Terms and conditions

Welcome to our website. If you continue to browse and use this website you are agreeing to comply with and be bound by the following terms and conditions of use, which together with our privacy policy govern Bracket Beast's relationship with you in relation to this website.

The term 'Bracket Beast' or 'us' or 'we' refers to the owner of the website.

The use of this website is subject to the following terms of use:

• The content of the pages of this website is for your general information and use only. It is subject to change without notice.
• Neither we nor any third parties provide any warranty or guarantee as to the accuracy, timeliness, performance, completeness or suitability of the information and materials found or offered on this website for any particular purpose. You acknowledge that such information and materials may contain inaccuracies or errors and we expressly exclude liability for any such inaccuracies or errors to the fullest extent permitted by law.
• Your use of any information or materials on this website is entirely at your own risk, for which we shall not be liable. It shall be your own responsibility to ensure that any products, services or information available through this website meet your specific requirements.
• This website contains material which is owned by or licensed to us. This material includes, but is not limited to, the design, layout, look, appearance and graphics. Reproduction is prohibited other than in accordance with the copyright notice, which forms part of these terms and conditions.
• All trade marks reproduced in this website which are not the property of, or licensed to, the operator are acknowledged on the website.
• Unauthorised use of this website may give rise to a claim for damages and/or be a criminal offence.
• From time to time this website may also include links to other websites. These links are provided for your convenience to provide further information. They do not signify that we endorse the website(s). We have no responsibility for the content of the linked website(s).
• You may not create a link to this website from another website or document without Bracket Beast's prior written consent.

User Content

Bracket Beast receives the ownership to all original User Content you submit to the Site. By transmitting or submitting User Content to the Site, you hereby grant Bracket Beast, its Affiliates and sublicensees: (a) a non-exclusive, irrevocable, royalty-free, perpetual and fully sublicensable and transferable right to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, translate, distribute, publish, create derivative works from and publicly display and perform such User Content in any media, now known or hereafter devised; and (b) the right to use the name, identifier, or any portion thereof, submitted in connection with such User Content, if they so choose. Please note that Bracket Beast and its Affiliates, as a policy, do not actively edit User Content. We either leave the User Content posted as is or take it down entirely. However, in some situations, certain modifications may occur without our active participation, such as due to our obscenity filtering software, which may automatically change profane language to characters such as '@#!%'. For purposes of the User Agreement, "Affiliate" means any person, partnership, joint venture, corporation or other form of enterprise, domestic or foreign, including but not limited to subsidiaries, that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with Bracket Beast.

You acknowledge and agree that you will not post on the Site any content for which you do not have the clear right to do so and to grant the rights granted above. You may generally publish a link to such content on the Site, provided that such link does not otherwise violate any third party agreements or rights. [Please note that content licensed under a Creative Commons license may not be posted on the Site because such licenses do not permit you to grant the necessary rights and may not be applicable to such use in some cases. Therefore, such content may only be seeded to the Site.] You further acknowledge and agree that you are solely responsible and liable for any content that you post or seed on the Site and for any infringement or other liability that may result.

You represent and warrant that (i) all User Content is either wholly original to you, or all third party rights therein have been fully cleared for use as contemplated by this Agreement, and that you have the right to grant the rights granted herein without violating the rights of any third party; (ii) the User Content and the posting thereof on the Site does and will not, in any way, violate or breach any of the terms of this Agreement or the Conduct Policy or violate or infringe upon the rights of any third party, and (iii) Bracket Beast shall not in any circumstance be required to pay or incur any sums to any person or entity as a result of its use or exploitation of the User Content unless otherwise agreed by Bracket Beast.

Without limiting the foregoing, Bracket Beast and its Affiliates reserve the right to use the User Content as it deems appropriate, including, without limitation, deleting, rejecting, or refusing to post it. Your submission of User Content is subject to the terms our Conduct Policy. Bracket Beast and its Affiliates may, but are under no obligation to, offer you any payment for User Content that you submit or the opportunity to edit, delete or otherwise modify User Content once it has been submitted to Bracket Beast. Bracket Beast and its Affiliates shall not be obligated to enforce any form of attribution by third parties and shall not be responsible for any third party use of User Content.

If it is determined that you possess any moral rights (including rights of attribution or integrity) in the User Content, you hereby declare that (a) you have no objection to the publication, use, modification, or deletion and exploitation of the User Content by Bracket Beast or its Affiliates, licensees, successors and assigns; (b) you forever waive and agree not to claim or assert any entitlement to any and all moral rights of an author in any of the User Content; and (c) you forever release Bracket Beast, and its Affiliates, licensees, successors and assigns, from any claims that you could otherwise assert against Bracket Beast by virtue of any such moral rights.

Bracket Beast is for collaborative discovery and discussion of sports, not self-promotion. You agree not to post to the Site any links or other User Content which is intended to or may result in any monetary compensation or other benefit to you, including without limitation any affiliate links. In addition, while posting full articles which also appear on your blog is acceptable, you agree not to seed your own blog or other content created by you.

General Terms; Repeater Infringer Policy

We reserve the right, without notice and in our sole discretion, to terminate your account and your license to use the Site and to block or prevent future access to and use of the Site. Without limiting the foregoing, and in accordance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), it is Bracket Beast's policy to terminate, in appropriate circumstances as determined in our sole discretion, subscribers or account holders who we determine are repeat infringers. If any provision of this User Agreement shall be deemed unlawful, void, or for any reason unenforceable, then that provision shall be deemed severable from this User Agreement and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions. The following provisions will survive any termination of this User Agreement: "User Content", "Your Liability", "Trademarks", "No Warranties", "Limited Liability", "Applicable Law and Venue", and "General Terms".