PlayNow Legal

Acceptance of the Terms of Use

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PlayNow.com and mobile applications ("the Site") are managed and operated by Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries Corporation ("MBLL") within the province of Manitoba through British Columbia Lottery Corporation ("BCLC") as its service provider. Any use of these Sites and their Services are subject to the following Terms of Use. Please read the Terms of Use carefully before using the Site and its Services. Your use of the Site and Services will indicate your acceptance of the Terms of Use and your agreement to be legally bound by them.

Membership Signup and Access

Some Sites require that you become a Member prior to use. A PlayNow.com Member is an individual who has properly fulfilled all Site sign up requirements, and has been granted a membership by PlayNow.com to participate in that Site. If you choose to sign up for membership, you agree to

1. provide accurate and complete information when prompted to do so during the sign up process;
2. maintain and update such information so that it remains accurate and complete;
3. authorize PlayNow.com to communicate with you about administrative matters, including but not limited to registration confirmation, account notifications, and lottery prize notifications;
4. not having been, and not presently being, enrolled in BCLC's or MBLL's voluntary self-exclusion program; and
5. be legally bound by these Terms of Use, all applicable conditions, qualifications, instructions, explanations, descriptions, guides, information and procedures issued by PlayNow.com, all of which form part of these Terms of Use.

During registration, you will have the opportunity to consent to receive promotional communications.

Eligibility for Membership

You must be at least 18 years of age and must meet all other requirements of the Site.

Password and Security

If you choose to sign up, you will be asked to choose a username and password. You are responsible for keeping your username and password confidential. You are also responsible for any activity undertaken using your username and password. You agree to immediately notify PlayNow.com if you suspect any unauthorized use of your membership, your username or your password.

Submission of Feedback and Other Content

You acknowledge and agree that all information including stories, opinions, news articles, text, photographs, illustrations, logos, audio clips, images, information, data, graphics, messages or other materials (" Content ") appearing on the Site or submitted to the Site are the responsibility of the person or entity that originated the Content. By submitting Content to the Site, you represent and warrant that:

1. you are the owner of the Content, or have been granted all the rights necessary from the Content owner to submit such Content to the Sites;
2. the use of such Content on PlayNow.com will not infringe on the intellectual property rights or otherwise violate any law or any rights of any party. By submitting Content to the Sites, you automatically grant BCLC and MBLL (or warrant that the Content owner has granted to MBLL and/or BCLC) an irrevocable, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use, modify, distribute, copy, transmit, display, publish, adapt, create derivative works of, distribute, transfer or sell any such Content, for any purpose whatsoever, including, without limitation, commercial purposes, without any compensation to you and;
3. MBLL and BCLC do not accept commercial proposals from the general public. However, MBLL and/or BCLC are free to use any information that you submit using any "chat" or "feedback" function offered by PlayNow.com, as MBLL and/or BCLC in its absolute discretion deem fit, without any compensation to you.

MBLL and/or BCLC may, in its absolute discretion, (but under no circumstances will be obliged to) screen, edit, refuse to post or remove any Content, in whole or in part, from any portion of the Sites. This includes Content that violates any applicable laws, Rules and Regulations, Game Conditions, Promotion Conditions, agreements or other terms including these Terms of Use, or is otherwise objectionable.

MBLL and BCLC reserve the right to disclose any Content or information as required by law.

Links to/from Third-Party Websites

This Site may contain links to websites or mobile applications maintained by third parties. Such linked sites and mobile applications (each a " Linked Site ") are not under the control of PlayNow.com and as such, is not responsible for the Content of any Linked Websites or any links contained in the Linked Websites. PlayNow.com provides links to other websites only as a convenience and the inclusion of a link does not imply endorsement of the Linked Website by PlayNow.com, MBLL or BCLC.

PlayNow.com cannot control which other websites (" Other Websites ") link to the Linked Websites and any such link does not imply an endorsement by PlayNow.com, MBLL or BCLC of any Other Website.

User Conduct

You agree that you will not use any PlayNow.com Site to:

1. submit, post, upload, e-mail or otherwise transmit any Content that infringes, reasonably appears to infringe, or otherwise violates or reasonably appears to violate the rights of any third party, including, without limitation, privacy rights and proprietary rights;
2. submit, post, upload, e-mail or otherwise transmit any Content that is, or may reasonably appear to be, defamatory, abusive, tortuous, harassing, vulgar, obscene or otherwise indecent;
3. submit, post, upload, e-mail or otherwise transmit Content that contains viruses, corrupted files or any other material that may damage the operation of another's hardware or software;
4. advertise, offer to sell any goods or services or make use of the Sites in any other way for any commercial purpose;
5. conduct, display or forward "spam" chain letters or surveys that have not been authorized by PlayNow.com;
6. impersonate, or otherwise misrepresent any person, entity or affiliation with any other person or entity, including an employee of MBLL, Western Canada Lottery Corporation (WCLC) or BCLC;
7. falsify or delete any attributions, legends or other proprietary designations of the origin or source of software or other Content appearing on the Site or contained in a file that is uploaded;
8. stalk, harass or harm anyone or threaten anyone in any manner whatsoever;
9. collect or store personal data about other Members;
10. violate any applicable local, provincial, federal or international law or regulation;
11. disrupt the normal flow of dialogue, cause a screen to "scroll" faster than other users of the Service are able to type, or otherwise act in a manner that negatively affects other users' ability to engage in real time exchanges; and
12.  interfere with or disrupt the Service or servers or networks connected to the Service, or disobey any requirements, procedures, policies or regulations of networks connected to the Service.

Language

PlayNow.com primary language for correspondence is English. In some cases language may be restricted:

1. On PlayNow.com in Poker and Bingo chat, only English and French are permitted.
2. In Manitoba, GameSense, the Player Agreement, the Privacy Statement and the Terms of Use will be available in English and French.

Promotions

You acknowledge and agree that all promotions, contests, prizes, giveaways and other Site benefits are governed by and subject to all applicable Rules and Regulations, Game Conditions, Promotion Conditions, agreements and/or other terms of PlayNow.com.

Changes to the Sites or to the Terms of Use

PlayNow.com may, in its sole and absolute discretion, modify, suspend or discontinue any portion of the Sites at any time without notice. Additionally, PlayNow.com may modify the Rules and Regulations, Game Conditions, Promotion Conditions, agreements and/or other terms including these Terms of Use, at any time without any prior notice.

You acknowledge and agree that you will review the Terms of Use periodically and regularly. Your continued use of the Site confirms your acceptance of these Terms of Use in force at the time you use the Site. MBLL and BCLC may require you to reconfirm your acceptance of these Terms from time to time.

Absolute Discretion to Refuse, Cancel or Suspend

MBLL and/or BCLC have the right at any time and in its absolute discretion to, without notice, refuse to grant, suspend or cancel your membership if you breach or are suspected of breaching any term of this Terms of Use, the PlayNow Player Agreement, any Rules and Regulations, Game Conditions, Promotion Conditions, agreements, laws or other terms or if PlayNow.com is not satisfied that the Registration information you provided is true, accurate and current, or if PlayNow.com in its sole and absolute discretion deems it appropriate.

Personal Information

Personal information PlayNow.com collects from you during your use of the Site may be used to:

1. verify that you are permitted to access and/or use the Site;
2. assist you with your access to and/or use of the Site, and verify your entitlement to any prize or giveaway and any other Site benefit;
3. investigate unauthorized use of your username or your password;
4. assist PlayNow.com and its service providers with any aspect or operation of the Site;
5. administer marketing campaigns for PlayNow.com and occasionally for MBLL products and services;
6. provide a better experience for visitors to the Sites, improve products and services, help PlayNow.com better understand its users’ needs;
7. conduct research, including compiling of gaming statistics on PlayNow.com and within MBLL;
8. carry out surveys;
9. administer responsible gaming programs including the Voluntary Self Exclusion program;
10. expedite signup for any other Services, or offers by PlayNow.com and/or MBLL service providers;
11. share with PlayNow.com's service providers for the above noted purposes as deemed necessary by PlayNow.com; and
12. display the name, alias, location and age of winners and chat participants.

If you have a concern or a complaint about how your personal information is used on the Site you may contact:

Mailing Address:

Privacy Coordinator
A - 1555 Buffalo Place, Winnipeg, MB R3T 1L9
Phone: 204-957-2500 ext. 2552
Email: privacy.compliance@mbll.ca

General

All decisions of PlayNow.com are binding.

Intellectual Property

Certain names, words, titles, phrases, logos, icons, graphics or designs or other content in the Sites are forms of intellectual property owned by BCLC, WCLC or MBLL or forms of intellectual property authorized to be used by BCLC and MBLL (" Intellectual Property "). Your unauthorized use of the Intellectual Property may be in violation of applicable federal or other law and could subject you to legal action. Unless otherwise specified, you may not copy, distribute, redistribute, reproduce, publish, republish, store in any medium, re-transmit, modify, exploit or make public or commercial use of, in any form, any of the Intellectual Property residing on the Sites.

Limitation of Liability – PLEASE READ CAREFULLY

You expressly acknowledge and agree that, your use of the Site is at your own risk and that in addition to any other limitation of BCLC's, WCLC’s and MBLL’s liability contained in any Rules and Regulations, Game Conditions, Promotion Conditions, agreements and/or other terms or elsewhere in these Terms of Use, neither BCLC or WCLC or MBLL nor any of its service providers, associates or affiliates shall be liable to you for any damages or loss of any kind whatsoever arising out of, or in any way connected with, your use of the Site or Content.

Disclaimers

You expressly acknowledge and agree that the Site are provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis and BCLC and WCLC and MBLL expressly disclaims all representations and warranties of any kind, whether express or implied.

Indemnity – PLEASE READ CAREFULLY

You expressly acknowledge and agree, for yourself, and for your agents, servants, successors and assigns, to indemnify and hold BCLC and WCLC and MBLL, its officers, directors, employees, representatives, agents, subsidiaries, affiliates, vendors, service providers and partners harmless against and from any and all claims or demands which may be made against any of them (including reasonable legal fees) due to or arising out of any aspect of your use of the Site..

Terms of Use (PlayNow Site) last updated on April 9, 2020.

Certain names, words, titles, phrases, logos, icons, graphics or designs or other content in the pages of the BCLC and Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries Web sites are trade names or trademarks owned by BCLC, WCLC, ILC or Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries or trade names or trademarks authorized to be used by BCLC, WCLC, ILC or Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries.

Any unauthorized use of trade names, trademarks and/or the contents of any BCLC or Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries Web sites may be in violation of applicable federal or other law and could subject the copier to legal action.

Unless otherwise specified, no one has permission to copy, distribute, redistribute, reproduce, publish, republish, store in any medium, re-transmit, modify, exploit or make public or commercial use of, in any form, the information residing on the BCLC or Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries Web sites.