Terms of service
1. Who we are
Sportico (“Sportico”, “we”, “us”) is operated by [Company name], a company registered in [England and Wales?] under company number [Company number], with its registered office at [Registered address]. You can contact us at [Contact email].
2. What these terms cover
These terms apply to everyone who uses Sportico: clubs that subscribe (“Clubs”), the people who run them (owners, admins, staff and coaches), and members, players and parents who use a Club's pages or pay fees through Sportico. By creating an account you agree to these terms.
3. Accounts
- You must give accurate details and keep your password secure. You are responsible for activity on your account.
- The person who registers a Club confirms they are authorised to act for that Club.
- Accounts for children: [minimum age / parental consent wording].
4. Club subscriptions
- New Clubs get a free trial of 7 days. After the trial a paid plan is needed to keep using the club tools.
- Plans, prices and billing periods are shown on the billing page when you subscribe. Subscriptions are billed in advance through Stripe and renew automatically until cancelled.
- You can cancel at any time; cancellation takes effect at the end of the current billing period. [Refund policy].
- Early-bird pricing: [confirm the exact early-bird terms (who qualifies, how long the price lasts)].
5. Member payments
- Clubs collect membership fees through their own Stripe account, connected to Sportico. The Club is the seller and is responsible for its fees, refunds and members.
- Sportico charges a platform fee of 0.5% on each member payment, in addition to Stripe's own processing fees (see Stripe's pricing).
- Card payments are processed by Stripe. Sportico does not store full card details. Stripe's own terms also apply.
6. Your content
Clubs own the content they add (news, fixtures, photos, sponsor logos and member information) and grant us the rights we need to host and display it to provide the service. You must have permission to upload what you add, including photos of people and children. [Content and safeguarding wording].
7. Acceptable use
Don't misuse Sportico: no unlawful, harmful or abusive content, no attempts to break or overload the service, and no access to accounts or data that aren't yours.
8. Availability and changes
We work to keep Sportico running but can't promise it will always be available or error-free. We may change features or these terms; we'll give notice of material changes by [notice method].
9. Liability
[Limitation of liability wording, to be drafted by a legal adviser]
10. Ending your account
You can close your account at any time by contacting [Contact email]. We may suspend accounts that break these terms. [Data export / deletion on closure].
11. Law
These terms are governed by the law of [England and Wales?].
See also our privacy policy and cookie policy.