Terms of Use Agreement

Hespy Poker LLC. provides its service to you subject to the following Terms and Conditions of Use Agreement. Please read this agreement carefully!


TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE AGREEMENT

THIS IS A LEGAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN YOU ("YOU" OR "USER") AND HESPY POKER LLC. ("WE", "US", OR "Hespy Poker") THAT STATES THE MATERIAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS THAT GOVERN YOUR USE OF THE HESPY POKER SERVICE. THIS AGREEMENT, TOGETHER WITH ALL UPDATES, SUPPLEMENTS, ADDITIONAL TERMS, PROMOTIONAL OFFER TERMS AND ALL OF HESPY POKER’S RULES AND POLICIES COLLECTIVELY CONSTITUTE THIS "AGREEMENT" BETWEEN YOU AND HESPY POKER. BY ACCESSING THE HESPY POKER SITE AND USING ANY OF THE HESPY POKER SERVICE, YOU AGREE TO BE LEGALLY BOUND BY THIS AGREEMENT.

1.       Definition of the Hespy Poker Service. Hespy Poker is the creator and provider of a service (the "Hespy Poker Service") that permits users to manage and analyze their poker bankroll through means including but not limited to Hespy Poker’s Web site, hespy.com, and such other or successor domain names as may be operated, acquired, or used from time to time by Hespy Poker (collectively, "Hespy Poker Site").

2.       Requirements for Use of the Hespy Poker Service. The Hespy Poker Service is for individuals over 18 years of age who can form legally binding contracts under applicable law. If you do not meet the foregoing or other applicable requirements, you may not use the Hespy Poker Service.

3.       Privacy. Hespy Poker’s Privacy Policy is expressly incorporated herein by reference and made a part of this Agreement.

4.       Your Information. You agree to provide current, complete, and accurate information required to complete your registration with the Hespy Poker Service and at other points as may be required in the course of using the Hespy PokerService (such information will be referred to herein, collectively, as "Registration Data"). You further agree to maintain and update Registration Data as required to keep it current, complete, and accurate. You shall not use a false or misleading name or a name that you are not authorized to use. If any information you provide is false, incomplete, or inaccurate, we may terminate your rights to any or all of the Hespy Poker Service. If the information you provide is fraudulent, you may also be subject to criminal and/or civil liability.

5.       User Account, Password, and Security.

a.       Account and Password. As a registered user of the Hespy Poker Service, you may receive or establish one or more passwords and accounts ("Hespy Poker Account(s)"). You are solely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality and security of your passwords and Hespy Poker Accounts. You may not divulge your password to anyone else or use anyone else's password or Hespy PokerAccount. You are entirely responsible for all activities that occur on or through your Hespy PokerAccount(s), and you agree to notify us immediately about any unauthorized use of Hespy PokerAccounts or any breach of security. You agree that we will not be responsible for any losses incurred in connection with any misuse of passwords and you further agree that we will have no responsibility whatsoever for your failure to comply with this Paragraph. Your breach of this Paragraph may result in immediate termination of your Hespy PokerAccount(s), and may also subject you to criminal or civil liability.

b.       Security, Cracking and Hacking. You shall not violate or attempt to violate the security of the Hespy Poker Service. Accordingly, you shall not: (i) access data or materials not intended for you; (ii) log into a server or account which you are not authorized to access; or (iii) attempt to probe, scan or test the vulnerability of a system or network or to breach security or authentication measures without proper authorization. Violations of system or network security may result in civil or criminal liability. We reserve the right to investigate occurrences which may involve such violations and may involve, and cooperate with, law enforcement authorities in prosecuting users who have participated in such violations. You agree that it is your responsibility to install anti-virus software and related protections against viruses, Trojan horses, worms, or other computer programming routines or engines that are intended to damage, destroy, disrupt or otherwise impair a computer's functionality or operation which may be transferred to your computer via the Hespy Poker Service.

6.       Grants of Licenses

a.       Site Access License. Hespy Poker grants you a limited, revocable, non-exclusive, non-transferable license to access and make personal non-commercial use of the Hespy PokerSite and not to download (other than page caching) or modify all or any portion of the Hespy PokerSite. This license does not include any resale or commercial use of the Hespy PokerSite or its contents; any use of data mining, robots, or similar data gathering and extraction tools (other than provided by Hespy Poker). The Hespy Poker Site and/or any portion of the Hespy PokerSite may not be reproduced, duplicated, copied, sold, resold, visited or otherwise exploited for any commercial purpose without our express written consent. You shall not frame or utilize framing techniques to enclose any trademark, logo or other proprietary information (including images, text, page layout or form) of Hespy Poker, its content providers or its affiliates without express written consent. You shall not use any Meta tags or any other "hidden text" utilizing our name or trademarks without our express written consent. Any unauthorized use automatically terminates the permissions and/or licenses granted by us to you. You are granted a limited, revocable, non-exclusive, non-transferable right to create a hyperlink to the home page of the Hespy PokerSite so long as the link does not portray us, our content providers, our affiliates, or our products or services in a false, misleading, derogatory or otherwise offensive manner. You may not use any Hespy Pokerlogo or other proprietary graphic or trademark as part of the link without express written permission.

b.       No Other License. Except as expressly stated herein, no rights or licenses are granted hereunder.

7.       Cancellation of your Hespy Poker Subscription.    After six (6) months on inactivity, your subscription will be automatically cancelled.

8.       Agreement to Pay. You agree that you will pay timely, and that we may charge your credit card for any Hespy Poker Merchandise (including any taxes and other  fees, as applicable) as may be accrued by or in connection with your Hespy PokerAccount(s) (collectively, "Hespy Poker Fees ").  You agree that Hespy Poker may use all legal means available to collect Hespy Poker Fees should our attempts to charge your credit card on record fail for any reason. Hespy Poker will charge you for any collection agency and legal fees it pays while collecting Hespy Poker Fees from you.

9.    Electronic Signatures and Contracts. Your use of the Hespy Poker Service includes the ability to enter into agreements and/or to make Purchases electronically. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOUR ELECTRONIC SUBMISSIONS CONSTITUTE YOUR AGREEMENT AND INTENT TO BE BOUND BY SUCH AGREEMENTS AND TO PAY FOR YOUR PURCHASES AND APPLIES TO ALL ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS AND RECORDS RELATING TO ALL TRANSACTIONS YOU ENTER INTO ON THIS SITE.

YOU CONSENT TO HESPY POKER PROVIDING YOU ANY INFORMATION THAT HESPY POKER IS REQUIRED TO SEND YOU REGARDING YOUR AGREEMENT, PURCHASES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS (“REQUIRED INFORMATION”) IN ELECTRONIC FORM. HESPY POKER MAY PROVIDE REQUIRED INFORMATION TO YOU (1) VIA E-MAIL AT THE E-MAIL ADDRESS YOU SPECIFIED IN YOUR HESPY POKER MEMBERSHIP SUBMISSION, (2) BY ACCESS TO AN HESPY POKER WEBSITE THAT WILL BE DESIGNATED IN AN E-MAIL NOTICE SENT TO YOU AT THE TIME THE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE, OR (3) BY ACCESS TO AN HESPY POKER WEBSITE THAT WILL BE GENERALLY DESIGNATED IN ADVANCE FOR SUCH PURPOSE.

IN ORDER FOR YOU TO ACCESS AND RETAIN YOUR ELECTRONIC RECORDS, YOU MUST HAVE THE FOLLOWING HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE: A COMPUTER CAPABLE OF READING TEXT FILES, A MODEM OR OTHER MEANS OF ACCESSING THE INTERNET, AND A BROWSER CAPABLE OF ACCESSING AND DISPLAYING WEB PAGES.

YOUR CONSENT TO ELECTRONIC AGREEMENTS SET FORTH ABOVE IS NECESSARY FOR USE OF THE HESPY POKER SERVICE. YOU MAY WITHDRAW CONSENT BY SENDING HESPY POKER AN E-MAIL CONTAINING INFORMATION UNIQUE TO YOU INCLUDING YOUR ACCOUNT INFORMATION; HOWEVER, THIS WILL RESULT IN A TERMINATION OF THIS AGREEMENT AND OF YOUR ABILITY TO USE THE HESPY POKER SERVICE.

10.    Availability of Hespy Poker Site. We will exercise reasonable efforts to maximize the availability of the Hespy Poker Site. On occasion, technical problems may prevent availability.

11.    Intellectual Property.

a.       Copyrights. All copyrights in and to the Hespy Poker Service materials including but not limited to the Hespy Poker Site, Hespy Poker Content, Subscriptions, Hespy Poker Software, or any parts of or content within the Hespy Poker Site, Hespy Poker Content, Subscriptions and Hespy Poker Software, are owned by Hespy Poker and/or its suppliers and/or licensors.

b.       Trademarks. Hespy Poker, Hespy.com, HespyPoker.com, Hespy  and other Hespy Poker trademarks, service marks, graphics and logos used in connection with the Hespy Poker Service are trademarks or registered trademarks of Hespy Poker LLC. in the U.S. and/or other countries. Other trademarks, servicemarks, graphics and logos used in connection with the Hespy Poker Service are the trademarks of their respective owners. You are granted no right or license with respect to any of the aforementioned trademarks and any use of such trademarks, including but not limited to use in connection with any product or service that is not that of the respective trademark owner in any manner that is likely to cause confusion among customers or that disparages or discredits the respective trademark owner, is strictly prohibited.

12.    Termination.

a.       Termination By Hespy Poker. If you fail, or we suspect that you have failed, to comply with any of the provisions of this Agreement, including but not limited to complete Registration Data, failure to safeguard your Hespy Poker Account information and password, or violation of the  Hespy Poker Site Access License or any license to Hespy Poker Software, Hespy Poker, at its sole discretion, may: (A) terminate this Agreement and/or your Hespy Poker Account ; and/or (B) terminate the Hespy Poker Site Access License and/or licenses to Hespy Poker Software; and/or (C) preclude access to the Hespy Poker Service (or any part thereof). We will notify you if we take any of the foregoing actions.

b.       Termination of the Service. We reserve the right to modify, suspend or discontinue the Hespy Poker Service (or any part thereof) at any time with or without notice to you, and we will not be liable to you or to any third party should we exercise such rights.

13.    General Compliance with Laws; Export Restrictions. The Hespy Poker Service is controlled and operated by us from our offices within the United States . You agree to comply with all local, state, federal, national and international laws, statutes, ordinances and regulations that apply to your use of the Hespy Poker Service.

14.    No Responsibility for Third Party Materials or Web sites. Certain content, Hespy Poker Content, products and services available via the Hespy Poker Service may include materials from third parties. In addition, we may provide links to certain third party Web sites. With respect to such material, we are a distributor, not a publisher. You acknowledge and agree that we have little or no control over, and are not responsible for examining or evaluating the content or accuracy of any such third party material or Web sites. Hespy Poker does not warrant or endorse and does not assume and will not have any liability or responsibility for any third party materials or Web sites, or for any other materials, products or services of third parties. Links to other Web sites are provided solely as a convenience to you.

15.    Limitation on Liability.

IN NO EVENT SHALL HESPY POKER HAVE ANY LIABILITY WHATSOEVER FOR ANY LOST PROFITS, RECORDS OR DATA, INTERRUPTION OF SERVICE, OR LOSS OF BUSINESS OR BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES THAT MAY HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY A VIRUS OR OTHER DATA CORRUPTION PROBLEM RESULTING FROM ACCESS TO, DOWNLOADING FROM OR USE OF THE HESPY POKER SERVICE. IN NO EVENT SHALL HESPY POKER HAVE ANY LIABILITY WHATSOEVER ARISING OUT OF ANY MISUSE OF PASSWORDS OR HESPY POKER ACCOUNTS.

WITH RESPECT TO ANY CAUSE OF ACTION BROUGHT UNDER ANY THEORY, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO TORT AND CONTRACT, IN NO EVENT SHALL HESPY POKER OR ANY OF ITS SUPPLIERS OR LICENSORS BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH OR RELATED TO USE OR INABILITY TO USE HESPY POKER ACCOUNT(S), HESPY POKER SOFTWARE, OR THE HESPY POKER SERVICE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

IN NO EVENT SHALL HESPY POKER BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT DAMAGES ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH THE HESPY POKER SERVICE (OR ANY PART THEREOF) IN EXCESS OF THE PRICE PAID BY YOU FOR THE PARTICULAR CONTENT GIVING RISE TO THE DAMAGE.

Some states do not allow the exclusion of implied warranties or incidental or consequential damages, so the above exclusion thereof may not apply to you. This Agreement gives you specific legal rights, and you may also have other rights that vary from state to state.

16.    Indemnity. You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Hespy Poker, its affiliates, subsidiaries, shareholders, officers and directors, agents, employees, and partners from any third party claim or demand, including reasonable attorneys' fees for damages and/or costs due to or arising out of your breach of this Agreement and/or your use of the Hespy Poker Service and/or Hespy Poker Software.

17.    Governing Law. This Agreement will be exclusively governed by the laws of the State of Michigan without regard to its principles on the conflicts of laws.

18.    Arbitration. Any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement or its breach, with the exception of injunctive relief sought by Hespy Poker for any violation of Hespy Poker’s intellectual property or other proprietary rights or of the licenses granted pursuant to this Agreement, will be settled by arbitration in accordance with the then-current Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association, if you are domiciled outside the United States, then the dispute will be resolved by arbitration under the then-current International Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association. The location of the arbitration shall be Detroit, Michigan, USA.

19.    Changes. We reserve the right, at any time and from time to time, to update, revise, supplement and to otherwise modify this Agreement and to impose new or additional rules, policies, terms or conditions on your use of the Hespy Poker Service. Such updates, revisions, supplements, modifications and additional rules, policies, terms and conditions (collectively referred to in this Agreement as "Additional Terms") will be effective immediately and incorporated into this Agreement upon notice thereof, which may be given by any reasonable means including by posting to the Hespy Poker Site. Your continued use of the Hespy Poker Site following such notice will be deemed to conclusively indicate your acceptance of any and all such Additional Terms. All Additional Terms are hereby incorporated into this Agreement by this reference.

20.    Miscellaneous. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between you and Hespy Poker, and supersedes any prior agreements between you and Hespy Poker, written or oral, with respect to the subject matter herein. Any additional or different terms in any order or written communications from you are void. In the event of a direct conflict between the terms of this Agreement and: (A) other terms and conditions that may be applicable to the Hespy Poker Service generally, the terms of this Agreement will control with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement; and (B) the Privacy Policy, Additional Terms, Software Licenses, the terms and conditions of such statement, document, license or policy will control with respect to the subject matter thereof. In the event of a direct conflict between the terms of this Agreement, including but not limited to the statements, documents and policies incorporated by reference into this Agreement, and the terms and conditions of a particular marketing promotion or offer, the terms of such particular marketing promotion or offer shall control with respect to the such marketing promotion or offer. The failure of Hespy Poker to exercise or enforce any right or provision of this Agreement will not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. If any provision of this Agreement is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, the other provisions will remain in full force and effect. Hespy Poker will not be responsible for failures to fulfill any obligations due to causes beyond its control. Headings are for convenience only and will not be used to alter the meaning of any provision. You shall not bring a legal action under this Agreement more than two (2) years after the cause of action arose. All notices and demands required to be given to Hespy Poker hereunder shall be in writing and shall be served by personal service, nationally recognized overnight courier service or by certified mail, and shall be effective on the date received as evidenced by proof of receipt, if delivered to Hespy Poker LLC, 29488 Woodward, #227, Royal Oak, MI 48073.

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