A payout structure is selected by the Host of each Pikum during the Pikum creation process. The system defaults to the standard payout structure, which will pay the top 5 players. Hosts can also select from a list of alternative payout structures including Top 10 Players, Top 5 Players, Top 3 Players, and Winner Takes All.

Obviously, Sporting Events are subject to Cancellation or Delay due to a variety of reasons outside of Pikum!’s control. If a Cancellation or Delay of a Sporting Event occurs, the following rules shall apply:

If an event is cancelled outright, Pikum!’s response depends on whether a Pikum! was a Single-Event Pikum, or a Multi-Event Pikum. A Single-Event Pikum is a Pikum in which Piks relate to a single sporting event (for example, a football game). A Multi-Event Pikum is a Pikum in which piks relate to Multiple Sporting Events (for example, a football game and a Tennis game).

Players in a Single-Event Pikum in which the underlying event has been cancelled will i) be notified that the Pikum has been cancelled, and ii) will receive a full refund of their Entry Fees into their Pikum! Account.

Players in a Multi-Event Pikum in which all underlying events have been cancelled will be treated in the same way.

Players in a Multi-Event Pikum in which only one or multiple, but not all, underlying events have been cancelled will be i) notified that one or multiple events have been cancelled, and ii) your Piks relating to the cancelled event(s) will be credited with 100 points (in other words, these Piks will be treated as if every Player in the Pikum had picked the correct result).

Event Delays will normally only impact a Pikum in so far as the Pikum’s start time is changed. Pikum! will not notify Players of the new start time if events are delayed, but changes to an event start times can affect the start or end time of a Pikum.

However, should an event be delayed for an unreasonably long period of more than 72 hours, Pikum!, at its sole discretion, may decide to treat an event as if it had been canceled. This decision is binding upon the Host and all Players in the Pikum. In that case, we will i) notify you of our decision to treat an event as canceled, and ii) apply the Event Cancellation policy set forth above.

In the event of any conflict between the content found under the "Help" section and the Terms and Conditions, the Terms and Conditions shall prevail.
Event Interruption

In rare cases, sporting events get interrupted. For example, a Wimbledon tennis match due to rain – the match may have been interrupted, but it had at least started. In this case all Pikums will remain closed (not open for further entry) and all Piks will remain unchanged.

However, should an event be interrupted for an unreasonably long period of more than 72 hours, Pikum!, at its sole discretion, may decide to treat an event as if it had been cancelled. This decision is binding upon the Host and all Players in the Pikum. In that case, we will i) notify you of our decision to treat an event as cancelled, and ii) apply the Event Cancellation policy set forth above.

Once a Pikum has attracted one or more Players other than the Host, a Host can no longer cancel the Pikum. At this stage, a Pikum can only be cancelled by Pikum! at its sole and full discretion.

Cancellation of a Pikum by Pikum!

At any time, and at its sole and full discretion, for any reason whatsoever, Pikum! may decide to cancel a Pikum.

If Pikum! decides to cancel a Pikum, its sole obligation to the Host and Players is to notify them of the cancellation, and to refund them their Entry Fees in full into their accounts at Pikum!

Cancellation of a Player’s Participation in a Pikum

Once you have entered a Pikum and made your Piks, participation cannot be cancelled. While Pikum! allows you to make changes to your Piks according to our Changing Piks policy, Pikum! does not allow you to withdraw from a Pikum altogether.

If Pikum! finds at any time that you have used fraudulent means to deposit money or any other suspicious activity, Pikum! at its sole and full discretion may remove you out of a Pikum! All monies that have been placed by you, in the above circumstances, will be removed from all Pikums where you have made entry.

Team line-ups are listings of event participants for a particular sporting event. Pikum! allows you to Host and play Pikums involving individual athletes/participants.

Team line-ups are subject to change, often at very short notice. Pikum! updates team line-ups in its product as and when these changes become available, but does not guarantee that a particular athlete/participant will actually take place in a sporting event.

Therefore, it is your responsibility to keep up to date with any changes to line ups and adjust your Piks accordingly.

For example, and for purposes of clarity, if you have elected to make a Pik of “2” on the “number of goals scored by Ronaldo” in a football game, and Ronaldo is pulled from the line-up prior to the event, your Pik will still be considered, and Ronaldo’s number of goals scored will be entered as zero.

A Host is someone who creates a Pikum on the Pikum! site. Anyone can be a Host. To be a Host you need to create a Pikum, which the public or your friends can play. You can earn real money by creating a Pikum, or you can leave it in the pot.

It’s really easy to become a Host. All you have to do is create a Pikum after logging on to your regular account. Go to “how do I create my own Pikum” on the help pages to create your own Pikum.

All Hosts have the option of choosing the level of the Pikum’s entry fee. This will range in increments from £5 (the minimum entry fee) to £500(the maximum entry fee).

The Host chooses which events, teams and Piks will be part of his/her Pikum, as long as those events, teams and Piks are available for selection on the Pikum! site . Pikum! works with third parties to attain and verify (through independent adjudication) the results of each event and is only able to provide those sporting events covered by our data partners.

A Host may only run five concurrent Pikums at a time. Once a Pikum has ended then the Host may create a new Pikum.

A Host has the right to advertise his/her Pikum! on their website or may use a widget on another site to advertise their Pikum! All Hosts must not spam others with information on their Pikum or about Pikum! in general, and will always work with the best intentions of Pikum!

Hosts are required to adhere to local laws and regulations regarding the advertising and promotions of gaming-related products, and to regulations regarding unsolicited mail or spam.

If we find that any Host is violating any of the terms of this clause, Pikum! has the right to lock the Host’s account immediately. If Pikum! locks the Hosts account, then Pikum! has the right to either allow the Host’s Pikums to continue or cancel them. If the Pikum is allowed to continue, the Host’s money from the Pikum will be given to a charity of Pikum!s choice.

A host has the option to earn money on any Pikum they create. When creating a Pikum the host can go to optional settings and customises the Pikum. By accessing 'Host revenue', you can choose to leave the revenue in the pot or not.

A filter is used to help find relevant content in your search. The following filters can be used when searching for a Pikum on the “browse Pikum” tab:

• Pot size – This will the amount of real money in the pot at the present time.
• Players – This will search for how many Players have entered into a Pikum.
• Start date – this will search between a user-defined date range, in which you expect the game to take place.
• Entry – here you can select to play for money (enter with Pounds) or play for fun for free (enter with Pikles’ ).
• Settings – This is used to search for Pikums that are either private or public.
• Sport or category –shows all the available sports
• Team or sub-category –shows all the teams or leagues available within the sport selected
  
  The following Filters can be found on the “Create Pikum” tab:
• Keyword – This can be used to search for a team name or tournament name.
• Category – You can select a sport from the drop-down box.
• Subcategory – you can select a tournament from the drop-down box.
• Team – you can select a team from the drop-down box.
• Start date – this will search between a user-defined date range, in which you expect the game to take place.

If you are creating a Pikum, when you are on the “Pikum Launched” page you can challenge your friends by clicking on the friends (on Pikum) and then clicking on “send challengers”. If you would like to invite friends that have not yet joined Pikum! then copy your Pikum URL into an Email and send it to them. You can also use a Widget to advertise your Pikum on your own site.

On home page is “create”. Click on “my Pikum” this will show all Pikums you have created. You can find the following information on all of your created Pikums: open, live, closed, playing, Hosting and watching.
Open - Pikums not started because the game has not yet started
Live - The games on the Pikum have begun and no more entries can be placed
Closed - Pikums finished, scored and paid out
Playing - Pikums you are playing
Hosting - Pikums you are Hosting
Watching - Pikums you are watching, and may want to play later

Pikum! allows each player to create 5 running Pikums at any one time. This ensures that there are legitimate, well created Pikums. Once one Pikum is finished you are able to create your next Pikum.

Pikum! offers widgets that can be embedded on your website to direct players to the Pikum! site.

A tag is a keywords relevant to your Pikum, which can be used to make it easier for players to find your Pikum on the site

You are allowed to play your own Pikum. This can be done on completion of launching your Pikum. At the bottom of the Launch page you have options to “play this Pikum”, “view this Pikum” or “Create another Pikum”. Click on “play this Pikum”; you will now be able to enter your own Pikum.

If a Pikum has been created by you but has no outstanding real-money Pikums, then the Pikum will be closed immediately. If a Pikum has been created by you and has outstanding real-money entries, then you will be given the option to (a) forfeit all fees that may be payable to you for creating such Pikum!, or (b) cancel the account closure process. If you choose to forfeit their fees, then any fees will be donated to a charity of Pikum!s choice or otherwise disposed of according to policy.

After your account has been closed, you will be allowed to login to check the status of your account withdrawals (if applicable). However, all money-play options and FREE PLAY options will be disabled.

If you close your account, then all remaining funds in the account will be returned to you, less any applicable fees or reconciliations, in accordance with Pikum!s Account Withdrawal policies.

When you close your account, a confirmation email will be sent to your registered email address notifying you that your account has been closed and that you should contact Pikum! if this is incorrect.

If you have set any gaming limits on your account, then those limits will remain intact when you close your account. If you re-open your account at a later stage and the limits are still within the defined period, then they will remain in force until the defined period has lapsed.

Once your account is closed, you will automatically be unsubscribed from all of Pikum!s email lists (e.g., newsletters, promotional materials, etc.). However, during the close account process you will have the opportunity to opt in to receive future promotional emails from Pikum!

Pikum! may offer from time to time complimentary or bonus amounts to be credited by Pikum! into your Account. Such Bonuses may only be used in relation to the services stated, which will be specified when the Bonus is offered to you.

Acceptance of any Bonus shall be in accordance with additional terms and conditions Pikum! may specify in relation to any Bonus offered; and in accordance with the Standard Promotional Terms and Conditions and bonus release restrictions contained in the relevant offer.

Offers may be used only ONCE unless otherwise specified. You are not entitled to withdraw any Bonus amounts and you may not remove any real money obtained via a Bonus from your Account without first complying with the applicable terms including, without limitation, any qualifiers or restrictions.

A Pikum is a competition between people in predicting outcomes of future events. Users receive points based on whether they're right (if it's a YES / NO outcome) or how close they are compared to other Players (if it's an outcome like score). Players can still win a Pikum even if their entries are not 100% accurate. You can think of a Pikum as a more flexible office sweepstakes or fantasy league type game.

A Pik is one prediction and represents a part of what makes up a Pikum. A Pikum may include as few or as many Piks as the creator desbr/>
There are several types of Piks. TEAM piks, EVENT piks and PLAYER Piks. An EVENT pik is a prediction on a specific event, a TEAM pik is a prediction for one of the teams playing in a specific EVENT, and a PLAYER Pik is a predication on a specific player playing in an event.

Some examples of Piks are;
Football

• Event Pik: Which team will win the match?
• Team Pik: How many points will be scored by a specific team during the match?
• Event Pik: What is the total number of points scored by both teams? How many tries will be scored during the match?
• Team Pik: How many field goals will be made by the team?

Pikles are the official currency of play-for-free pikums. Pikles give you the opportunity to test the Pikum! site without playing for real money. Once you are more comfortable playing Pikums and feel you are ready to play for real, click on the Pikum! Bank page and transfer funds into your Pikum! account.