Terms of use

1.1.The Site is an information portal about padel: news, articles, video and photos, tournament results and rankings, player profiles and a directory of clubs with reviews.

1.2.Starting to use the Site (including simply browsing pages or submitting a review) means the User fully and unconditionally accepts the Terms and the Privacy Notice. If you do not agree, stop using the Site.

1.3.Reading the Site is free of charge.

2.1.Materials on the Site are published by the BRAININ MEDIA editorial team. Some materials may be produced with the support of partners; such materials are marked as advertising or partnership.

2.2.Information on the Site is for reference and information only and is not a public offer, recommendation or advice (including medical, sports, financial or legal advice). We aim for accuracy but do not guarantee that data on tournaments, rankings, schedules, prices and club contacts is complete or error-free; please check with organisers and clubs.

2.3.Rankings, results and player data may be taken from federations and organisers (including the RPF and FIP) and are updated automatically or manually. The Administration is not responsible for delays or differences from official sources.

2.4.Opinions expressed in articles and interviews may differ from the position of the Administration.

3.1.The Site’s design, source code, logo, the BRAININ MEDIA name, and original texts, photographs, videos and other materials of the Administration are protected intellectual property of the Administration and/or its authors (Part IV of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation). Rights to third-party materials belong to their owners.

3.2.You may use Site materials for personal, non-commercial purposes and quote them to the extent justified by the purpose of the quotation, always naming the author and including an active hyperlink to the original BRAININ MEDIA page.

3.3.Full reproduction of articles, photographs, videos or other materials, mass copying, automated collection of content (scraping), commercial use, and use for training AI models are allowed only with the Administration’s written permission.

3.4.Rights holders who believe their rights are infringed by material on the Site may write to info@brainin.media with the page address, proof of rights and contact details. The material will be reviewed and removed if the infringement is confirmed.

4.1.A User may leave a review of a club they have actually visited. Reviews are published after moderation, which may include automated pre-screening. The Administration may refuse to publish or may remove a review without giving reasons.

4.2.By submitting a review the User confirms that they are its author and are expressing their own opinion based on personal experience, and grants the Administration a free, non-exclusive right to reproduce and publicly display the review on the Site and in related materials for the whole term of the right. The User may ask for the review to be removed by contacting the Administration.

4.3.It is forbidden to publish reviews or other content that:

• contains insults, threats, defamation, profanity, or calls for violence, hatred or discrimination;
• spreads knowingly false information about clubs, coaches or other persons, or contains unfounded accusations;
• is advertising or spam, or contains links to third-party resources or commercial offers;
• discloses other people’s personal data (phone, address, email, photo) without their consent;
• is written for payment, by a competitor’s representative or by the club itself but presented as the opinion of an independent visitor (fake or paid reviews);
• infringes third-party rights or the law of the Russian Federation.

5.1.The User agrees to:

• comply with the law of the Russian Federation and these Terms;
• not disrupt the Site, not attempt unauthorised access to its systems and data, and not place excessive load on the server;
• not use automated means (bots, scrapers) without the Administration’s permission, and not bypass protection or rate limits;
• not post malicious code or mislead other users;
• not use the Site for actions that infringe third-party rights.

6.1.The Administration may:

• change the structure, design and functionality of the Site, and suspend or end parts of it without prior notice;
• delete and edit materials that violate the Terms or the law, and restrict violators’ access to the Site (including by IP address);
• carry out maintenance that may make the Site temporarily unavailable;
• place advertising and partner materials on the Site in compliance with the Federal Law “On Advertising”.

7.1.The Site may contain advertising and partner materials, which are marked as required by law. The advertiser is responsible for the content of its advertising.

7.2.The Site contains links to third-party resources. The Administration does not control them and is not responsible for their content, availability or data practices; a link is not an endorsement.

8.1.The Site and its materials are provided “as is”. The Administration does not guarantee uninterrupted operation, absence of errors or fitness of the materials for a particular purpose.

8.2.The Administration is not liable for losses arising from use of or inability to use the Site, for decisions the User makes on the basis of information on the Site (including choosing a club, registering for a tournament or buying equipment), or for the actions of third parties, including review authors.

8.3.The Administration is not a party to relations between the User and clubs, tournament organisers or other persons mentioned on the Site and is not responsible for the quality of their services.

8.4.In any case the Administration’s liability is limited to actual damage and to the limits set by the law of the Russian Federation. Nothing in these Terms limits mandatory consumer rights that cannot be excluded under the law of your country of residence.

9.1.The processing of Users’ personal data is described in the Privacy Notice published on the Site. By accepting the Terms the User confirms that they have read the Notice.

10.1.The Terms are governed by the law of the Russian Federation. Disputes are first sought to be settled by negotiation. Before going to court a written claim must be sent to the Administration’s email address; it will be considered within 30 calendar days of receipt.

10.2.If no agreement is reached, the dispute is heard by the court at the Administration’s location in accordance with the law of the Russian Federation.

11.1.The Administration may change the Terms unilaterally. The new version takes effect when published on this page; the date of the last update is shown at the top. By continuing to use the Site after the change the User accepts the new version.

11.2.If any provision of the Terms is found invalid, this does not affect the validity of the others.

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