Terms and Conditions

1. Acceptance of These Terms

These Terms and Conditions (“Terms”) form an agreement between you and the operator of Pickle Hunt regarding your use of https://picklehunt.com and its content, features, forms, directories, tools, and services (collectively, the “Website”).

By accessing or using the Website, you agree to these Terms and our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, do not use the Website. If you use the Website on behalf of an organization, you represent that you have authority to bind that organization.

2. Eligibility

You must be legally capable of entering into a binding agreement to use the Website. If you are under the age of majority where you live, you may use the Website only with the involvement and permission of a parent or legal guardian.

3. Informational Content

The Website provides general information about pickleball, including rules, techniques, equipment, ratings, courts, facilities, events, and related topics. Content is provided for general educational and informational purposes only. It is not professional, medical, legal, financial, safety, or other expert advice.

Pickleball rules, facility conditions, schedules, fees, availability, product specifications, prices, and external policies can change. You are responsible for confirming important information with the applicable governing body, facility, coach, retailer, event provider, or other authoritative source before relying on it.

Safety and physical activity

Participation in sports involves risks of injury. Consider your health, ability, playing conditions, and equipment before participating. Consult a qualified healthcare professional when appropriate. You voluntarily assume risks associated with activities you undertake based on Website content.

4. Court Directory and Location Information

Court and facility information may come from facility operators, public records, mapping services, third-party datasets, community sources, or automated imports. Although we work to provide useful information, we do not guarantee that listings are complete, current, accurate, safe, accessible, or available.

Always confirm operating hours, court availability, reservations, pricing, access restrictions, amenities, rules, and conditions directly with the facility. Inclusion in the directory is not an endorsement, and omission does not reflect an assessment of a facility.

Rating estimator and interactive tools

Any skill-rating estimate, quiz result, calculator, or recommendation is approximate and provided for entertainment and general guidance. It is not an official DUPR, USA Pickleball, tournament, league, club, or governing-body rating and does not guarantee eligibility, placement, or performance.

5. Acceptable Use

You may use the Website only for lawful, personal, and non-commercial purposes unless we give you written permission. You agree not to:

• violate any applicable law, regulation, court order, or third-party right;
• copy, reproduce, republish, sell, sublicense, or commercially exploit Website content except as expressly permitted;
• scrape, crawl, harvest, extract, or systematically collect Website content or data using automated means without written permission;
• interfere with the Website, its servers, security features, access controls, or normal operation;
• introduce malware, harmful code, excessive requests, or other disruptive material;
• attempt to gain unauthorized access to any account, system, data, or non-public area;
• impersonate another person or misrepresent your identity, affiliation, or intentions;
• submit unlawful, deceptive, defamatory, abusive, infringing, or harmful content; or
• use Website content or data to create a competing directory, database, publication, or service without permission.

6. Intellectual Property

The Website and its original articles, graphics, branding, logos, photographs, videos, page designs, software, databases, and other materials are owned by or licensed to Pickle Hunt and are protected by intellectual-property and other laws.

Subject to these Terms, we grant you a limited, revocable, non-exclusive, non-transferable license to access and use the Website for personal, lawful purposes. No ownership rights are transferred to you. Third-party names, trademarks, content, and logos remain the property of their respective owners.

7. Submissions and User Content

If you submit comments, reviews, corrections, photographs, suggestions, messages, facility information, or other material (“User Content”), you retain any ownership rights you have. You grant us a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, sublicensable license to host, store, reproduce, modify, publish, display, and distribute that User Content as reasonably necessary to operate, promote, and improve the Website.

You represent that you have all rights and permissions needed to submit User Content and that it is accurate, lawful, and does not violate another person’s rights. Do not submit confidential or sensitive information through public features. We may moderate, reject, edit, or remove User Content, but we are not obligated to monitor every submission.

Feedback and suggestions may be used without restriction or compensation, provided we do not publicly identify you without permission.

8. Affiliate Links, Advertising, and Sponsorships

The Website may display advertisements, sponsored material, and affiliate links. If you follow an affiliate link and make a purchase or complete another qualifying action, we may receive a commission at no additional cost to you. Compensation does not change the price you pay unless expressly stated.

We aim to identify sponsored or affiliate content where appropriate. Advertising and commercial relationships do not constitute a guarantee or warranty of a product, seller, advertiser, or service. You are responsible for evaluating products, claims, prices, warranties, return policies, and suitability before purchasing.

9. Third-Party Websites and Services

The Website may link to or integrate third-party websites and services, including maps, social platforms, retailers, booking providers, payment platforms, advertisers, and event or facility operators. We do not control and are not responsible for third-party content, availability, security, products, terms, or privacy practices.

Purchases, bookings, registrations, payments, and other transactions completed through a third party are solely between you and that third party. Review the third party’s terms and policies before proceeding.

10. Privacy and Cookies

Our collection and use of personal information is described in our Privacy Policy. The Website may use cookies and similar technologies for functionality, analytics, security, and advertising. Where required, choices may be provided through a consent interface.

11. Website Availability and Changes

We may add, change, suspend, restrict, or discontinue any Website feature or content at any time. We do not guarantee uninterrupted, timely, secure, or error-free availability. Maintenance, outages, third-party failures, security events, or circumstances beyond our control may affect access.

12. Disclaimers

To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Website and all content, listings, tools, and services are provided “as is” and “as available,” without warranties of any kind, whether express, implied, or statutory. We disclaim implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title, non-infringement, accuracy, availability, and course of dealing.

We do not warrant that the Website will meet your requirements, that information or results will be accurate or complete, that defects will be corrected, or that the Website will be free of harmful components. Some jurisdictions do not allow certain warranty exclusions, so portions of this section may not apply to you.

13. Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, Pickle Hunt and its owners, operators, contributors, affiliates, licensors, and service providers will not be liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages, or for lost profits, revenue, data, goodwill, or opportunities, arising from or related to the Website or these Terms.

To the fullest extent permitted by law, our total liability for all claims arising from or related to the Website or these Terms will not exceed the greater of the amount you paid us directly to use the Website during the twelve months before the event giving rise to the claim or US $100.

Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits liability that cannot lawfully be excluded or limited.

14. Indemnification

To the extent permitted by law, you agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Pickle Hunt and its owners, operators, affiliates, contributors, licensors, and service providers from claims, losses, liabilities, damages, judgments, costs, and reasonable legal fees arising from your unlawful use of the Website, your User Content, your violation of these Terms, or your infringement of another person’s rights.

15. Suspension and Termination

We may restrict, suspend, or terminate access to the Website when we reasonably believe you have violated these Terms, created risk or legal exposure, interfered with the Website, or engaged in fraudulent or abusive activity. Provisions that by their nature should survive termination will remain effective, including intellectual-property, disclaimer, liability, indemnification, and dispute provisions.

16. Governing Law and Disputes

These Terms are governed by the laws applicable in the jurisdiction where the Website operator is established, without regard to conflict-of-law principles, except where mandatory consumer law requires otherwise. Courts with lawful jurisdiction over the Website operator and the dispute may hear claims that cannot be resolved informally.

Before filing a formal claim, you agree to contact us and provide a reasonable opportunity to resolve the dispute informally. Nothing in this section limits rights that cannot be waived under applicable law.

17. General Terms

If any provision of these Terms is found unenforceable, it will be modified to the minimum extent necessary or severed, and the remaining provisions will remain effective. Our failure to enforce a provision is not a waiver. You may not assign your rights or obligations under these Terms without our written consent. We may assign these Terms as part of a reorganization, transfer, or sale of our operations.

These Terms and the Privacy Policy constitute the entire agreement between you and us concerning the Website, except where separate written terms apply to a specific service.

18. Changes to These Terms

We may update these Terms to reflect changes in the Website, our practices, or applicable law. Updated Terms will be posted on this page with a revised effective date. Your continued use after updated Terms become effective constitutes acceptance where permitted by law. If you do not agree to an update, stop using the Website.