Terms of Service

01Eligibility

You must be at least 13 years old to create or use an Arena Battles account.

If you are under the age of legal majority in your jurisdiction, you may use Arena Battles only with the permission and supervision of a parent or legal guardian where required by applicable law.

By using Arena Battles, you represent that:

• You satisfy the minimum age requirements applicable to your account.
• You have the legal capacity to agree to these Terms or have obtained any required parent or guardian consent.
• You are not prohibited from using the Platform under applicable law.
• Information you provide to Arena Battles is accurate and complete.
• You will comply with these Terms and all applicable competition rules.

Certain features may have higher minimum-age requirements.

Unless Arena Battles expressly states otherwise, users under 18 may not participate in paid-entry competitions, receive cash prizes, withdraw funds, purchase or use paid tournament-entry products, or access other features designated for adults.

Arena Battles may require age, identity, location, or eligibility verification before allowing access to certain features.

02User Accounts

Certain features require an Arena Battles account.

You agree to:

• Provide accurate account information.
• Maintain accurate and current information.
• Maintain the confidentiality of your login credentials.
• Protect your account from unauthorized access.
• Notify Arena Battles if you believe your account has been compromised.
• Accept responsibility for activity occurring through your account to the extent permitted by law.

You may not sell, rent, transfer, share, or otherwise provide access to your Arena Battles account to another person unless Arena Battles expressly permits it.

Each person may maintain only the number of accounts permitted by Arena Battles rules.

Creating additional accounts to avoid rankings, penalties, suspensions, eligibility requirements, matchmaking restrictions, bans, or other enforcement measures is prohibited.

Arena Battles may require verification before restoring access to an account.

03Usernames and Gaming Identities

Your Arena Battles username, display name, gamertag, team name, or other identifiers must comply with Arena Battles rules.

You may not use identifiers that:

• Impersonate another person or organization.
• Misrepresent your identity.
• Infringe intellectual property rights.
• Contain unlawful or prohibited content.
• Mislead users regarding affiliation with Arena Battles.
• Violate our Community Guidelines.

Arena Battles may require a username, team name, logo, or other identifier to be changed where reasonably necessary to protect users, enforce these Terms, resolve intellectual property disputes, or maintain the integrity of the Platform.

04Gaming Accounts and Platform Connections

Arena Battles may allow or require you to associate third-party gaming accounts, gamertags, game-platform identifiers, publisher accounts, or other gaming identities with your Arena Battles account.

You represent that any gaming account you connect or identify as your own is an account that you are authorized to use.

You may not:

• Use another person's gaming account without authorization.
• Misrepresent which gaming account belongs to you.
• Share accounts in violation of competition rules.
• Circumvent game publisher restrictions.
• Manipulate account information to obtain an unfair competitive advantage.

Arena Battles may verify gaming-account information where permitted.

05Competition Rules

Arena Battles may operate or facilitate:

• Ladders.
• Ranked matches.
• Tournaments.
• Leagues.
• Brackets.
• Challenges.
• Team competitions.
• Qualifiers.
• Invitational competitions.
• Paid competitions.
• Free competitions.
• Promotional events.
• Other competitive formats.

Each competition may be subject to additional rules ("Competition Rules").

Competition Rules may govern matters including:

• Eligibility.
• Game title.
• Game mode.
• Platform.
• Team size.
• Rosters.
• Roster membership and match check-in.
• Scheduling.
• Seeding.
• Match settings.
• Maps.
• Hosting.
• Servers.
• Connection requirements.
• Match reporting.
• Evidence requirements.
• Disconnections.
• Restarts.
• Forfeits.
• Prohibited equipment or software.
• Streaming requirements.
• Anti-cheat procedures.
• Prize structure.
• Dispute procedures.
• Geographic restrictions.

By entering a competition, you agree to the applicable Competition Rules.

If a Competition Rule conflicts with these Terms regarding a matter specific to that competition, the Competition Rule controls with respect to that matter.

06Match Scheduling and Participation

Participants are responsible for reviewing match schedules, competition information, deadlines, and applicable rules.

Failure to appear, check in, respond, provide required information, or participate within applicable deadlines may result in:

• A warning.
• Match forfeiture.
• Tournament elimination.
• Loss of eligibility.
• Penalties.
• Other action permitted by the applicable rules.

Arena Battles is not responsible for a participant's failure to review competition information or Platform notifications.

07Match Results

Participants may be required to report match results or verify results submitted by another participant.

Submitting a false result is prohibited.

Arena Battles may use information including:

• Participant submissions.
• Screenshots.
• Video.
• Streams.
• Game data.
• Match identifiers.
• Server information.
• Platform data.
• Third-party information.
• Administrative observations.
• Other reasonably reliable evidence.

Arena Battles may correct or modify a reported result if we determine that the original result was inaccurate, fraudulent, incomplete, or inconsistent with applicable Competition Rules.

08Match Evidence

Participants may be required to retain and provide evidence related to a competition.

Evidence may include:

• Screenshots.
• Video recordings.
• Game clips.
• Match recordings.
• Streams.
• Scoreboards.
• Match identifiers.
• Connection information.
• Communications.
• Other evidence specified by Arena Battles.

Failure to provide required evidence may affect the outcome of a dispute.

You may not fabricate, alter, manipulate, selectively edit, or falsify evidence.

09Competition Disputes and Administrative Decisions

Arena Battles may provide procedures for participants to dispute match results, eligibility decisions, rule violations, or other competition matters.

Disputes must be submitted within any deadline specified by the applicable rules.

Arena Battles administrators may review available evidence and make decisions concerning:

• Match results.
• Forfeitures.
• Restarts.
• Disqualifications.
• Eligibility.
• Rosters.
• Penalties.
• Prize eligibility.
• Rule interpretation.
• Other competition matters.

Arena Battles may correct an administrative decision if new evidence becomes available or if we determine that an error occurred.

Competition-related administrative decisions are final after applicable Arena Battles appeal procedures have been exhausted, except where applicable law requires otherwise.

10Competitive Integrity

Fair competition is fundamental to Arena Battles.

You may not engage in:

• Cheating.
• Hacking.
• Unauthorized software use.
• Exploiting game vulnerabilities in violation of applicable rules.
• Match manipulation.
• Match fixing.
• Collusion.
• Win trading.
• Boosting.
• Prohibited smurfing.
• Account sharing.
• Ghosting.
• Stream sniping where prohibited.
• Falsifying results.
• Falsifying evidence.
• Manipulating rankings.
• Manipulating brackets.
• Intentional disconnections.
• Unauthorized outside assistance.
• Circumventing competitive restrictions.
• Interfering with another participant's connection, device, account, or gameplay.
• Any other conduct intended to create an unfair competitive advantage.

Arena Battles may investigate suspected violations using information reasonably available to us.

11Anti-Cheat Measures

Arena Battles may use or require anti-cheat, fraud-detection, identity-verification, game-data verification, or similar systems in connection with certain competitions.

Where applicable, Arena Battles may require participants to:

• Use designated anti-cheat software.
• Provide gameplay evidence.
• Verify a gaming account.
• Provide match or game identifiers.
• Cooperate with an investigation.
• Complete an identity or account verification process.

Failure to comply with a required competitive-integrity procedure may result in removal from a competition or other enforcement action.

12Teams

Users may be permitted to create, join, manage, or compete through teams.

Team owners, captains, managers, and members are responsible for understanding their roles and permissions.

Arena Battles may establish rules concerning:

• Team ownership.
• Team invitations.
• Rosters.
• Captains.
• Managers.
• Roster locks.
• Match participant eligibility.
• Team transfers.
• Team names.
• Team logos.
• Team dissolution.

Arena Battles is not responsible for private agreements or disputes between team members regarding team ownership, prize division, sponsorships, compensation, or other arrangements unless Arena Battles expressly agreed to administer such an arrangement.

13Player and Team Conduct

You agree to treat other users, administrators, staff members, tournament partners, and community members appropriately.

Prohibited conduct may include:

• Harassment.
• Threats.
• Hate speech.
• Stalking.
• Bullying.
• Doxxing.
• Impersonation.
• Fraud.
• Scams.
• Sexual harassment.
• Sharing another person's private information without authorization.
• Encouraging violence.
• Targeted abuse.
• Attempts to evade moderation.
• Other conduct prohibited by our Community Guidelines.

Competitive rivalry does not excuse violations of Platform rules.

14User-Generated Content

Arena Battles may allow you to submit or upload content, including:

• Profile images.
• Team logos.
• Text.
• Posts.
• Messages.
• Screenshots.
• Videos.
• Gameplay footage.
• Match evidence.
• Comments.
• Reports.
• Other materials.

You retain ownership of intellectual property rights you hold in your content.

By submitting content to Arena Battles, you grant Arena Battles a worldwide, nonexclusive, royalty-free, sublicensable license to host, store, reproduce, process, display, distribute, and otherwise use that content as reasonably necessary to:

• Operate the Platform.
• Provide competitions.
• Display profiles and teams.
• Resolve disputes.
• Enforce Arena Battles rules.
• Protect Platform integrity.
• Provide customer support.
• Promote Arena Battles and its competitions.
• Maintain historical competition records.

You represent that you have the rights necessary to submit the content and grant this license.

15Public Competition Information

Arena Battles may publicly display competition-related information including:

• Usernames.
• Gamertags.
• Team names.
• Team logos.
• Rosters.
• Rankings.
• Scores.
• Match history.
• Brackets.
• Tournament participation.
• Tournament results.
• Competitive statistics.
• Achievements.
• Penalties where appropriate.
• Other public competition records.

You understand that competitive records may remain available after a competition ends or after an account is closed where reasonably necessary to preserve legitimate historical records.

16Prohibited Platform Conduct

You may not:

• Access the Platform through unauthorized means.
• Attempt to defeat security measures.
• Probe or scan Arena Battles systems without authorization.
• Introduce malware or malicious code.
• Scrape the Platform in violation of these Terms.
• Use automated bots without authorization.
• Create fraudulent accounts.
• Manipulate Platform systems.
• Abuse APIs.
• Interfere with Platform operation.
• Attempt unauthorized access to another account.
• Circumvent suspensions or bans.
• Exploit technical errors for personal gain.
• Conduct fraudulent transactions.
• Launder funds or virtual items.
• Use Arena Battles for unlawful activity.
• Sell access to accounts.
• Use Arena Battles intellectual property without authorization.
• Encourage others to violate these Terms.

If you discover a security vulnerability, you should report it to Arena Battles rather than exploiting it.

17Paid Competitions

Arena Battles may offer competitions requiring payment, a paid entry, Virtual Currency, or another form of consideration.

Paid competitions may not be available to all users or in all jurisdictions.

Unless Arena Battles expressly states otherwise, participants in paid competitions must be at least 18 years old and satisfy any additional eligibility requirements.

Arena Battles may require:

• Identity verification.
• Age verification.
• Location verification.
• Payment verification.
• Tax information.
• Gaming-account verification.
• Other eligibility checks.

Paid competition availability may be restricted based on jurisdiction, game title, competition format, payment method, or other factors.

18Skill-Based Competitions

Arena Battles intends competitions involving entry fees and prizes to reward participants based primarily on gaming skill and competitive performance rather than chance.

Availability of paid competitions may nevertheless be restricted by applicable laws, regulations, platform requirements, or Arena Battles policies.

You may not participate in a paid competition from a jurisdiction where your participation is prohibited.

Arena Battles may block, cancel, restrict, or void participation where reasonably necessary to comply with applicable law or eligibility requirements.

19Geographic Restrictions

Certain features, paid competitions, prizes, or financial services may be unavailable in particular countries, states, provinces, territories, or other jurisdictions.

You are responsible for providing accurate location information.

You may not use:

• VPNs.
• Proxies.
• Location spoofing.
• False addresses.
• False identification.
• Other techniques

to misrepresent your location for purposes of accessing a geographically restricted competition or feature.

Arena Battles may require location verification.

20Entry Fees

Competition entry fees, where applicable, will be disclosed before entry.

By entering a paid competition, you authorize Arena Battles or our payment provider to charge the disclosed amount.

Entry fees may be nonrefundable once a competition begins, a bracket is generated, a match is scheduled, or another point specified in the Competition Rules occurs, except where:

• Arena Battles cancels the competition.
• The applicable rules provide otherwise.
• Applicable law requires a refund.

Competition-specific refund rules may also apply.

21Virtual Currency

Arena Battles may offer virtual credits, coins, tokens, balances, points, or other digital units for use within the Platform ("Virtual Currency").

Unless expressly stated otherwise:

• Virtual Currency is licensed, not sold as property.
• Virtual Currency may be used only within Arena Battles.
• Virtual Currency has no independent monetary value.
• Virtual Currency is not legal tender.
• Virtual Currency is not a bank account.
• Virtual Currency does not accrue interest.
• Virtual Currency may not be transferred between users unless Arena Battles expressly permits it.
• Virtual Currency may not be sold outside Arena Battles.
• Virtual Currency may not be redeemed for cash merely because it was purchased for money.
• Arena Battles may establish limits on purchases, balances, uses, transfers, or expiration where permitted by law.

A competition may allow Virtual Currency to be used as an entry method while awarding a separately defined cash or other prize.

A competition prize does not constitute redemption of Virtual Currency unless Arena Battles expressly states otherwise.

22Virtual Currency Purchases

If Virtual Currency is available for purchase, the price and amount will be displayed before purchase.

Except where required by law or expressly provided by Arena Battles, purchases of Virtual Currency are final and nonrefundable after the Virtual Currency has been credited or used.

Arena Battles may correct Virtual Currency balances resulting from:

• Technical errors.
• Duplicate credits.
• Fraud.
• Reversed payments.
• Chargebacks.
• Unauthorized transactions.
• Exploitation.
• Rule violations.

Arena Battles may suspend the use of Virtual Currency while investigating suspected fraud or account compromise.

23Prizes

Competition prizes may include:

• Cash.
• Virtual Currency.
• Products.
• Promotional items.
• Digital items.
• Other awards.

Prize details will be disclosed through the applicable Competition Rules.

Prize eligibility may depend on:

• Compliance with these Terms.
• Compliance with Competition Rules.
• Identity verification.
• Age verification.
• Location verification.
• Match verification.
• Tax documentation.
• Fraud checks.
• Competitive-integrity review.

Arena Battles may delay a payout for a reasonable period while conducting required verification or investigating suspected misconduct.

A participant who is disqualified or found ineligible may forfeit a prize where permitted by law and applicable Competition Rules.

24Prize Distribution

Arena Battles may use third-party payment providers to distribute cash prizes.

Users may be required to establish or maintain an account with a payment provider and comply with that provider's terms.

Arena Battles is not responsible for delays caused by:

• Incorrect payment information.
• Payment-provider reviews.
• Financial institution processing.
• Required identity verification.
• Tax documentation.
• Regulatory requirements.
• Circumstances outside Arena Battles' reasonable control.

Arena Battles will not intentionally withhold an undisputed prize that has been finally awarded to an eligible participant except as permitted by these Terms, the applicable Competition Rules, or law.

25Taxes

You are responsible for taxes associated with prizes, income, payments, or other amounts received through Arena Battles unless applicable law requires Arena Battles to collect, withhold, or remit those taxes.

Arena Battles may request information necessary for tax reporting or withholding.

Failure to provide required tax information may delay or prevent payment where permitted or required by law.

26Payments and Payment Providers

Arena Battles may use third-party providers to process:

• Purchases.
• Entry fees.
• Refunds.
• Payouts.
• Virtual Currency purchases.
• Other transactions.

Your transaction may also be subject to the terms and policies of the applicable payment provider.

Arena Battles does not necessarily receive or store complete payment card or bank-account credentials.

27Chargebacks and Payment Disputes

If you believe a charge is unauthorized or incorrect, you should contact Arena Battles through our available support channels before initiating a chargeback where practical.

Fraudulent, abusive, or knowingly false chargebacks are prohibited.

If a payment used to purchase Virtual Currency or enter a competition is reversed, charged back, or determined to be fraudulent, Arena Battles may:

• Reverse the corresponding Virtual Currency.
• Reverse Platform credits.
• Recover improperly paid prizes.
• Restrict transactions.
• Suspend the affected account.
• Require payment of an outstanding legitimate balance.
• Take other reasonable action to address the reversal.

Nothing in this section limits rights you have under applicable consumer protection or payment laws.

28Cancellations and Technical Problems

Arena Battles may cancel, postpone, pause, reschedule, restart, or modify a competition where reasonably necessary because of:

• Platform outages.
• Game-server outages.
• Publisher outages.
• Security incidents.
• Technical errors.
• Widespread connectivity problems.
• Cheating.
• Fraud.
• Incorrect competition configuration.
• Force majeure events.
• Legal requirements.
• Other circumstances that materially affect competition integrity.

Arena Battles will determine an appropriate remedy based on the circumstances and applicable Competition Rules.

A remedy may include:

• Restarting a match.
• Rescheduling.
• Replaying a match.
• Correcting results.
• Refunding an entry.
• Crediting an account.
• Canceling a competition.
• Distributing prizes based on a documented contingency procedure.

29Enforcement

Arena Battles may take action when we reasonably believe a user has violated these Terms, Competition Rules, Community Guidelines, or applicable law.

Actions may include:

• Warning.
• Content removal.
• Match forfeiture.
• Ranking adjustment.
• Result reversal.
• Prize forfeiture.
• Temporary restriction.
• Tournament suspension.
• Account suspension.
• Permanent account termination.
• Team disqualification.
• Removal from a ladder.
• Transaction restriction.
• Other reasonably appropriate enforcement.

The severity of enforcement may depend on the conduct, evidence, history, risk to other users, competitive consequences, and other relevant circumstances.

30Suspensions and Bans

Arena Battles may suspend or terminate an account for violations involving matters such as:

• Cheating.
• Fraud.
• Match manipulation.
• Account sharing.
• Payment abuse.
• Harassment.
• Security threats.
• Ban evasion.
• Repeated rule violations.
• Falsified identity information.
• Circumvention of geographic restrictions.
• Other serious violations.

Users may not create or use another account to circumvent enforcement.

Arena Battles may associate accounts using reasonably available account, device, identity, payment, gaming, network, or security information for purposes of detecting circumvention.

31Appeals

Arena Battles may provide an appeal process for certain enforcement decisions.

An appeal must:

• Be submitted within the applicable deadline.
• Provide accurate information.
• Identify the decision being challenged.
• Include relevant evidence.

Submitting an appeal does not guarantee reversal.

Repeated, abusive, fraudulent, or duplicative appeals may be closed without further review.

32Intellectual Property

The Platform, excluding user-generated content and third-party materials, is owned by or licensed to Arena Battles LLC.

This includes, where applicable:

• Arena Battles branding.
• Logos.
• Website design.
• Software.
• Source code.
• Graphics.
• Interfaces.
• Databases.
• Ranking systems.
• Tournament formats.
• Written content.
• Platform features.
• Other proprietary materials.

You may not copy, reproduce, distribute, sell, modify, reverse engineer, exploit, or create derivative works from Arena Battles intellectual property except as permitted by law or with our written authorization.

33Game Publishers and Third-Party Trademarks

Games, consoles, publishers, gaming networks, teams, leagues, trademarks, logos, and other third-party properties referenced on Arena Battles belong to their respective owners.

Unless expressly stated, Arena Battles is not affiliated with, sponsored by, endorsed by, or operated by any game publisher, console manufacturer, gaming platform, esports organization, or other third party merely because its products or trademarks appear on the Platform.

34Copyright Complaints

Arena Battles respects intellectual property rights and expects users to do the same.

If you believe content available through the Platform infringes your copyright or other intellectual property rights, you may submit a written notice to:

legal@arenabattles.gg

A copyright infringement notice should include sufficient information for Arena Battles to identify the copyrighted work, locate the allegedly infringing material, contact the complaining party, and evaluate the claim.

Arena Battles may remove or restrict access to allegedly infringing content where appropriate.

Arena Battles may terminate accounts of repeat infringers where appropriate.

Where the Digital Millennium Copyright Act ("DMCA") applies, formal DMCA notices and counter-notices must satisfy applicable statutory requirements and should be directed to Arena Battles' designated copyright agent once designated and registered as required by law.

35Third-Party Services

Arena Battles may contain links to, integrations with, or functionality provided by third parties.

These may include:

• Game publishers.
• Gaming networks.
• Payment providers.
• Identity-verification providers.
• Streaming services.
• Social networks.
• Infrastructure providers.
• Other third-party services.

Arena Battles does not control independent third-party services.

Your use of those services may be governed by separate terms and privacy policies.

36Platform Availability

Arena Battles does not guarantee that the Platform will always be:

• Available.
• Uninterrupted.
• Error-free.
• Compatible with every device.
• Compatible with every game.
• Free from temporary outages.

We may modify, suspend, discontinue, replace, or limit portions of the Platform.

Where a change materially affects a paid competition already underway, Arena Battles will use reasonable efforts to provide an appropriate resolution consistent with applicable rules and law.

37Beta, Experimental, or New Features

Arena Battles may release new or experimental features.

Such features may change or be discontinued.

If a feature involves paid transactions, prizes, competition eligibility, or other material rights, applicable disclosures or additional terms may apply.

38Disclaimer of Warranties

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE PLATFORM IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS.

ARENA BATTLES DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES NOT EXPRESSLY PROVIDED IN THESE TERMS, INCLUDING IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.

ARENA BATTLES DOES NOT WARRANT THAT:

• THE PLATFORM WILL ALWAYS BE AVAILABLE.
• EVERY ERROR WILL BE CORRECTED.
• THIRD-PARTY GAMES OR SERVICES WILL FUNCTION PROPERLY.
• EVERY MATCH WILL BE FREE FROM NETWORK OR TECHNICAL ISSUES.
• THE PLATFORM WILL MEET EVERY USER'S EXPECTATIONS.

NOTHING IN THESE TERMS EXCLUDES WARRANTIES OR RIGHTS THAT CANNOT LAWFULLY BE EXCLUDED.

39Limitation of Liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, ARENA BATTLES LLC AND ITS OWNERS, AFFILIATES, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, CONTRACTORS, AGENTS, AND SERVICE PROVIDERS WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, REVENUE, DATA, GOODWILL, OR BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY ARISING FROM OR RELATED TO THE PLATFORM.

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, ARENA BATTLES LLC'S AGGREGATE LIABILITY FOR CLAIMS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE PLATFORM OR THESE TERMS WILL NOT EXCEED THE GREATER OF:

1. $100; OR
2. THE AMOUNT YOU PAID DIRECTLY TO ARENA BATTLES DURING THE 12 MONTHS BEFORE THE EVENT GIVING RISE TO THE CLAIM.

THIS LIMITATION DOES NOT REDUCE AN UNDISPUTED PRIZE OR PAYOUT THAT ARENA BATTLES HAS FINALLY DETERMINED IS PAYABLE TO YOU UNDER APPLICABLE COMPETITION RULES.

Some jurisdictions do not permit certain exclusions or limitations of liability, so portions of this section may not apply to you.

40Indemnification

To the extent permitted by law, you agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Arena Battles LLC and its affiliates, owners, officers, directors, employees, contractors, agents, and service providers from claims, liabilities, damages, losses, and reasonable expenses arising from:

• Your violation of these Terms.
• Your violation of applicable law.
• Your infringement of another person's rights.
• Content you submit.
• Fraudulent conduct.
• Your participation in conduct prohibited by Arena Battles rules.

This section does not require indemnification to the extent a claim resulted from Arena Battles' own unlawful conduct.

41Changes to the Terms

Arena Battles may update these Terms as the Platform, competitions, technologies, laws, or business practices change.

When we update the Terms, we will revise the "Last Updated" date.

If a change is material, we may provide notice through:

• The Platform.
• Email.
• An account notification.
• Another reasonable method.

Where required by law, we will request renewed acceptance.

Changes will not retroactively alter the outcome of a completed competition unless necessary to correct fraud, cheating, an administrative error, or comply with law.

42Termination by You

You may stop using Arena Battles at any time.

You may request account deletion using available account settings or support channels.

Closing your account does not automatically:

• Cancel obligations arising before closure.
• Reverse completed transactions.
• Eliminate competition records.
• Eliminate outstanding payment obligations.
• Prevent Arena Battles from retaining information permitted under our Privacy Policy.
• Restore forfeited prizes or reversed results.

43Termination by Arena Battles

Arena Battles may suspend or terminate access where reasonably necessary to:

• Enforce these Terms.
• Protect other users.
• Protect Platform security.
• Comply with law.
• Prevent fraud.
• Protect competitive integrity.
• Address serious or repeated violations.

Where appropriate, Arena Battles may provide notice or an opportunity to appeal.

44Informal Dispute Resolution

Before initiating arbitration, either party must first attempt in good faith to resolve the dispute informally.

You must send Arena Battles a written notice describing:

• Your full name.
• Your Arena Battles username, if applicable.
• The email address associated with your account.
• A description of the dispute.
• The facts supporting your position.
• The relief you are requesting.

Dispute notices must be sent to:

legal@arenabattles.gg

The parties will have 30 days after receipt of a complete notice to attempt to resolve the dispute.

During that period, both parties agree to make reasonable good-faith efforts to resolve the dispute without arbitration or litigation.

If the dispute has not been resolved after the 30-day period, either party may proceed as permitted below.

45Agreement to Arbitrate

Except for disputes excluded below, you and Arena Battles agree that disputes arising out of or relating to these Terms, the Platform, or your relationship with Arena Battles will be resolved through individual binding arbitration rather than in court.

The Federal Arbitration Act governs the interpretation and enforcement of this arbitration agreement.

Arbitration will be administered by the American Arbitration Association ("AAA") under its applicable Consumer Arbitration Rules in effect when the arbitration is filed, as modified by these Terms.

The arbitrator may award any individual remedy available under applicable law.

The arbitrator will have authority to resolve disputes regarding the interpretation, applicability, formation, or enforceability of this arbitration agreement, except questions concerning the enforceability of the Class Action Waiver, which may be decided by a court of competent jurisdiction.

Nothing in this section prevents either party from seeking temporary or emergency injunctive relief from a court where reasonably necessary to prevent immediate misuse of intellectual property, unauthorized system access, fraud, or other imminent harm.

46Arbitration Exceptions

The arbitration requirement does not apply to:

• An individual claim eligible for small claims court, if pursued individually.
• Claims concerning ownership or infringement of intellectual property where court relief is appropriate.
• Claims seeking temporary or emergency injunctive relief as permitted by these Terms.
• Claims that applicable law does not permit to be arbitrated.

Either party may pursue an eligible individual claim in small claims court instead of arbitration.

47Class Action Waiver

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, YOU AND ARENA BATTLES AGREE THAT EACH PARTY MAY BRING CLAIMS AGAINST THE OTHER ONLY IN AN INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY.

NEITHER PARTY MAY PARTICIPATE AS A PLAINTIFF OR CLASS MEMBER IN A CLASS, COLLECTIVE, CONSOLIDATED, REPRESENTATIVE, OR PRIVATE ATTORNEY GENERAL ACTION ARISING FROM A DISPUTE SUBJECT TO ARBITRATION.

AN ARBITRATOR MAY AWARD RELIEF ONLY TO THE INDIVIDUAL PARTY SEEKING RELIEF AND ONLY TO THE EXTENT NECESSARY TO RESOLVE THAT PARTY'S INDIVIDUAL CLAIM.

If this Class Action Waiver is determined to be unenforceable with respect to a particular claim or request for relief, that claim or request will proceed in a court of competent jurisdiction after any arbitrable portions are resolved.

48Arbitration Opt-Out

You may opt out of the arbitration agreement contained in Sections 44 through 47 by notifying Arena Battles within 30 days after the date you first accept these Terms.

Your opt-out notice must:

• Clearly state that you are opting out of the arbitration agreement.
• Include your full legal name.
• Include your Arena Battles username, if applicable.
• Include the email address associated with your Arena Battles account.

Opt-out notices must be sent to:

legal@arenabattles.gg

Your opt-out will apply only to you.

Opting out of arbitration will not affect any other provision of these Terms or your ability to use Arena Battles.

49Governing Law

Except to the extent federal law applies or applicable law requires otherwise, these Terms and any dispute arising out of or relating to these Terms, the Platform, or your relationship with Arena Battles LLC will be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to its conflict-of-law principles.

The Federal Arbitration Act governs the interpretation and enforcement of the arbitration provisions contained in these Terms.

Nothing in this section deprives you of mandatory consumer protection rights that cannot lawfully be waived under laws applicable to you.

50Venue

For any dispute that is not required to be resolved through arbitration and is not properly brought in small claims court, you and Arena Battles LLC consent to the exclusive personal jurisdiction and venue of the applicable state or federal courts located in the State of Delaware, except where applicable law gives you a non-waivable right to bring a claim in another jurisdiction.

You and Arena Battles waive any objection to those courts based on personal jurisdiction, venue, or inconvenient forum to the extent permitted by law.

51Force Majeure

Arena Battles will not be responsible for delay, interruption, or failure caused by circumstances beyond our reasonable control, including:

• Natural disasters.
• Severe weather.
• War.
• Terrorism.
• Civil unrest.
• Government action.
• Internet outages.
• Cloud-provider outages.
• Game-publisher outages.
• Gaming-network outages.
• Cyberattacks.
• Labor disputes.
• Public-health emergencies.
• Electrical failures.
• Other similar events.

Arena Battles may take reasonable measures to protect ongoing competitions affected by such events.

52No Waiver

Failure by Arena Battles to enforce any provision of these Terms does not waive our right to enforce that provision or any other provision later.

53Severability

If any provision of these Terms is determined to be invalid, unlawful, or unenforceable, that provision will be enforced to the maximum extent permitted by law and the remaining provisions will remain in full force and effect.

54Assignment

You may not assign or transfer your rights or obligations under these Terms without Arena Battles' prior written consent.

Arena Battles LLC may assign or transfer these Terms in connection with a merger, acquisition, restructuring, financing, sale of assets, corporate reorganization, transfer of ownership, or transfer of the Platform, subject to applicable law.

55Entire Agreement

These Terms, together with the Privacy Policy, Cookies Statement, applicable Competition Rules, Community Guidelines, and other policies expressly incorporated by reference, constitute the entire agreement between you and Arena Battles LLC regarding your use of the Platform and supersede prior or contemporaneous agreements regarding the same subject matter.

56Electronic Communications

You consent to receive agreements, notices, disclosures, transaction information, competition communications, and other communications electronically where permitted by law.

Electronic communications may be provided through:

• Email.
• Platform notifications.
• Account notices.
• Website postings.
• Other electronic methods associated with your account.

You are responsible for maintaining a valid email address associated with your account.

Communications relating to security, account administration, competitions, payments, enforcement, or other transactional matters are not marketing communications and may continue even if you opt out of promotional communications.

57Contact Us

Questions regarding these Terms, legal notices, dispute notices, arbitration opt-outs, copyright matters, or other legal matters may be submitted to:

legal@arenabattles.gg

Formal privacy requests, privacy-rights requests, and questions regarding the Arena Battles Privacy Policy should be submitted to:

privacy@arenabattles.gg

Arena Battles LLC
A Delaware Limited Liability Company
Website: arenabattles.gg