1. Overview of the Service

Sports Index is a digital presence platform for athletes, teams, and sports organizations. We give sports entities a professional, owned page with automated stats, social media, news, and media aggregation. Users can create, curate, and publish structured content including:

• Collections (3-column grid-based layouts with blocks for text, media, data, and embeds)
• Timelines (ordered, date-based sequences of content around a theme or narrative)
• Topic pages (community-driven pages aggregating content by subject such as a player, team, league, or event)
• Creator portfolios (personal profile pages showcasing a user's body of work)
• Data visualizations (charts, tables, and statistical displays)
• Third-party embeds (content from platforms such as X/Twitter, YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, and others)
• Media uploads (images, videos, and other files)

You understand that content you publish on Sports Index is public by default.

2. Eligibility

To use Sports Index, you must:

• Be at least 13 years old (COPPA compliant)
• Be a U.S. resident
• Have legal capacity to enter a binding agreement

Accounts may be removed for violations.

3. Account Registration

You must create an account using:

• Email
• Username
• Password

You are responsible for maintaining account security.

You agree not to:

• Impersonate others
• Use misleading usernames
• Share account access
• Attempt unauthorized access

4. User-Generated Content ("UGC")

"Content" includes collections, timelines, topic page contributions, text, data, images, videos, media uploads, and any other materials you create or upload to the Service.

4.1 You Own Your Content

You retain ownership of the content you create.

4.2 License You Grant to Sports Index

By posting content, you grant Sports Index LLC a worldwide, nonexclusive, royalty-free, sublicensable, transferable license to:

• Host, store, reproduce, modify (e.g., for formatting, thumbnail generation, or responsive display)
• Display, communicate, publish
• Distribute through our platform
• Create and display derivative works only for platform functionality (e.g., content previews, featured cards, topic page aggregation, search indexing, and semantic embeddings)

This license ends when you delete the content except:

• Content contributed to topic pages or tagged by other users may persist in those contexts
• Derivative or forked content created by others may persist
• Backups and archival copies may persist for a reasonable time

4.3 Prohibited Content

You may not upload:

• Copyrighted content without permission
• Defamatory, abusive, or hateful content
• Pornographic or exploitative material
• Malware or harmful code
• False data intended to manipulate rankings, topic pages, or platform systems

4.4 Media Upload Requirements

Any media uploaded must:

• Be owned by you or properly licensed
• Not include logos or materials you do not have rights to (important for sports team logos and branding)
• Not violate publicity rights (athletes' image and likeness rights)

5. Platform Features

5.1 Collections

Sports Index provides a collection editor with a 3-column grid layout system and a library of block types (text, media, embeds, data visualizations, and more). Users acknowledge that collections may be publicly displayed, featured on topic pages, or included in discovery feeds.

5.2 Topic Pages and Tagging

Sports Index allows users to create and contribute to topic pages organized by subject (player, team, league, event, sport, etc.). Content is associated with topics through a tagging system. You acknowledge that:

• Topic pages aggregate content from multiple contributors
• Tags you apply to content may be visible to other users
• Topic pages may be claimed and curated by verified entities (athletes, teams, leagues)
• Content you tag to a topic page may remain on that page even if you delete your account, provided other users have also tagged it

5.3 Creator Portfolios and Athlete Profiles

Users may maintain a portfolio page showcasing their content. Athletes and other entities may claim topic pages as their primary public profile. Verified claims grant additional editorial control over a topic page.

5.4 Timelines

Timelines are curated, ordered sequences of content. Timelines may include date metadata, captions, and content from multiple sources.

5.5 Data and Datasets

Users may create and publish datasets, data tables, charts, and statistical visualizations. You represent that any data you upload is accurate to the best of your knowledge and does not violate any third-party rights.

5.6 Rankings and Discovery

Sports Index may display leaderboards, trending content, featured collections, and contributor rankings. These systems may change at any time.

5.7 Third-Party Embeds

Sports Index allows embedding content from third-party platforms (e.g., X/Twitter, YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, ESPN, Substack). When you embed or interact with third-party content:

• That content remains subject to the third party's terms of service
• We do not control third-party content availability; embeds may become unavailable if the original content is removed
• Third parties may collect data according to their privacy policies when their embeds load

5.8 Library and Bookmarks

Users may save content to a personal library and bookmark items for reference. Library organization and bookmarks are private unless you choose to make portions of your library public through your portfolio.

6. Subscriptions and Payments

Sports Index offers tiered subscription plans:

• Free tier: Create timelines, tag content, build topic pages, and use core platform features
• Creator tier: Enhanced portfolio features, custom branding, and analytics
• Team/League tier: Admin controls, verified status, priority support, and advanced organizational tools

6.1 Billing

Payments are handled by a third-party processor (e.g., Stripe). We do not store full credit card information.

6.2 Refunds

All subscription purchases are non-refundable, except where required by law.

6.3 Price Changes

Subscription prices may change with notice.

7. Content Moderation

Sports Index may:

• Remove or restrict content
• Suspend or terminate accounts
• Limit visibility of content
• Enforce tagging and metadata integrity rules
• Revoke topic page claims

We may remove content for any reason, including legal compliance.

8. Acceptable Use Policy

You agree not to:

• Scrape data or reverse-engineer systems
• Use automated posting or tagging tools without authorization
• Upload harmful software
• Interfere with platform operations
• Manipulate topic pages, tag associations, or discovery rankings
• Abuse the topic claiming system or falsely claim affiliation with athletes, teams, or leagues
• Engage in harassment, including sports-related hostility

9. Intellectual Property Rights

All platform code, design, layout, patents, trademarks, and methods (including the collection editor, block system, tag scoring engine, and topic page infrastructure) are the proprietary property of Sports Index LLC.

Users may not:

• Copy or replicate platform functionality
• Clone collection or topic page structures
• Reproduce proprietary features

10. DMCA Compliance

Sports Index respects intellectual property rights. If you believe your copyrighted work has been infringed, submit a written notice to our designated DMCA agent with:

• Your physical or electronic signature
• Identification of the copyrighted work
• Identification of the infringing material and its location
• Your contact information
• A statement of good faith belief
• A statement under penalty of perjury that the information is accurate

DMCA Agent

Sports Index LLC
Attn: DMCA Agent
Email: ben@sportsindex.io

Counter-notices may be filed following the same process. Repeat infringers may have their accounts terminated.

11. Disclaimers

Sports Index provides the service "as-is" with no warranties.

We do not guarantee:

• Accuracy of user-generated data, statistics, or third-party embedded content
• Availability or uptime
• Continued availability of third-party embeds
• Any particular ranking, discovery placement, or exposure

12. Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law:

• Sports Index LLC is not liable for damages arising from use of the service.
• Our maximum liability is $100 or the amount you paid in the past 12 months, whichever is greater.

13. Termination

We may suspend or terminate your account for:

• Policy violations
• Legal requests
• Security concerns
• Inactivity

14. Governing Law and Arbitration

These Terms are governed by North Carolina law.

All disputes must be resolved by binding arbitration on an individual basis. No class actions allowed.

15. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Sports Index LLC, its officers, directors, employees, and agents from any claims, damages, losses, or expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising from:

• Your use of the Service
• Your content or user-generated materials
• Your violation of these Terms
• Your violation of any third-party rights

16. Changes to Terms

We may modify these Terms at any time. Continued use constitutes acceptance.

17. Contact Information

For questions about these Terms, contact us at:

• Email: ben@sportsindex.io
• X (Twitter): @sportsindexapp