Terms of Service

These Terms of Service constitute a legally binding agreement made between you, whether personally or on behalf of an entity ("you") and Beach Volleyball Community Network Incorporated ("we," "us" or "our"), concerning your access to and use of the BVCN website as well as any other media form, media channel, mobile website or mobile application related, linked, or otherwise connected thereto (collectively, the "Site").

You agree that by accessing the Site, you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by all of these Terms of Service. If you do not agree with all of these Terms of Service, then you are expressly prohibited from using the Site and you must discontinue use immediately.

Unless otherwise indicated, the Site is our proprietary property and all source code, databases, functionality, software, website designs, audio, video, text, photographs, and graphics on the Site (collectively, the "Content") and the trademarks, service marks, and logos contained therein (the "Marks") are owned or controlled by us or licensed to us, and are protected by copyright and trademark laws and various other intellectual property rights and unfair competition laws of the United States, foreign jurisdictions, and international conventions.

By using the Site, you represent and warrant that: (1) all registration information you submit will be true, accurate, current, and complete; (2) you will maintain the accuracy of such information and promptly update such registration information as necessary; (3) you have the legal capacity and you agree to comply with these Terms of Service; (4) you are not a minor in the jurisdiction in which you reside; (5) you will not access the Site through automated or non-human means, whether through a bot, script or otherwise; (6) you will not use the Site for any illegal or unauthorized purpose; and (7) your use of the Site will not violate any applicable law or regulation.

You may be required to register with the Site. You agree to keep your password confidential and will be responsible for all use of your account and password. We reserve the right to remove, reclaim, or change a username you select if we determine, in our sole discretion, that such username is inappropriate, obscene, or otherwise objectionable.

BVCN provides a platform for organizing and participating in volleyball events. We do not guarantee the accuracy of event details provided by organizers. Participants are responsible for their own safety and conduct during events. Organizers are responsible for maintaining fair play and adhering to the platform's standards.

Participation in physical activities involves inherent risks. By using the platform to join events, you acknowledge and assume these risks. BVCN is not liable for any injuries or damages sustained during events organized through the platform.

You may not access or use the Site for any purpose other than that for which we make the Site available. The Site may not be used in connection with any commercial endeavors except those that are specifically endorsed or approved by us.

Automated access and data collection. Without limiting the above, you agree that you will not:

• use any automated means, including bots, scrapers, crawlers, spiders, or scripts, to access the Site, or systematically collect, copy, or download player profiles, ratings, results, rankings, or other Content, except through features we provide;
• circumvent, disable, or interfere with any rate limit, access control, security feature, or the sign-in requirement of the Site;
• use data obtained from the Site to build, train, or improve a competing service, dataset, or model; or
• create multiple or fake accounts to get around limits or restrictions.

If you violate this section, we may suspend or terminate your account and block your access without notice, and we may pursue any other remedies available to us under law. Search engines may index the public pages of the Site in accordance with our robots.txt file.

Entry fees for tournaments and sessions are used to cover fixed event costs, including but not limited to court rentals, permits, staffing, equipment, insurance, and other logistics that must be secured in advance of the event date.

Online card payments include a processing fee, added on top of the listed price at checkout, to cover the cost charged by our payment processor.

Because these expenses do not decrease when a player or team drops out, all tournament and session payments are non‑refundable, regardless of the reason for cancellation (including illness, injury, travel issues, or schedule changes).

If you cancel your registration, your spot may be offered to another player or team from the waitlist at the organizer's discretion, but this does not entitle you to a refund or credit unless explicitly stated in writing by the organizer for a specific event.

BVCN Pro is an optional paid subscription. The price is shown at the time of purchase: in Canadian dollars (CAD) on the web, while the App Store and Google Play show pricing in your local currency. A Pro subscription renews automatically each month or year, depending on the plan you choose, until you cancel.

Cancelling. Cancel through the same place you subscribed: the Stripe customer portal if you subscribed on the web, your App Store subscriptions if you subscribed on iPhone, or your Google Play subscriptions if you subscribed on Android. Your Pro access continues until the end of the period you have already paid for.

Free trial. Each account may start one free 30-day Pro trial. No payment card is required. The trial ends automatically after 30 days and does not convert into a paid subscription; you will not be charged unless you choose to subscribe. We will let you know before the trial ends: a notice in the app about five days before, one notification three days before, and one email the day before it ends.

Refunds. Refunds for purchases made through the App Store or Google Play are handled under Apple's or Google's refund policies. Refunds for web purchases are considered case by case.

When Pro or the trial ends. The free version of BVCN remains available. If you have more than 100 personal highlights when your Pro access or trial ends, you will have a 30-day grace period to download them; after that, your 100 most recent highlights are kept and older ones above the free limit are removed. Starting Pro again before the grace period ends cancels the removal.

Pro features may change over time. We will keep the free version of BVCN useful.

These Terms of Service shall remain in full force and effect while you use the Site. WITHOUT LIMITING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THESE TERMS OF SERVICE, WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO, IN OUR SOLE DISCRETION AND WITHOUT NOTICE OR LIABILITY, DENY ACCESS TO AND USE OF THE SITE (INCLUDING BLOCKING CERTAIN IP ADDRESSES), TO ANY PERSON FOR ANY REASON OR FOR NO REASON.

We reserve the right to change, modify, or remove the contents of the Site at any time or for any reason at our sole discretion without notice. However, we have no obligation to update any information on our Site. We also reserve the right to modify or discontinue all or part of the Site without notice at any time. We will not be liable to you or any third party for any modification, price change, suspension, or discontinuance of the Site.