE REDUNDANT OR BACKUP NETWORK AND/OR SYSTEMS.

26. Settlement of Disputes.

    You fully accept and agree that the Company's random number generator ("RNG") software will determine the outcome of the Games. Further, in the event of a discrepancy between the result showing on the Software and the Company's gaming server, the result showing on the Company's gaming server shall be the official and governing result of the Game. Moreover, you understand and agree that ReeferPoker.com and Company records shall be the final authority in determining the terms of your participation in the Games, the activity resulting therefrom and the circumstances in which they occurred.

27. Notices.

    If you have any dispute with regard to any outcome in the Games or other activity at ReeferPoker.com, you must submit your complaint to the Company in writing within fourteen (14) days of incident by email to legal@mergegaming.com

28. Governing Law.

    This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Curacao, Netherlands Antilles, without giving effect to conflicts of law principles. The parties submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of Curacao, 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.

29. Entire Agreement, Modification and Amendments.

    You fully understand and agree to be bound by the terms and conditions contained herein and as modified and/or amended from time to time. The Company reserves the right to modify and amend this Agreement at any time with or without notice. Such amendments will become effective immediately upon being posted at ReeferPoker.com. It is your sole responsibility to review this Agreement and amendments hereto each time you play. The terms and conditions contained herein represent the complete and final agreement between you and the Company and supersede any and all prior agreements, representations or statements made by the Company.

Privacy Policy

At ReeferPoker.com, we respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal information. We have created this Privacy Policy to let you know what information we collect when you visit the ReeferPoker.com web site and online service (collectively, the "Service"), why we collect this information and how we use the collected information. This Privacy Policy is governed by our Terms and Conditions of Use posted at www.ReeferPoker.com/aboutus/terms.html. This Privacy Policy does not govern other Websites that we maintain. By using the Service, you consent to the data practices prescribed in this Privacy Policy. We may periodically make changes to this Privacy Policy that we will include on this page. It is your responsibility to review this Privacy Policy frequently and remain informed about any changes to it, so we encourage you to visit this page often.

1. Information Collected.

   We consider information that may be used to identify an individual, including, but not limited to, first and last name, credit card information, home or other physical address, email address, phone number or other contact information to be "Personal Information." You may be asked to provide Personal Information when you use our web site, register for an account or to use our services, download our software, correspond with us by email, or provide us with feedback regarding this web site or our products and services. The Personal Information that we collect may include: contact information, shipping information, billing information, transaction history, web site usage preferences, and feedback regarding our products and services. In addition, when you interact with the Service, our servers keep an activity log unique to you that collects the information including: source IP address, time of access, date of access, web page(s) visited, language use, and type of browser used. This is not considered Personal Information. In general, you can visit the ReeferPoker.com website without telling us who you are and without revealing any Personal Information about yourself. We do not collect Personal Information about you on the Service unless you voluntarily provide it to us.

2. Means of Collecting & Processing Data.

   We may automatically collect certain data as discussed above and receive Personal Information about you where you provide such information through the Service or other communications and interactions with ReeferPoker.com. We may also receive Personal Information from online vendors and service providers that refer you to the ReeferPoker.com website. In addition, we may engage the services of third-party service providers to provide technical support,, process your online transactions and maintain your online accounts. We will have access to any information you provide to such vendors, service providers and third-party e-commerce services so that we can process your transactions, maintain your accounts, meet certain business requirements and provide you with promotional offers and information regarding ReeferPoker.com and our products and services. We use this Personal Information to process your transactions and support your use of the Service. Subject to clauses 3 & 4 below. This information may be disclosed only to our staff and to third parties involved in the completion of your transactions or in support of your use of the Service.

3. Information Use.

   We use the Personal Information we collect from you to deliver the products and services you purchase, and to provide customer support, to process any of your online transactions, to answer your questions, and for any other purpose related to the operation of the Service and the programs, products and services offered on the ReeferPoker.com website. Your Personal Information may also be shared with our affiliates, subsidiaries or agents for technical support and to process transactions you initiate on the Service and deliver the products and services you purchase. From time-to-time, we may request information from you via surveys or contests. Participation in these surveys or contests is completely voluntary, and, therefore, you have the choice of whether or not to disclose such information. Information requested may include contact information (such as name and shipping address), and demographic information (such as zip code, age level). By accepting any contest prize or winnings from us, you consent to use of your name and likeness for advertising and promotional purposes without additional compensation, except where prohibited by law. Unless you have elected not to receive promotional information, we may also use your Personal Information (including your email address) to provide you with information regarding our products, services and promotions. Personal Information as well as any other information collected on the Service may be disclosed to our staff, affiliates and/or agents so that they can contact you regarding our products, services, or promotional offers, respond to your requests, provide certain services to you and operate the Service. We will not sell, lease or share your Personal Information except as set forth in this Privacy Policy.

4. Certain Excluded Disclosures.

   We may disclose your Personal Information as set out in our Terms and Conditions of Use (of the ReeferPoker.com website), if requested to do so by legal authorities or required to do so by law, or if we believe in good faith that such action is necessary to: (1) conform to applicable laws or to comply with any legal process served on us, the ReeferPoker.com website or the Service; (2) protect and defend our rights or property; or (3) act to protect the personal safety of users of the Service or the public. If we should ever file for bankruptcy or be acquired by a third party, merge with a third party, sell all or part of our assets, or otherwise transfer substantially all of our relevant assets to a third party, we are entitled to sell or share the Personal Information and all other information you have provided through the Service to such third party.

5. Access.

   If you are interested in confirming the accuracy of the Personal Information we have collected about you, or if you would like to update your Personal Information or delete your Personal Information, you may contact us at any time by sending an email to legal@mergegaming.com. If you have any complaint regarding our use of your Personal Information, you may send it through our customer service available by email at legal@mergegaming.com. If requested, we will change any information you have provided to us or mark any information to prohibit future use. You may "opt out" of receiving any promotional communications either by choosing to opt out where such option is made available on the ReeferPoker.com website or the Service or in an email you receive from us, or at any time by sending an email to legal@mergegaming.com.

6. Cookies.

   Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer when you visit certain web pages that record your preferences. We use cookies to track use of the ReeferPoker.com website. We also may use cookies to improve the Service and make it easier for you to use. You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but if you prefer you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of the ReeferPoker.com website.

7. Consent to Use of Anti-Cheating Software.

   Our software package used to access and use the ReeferPoker.com service ("Service") contains certain features designed to detect use of automated programs that enable artificial (non-human) intelligence to play on our site. Use of such "bot" software programs violates our Terms and Conditions of Use, and is detrimental to other players. By installing our software and using the Service, you consent to our software performing the functions described in this section. Our software may perform any or all of the following functions in order to detect the use of illicit automated programs and ensure that we maintain a "cheat free" environment for all users: (1) scan your list of active software applications while you are using the Service, (2) scan your list of active processes while you are using the Service, (3) scan the files in your ReeferPoker.com-related program folders to ensure that only "non-hacked" versions of our software are being used. If any of the foregoing processes reveals a suspect application or process, our software may (1) scan the files associated with the suspect application or process and compile a composite mesh (i.e. a profile that characterizes the files associated with the application or process) to be matched against profiles for known illicit automated programs, and (2) capture a screenshot of your desktop, and transmit these to ReeferPoker.com for review. Our software will not perform any random search of large portions of your hard drive or other files, and will not transmit any information to us or to any third party other than the information necessary to identify use of illicit automated program as described above. Our software will not alter any files or information on your computer, and will not interfere with the operation of any of your applications. You may terminate use of our software at any time by uninstalling the ReeferPoker.com software package.

8. Security.

   We understand the importance of information security and the techniques needed to secure information. We store all of the Personal Information we receive directly from you in a password-protected database residing within our secure network behind active state-of-the-art firewall software. The ReeferPoker.com website and the Service support SSL Version 3 with 128 bit encryption.

9. Protection of Children.

   The Service is not intended for or directed to persons under the age of 18. Any person who provides their information to us through any part of the Service represents to us that they are 18 years of age or older. It is our policy to endorse the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (US) and to use our best efforts to comply with that Act.

10. International Transfers.

    Personal Information collected on the Service may be stored and processed in any country in which we or our affiliates, subsidiaries or agents maintain facilities, and by using the Service, you consent to any transfer of information outside of your country.

11. Third-Party Practices.

    We cannot ensure the protection of any information or images that you provide to a third-party website that links to or from the ReeferPoker.com website or any information collected by any third party administering our affiliate program or any other program, since these third-party websites are owned and operated independent of us. Any information collected by these third parties is not governed by this Privacy Policy but by the privacy policy, if any, of such third party. If you have questions about a third party's information practices, please read its privacy policy. We assume no responsibility or liability whatsoever for the practices, actions or policies of such third parties, and we are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of such websites.

12. Legal Disclaimer.

    The Service operates "AS-IS" and "AS-AVAILABLE," without liability of any kind. We are not responsible for events beyond our direct control. Because of the complex and constantly changing nature of our technology and business, we cannot guarantee nor do we represent that there will be error-free performance regarding the privacy of your Personal Information, and we will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, consequential or punitive damages relating to the use or release of Personal Information.

13. Consent to Privacy Statement.

    By using the Service, you agree to this Privacy Policy. This is our entire and exclusive Privacy Statement and it supersedes any earlier version. Our Terms and Conditions of Use at http://www.ReeferPoker.com/aboutus/terms.html take precedence over any conflicting provision of this Privacy Policy. We may occasionally update this Privacy Statement. We encourage you to periodically review this Privacy Policy at http://www.ReeferPoker.com/aboutus/terms.html. Your continued use of the Service constitutes your agreement to this Privacy Policy and any updates.

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.