Terms of Service

Welcome to TeamSpot. These Terms are the agreement between you and Nathan Katz, who operates TeamSpot ("TeamSpot," "we," "us"), covering your use of theteamspot.com and anything we offer through it (the "Service"). By creating a group, RSVPing, or otherwise using the Service, you agree to these Terms and to our Privacy Policy, which is part of this agreement. If you don't agree, please don't use the Service.

We've tried to keep this short and readable. Plain language is the point — it's still a binding agreement.

1. What TeamSpot is

TeamSpot is a shared schedule for groups that meet up regularly. Someone creates a group, sets a recurring schedule, and shares a link. Members RSVP.

We are a scheduling tool, nothing more. We do not organize, host, sponsor, supervise, or insure any of the activities on TeamSpot. Whatever your group does when it actually meets up is between you and the people in it.

We do not run background checks. We don't screen, vet, or verify group organizers or members, and we don't attempt to confirm that anything anyone tells you about themselves is true. Decide for yourself who you meet up with.

2. Who can use it

You must be at least 13 years old to use TeamSpot. If you're under 18, you may only use it with the permission of a parent or guardian, who agrees to these Terms on your behalf. You may not add anyone under 13 to a group or enter their information into the Service. The Service is offered from and intended for users in the United States.

3. Your account

You can sign in with Google or with your email address. We use Clerk, a third-party authentication service, to handle sign-in. You're responsible for keeping your account secure and for everything that happens under it. Give us accurate information and keep it current. Tell us promptly if you think someone else has gotten into your account.

4. Fair use

Don't do any of the following:

• Break the law, or use TeamSpot to help someone else break it
• Harass, threaten, impersonate, or endanger anyone
• Post content that's unlawful, hateful, or that you don't have the rights to
• Spam people, harvest contact information, or scrape the Service
• Try to access groups, accounts, or data that aren't yours
• Resell or white-label the Service without our written permission

We may remove content or suspend accounts that break these rules. We're not obligated to monitor anything, but we can.

5. Groups and organizers

If you create a group, you're its organizer. That means:

• You decide who to invite and who to remove
• You're responsible for anything you share about the activity — location, timing, requirements, risks
• You must have the right to share any contact information you enter about other people, you must comply with applicable privacy and anti-spam laws when you do, and you must not enter information about anyone under 13
• Anyone with your group's link may be able to see the schedule and the RSVP list, so share the link carefully

Scheduling something on TeamSpot doesn't obligate anyone — not us, not the organizer, not the members — to actually hold or attend it. An RSVP is a convenience, not a commitment we enforce.

We may remove a group or transfer organizer rights if a group is abandoned, abusive, or the subject of a credible complaint.

6. Your content

You keep ownership of what you post — group names, notes, schedules, comments, and so on ("Your Content"). You give us a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to host, store, copy, display, and transmit Your Content solely to operate and improve the Service. That license ends when you delete the content, except for copies already made in routine backups.

You're responsible for Your Content and you represent that you have the right to post it.

If you send us feedback or suggestions, we're free to use them without owing you anything.

Copyright complaints. If you believe content on TeamSpot infringes your copyright, email us with a link to it and we'll take it down. We terminate repeat infringers.

7. Our content

TeamSpot's software, design, name, and logo belong to us. These Terms don't give you any rights to them beyond using the Service as intended.

8. Availability, changes, and price

TeamSpot is currently free. If we introduce paid features, we'll tell you clearly before charging you anything, and free features you're already using won't suddenly start costing money without notice.

We may change, suspend, or discontinue any part of the Service at any time. We may also modify these Terms; if the changes are material, we'll post a notice and update the date at the top. Continuing to use the Service after that means you accept the new Terms.

9. Assumption of risk

Read this one. Sports, group activities, and meeting up with people carry real risk, including risk of serious injury or death. You participate at your own risk. To the fullest extent permitted by law, you release TeamSpot from any claim arising out of an activity you found, scheduled, or coordinated through the Service — including injuries, property damage, disputes between members, and the conduct of anyone you meet.

Use ordinary judgment. Meet in public places when it makes sense to. We are not a substitute for your own caution.

10. Warranties, liability, and indemnity

No warranties. The Service is provided "as is" and "as available," without warranties of any kind, express or implied, including merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement. We don't promise the Service will be uninterrupted, error-free, or that reminders, weather information, or notifications will always be timely or accurate. Don't rely on TeamSpot as your only reminder for anything that matters.

Limitation of liability. To the fullest extent permitted by law, TeamSpot will not be liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or for lost profits, lost data, or missed events.

Our total liability for any claim relating to the Service is limited to the greater of (a) the amount you paid us in the twelve months before the claim, or (b) one hundred U.S. dollars ($100).

Some states don't allow certain warranty exclusions or the exclusion of incidental and consequential damages, so parts of this section may not apply to you. Where that's the case, our liability is limited to the smallest amount the law allows.

Indemnification. You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless TeamSpot from any claims, damages, and reasonable legal fees arising out of your use of the Service, Your Content, your violation of these Terms, or your violation of anyone's rights.

11. Termination

You can stop using TeamSpot and delete your account at any time. We may suspend or terminate your access at any time, with or without notice, if you violate these Terms or if we discontinue the Service. Sections 6, 7, and 9 through 13 survive termination.

12. Governing law and disputes

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Illinois, without regard to its conflict-of-laws rules. Any lawsuit must be brought in the state or federal courts located in Illinois, and you consent to their jurisdiction.

Before filing anything, please email us — most problems get solved in a message or two.

13. Everything else

Where these Terms say we'll notify you, we may do so by email to the address on your account or by a notice in the Service, and that notice counts as received. We're not responsible for delays or failures caused by events outside our reasonable control, or for third-party sites and services we link to. If any part of these Terms is unenforceable, the rest stays in effect. Our failure to enforce a provision isn't a waiver of it. These Terms are the entire agreement between us about the Service. You may not transfer your rights under these Terms; we may transfer ours in connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets.

14. Contact

Questions about these Terms: hello@theteamspot.com

TeamSpot is operated by Nathan Katz, an individual based in Illinois.