Terms of Use - FootballStatus
These Terms of Use govern your access to and use of FootballStatus, including account features, sports data content, and advertising-supported services.
Summary
These Terms explain what you can expect from FootballStatus and what we expect from you when using the service.
What this means
- You must use FootballStatus lawfully and follow these Terms.
- Sports scores, fixtures, and statistics may be delayed, incomplete, or inaccurate.
- The service includes third-party technology and ads, including Google AdSense.
Key user responsibilities
- Keep your account credentials secure and do not share your login.
- Do not scrape, automate abuse, reverse engineer, or interfere with the service.
- If you do not agree with these Terms, do not use FootballStatus.
Acceptance of Terms
By accessing or using FootballStatus, you agree to these Terms of Use and our Privacy Policy at www.footballstatus.com/policy.
If you do not agree with these Terms, you must stop using the service.
These Terms apply to all users, including visitors and registered account holders.
Eligibility and Age Requirement
FootballStatus is intended for users who can legally accept binding terms under applicable law.
If you are under the age of legal majority in your jurisdiction, you may use the service only with valid parent or guardian consent.
The service is not directed to children.
Account Registration and Security
If you create an account, you must provide accurate and current information.
- You are responsible for all activity under your account credentials.
- You must keep your email/password confidential and must not share account access.
- You must promptly notify us if you suspect unauthorized access or account compromise.
Passwords are processed by our authentication provider using secure hashing mechanisms and are not stored in plain text by us.
Permitted Use and Acceptable Use Policy
You may use FootballStatus only for lawful purposes and in accordance with these Terms.
You must not:
- abuse, harass, or disrupt other users or service operations;
- scrape, crawl, or collect data using bots or automation without explicit written permission;
- reverse engineer, decompile, or attempt to extract source code or proprietary logic;
- interfere with security controls, rate limits, or infrastructure safeguards;
- circumvent authentication, authorization, or other access restrictions;
- use the service in violation of applicable law, regulation, or third-party rights.
Sports Data Disclaimer
FootballStatus relies on third-party sports data providers, including API-Football.
Match scores, fixtures, statistics, lineups, and events may be delayed, incomplete, unavailable, or inaccurate.
We are not responsible for upstream provider outages, latency, feed errors, or missing events.
Advertising and Third-Party Services
FootballStatus displays advertising, including Google AdSense placements.
- Third-party ads and links may direct you to external websites or services.
- We do not control and are not responsible for third-party content, practices, or availability.
- Your interactions with third parties are subject to their own terms and privacy policies.
Intellectual Property
FootballStatus and its branding, interface design, text, compilations, software, and database structure are owned by us or our licensors and protected by applicable intellectual property laws.
Limited license: you may use the service for personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable use, subject to these Terms.
You may not copy, redistribute, commercialize, or create derivative works from protected elements except as permitted by law or with prior written authorization.
User Content
No user-generated content features are available at this time.
If user-generated features are introduced in the future, additional rules may apply and be published with an updated version of these Terms.
Termination and Suspension
We may suspend or terminate access to all or part of the service if we reasonably believe you violated these Terms, created security risks, or where required by law.
You may stop using FootballStatus at any time and request account deletion. Data handling after deletion requests is governed by our Privacy Policy at /policy.
Changes to the Service and Terms
We may modify, suspend, or discontinue features of FootballStatus at any time, including data coverage, integrations, and account functionality.
We may update these Terms from time to time. The updated date shown above indicates the latest revision.
Continued use of the service after updates means you accept the revised Terms.
Warranty Disclaimer and Limitation of Liability
FootballStatus is provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis without warranties of uninterrupted operation, accuracy, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement to the extent permitted by law.
To the maximum extent permitted by law, we are not liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, including loss of data, opportunity, or profits arising from service use or inability to use the service.
If liability cannot be excluded, our total aggregate liability for claims related to the service will not exceed the amount you paid us for the service in the twelve (12) months before the event giving rise to the claim. If you did not pay for the service, this amount is zero.
Indemnity
You agree to indemnify and hold FootballStatus harmless, within reasonable limits, from third-party claims, liabilities, losses, and expenses arising from your misuse of the service or violation of these Terms or applicable law.
Governing Law and Jurisdiction
These Terms are governed by the laws of Brazil, excluding conflict-of-laws rules.
You agree that courts located in São Paulo, Brazil, will have jurisdiction for disputes arising out of or related to these Terms, subject to mandatory consumer law provisions.