Last updated: Dec 10, 2021
Please read these terms and conditions carefully before using our Service.
Interpretation and Definitions
Interpretation
The words of which the initial letter is capitalized have meanings defined under the following conditions. The following definitions shall have the same meaning regardless of whether they appear in singular or in plural.
Definitions
For the purposes of these Terms and Conditions:
- Account refers to the transaction detail and current balances accessible to the Participant and maintained daily with unavoidable time delay in the CompassVirtual Software
- Authorisation means Our accepting a Client and providing access to use the Service
- Client means an entity authorised by Us to provide access to the Service or parts of the Service in order for Us to collect Fees for that entity’s Events
- CompassVirtual Bridge Club refers to the Compass Software that maintains Participants’ Accounts by recording Fees and Deposits. We will update the Website with these transactions on a daily basis if possible
- Deposit means funds direct-credited to the Licensee’s bank account
- Event means a scheduled Session of RealBridge advertised on Our Website.
- Executive is a small group of high-level administrators comprising but not limited to the Licensee, Bob Fearn as the programmer of the Software, and Michael Neels as his NZ representative.
- Fee means the cost to the Participant to enter an Event created by an Organiser
- Feedback means feedback, innovations or suggestions sent by You regarding the attributes, performance or features of our Service.
- Organiser means a person (including the Client) authorised by the Client to create Sessions on the RealBridge Admin page and post the details and links for Player as Events on Our Website.
- Licensee (referred to as either "the Licensee", "We", "Us" or "Our" in this Agreement) refers during the development phase to Bob Fearn, author of Compass Scoring - the engine behind Compass Virtual.
- Participant means an individual who uses the Service as a player, director, assistant or teacher, or in any other role.
- RealBridge means the service provided by Real Bridge Games Ltd of Cambridge, England.
- Service refers to services provided by Us via the Website and the CompassVirtual Software.
- Session refers to a session of RealBridge provided according to the Terms and Conditions of Real Bridge Games Ltd.
- Software means any source code, object code or associated resources provided by Us for accessing the Service, whether through a web browser, app or any other interface.
- Terms and Conditions (also referred as "Terms") mean these Terms and Conditions that form the entire agreement between You and the Licensee regarding the use of the Service.
- Website refers to https://mycompasss.com/
- You means the individual accessing or using the Service, or the organisation on behalf of which such individual is accessing or using the Service, as applicable, either as an Organiser or as a Participant.
Acknowledgement
These are the Terms and Conditions governing the use of this Service and the agreement that operates between You and the Licensee. These Terms and Conditions set out the rights and obligations of all users regarding the use of the Service.
Your access to and use of the Service is conditioned on Your acceptance of and compliance with these Terms and Conditions. These Terms and Conditions apply to all visitors, users and others who access or use the Service.
By accessing or using the Service You agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions. If You disagree with any part of these Terms and Conditions then You may not access the Service.
You represent that You are over the age of 18 or if under the age of 18 that You have permission from a relevant individual over the age of 18 to use the Service.
Your access to and use of the Service is also conditioned on Your acceptance of and compliance with the Privacy Policy of the Licensee. Our Privacy Policy describes Our policies and procedures on the collection, use and disclosure of Your personal information when You use the Service or the Website and tells You about Your privacy rights and how the law protects You. Please read Our Privacy Policy carefully before using the Service.
FOR PARTICIPANTS – Rights and Duties
Creating a login on mycompasss.com
When You create a login You will be asked to choose a username and password and supply Your real name, Your NZB number, and Your email address. Your email address may be used as your login ID as well.
You may not use as a username the name of another person or entity or that is not lawfully available for use, a name that is subject to any rights of another person or entity other than You without appropriate authorisation, or a name that is otherwise offensive, vulgar or obscene.
You represent and warrant that the information You supply to us is true, correct and complete.
You understand and agree that the information You supply is to be used to set You up as a member of CompassVirtual Bridge Club thereby creating an Account that will record all Deposits you make and Fees you incur through playing in RealBridge online events advertised on Our Website
You agree to maintain Your Account in credit at all times responding promptly to Low Balance warnings, should they be given. You can add funds to Your Account by direct credit to the Licensee’s bank account. Please supply Surname, NZB (or CompassVirtual) Number, and use the narration “CVC”
You authorise the Oraniser to deduct from Your Wallet the playing fee for any Session in which You participate.
Access to your transaction history under the Cashless Bridge tab on Our Website is private to you alone with the exception of the Executive who may have occasion to inspect it
Cancellation
We reserve the right to refuse or cancel Your Account at any time for certain reasons including but not limited to:
- Service availability
- Errors in the information You provided Us
- Fraud or an unauthorised or illegal transaction is suspected
- Persistent and ongoing failure to maintain your Account in credit
FOR CLIENTS – Rights and Duties
Creating Sessions within the Service
By creating a Session through the Service, You warrant that You are legally capable of entering into binding contracts.
Your Information
If You wish to create a Session through the Service, You may be asked to supply certain information relevant to You as a Client including, without limitation, Your name, Your email, Your telephone number, Your Client bank account, and Your billing address.
You represent and warrant that the information You supply to us is true, correct and complete.
Cancellation
We reserve the right to refuse or cancel Your Authorisation at any time for certain reasons including but not limited to:
- Service availability
- Errors in the information You provided Us
- Fraud or an unauthorised or illegal transaction is suspected.
Your Cancellation Rights
Any charges We make for Our Service can only be refunded in accordance with these Terms and Conditions.
Availability, Errors and Inaccuracies
We are constantly updating Our Service. Our Service may be described inaccurately, or unavailable, and We may experience delays in updating information regarding the Service.
We cannot and do not guarantee the accuracy or completeness of any information, including prices, specifications, availability, and services. We reserve the right to change or update information and to correct errors, inaccuracies, or omissions at any time without prior notice.
Prices Policy
The Licensee reserves the right to revise its prices at any time providing one week’s notice to Clients.
Payments
Our Service will, from time to time or on your request, remit to your bank account the full amount of Entry Fees collected since the previous settlement. At such time it will also raise an invoice for the agreed fee for Our Service to be paid to the Licensee’s bank account preferably by bank transfer.
Participants in Your Sessions
You are responsible for controlling participation in an Event that you have created. We may provide a certain amount of advice to would-be Participants if their profile does not seem to match the conditions You might specify for the Event
We will disclose Event passwords only to would-be Participants with Account balances greater than the Minimum unless advised that You accept their entry at your own risk of non-payment
The Client is not responsible for collecting any fees owed to You by a Participant, or for policing any agreement between You and a Participant.
Organiser Accounts
When You create an Organiser Account with Us, You must provide Us with information that is accurate, complete, and current at all times. Failure to do so constitutes a breach of the Terms, which may result in immediate termination of Your Organiser Account on Our Service.
You are responsible for safeguarding the password that You use to access your Organiser Account and for any activities or actions under Your Organiser Account.
You agree not to disclose the password used to access Your Organiser Account to any third party, other than individuals that you authorise to operate your Organiser Account. You must notify Us immediately upon becoming aware of any breach of security or unauthorized use of Your Organiser Account.
You may not use as a username the name of another person or entity or that is not lawfully available for use, a name that is subject to any rights of another person or entity other than You without appropriate authorization, or a name that is otherwise offensive, vulgar or obscene.
Availability, Errors and Inaccuracies
We are constantly updating Our Service. Our Service may be described inaccurately, or unavailable, and We may experience delays in updating information regarding the Service.
We cannot and do not guarantee the accuracy or completeness of any information, including prices, specifications, availability, and services. We reserve the right to change or update information and to correct errors, inaccuracies, or omissions at any time without prior notice.
Entry Fees to Events are set by the Organiser and are not the responsibility of either the Licensee or CompassVirtual. Your entry to and Event constitutes permission to deduct the Fee from your Account
To participate in a session as a player, You must log into the Event when the link takes you thereby using the first name and last name and NZB number (or the CompassVirtual number that you may have been assigned if you had no NZB number) that you normally use when playing bridge. This name and number are key to CompassVirtual identifying you. You must use the same name and number in all sessions in which you play.
Intellectual Property
The Service and its original content (excluding Content provided by You or other users), features, and functionality are and will remain the exclusive property of the programmer, Bob Fearn.
Your Feedback to Us
You assign all rights, title, and interest in any Feedback You provide the Licensee. If for any reason such assignment is ineffective, You agree to grant the Licensee a non-exclusive, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty free, worldwide right and licence to use; reproduce; disclose; sub-license; distribute; modify, and exploit such Feedback without restriction.
Links to Other Websites
Our Service may contain links to third-party websites or services that are not owned or controlled by the Licensee.
The Licensee has no control over and assumes no responsibility for, the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party websites or services. You further acknowledge and agree that the Licensee shall not be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with the use of or reliance on any such content, goods or services available on or through any such web sites or services.
We strongly advise You to read the terms and conditions and privacy policies of any third-party websites or services that You visit.
Termination
License to the Software and access to the Service is granted to individuals and organizations at the sole discretion of Bob Fearn
We may terminate or suspend immediately, without prior notice or liability, with or without cause, for any reason whatsoever, including without limitation if You breach these Terms and Conditions:
- An Organiser Account, or
- An individual’s access to the service, either as a Participant or to operate an Organiser Account
Upon termination, Your right to use the Service will cease immediately.
If You wish to terminate Your Organiser Account, or cease to be a Participant, You may simply discontinue using the Service.
In the event that We notify You of an individual whose access to the Service has been terminated, You must not permit the individual to participate in Events that You create, or to operate Organiser Accounts that You control, except as agreed by the Licensee.
Limitation of Liability
Notwithstanding any damages that You might incur, the entire liability of the Licensee and any of its suppliers under any provision of these Terms and Your exclusive remedy for all of the foregoing shall be limited to the amount actually paid by You through the Service or $100 NZD if You have not purchased anything through the Service.
To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, in no event shall the Licensee or its suppliers be liable for any special, incidental, indirect, or consequential damages whatsoever (including, but not limited to, damages for loss of profits, loss of data or other information, for business interruption, for personal injury, loss of privacy arising out of or in any way related to the use of or inability to use the Service, third-party software and/or third-party hardware used with the Service, or otherwise in connection with any provision of these Terms), even if the Licensee or any supplier has been advised of the possibility of such damages and even if the remedy fails of its essential purpose.
"AS IS" and "AS AVAILABLE" Disclaimer
The Service is provided to You "AS IS" and "AS AVAILABLE" and with all faults and defects without warranty of any kind. To the maximum extent permitted under applicable law, the Licensee, on its own behalf and on behalf of its Affiliates and its and their respective licensors and service providers, expressly disclaims all warranties, whether express, implied, statutory or otherwise, with respect to the Service, including all implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title and non-infringement, and warranties that may arise out of course of dealing, course of performance, usage or trade practice. Without limitation to the foregoing, the Licensee provides no warranty or undertaking, and makes no representation of any kind that the Service will meet Your requirements, achieve any intended results, be compatible or work with any other software, applications, systems or services, operate without interruption, meet any performance or reliability standards or be error free or that any errors or defects can or will be corrected.
Without limiting the foregoing, neither the Licensee nor any of the Licensee`s providers makes any representation or warranty of any kind, express or implied: (i) as to the operation or availability of the Service, or the information, content, and materials or products included thereon; (ii) that the Service will be uninterrupted or error-free; (iii) as to the accuracy, reliability, or currency of any information or content provided through the Service; or (iv) that the Service, its servers, the content, or e-mails sent from or on behalf of the Licensee are free of viruses, scripts, trojan horses, worms, malware, timebombs or other harmful components.
Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of certain types of warranties or limitations on applicable statutory rights of a consumer, so some or all of the above exclusions and limitations may not apply to You. But in such a case the exclusions and limitations set forth in this section shall be applied to the greatest extent enforceable under applicable law.
Governing Law
The laws of New Zealand, excluding its conflicts of law rules, shall govern these Terms and Your use of the Service. Your use of the Service may also be subject to other local, national, or international laws.
Disputes Resolution
If You have any concern or dispute about the Service, You agree to first try to resolve the dispute informally by contacting the Licensee.
Severability
If any provision of these Terms is held to be unenforceable or invalid, such provision will be changed and interpreted to accomplish the objectives of such provision to the greatest extent possible under applicable law and the remaining provisions will continue in full force and effect.
Waiver
Except as provided herein, the failure to exercise a right or to require performance of an obligation under these Terms shall not affect a party`s ability to exercise such right or require such performance at any time thereafter nor shall the waiver of a breach constitute a waiver of any subsequent breach.
Changes to These Terms and Conditions
We reserve the right, at Our sole discretion, to modify or replace these Terms at any time. If a revision is material We will make reasonable efforts to provide at least 30 days` notice prior to any new terms taking effect. What constitutes a material change will be determined at Our sole discretion.
By continuing to access or use Our Service after those revisions become effective, You agree to be bound by the revised terms. If You do not agree to the new terms, in whole or in part, You may not continue to use the Website, Software or the Service.
Contact Us
If You have any questions about these Terms and Conditions, You can contact us:
- CompassVirtual Help email info@mycompasss.com
- Bob Fearn email bobfearn@msn.com
- Michael Neels email quidge15@gmail.com
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