Terms of Service
These Terms of Service ("Terms") govern your access to and use of the Padel Circle mobile application and related services ("Padel Circle", the "App", "Service", "we", "us" or "our").
Padel Circle is operated by Eleftherios Skandalellis, based in Greece.
Contact: padel.circle.app1@gmail.com
Postal address: Athens, Greece
By creating an account or using Padel Circle, you confirm that you have read, understood and agreed to these Terms and our Privacy Policy.
If you do not agree with these Terms, you must not use the Service.
1. Eligibility
Padel Circle is intended for users who are 18 years of age or older.
By creating an account, you confirm that you are at least 18 years old, the information you provide is accurate, you will keep your account information up to date, and you have the legal capacity to enter into these Terms.
We may suspend or terminate accounts that we reasonably believe belong to users who do not meet the minimum age requirement.
2. What Padel Circle Does
Padel Circle is a social platform designed to help people find other padel players, discover and create games, communicate with other players, maintain a playing history, and provide player feedback.
Padel Circle does not itself operate padel courts, organise tournaments, provide coaching, employ players, or guarantee that a game will take place.
Court bookings, court fees, transportation, equipment, cancellations and arrangements between players are matters between the relevant users and/or third-party facilities.
3. Account Registration and Security
You may register using supported authentication methods, including email/password and Google Sign-In.
You are responsible for maintaining the security of your account and for activity performed through your account.
You must not share credentials, impersonate another person, create an account for someone else without permission, create multiple accounts to manipulate the Service, provide misleading information, or attempt to access another user's account.
4. User Profiles and Information
Users may create profiles containing information such as name, padel level, city, availability, travel radius, gender (you can choose “prefer not to say”), playing hand, preferred position, biography, profile photo, and other supported information.
You are responsible for the accuracy and appropriateness of information you publish.
5. Games, Invitations and Player Interactions
Users may create, join, leave and manage padel games.
A game is an arrangement between participating users. Padel Circle does not guarantee that a game will occur, that all listed players will attend, that a player's declared skill level is accurate, or the safety or suitability of any player, court or meeting.
You are responsible for deciding whether, where and with whom you play.
6. User-Generated Content
Users may create and share profile information, photographs, biographies, messages, invitations, ratings and other User Content.
You retain ownership of User Content that you have the right to own. By submitting User Content, you grant Padel Circle a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free licence to host, store, reproduce, display and transmit it only as reasonably necessary to operate, maintain, secure and provide the Service.
7. Profile Photos and Images
Do not upload nudity or sexually explicit material, sexual exploitation or abuse, hateful or discriminatory material, threats or graphic violence, illegal material, malware, another person without appropriate permission, infringing copyrighted material, or content intended to harass, deceive or impersonate another person.
8. Messages and Chat
Do not use messaging to harass or threaten another person, send spam, solicit illegal activity, distribute sexually explicit material, distribute malicious files or links, repeatedly contact someone who does not wish to communicate, or violate privacy.
Messages may be reviewed or accessed when reasonably necessary for safety, moderation, fraud prevention, technical support, legal compliance or investigation of reported violations, subject to applicable law.
9. Ratings, Results and Reputation
Ratings and results must be submitted honestly and in good faith.
Users must not manipulate ratings, submit ratings for matches they did not participate in, create false match results, rate themselves through another account, coordinate fraudulent ratings, deliberately submit misleading ratings to harm another user, or otherwise manipulate reputation features.
Ratings and statistics are informational only and do not guarantee skill, reliability, sportsmanship or character.
10. No-Shows and Cancellations
Users are expected to respect games they join. Repeated cancellations, late cancellations or no-shows may affect reputation features or result in account restrictions.
11. Prohibited Conduct
You must not use Padel Circle to harass, bully, threaten or stalk; discriminate; impersonate; create fraudulent accounts; manipulate ratings or matches; spam; publish sexually explicit content; facilitate illegal activity; distribute malware; attempt unauthorised access; scrape user data without permission; interfere with Service security; reverse engineer except where law permits; harm another person; or violate applicable law.
12. Reporting and Blocking
Padel Circle provides mechanisms to report users or inappropriate content and to block users. We may investigate reports and remove content, issue warnings, limit features, restrict, suspend or terminate accounts as appropriate.
13. Moderation and Account Restrictions
We may take reasonable moderation action where we believe a user or User Content violates these Terms, applicable law, or community safety. Where appropriate and legally required, we may provide information about the reason for a moderation decision and available review or appeal mechanisms.
14. Safety and Physical Activity
Padel is a physical sport and involves risks including injury, falls, collisions and equipment-related injuries. You are responsible for determining whether you are able to participate and for taking appropriate precautions. Padel Circle does not provide medical, fitness or professional sporting advice.
15. Third-Party Services
Padel Circle relies on third-party services, including Google/Firebase infrastructure and authentication services. Third parties may have their own terms and privacy policies.
Club names, addresses and phone numbers are shown for convenience, from the clubs' public information. Padel Circle is not affiliated with the clubs and does not take bookings for them. Clubs can ask for corrections or removal at padel.circle.app1@gmail.com.
16. Availability
We aim to keep Padel Circle available and reliable but do not guarantee uninterrupted or error-free operation. The Service may be unavailable because of maintenance, updates, technical failures, third-party outages, security incidents, network problems or circumstances outside our reasonable control.
17. Intellectual Property
The Padel Circle name, branding, software, interface, graphics, logos and other materials provided by us are owned by or licensed to Eleftherios Skandalellis unless otherwise stated.
18. Account Deletion
You may delete your account through the account deletion functionality provided in the App (Me → Delete account). If you cannot access the App, you may request deletion by email from the address registered on the account, as described at https://skandleft-1.github.io/padel-circle-site/delete-account.html. Deletion removes account and associated data as described in the Privacy Policy, subject to lawful retention exceptions.
19. Termination
You may stop using Padel Circle at any time. We may suspend or terminate accounts where reasonably necessary to enforce these Terms, protect users, prevent fraud or abuse, protect security, comply with law, or protect legitimate interests.
20. Disclaimer
To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, Padel Circle is provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis. We do not guarantee the accuracy of profiles, ratings, skill levels, game availability, attendance, behaviour of users, third-party courts, or uninterrupted operation. Nothing excludes or limits liability that cannot legally be excluded.
21. Limitation of Liability
To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, Eleftherios Skandalellis shall not be liable for indirect, incidental, special or consequential losses arising from use of the Service. Nothing limits liability where prohibited by mandatory law.
22. Changes
We may update these Terms. Material changes will be reflected in the updated date and, where reasonably appropriate, additional notice will be provided.
23. Governing Law
These Terms are governed by the laws of Greece, without prejudice to mandatory rights or protections available under applicable law. Disputes shall be subject to the competent courts of Greece, subject to mandatory jurisdictional rights.
24. Contact
Eleftherios Skandalellis
Padel Circle
Greece
Email: padel.circle.app1@gmail.com
Postal address: Athens, Greece