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APT Terms and Conditions

These terms & conditions ("Agreement") should be read by you (the "User", "Player", or "you") in their entirety, together with the APT Privacy Policy, APT Security Policy, and APT Tournament Poker Rules, prior to your participation in any live poker tournaments (each a "Tournament") forming part of APT live events, (each of which shall be referred to as an "Event"). The term Event shall also include your registration on and acceptance by our APT Registration system and any of its subsidiary apps or websites which is required in order to register and play in any such Event.

Prior to your participation in any Event, you may be required to agree to and be bound by separate terms and conditions of the venue who act as the licence holder and operator of the Event ("Venue Terms and Conditions"). Details of the Venue Terms and Conditions will be supplied by or available through the venue.

Please note that this Agreement: (a) is a legally binding agreement between you and the applicable Event Company; (b) constitutes our entire understanding with you with respect to your participation in the relevant Event(s) operated by that Event Company (and your use of the KHoldem System), where applicable; and (c) supersedes any prior agreements between you and the applicable Event Company in connection with the Events.

REGISTRATION - KHOLDEM SYSTEM

1. You will be required to register your details with us in order for you to be permitted to participate in an Event. We will, acting in our sole discretion, enable players to register: (a) in person within the venue where the Event is being held
 (b) online via our web registration portal.

2. At Events where the KHoldem System is used and available, you will receive a registration card when you register for the first time ("APT Card"). If your signature is not captured or provided on your registration form but you participate in the Event following registration nonetheless, this will be considered acceptance of the terms of this Agreement and you hereby agree to abide by all of the terms contained herein.

3. By using the KHoldem System you will need to provide us with certain personal details about yourself for the purpose of registering with and opening an account on the KHoldem System ("APT Account"). You acknowledge and warrant and undertake to ensure that your personal information relating to your APT Account will be correct and up to date at all times. Please see our Privacy Policy for more information on how we use such personal data. 

4. At Events where the KHoldem System is being used: (a) you will need your APT Card in order to register for an Event, unless you are registering for the first time in which case you will receive a new APT Card upon registration. (b) In case pre-registration to tournaments is possible, following pre-registration for an Event, your allocated Event entry ticket will be reserved by us for you until the start of the Event and/or your collection of your entry ticket. (c) if you win a prize amount in a Tournament, you will be asked for your APT Card which will be swiped so that the appropriate prize amount can be allocated to you and collected at the venue where the Event is being held. You will be issued with a receipt indicating which Tournament you participated in together with your ranking in that Tournament, and the prize money that you have won.

5. You are only permitted to have one APT Account.

6. We reserve the right (and by entering into this Agreement you authorise us) to run such identity checks (or engage third parties acting on our behalf to carry out such checks) on you as we in our absolute discretion deem necessary, including by means of third party credit reference agencies or services, using the information provided by you to us ("Identity Checks").

7. Following any Identity Checks, we may, at our absolute discretion, refuse you entry to any of the Events, disable your APT Account and decline to issue, withdraw or cancel the APT Card.

8. The APT Card is issued by us and shall remain our property at all time. We may, at any time, restrict, suspend or terminate its use or the use of the KHoldem System, disable your access to the APT Account or alter or amend the conditions of all of the same. Furthermore, we may decline to issue, withdraw or cancel the APT Card as well as access to your APT Account if at any time we reasonably believe that you: (a) have abused or attempted to abuse the use of the APT Card, APT Account or KHoldem System (collectively, the "APT Assets"); and/or
 (b) have breached or attempted to breach any term or condition relating to the use of any APT Assets or participation in our Tournaments that we become aware of and that we inform you of by way of written notice;
 (c) have engaged in any abusive, offensive, disreputable, or violent behaviour, act or omission, or supplied false or misleading information either in relation to your acceptance, receipt or use of any APT Assets, attendance at any Event or participation in any Tournament;
 (d) have materially breached any term or condition of this Agreement;
 (e) have failed any Identity Checks, 'failure' for these purposes meaning where we have reasonable concerns about any matter revealed by such Identity Checks. 

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

9. The APT Card (together with all information contained therein) is not transferable, cannot be copied and may only be used by you for the purposes expressly permitted by us. 

10. We disclaim any and all warranties, expressed or implied, in connection with your access to and use of the APT Assets which are provided to you "AS IS". To the extent permitted by applicable law, no warranty or representation whatsoever is given regarding the quality, or fitness for purpose or freedom from defects of the APT Assets or that any information supplied to you (whether via the APT Assets or otherwise) is complete and accurate. We reserve the right to suspend, discontinue, modify, remove or add to any element of the APT Assets in our absolute discretion with immediate effect and without an obligation to provide you with notice. 

11. The use and safekeeping of the APT Card (including any passwords or other security measures relating to the same) remains your responsibility once it has been registered and allocated to you. We will not be held liable for any loss nor damage suffered by you or a third party arising from your failure to safeguard the APT Card.

USE OF LOGOS AND SPONSORSHIP

12. No player will be permitted to wear at any Event any logo or branding of: (i) any lotteries, betting or gaming operator which is not permitted to legally advertise according to local laws; or (ii) any other logo, picture or message which, in our reasonable opinion is indecent, offensive, controversial or provocative (including politically), discriminatory (whether on grounds of race, ethnicity, sexuality, gender, disability or otherwise) or promotes violence, intolerance or hatred in any form.

13. No logos or branding on any part of the player's clothing or body will be permitted during an Event other than logos or branding which comply with all applicable provisions as set out hereunder. 

14. In jurisdictions where local regulations apply governing the display of logos and branding on players (including but not limited to symbols, trademarks and websites), all players agree to be subject to and comply fully with said regulations and/or the provisions of the Venue Terms and Conditions.

15. You agree to abide by the rules of any promotional event organised at an Event by us including any requirements to wear a specific logo(s) throughout such promotional event.

IMAGE RIGHTS AND APPEARANCE ON TV/WEBCAST TABLES

16. We reserve the right to photograph, televise, webcast and record any part of any Event at any time including your participation in it and to broadcast, distribute and make the same available throughout the world in any and all media without limit in time. You hereby acknowledge and agree our right to use your Contribution in the unlimited and unrestricted manner set out in this policy. Pursuant to this requirement to exhibit any part of the Event, you agree to sit at a poker table which has been created for the purpose of televising or webcasting the Event. 

17. APT (including third parties acting on our behalf) will have absolute discretion to approve the clothing and apparel worn by the players at the Streaming Table during the Event. We will also have the right to remove any logo(s), image(s) or word(s) on players' clothing and apparel, which in our opinion (or the opinion of an authorised third party acting on our behalf) contravenes the requirements of the commissioning broadcaster, applicable laws and codes of practice or rules of any regulatory body.

18. No forms of company names and/or brand logo(s) other than as approved in accordance with this Agreement will be permitted on the Streaming Tables and during any form of filming including, but not limited to, sports and fashion brands. Any player wearing clothing or in possession of items (e.g. card protectors) in violation of this rule will not be able to participate at a Streaming Table until said article of clothing and/or item is replaced and/or removed. We reserve the right to remove (in our absolute discretion) or alter or disguise player sponsor logos if said logos do not comply with local regulations, broadcast standards or the terms set out in this Agreement.

19. You acknowledge and agree that if you are chosen to play at a Streaming Table during any Tournament, you may be required to surrender any and all electronic devices including but not limited to tablets and headphones (whether they have a messaging or communication capability or not) to an appointed Tournament representative prior to taking your seat before play begins. In the event of such requirement, any player found in violation of this rule may be disqualified from the Tournament and all such player's monies accrued up to the time of disqualification, and such player's buy-in for the Event will be forfeited at our sole discretion or that of any third party acting on our behalf.

20. There is a no-smoking policy that applies to all participants on the Streaming Table and this includes the prohibition of e-cigarettes. 

21. During all broadcasts and live recordings you acknowledge and agree that players at Streaming Tables are not allowed to communicate with, approach, or in any way make contact with any person outside of the table, including, without limitation, any audience members and appointed streaming production and webcast representatives, unless such communication is related to technical issues with the filming or unless you are no longer active in the hand (i.e. where you have folded or are "all in") and subject always to our absolute discretion (or the discretion of a third party acting on our behalf), throughout the duration of the Streaming Table, and that any player found in violation of this rule will be subject to restrictions and/or penalties as detailed in this Agreement.

22. During all broadcasts or live recordings of play, you acknowledge and agree that, if so requested by us, all players must remain within pre-designated locations whilst on all breaks in play throughout the duration of the Streaming Table, and that in such event, the players will not be allowed to leave these locations, at any point, without being accompanied by an appointed Tournament representative. You further acknowledge and agree that players might be required to show their hole cards to the hole card cameras on the Streaming Table on each hand they are dealt, unless the player has declared that they are playing the hand 'blind'. We shall have the right to halt play, within reason, on the Streaming Table until all hole cards are displayed by all players in play. There will be a minimum delay during live broadcasts of 30 minutes where hole cards are being shown. 

23. You acknowledge and agree that we shall have the right (at our absolute discretion) to stop or delay play on the Streaming Table at any time, and that players are required to grant us the right to add cancel or amend breaks in play as and when reasonably required. You further acknowledge and agree that profanity, violent behaviour or other forms of misconduct will not be permitted at the Streaming Table any time during the Event, including, without limitation, verbal expressions, gestures or any other known form of anti-social behaviour likely to cause offence, ridicule or denigrate another individual, and that any player violating the foregoing rule may be subject to penalties as set forth hereunder as well as the Tournament Rules.

24. You acknowledge and agree that if you are chosen to play at the Streaming Table, you may be reasonably required to attend such other locations on such dates as may be disclosed to you for extra filming and interviews and additional (re)takes, before play, after or during breaks and you will cooperate with all such requests accordingly. 

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

25. Intellectual Property Rights shall mean all intellectual property whether protected, created or arising under the laws of any jurisdiction, including: (i) all patents and applications therefor; (ii) all trademarks, service marks, trade names, service names, brand names, trade dress rights, corporate names, trade styles, logos, artwork, get-ups, package labelling, designs and other source or business identifiers, whether or not registered, including all common law rights thereto (to the extent transferable) and with the goodwill associated with any of the foregoing, along with all applications, registrations, renewals and extensions thereof; (iii) all Internet domain names (including those linked, registered and/or affiliated with social networking websites); (iv) all copyrights and all mask work, database and design rights, whether or not registered or published, all registrations and recordation thereof and all applications in connection therewith, along with all reversions, extensions and renewals thereof; (v) all trade secrets, know-how and similar confidential and proprietary information protected by any applicable legislation or common law; (vi) all other intellectual property rights arising from or relating to technology; (vii) all rights of promotion, publicity and endorsement and rights related thereto; (viii) all rights to sue and recover at law or in equity for any past, present or future infringement, misappropriation, dilution, violation or other impairment of the foregoing;

26. All rights, title and interest to the Intellectual Property in respect of the APT (including copyright, trade secrets and other rights of similar nature) shall remain the sole property of the APT and / or any other authorised organisations / affiliates ("IP Holder") at all times. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as transferring ownership of any IP by the IP Holder. You irrevocably grant us and any and all third parties acting on our behalf, all rights, consents and licenses necessary to enable us make the fullest use (including, without limitation, to reproduce, distribute, amend, edit, translate, alter, publicly display, transmit on TV, via Internet and through any other means of communication and make derivative works thereof) of your photograph, likeness, appearance, image, voice, name, film footage and sound recordings that feature you, as photographed, recorded, or broadcasted by us or on our behalf (the "Contribution") throughout the world in perpetuity and royalty-free by any and all means in any and all media, whether now known or hereinafter developed or devised, in any programme for which your Contribution has been recorded and any other programmes and any other content including, without limitation, in relation to the live or pre-recorded streaming of our coverage of a Tournament on the Internet, the production and distribution of video blogs of a Tournament on the Internet and the production and release of promos of, or other marketing materials related to, a Tournament, or poker tournaments or online poker websites associated with APT. You hereby release us and our permitted designees from and against any claim, damage, liability, cost and expense arising from any violation of any right to privacy, publicity or personality that you have, or infringement of any copyright or other proprietary right that you own or hold, based upon or related to any use of the Contribution under the licenses and rights granted herein. The foregoing release shall be binding upon you and your heirs, assigns and legal representatives. 

27. You acknowledge and agree that we solely own all right, title and interest, including, without limitation, all Intellectual Property Rights, in and to the Contribution and any derivative works thereof. To the extent ownership of the Contribution does not automatically vest in us you hereby grant and assign to us (or such third party as we may nominate) all right, title and interest in and to the Contribution and agree to execute all documents reasonably requested by us to effectuate the foregoing. 

28. You represent and warrant to us that (a) you are fully entitled to grant the rights and licenses granted to us and our affiliates hereunder and (b) nothing in the Contribution (whether by way of inflection or gesture or otherwise) will infringe the copyright or any other right of any person, breach any contract or duty of confidence, constitute a contempt of court, be defamatory or be calculated to bring us, any broadcaster, and/or any of our brands into disrepute.

29. All consents in connection with your performance in any Event, and the exploitation of your performance at any Event by any means and in all media are hereby granted and assigned by you to us. Furthermore, you hereby waive all moral rights in and to your Contribution to which you are now or may at any time in the future be entitled and agree not to institute, support, maintain or permit any action or claim to the effect that any treatment, exploitation or use of such Contribution or other materials infringes your moral rights.

DATA PROTECTION

30. You acknowledge that by registering we will process your personal data to the extent necessary to organize the Event and your participation. This processing is necessary for the performance of a contract with you. 

31. To the extent that any images are captured of you, such personal data in these images will be processed in accordance with our legitimate interests to promote our Events. If we wish to use you specifically then any such personal data will only be processed where we have obtained your consent. 

Further information about our processing of your personal data and your rights under data protection can be accessed via the Asian Poker Tour Privacy Policy.

Security Policy

32. Criminal activity will not be tolerated during any Event and appropriate security measures will be taken to prevent such activity from taking place during the Event, and to immediately stop such activity from happening once detected.

33. All applicable game rules, local house rules, and local and national gaming laws and regulations will be strictly enforced during all Events. Any person (s) found in breach of any of the foregoing, may forfeit the right to continue his or her participation in the Event and may be requested to immediately leave the premises.

34. Any action or behavior that is seen or in our sole discretion thought to be abusive or threatening in any way, will not be tolerated and any person(s) committing such action may forfeit the right to continue his or her participation in the Event, and may be requested to leave the premises.

35. Any person identified by us as being involved in or connected with any suspected unlawful activity may forfeit the right to continue his or her participation in the Event and may be requested to immediately leave the premises. The APT and the venue reserve the right to take any other action against such person as it deems appropriate in their sole discretion, including, but not limited to, reporting such activity to law enforcement agencies.

36. Any person identified by us as being involved in or connected with any suspected unlawful activity, or any person raising reasonable grounds for suspicion, may be barred from attending any Event associated with the Asian Poker Tour.

37. The Asian Poker Tour reserves the right to prevent, based on its sole discretion, any person(s) from attending any Event for security reasons, including, but not limited to, due to previous involvement in security incidents that give rise to reasonable grounds for suspicion.

38. The Asian Poker Tour shall employ a confidential reporting facility to ensure all security incidents are fully investigated. Any criminal evidence identified or collected during any investigation might be presented to law enforcement agencies for possible criminal prosecution.

MISCELLANEOUS

39. No Warranty/Right to Assign: You hereby represent that you have not relied on any representation or assurances, whether written or oral made by us other than those expressly set forth in this Agreement. You acknowledge that we have the right to freely assign our rights, licenses and/or obligations, in whole or in part, under this Agreement to APT or to any other third party without notice to you.

40. Enforcement: You should note that we (or an authorised third party acting on our behalf) shall have the right, in our sole discretion, to take all such action as we deem reasonable in order to enforce the terms and conditions of this Agreement at all times.

41. Indemnity: You agree to indemnify us and our assignees against all and any costs, claims, expenses and liabilities (including without limitation, legal fees and any sums paid on the advice of counsel) resulting from breach by you (or anyone acting under your authority) of any of the representations, warranties and/or undertakings on your part contained in this Agreement.

42. Assistance: To the extent that we want you to participate in any promotional marketing or interviews with external trade press or other third parties, we will seek your written consent in advance.

43. Amendments to Tournament rules: We reserve the right to add or amend any Tournament or Event rules, as we deem appropriate and any such changes will be notified on our site or to you, following any such amendment(s). Your continued participation in the Event following such amendment and notification shall serve as your acceptance of the same.

44. Settlements: You acknowledge and agree that players at the final table of the Tournament are only permitted to discuss any form of settlement deal or redistribution of any remaining prize pool whilst seated at the table, and that an appointed Tournament representative must be present during any discussions and subsequent decisions related to prize pool redistribution will be made public.

45. There may be buy-in and payout restrictions that apply to certain Events. Please contact support@apt.poker if you have any questions.

46. Right to cancel: We, together with the organising venue in which the Event will be held, reserve the right to cancel or alter any Event or Tournament at our sole and absolute discretion.

47. Observation of rules: You agree to abide by the Casino Venue Terms and Conditions, the Tournament Poker Rules and cash game poker rules. In certain circumstances these rules can be superseded by house rules or local gaming regulations. Any changes to the rules will be posted on the Event website and announced to the players during the Event.

48. Refusal of entry: We reserve the right to refuse any person entry into any and all Tournaments as well as the Event area(s) for any reason. Individuals who are excluded by the Tournament sponsor, partner or venue are not eligible for entry into any Tournaments or Events area(s).

49. Eligibility to play: Employees of APT or any person or entity (including the corporate affiliates of such entity) which provide services in respect of the Event are not eligible to play in any Events, unless approved in advance by us.

50. No-transfers: Prizes and entries are non-transferable. Winners are responsible for payment of any and all taxes, licenses, registrations and other fees associated with Tournament prizes. If prizes are being paid through wire transfer, players will be required to provide identification documentation to comply with international anti-money laundering regulations.

51. Disqualification: We, together with the organising venue in which the Event will be held, reserve the right to disqualify any person from all Tournaments and/or to request the removal of such persons from the Event area(s) for reasons including but not limited to the Player breaking any Tournament or Event rules, being overly intoxicated, being abusive towards any person attending the Event, or any similar behaviour which in our reasonable discretion is unsuitable or inappropriate during the Event. If you are disqualified from a Tournament, you shall forfeit your entire buy-in and shall not be entitled to any Tournament prize monies or any other prize consideration that you may have qualified for at the point of disqualification.

52. No controversy: No Player participating in any event shall be permitted to show, display or communicate in any way, any message or content which, in our sole discretion is, or could be construed to be political in nature (or supportive of any political cause or action), racist, obscene, derogatory, threatening in nature, a form of harassment, libellous, fraudulent, invasive of another person's privacy, offensive, defamatory of another person, or otherwise promote, advertise or condone anything illegal or unlawful, victimises, degrades, harasses or intimidates an individual or group of individuals on the basis of any classification, including, without limitation, religion, gender, sexual orientation, race, colour, creed, ethnicity, national origin, citizenship, age, marital status, military status or disability, constitutes, or would otherwise encourage, criminal conduct or give rise to civil liability, or which is intended for commercial purposes, including without limitation, submitting any material to solicit funds or to promote, advertise or solicit the sale of any goods or services. In relation to any dispute about this paragraph, our decision shall be final and binding

53. Force Majeure: We shall not be liable for any delay or failure in performing our obligations to you under this Agreement, including (but not limited to) any obligation to offer a guaranteed prize pool, due to reasons outside our reasonable control including (but not limited to) the following: (a) fire, storm, flood, earthquake, adverse weather conditions or other Acts of God or natural disasters; (b) disease, epidemic or pandemic (such as in particular COVID-19), contamination or public health issues; (c) accidental damage, war or the threat of or preparation of war, acts of terrorism, explosions, riot or other manifestation of civil disorder, civil commotion or civil war; (d) strike, lockout or other forms of labour difficulties; (e) voluntary or mandatory compliance with any law, act, order, rule or regulation of any Court, government agency, competent authority or public authority (including a failure to grant any licence or consent needed or any change in the law or interpretation of the law); (f) an absence of power or other essential services, failure of the internet, failure of technical facilities or failure or delay of transportation; (g) non-performance by suppliers and/or sub-contractors arising through no fault of our own; and/or (h) any other cause or event beyond our reasonable control. Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing you acknowledge and agree that we may take such measures as we consider appropriate in relation to any Event in response to the COVID-19 virus, including without limitation running live, land-based Tournaments online, excluding infected persons or altering, modifying or cancelling Tournaments or entire Events in response to the need to protect the health of individuals, control the spread of the virus or comply with local regulations.

54. Amendments: We reserve the right to change the terms of this Agreement at any time; therefore, you should review the most updated version each time prior to your participation in any Tournament.

55. Limitation of liability: You agree that other than as required by applicable law, we shall not be liable to you for any losses, damages, claims or other expenses arising from this Agreement.

56. Taxes: You agree that you are solely responsible for the payment (on time) of any income or similar taxes or related payments imposed or levied by any applicable jurisdiction or any governmental authority therein or thereof on any prizes, fees or other amounts paid to you, and you indemnify us and shall keep us fully and effectually indemnified from and against any liability or expense in connection with such taxes or other payments (save to the extent such recovery is prohibited by law).

57. You agree that you are fully responsible for submitting to the relevant Tax Authority any tax return/s in respect of any payments received by you (prizes and fees) and that you will ensure that such tax returns are submitted accurately and on time.

58. Governing law: The terms of this Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with English law principles. Nothing in this Clause shall limit the right of APT and its affiliates to take proceedings against you in any court of competent jurisdiction, nor shall the taking of proceedings in any one or more jurisdictions preclude the taking of proceedings in any other jurisdictions, whether concurrently or not, to the extent permitted by the law of such other jurisdiction.

59. Official Language: All events allow the use of the English language. For events with a localized tournament staff, the local language is also allowed. If an international tournament staff is used, the local language may be allowed. Please read information about the specific event for confirmation.