terms of service

1. Interpretation

1.1 In the User Agreement:

1.1.1 the headings are for ease of reference only and shall not affect its construction or interpretation;

any phrase introduced by the terms "including", "include", "such as", "in particular" or any similar expression shall be construed as illustrative and shall not limit the sense of the words preceding those terms;

1.1.2 any provision in a definition is a substantive provision conferring rights or imposing obligations on any party, notwithstanding that it is only in Section 2 (Definitions), effect shall be given to it as if it were a substantive provision in the body of the User Agreement;

1.1.4 if the context so requires, references to the singular shall include the plural and vice versa;

1.1.5 no provision will be interpreted against us, because we (or our legal representatives) drafted such provision;

1.1.6 a reference to a “person” is a reference to a person in the broadest sense, whether or not having separate legal identity, and includes a reference to any individual, corporate or unincorporated body, company, partnership, firm, trust and foundation.  The foregoing shall not apply to SECTION ‎27 (DISPUTE RESOLUTION AND AGREEMENT TO ARBITRATE ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS) below.  

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2. Definitions

In the User Agreement, the following expressions shall have the respective meanings assigned to them, unless otherwise defined:

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Alternative Payment Instrument means the instrument which you use to receive the cash that you have redeemed as a result of redeeming Redeemable Sweep Coins, which is not the Payment Instrument.

Applicable Taxes shall have the meaning given to it in Section ‎12.15.

Authorized Persons means any entity of the Company, any of their respective successors and assigns, as well as any of their service providers, licensees and partners.

Casual Chips means the virtual coins which allow you to participate in Casual Chips Game Play and obtain Virtual Goods.

Casual Chips Game Play means the Games which are played with Casual Chips.

Company, we, our or us means Communix, INC. and the Company Affiliates including Comunix Ltd.

Company Affiliates means any person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the Company. For the purpose of this definition, "control" (including, with correlative meanings, the terms "controlling", "controlled by" and "under common control with") means the power to manage or direct the affairs of the person in question, whether by ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.

Dispute has the meaning given to it in Section ‎27.

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Excluded Jurisdictions means: (i) any jurisdiction outside of the United States; and (ii) in the United States, the following States: California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Montana, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Washington, Tennessee, Maryland, and West Virginia.

Force Majeure Incident means an event beyond our reasonable control including without limitation, non-performance by suppliers or subcontractors, acts of God, acts of government, fire, flood or storm damage, earthquakes or other natural disaster, labor disputes, trade disputes, explosion, strikes, industrial action, lockouts, war, riot, pandemic or epidemic.

Games means the games made available on the Site from time to time for you to play in either Sweep Coins Game Play or Causal Chips Game Play, which may include without limitation social poker games and tournaments, social casino games, and social mini games such as crash games.

Inactive User Account has the meaning given to it in Section ‎8.1.

Payment Instrument means the payment method which you use and which we accept to purchase Casual Chips and that you may use to receive the cash which you have redeemed as a result of redeeming Redeemable Sweep Coins. 

Physical Sweep Prizes means the Sweep Prizes which are physical goods which includes but is not limited to a physical gift card and a digital gift card.

Promotion Specific Terms has the meaning given to it in Section ‎15.2.

Play Through Requirements has the meaning given to it in Section ‎11.3.

Redeemable Sweep Coins means the Sweep Coins which are granted to you if you win on Sweep Coins Game Play and that have met the Play Through Requirements, which you may use to redeem for Sweep Prizes.

Services means the Games and any other services made available through the Site.

Site means the website located at www.chipmaster.com and all of its subdomains, subpages and successor sites thereof and the application which links to these Terms of Services through which the Services are provided.

Site Content means the Services and any materials, logos, sounds, music, artwork text, images, animations, graphics, copyright, user interfaces, visual interfaces, photographs, trademarks, computer code and other material used, displayed or made available as part of the Site.

Sweep Coins means the virtual coins which allow you to participate in the Sweep Coins Game Play.

Sweep Coins Game Play means the Games which are played with Sweep Coins.

Sweep Prizes means any prizes granted to you through your redemption of Redeemable Sweep Coins in accordance with the User Agreement which includes without limitation cash and Physical Prizes.

Third-Party Sites and Advertisements has the meaning given to it in Section ‎29.1.

Terms of Service means these Terms of Service, as amended from time to time.

User Account means the account which you possess with the Company and through which you can access and use the Services on the Site (whether or not such account is an Inactive Account).

User Agreement shall have the meaning detailed in the IMPORTANT NOTICES Section above, as amended from time to time.

you, your or User means the individual who uses the Services, Site Content, the Site, Casual Chips, Sweep Coins, Virtual Goods, or Redeemable Sweep Coins whether or not such individual has registered a User Account.

User Generated Content means the content, which is submitted, communicated shared, transmitted, posted, uploaded, or otherwise make available through the Services (by way of example only, profile information, communications with other end-users of the Services, with our end-user support, whether privately or publicly, ,music, text, graphics, software, video clips, photographs, public messages, ideas, and comments) by end-users of the Services which includes without limitation, through the chat feature.

Virtual Goods means the virtual goods you can obtain through the use of Casual Chips (which are not Casual Chips and Sweep Coins).

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3. Modification of the Site Content and Amendment of the User Agreement

3.1 We may at any time add, modify, remove, discontinue or suspend the Site or Site Content or any part thereof with immediate effect and without notice to you. In no event will we be liable to you for any loss, damage or liability suffered by you which results from any addition, modification, removal or suspension of the Site or Site Content or any part thereof and for the avoidance of doubt you will have no claims with respect to such addition, modification, removal or suspension.

3.2 We may amend the Terms of Service, the Sweepstakes Rules, the Privacy Policy or Policy on Responsible Social Gameplay, from time to time, by posting an amended version on the Site and any such change shall come into effect and be binding upon you immediately.

3.3 If we amend the Terms of Service, the Sweepstakes Rules, the Privacy Policy or Policy on Responsible Social Gameplay in a way that would limit your then current rights, or which is to your detriment, at our discretion, we may (but for the avoidance of doubt we are not obligated to):

3.3.1 notify you by e-mail to the email address associated with your User Account at the time of such amendment,

​3.3.2 notify you by a notice on the Site; or

3.3.3 require your acceptance of the amended Terms of Service, the Sweepstakes Rules, the Privacy Policy or Policy on Responsible Social Gameplay (as applicable).

3.4 If we notify you of any amendments in accordance with Sections ‎3.3.1 or ‎3.3.2, your continued use of the Services will be deemed as your acceptance of the amendments.

3.5 For the avoidance of doubt, if we amend the Terms of Service, the Sweepstakes Rules, the Privacy Policy or Policy on Responsible Social Gameplay in a way that would limit your then current rights, or which is to your detriment, we may still do so in accordance with Section ‎3.2.

3.6 If you do not agree to any amended Terms of Service, the Sweepstakes Rules, the Privacy Policy or Policy on Responsible Social Gameplay (as applicable), you sole recourse will be to terminate your User Account in accordance with Section ‎22.2 (Termination and Suspension of Your User Account) and immediately ceasing to use the Site, Site Content, Casual Chips, Sweep Coins, Virtual Goods and Redeemable Sweep Coins.

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4. Your Eligibility

4.1 You hereby represent and warrant that you are fully able and competent to enter into the terms, conditions, obligations, affirmations, representations and warranties set forth in the User Agreement and to abide by and comply with the User Agreement.

4.2 Registration of a User Account and use of the Services is only available only to natural persons who are at least 21 years of age or the age of majority in such natural person's jurisdiction, whichever is higher who: (i) can form legally binding contracts under applicable law; (ii) is located in the United States and who is not located or resident in any of the Excluded Jurisdictions; and (iii) at all times abide by these Terms.

4.3 Any employee, officer, director and former employee, officer and director (less than three years since such individual ceased to be an employee, officer or director, as applicable) of any entity in the Company, any of their respective advertising agencies, service providers or consultants or any other entity or individual involved with the design, production, execution or distribution of the Site, the Site Content, Casual Chips, Virtual Goods, Sweep Coins or Redeemable Sweep Coins  and their immediate family (spouse, parents, siblings and children, whether the relationship is by birth, marriage or adoption) and household members (individuals who share the same residence at for least three months of the year), are not eligible to access the Site, register a User Account and use the Site Content, Casual Chips, Virtual Goods, Sweep Coins and Redeemable Sweep Coins and receive Sweep Prizes.

4.4 You acknowledge and agree that we are unable to provide you with any legal advice or assurances and that registering a User Account and using the Site, Site Content, Casual Chips, Virtual Goods, Sweep Coins, Redeemable Sweep Coins and Sweep Prizes is lawful in the jurisdiction that you are located in. It is solely your responsibility to ensure that at all times you comply with the laws which apply to you. You are subject to the laws of the Jurisdiction in which You reside and/or from which You access the Service. Access to the Service and the Games offered thereon may not be legal for some or all residents of, or persons present in, certain Jurisdictions. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED OR RESTRICTED BY LAW.

4.5 Communix makes no representations or warranties, implicit or explicit, as to Your legal right to participate in the Service or that the Games provided through the Service are appropriate or available for use in the Jurisdiction in which  you are located, nor shall any person affiliated, or claiming affiliation, with Communix have authority to make such representations or warranties. We do not intend for the Service, or any offerings made available thereon to be used by persons present in Jurisdictions in which participation may be prohibited or restricted. You agree that the availability of the Service does not constitute an offer, solicitation, or invitation by Us for the use of the Service in any Jurisdiction in which such activities are prohibited or restricted. If You choose to access Our Service, You do so at Your own risk. You hereby agree that We cannot be held liable if laws applicable to You restrict or prohibit Your participation. If You open an Account and/or participate in the Games made available in the Service while located in a Jurisdiction that prohibits such activities, You will be in violation of the law of such Jurisdiction and these Terms, and subject to having Your Account suspended or terminated.

4.6 In order to register a User Account and use the Site, Site Content, Casual Chips, Virtual Goods, Sweep Coins and Redeemable Sweep Coins you must comply with the following and you warrant and represent to us that you comply with the following:

• you are a natural person who is located in the United States and you are not located in or a resident of any of the Excluded Jurisdictions;

• you are at least 21 years of age or the age of majority in your jurisdiction, (whichever is higher in the relevant jurisdiction);

• you can form legally binding contracts under applicable law;

• you are accessing the Site and using the Site Content, Casual Chips, Virtual Goods, Sweep Coins and Redeemable Sweep Coins  in your personal capacity for recreational and entertainment purposes only;

• you are using the Site, the Site Content, Casual Chips, Virtual Goods, Sweep Coins and Redeemable Sweep Coins for your own behalf and not on the behalf of any other person or entity;

• you are not listed on any U.S. Government list of prohibited or restricted parties;

• you are not located in a country that is subject to a U.S. Government embargo, or that has been designated by the U.S. Government as a “terrorist supporting” country;

• you are not listed on any relevant PEP or sanctions lists;

• you are legally allowed to use the Site Content, Casual Chips, Virtual Goods, Sweep Coins, Redeemable Sweep Coins and Sweep Prizes and access the Site; and

• you are eligible in accordance with this Section ‎4 (Your Eligibility) to access the Site, register a User Account and use the Site Content, Casual Chips, Virtual Goods, Sweep Coins, Redeemable Sweep Coins and Sweep Prizes.

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4.7 COMMUNIX RESERVES THE RIGHT TO DENY ACCESS TO THE SERVICE TO ANYONE AT OUR SOLE DISCRETION.

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4.8 In addition, improper conduct includes, but is not limited to:

• Falsifying personal information required to enter a Game or claim a prize;

• Engaging in any type of financial fraud including unauthorized use of credit card instruments to enter a Game or claim a prize;

• Colluding with any other individual(s) or engaging in any type of syndicate play;

• Any violation of the Game rules or the Terms;

• Using a single account to participate in a Game on behalf of multiple entrants or otherwise collaborating with others to participate in any Game;

• Using automated means (including but not limited to scripts and third-party tools) to interact with the Website in any way (this includes, but is not limited to: creating a contest, entering a contest, withdrawing from a contest, creating a lineup, and editing a lineup);

• Using automated means (including but not limited to harvesting bots, robots, parser, spiders or screen scrapers) to obtain, collect or access any information on the Website or of any User for any purpose;

• Any type of bonus abuse or other offers or promotions;

• Tampering with the administration of a Game or trying to in any way tamper with the computer programs or any security measure associated with a Game;

• Obtaining other entrants’ information and spamming other entrants; or

• Abusing the Website in any way.

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Users further acknowledge that the forfeiture and/or return of any prize shall in no way prevent Communix from pursuing criminal or civil proceedings in connection with such conduct. If you do not meet the eligibility requirements of this section, then you are not authorized to use the Service. Communix reserves the right to verify Your age, identity, and eligibility at any time. This includes requesting that You provide proof of identity documentation such as driver’s license, passport, or birth certificate. Any failure to cooperate with Communix in this respect may result in the suspension and/or termination of Your Account. To the extent Communix requests proof of identity and You fail to do so within seven (7) days, or Communix otherwise determines that you do not meet the eligibility requirements of this section, in addition to any rights that Communix may have in law or equity, Communix reserves the right to terminate Your Account and withhold or revoke the awarding of any prizes associated with such Account.

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5. License

Subject to your strict compliance with the terms of the User Agreement, during the term of the User Agreement we hereby grant you a personal, revocable, non-exclusive, non-assignable, non-transferable, non-sub-licensable right to use the Site (including without limitation any software, brand names, trademarks, service marks, trade names, design rights, database rights, layout, look and feel  and the Site Content), Casual Chips, Sweep Coins, Redeemable Sweep Coins and Virtual Goods in connection with the Services, for your personal recreational and entertainment purposes only.

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6. Verification

6.1 You agree that at any time, which includes without limitation, when you register a User Account, purchase Casual Chips or you obtain Virtual Goods, Sweep Coins or Redeemable Sweep Coins, we shall be entitled to conduct any verification checks (including but not limited to identification checks, PEP checks, sanctions checks, credit checks, background checks, source of wealth checks, Payment Instrument and Alternative Payment Method checks and prevention of financial crime checks) that we deem necessary or that are required under any applicable law or regulation.

6.2 Pending our completion of the verification checks to our satisfaction, we may restrict, suspend or terminate your User Account.

6.3 You may be required to provide us with information and documentation which we request, which may include without limitation information regarding your location, a valid mailing address, date of birth, government identifiers, proof of your address, governmental issued identification documents and social security number as well as photographs of you.

6.4 You acknowledge and agree that the information and documentation which you provide us (at any time) is true, accurate and complete and you will immediately inform us of any change to such information and documentation. Furthermore you undertake that in the event that we request a self-portrait photograph of yourself (also known as a selfie (the "Photograph") from you, with respect to such photographs: (i) the Photograph must be a recent photograph of you (taken in the last six months);  (ii) the Photograph must be in color; (iii) the Photograph must show  a clear and focused image solely of your full face looking straight at the camera with a plain expression and your mouth closed; (iv) in the Photograph you must have your eyes open and visible; (v) in the Photograph you must not have hair in front of your eyes; (vi) in the Photographs you must not have anything covering your face; (vii) the Photograph must not have any shadows on your face or behind you; and (viii) the Photograph must not in any way be amended or modified.  

If the: (i) information or documentation which you provide us with is not true, accurate and complete; or (ii) the photographs do not comply with the paragraph above, we may terminate or suspend your User Account.

6.5 You agree that we may use third party service providers to run the verification checks.

6.6 In the event that any verification checks are not completed to our satisfaction, including but not limited to, due to your failure to provide any documentation, information or photographs and in the form required by us which we require within 30 days of our request for such documentation, information or photographs or you fail any verification checks, we may at our discretion, terminate, suspend or otherwise restrict your User Account.

6.7 Without detracting from anything in this Section 6, if you fail any of our PEP checks or sanction checks, we may restrict your User Account and you will be unable to make any purchases thorough the Services.  

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7. User Account

7.1  In order to be able to use the Services you must register with the Company a User Account through the Site.  

7.2 When you register a User Account, you must provide us with the information which we request or which you are prompted to complete. You agree to provide true, accurate, currency, and compete information about yourself. You agree that you shall keep such registration information up to date and you agree that if any of the registration information has changed you will promptly update the registration information by contacting our Customer Support at support@chipmaster.com.

7.3 During the registration process you will be required to select a password unless you login to your User Account using the: (i) Facebook® login facility and in such case your Facebook® password shall apply; (ii) Google Account login facility and in such case your  Google Account password shall apply; or (iii) Apple Account, login facility and in such case your Apple Account password shall apply. Any information collected by Communix will be held subject to the Communix’s Privacy Policy and “just-in-time” notices, if any, provided at that point of information collection or use.

7.4 If you provide any information that is untrue, inaccurate, not currency, or incomplete, or Communix has reasonable grounds to suspect that such information is untrue, inaccurate, not current, or incomplete, Communix reserves the right to suspend or terminate the User Account immediately and refuse any and all current or future use of the Service (of any portion thereof). n

7.5 You understand that you have no right, title or property interest in or to your User Account.

7.6 You agree that you shall possess only one User Account (which includes an Inactive User Account). If you attempt to register or succeed to register more than one User Account, we reserve the right to terminate or suspend all or any of the User Accounts which you have registered.

7.7 Your User Account can only be used by you and you agree that that you will not share your User Account username or password with another person, nor will you let anyone else access or use your User Account. You may not “co-own” or "co-use" a User Account.

7.8 It shall be a violation of these Terms to allow any other person to use your account to participate in any contest. If you have reason to believe that someone is using you account without your permission, you should contact us immediately.

7.9 User Accounts are not transferable. Under no circumstances shall You allow or permit any other person or third-party, including, without limitation, any person under the age of eighteen (18), to use or re-use Your User Account in such a way that may breach the standards or laws in any Jurisdiction where You are located and/or are a resident, or where such other person is located and/or is a resident. You accept full responsibility for any unauthorized use of the Service and for any use of Your User Account by any other person or third-party in connection with Your User Account. Any person found to have violated this section may be reported to the relevant authorities and will forfeit all rewards in their Account.

7.10 At our discretion, we may apply a limit to User Account registrations, for example one User Account per tablet, personal computer, IP address, mobile device, Payment Instrument or Alternative Payment Instrument.

7.11 We may require you to change your username or we may change your username.

7.12 It is your responsibility to maintain the confidentiality of your User Account (including without limitation your username and password), your Payment Instrument and Alternative Payment Instrument, and you are responsible for ensuring that they are only accessible by you. We shall not be liable for any loss or damage resulting from your failure to maintain such confidentiality. 

7.13 You understand that you accept full responsibility for all activities through your User Account which includes without limitation any unauthorized use of your User Account and any activity linked to your User Account.

7.14 If you become aware that or have reasons to believe that the security of your User Account is threatened or may have been compromised or breached (which includes without limitation any loss, theft or unauthorized disclosure of your password or username), you agree that you shall notify us immediately via email at support@chipmaster.com, whereupon new identifiers may be selected and allocated and any future transactions under the previous Identifiers may be voided, at the sole discretion of Communix. Without limiting the foregoing, any transactions made and accepted within the Website where Your identifiers have been used (and where You have not previously notified Communix as provided herein) will be treated as valid.

7.15 We reserve the right to refuse to register a User Account or suspend or terminate a User Account at our discretion including without limitation if we suspect or determine that the User Account registered by you is not in your name. Furthermore, we may place limits on your User Account.

7.16 You agree that we are not liable for any loss or damage resulting from your failure to maintain the confidentiality of your User Account and we may assume that any communications received under through your Account have been made by you.

8. Inactive User Account

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8.1 In the event you have not logged in to your User Account and played a Game for 45 consecutive days, we will deem your User Account as an "inactive account" ("Inactive User Account").

8.2 In the event that your User Account becomes an Inactive User Account and you possess any Sweep Coins in your User Account, we reserve the right to deduct 20% (twenty percent) of the Sweep Coins in your User Account each month until the earlier of: (i) you logging in to your User Account and playing a Game; and (ii) your Sweep Coins balance reaching 0 (zero).

9. Games

The are several types of Games made available on the Service in which You participate for the chance to win prizes. We reserve the right to modify or cancel game(s) and contest(s) at any time without notice to You.

Each of the Games, whether available via the classic or sweepstakes versions of the platform, may have their own specific rules. It is your responsibility to read and fully understand the rules of a Game before playing such Game.

Winners are determined by the objective criteria described in the Game rules, scoring, and any other applicable documentation associated with the Game. The Website and Games may not be used for any form of illicit gambling.

We reserve the right to declare any one play, spin, or other form of participation in a Game void, either partially or fully, if there is any error, mistake, misprint, or technical error.

Sweeps Play and Promotions

Sweeps Play is governed by the Communix Sweeps Rules and these Terms of Service. All other promotions we may offer from time to time are governed by these Terms. In the event of a conflict between these Terms and Communix’s Official Sweeps Rules, or promotion-specific terms, Communix’s Official Sweeps Rules, or promotion-specific terms, will prevail. For more information regarding Communix Sweeps Play, see the Communix Official Sweeps Rules.

Game Disputes

In the event of a dispute regarding the identity of the person submitting or participating in a Game, the entry will be deemed submitted by the person in whose username the entry was submitted, or if possession of the username itself is contested, the name of the Authorized Account Holder. “Authorized Account Holder” is defined as the natural person who is the age of majority in his or her Jurisdiction of residence and who is assigned to an e-mail address by an Internet access provider, online service provider, or other organization (e.g., business, education institution, etc.) that is responsible for assigning e-mail addresses for the domain associated with the submitted e-mail address for registration with the Service. By inputting a payment method, the Authorized Account Holder hereby affirms that the Authorized Account Holder is the lawful owner of the payment method account. It shall be a violation of these Terms for any Authorized Account Holder to submit payment using any payment method that is not owned by the Authorized Account Holder.

In the event of a difference or discrepancy between the result shown on a User’s screen and the result shown on Communix’s software server, the result showing on the Communix software server shall be the governing result.

Communix reserves the right, in its sole and absolute discretion, to deny any contestant the ability to participate in any contests for any reason whatsoever. Further, Communix may, in its sole and absolute discretion, invalidate any contest result for the purposes of preventing abusive and/or any unfair or potentially unlawful activity, or in the event that there is a risk of any such abusive, illegal, or unfair activity.

Communix also reserves the right to cancel contests, in Our sole discretion, without any restrictions.

Communix, in its sole discretion, may disqualify You from a contest or the entire Service, refuse to award prizes and require the return of any prizes, or suspend, limit, or terminate your account if you engage in conduct Communix deems, in its sole discretion, to be improper, unfair, fraudulent, or otherwise adverse to the operation of the Service or in any way detrimental to other users. Improper conduct includes, but is not limited to: falsifying personal information, including payment information, required to use the Service or claim a prize; violating eligible payment method terms, including the terms of any cash rewards payment card, violating any of these rules, accumulating points or prizes through unauthorized methods such as unauthorized scripts or other automated means; tampering with the administration of the Service or trying to in any way to tamper with the computer programs associated with the Service; obtaining other entrants’ information and spamming other entrants; and abusing the Service in any way; or otherwise violating these Terms of Use. You acknowledge that the forfeiture and/or return of any prize shall in no way prevent Communix from informing the relevant authorities, and/or pursuing criminal or civil proceedings in connection with such conduct.

If for any reason the Service is not running as originally planned (, if the Website becomes corrupted or does not allow the proper usage and processing of entries in accordance with the rules, or if infection by a computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, actions by entrants, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes of any kind, in the sole opinion of Communix corrupts or affects the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of the Service), Communix reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual implicated in or relating to the cause and/or to cancel, terminate, extend, modify or suspend the Service, and Communix may select the winner(s) from all eligible entries received. If such cancellation, termination, modification, or suspension occurs, notification may be posted on the Website.

The failure of Communix to comply with any provision of these Terms due to an act of God, for example hurricane, war, fire, riot, earthquake, terrorism, act of public enemies, actions of governmental authorities outside of the control of Communix or other force majeure event will not be considered a breach of these Terms.

Cheating

Communix endeavors to host fair Games and exercises reasonable efforts to create a level playing field and to detect and prevent cheating. Notwithstanding such efforts, there will be Users who attempt to cheat, and Communix does not guarantee that all such instances of cheating will be detected or prevented. Users therefore acknowledge and agree to participate in the Games at their own risk. Communix reserves the right to terminate a User’s Account and ban such individual from future participation in the Games without notice, forfeiture of winnings, and take any other actions in accordance with applicable state and federal laws if Communix suspects that a User is violating these Terms, including, without limitation, committing any of the following actions:

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• Using or attempting o use automated tools, scripts software, bots, or other unauthorized software, hardware, or modifications to simulate a User or otherwise obtain an advantage over other Users;

• Exploiting vulnerabilities or glitches in the Games or Services;

• Directly or indirectly disabling, circumventing, or otherwise interfering with the operation of software designed to detect or prevent cheating; or

• Colluding with a User who is using unauthorized software, hardware, or modifications to obtain an advantage over other users.

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The foregoing actions shall constitute a material breach of these Terms for which offending users will be liable to Communix for any resulting damages. You acknowledge and agree that We shall not be responsible or liable for cheating that is not detected or prevented or for any resulting losses related thereto.

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10. Casual Chips, Sweep Coins and Virtual Goods

We permit virtual coins/chips to be used for accessing and playing Games. Two types of virtual coins/chips will be available to Users to play Games on both standard and sweepstakes platforms: Casual Chips and Sweeps Coins.

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Casual Chips

10.1 Casual Chips can only be used on Casual Chips Game Play and you may only participate in Casual Chips Game Play, if you possess in your User Account a sufficient number of Casual Chips for playing the relevant Game in Casual Chips Game Play. The number of Casual Chips required for playing each Game in Casual Chips Game Play is displayed in the applicable Game rules.

10.2 At our discretion, you may receive Casual Chips in the following ways:

• Purchases: You may purchase Casual Chips through the Services.

• As a bonus for registering a User Account: You may receive Casual Chips, when registering a User Account for the first time.

• As a log in bonus: You may receive Casual Chips, if you log into your User Account at intervals determined by us.

• Daily Bonus: You may receive Casual Chips, if you log into your User Account daily.

• As an Hourly/Timely bonus: You may receive Casual Chips, if you take certain actions with respect to the Games as determined by us (by way of example only, spinning the wheel on a certain game every three hours).

• Additional Registration Method Bonus: You may receive Casual Chips if you provide us with additional registration information which we request.

• Invite a Friend Bonus: You may receive Casual Chips, if you refer an individual to register a User Account with us, as determined by us.

• Survey Bonus: You may receive Casual Chips, if you complete a survey as directed by us (by way of example only, if you complete the survey regarding the Site in the Apple App store).

• In Game Challenges and Tournament Bonus: You may receive Casual Chips, by completing challenges set by us with respect to certain Games, tournaments and mini games.  

• Social Network Activity or Challenge No-Cost Giveaways: We may hold Causal Chips giveaway contests or challenges on the www.Pokerush.co social media pages, which you can enter by following the instructions provided in the relevant contest or challenge. These giveaways may require thesharing, liking, commenting or other interaction with a specific social media post, completing a challenge or answering various game related questions to be eligible for entry. The amount of Casual Chips given away in such contests and challenges will be stated on the applicable Casual Chips contest post or on the relevant www.chipmaster.com social media page and will be added to each contest or challenge winner’s User Account after the conclusion of the contest or challenge (as applicable). These contests and challenges may be subject to additional restrictions and rules as referenced in the contest materials at the time of the contest as well as the Terms of Service in effect at the time.

• Level Up Bonus: You may receive Casual Chips, if you play additional hands as determined by us in a social poker game.

• VIP Status Bonus: You may receive Casual Chips, if you reach certain VIP status milestones as determined by us.

• Store Promotion Bonus: You may receive Casual Chips, if you purchase a package through the Site's store which is eligible for a store promotion bonus.

• Other Promotions on the Site or on Social Media: You may receive Casual Chips through participating in and complying with various promotions on the Site or on social media. Please note that these promotions may be subject to additional restrictions and rules.  

10.3 Please note that with respect to Sections ‎10.2.2 - ‎10.2.14 (inclusive), we may notify you of the specific actions you need to take and any additional terms and conditions through social networks, social media, app notifications, SMS or via the Site which includes without limitation through banners, the relevant Casual Chips Game Play  or through the relevant Casual Chips Game Play lobby.

10.4 The amount of Casual Chips which are credited to you will be displayed in your User Account.

10.5 Casual Chips have no monetary value. Casual Chips cannot be withdrawn, transferred, exchanged and cannot be used to obtain Sweep Coins, Redeemable Sweep Coins, or Sweep Prizes. However, Casual Chips can be used to obtain certain Virtual Goods.

10.6 We may at any time remove, expire, limit, change, manage, regulate, control, modify or eliminate Casual Chips, whether generally or specifically to you and we shall have no liability to you with respect to the exercise of such rights.

10.7 You agree that you shall not transfer, attempt to transfer, assign, attempt to assign, sub-license, attempt to sublicense, sell, attempt to sell, give, attempt to give, trade or attempt to trade, Casual Chips. Any attempt by you to do any of the foregoing is prohibited and is void.  

10.8 We may designate through the Site or Site Content a minimum and maximum number of Casual Chips which may purchased by you at any one time or over the course of a period of time, which may be amended by us at any time and without notice to you.

10.9 Upon selecting the Casual Chips to be used on Casual Chips Game Play and our acceptance of this, you cannot cancel the use of such Casual Chips. In addition, upon selecting the Casual Chips to obtain Virtual Goods and our acceptance of this, you cannot cancel the use of such Casual Chips. Following your purchase of Casual Chips we will draw funds from the Payment Instrument.

10.10 By purchasing Casual Chips, you agree (1) such acquisition is valid and legal in your jurisdiction, and (2) once purchased, Casual Chips are not redeemable for any government-issued currency that is, such Casual Chips should be treated as a “good” purchased as-is, with no returnable or redeemable value except within the entertaining Service provided by Communix, or as otherwise expressly indicated by us.

10.11 If we determine that your posts or comments: (i) on any of the www.chipmaster.com social media pages are incorrect, damaging, libelous, illegal, defamatory, obscene, pornographic, sexual, offensive, abusive, indecent, threatening, bullying, spiteful, upsetting, harassing, hateful, or offensive or otherwise unlawful or prejudicial of any person or group on the grounds of race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age or disability; or (ii) elsewhere, which are unfair, incorrect, damaging, harassing, bullying, spiteful or upsetting, which is directed at us, our representatives or other end users of the Services, we reserve the right to:

• remove the posts or comments;

• disqualify you from using the Casual Chips Game Play and Casual Chips;

• inform the operator or owner of the social media platform; or

• terminate or suspend your User Account.

Sweep Coins

10.12 Sweeps Coins are not available for purchase like Casual Chips. NO PURCHASE IS NECESSARY TO OBTAIN SWEEPS COINS.

10.13 Sweep Coins can only be used on Sweep Coins Game Play and you may only participate in Sweep Coins Game Play, if you possess in your User Account a sufficient number of Sweep Coins for playing the relevant Game in Sweep Coins Game Play. The number of Sweep Coins required for playing each Game in Sweep Coins Game Play is displayed in the applicable Game rules. Sweeps Coins may be obtained in several ways such as a gift upon creating an account, daily allowance provided upon login, as a gift to purchasing Casual Chips, a prize in participating in various Website or social media giveaways, or by submitting a Postal Request Card. See the Communix Official Sweeps Rules for more information on how to collect, use, and redeem Sweeps Coins.

10.14 The amount of Sweep Coins which are credited to you will be displayed in your User Account.

10.15 Sweep Coins can be used to play Sweep Game Play for a chance to obtain Redeemable Sweep Coins.

10.16 Sweep Coins have no monetary value. Sweep Coins cannot be withdrawn or transferred or exchanged, however, Redeemable Sweep Coins may be redeemed for Sweep Prizes.  

10.17 We may at any time remove, expire, limit, change, manage, regulate, control, modify or eliminate Sweep Coins, whether generally or specifically to you and we shall have no liability to you with respect to the exercise of such rights.

10.18 You agree that you shall not transfer, attempt to transfer, assign, attempt to assign, sub-license, attempt to sublicense, sell, attempt to sell, give, attempt to give, trade or attempt to trade, Sweep Coins. Any attempt by you to do any of the foregoing is prohibited and is void.   

10.19 Upon selecting Sweep Coins to be used on Sweep Coins Game Play and our acceptance of this, you cannot cancel the use of such Sweep Coins.

Virtual Currencies (i.e., the Casual Chips and Sweeps Coins)

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All uses of Casual Chips and Sweeps Coins that have been submitted for play and accepted are final and cannot be changed, withdrawn, or canceled.

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You may not transfer virtual currencies between accounts, or from your User Account to that of another. Further, you may not receive virtual currencies from other users into your User Account. Any attempt to circumvent these prohibitions may be grounds for termination of your User Account, without prejudice to any other rights or remedies available to us. We do not recognize any virtual currency transfers executed outside of the Service or the purported sale, gift, or trade in the “real world” of anything related to the Service. Accordingly, you may not sell virtual currency for “real world” money or otherwise exchange virtual currency for value outside of the Service. Any attempt to do so is in violation of these Terms and will result in a ban from the Service.

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You agree that we have the absolute right to manage, regulate, control, modify, and/or eliminate such virtual currency as we see fit in our sole discretion, in any general or specific case, and that we will have no liability to you based on our exercise of such rights. You agree that you have no right or title in or to any virtual currency appearing or originating on the Service.

Virtual Goods

10.20 You can purchase Virtual Goods through by using Casual Chips.

10.21 The amount and types of Virtual Goods which are credited to you will be displayed in your User Account.

10.22 Virtual Goods have no monetary value. Virtual cannot be withdrawn and cannot be used to obtain Casual Chips, Sweep Coins, Redeemable Sweep Coins or Sweep Prizes. Virtual Goods can be utilized only as permitted by the Services.

10.23 We may at any time remove, expire, limit, change, manage, regulate, control, modify or eliminate one or more of the Virtual Goods, whether generally or specifically to you and we shall have no liability to you with respect to the exercise of such rights.

10.24 You agree that you shall not transfer (unless permitted by the Services), attempt to transfer (unless permitted by the Services), assign, attempt to assign, sub-license, attempt to sublicense, sell, attempt to sell, give, exchange (unless permitted by the Services) or attempt to exchange Virtual Goods (unless permitted by the Services). Any attempt by you to do any of the foregoing is prohibited and is void.  

10.25 We may designate through Site or Site Content a minimum and maximum number of Virtual Goods which may obtained by you at any one time or over the course of a period of time, which may be amended by us at any time and without notice to you.

10.26 Upon selecting any Virtual Goods to be used through the Services and our acceptance of this, you cannot cancel the use of such Virtual Goods. Following your obtainment of Virtual Goods we will reduce your Casual Chips balance .

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11. Sweep Prizes

Limitations

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11.1 The minimum redemption request which you can make for cash which can be obtained by redeeming Redeemable Sweep Coins is 50 United States Dollars, which may be amended by us at any time and without notice to you. 

11.2 We reserve the right to limit the amount of the Redeemable Sweep Coins which you redeem, per day or to any other amount at our discretion or which is required by applicable law, regulation or our service providers, as notified to you via the Services or in the User Agreement.  Currently the maximum amount of Redeemable Sweep Coins, which you can redeem for Sweep Prizes, is capped at 10,000 USD per each 24 hour period.

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11.3 Please Note: (i) Any Sweep Coins granted to you cannot be directly redeemed for Sweep Prizes and must be played at least once on the Sweep Coins Game Play before Sweep Prizes can obtained by using Redeemable Sweep Coins; and (ii) however, at our discretion, we may require that any Sweep Coins granted to you must be played a greater number of times in any combination of Sweep Coins Game Play before Sweep Prizes can obtained by using Redeemable Sweep Coins  ((i) and (ii) collectively the "Play Through Requirements").

Obtaining Sweep Prizes

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11.4 Sweep Prizes are not granted until obtained through redeeming Redeemable Sweep Coins, which is for the avoidance of doubt subject to Sections ‎11.1 - 11.3 (inclusive).

11.5 Only Redeemable Sweep Coins will offer the opportunity to redeem them for Sweep Prizes.

11.6 Each Redeemable Sweep Coin can be redeemed for Sweep Prizes, which is for the avoidance of doubt subject to Sections ‎11.1 - 11.3 (inclusive).

11.7 Upon redeeming the Redeemable Sweep Coins to obtain a Sweep Prize and our acceptance of this, you cannot cancel the redemption of such Redeemable Sweep Coins.

11.8 Redemption for Cash: If you redeem any Redeemable Sweep Coins for cash, subject to the User Agreement, we will pay such amount in USD to the Payment Instrument. If for any reason we cannot pay cash to the Payment Instrument we may choose to pay you via the Alternative Payment Instrument, which we at our discretion may select.

With respect to Redeemable Sweep Coins redeemed by you for cash, it is solely your responsibility to ensure that the details of the Payment Instrument or Alternative Payment Instrument (as applicable) is correct and up to date. If the redeemed cash does not reach you, as the details are not correct and up to date, we shall not be liable to reverse or re-issue the cash.

11.9 Redemption for Physical Sweep Prize (Except For a Digital Gift Card): If you redeem any Redeemable Sweep Coins for a Physical Sweep Prize, subject to the User Agreement, we will send the Physical Sweep Prize to the bricks and mortar address associated with your User Account when you select such Sweep Prize. If the Physical Sweep Prize is not delivered to you, we shall have no liability to you and for the avoidance of doubt we shall not be liable to provide you with a replacement Physical Sweep Prize. 

11.10 Redemption for a Digital Gift Card: If you redeem any Redeemable Sweep Coins for a digital gift card subject to the User Agreement, we will send the gift card to the email address associated with your User Account when you select the gift card. If the gift card is not delivered to you, we shall have no liability to you and for the avoidance of doubt we shall not be liable to provide you with a replacement digital gift card. 

Additional Redemption Provisions

11.11 No substitution, assignment or transfer of any Sweep Prizes is permitted, except by us. We reserve the right at our discretion to substitute any of the Sweep Prizes with another Sweep Prize of greater or equal value.

11.12 With respect to Sweep Prizes which are redeemed by you, which are to be sent to an email address or a bricks and mortar address, it is solely your responsibility to ensure that the email address and bricks and mortar address (as applicable) which is associated with your User Account when redeeming such Sweep Prize is correct and up to date. If a Sweep Prize does not reach you as the details are not correct and up to date, for the avoidance of doubt we shall not be liable to provide you with a replacement Sweep Prize.

11.13 PRIOR TO YOUR REDEMPTION OF ANY SWEEP PRIZES, YOU MAY BE REQUIRED BY US TO RETURN VIA THE SITE YOUR GOVERNMENTAL ISSUED IDENTIFICATION, YOU MAY ALSO BE REQUIRED TO SEND VIA EMAIL OR VIA THE US POSTAL SYSTEM TO US AN AFFIDAVIT/DECLARATION OF ELIGIBILITY AS PROVIDED BY US, A PUBLICITY/LIABILITY AGREEMENT/RELEASE AS PROVIDED BY US AND APPROPRIATE TAX FORMS, BY A DEADLINE SPECIFIED BY US. FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THESE REQUIREMENTS (WHICH INCLUDES WITHOUT LIMITATION FAILING TO PROPERLY EXECUTE AND RETURN THE AFFIDAVIT/DECLARATION OF ELIGIBILITY AND THE PUBLICITY/LIABILITY AGREEMENT/RELEASE BY THE DEADLINE OR YOUR FAILURE TO PROPERLY COMPLETE THE TAX FORMS BY THE DEADLINE), AT OUR DISCRETION MAY RESULT IN DISQUALIFICATION AND YOUR FORFEITURE OF THE SWEEP PRIZE AND THE REDEEMABLE SWEEP COINS USED TO REDEEM SUCH SWEEP PRIZE.

11.14 WE SHALL HAVE NO LIABILITY TO YOU WITH RESPECT TO YOUR USE OF ANY SWEEP PRIZES.

11.15 IN THE EVENT THAT YOU REDEEM A PHYSICAL SWEEP PRIZE, ONCE IT LEAVES OUR OR OUR SUPPLIERS PREMISES, WE SHALL HAVE NO FURTHER LIABILITY TO YOU WITH RESPECT OF SUCH PHYSICAL PRIZE. 

11.16 THERE MAY BE THIRD PARTY TERMS AND CONDITIONS WHICH APPLY TO THE SWEEP PRIZE WHICH YOU HAVE REDEEMED, WHICH INCLUDES WITHOUT LIMITATION AN EXPIRATION DATE. IT IS SOLELY YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO BE AWARE OF AND COMPLY WITH SUCH THIRD PARTY TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND WE SHALL HAVE NO LIABILITY TO YOU IF YOU FAIL TO COMPLY WITH SUCH TERMS AND CONDITIONS.

11.17 IF YOU HAVE BEEN ISSUED A SWEEP PRIZE THAT DOES NOT BELONG TO YOU, THE VALUE OF THE MISTAKENLY ISSUED PRIZE WILL (WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO OTHER REMEDIES AND ACTIONS THAT MAY BE AVAILABLE TO US) CONSTITUTE A DEBT OWED BY YOU TO US. IN THE EVENT OF AN INCORRECT CREDITING, YOU ARE OBLIGED TO NOTIFY US BY EMAIL TO: support@chipmaster.com.  WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO DEDUCT FROM YOUR USER ACCOUNT OR OTHERWISE CHARGE OR ADJUST YOUR USER ACCOUNT TO CORRECT ERRORS.

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12. Payments, Fees and Taxes​

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12.1 The Payment Instrument and Alternative Payment Instrument must:

• be solely in your personal name,

• lawfully belong to you; and

• be legally and beneficially owned by you.

12.2 If we discover or suspect that the name used to register your User Account is different from the name associated with your Payment Instrument or Alternative Payment Instrument, we reserve the right to terminate or suspend your User Account. We reserve the right to request documents and information to verify your identity and the legal beneficial ownership of the payment medium you use to make purchases.

12.3 The funds which you use to make purchases through our Services must not be linked to any illegality.

12.4 We may revise the pricing for Casual Chips at any time.

12.5 All purchases/payments are in United States Dollars, and it is your responsibility to ensure and confirm that your Payment Instrument and Alternative Payment Instrument can accept and process transactions in United States Dollars. When you purchase Casual Chips, it will appear on your statement as a purchase from Communix. 

12.6 You are solely responsible for ensuring that the details of any Payment Instrument and Alternative Payment Instrument are accurate and correct. If you input the incorrect details of your Payment Instrument and Alternative Payment Instrument, and we process your Sweep Prize redemption using those details, the redemption of your Sweep Prize is considered complete and we are not required to reverse or reissue that Sweep Prize redemption, whether for cash or otherwise.

12.7 We may, from time to time, appoint one or more payment administration agents to accept or make payments from you on our behalf or to make payments to you on our behalf. In no event will we be liable to you for any loss, damage or liability resulting from the payment administration agent's acts or omissions.

12.8 In addition, we and any payment administration agents and payment facilitators which are used as part of the Services may store and keep your payment information (for example your card number or token) on file to process any future purchases you may make. By accepting and agreeing to these Terms of Service, you authorize us, the payment administration agents and payment facilitators to store and keep your payment credentials in compliance with applicable payment processing regulations.

12.9 You agree to reimburse us for all reversals, charge-backs, claims, fees, fines, penalties and any other liability incurred by us (including costs and related expenses) that were caused by or arising out of payments that you authorized or accepted or that were authorized or accepted using your User Account (even if not authorized by you). 

12.10 If any of your purchases are returned or reversed or charged back, the amount of the applicable purchase will be a debt which you owe to us and you must immediately pay us such amount. We reserve the right to void any purchases which you make, and you will not be permitted to redeem any Redeemable Sweep Coins until we have received such amount.

12.11 Except as required by applicable law, all payments made by you to us are final and non-refundable. We reserve the right to issue refunds or credits at our sole discretion. If we issue a refund or credit in one instance, we are under no obligation to issue the same refund or credit in the future.

12.12 You acknowledge and agree that all Currency will be forfeited and you will not be entitled to receive money or other compensation for unused Currency when an account is terminated or suspended for any reason, regardless of whether such termination or suspension was voluntary or involuntary, or if we discontinue providing the service of any particular game/contest.

Fees​

12.13 We reserve the right to charge you processing fees with respect to transactions on the platform. The processing fees with respect to the purchase of Casual Chips will be charged to you in cash and the processing fees with respect to receiving Sweep Prizes will be charged to you in Redeemable Sweep Coins.

12.14 We may charge you a rake fee for the social poker style games which you participate in (“Rake Fee”), a commission for the social poker tournaments which you participate in ("Social Poker Tournament Commission") and a commission on the social casino mini games which you participate in ("Social Casino Mini Game Commission"). The Rake Fee, Social Poker Tournament Commission and Social Casino Mini Game Commission will be deducted from your: (i) Casual Chips balance, if you use Casual Chips to participate in the social poker style games, social poker tournaments or social casino mini games (as applicable); and (ii) Sweep Coins balance, if you use Sweep Coins to participate in the social poker style games, social poker tournaments or social casino mini games (as applicable).

12.15 You are responsible for all foreign exchange transaction fees, charges, or other related costs which are charged or incurred in relation to payments made to us or by us, including but not limited to any losses or costs arising from foreign exchange fluctuations.

Taxes​

12.16 All payments made by you to us, and your redemption of any Redeemable Sweep Coins for Sweep Prizes and Sweep Prizes are exclusive of all taxes, duties, levies, charges and similar governmental assessments, including sales taxes, uses tax, value-added taxes, goods and services taxes, excise, business, service, and similar transactional taxes imposed by any jurisdiction and the interest and penalties thereon, excluding taxes based on our net income (collectively “Applicable Taxes”), which you solely shall be responsible to pay.

12.17 All payments made by us, and the redemption of any Redeemable Sweep Coins for Sweep Prizes, such shall be inclusive of all Applicable Taxes which you solely shall be responsible to pay.

12.18 In addition, we reserve the right to charge you any Applicable Taxes or charge a fee to offset any Applicable Taxes.

12.19 In the event that under applicable law, we are required to deduct and withhold any amount from Sweep Prizes and to pay over to the relevant tax authorities, any amount on account of Applicable Taxes, any such amount deducted and withheld by the Company shall be deemed paid to you for all purposes hereunder.

12.20 You confirm to us, that you are not subject to backup withholding tax because:

• you are exempt from backup withholding;

• you have not been notified by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) that you are subject to backup withholding as a result of a failure to report all interest or dividends; or

• the IRS has notified you that you are no longer subject to backup withholding.

12.21 Prior to your redemption in aggregate of 600 United States Dollars or more in Redeemable Sweep Coins over one calendar year we may suspend your ability to redeem Redeemable Sweep Coins, until you provide us with your address and social security details as well as any other information and documentation we may request. These details will be used to allow us to comply with tax regulations and may be shared with appropriate tax authorities and our third party service providers. If we do not receive such information and documentation, or at our sole discretion we believe that such information or documentation is incomplete, false or inaccurate, such suspension shall remain, until we have received such information to our satisfaction. For the avoidance of doubt, this Section shall in no way detract from our rights in Section ‎6 (Verification) nor from terminating or suspending your User Account.

12.22 You are solely responsible for filing and paying applicable state and federal taxes, duties, levies or fees on Casual Chips, Redeemable Sweep Coins and Sweep Prizes.

12.23 The Company may decide in its sole discretion whether or not it wishes to provide you with any details in connection with your individual tax filing obligations, or otherwise. We do not offer any tax advice. If you require any tax advice or assistance regarding tax matters, you should consult with an appropriate advisor, please see Section ‎13 (No Legal and Tax Advice).

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13. We are not a Financial Institution

We are not a financial institution, and you will not treat us as a financial institution. You will not receive any interest on Virtual Currency and Virtual Goods. You are strictly prohibited from utilizing the Services to facilitate arbitrage through currency exchange transactions, and a violation of this prohibition may result in any gains being forfeited and deducted from your balance without warning or notification.

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14. Promotions

14.1 From time to time, we may offer promotions or bonus offers, and we may vary or cancel any promotion or bonus offer (as applicable) at any time and without notice to you.

14.2 The promotions and bonus offers are subject to the User Agreement and promotion-specific terms and conditions made available to you (“Promotion Specific Terms”).

14.3 If we have reasonable suspicion that you are abusing or attempting to abuse a special offer or bonus offer (as applicable) or you have engaged in fraudulent or illegal conduct, then we may, at our discretion, deny, withhold or withdraw from you any special offer or bonus offer, either temporarily or permanently, or terminate or suspend your User Account.