Terms & Conditions


BEFORE REGISTERING WITH US, YOU SHOULD CAREFULLY READ THE TERMS PROVIDED ON THE WEBSITE WHICH IS APPLICABLE TO ALL SERVICES ON THE WEBSITE AND ALSO THE PRODUCT-SPECIFIC CONDITIONS AND RULES APPLICABLE TO SPECIFIC OFFERINGS.


Links to the following sections of these Terms are provided below for easy access to the sections you intend to refer to. However, you should read all Terms as you will be bound by them all upon any use of any section of this Website. Click on any of the following links to use that section directly.

These terms of use are an agreement between the Company and you/user, which terms are defined herein below. The agreement must be read by you (user) completely and well understood before you agree to the terms of use governing any and all relationships in this agreement. The user should read, understand and agree to the terms of use which includes those terms and conditions expressly set out below and those incorporated by reference, which you can access by clicking on the relevant link.


DEFINITIONS AND GETTING STARTED



DEFINITION OF THE TERMS 'MEMBERSHIP'


The Website and its membership are strictly restricted to one user only and in no way should be considered to be a multi-user account/membership. In the event the user is a proprietorship concern, such user shall ensure that the name given to obtain membership shall be the same as the name on the PAN card used for using the products/services on the Website. In order to gain membership to the website enabling the user to play the games offered/ use the software or any other product or services offered by the website, company or its associates, they will have to first register themselves with the website by providing their current and valid credentials. You hereby undertake to provide all valid credentials and represent and warrant to the Company that you shall not share these credentials/account details with any other person and in such event, you shall keep the Company and its affiliates fully indemnified from any damage/injury resulting therefrom.

Mere registration by the user does not guarantee membership. Only after the Company or its representatives deem fit by their own subjective judgment will they grant membership by informing you of the same by sending you an e- mail. The right to grant membership is completely reserved by the Company/website and its representatives. Such membership can be terminated by giving instant notice for any reason that Company deems fit and by agreeing to the terms of use, the user grants his/her/its consent for the same. The server where the software is installed and the games hosted will be placed in a strictly non-public / confidential area where the access to the server is completely restricted both physically and virtually. Any person/persons or group that will be authorized to access the server where the games are held are not allowed to register themselves as users, thus, not allowed to become members. Such people are not allowed to use the software/play games or use any other product or service provided by the company. This is in the interests of promoting fair play.


SERVICES NOT OFFERED BELOW THE AGE OF 18


Our services and products are not available to anybody under the age of 18 on the day of them applying for membership through the registration process on the site. Also, it is strictly prohibited for any user under the age of 18 to play games on our website. We reserve the right to request proof of age at any stage to verify that the declaration of age provided by you at the time of registration is genuine and we may prohibit usage of the Website to a person if proof of age is not provided upon request or if the Company suspects that a person using the service is under-age. The services and products are not intended for users connecting to the site from jurisdictions that say it is illegal to do so (as listed under ‘Legality’).


Neither PokerNXT.com, nor any other third party content provider, nor their related agents shall be responsible or liable for any direct or indirect, incidental or consequential injuries or damages that may arise, If you falsify your documents or allow or assist anyone who is below 18 years of age to access our Website/Mobile App or Services on your computer or internet-enabled gadgets, internet connection and/or accessibility (either borrowed or owned or leased). You will solely be responsible for your act and accept complete liability for any outcome thereof, including any adverse consequences.


TDS POLICY

Click here to check the TDS policy.


GST POLICY

In line with the latest amendments to the Goods and Services Tax laws, there will be a levy of GST @28% at the time of deposit. This shall be effective starting October 1st 2023. If you require any further information on any aspect of the taxes, you may write to us at [email protected]


SERVICES NOT OFFERED IN STATES OF ASSAM, TELANGANA, ODISHA, GUJARAT, SIKKIM, NAGALAND, ANDHRA PRADESH, ARUNACHAL PRADESH, MEGHALAYA


The applicable laws in the state of Assam, Telangana, Odisha, Gujarat, Sikkim, Nagaland, Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya may prohibit a player from using the services offered on our website. There may be applicable penalties imposed on such user by the respective state governments or the central government of India as the case may be. Our company and its website don't accept membership request from people who are residing in these states and if a user residing in such state becomes a member of the site by giving false information, the liability will be solely on the user and the company reserves the right to terminate the user's membership without any notice and confiscate all his deposit and winnings as the case might be. Such user shall keep the Company, its affiliates, officers, representatives and agents fully indemnified from such misrepresentation. You accept that the company will not be liable in any manner whatsoever for the breach of any applicable state laws by the user. Users from all states have to always ensure that they are following the applicable state laws and we will try (but are not obligated to) to post any changes that we seem appropriate to better educate the users. Our decision in this regard will be final and no consideration whatsoever will be extended to the user.


SERVICES NOT OFFERED OUTSIDE THE COUNTRY


You confirm that you are not accessing the Services to play cash games from outside India. If an user residing outside India becomes a member of the site by giving false information, the liability will be solely on the user and the company reserves the right to terminate the user's membership without any notice and confiscate all his deposit and winnings as the case might be. Such user shall keep the Company, its affiliates, officers, representatives and agents fully indemnified from such misrepresentation.


ACCOUNT CREATION AND MAINTENANCE


You shall only have one account on our website from here on referred to as 'Account', for which you will register using your own, correct name with valid credentials and declaration of age, as sought at the time of registration. You shall not share your account with any other person nor use the service by means of another person's account. Should you attempt to open more than one account, under your own name or under any other name, or should you attempt to use the service by means of any other person's account, we will be entitled to close all Your Accounts and bar you from using the products/services on our Website with immediate effect.


In an event where the screen name chosen and created by you is indecent, objectionable, offensive or undesirable in any way, we shall notify you about it and you will need to provide us with an alternate username so that your existing username can be renamed to the new name provided by you. If you fail to provide an alternate username, we reserve the right to either permanently suspend your user account or reactivate your user account only after you have provided a different, acceptable username.


You should ensure that you have read and understood the rules and regulations of the games available through the service, here on referred to as the 'Games'. You agree to abide by the rules and regulations of each of the Games as published and periodically changed on the Website. You agree to keep yourself updated in respect of the rules and regulations, which are subject to change from time to time, at the sole discretion of the Company. The rules that govern the games, products and services offered by the website form part of the terms and conditions and they will be available under the 'About Game' or similar section on the website. However, if any rules are not explicitly mentioned on the website, The user is encouraged to seek clarification by using the customer support services offered. The interpretation/decision of the company and/or its website will be final and you agree to abide by them by accepting the terms and conditions.


SHARING OF PASSWORD AND OTHER PLAYER RESPONSIBILITIES


Sharing or distribution of the password with any other user/ person/ group or any third party is strictly prohibited. PokerNXT.in is not responsible if your account is accessed or opened by others using your password. You are held legally responsible and liable for all of your activities on the website made from your Account, whether or not made by you.


PAYMENTS AND PLAYER FUNDS

 

When making a payment, please ensure that the instrument used to make the payment is your own and is used to add funds into your user account only.

Player funds are kept in 2 virtual wallets:

  1. Cash wallet – wherein funds deposited by a player are held. Funds in the deposit wallet are redeemable.

 

  1. Poker wallet – wherein winnings accrued to a player are deposited. Funds in the Poker wallet need to be transferred to the Cash Wallet for further redemption. 


As per the guidelines provided by the registrar of companies in India from time to time, the company shall refund the amount that lies in the deposit wallet to your bank account as per the details provided by you. In case you have not provided your bank account details, you shall be required to provide those details to enable the Company to process the refund. In case of non-submission of bank account details within the period prescribed by the Company, the Company reserves the right to forfeit the amount or otherwise deal with such amount in the manner it deems fit.


Player funds are held in trust by us in specified bank accounts. The Company keeps all players' funds unencumbered which will be remitted to you in due course subject to the terms and conditions applicable to withdrawal of funds. Funds held in your user account are held separately from our corporate funds.

 

ELECTRONIC SERVICES PROVIDER

 

When you use our Services, you may be required to pay money to us and may be entitled to receive money from us in case you generate winnings on the PokerNXT Mobile Application and Website. To process such financial transactions, we may use third-party electronic payment processors or service providers (ESPs). In this regard, you permanently authorize us to instruct such ESPs to handle and process account deposits and withdrawals from your user account. You agree to abide by the terms and conditions of use of each ESP. In the event of conflict between these terms of use and the ESP's terms and conditions, these terms of use shall prevail.


REFUNDS AND CANCELLATIONS

 

Any winnings of the user would be added in the user’s account. Amounts such as losses incurred, entry or other fees to use the services, previously withdrawn money, inactive account fees, amount forfeited by us for any suspected fraud, charges incurred by us due to rejection or cancellation of transaction(s) by your or any third party bank, resultant charge-backs due to insufficient funds or any other reason would subsequently be deducted by us from the user’s account. 

 

A cash-out request will be accepted subject to the deposit method restrictions, bonus restrictions and/or security reviews.

 

Upon receipt of a refund request from a User, the user account will be verified for any games played or bonus claimed and the request will be processed within 2 weeks, however, due to our security reviews, payments may be delayed. The bonus amount for any bonus claims will be deducted and the balance refunded. A request for cancellation of any transaction would be processed within 2 weeks given the player has the balance of the transaction in his/her account.

 

In order to comply with applicable laws or the directions of any competent authority, we reserve the right to withhold and/ or provide information about your winnings to such competent authority. The User will be solely responsible, to pay all taxes arising out of his or her use of the Website. The prize money or any balance in the user’s relevant wallet cannot be exchanged for any other prize neither can it be transferred to any other user’s account. 

 

We will try our best to create the best user experience for our users.  

 

If paid by credit card, refunds will be issued to the original credit card provided at the time of purchase and in case of payments made through a payment gateway, payments refund will be made to the same account.  

 

OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS


The players admit and understand that they may be exposed to content posted by other users, which they may find offensive, obnoxious or indecent and that the website may not be able to prevent such content from being posted and you agree and undertake that you shall not hold the Company/Website liable or responsible for such content in any manner. Such content should be brought to the notice of the website/Company. The website shall act upon the information as it deems acceptable. The decision taken by the management of the company or the website in this regard shall be final and binding on the player and the player specifically agrees that www.pokernxt.in will not incur any liability under any circumstance whatsoever regarding the same. You understand that it is your obligation to protect the information you have provided on the website including, but not limited, to usernames, passwords, email addresses, contact details, and telephone numbers.


All deposits and withdrawals made by players are maintained in a separate account by the Company. This account holds and dispatches funds to players as and when withdrawal requests are placed. Only the amount generated via Rake is transferred from this separate account to the corporate account of the Company (which is maintained by the Company for receiving the Rake). Such transfers shall happen once every 15 days. 


You explicitly understand and agree that we will not incur any liability for information provided by you to anyone which may result in your account on the website being exposed or misused by any other person or any other harm or loss being suffered by you. You are accountable to comply with any applicable law, while taking part in any competition or tournament organized through the website. You undertake and agree to indemnify and hold us harmless against any claims, expenses or liabilities claimed against us by any person or entity due to your non-compliance with any applicable laws and/or resulting from any activity through your Account.


You also understand and accept that your mere participation in a game/ tournament available on the website does not create any obligation on us to give you a prize. Your winning a prize is entirely dependent on your skill as a player, same as other players in the game/tournament and subject to the rules of the game/ tournament. You acknowledge that your participation in any game/tournament available on the website is purely voluntary and is at your sole discretion and risk.


You understand and acknowledge that once a game/tournament has commenced, not being able to play due to slow internet connections, faulty hardware, internet connection failure, low computer configuration or for any other reason are not attributable to us and the same do not entitle you to any refund of the entry fee you may have paid for participation. You agree, understand and acknowledge that you will use your account solely for the purpose of playing on the website and for any other transactions with us which you may have to carry out with respect to your usage of the products/services offered on the Website. You agree and undertake to not post any offensive, obnoxious, indecent or unsolicited content on the Website including but not limited to any advertisement, promotional material, your personal information or such other details. In the event of such posting, you shall keep the Company/Website indemnified from and against all direct and indirect damage/loss resulting therefrom. You understand and acknowledge the fact that we are neither a bank nor a financial institution and that the purchases/balance standing to the credit in your account do not accumulate any interest. You also understand and agree that the account with respect to your Account maintained by us is purely for the purpose of payment of the entry/ subscription fee to participate in games/tournaments made available on the website and for purchase of cash prizes that you may win. You also agree that you are required to furnish your PAN (Permanent Account Number) duly issued to you by the Income Tax Department, Government of India, as the case may be, to deduct TDS as per the rules and regulations of the government of India. You acknowledge that you are making use of the services knowing that you may face a risk of monetary loss when using the services and that www.pokernxt.in shall have no responsibility to you for any such loss that arises in the course of your participation in the services or use of the products offered on the Website. You understand that your victory in any game is purely based on your skill.


You shall not impersonate another person or user, attempt to get a password, other account information, or other private information from a user, or harvest email addresses or other information. In the event, we have reasonable grounds to believe that your activities include any of the acts specified above, We may initiate appropriate legal proceedings against you as well as notifying the relevant regulatory or law enforcement authorities where appropriate, apart from suspending or terminating your privileges for the use of the website. You shall not purchase, sell, trade, rent, lease, license, grant a security interest in, or transfer your user account, any content, currency, points, standings, rankings, ratings, rakings or any other attributes appearing in, originating from or associated with the Website or by using any Services.