Terms of Use

www.courtsoftheworld.com
Effective date: April 2021

1. Introduction

The website located on www.courtsoftheworld.com (“Site”), the “CourtFinder” and "Courts of the World" Mobile Applications (“App”) that are available on Apple App Store (IOS) and Google Play Store (Android), are all owned and operated by Courts of the World Sàrl from Mies, Switzerland. Throughout these documents, the terms “we”, “us”, “platform”, “CourtFinder”, “Courts of the World”, and “our” refer to Courts of the World Sàrl. We offer this platform, including all information, tools, and services available from this site to you, the user, conditioned upon your acceptance of all terms, conditions, policies, and notices stated here.

By using our platform, you (“User”) engage in our “Services” and agree to be bound by the following Terms of Use (“Terms”), including those additional terms and policies referenced herein and/or available by hyperlink. These Terms and Conditions apply to all users of the platform including without limitation users who are browsers, customers, users, and/ or contributors of content.

PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND DISCLAIMERS CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THE SERVICES.

By downloading, installing, accessing, the App or by browsing the Site, you accept and agree to these Terms which bind you legally. If you do not agree with these Terms, our Privacy Policy, or any other of our policy, you should not use the Services.

2. General Information

  • What we do. Courts of the World is the original and largest outdoor basketball court directory for users from around the globe. Members add courts, images, and videos to the platform and avail several other features. For more information on the services we offer, please find more details on www.courtsoftheworld.com or on our App.
  • Sole discretion. We reserve the right to add/discontinue any product or service anytime at the sole discretion and without notice. We also reserve the right to take appropriate steps to protect Courts of the World and/or its Members/Users from any abuse/misuse as it deems appropriate in its sole discretion.

3. App Updates and Functionality

From time to time, updates to the App may be made available through the App Store and Play Store. Depending on the update, and whether you utilized the App Store or Play Store to download and access the App, you may not be able to use the App until you have installed the latest version. In addition, you acknowledge that the App is provided over the Internet and mobile networks and so the quality and availability of the App may be affected by factors outside our reasonable control. Accordingly, we do not accept any responsibility for any connectivity issues that you may experience when using the App. In addition, you acknowledge and agree that you (and not us) are responsible for obtaining and maintaining all telecommunications, broadband and computer hardware, equipment and services needed to access and use the App, and for paying any data charges that may be charged to you by your network provider in connection with your use of the App.

4. App Versions

Access to the Courts of the World Site and App is free. The App offers in-app purchases (Pro-version) which provides members of extra features after purchase.

5. Store Rules

With respect to downloading the App, you agree to comply with the App Store Rules and Play Store Rules, as applicable. You acknowledge that the availability of the App may be dependent on the App Store or Play Store from which you receive the App. You acknowledge these Terms are between you and Courts of the World and not with the App Store or Play Store. The App Store and Play Store are not responsible for the App, the content thereof, maintenance, support services, and warranty therefore, and addressing any claims relating thereto (e.g., product liability, legal compliance, or intellectual property infringement). You acknowledge that the App Store and Play Store (and their respective subsidiaries) are third party beneficiaries to these Terms and will have the right to enforce these Terms against you.

6. Accuracy and Reliance

Our website and the App includes lists of courts and other information which is uploaded by us or the user. We are not responsible if information made available on this website is not accurate, complete or current. Any material should not be relied upon or used as the sole basis for making decisions without consulting primary, more accurate, more complete or more timely sources of information. Any reliance on the material on this website is at your own risk.

7. Sponsors & Partners

Our Platform may include information from our Sponsors/Partners or sponsored content. Please note that our Sponsors/Partners are not responsible for any material or information provided on the Site and App. Similarly, we are not responsible for any third-party, sponsor, partner or affiliate content and information and any policy of the third party shall govern their use.

8. Permitted use

You agree to use the Site, App and the Services only for purposes that are permitted by these Terms and Conditions and in compliance with all applicable laws, regulations, and generally accepted practices or guidelines in the relevant jurisdictions. You may only use the Services for your non-commercial, non-exclusive, non-assignable, non-transferable, and limited personal use, and no other purposes.

You will not (and will not attempt to):

  1. Use the Services for any illegal or unlawful purpose;
  2. Access any of the Services by any means other than through the interface that is provided by Courts of the World;
  3. Gain unauthorized access to Courts of the World’s computer system or engage in any activity that interferes with the performance of, or impairs the functionality or security of the Services, Courts of the World’s networks, and computer systems;
  4. Access any of the Services through any automated means or with any automated features or devices (including use of scripts or web crawlers);
  5. Access or collect any personally identifiable information, including any names, email addresses or other such information for any purpose, including, without limitation, commercial purposes;
  6. Reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, trade, or resell any aspect of the Services for any purpose; and
  7. Reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, trade or resell any products or services bearing any trademark, service mark, trade name, logo or service mark owned by Courts of the World in a way that is likely or intended to confuse the owner or authorized user of such marks, names or logos.

9. Interaction with other Members

You are solely responsible for your communications with other Courts of the World Members. Courts of the World reserves the right, but has no obligation, to monitor disputes between you and other Members. Courts of the World also reserves the right to take appropriate action against errant members. However, Courts of the World is not obliged to share such action with other members, including complainants. Courts of the World expressly disclaims any responsibility or liability for any transactions or interactions between the members inter-se.

10. Limited License

We grant you a limited license to use the Services for personal non-commercial use only. You may not: (a) resell or make any commercial use of this Site and the App or any of the contents of our Services; (b) modify, adapt, translate, reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble or convert any of the contents of the Services not intended to be so read; (c) copy, imitate, mirror, reproduce, distribute, publish, download, display, perform, post or transmit any of the contents of the Services in any form or by any means; or (d) use any data mining, bots, spiders, automated tools or similar data gathering and extraction methods on the contents of the Services or to collect any information from the Site, App or any other user.

Your use of this Site and the App is at your own risk. You agree that you will be personally responsible for your use of this Site and the App. If we determine, in our sole discretion, that you engaged in prohibited activities, were not respectful of other users, or otherwise violated the Terms and Conditions, we may deny you access to our Services on a temporary or permanent basis and any decision to do so is final.

11. Accounts, Registrations, and Passwords

You are solely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account and password(s) and for restricting access to your computer and mobile/tablet. If you open an account, register, or otherwise provide us with any information, you agree to provide us with current, complete, and accurate information as requested by any forms. Courts of the World is not responsible for any errors or delays in responding to any inquiry or request caused by any incorrect, outdated, or incorrect information provided by you or any technical problems beyond the control of Courts of the World. You may not disclose the Password to another person or entity or permit another entity to access the Site and Apps using such a Password. You must notify Courts of the World immediately of any breach of security or unauthorized use of your account. Courts of the World cannot be responsible and disclaims all liability in connection with the use of any information that you post or display on the Site and App. Multiple profiles of the same person are not allowed on the Site and App.

12. User Content

Users can upload their photos & videos and contribute information/content to our platform (“User Content”) and retain the ownership rights to it subject to the following conditions:

  1. a. By uploading, transmitting, posting or otherwise making any material available via our platform, you grant us a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free, perpetual license, without restriction to use, store, reproduce, edit, copy, exploit publish, distribute, translate and otherwise use in any medium any such material that you forward to us and you unconditionally waive all moral rights. Any material you upload to our platform will be considered non-confidential and non-proprietary.
  2. b. We may, but have no obligation to, monitor, edit or remove content that we determine in our sole discretion are unlawful, offensive, threatening, libelous, defamatory, pornographic, obscene or otherwise objectionable or violates any party’s intellectual property or these Terms and Conditions.
  3. c. You agree that your material will not violate any right of any third party, including copyright, trademark, privacy, personality or other personal or proprietary right. You further agree that your comments will not contain libelous or otherwise unlawful, abusive or obscene material, or contain any computer virus or other malware that could in any way affect the operation of the Service or any related website. You may not use a false e-mail address, pretend to be someone other than yourself, or otherwise mislead us or third parties as to the origin of any comments. You are solely responsible for any comments you make and their accuracy. We take no responsibility and assume no liability for any material posted by you or any third party.
  4. d. You acknowledge that we have the right to disclose your identity to any third party who is claiming that any material posted or uploaded by you on the website constitutes a violation of their intellectual property rights or of their right to privacy.

13. Intellectual Property Rights of the Platform

Your use of the Site, App and its contents grants no rights to you concerning any copyright, designs, and trademarks and all other intellectual property and material rights mentioned, displayed, or relating to the Content on the Site and App. All content, including third party trademarks, designs, and related intellectual property rights mentioned or displayed on this Site and the App, are protected by national intellectual property and other laws. Any unauthorized reproduction, redistribution or other use of the Content is prohibited and may result in civil and criminal penalties. You may use the Content only with our prior written and express authorization. To inquire about obtaining authorization to use the Content, please contact us at contact@courtsoftheworld.com.

In addition to the intellectual property rights mentioned above, "Content" is defined as any graphics, photographs, including all image rights, sounds, music, video, audio, or text on the Site and App.

14. Monitoring Activity

Courts of the World has no obligation to monitor this Site and the App or any portion thereof. However, we reserve the right to review any posted content and remove, delete, redact or otherwise modify such content, in our sole discretion, at any time and from time to time, without notice or further obligation to you. Courts of the World has no obligation to display or post any content. Courts of the World, subject to the Privacy Policy reserves the right to disclose, at any time and from time to time, any information or posted the content that it deems necessary or appropriate, including without limitation to satisfy any applicable, law, regulation, contractual obligation, legal, dispute process, or governmental request. Courts of the World shall have no liability in connection with any content or content submitted to, transmitted via, or displayed or posted on this Site and the App, regardless of whether provided by Courts of the World or any other party.

15. Disclaimer

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, COURTS OF THE WORLD EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES AND REPRESENTATIONS, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING ANY (A) WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR USE AS TO THE SITE, APP AND ITS CONTENT, INCLUDING THE INFORMATION, DATA, SOFTWARE, OR PRODUCTS CONTAINED THEREIN, OR THE RESULTS OBTAINED BY THEIR USE OR AS TO THE PERFORMANCE THEREOF, (B) WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS ARISING THROUGH COURSE OF DEALING, AND (C) WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE ACCESS OR USE. THE SITE AND APP AND ALL CONTENTS THEREIN AND COMPONENTS THEREOF ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” BASIS AND YOUR USE OF THE SITE AND APP IS AT YOUR OWN RISK.

16. Limitation of Liability

You agree that in no event shall Courts of the World be liable to you, or any third party, for any lost profits, incidental, consequential, punitive, special, or indirect damages arising out of or in connection with the Site and App or the Terms and Conditions, even if advised as to the possibility of such damages, regardless of whether the claim for such damages is based in contract, tort, strict liability or otherwise. This limitation on liability includes, but is not limited to, any (i) errors, mistakes, or inaccuracies in any Content or for any loss or damage of any kind incurred by you as a result of your use of or reliance on the Content; (ii) the transmission of any bugs, viruses, Trojan horses or the like which may infect your equipment, failure of mechanical or electronic equipment; (iii) unauthorized access to or use of the Site or Apps secure servers and/or any personal information and/or financial information stored therein; or (iv) theft, operator errors, strikes or other labor problems or any force majeure. You agree that you use the App and/or any Third Party Sites at your own risk. You further understand and agree that we are not responsible or liable for your illegal, unauthorized, or improper use of information transmitted, monitored, stored or received using the App.

17. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold Courts of the World and its subsidiaries, sponsors, partners, affiliates, officers, directors, agents, and employees, harmless from and against any suit, action, claim, demand, penalty or loss, including reasonable lawyers’ fees, made by or resulting from any third party due to or arising out of your use of our Services, breach of the Terms and Conditions or the materials it incorporates by reference, or your violation of any law, regulation, order or other legal mandates, or the rights of a third party.

18. Dispute Resolution & Governing Laws

This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Sweden. Any dispute, controversy or claim arising out of or in connection with this Agreement shall be settled by a Swedish court of general jurisdiction and the Stockholm District Court shall be the court of first instance.

19. Children

We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 18. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your Child has provided us with Personal Data, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected Personal Data from children without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information from our servers.

20. GDPR

We store and handle personal data of our users in accordance with General Data Protection Regulation GDPR.

The reason for this is that we want to carry out our services to the best quality possible. We have collected consent to store all personal data, and continuously reach out to our contacts to give them the possibility to reconfirm or withdraw their given consent. Read our privacy policy to find out more about how we handle personal data.

21. Deleting Data And Information

Users on the App and Site can delete their Account. Once an account is deleted, we will erase ALL data of the User associated with their account including messages, their connections, and their personal information. The process can’t be undone once the user proceeds with the deletion of data. We will no longer store the data of that user after deletion.

22. Changes

We reserve the right to update and revise these Terms and Conditions at any time. You will know if these Terms and Conditions have been revised since your last visit to the website or the App by referring to the "Effective Date of Current Policy" date at the top of this page. Your use of our Site and App constitutes your acceptance of these Terms and Conditions as amended or revised by us from time to time, and you should, therefore, review these Terms and Conditions regularly.

23. Severability

If any of these Terms and Conditions shall be deemed invalid, void, or for any reason unenforceable, that term shall be deemed severable and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining terms or conditions.

24. Assignment

We shall be permitted to assign, transfer, or subcontract our rights and obligations under these terms without your consent or any notice to you. You shall not be permitted to assign, transfer, or subcontract any of your rights and obligations under this agreement.

25. Force Majeure

Courts of the World is not liable for any delays caused by circumstances beyond Courts of the World’s control, e.g. general labor dispute, extreme weather, acts of war, fire, lightning, terrorist attacks, changed governmental orders, technical problems, defects in power- /tele-/computer communications or other communication and defects or delays in the service by sub-suppliers due to circumstances set forth above. Such circumstances shall result in relief from damages and other measures.

26. Entire Agreement

These Terms and Conditions set forth the entire understanding and agreement between you and Courts of the World Concerning the subject matter herein and supers all prior or contemporaneous communications and proposals, whether electronic, oral or written concerning the Site and App. A printed version of these Terms and Conditions and any notice given in electronic form shall be admissible in judicial or administrative proceedings based upon or relating to these Terms and Conditions to the same extent and subject to the same conditions as other business documents and records originally generated and maintained in printed form. Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved. You may not assign the Terms and Conditions, or assign, transfer or sublicense your rights therein. A failure to act concerning a breach by you or others does not waive Courts of the World's right to act concerning subsequent or similar breaches.

27. Relationship

No agency, partnership, joint venture or employment relationship is created as a result of these Terms and neither of us has any authority of any kind to bind the other in any respect.

28. Violation and Termination

Any conduct that in any way violates these Terms or any posted restrictions or guidelines may result, in our sole discretion, in the termination of your license and right to utilize the Services to access Content or for any other purpose, and/or our pursuit of any legal damages or remedies. If necessary, or as authorized under applicable law, we may cooperate with local, state and/or federal authorities to protect the Sites, the App, the Services, the Content, Courts of the World, its Affiliates, Licensors, members, employees, agents and/or visitors; to comply with applicable laws; or to prevent unauthorized access or use of the Services or the Content. We retain the right to deny access to the Services, in our sole discretion, to any visitor/user for any reason, including for any violation of these Terms.

29. Contact Us

For any questions, complaints, and queries or to report any violations, kindly get in touch:

Courts of the World Sàrl
Email: contact@courtsoftheworld.com