TERMS OF SERVICE

Last Updated: April 11, 2025

1. Introduction

Welcome to Rugby League United Supporters Association ("RLU", "we", "us", or "our"). These Terms of Service ("Terms") govern your access to and use of the RLU website, including any content, functionality, and services offered on or through rlunited.co.uk (the "Website").

Please read these Terms carefully before using our Website. By accessing or using the Website, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree to these Terms, you must not access or use the Website.

2. Eligibility

By using the Website, you represent and warrant that you are at least 16 years of age and are legally capable of entering into binding contracts. If you are under 16, you may not use the Website.

3. Account Registration

3.1 Creating an Account

To access certain features of the Website, you may be required to register for an account. When you register, you agree to provide accurate, current, and complete information about yourself as prompted by the registration form and to keep such information updated.

3.2 Account Security

You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account credentials and for all activities that occur under your account. You agree to notify us immediately of any unauthorized use of your account or any other breach of security.

3.3 Account Termination

We reserve the right to suspend or terminate your account at our sole discretion, without notice, for conduct that we determine violates these Terms or is harmful to other users, us, or third parties, or for any other reason.

4. Membership

4.1 Membership Benefits

RLU membership provides access to various features including participation in polls, submitting fan views, and other community engagement opportunities. Membership benefits may change from time to time at our discretion.

4.2 Membership Rules

As a member, you agree to:

  • Provide accurate and truthful information about yourself
  • Respect the opinions and views of other members
  • Not use the service for any illegal or unauthorized purpose
  • Not engage in abusive, harmful, or disruptive behavior
  • Follow any additional rules or guidelines we may establish

5. User Content

5.1 Content Submission

Our Website allows you to submit content, including fan views, poll votes, and other materials (collectively, "User Content"). You retain ownership of your User Content, but you grant us a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, distribute, and display such User Content on our Website and across our promotional channels.

5.2 Content Standards

You agree that any User Content you submit will not:

  • Violate any applicable law or regulation
  • Infringe upon or violate the intellectual property rights of any person or entity
  • Be defamatory, obscene, indecent, abusive, offensive, harassing, violent, hateful, inflammatory, or otherwise objectionable
  • Promote discrimination based on race, sex, religion, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, or age
  • Impersonate any person, or misrepresent your identity or affiliation with any person or organization
  • Promote illegal activities or conduct that is defamatory, harmful, or otherwise objectionable
  • Involve commercial solicitation or advertising without our prior written consent

5.3 Content Moderation

We reserve the right, but not the obligation, to monitor, edit, or remove any User Content that we determine, in our sole discretion, violates these Terms or is otherwise objectionable. User Content submitted by members must be approved by an administrator before being publicly displayed.

6. Intellectual Property

6.1 Our Content

The Website and its content, features, and functionality, including but not limited to text, graphics, logos, icons, images, audio clips, videos, and software, are owned by RLU or its licensors and are protected by copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws.

6.2 Limited License

We grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, and revocable license to access and use the Website for your personal, non-commercial use, subject to these Terms.

6.3 Restrictions

You may not:

  • Reproduce, distribute, modify, create derivative works of, publicly display, publicly perform, republish, download, store, or transmit any of the material on our Website, except as permitted by these Terms
  • Delete or alter any copyright, trademark, or other proprietary notices from any content
  • Access or use the Website for any commercial purpose
  • Attempt to decompile or reverse engineer any software contained on the Website
  • Engage in any data mining, data harvesting, data extracting, or similar activity in relation to the Website

7. Prohibited Activities

You agree not to:

  • Use the Website in any manner that could disable, overburden, damage, or impair the site
  • Use any robot, spider, or other automatic device, process, or means to access the Website for any purpose
  • Introduce any viruses, trojan horses, worms, logic bombs, or other harmful material
  • Attempt to gain unauthorized access to, interfere with, damage, or disrupt any parts of the Website
  • Attempt to probe, scan, or test the vulnerability of the Website or any network connected to the Website

8. Links to Third-Party Websites

The Website may contain links to third-party websites that are not owned or controlled by RLU. We have no control over, and assume no responsibility for, the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party websites. We strongly advise you to read the terms and privacy policy of any third-party website that you visit.

9. Disclaimer of Warranties

THE WEBSITE IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS, WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. WE DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, INCLUDING IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.

WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE WEBSITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, OR THAT THE WEBSITE OR THE SERVER THAT MAKES IT AVAILABLE ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS.

10. Limitation of Liability

IN NO EVENT WILL WE, OUR AFFILIATES, OR THEIR LICENSORS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, OFFICERS, OR DIRECTORS BE LIABLE FOR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, UNDER ANY LEGAL THEORY, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE, OR INABILITY TO USE, THE WEBSITE, INCLUDING ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES.

11. Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless RLU, its affiliates, licensors, and service providers, and its and their respective officers, directors, employees, contractors, agents, licensors, suppliers, successors, and assigns from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, judgments, awards, losses, costs, expenses, or fees (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising out of or relating to your violation of these Terms or your use of the Website.

12. Governing Law and Jurisdiction

These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the United Kingdom, without regard to its conflict of law principles. Any legal suit, action, or proceeding arising out of, or related to, these Terms or the Website shall be instituted exclusively in the courts of the United Kingdom.

13. Changes to Terms of Service

We may revise and update these Terms from time to time at our sole discretion. All changes are effective immediately when we post them. Your continued use of the Website following the posting of revised Terms means that you accept and agree to the changes.

14. Termination

We may terminate or suspend your access to all or part of the Website, without notice, for any conduct that we, in our sole discretion, believe violates these Terms or is harmful to other users, us, or third parties, or for any other reason.

15. Severability

If any provision of these Terms is held to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable, such provision shall be struck out and the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect.

16. Entire Agreement

These Terms, together with our Privacy Policy, constitute the sole and entire agreement between you and RLU regarding the Website and supersede all prior and contemporaneous understandings, agreements, representations, and warranties, both written and oral.

17. Contact Information

For questions about these Terms, please contact us at:

Email: info@rlunited.co.uk