Terms of Service
Last updated: [EFFECTIVE_DATE]
These Terms of Service (the “Terms”) govern your use of SportsRatings.Studio and all related websites, applications, and services we provide (the “Service”). Please read them carefully. By accessing or using the Service, you agree to be bound by these Terms and by our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, do not use the Service.
1. Eligibility
You must be at least 13 years old to use the Service. If you are between 13 and the age of legal majority in your jurisdiction, you represent that your parent or legal guardian has reviewed and agreed to these Terms on your behalf. The Service is not intended for children under 13.
2. Your account
You sign in using a Google account. You are responsible for maintaining the security of the account you use to access the Service and for all activity that occurs under your account. You agree to provide accurate information and to keep it current. One person may not maintain more than one account, and you may not share your account with anyone else.
3. Acceptable use
You agree that you will not:
- Submit ratings or content that you know to be false, retaliatory, or designed to harass, defame, threaten, or intimidate another person.
- Impersonate any person or misrepresent your affiliation with a team or organization.
- Add a player record for an individual unless you have authority to roster that person under the rules of your team or league. For minors, you must have appropriate parental or guardian consent.
- Use the Service to collect or store sensitive data (such as government IDs, health records, or financial information) about other people.
- Attempt to access another team’s data, circumvent access controls, or interfere with the operation of the Service.
- Scrape, copy, or republish data from the Service except as expressly permitted.
- Reverse-engineer, decompile, or attempt to extract source code from the Service, except to the extent applicable law expressly permits.
- Use the Service for any unlawful purpose or in violation of any applicable law or regulation.
We may remove content and suspend or terminate accounts that violate these rules. We may also report unlawful conduct to the appropriate authorities.
4. Your content
“User Content” means anything you submit to the Service, including team rosters, player records, ratings, statistics, schedules, profile information, and avatars. You retain ownership of your User Content.
You grant us a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to host, store, reproduce, display, and process your User Content solely as necessary to operate the Service and provide it to you and the teams you belong to. This license ends when your User Content is deleted from the Service, except for residual copies in routine backups, which are purged on standard rotation.
You represent and warrant that:
- You have the right to submit the User Content you submit.
- Your User Content does not infringe the rights of any third party or violate any law.
- For any player record you create about a person other than yourself, you have authority to roster that person and (for minors) you have appropriate parental or guardian consent.
5. Peer ratings
The Service lets team members submit subjective ratings about other team members on attributes such as shooting, defense, and communication. Ratings are opinions, not statements of fact, and they reflect the perspective of the rater. We do not endorse, verify, or take responsibility for the accuracy of any rating, and we are not liable for any rating submitted by a user. If you believe a rating violates these Terms, contact us at [CONTACT_EMAIL_TBD].
6. Our content and intellectual property
Except for User Content, all content and software on the Service, including the SportsRatings.Studio name, logo, and visual design, are owned by us or our licensors and are protected by intellectual property laws. We grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non- transferable, revocable license to use the Service for its intended purpose, subject to these Terms.
7. Third-party services
The Service relies on third-party providers (including Google, Supabase, Resend, and Photon by Komoot) and may link to third-party sites or services. Those providers and sites are governed by their own terms and privacy policies, and we are not responsible for them.
8. Fees
The Service is currently offered free of charge. We reserve the right to introduce paid features in the future, with reasonable notice. If we do, the terms applicable to those paid features will be made available before you are charged.
9. Disclaimers
THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE,” WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. To the maximum extent permitted by law, we disclaim all warranties, including merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, non- infringement, and any warranties arising from course of dealing or usage of trade. We do not warrant that the Service will be uninterrupted, error-free, or secure, that defects will be corrected, or that any User Content (including ratings or statistics) is accurate, complete, or reliable.
10. Limitation of liability
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL WE OR OUR OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, OR AGENTS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR FOR ANY LOSS OF PROFITS, REVENUES, DATA, GOODWILL, OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE, WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT, OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY, EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. Our total cumulative liability arising out of or relating to the Service will not exceed the greater of (a) the amount you paid us in the twelve months preceding the event giving rise to the claim, or (b) one hundred U.S. dollars ($100). Some jurisdictions do not allow the limitations in this section, in which case those limitations apply only to the extent permitted by law.
11. Indemnification
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless SportsRatings. Studio and its officers, employees, and agents from and against any claims, damages, liabilities, costs, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising out of or relating to: (a) your User Content, including any player records you create about third parties and any ratings you submit; (b) your use of the Service; or (c) your violation of these Terms or any law or third-party right.
12. Termination
You may stop using the Service at any time, and you may request deletion of your account by contacting us at [CONTACT_EMAIL_TBD]. We may suspend or terminate your access to the Service at any time, with or without notice, if we reasonably believe you have violated these Terms or if we are required to do so by law. Sections that by their nature should survive termination (including ownership, disclaimers, limitation of liability, indemnification, and dispute resolution) will survive.
13. Intellectual property complaints
If you believe content on the Service infringes your copyright or other intellectual property right, send a notice to [CONTACT_EMAIL_TBD] with: (a) a description of the work, (b) the location of the allegedly infringing material, (c) your contact information, (d) a statement of good-faith belief that the use is not authorized, and (e) a statement made under penalty of perjury that the information is accurate and that you are authorized to act for the rights holder.
14. Changes to the Service or these Terms
We may modify the Service or these Terms from time to time. When we make material changes to these Terms, we will update the “Last updated” date and provide reasonable notice (for example, by a prominent in-product notice or by email if we have your address). Your continued use of the Service after the effective date of a change constitutes acceptance of the updated Terms.
15. Governing law and dispute resolution
These Terms are governed by the laws of [GOVERNING_LAW_TBD], without regard to its conflict-of-laws rules. Before filing a formal claim, you agree to try in good faith to resolve any dispute by contacting us at [CONTACT_EMAIL_TBD]. The exclusive forum for any dispute that is not resolved informally is the courts located in [GOVERNING_LAW_TBD], and the parties consent to personal jurisdiction there.
16. Miscellaneous
- Entire agreement. These Terms and the Privacy Policy are the entire agreement between you and us regarding the Service.
- Severability. If any provision is held unenforceable, the remaining provisions remain in effect.
- No waiver. Our failure to enforce any provision is not a waiver of that provision.
- Assignment. You may not assign these Terms without our written consent. We may assign them in connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets.
17. Contact
Questions about these Terms: [CONTACT_EMAIL_TBD].
