Terms of Service

Last Updated: February 2025
Effective Date: February 2025

Introduction

Welcome to PokerIQ! These Terms of Service ("Terms") constitute a legally binding agreement between you ("you," "your," or "Customer") and Strategy9, Inc. ("Strategy9," "we," "us," or "our") governing your access to and use of PokerIQ, our poker room management software platform.

PLEASE READ THESE TERMS CAREFULLY. By accessing or using PokerIQ, you agree to be bound by these Terms and our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with these Terms, do not use PokerIQ.

Important: These Terms contain provisions that limit our liability to you and require you to resolve disputes with us through binding arbitration on an individual basis (see Section 14). Please review these provisions carefully.

1. Definitions

2. Account Registration and Access

2.1 Eligibility

You must be at least 18 years old and have the authority to enter into these Terms on behalf of your organization. By using PokerIQ, you represent and warrant that you meet these requirements.

2.2 Account Creation

To access PokerIQ, you must create an account. You agree to:

2.3 Account Security

You are solely responsible for maintaining the security of your account and password. Strategy9 will not be liable for any loss or damage arising from your failure to comply with this security obligation.

3. License Grant and Restrictions

3.1 License Grant

Subject to your compliance with these Terms and payment of applicable fees, Strategy9 grants you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable, revocable license to access and use PokerIQ during the subscription term solely for your internal business purposes in operating your poker room.

3.2 License Restrictions

You agree not to:

4. Service Description

4.1 PokerIQ Features

PokerIQ provides poker room management functionality including:

4.2 Service Modifications

We reserve the right to modify, suspend, or discontinue any aspect of PokerIQ at any time, with or without notice. We will not be liable to you or any third party for any modification, suspension, or discontinuance of PokerIQ.

5. Customer Data and Responsibilities

5.1 Your Data Rights

You retain all rights, title, and interest in and to your Customer Data. You grant Strategy9 a limited license to use, process, and store your Customer Data solely to provide and improve PokerIQ.

5.2 Your Data Responsibilities

You are solely responsible for:

5.3 Prohibited Content

You agree not to submit, upload, or transmit Customer Data that:

6. Fees and Payment

6.1 Subscription Fees

Fees for PokerIQ are set forth in your Master Services License Agreement (MSLA), order form, or invoice. All fees are exclusive of taxes, duties, and similar charges, which you are responsible for paying.

6.2 Payment Terms

Unless otherwise specified in your MSLA, all fees are due upon invoice and payable within 30 days. Late payments may be subject to interest charges of 1.5% per month or the maximum rate permitted by law, whichever is less.

6.3 Fee Changes

We may change our fees upon 30 days' notice. Continued use of PokerIQ after the effective date of the fee change constitutes acceptance of the new fees.

7. Intellectual Property Rights

7.1 Strategy9 IP

Strategy9 and its licensors own all rights, title, and interest in and to PokerIQ, Documentation, and all related technology, including all intellectual property rights. These Terms do not grant you any ownership rights in PokerIQ.

7.2 Trademarks

"PokerIQ" and "Strategy9" are trademarks of Strategy9, Inc. You may not use these trademarks without our prior written permission.

7.3 Feedback

If you provide us with feedback, suggestions, or ideas about PokerIQ, you grant us a perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, worldwide license to use, modify, and incorporate such feedback without any obligation to you.

8. Warranties and Disclaimers

8.1 Strategy9 Warranties

We warrant that PokerIQ will perform substantially in accordance with the Documentation under normal use. This warranty is void if the failure is caused by misuse, unauthorized modifications, or factors beyond our reasonable control.

8.2 DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES

EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED IN SECTION 8.1, POKERIQ IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED.

STRATEGY9 DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT POKERIQ WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, ERROR-FREE, OR COMPLETELY SECURE, OR THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED.

9. Limitation of Liability

9.1 EXCLUSION OF DAMAGES

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL STRATEGY9 OR ITS AFFILIATES, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, OR SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOSS OF PROFITS, DATA, USE, GOODWILL, OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THESE TERMS OR POKERIQ.

9.2 CAP ON LIABILITY

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, STRATEGY9'S TOTAL AGGREGATE LIABILITY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THESE TERMS OR POKERIQ SHALL NOT EXCEED THE GREATER OF: (A) THE FEES PAID BY YOU TO STRATEGY9 IN THE 12 MONTHS PRECEDING THE EVENT GIVING RISE TO LIABILITY, OR (B) ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100).

10. Term and Termination

10.1 Term

These Terms commence on the date you first access PokerIQ and continue until terminated in accordance with this Section.

10.2 Termination for Convenience

Either party may terminate these Terms by providing 30 days' written notice to the other party. Termination does not relieve you of your obligation to pay fees for the remainder of your subscription term.

10.3 Termination for Cause

Either party may terminate these Terms immediately upon written notice if the other party materially breaches these Terms and fails to cure within 30 days of notice.

10.4 Effects of Termination

Upon termination:

11. Dispute Resolution and Arbitration

PLEASE READ THIS SECTION CAREFULLY. IT AFFECTS YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS, INCLUDING YOUR RIGHT TO FILE A LAWSUIT IN COURT.

11.1 Informal Resolution

Before filing a claim, you agree to contact us at [email protected] and attempt to resolve the dispute informally for at least 30 days.

11.2 Binding Arbitration

If we cannot resolve the dispute informally, any dispute arising out of or relating to these Terms or PokerIQ shall be finally resolved by binding arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association (AAA) in accordance with its Commercial Arbitration Rules. The arbitration will be conducted in Las Vegas, Nevada.

11.3 Class Action Waiver

YOU AND STRATEGY9 AGREE THAT EACH MAY BRING CLAIMS AGAINST THE OTHER ONLY IN YOUR OR ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY AND NOT AS A PLAINTIFF OR CLASS MEMBER IN ANY PURPORTED CLASS OR REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDING.

12. Governing Law

These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Nevada, without regard to its conflict of law provisions.

13. Contact Information

If you have any questions about these Terms or PokerIQ, please contact us:

Strategy9, Inc.
Attn: Legal Department
8910 W Tropicana Ave, Suite 4
Las Vegas, NV 89147

Email: [email protected]
Phone: 1-855-838-3999
Support: [email protected]

BY ACCESSING OR USING POKERIQ, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ, UNDERSTOOD, AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THESE TERMS OF SERVICE.

If you do not agree to these Terms, you must not access or use PokerIQ. Your continued use of PokerIQ constitutes acceptance of any modifications to these Terms.