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You agree not to create more than one player account in this game and understand that by creating or accessing more than one account you will be in violation of these terms and conditions. You understand that multiple user accounts from the same computer network are not allowed, even if the accounts are managed by different individuals. Account sitting is only allowed for a limit of 70 days (10 weeks) when reported in the nation sitting thread in the Moderation section of the Cyber Nations forums. 5. If you come across a bug or exploit in the game you agree to report it to the appropriate administrator(s) and/or moderator(s) as soon as possible. If you use the exploit you will be removed from this website. You agree not to send fake battle reports, peace offers, or any other fake system reports in-game in an attempt to deceive or confuse other users via the private message system. 6. 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Players are NOT required to donate to play Cyber Nations Tournament Edition. 11. All donations made to Cyber Nations Tournament Edition are non-refundable, no matter the reason. Once the transfer of ownership of the donation money has taken place, you are no longer entitled to the donated money. The donation bonus is final once it has been applied to a nation. If the bonus is los in war or other in-game activities, or unforeseen events donation bonuses will not be refunded or reapplied to an account. When a tournament round is complete all nations and statistics will be reset and your donation bonus will not carry over to the next tournament round. 12. Donations do not entitle players to receive special privileges beyond what is described in the donation offer screen. Cyber Nations Tournament Edition is a free-to-play game and your donations are completely voluntary. Special requests for donating users beyond what is offered in the donation offer screen will not be considered in order to maintain the free-to-play nature of Cyber Nations Tournament Edition. 13. Donations are completely voluntary and any in game benefits are awarded purely at our discretion. Donating towards the game does not create an ownership interest in the game or its contents. Donation bonuses will be applied within 24 hours after your payment clears. If you send a bank payment that goes into pending status you will have to wait until the payment clears to get the donation bonus. The maximum donation bonus applied per month is the $20 donation offer. If you send more than $20 you will only receive the $20 bonus to your nation. If you have any problems with a donation please email us at webmaster@cybernations.net. 14. If a player should voluntarily leave the game, if a player's nation is deleted by the player him/her self or deleted/banned by administration for ANY REASON (cheating, violating the Cyber Nations Tournament Edition terms and conditions, violating official forum guidelines, reaching 100% warning level in-game or on the official forums, 25 days inactivity, unstated reasons) or if the game is ever shut down or reset before the scheduled tournament reset date NO REFUNDS for previous donations and NO compensation will be provided to the player or to any re-created nation. During the scheduled tournament reset all nations and all donation bonuses will be erased from the game and your donation will not be refunded and the donation bonus will not be applied towards any future rounds. Charge-backs on donations are grounds for removal from the game. 15. 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Warnings will be issued when offensive language or content is used, cheating or suspected cheating, war slot filling, spy slot filling, or any other form of violation of these terms and conditions or the official forums terms and conditions. Cyber Nations Tournament Edition reserves the right to suspend/delete/ban a user on the spot, and therefore bypass the in-game or forum warning system, if it is deemed necessary by the moderation/administration staff. Bans from the game and forums are permanent. 17. Cyber Nations Tournament Edition has the right, but not the obligation, to monitor any activity and content associated with this website. We may investigate any reported violation of these conditions or complaints and take any action that we deem appropriate (which may include, but is not limited to, issuing warnings, suspending, terminating or attaching conditions to your access and/or removing any materials from this website). 18. 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