Sport:80 Platform Acceptable Use Policy (AUP)

(v1.0 - March 2025)

PLEASE READ THE TERMS OF THIS POLICY CAREFULLY BEFORE SUBSCRIBING FOR OR USING THE SPORT:80 PLATFORM

1. IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT SPORT:80 AND THE SPORT:80 PLATFORM

SPORT:80 PLATFORM

This acceptable use policy (“Policy”) relates to the sports business management system known as the “Sport:80 Platform” (“Sport:80 Platform”).

More details regarding the Sport:80 Platform can be found here: Innovative Sports Business Management Software | Sport:80

The Sport:80 Platform includes a website accessed at Sport:80 Platform: Powerful Sports Software for NGBs and Sports Organisations.

WHO PROVIDES AND OPERATES SPORT:80 PLATFORM?

The Sport:80 PLATFORM is made available by Sport:80 Services Limited registered in England and Wales with company number 08324832 and with registered address at Unit 3, Neepsend Triangle Business Centre, 1 Burton Road, Sheffield S3 8BW (referred to as "Sport:80” "we", "us" or "our" in this Policy). 

WHO USES THE SPORT:80 PLATFORM?

Sport:80 makes available the Sport:80 Platform to sport organisations who subscribe for access to the Sport:80 Platform (“Subscriber”) under a contract incorporating Sport:80’s subscription service terms and conditions (“Subscription Agreement”). 

2. ACCEPTABLE USE RESTRICTIONS RELATING TO THE SPORT:80 PLATFORM

Use of the Sport:80 Platform is subject to compliance with this Policy which contains:

2.1. Licensing Restrictions

2.2. Fair Usage Controls

2.3. Prohibited Uses

2.4. Content Standards

This Policy should be read alongside the Subscription Agreement. 

3. LICENSING RESTRICTIONS

3.1. Non-commercial use. You may not use the Sport:80 Platform for commercial purposes without proper authorisation or licensing from Sport:80.

3.2. No modification. You shall not at any time modify, reverse-engineer, disassemble or decompile the Sport:80 Platform, or attempt to do so.

3.3. No redistribution. You shall not, at any time redistribute, or resell, or otherwise transfer to any third party the Sport:80 Platform or its features.

3.4. Prohibited activities. You shall not undertake or attempt to undertake any form of hacking, spamming, unauthorised data manipulation, extraction, fraudulent activity, leveraging, or any other form of illegal activity involving or in connection with the Sport:80 Platform.

3.5. No sharing of authentication credentials. You are not permitted to share usernames, passwords, 2FA credentials, API keys or other authentication details with unauthorised individuals or organisations.

3.6. No unauthorised third-party access. You shall take all reasonable steps to prevent and/or otherwise restrict third parties (including but not limited to contractors, competitors, or external users) from accessing the Sport:80 Platform without proper licensing or Sport:80’s explicit written permission.

3.7. No circumventing of access controls. You are prohibited from bypassing any access restrictions, such as using VPNs, proxies, or shared accounts to allow unlicensed users to access restricted content or services.

3.8. No use of bots or automated tools. You shall not set up any automated systems (including but not limited to bots, scripts, or APIs) to allow unauthorised third-party access to the Sport:80 Platform or data held within.

3.9. Minimum system requirements. You must use hardware and software that is supported by its vendor and up-to-date in order to access the Sport:80 Platform.

3.10. No use of end-of-life software. You should not access the Sport:80 Platform using software or hardware that is no longer supported by its vendor (e.g. outdated versions of windows, macOS, deprecated web browsers like internet explorer).

3.11. No false or misleading information. You must provide accurate and truthful information during registration and general use of the Sport:80 Platform, and are prohibited from creating fake accounts, impersonation, or misrepresentation of identity.

3.12. No payment fraud. You shall not use stolen credit cards, fraudulent payment methods, and/or engage in any chargeback fraud or payment fraud of any kind.

3.13. No money laundering or financial fraud. You shall under no circumstances use the Sport:80 Platform to transfer money illegally, engage in Ponzi schemes, and/or conduct fraudulent financial activities.

3.14. No Phishing, Scams, or Deceptive Practices. You shall not deceive, trick, or defraud other users (or attempt to) through phishing schemes, fake transactions or identity theft.

3.15. No automated or bot fraud. You shall not use any bots, scripts, or automated tools or similar, to manipulate the Sport:80 Platform, scrape data, or create fake interactions.

4. FAIR USAGE CONTROLS

4.1. API Rate Limits. Authorised API requests are limited to 5,000 calls per hour per user. Exceeding this may result in temporary access restrictions being applied by Sport:80.

4.2. Email Limits.  You may communicate with a maximum of 1,000 contacts via the Sport:80 Platform’s ‘Send Email’ function.

4.3. Data Upload Restrictions. You will be limited to the upload of 500 contacts or records using the Sport:80 Platform’s ‘Bulk Upload’ function.

4.4. Fair use of customer support. Any support requests you make should be limited to reasonable inquiries related to service issues. Abuse of any Sport:80 support channels may result in account restrictions being applied.

4.5. Storage Limits. Any excessive storage through use of the Sport:80 Platform file repository features may result in service restrictions.

4.6. Prohibited Content Distribution. Disclosing, disseminating or otherwise sharing copyrighted or illegal content through the Sport:80 Platform is strictly prohibited.

4.7. Geographic Restrictions. The Sport:80 Platform shall not under any circumstances be accessed in embargoed countries as per applicable law and any regulatory guidelines issued from time to time, and if such traffic is deemed to malicious in nature, this may result in temporary access restrictions.

4.8. Restrictions on third-party integrations. You shall not use any unauthorised third-party plugins or integrations that compromise system integrity or performance of the Sport:80 Platform.

5. PROHIBITED USES

5.1. You may not use the Sport:80 Platform:

5.1.1. If you are under 18.

5.1.2. In any way that breaches any applicable local, national or international law or regulation.

5.1.3. In any way that is unlawful or fraudulent or has any unlawful or fraudulent purpose or effect.

5.1.4. For the purpose of harming or attempting to harm minors in any way.

5.1.5. To bully, insult, intimidate or humiliate any person.

5.1.6. To transmit, or procure the sending of, any unsolicited or unauthorised advertising or promotional material or any other form of similar solicitation (spam).

5.1.7. To knowingly transmit any data, send or upload any material that contains viruses, Trojan horses, worms, time-bombs, keystroke loggers, spyware, adware or any other harmful programs or similar computer code designed to adversely affect the operation of any computer software or hardware.

5.1.8. In any way that involves child sexual exploitation or abuse.

5.1.9. To upload terrorist content.

5.2. You also agree not to access without authority, interfere with, damage or disrupt:

5.2.1. any part of the Sport:80 Platform;

5.2.2. any equipment or network on which our site is stored;

5.2.3. any software used in the provision of our site; or

5.2.4. any equipment or network or software owned or used by any third party.

6. CONTENT STANDARDS

6.1. These content standards apply to any and all material which you contribute to our site (“Contribution”).

6.2.  The Content Standards must be complied with in spirit as well as to the letter. The standards apply to each part of any Contribution as well as to its whole.

6.3. Sport:80 will determine, in its discretion, whether a Contribution breaches the Content Standards.

6.4. A Contribution:

6.4.1. Must be accurate (where it states facts).

6.4.2. Only contain opinions that are genuinely held.

6.4.3. Must comply with the law applicable in any country from which it is posted and to which the website is targeted.

6.5. A Contribution must not:

6.6. Be defamatory of any person.

6.7. Be obscene, offensive, hateful or inflammatory.

6.8. Bully, insult, intimidate or humiliate.

6.9. Encourage, promote or provide instructions for deliberate self-harm.

6.10. Encourage, promote or provide instructions for suicide.

6.11. Encourage, promote or provide instructions for an eating disorder or behaviours associated with an eating disorder.

6.12. Promote sexually explicit material.

6.13. Include child sexual abuse material.

6.14. Incite violence or hatred against particular groups.

6.15. Promote discrimination based on race, sex, religion, nationality, disability, sexual orientation or age.

6.16. Include content that would be considered a criminal offence under laws relating to terrorism, child sexual abuse material, racism or xenophobia.

6.17. Infringe any copyright, database right or trade mark of any other person.

6.18. Include video content that has been or would be likely to be given an R18 certificate by the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC).

6.19. Include video content not suitable for BBFC classification.

6.20. Include material that might impair the physical, mental or moral development of persons under the age of 18.

6.21. Be likely to deceive any person.

6.22. Breach any legal duty owed to a third party, such as a contractual duty or a duty of confidence.

6.23. Contain illegal content or promote any illegal content or activity.

6.24. Be in contempt of court.

6.25. Be threatening, abuse or invade another's privacy, or cause annoyance, inconvenience or needless anxiety.

6.26. Be likely to harass, upset, embarrass, alarm or annoy any other person.

6.27. Impersonate any person or misrepresent your identity or affiliation with any person.

6.28. Give the impression that the Contribution emanates from Sport:80, if this is not the case.

6.29. Advocate, promote, incite any party to commit, or assist any unlawful or criminal act such as (by way of example only) copyright infringement or computer misuse.

6.30. Contain a statement which you know or believe, or have reasonable grounds for believing, that members of the public to whom the statement is, or is to be, published are likely to understand as a direct or indirect encouragement or other inducement to the commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism.

6.31. Contain any advertising or promote any services or web links to other sites.

7. BREACH OF THIS POLICY

7.1. When we consider that a breach of this Policy has occurred, we may take such action as we deem appropriate.

7.2. Failure to comply with this acceptable use policy constitutes a material breach of Subscription Agreement and we may do any of the following:

7.2.1. Terminate that Subscription agreement immediately as a result.

7.2.2. Immediate, temporary or permanent withdrawal of your right to use the Sport:80 Platform.

7.2.3. Immediate, temporary or permanent removal of any Contribution uploaded by you to the Sport:80 Platform.

7.2.4. Issue of a warning to you.

7.2.5. Legal proceedings against you for reimbursement of all costs on an indemnity basis (including, but not limited to, reasonable administrative and legal costs) resulting from the breach.

7.2.6. Further legal action against you.

7.2.7. Disclosure of such information to law enforcement authorities as we reasonably feel is necessary or as required by law.

7.3. We exclude our liability for all action we may take in response to breaches of this Policy. 

7.4. The actions we may take are not limited to those described above, and we may take any other action we reasonably deem appropriate.