Terms and Conditions

Version 1.0 — Effective Date: [Effective Date]

Welcome to AthletiScout. Please read these Terms and Conditions carefully before using our Services. They explain your rights and responsibilities, including special provisions that apply because the athletes described on the Services are children under the age of 18, and because coaches use the Services to evaluate and help develop those athletes. Athletes themselves do not hold accounts: a parent or legal guardian creates and controls every athlete profile.

1. Acceptance of These Terms

These Terms and Conditions ("Terms") are a binding legal agreement between you and [Company Name] ("AthletiScout," "we," "us," or "our"), and govern your access to and use of the AthletiScout website, mobile application, and related services (collectively, the "Services").

The Services are designed to follow an athlete's development over time — from early recreational play through club, high school, and college recruiting — by connecting Parents, Coaches, and Clubs around player evaluations, development tracking, and communication tools. Because the Services hold information about minors, these Terms include specific provisions for Parents and Legal Guardians ("Parents") in Sections 2 and 3, and a dedicated Children's Privacy section (Section 7), which you must read carefully.

By creating an account, checking "I Agree," downloading the App, or otherwise accessing or using the Services, you agree to be bound by these Terms, our Privacy Policy, and any additional guidelines we post (collectively, the "Agreement"). If you do not agree, you may not use the Services.

THESE TERMS CONTAIN AN ARBITRATION AGREEMENT AND CLASS ACTION WAIVER (SECTION 26) AND LIMIT THE REMEDIES AVAILABLE TO YOU IN A DISPUTE. THEY ALSO CONTAIN AN ASSUMPTION OF RISK AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY RELATED TO SPORTS PARTICIPATION (SECTION 14).

2. Eligibility; Parents and Athlete Profiles

Every account holder must be 18 or older. The Services are intended for use by Parents and Legal Guardians ("Parents") of youth athletes, and by coaches, team managers, and club administrators who are 18 or older. Athletes themselves — whether minors or adults — do not register, log in, or hold accounts. An athlete is represented on the Services by a profile that their Parent creates, owns, and controls (an "Athlete" profile).

Because Athletes do not use the Services directly, no feature of the Services collects information from a child or communicates with a child. All information about an Athlete is provided by the Athlete's Parent, or generated by the coaches and club staff authorized to work with that Athlete as described in these Terms.

Information about Athletes under 13 is likewise provided only by the Parent, with the Parent's consent recorded at the time the profile is created, consistent with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act ("COPPA") and Section 7 (Children's Privacy).

If you are a Parent, by creating an Athlete's profile, you represent that: (a) you are the Athlete's parent or legal guardian, (b) you are at least 18 years old and have the legal authority to consent to these Terms on the Athlete's behalf, and (c) you consent to the creation and use of the Athlete's profile and to our collection, use, and disclosure of the Athlete's information as described in these Terms and our Privacy Policy.

We do not currently use an identity or age verification service. If we introduce one in the future — for example, to confirm that a Parent has reached the age of majority before granting account management rights — we will describe it in this section and in our Privacy Policy before it applies to you.

We reserve the right to request proof of age or parental relationship at any time and to suspend or terminate any account where we reasonably believe these eligibility requirements have not been met.

Athlete profiles do not currently transfer to the Athlete. If we later offer athlete-owned accounts for Athletes who have reached the age of majority, we will publish a transition process at that time; until then, the Parent remains the account holder for all purposes.

3. User Roles and Role-Specific Terms

The Services support several account types, each with its own responsibilities in addition to the general obligations in these Terms. Registering as a given role is a representation that you meet its requirements and will comply with its obligations below.

Parent/Guardian. You are responsible for the accuracy of information submitted on behalf of a linked Athlete, and for the consent and privacy choices described in Sections 2 and 7. You may revoke consent and delete a linked Athlete's profile at any time.

Coach. You agree to provide fair, honest, and non-discriminatory evaluations consistent with Section 6 (Player Evaluations); to safeguard the safety and wellbeing of minor Athletes you interact with; to maintain the confidentiality of evaluation and profile information except as needed to perform your role; and to comply with the Code of Conduct in Section 13. Misrepresenting your coaching credentials, affiliation, or certifications is a material breach of these Terms.

Team Manager. A Team Manager is a parent volunteer approved by a coach to help administer a specific team. Team Managers have deliberately limited abilities: they may help coordinate guest and scrimmage participation, but they do not write Evaluations, cannot search the full Athlete pool, and have no authority to activate or approve other club staff. A Team Manager role is never upgraded to a coaching role automatically.

Club Administrator. If you register an account on behalf of a club, you represent that you are authorized to bind the club to these Terms. You are responsible for the conduct of coaches and staff your club invites onto the Services, for accurately representing your club's programs and recruiting opportunities, and for promptly removing staff who lose their affiliation with your club. Club-level roles include a Director of Coaching or similar club representative, who is responsible for club-level postings (such as tryouts and camps) and for evaluation schedules.

We may suspend or reclassify any account where we reasonably believe the registered role does not match the user's actual affiliation or purpose.

We may introduce additional roles in the future (for example, verified recruiters, scouts, or league administrators). If we do, their obligations will be added to this section before those roles become available.

4. Account Registration

To access most features of the Services, you must register for an account. Athlete profiles are always created and managed from a Parent's account. You agree to provide true, accurate, current, and complete information during registration and to keep that information up to date.

You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your login credentials and for all activity that occurs under your account. You agree to notify us immediately of any unauthorized use of your account.

The Parent is at all times the owner of their account and of every Athlete profile linked to it. The Parent may access, review, edit, restrict, or delete any information or content associated with the Athlete's profile. See Section 2 regarding any future athlete-owned account transition.

We reserve the right to refuse registration, suspend, or terminate any account that we believe was created with false information or in violation of these Terms.

5. Description of the Services

The Services allow Parents to, among other things: (a) build an athletic development profile for their Athlete, including basic biographical and playing information; (b) record practice results and skill-challenge attempts; (c) receive and review player evaluations from Coaches; (d) search for and connect with Coaches and Clubs that use the Services; and (e) message verified users through the platform. Coaches and Clubs use the Services to, among other things, evaluate and develop the Athletes on their rosters, manage teams and rosters, and post tryout, guest-play, and similar opportunities.

We do not guarantee that use of the Services will result in being recruited, receiving a scholarship offer, making a roster, or achieving any particular athletic or academic outcome. The Services are a tool to facilitate development tracking, visibility, and communication; recruiting and roster decisions are made solely by the relevant coaches, clubs, schools, and athletic programs.

We may add, modify, or discontinue features of the Services at any time, with or without notice.

6. Player Evaluations

The Services allow Coaches and other authorized evaluators to submit evaluations of an Athlete's skills, performance, or development ("Evaluations"). Evaluations are developmental opinions only. They are not guarantees of playing time, roster placement, scholarships, college recruitment, or professional opportunities, and they do not represent an objective or standardized measurement.

Coaches and other evaluators agree to provide Evaluations honestly, in good faith, and without discrimination based on any protected characteristic, and to base Evaluations on the Athlete's actual performance and observed development rather than on unrelated factors.

Evaluation content about a specific Athlete is visible to that Athlete's Parent and to the club staff authorized to work with the Athlete. A coach may also keep private working notes alongside an Evaluation; those notes are visible only to their author — never to the family, and not to other club staff. We do not guarantee that a Parent will be able to identify which individual coach authored a given Evaluation where evaluations are aggregated or anonymized for team-balancing or similar purposes.

A Parent or Athlete who believes an Evaluation is inaccurate, discriminatory, or submitted in bad faith may flag it for review using the process described in our Help Center. We may investigate, and may correct, annotate, or remove an Evaluation, or take action against the evaluator under Section 13, but we are not obligated to arbitrate disagreements about a Coach's good-faith athletic judgment.

We retain Evaluation data as described in Section 19 (Data Retention and Deletion) and in our Privacy Policy.

7. Children's Privacy and Minors' Data

This section supplements our Privacy Policy and applies specifically to information we collect from and about Athletes under 18.

Verifiable Parental Consent. We do not collect personal information from children: Athletes do not register, log in, or use the Services. Information about an Athlete under 13 is provided by the Athlete's Parent from the Parent's own account, and the Parent's consent is collected and recorded at the moment the Athlete's profile is created, consistent with COPPA. A Parent may review the personal information we hold about their child, direct us to delete it, and refuse to permit further collection or use of that information at any time by contacting us using the information in Section 30 or by using the in-app deletion controls described in Section 19.

Information We Collect About Minors. Depending on how the Services are used, an Athlete's profile may include the Athlete's name, date of birth, sex, city-level location, current club, playing information, a photograph, Coach-submitted Evaluations, and practice and skill-challenge results recorded by the Parent. We deliberately do not collect an Athlete's street address, school records, or contact information — an Athlete has no login and cannot be contacted directly through the Services. Parents control what information is visible to Coaches and Clubs, and coach-facing search results structurally conceal an Athlete's last name and photograph until the Parent accepts a connection.

How This Information Is Used and Shared. We use Athlete information to operate the Services, including to generate recruiting and development profiles, to enable authorized users to search for and evaluate Athletes, to communicate with Parents and Athletes about the Services, to power any AI features we may introduce as described in Section 10, and as otherwise described in our Privacy Policy. We do not knowingly sell the personal information of minors. Once a Parent elects to share a profile with a specific Coach or Club, that party's own use of the information is governed by their policies, and we encourage Parents to review those policies before sharing.

No Conditioning on Excess Data. We will not condition an Athlete's participation in an activity on the disclosure of more personal information than is reasonably necessary for that activity.

Parental Controls. Parents may, at any time: review the categories of personal information collected about their Athlete; request correction or deletion of that information; revoke consent and delete the Athlete's profile; and control which parts of an Athlete's profile are visible to other users. Deleting a profile will remove it from active use, subject to any retention required by law or described in our Privacy Policy.

State Minor Privacy Laws. Depending on your state of residence, additional protections may apply to minors' data (for example, restrictions on targeted advertising to minors, or heightened deletion and data minimization rights). We aim to honor applicable state-specific minor privacy protections; see our Privacy Policy for details relevant to your state.

8. User Content

"User Content" means any information, data, video, images, statistics, Evaluations, or other material that a Parent, Coach, or Club posts, uploads, or submits through the Services, including recruiting profiles and highlight videos.

Ownership. You (or, for an Athlete under 18, the Athlete's Parent on the Athlete's behalf) retain ownership of your User Content. By posting User Content, you grant [Company Name] a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free, sublicensable license to host, store, reproduce, display, and distribute that User Content solely for the purposes of operating, promoting, and improving the Services, including making an Athlete's profile visible to authorized users and, where you have not opted out, using de-identified or aggregated content to develop any AI features we may introduce as described in Section 10.

Representations. You represent and warrant that: (a) you (or, for a minor's content, the Parent) have the right to post the User Content and to grant the license above; (b) the User Content is accurate and does not infringe any third party's rights; and (c) the User Content does not violate these Terms, applicable law, or the privacy rights of any other minor depicted in the content (for example, teammates appearing in video footage) without appropriate permission.

Content Involving Other Minors. If User Content includes images, video, or information about a minor other than the posting Athlete (such as a teammate), the person posting is responsible for ensuring they have appropriate permission to do so, consistent with any policies of the relevant team, league, or school.

Moderation. We may, but are not obligated to, review User Content. We may remove or restrict access to any User Content that we believe violates these Terms, is inaccurate, or is otherwise objectionable, and may suspend or terminate accounts that repeatedly post violating content.

We are not responsible for the accuracy of statistics, achievements, or other information that Athletes or Parents self-report in a profile. Coaches and Clubs are responsible for independently verifying any information material to a recruiting or roster decision.

9. Recruiting; Communications With Coaches and Clubs

The Services may allow Parents to share profile and Evaluation information with, and receive messages from, Coaches and Clubs that use the Services. You control, through your account settings, which of these users may view a full profile or contact the Athlete's family, subject to the Parental Controls in Section 7.

Coach and Club affiliation is vouched for by the club community itself, as described in Section 11 (Verification Policy); we do not independently verify any user's stated identity or affiliation, and Parents should exercise judgment before sharing sensitive information or agreeing to any off-platform contact.

No Guarantees. The Services facilitate discovery, evaluation, and communication only. We do not guarantee, and no communication through the Services should be understood as guaranteeing, any roster spot, scholarship offer, athletic award, or recruiting outcome.

You may opt out of promotional communications at any time; you may not be able to opt out of service-related communications necessary to operate your account.

We are not a party to, and are not responsible for, any offer, commitment, communication, or agreement made between an Athlete or Parent and a Coach or Club, whether made through the Services or off-platform.

10. AI Features and Automated Recommendations

The Services do not currently include any AI Features. This section describes the commitments that will apply if and when AI Features are introduced.

The Services may use artificial intelligence or automated tools ("AI Features") to, for example, summarize Evaluations, suggest comparable Athletes to Recruiters, recommend camps or development resources, or highlight trends in an Athlete's performance data over time.

Informational Only. AI Features are informational and developmental aids only. They do not make, and should not be treated as making, any final decision about an Athlete's roster placement, playing time, scholarship eligibility, recruiting status, or any other consequential outcome. Such decisions are made by human Coaches, Clubs, Organizations, schools, or Recruiters.

No Solely-Automated Decisions About Minors. We do not use AI Features to make a decision producing a legal or similarly significant effect concerning a minor Athlete (such as removal from a program) without meaningful human review.

Transparency. Where an AI Feature materially shapes what a user sees — for example, an AI-generated summary of an Athlete's Evaluations, or an AI-ranked list of prospects — we will identify that content as AI-assisted.

Data Use and Opt-Out. AI Features may be trained or personalized using platform data, including de-identified or aggregated Evaluation and performance data. Parents may opt an Athlete's data out of use for AI model training (as distinct from the Athlete's own personalized AI recommendations, which require use of that Athlete's data to function) through account settings or by contacting us.

Accuracy and Bias. We take reasonable steps to test AI Features for accuracy and to reduce bias, including bias based on protected characteristics, but AI-generated content may nonetheless be incomplete or imperfect, and should be treated as a starting point rather than a substitute for a Coach's, Parent's, or Recruiter's own judgment.

11. Verification Policy

We may offer a "Verified" indicator for Coach or Club accounts. Verification is performed by the club community itself, not by us: a club claims its listing and is approved through a process that requires more than one person, and the club's own administrators then activate — vouch for — the coaches and staff who work there. A Verified indicator therefore means only that the relevant club has vouched for the individual's identity or affiliation. [Company Name] retains the ability to audit verification decisions and to revoke a Verified indicator at any time, but is not the party performing the verification.

A Verified indicator is not a background check, a safety certification, a quality endorsement, or a guarantee of the Verified user's future conduct, unless we expressly state otherwise for a specific verification tier (for example, if we separately offer or require a criminal background check for certain Coach roles, that will be disclosed at the time it applies).

We may revoke a Verified indicator at any time, including where we learn the underlying affiliation has ended or was misrepresented. Misrepresenting your identity, credentials, or organizational affiliation to obtain or keep a Verified indicator is a material breach of these Terms and may be reported to the relevant Club, Organization, or Governing Authority.

12. NCAA and Athletic Governing Body Compliance

[Company Name] and the Services are not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by the NCAA, NAIA, NJCAA, any state high school athletic association, or any other collegiate or interscholastic athletics governing body (collectively, "Governing Authorities").

Recruiting is subject to detailed and frequently changing rules set by Governing Authorities, including rules about permissible contact periods, communications with coaches, unofficial and official visits, amateurism, name/image/likeness ("NIL") activity, and the involvement of third parties (including recruiting platforms) in the recruiting process. You (and, for an Athlete under 18, the Athlete's Parent) are solely responsible for knowing and complying with all applicable Governing Authority rules in connection with your use of the Services.

We are not responsible for any eligibility consequence, loss of amateur status, or other outcome resulting from your failure to comply with Governing Authority rules. If we become aware of conduct on the Services that appears to violate Governing Authority rules, we may take action including removing content, suspending accounts, or reporting the conduct to the relevant Governing Authority.

NIL Activity. If the Services facilitate or reference name, image, and likeness opportunities, participation in any such opportunity is between the Athlete (and, if a minor, their Parent) and the third party involved; state NIL laws and Governing Authority rules vary significantly and compliance is the responsibility of the Athlete and Parent. A dedicated NIL Policy may be published separately as this feature develops.

13. Code of Conduct and Community Standards

You agree not to use the Services to: (a) harass, bully, threaten, or discriminate against any person; (b) post false, misleading, or fraudulent athletic, academic, or personal information, including a false Evaluation; (c) impersonate any person or organization, including falsely claiming to be a coach, scout, or school representative; (d) collect or attempt to collect personal information about other users or about Athletes, outside of the intended use of the Services; (e) upload content that is obscene, sexually explicit, or otherwise inappropriate given that the platform centers on minor athletes; or (f) engage in conduct that could reasonably be considered unbecoming of a student-athlete, parent, or coach, including racist, harassing, or criminal conduct, whether occurring on or off the Services.

Community Standards. All users are expected to treat one another with respect, prioritize the safety and wellbeing of minor Athletes above competitive interest, act with integrity in Evaluations and recruiting communications, and engage inclusively regardless of a participant's background, ability level, or identity.

Reporting and Enforcement. Users may report suspected violations through the in-app reporting tool or by contacting us using the information in Section 30. Depending on severity, we may respond with a warning, temporary suspension, permanent termination, removal of content, revocation of a Verified indicator, or referral to law enforcement or a Governing Authority. We reserve broad discretion to act quickly, including without prior notice, where we believe a minor's safety is at risk.

Mandatory-Reporting-Style Escalation. If you become aware of conduct on the Services that may endanger a minor, please report it immediately using the contact information in Section 30. We may report suspected abuse, exploitation, or endangerment of a minor to appropriate law enforcement or child protective authorities as required or permitted by law.

14. Health, Safety, and Assumption of Risk

Participation in athletics, including activities you may learn about, register for, or that may be referenced through the Services (such as camps, combines, or showcases), carries inherent risk, including the risk of physical injury. By using the Services to register for or learn about any such activity, you (and, for an Athlete under 18, the Athlete's Parent, on behalf of themselves and the Athlete) acknowledge and accept these inherent risks.

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, you agree that [Company Name] is not responsible for injuries, losses, or damages arising from athletic activities, camps, showcases, or events that are organized or hosted by a third party, even if discovered or registered for through the Services.

Some jurisdictions limit or do not permit a parent or guardian to waive a minor's own legal claims in advance, including claims for injuries arising from a third party's negligence. Nothing in these Terms is intended to waive any right that cannot, as a matter of law, be waived on a minor's behalf, and nothing in this section limits liability for [Company Name]'s own gross negligence, willful misconduct, or violation of law.

[Company Name] does not itself provide coaching, medical, or athletic training services and makes no representation about the safety or supervision practices of any third-party camp, club, school, or event.

Background Checks. If the Services indicate that a Coach, Club, or Organization has completed a background check, that check was performed by a third-party provider according to that provider's scope and standards; we do not conduct background checks ourselves, do not guarantee the completeness or accuracy of any third-party check, and a completed check is not a representation that a person is safe to be alone with a minor. A dedicated Background Check Policy may be published separately describing our then-current process, if any, in more detail.

15. Intellectual Property

Except for User Content, the Services and all content we provide through them (including our software, design, text, graphics, logos, and trademarks) are owned by [Company Name] or our licensors and are protected by intellectual property laws. Subject to these Terms, we grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to access and use the Services for their intended personal, non-commercial purpose.

"AthletiScout" and our logos are trademarks of [Company Name]. You may not use them without our prior written permission. A dedicated Brand Usage Guidelines document may be published separately for Clubs, Organizations, or media wishing to reference AthletiScout.

If you submit ideas, suggestions, or feedback about the Services, you agree that we may use them without any obligation to compensate you.

16. Copyright Complaints (DMCA)

We respect intellectual property rights and respond to notices of alleged copyright infringement that comply with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act ("DMCA") and similar laws.

Filing a Notice. If you believe User Content available through the Services infringes your copyright, send a written notice to our designated agent (see Section 30) that includes: (a) a physical or electronic signature of the copyright owner or a person authorized to act on their behalf; (b) identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed; (c) identification of the material claimed to be infringing and information reasonably sufficient to let us locate it; (d) your contact information (address, telephone number, and email); (e) a statement that you have a good-faith belief that the use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; and (f) a statement, made under penalty of perjury, that the information in the notice is accurate and that you are authorized to act on the copyright owner's behalf.

Our Response. Upon receiving a compliant notice, we may remove or disable access to the identified material and will make reasonable efforts to notify the user who posted it.

Counter-Notice. A user whose content is removed may submit a counter-notice containing: (a) their physical or electronic signature; (b) identification of the removed material and its prior location; (c) a statement under penalty of perjury that the material was removed by mistake or misidentification; (d) their name, address, and telephone number; and (e) a statement consenting to the jurisdiction of the federal court in their district (or, if outside the U.S., an appropriate jurisdiction) and accepting service from the notifying party. We may restore the material within the timeframe required by law unless the copyright owner files a court action.

Repeat Infringers. We may terminate the accounts of users who are repeat infringers in appropriate circumstances.

17. Fees, Payments, and Subscriptions

The Services are currently offered free of charge. In the future, some features of the Services may require payment of a fee, including recurring subscriptions ("Fees"). Applicable Fees will be disclosed to you before you incur them. By purchasing a subscription, you authorize us (or our payment processor) to charge your designated payment method on a recurring basis until you cancel.

You may cancel a subscription at any time through your account settings or by contacting us; cancellation will take effect at the end of the then-current billing period. Except as required by law, Fees are non-refundable.

We may change our Fees prospectively; we will provide notice of any Fee change before it applies to you.

App Store Purchases. If you subscribe through the Apple App Store or Google Play, your purchase is also subject to that platform's terms, and cancellation may need to be handled through that platform's account settings.

18. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We and our service providers use cookies and similar technologies to operate the Services, remember your preferences, and understand how the Services are used. Our Privacy Policy describes the categories of cookies we use and how to manage your preferences, including any Global Privacy Control or similar opt-out signal we support. A dedicated Cookie Policy with a full cookie inventory may be published separately.

19. Data Retention and Deletion

We retain personal information, including Evaluation and profile data, for as long as needed to provide the Services, to maintain an Athlete's development history across seasons as intended by the Services, and to meet legal, accounting, or safety-related obligations.

When a Parent deletes an Athlete's profile, the profile is immediately removed from active use and the underlying personal information is permanently deleted after a 30-day recovery window, except for narrow records we are permitted or required to retain: consent records are retained in anonymized form (with no name or contact information), and safety reports are retained in de-identified form so that a record of concerning conduct cannot be erased by deleting a profile. Messages exchanged through the Services cannot be deleted by users, because message threads are retained as safeguarding records. A dedicated Data Retention Policy with specific retention schedules by data category may be published separately.

20. Third-Party Links and Services

The Services may contain links to, or integrate with, third-party websites, applications, or services (including video hosting platforms, payment processors, and any age verification service we may adopt as described in Section 2). We do not control and are not responsible for the content, privacy practices, or terms of any third-party service. Your use of any linked third-party service is governed solely by that party's own terms and privacy policy.

21. Disclaimer of Warranties

THE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE," WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICES WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, ERROR-FREE, OR SECURE, OR THAT ANY RECRUITING OUTCOME WILL RESULT FROM YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES.

WE DO NOT ENDORSE, VERIFY, OR GUARANTEE THE ACCURACY OF ANY USER CONTENT OR EVALUATION, INCLUDING SELF-REPORTED ATHLETIC OR ACADEMIC INFORMATION, THE STATED IDENTITY OR AFFILIATION OF ANY USER, OR THE OUTPUT OF ANY AI FEATURE.

SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN WARRANTIES, SO SOME OF THE ABOVE EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

22. Limitation of Liability

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, [COMPANY NAME] WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR ANY LOSS OF DATA, OPPORTUNITY, OR RECRUITING OUTCOME, ARISING FROM OR RELATED TO YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES, EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, OUR TOTAL LIABILITY FOR ANY CLAIM ARISING FROM THESE TERMS OR THE SERVICES WILL NOT EXCEED THE GREATER OF (A) THE AMOUNT YOU PAID US IN THE 12 MONTHS BEFORE THE CLAIM AROSE, OR (B) $100.

SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW CERTAIN LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY, SO SOME OF THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. NOTHING IN THIS SECTION LIMITS LIABILITY THAT CANNOT BE LIMITED AS A MATTER OF LAW.

23. Indemnification

You (and, for an Athlete under 18, the Athlete's Parent, on behalf of themselves and the Athlete) agree to indemnify and hold harmless [Company Name], its officers, employees, and agents from any claims, losses, damages, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising from: (a) your violation of these Terms; (b) your User Content or Evaluations; or (c) your violation of any law or the rights of a third party, except to the extent caused by our own negligence or misconduct.

24. Term, Termination, and Suspension

These Terms remain in effect while you use the Services. You (or, for an Athlete under 18, the Athlete's Parent) may close your account at any time through account settings or by contacting us.

We may suspend or terminate your access to the Services at any time, with or without cause or notice, including for violation of these Terms, suspected fraudulent or unsafe conduct, misrepresentation of role or credentials, or as needed to protect the safety of other users, particularly minors.

Sections that by their nature should survive termination (including Sections 8, 12, 15-16, and 19-28) will survive.

25. Law Enforcement and Legal Requests

We may disclose account or User Content information in response to a valid subpoena, court order, or other lawful request from law enforcement or a government authority, or where we believe in good faith that disclosure is necessary to protect the safety of a minor or any person, prevent fraud, or comply with the law. Where legally permitted, we will attempt to notify the affected user before disclosure. A dedicated Law Enforcement Request Policy describing our process and any required documentation may be published separately.

26. Dispute Resolution; Arbitration Agreement; Class Action Waiver

Informal Resolution. Before filing a claim against [Company Name], you agree to first contact us at the address in Section 30 and attempt to resolve the dispute informally for at least 30 days.

Agreement to Arbitrate. Except for claims for injunctive relief, intellectual property claims, or claims that may be brought in small claims court, you and [Company Name] agree that any dispute arising from these Terms or the Services will be resolved by binding, individual arbitration rather than in court, in accordance with the rules of a recognized arbitration provider (to be designated by [Company Name]). This section is entered into by a Parent, on behalf of themselves and, to the extent permitted by applicable law, on behalf of the Athlete.

Class Action Waiver. YOU AND [COMPANY NAME] AGREE THAT EACH MAY BRING CLAIMS AGAINST THE OTHER ONLY IN AN INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY AND NOT AS A PLAINTIFF OR CLASS MEMBER IN ANY PURPORTED CLASS OR REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDING.

Opt-Out Right. You may opt out of this arbitration agreement by sending written notice to the address in Section 30 within 30 days of first agreeing to these Terms. Opting out of arbitration does not affect any other part of these Terms.

Note on Minors and Arbitration. The enforceability of a pre-dispute arbitration agreement against a minor, or entered into on a minor's behalf by a parent, varies by state and is an evolving area of law. Nothing in this section is intended to override a right that applicable law does not permit to be waived.

27. Governing Law and Venue

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of California, without regard to its conflict-of-law principles. Subject to Section 26, you and [Company Name] agree to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located in Sacramento County, California for any dispute not subject to arbitration.

28. Changes to These Terms; General Provisions

We may update these Terms from time to time. If we make material changes, we will provide notice (such as by email to the Parent on file or a notice within the Services) before the changes take effect. Continued use of the Services after changes take effect constitutes acceptance of the updated Terms.

Severability. If any provision of these Terms is found unenforceable, the remaining provisions will remain in full force and effect.

No Waiver. Our failure to enforce any provision of these Terms is not a waiver of our right to do so later.

Assignment. You may not assign these Terms without our consent. We may assign these Terms in connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets.

Entire Agreement. These Terms, together with our Privacy Policy and any other referenced policies, constitute the entire agreement between you and [Company Name] regarding the Services.

29. Roadmap: Related and Future Policies

This Terms document is designed to work alongside a Privacy Policy (now drafted as a companion document — see the file delivered with this draft). As the platform grows, the italicized cross-references throughout these Terms point to policies we anticipate publishing separately rather than as standalone one-paragraph documents, so that each can receive real, specific drafting attention rather than being force-fit into this Terms document: a full Cookie Policy with a cookie-by-cookie inventory (Section 18), a Data Retention Schedule with per-category timeframes (Section 19), a Law Enforcement Request Policy (Section 25), Brand Usage Guidelines (Section 15), a Background Check Policy (Section 14), and an NIL Policy (Section 12) once that feature is scoped.

Two items from the original roadmap discussion are deliberately not drafted as separate one-off documents here: a Trust & Safety Manual and Moderator Handbook. Those are internal operating documents for your team (how moderators triage reports, escalation SLAs, tooling) rather than user-facing legal terms, and are best built once you've defined your actual moderation workflow and staffing — drafting them now would mean inventing procedures your team doesn't yet follow. Happy to help build those once that operational picture exists.

App Store compliance documentation (Apple App Store Review Guidelines and Google Play Developer Policy compliance, including their specific requirements for apps directed at children) is also not a legal document per se — it's a compliance checklist against each platform's current, frequently-updated rules. I can help build that checklist against the current guidelines when you're ready to submit for review, since it needs to reflect whichever rules are live at submission time.

30. Contact Us

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