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Terms and Conditions of Use
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Table of Contents
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Terms and Conditions of Use
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Description of TriviaShootout
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Copyright and Trademark Notices
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User Conduct
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Use of Member’s Name
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Fair Play of TriviaShootout.com
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Eligiblity/Limitations on Use
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Registration
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Reporting Policy
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Machine Play
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Prizes & Prize Winners
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Disclaimers of Warranties
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Limitation on Liability
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Termination
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Miscellaneous
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Applicable Laws
Terms and Conditions of Use
Welcome to TriviaShootout.
TriviaShootout.com is provided to you "as is" and is
subject to all applicable
laws and regulations and the following RULES,which may be
updated by
TriviaShootout.com without further notice.
By accessing and participating in the trivia games at
TriviaShootout.com,
you accept, without limitations or qualifications, all
Terms and Conditions of Use.
Therefore, users of this web site and game participants
should periodically view
this page to review current terms and conditions of
use.
While participating in the trivia games provided, you shall
be subject to any and
all posted guidelines and rules under the terms of the
Official Rules.
If any provision of these terms and conditions of use is
deemed to be unlawful,
void, or for any reason unenforceable, then that provision
is deemed severable
from these Terms and Conditions of Use and shall not affect
the validity or
enforceability of any remaining provisions.
Description of TriviaShootout
TriviaShootout.com is a series of multiplayer, online,
real-time computer trivia games
located on the World Wide Web at
http://www.TriviaShootout.com.
TriviaShootout.com is provided "as is" without express or
implied warranties of any kind.
TriviaShootout.com provides registered users with the
opportunity to win cash prizes
on a daily and monthly basis.
Copyright and Trademark Notices
All contents of the TriviaShootout.com web site are:
Copyright© 2007 by TriviaShootout.com. All rights
reserved.
TriviaShootout.com (and any other names or services used by
TriviaShootout.com,
including but not limited to TriviaShootout) are trademarks
or registered
trademarks of TriviaShootout.com.
Any other products and/or company names mentioned herein
are the property of respective
owners. None of the TriviaShootout.com materials may be
copied, reproduced, displayed,
distributed, republished, downloaded, posted, or
transmitted in any form by any means
without prior written consent of TriviaShootout.com or the
respective copyright owner.
User Conduct
In using the TriviaShootout.com site, you agree:
- Not to disrupt or interfere with this web site, or any services,
account,servers, or networks connected to or accessible through this web
site.
- Not to disrupt or interfere with other users of this web
site.
- Not to create, use, or attempt to use false identity on this web
site.
- That you will comply with all applicable local, state and federal
laws that relate to you using this web site.
Use of Member’s Name
Use of Member’s Name Unless prohibited by law, by
registering as a Member you grant
permission to TriviaShootout.com, to use your name and
prize information, without
limitation, for promotional purposes without further
permission or compensation.
As a condition to the award of any prize, you may be
required to execute a consent to
the use of your name and prize information, without
limitation, for promotional purposes
without further permission or compensation unless
prohibited by law.
Any communication or material you transmit to
TriviaShootout.com by
electronic mail or otherwise is and will be treated as
nonproprietary and non-confidential,
and may be used for any purpose including, but not limited
to, reproduction, disclosure,
transmission, publication, broadcasting and posting.
Any ideas, concepts, know-how or techniques contained in
any communication you
transmit to TriviaShootout.com may be freely used for any
purpose whatsoever
including, but not limited to, developing, manufacturing
and marketing products
using such information, without any additional compensation
to you.
Fair Play of TriviaShootout.com
- Your play of TriviaShootout.com games is a privilege, not a
right.
- You may be disqualified from play and terminated as a Member if you
engage in
any conduct TriviaShootout.com deems improper, illegal, unfair,
cheating
or otherwise adverse to the fair operation of TriviaShootout.com.
- The use of any methods involving ingenuity, machines, computers,
software, scripts
or any other system automate play or by-pass the structure of the game
of TriviaShootout.com
is strictly prohibited.
- You may not modify any file that TriviaShootout.com does not
specifically
authorize you in writing to modify.
- You may use only one type, version or copy of browsing software at
any one time.
- You may not falsify any information required during registration or
when claiming a prize.
- You may not intentionally, willfully or with reckless disregard try
to defraud
or otherwise tamper with the computer programs comprising
TriviaShootout.com.
- You may not violate any applicable local, state, national law or
regulation
- TriviaShootout.com may void any prizes that a Member has earned
and/or require the return
of any prizes that a Member has won as a result of such improper
conduct.
- The forfeiture of and/or return of prizes shall in no way preclude
TriviaShootout.com
from pursuing all other legal remedies such as criminal and/or civil
proceedings
in connection with such conduct.
- If you are suspected of engaging in any such improper conduct,
you will receive a message advising you of TriviaShootout.com's
decision to
immediately terminate your Membership and revoke your User ID
(Termination).
- All decisions by TriviaShootout.com are in its sole and absolute
discretion
and are final and non-appealable.
- A Termination is a permanent and total disqualification from any
and all existing
and future TriviaShootout.com games.
- If TriviaShootout.com determines, in its sole and absolute
discretion,
that you have engaged in improper conduct, it has no obligation to
award you
any prizes won by you, and may choose an alternate winner.
Eligiblity/Limitations on Use
TriviaShootout.com is open to all legal residents of the
United States, who are
eighteen (18) years of age or older. Persons residing
outside of the United States,
TriviaShootout.com, officers, directors, agents,
representatives,
consultants, affiliates and subsidiaries, advertisers, and
members of their immediate
families may use the TriviaShootout.com web site, but are
NOT eligible to win prizes.
TriviaShootout.com reserves the right to terminate or
prevent access of users in such
jurisdictions. To be eligible to win cash prizes, the
contestant must have:
- truthfully completed his/her Trivia Shootout Member profile
information
- registered with a valid E-mail address
- abided by the rules set forth by TriviaShootout.com
- have one (and only one) User ID.
- only one User ID per household.
Should TriviaShootout.com determine, in its sole
discretion, that any Member
has violated any of the prohibitions contained in the
Official Rules,
TriviaShootout.com shall have no obligation to award any
prizes to such members,
as well as have the right to terminate such member's future
participation, permanently.
Registration
All registrations become the sole property of
TriviaShootout.com and we reserve the right
to use all registration information in
accordance with the TriviaShootout.com
Privacy Policy
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In order to register, you must complete all the information on the
registration form and this information must truthfully represent you.
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You must provide a valid E-mail address.
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You must select a unique User ID and associated password.
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You are only allowed ONE User Id.
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Should TriviaShootout.com determine that a Member is using multiple
User IDs,
that Member will be automatically disqualified from all cash prizes
awarded.
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A Member is allowed full access to their Member profile account and
may change his/her
details at any time. It is the responsibility of the Member to keep
his/her profile information
accurate and up to date.
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TriviaShootout.com is not responsible for any incorrect information
(including wrong mailing addresses) provided by the Member. No P.O.
Boxes are allowed
and will result in disqualification of cash prizes.
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All registrants must be eighteen (18) years old or older to play.
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A valid and true date of birth must be submitted at time of
registration and will be
validated prior to awarding any cash prizes.
Reporting Policy
TriviaShootout.com may be required to file certain
information with various
governmental agencies with respect to prizes exceeding
certain amounts, and,in
such cases, a Member that wins any such prizes must
complete any written materials
that may be required by any such government agencies and
will be requested to do so
by TriviaShootout.com.
Failure of a registered Member to comply with
TriviaShootout.com's request will result
in the Member's forfeiture of such prize.
Winners are solely responsible for all Federal, State,
Local and other applicable taxes
with respect to the prizes awarded by TriviaShootout.
Machine Play
The use of machines, computers, software, scripts or any
other automated system to
play TriviaShootout.com is strictly prohibited. Users are
similarly restricted from
playing TriviaShootout.com with more than one type, version
or copy of a browsing
software application at any one time. Users suspected of
engaging in any activity
of this sort will result in TriviaShootout.com's decision
to revoke the Member's
User ID, effective immediately. This Revocation will result
in a Member's total
and permanent disqualification from current and future
Trivia Shootout games.
Prizes & Prize Winners
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In case of a tie (2 or more players with the same time), the prize
money will be equally divided among those players.
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TriviaShootout.com reserves the right to verify the eligibility of
all winners prior
to making payment to them of any kind. TriviaShootout.com also
reserves the right to
refuse payment to any persons who are deemed NOT eligible as
described in these Official Rules.
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Persons residing outside of the United States, and employees,
affiliates, advertisers, and their immediate families,
may use the TriviaShootout.com web site but are NOT eligible to win
prizes.
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Players may compete in all games all day, but can win only one time per day.
They will be paid the largest prize won on any single day.
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In all Hot Streak games, the player who answers the most CONSECUTIVE questions correctly
in the least amount of TOTAL time wins.
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In Fast 5, the player must complete at least 5 games in a single day
(12:00am through 11:45pm ET) to win.
Only complete games with six (6) correct answers qualify toward the players scores.
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Taxes are the sole responsibility of PRIZE WINNERS.
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Players can request their prize winnings at any time. Winners are paid by PayPal.
Players requesting funds using PayPal will
receive the full amount of their winnings. To request payment, click on the
"My Account" link.
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PayPal instructions
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Receive an email from PayPal saying you've gotten a payment.
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Sign up for a PayPal account or just log in to see the money added to your PayPal balance.
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You can transfer the funds to a checking account, request a check, or send the funds to someone else.
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Or just log in to see the money added to your PayPal account balance.
Sign Up for a PayPal Account
Disclaimers of Warranties
- 1. TriviaShootout.com, its games and materials, are provided "as
is"
and all use of TriviaShootout.com, its games and materials, is at your
own risk.
- 2. TriviaShootout.com disclaims, and you waive, any and all
warranties,
whether expressed or implied under the laws applicable to these Terms
and Conditions of Use, arising by operation of law or otherwise,
including, but not limited to, an implied warranty of merchantability,
an implied warranty of fitness for a particular purpose,
and an implied warranty of non-infringement.
- 3. In addition, and without limiting in the foregoing,
Trivishootout.com does not warrant that TriviaShootout.com, its games
and materials
will be accessible without interruption or without error, or that the
server
for TriviaShootout.com is free from error, defect, design flaw, or
omissions or from viruses.
- 4. TriviaShootout.com does not warrant or guarantee the accuracy of
any information
in or provided in connection with TriviaShootout.com, its games and
materials.
- 5. Any reliance upon any information obtained through
TriviaShootout.com,
its games and materials, shall be at your own risk.
- 6. You expressly agree that use of the TriviaShootout.com web site,
its games and all materials, including its content, data, or software
distributed
by, downloaded or accessed from TriviaShootout.com is at your own risk.
- 7. You understand and accept that you will be responsible for any
damages
that you may incur personally, to your business, or to your computer
system,
including loss of data, that may result from the download of
TriviaShootout.com content,
data and/or software.
- 8. TriviaShootout.com does not warranty the information, products
or services
that may be offered by third parties on or through the
TriviaShootout.com web site,
its games and all materials.
Limitation on Liability
Under NO circumstances shall TriviaShootout.com, its parent, subsidiaries, affiliates,
subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, directors, employees, agents, or suppliers be liable
for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, or consequential damages arising from or
in connection with the use of, or inability to use, TriviaShootout.com Its games and
all materials, whether in contract, warranty, tort, (including negligence) strict liability,
or any other theory. The sole and exclusive remedy for a user who is dissatisfied with
TriviaShootout.com, it's games or materials, is to discontinue use of the TriviaShootout.com
web site.
Termination
TriviaShootout.com reserves the right, without advance
notice and in its sole
discretion, to terminate your use of the TriviaShootout.com
web site, its games
and all materials, and to prevent your future access to the
TriviaShootout.com web site.
Miscellaneous
Any failure by TriviaShootout.com to exercise its rights
here under is not to
be construed as a waiver of those rights, or any other
rights it has. If any provision
of this Terms and Condition of Use is deemed unlawful, void
or unenforceable, such
paragraph or provision shall be severed there from, and
shall not affect the validity
or enforceability of the remaining provisions.
Applicable Laws
The terms and Conditions of Use is governed by and is to be
construed in accordance
with the laws of the State of New York, without reference
to its choice of law or
conflict of law provisions. You hereby agree that any
action at law or inequity arising
out of or relating to these terms and conditions of use
shall be filed only in the U.S.
District Court of New York and you hereby agree to submit
to the exclusive jurisdiction
and venues of said courts.
Use of the TriviaShootout.com web site is unauthorized in
any jurisdiction that does not
give effect to all provisions of this Terms and Conditions
of Use including, without
limitation, this paragraph regarding applicable law.
CAUTION: Any attempt by a player or member to deliberately
damage the
TriviaShootout.com web site, its games or any materials, or
undermine the
legitimate operation of the promotion is a violation of
criminal and civil
laws and should such an attempt be made, TriviaShootout.com
and/or any
of its sponsors reserve the right to seek damages from any
such player
or member to the fullest extent permitted by law.
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