Terms of Service

Elite Sports Connect

Welcome to Elite Sports Connect. These Terms of Service “Terms” govern your access to and use of EliteSportsConnect.com, ESC+, newsletters, articles, rankings, player spotlights, event coverage, videos, social media content, and any related features, products, or services offered by Elite Sports Connect “ESC,” “we,” “us,” or “our.”

By accessing or using our website or services, you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, do not use the website or services.

1. About Elite Sports Connect

Elite Sports Connect is a youth sports media and digital content platform that provides editorial storytelling, reporting, player discovery, rankings, event coverage, original programming, and resources for families, athletes, coaches, teams, and grassroots sports leaders.

Our content may include news, analysis, opinion, rankings, athlete features, interviews, event coverage, educational resources, and community-focused stories.

2. Eligibility

You must be at least 13 years old to create an account or use interactive features unless your parent or legal guardian provides consent and supervises your use.

If you are under the age of majority in your state, province, or country, you may use the website only with permission from a parent or legal guardian.

Parents and guardians are responsible for supervising minors’ use of the website.

3. Accounts and Login Credentials

Some features may require an account, login, subscription, or membership.

You agree to:

Provide accurate and current information
Keep your login credentials secure
Not share your account with unauthorized users
Notify us if you suspect unauthorized access
Accept responsibility for activity under your account

We may suspend or terminate accounts that violate these Terms or create risk for ESC, users, athletes, families, partners, or the public.

4. ESC+ Subscriptions and Paid Features

Elite Sports Connect may offer paid subscriptions, premium content, memberships, digital products, event-related features, or other paid services.

By purchasing a paid service, you agree to the price, billing terms, renewal terms, and any additional terms shown at checkout.

Unless otherwise stated:

Fees are charged in U.S. dollars
Subscription fees may renew automatically
You are responsible for canceling before renewal if you do not want to continue
Refunds are provided only where required by law or expressly stated in writing

We may change subscription pricing, features, or availability with reasonable notice where required.

5. Editorial Content, Rankings, and Opinions

Elite Sports Connect publishes editorial content, rankings, analysis, commentary, athlete features, event reports, and opinion-based material.

You understand and agree that:

Rankings, evaluations, projections, and opinions are subjective
Editorial coverage does not guarantee recruitment, scholarships, exposure, offers, roster placement, invitations, awards, endorsements, or athletic outcomes
We may update, revise, correct, remove, or archive content at our discretion
We do not guarantee that rankings, statistics, event results, or submitted information are complete, error-free, or current

Our content is provided for informational, educational, editorial, and entertainment purposes only.

6. User Submissions

You may be able to submit content or information, including:

Athlete nominations
Player profiles
Team information
Rankings information
Statistics
Photos
Videos
Event results
Articles, comments, or messages
Coach, parent, athlete, or organization details

By submitting content, you grant Elite Sports Connect a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, transferable, sublicensable license to use, reproduce, edit, publish, display, distribute, promote, and create derivative works from your submission in connection with our website, social media, newsletters, editorial coverage, marketing, and related services.

You represent and warrant that:

You own or have rights to submit the content
You have obtained all required permissions
Your submission is accurate to the best of your knowledge
Your submission does not violate privacy, publicity, copyright, trademark, or other rights
Your submission does not contain unlawful, harmful, defamatory, abusive, obscene, harassing, or misleading material

We may accept, reject, edit, remove, or decline to publish any submission at our discretion.

7. Youth Athlete Content

Because Elite Sports Connect covers youth sports, users must be especially careful when submitting information about minors.

If you submit information, images, videos, statistics, or stories involving a minor athlete, you represent that you are the athlete’s parent or legal guardian, or that you have obtained appropriate permission from the parent or legal guardian, team, school, coach, event organizer, photographer, videographer, or other rights holder as applicable.

We may remove youth athlete content upon reasonable request from a parent or legal guardian, subject to legal, editorial, archival, and operational considerations.

8. Acceptable Use

You agree not to:

Use the website for unlawful purposes
Harass, threaten, bully, exploit, or harm any person, including minors
Submit false, misleading, defamatory, or harmful information
Impersonate another person or organization
Upload malware, spam, or malicious code
Attempt to hack, overload, scrape, or disrupt the website
Copy, republish, sell, or exploit our content without permission
Use our platform to recruit, solicit, or contact minors in an inappropriate or unauthorized way
Violate any applicable law, regulation, league rule, school policy, event rule, or third-party right

We may suspend access, remove content, or report activity if we believe these Terms have been violated.

9. Intellectual Property

All content on Elite Sports Connect, including articles, logos, graphics, designs, photos, videos, rankings, page layouts, branding, and other materials, is owned by Elite Sports Connect or its licensors unless otherwise stated.

You may view content for personal, non-commercial use. You may not copy, reproduce, distribute, modify, sell, license, scrape, or exploit our content without prior written permission.

All trademarks, logos, and brand names are the property of their respective owners.

10. Copyright Complaints

If you believe content on our website infringes your copyright, contact us at [email protected] with:

Your name and contact information
A description of the copyrighted work
The URL or location of the allegedly infringing content
A statement that you believe the use is unauthorized
A statement that the information in your notice is accurate
Your physical or electronic signature

We may remove or disable access to content in response to valid copyright complaints.

11. Third-Party Content and Links

The website may contain links to third-party websites, embedded media, social media posts, videos, advertisements, sponsor content, event pages, payment processors, or partner resources.

We do not control and are not responsible for third-party websites, services, policies, content, products, or practices. Your use of third-party services is at your own risk and may be governed by their terms and policies.

12. Advertising, Sponsorships, and Partnerships

Elite Sports Connect may display advertising, sponsored content, affiliate links, brand partnerships, event promotions, or other commercial content.

Sponsored or promotional content may be identified where required by law or platform policy. We are not responsible for products, services, claims, or actions of third-party sponsors, advertisers, or partners.

13. No Professional Advice

Elite Sports Connect may publish content related to youth sports, recruiting, training, culture, competition, mental health, wellness, finance, NIL, education, parenting, and athlete development.

This content is for informational and editorial purposes only. It is not legal, medical, mental health, financial, recruiting, academic, or professional advice.

Always consult qualified professionals, coaches, medical providers, school officials, legal advisors, or recruiting experts before making decisions that affect an athlete’s health, eligibility, education, finances, or athletic future.

14. No Guarantee of Results

Elite Sports Connect does not guarantee:

Athletic exposure
Rankings placement
Media coverage
Recruiting interest
Scholarship offers
College admission
Team selection
Event invitations
Sponsorships or NIL opportunities
Performance improvement
Any specific athletic, academic, or financial outcome

Use of our platform is at your own discretion and risk.

15. Disclaimer of Warranties

The website and services are provided “as is” and “as available.”

To the fullest extent permitted by law, Elite Sports Connect disclaims all warranties, express or implied, including warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title, non-infringement, accuracy, availability, reliability, and security.

We do not guarantee that the website will be uninterrupted, error-free, secure, or free of viruses or harmful components.

16. Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, Elite Sports Connect and its owners, officers, employees, contractors, writers, contributors, partners, affiliates, and licensors will not be liable for indirect, incidental, consequential, special, exemplary, or punitive damages, including lost profits, lost opportunities, reputational harm, data loss, or business interruption.

Our total liability for any claim related to the website or services will not exceed the greater of:

The amount you paid to Elite Sports Connect in the six months before the claim, or
$100

Some jurisdictions do not allow certain limitations, so some limitations may not apply to you.

17. Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Elite Sports Connect and its owners, officers, employees, contractors, contributors, affiliates, partners, and licensors from any claims, damages, losses, liabilities, costs, and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, arising from:

Your use of the website or services
Your violation of these Terms
Your submitted content
Your violation of any law or third-party right
Your submission or publication of information involving a minor without proper permission

18. Termination

We may suspend or terminate your access to the website, account, subscription, or services at any time if we believe you violated these Terms, created risk, infringed rights, misused the platform, or acted unlawfully.

You may stop using the website at any time.

Sections that by their nature should survive termination will survive, including intellectual property, disclaimers, limitation of liability, indemnification, and dispute provisions.

19. Governing Law

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Georgia, without regard to conflict of law principles.

Any dispute will be handled in the courts located in Georgia, unless applicable law requires otherwise.

20. Changes to These Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. The updated Terms will be posted on this page with a revised “Last Updated” date. Your continued use of the website after changes are posted means you accept the updated Terms.