Terms of Service

These terms govern your use of Gameday Empires (the "Service"), run by Gameday Empires ("we", "us"). By using the Service you agree to them. If you don't agree, please don't use it.

1. What the Service is

Gameday Empires is a game built on real sports results: when a team wins, it takes territory from the team it beat on our map. We also offer accounts, alerts, Pick'em, private leagues and cosmetic items. Features may change, and some are labeled beta.

2. Not affiliated with any league or school

Gameday Empires is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by the NCAA, any conference, any professional league, or any school or team. Team and school names are used only to identify the teams in real games. We don't use team logos, and our paid items never reference a school.

3. Accounts

• You must be at least 13 years old to create an account.
• Give a real email address and keep your password to yourself. You're responsible for what happens under your account.
• You can delete your account anytime from your profile page.

4. No gambling, no cash prizes

Pick'em, leaderboards and leagues are for bragging rights. There are no entry fees for Pick'em, no cash prizes, and no money ever moves between users through the Service. Prizes are badges, crests and titles with no cash value. Don't use the Service to organize wagers or pools.

5. Paid features

• Premium Leagues are a flat hosting fee paid by the league's commissioner. The fee is the same no matter who wins.
• Cosmetic items (skins, crests, effects, titles) change how things look. Nothing you buy affects the map, scores, standings or Pick'em.
• Payments are processed by Stripe. Prices are shown before you pay. Refunds: [REFUND POLICY].
• Items are licensed to your account for use within the Service; they have no cash value and can't be transferred or resold.

6. Using the Service fairly

Don't:

• scrape, copy or resell the Service's data or maps in bulk, or use automated tools to access it beyond normal browsing (search engines excepted);
• interfere with the Service, probe for vulnerabilities without permission, or get around rate limits;
• create accounts to manipulate leaderboards or leagues, or impersonate others;
• use offensive league names, display names or other content you add.

Sharing screenshots, map images and links to the Service is welcome.

7. Our content

The Service's design, maps, code and original artwork belong to us or our licensors. Game results come from third-party data providers and are public facts; our maps and the rules that turn results into territory are our own.

8. Accuracy and availability

We work to keep the map correct, but results can be delayed, corrected by the data provider, or wrong. When a result changes, the map is rebuilt and territory may move. The Service is provided "as is" and "as available", without warranties of any kind, to the fullest extent the law allows.

9. Limitation of liability

To the fullest extent the law allows, we aren't liable for indirect, incidental or consequential damages, and our total liability for any claim about the Service is limited to the greater of what you paid us in the past 12 months or $50.

10. Ending your use

You can stop using the Service and delete your account anytime. We may suspend or close accounts that break these terms. If we discontinue a paid feature you've paid for, we'll refund the unused portion.

11. Changes and governing law

We may update these terms; if a change is significant we'll tell you by email or on the site before it takes effect. These terms are governed by the laws of New York, without regard to conflict-of-law rules.

12. Contact

Questions? Email [email protected]. See also our Privacy Policy.