1. Acceptance of Terms
By accessing or using Sports Event Zone (“Service”), you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service (“Terms”). If you disagree with any part of these terms, then you may not access the Service.
These Terms apply to all visitors, users, and others who access or use the Service, including but not limited to users who are subscribers to our paid services.
We reserve the right to update and change these Terms from time to time without notice. Any new features that augment or enhance the current Service will be subject to the Terms. Continued use of the Service after any such changes constitutes your consent to such changes.
2. Service Description
Sports Event Zone is a tournament discovery platform that helps coaches and families find and track youth sports events. Our services include:
- Tournament and event discovery and search
- Event subscription and notification features
- Team management and registration tools
- Local resources directory for traveling families
- Special offers from local businesses
The Service allows users to browse events, subscribe to tournaments of interest, receive notifications about updates, and access local business information in tournament areas.
We offer both free and paid subscription tiers with different usage limits and feature access. The availability of specific features may vary by subscription tier.
3. Account Registration and Security
To access certain features of the Service, you must register for an account. You agree to:
- Provide accurate, current, and complete information during registration
- Maintain the security of your password and account
- Notify us immediately of any breach of security or unauthorized use
- Accept responsibility for all activities that occur under your account
- Be at least 13 years of age (or the minimum age in your jurisdiction)
We reserve the right to refuse service, terminate accounts, or cancel subscriptions at our sole discretion, particularly for violations of these Terms.
4. Subscription and Billing
4.1 Subscription Tiers
We offer the following subscription tiers:
- Free Tier: Basic access to browse events and subscribe to a limited number of tournaments
- Pro Tier: Expanded event subscriptions, team saving features, and access to special offers
- Club Tier: Unlimited event subscriptions, CSV team import, and priority support for club directors
4.2 Billing and Payment Terms
Paid subscriptions are billed on a recurring basis (monthly or annually, as selected). By subscribing, you authorize us to charge your payment method for the subscription fee, applicable taxes, and any additional usage fees.
4.3 Automatic Renewal
Your subscription will automatically renew for successive periods unless you cancel before the end of the current billing period.
4.4 Cancellation and Refunds
You may cancel your subscription at any time through your account settings. Subscription fees are generally non-refundable except in cases of service outages or billing errors.
5. Payment Processing
All payments are processed securely through Polar.sh, Inc. ("Polar"). Polar acts as our Merchant of Record, handling all payment processing, tax compliance, and billing on our behalf. By providing payment information, you:
- Represent that you are authorized to use the payment method
- Authorize Polar to charge all fees incurred by your account
- Agree to Polar’s terms of service and privacy policy
- Acknowledge that we do not store your full payment information
If your payment fails, we may suspend your access to paid features until payment is resolved. You remain responsible for any uncollected amounts.
We reserve the right to change our pricing with 30 days’ notice. Price changes will not affect existing subscriptions until their next renewal date.
6. Acceptable Use
You agree not to use the Service to:
- Post illegal, harmful, threatening, abusive, or defamatory content
- Impersonate any person or entity or misrepresent your affiliation
- Violate any applicable local, state, national, or international law
- Attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Service or other users’ accounts
- Distribute spam, malware, or other malicious content
- Use the Service for any commercial purpose without our written consent
- Reverse engineer, decompile, or disassemble any part of the Service
- Post content that infringes on intellectual property rights
- Use the Service to compete with us or develop competing services
We reserve the right to monitor usage and suspend or terminate accounts that violate these guidelines.
7. User Content and Data
You retain ownership of any content you input into the Service ("User Content"). By using the Service, you grant us:
- A license to process your content to provide the Service
- The right to store your saved teams and event subscriptions
- Permission to use aggregated, anonymized data for service improvement
You are responsible for your User Content and must ensure you have all necessary rights to submit it. We are not responsible for the accuracy, quality, or legality of User Content.
8. Intellectual Property Rights
The Service and its original content, features, and functionality are owned by Sports Event Zone and are protected by international copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, and other intellectual property laws.
You may not copy, modify, distribute, sell, or lease any part of our Service or included software, nor may you reverse engineer or attempt to extract the source code of that software.
All trademarks, service marks, and logos used in connection with the Service are the property of their respective owners.
9. Privacy and Data Protection
Your privacy is important to us. Our Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your information when you use our Service.
By using the Service, you consent to our collection and use of personal information as outlined in our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated into these Terms by reference.
We implement appropriate security measures to protect your personal information, but cannot guarantee absolute security of data transmitted over the internet.
10. Termination
We may terminate or suspend your account and access to the Service immediately, without prior notice or liability, for any reason, including breach of these Terms.
Upon termination:
- Your right to use the Service will cease immediately
- We may delete your account and data after 30 days
- You remain liable for all charges incurred prior to termination
- Provisions that should survive termination will remain in effect
You may terminate your account at any time by contacting us or using account deletion features in the Service.
🛡️ This service complies with GDPR and CCPA privacy regulations. See our Privacy Policy for details. 11. Disclaimers
The Service is provided on an "AS IS" and "AS AVAILABLE" basis. We expressly disclaim all warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, including but not limited to:
- Implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose
- Non-infringement of third-party rights
- Accuracy, reliability, or availability of the Service
- Security of data or communications
Event information displayed on our platform is sourced from tournament organizers and may contain errors or become outdated. You should verify important information directly with tournament organizers before making travel or registration decisions.
We do not warrant that the Service will meet your requirements or be available on an uninterrupted, secure, or error-free basis.
12. Third-Party Special Offers
Special Offers displayed on our platform are provided by third-party local businesses, not by Sports Event Zone. We do not verify, guarantee, or endorse these offers. Offers may change, expire, or be discontinued at any time without notice to us.
Before relying on any Special Offer, we strongly recommend contacting the business directly to confirm availability, terms, and conditions. Sports Event Zone is not responsible for any Special Offer that is modified, expired, unavailable, or not honored by the business.
If you encounter a Special Offer that was not honored or appears to be inaccurate, please report it to us at support@sportsevent.zone so we can review and, if appropriate, remove the listing from our directory. We appreciate your help in maintaining the quality of our platform.
13. Limitation of Liability
To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, in no event shall Sports Event Zone be liable for any indirect, punitive, incidental, special, consequential, or exemplary damages, including without limitation damages for loss of profits, goodwill, use, data, or other intangible losses.
Our total liability to you for all damages, losses, and causes of action (whether in contract, tort, or otherwise) will not exceed the amount paid by you, if any, for accessing the Service during the twelve (12) months immediately preceding the date of the claim.
Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of certain warranties or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages, so these limitations may not apply to you.
14. Indemnification
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Sports Event Zone and its officers, directors, employees, and agents from and against any and all claims, damages, obligations, losses, liabilities, costs, and expenses (including attorney’s fees) arising from:
- Your use of and access to the Service
- Your violation of any term of these Terms
- Your violation of any third-party right, including intellectual property rights
- Any claim that your User Content caused damage to a third party
15. Governing Law and Dispute Resolution
These Terms shall be interpreted and governed by the laws of the Province of Alberta, Canada, without regard to its conflict of law provisions. Any disputes arising from these Terms or your use of the Service will be resolved through binding arbitration in accordance with the Arbitration Act of Alberta.
You and Sports Event Zone agree that any dispute resolution proceedings will be conducted only on an individual basis and not in a class, consolidated, or representative action.
If for any reason a court of competent jurisdiction finds that this arbitration provision is unenforceable, then the dispute will be resolved in the courts located in the Province of Alberta, Canada.
These Terms of Service are effective as of 2025-12-29 and will remain in effect except with respect to any changes in their provisions in the future, which will be in effect immediately after being posted on this page.