Terms of Service

Last updated: November 15, 2025

Welcome to Pickleball365 ("we," "our," or "us"). These Terms of Service ("Terms") govern your use of our website and services located at pickleball365.org (the "Service") operated by Pickleball365.

1. Acceptance of Terms

By accessing and using Pickleball365, you accept and agree to be bound by the terms and provisions of this agreement. If you disagree with any part of these terms, then you may not access the Service.

2. User Account

To access certain features of the Service, you must create an account. Account types include:

  • Player Accounts: For individual pickleball players
  • Club Accounts: For pickleball club owners and administrators

By creating an account, you agree to:

  • Provide accurate, current, and complete information during registration
  • Maintain and promptly update your account information
  • Maintain the security and confidentiality of your password
  • Accept all responsibility for activities that occur under your account
  • Notify us immediately of any unauthorized use of your account

3. Club Owner Responsibilities

If you are a club owner using our Service, you additionally agree to:

  • Provide accurate information about your club, facilities, and events
  • Comply with all applicable local, state, and federal laws regarding your events
  • Maintain appropriate insurance coverage for your club and events
  • Handle participant registration and communication professionally
  • Ensure event information is current and accurate
  • Respond promptly to participant inquiries and concerns

4. Event Management and Registration

When using our event management features:

  • Event information must be accurate and complete
  • Cancellation and refund policies must be clearly stated
  • Registration limits and waitlist procedures must be honored
  • You are responsible for managing participant communication
  • Changes to published events must be communicated to participants promptly

5. DUPR Integration

Our Service integrates with DUPR services. By using DUPR integration features:

  • You agree to comply with DUPR's terms of service and privacy policy
  • Match results submitted through our platform may be transmitted to DUPR
  • You consent to the sharing of relevant match data with DUPR
  • DUPR ratings and data are subject to DUPR's policies and procedures

6. Prohibited Use

You may not use our Service to:

  • Violate any local, state, national, or international law or regulation
  • Transmit or procure the sending of advertising or promotional material without permission
  • Impersonate or attempt to impersonate another person or entity
  • Engage in any conduct that restricts or inhibits anyone's use of the Service
  • Use the Service in any manner that could disable, overburden, or impair the Service
  • Use any automated system to access the Service
  • Attempt to gain unauthorized access to any part of the Service
  • Upload or transmit viruses or any other malicious code
  • Collect or harvest any personally identifiable information from the Service
  • Modify, copy, or reverse engineer any software contained on Pickleball365
  • Remove any copyright or other proprietary notations from the materials

7. Content and Intellectual Property

The Service and its original content, features, and functionality are owned by Pickleball365 and are protected by international copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, and other intellectual property laws.

You retain rights to any content you submit, post, or display on the Service. By submitting content, you grant us a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use, reproduce, and distribute such content on and through the Service. You also grant us the right to use your name and likeness in connection with such content.

8. Privacy and Data Protection

Your privacy is important to us. Please review our Privacy Policy, which also governs your use of the Service, to understand our practices regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of your information.

9. Disclaimers and Limitation of Liability

The Service is provided "as is" and "as available" without any warranties of any kind. We do not warrant that:

  • The Service will be available at all times or without interruption
  • The Service will be error-free or that defects will be corrected
  • The results obtained from the Service will be accurate or reliable

In no event shall Pickleball365 or its suppliers be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, including without limitation, loss of profits, data, use, goodwill, or other intangible losses, arising out of or relating to your use of the Service, even if Pickleball365 or a Pickleball365 authorized representative has been notified orally or in writing of the possibility of such damage. Because some jurisdictions do not allow limitations on implied warranties, or limitations of liability for consequential or incidental damages, these limitations may not apply to you.

10. Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Pickleball365 from and against any claims, damages, obligations, losses, liabilities, costs, or expenses (including but not limited to attorney's fees) arising from: (i) your use of the Service; (ii) your violation of these Terms; (iii) your violation of any third party right, including without limitation any copyright, property, or privacy right; or (iv) any claim that your content caused damage to a third party.

11. Termination

We may terminate or suspend your account and bar access to the Service immediately, without prior notice or liability, under our sole discretion, for any reason whatsoever, including without limitation a breach of the Terms.

You may terminate your account at any time by contacting us. Upon termination, your right to use the Service will cease immediately.

12. Dispute Resolution

These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Maryland, United States, without regard to its conflict of law provisions. Any dispute arising under these Terms shall be resolved exclusively in the state and federal courts located in Maryland. You irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts.

13. General Provisions

These Terms constitute the entire agreement between you and Pickleball365 regarding the Service. Our failure to exercise any right or provision of these Terms will not constitute a waiver of such right or provision.

We reserve the right to modify these Terms at any time. If we make material changes, we will notify you by email or through the Service. Your continued use of the Service after such modification constitutes your acknowledgment of the modified Terms and agreement to abide and be bound by the modified Terms.

If any provision of these Terms is held to be invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions will remain in full force and effect. You may not assign or transfer these Terms or your rights hereunder without our prior written consent.

14. Contact Information

If you have any questions about these Terms of Service, please contact us at info@pickleball365.org