Terms of Use

1. Acceptance of Terms

By accessing or using Athlead.AI’s sports recruiting platform and services (the “Services”), you agree to be bound by these Terms of Use (“Terms”). If you do not agree to these Terms, do not use our Services.

If you are a parent or legal guardian creating or managing an account on behalf of a minor, you accept these Terms both for yourself and on behalf of your child. By accepting, you represent that you have the legal authority to bind the minor to these Terms.

For users aged 13 to 15, a parent or legal guardian must accept these Terms on the minor’s behalf and approve the account as described in Section 2.2 before the minor’s profile becomes active. Athlead does not rely on after-the-fact guardian confirmation for this age band. Users aged 16 to 17 may accept these Terms on their own behalf as described in Section 2.3.

2. Eligibility and Age Requirements

2.1 Minimum Age — No Users Under 13

IMPORTANT: Children under the age of 13 are not permitted to create an account, use, or access any part of our Services. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. Our registration process includes a neutral age gate: athletes must enter their date of birth, and anyone under 13 is blocked from creating an account. Coaches and parents or guardians must confirm that they are at least 18 years old. If we learn that a user is under 13, we will immediately suspend the account, delete all associated personal information within 72 hours, and notify the parent or guardian if contact information is available.

2.2 Users Aged 13 to 15 — Parent Approval and Sharing Controls

A user aged 13 to 15 may create an account and begin onboarding, but the account does not become active until a parent or legal guardian approves it (“Parent Approval”). During onboarding the minor must provide an accurate date of birth and the name, email address, and relationship of a parent or legal guardian. We send that guardian an approval request. To approve, the guardian must:

(a) Sign in to their own Athlead account (creating one if they do not have one);

(b) Review a plain-language summary of how Athlead collects, uses, and shares the minor’s data and of the sharing controls described below; and

(c) Affirmatively approve the minor’s account by checking an unchecked (never pre-selected) box. Approval accepts these Terms and our Privacy Policy on the minor’s behalf at the version shown on the approval screen.

What Parent Approval enables. Approval enables the core recruiting use of the Services only: a recruiting profile that is visible to, searchable by, and can be listed by verified college coaches; direct messaging between the minor and verified college coaches; and the academic and athletic information the minor adds to that profile. It does not enable any of the sharing controls below.

Sharing Controls. Every way the minor’s content or identity can reach an audience other than college coaches, or leave the platform, is a separate control that is off until the guardian turns it on:

(i) Public profile — visibility of the minor’s profile to people other than college coaches and the minor’s connections, including the public web page;

(ii) Public posts and highlights — posts and highlight videos (including AI-generated clips, see Section 6.3) visible to everyone rather than only to connections;

(iii) Share links — links to the minor’s highlights that anyone can open without signing in;

(iv) Cross-posting — sharing the minor’s content to the minor’s own connected social media accounts (see Section 4.2);

(v) Livestreaming — going live and being watched by people other than college coaches (see Section 5); and

(vi) Messages from non-coaches — messages from fans, club and high school coaches, and other athletes, and joining squads.

The guardian may turn any control on or off at any time from the Athlete Controls screen in their own account. Changes take effect immediately, except that content already shared to a third-party platform or already opened through a share link is governed by that platform (see Section 4.2(c)). Turning a control off stops new sharing through that pathway; it does not remove content the minor has already published on Athlead, which the minor or guardian may delete directly.

Cross-Posting to Athlead-operated accounts (Section 4.3), use of the minor’s data for optional AI training (Section 6), connecting an email account (Section 8), and payments (Section 12) are not enabled by Parent Approval and are governed by the separate consent described in those Sections.

We keep an append-only record of each Terms acceptance, including the accepting guardian, the minor, the version accepted, and the time. We also keep the current state of each sharing control, including who last changed it and when.

2.3 Users Aged 16 to 17 — Self-Consent

Users aged 16 to 17 may create their own accounts and accept these Terms independently. No guardian approval or notification is required, and the account becomes active upon the user’s own acceptance of these Terms and our Privacy Policy.

If a user turns 16 after a guardian set their sharing controls under Section 2.2, those settings remain as the guardian left them until the user changes them. A guardian’s authority over the controls ends at 16.

2.4 Adult Users (18 and Over)

Users aged 18 and over may create accounts and accept these Terms without guardian involvement.

2.5 State-Specific Eligibility Requirements

Florida residents. To the extent the Services are a covered platform under Florida House Bill 3 (2024): (a) Florida residents under the age of 14 may not create or hold an account, and we will terminate any such account and delete the associated personal information upon discovery or upon request; and (b) Florida residents aged 14 or 15 may use the Services only with the consent of a parent or legal guardian. Athlead’s Parent Approval described in Section 2.2 is the mechanism by which that consent is obtained, and a Florida guardian may revoke consent and require termination of the account and deletion of the minor’s personal information at any time.

Where the law of another state imposes stricter age, consent, or parental-control requirements on the Services, we will apply those requirements to residents of that state and may adjust available features accordingly.

2.6 Account Registration

You must provide accurate, current information when creating an account. You are responsible for maintaining the security of your account credentials. Providing a false date of birth or graduation year to circumvent age restrictions, or misrepresenting guardian status, is a violation of these Terms and grounds for immediate account termination.

3. Use of Services and User Conduct

3.1 Permitted Use

You may use our Services to:

• Create and maintain your recruiting profile;
• Connect with coaches, colleges, and recruiting opportunities;
• Access educational resources and recruiting tools; and
• Participate in livestreams and share video content as permitted under these Terms.

3.2 Prohibited Activities

You agree NOT to engage in any of the following:

• Illegal Activities: Using the Services for any illegal purpose or in violation of any law;
• Impersonation: Creating fake profiles or impersonating others;
• Harassment: Engaging in harassment, bullying, or abusive behavior;
• Fraud: Providing false information or engaging in fraudulent activities, including misrepresenting your age, identity, or relationship to a minor;
• Data Scraping: Using automated tools to collect data from our platform;
• Multiple Accounts: Creating multiple accounts to circumvent our policies;
• Commercial Misuse: Using the Services for unauthorized commercial purposes;
• System Interference: Attempting to interfere with or disrupt our Services;
• Circumventing Safety Controls: Attempting to bypass age-gating, guardian-consent requirements, messaging restrictions, or other safety features; and
• Contacting Minors Off-Platform: Using information obtained through the Services to contact a minor user outside the platform without appropriate guardian knowledge and consent.

3.3 Content Guidelines

User-generated content must be truthful and accurate; appropriate for a recruiting environment; free of offensive, discriminatory, or inappropriate material; and compliant with applicable laws and regulations.

3.4 Content Moderation, Reporting, and Enforcement

Athlead.AI has zero tolerance for objectionable content and abusive behavior. Objectionable content includes material that is unlawful, harassing, threatening, hateful, defamatory, sexually explicit, violent, or otherwise inappropriate. Abusive behavior includes harassment, bullying, or threats directed at other users.

How to report: You can report objectionable content or an abusive user directly in the app using the Report action on any post, comment, direct message, or profile, or by contacting our support team. We review reports and act on objectionable content within 24 hours, which may include removing the content and suspending or terminating the responsible account.

How to block: You can block an abusive user at any time using the Block action on their profile or content. Blocking stops further interaction, and you can manage blocked accounts in your settings.

Enforcement: We use automated filtering and human review to detect objectionable content, and we may remove content and suspend or permanently terminate offending accounts without prior notice. To report content or abuse, or for questions about moderation, contact us at legal@athlead.ai.

4. Sharing Athlete Content to Social Media

Athlete content can leave the platform in two ways: (1) athlete-initiated sharing, where a user shares their own highlight or other content to the user’s own connected social media accounts (Section 4.2); and (2) Cross-Posting, where Athlead features athlete content on Athlead-operated social media accounts (Sections 4.3 through 4.6). In both cases, Athlead’s systems transmit the athlete’s content, which may include the athlete’s name, image, likeness, and related profile information, to an external platform. Each pathway requires its own separate, affirmative, opt-in consent, and no consent checkbox is ever pre-selected.

4.1 Connecting Social Media Accounts

Users may connect personal social media accounts (e.g., X, TikTok, Instagram, or similar platforms) to enable athlete-initiated sharing. A user aged 13 to 15 may connect an account, but nothing is shared to it unless the guardian has turned on the Cross-posting control (Section 2.2(iv)).

4.2 Athlete-Initiated Sharing to Your Own Social Accounts

(a) Users aged 16 to 17. A 16- or 17-year-old user who has connected a social media account may share their own highlight clips and other permitted content to that account. Each share is initiated by the user’s own affirmative action (e.g., tapping “Share”), which authorizes Athlead to transmit the selected content, together with the user’s name and associated profile details, to the destination platform for that share. The user’s sharing consent is recorded for each connected account and may be withdrawn at any time in account settings.

(b) Users aged 13 to 15. A 13-to-15-year-old user may share content to a connected social media account only while the guardian has the Cross-posting control (Section 2.2(iv)) turned on. The guardian may turn it off at any time from the Athlete Controls screen, which takes effect immediately for new shares.

(c) What is transmitted; third-party platforms. When a share is executed, we transmit only the selected content and standard attribution (the athlete’s name as it appears on their profile). Once content is posted to a user’s own social media account, it is governed by that platform’s terms and controlled through that account; withdrawing sharing consent stops future shares but does not remove content already posted to the user’s own account, which the user or guardian may delete directly on that platform.

4.3 Cross-Posting to Athlead-Operated Social Accounts

Athlead may feature athlete highlight content, including video clips, photos, names, and related profile information, on Athlead-operated external social media accounts (e.g., Athlead’s accounts on X, Instagram, or similar platforms) to promote the platform and showcase athlete achievements (“Cross-Posting”).

4.4 Opt-In Consent Required for Cross-Posting

Cross-Posting requires separate, affirmative opt-in consent, which is never pre-selected. Cross-Posting consent is granted through account settings and is not part of onboarding or Parent Approval. For users aged 13 to 15, only the guardian may grant or revoke Cross-Posting consent. Users aged 16 to 17 may grant Cross-Posting consent independently.

4.5 Right to Withdraw Cross-Posting Consent

You may withdraw Cross-Posting consent at any time through your account settings or by contacting us at legal@athlead.ai. Upon withdrawal: (a) we will not use your content in any new Cross-Posts; and (b) we will use commercially reasonable efforts to remove previously Cross-Posted content within 30 days, though we cannot guarantee removal from third-party platforms or cached copies.

4.6 Scope of Cross-Posted Content

Content Cross-Posted by Athlead will credit the athlete by first name, last initial, sport, and graduation year unless the user or guardian requests otherwise. Cross-Posted content will not include the athlete’s direct contact information, school name, or precise location.

5. Livestreams and Coach Viewing

5.1 Livestream Features

Athlead allows users (including parents and guardians) to livestream athletic events through the platform. Livestreams may be viewed by other users, including college coaches, and may be recorded or clipped for recruiting purposes.

5.2 Consent for Livestream Appearance

If a minor user (under 18) may be identifiable in a livestream, whether as the account holder or as another athlete appearing in the stream, the following consent rules apply:

(a) Users aged 13 to 15: The minor may livestream, and be tagged in, linked to, or associated with a livestream, only while the guardian has the Livestreaming control (Section 2.2(v)) turned on.

(b) Users aged 16 to 17: The user may livestream without guardian approval.

(c) Non-account-holding minors: If a minor who does not have an Athlead account appears incidentally in a livestream, the livestream host is responsible for obtaining appropriate consent from that minor’s parent or guardian before broadcasting. Athlead is not responsible for third-party consent failures but will remove content upon verified request from a parent or guardian of any identifiable minor.

5.3 Coach Invitations to Livestreams

Any user, including a parent or guardian hosting a stream, may invite a verified college coach to view a livestream. Before coach access is enabled for a livestream in which under-16 athlete account holders are tagged, linked, or otherwise identified, Athlead will confirm that Livestream Appearance consent is on file for each such athlete. For identifiable under-16 athletes who are not linked account holders, the inviting user represents and warrants that appropriate guardian consent has been obtained for each such athlete before the invitation is sent. Athlead may require confirmation of such consent before enabling or continuing coach access to the stream.

5.4 Withdrawal of Livestream Consent

For users aged 13 to 15, the guardian may turn the Livestreaming control off at any time from the Athlete Controls screen. Revocation applies prospectively. Previously recorded or clipped content may remain available subject to a takedown request under Section 5.2(c) or our Privacy Policy.

6. AI-Powered Features and Data Usage

6.1 AI-Powered Features

We use artificial intelligence to operate and provide the Services, including features such as Alex, our AI assistant, profile analysis, matching, and recommendations. Some of these features are operated using third-party AI and large language model (“LLM”) service providers, with whom we share user data as necessary to generate responses and outputs. These providers act solely on our behalf under contract and do not use that data to train their own models.

AI Identification Disclosure: Alex and other AI-powered features are automated systems, not human beings. When you interact with Alex or receive AI-generated content (such as AI-generated highlight clips), the platform will clearly identify the content as AI-generated.

6.2 AI Training — Consent-Based

Use of your data for training Athlead’s AI systems is optional and consent-based, and is not a condition of using the Services.

(a) For users aged 13 to 15: AI training consent is not part of Parent Approval. Only the guardian may grant it, and it may be revoked at any time by contacting us at legal@athlead.ai.

(b) For users aged 16 to 17: The user may grant or revoke AI training consent through account settings.

(c) For all users: You may opt out of AI training at any time by toggling the setting in your account or by contacting us at privacy@athlead.ai. Opting out will not affect your ability to use AI-powered features that operate on your data in real time (such as matching and recommendations), but your data will no longer be incorporated into training datasets.

6.3 AI-Generated Highlight Clips

Athlead may generate AI-created highlight clips from video content you upload. Because Athlead generates these clips (rather than merely hosting user-uploaded content), we will:

(a) Clearly label AI-generated clips as such;

(b) Obtain your consent (or guardian consent for users under 16) before publishing an AI-generated clip to any public-facing page or external platform; and

(c) Honor your right to request removal of any AI-generated clip at any time.

6.4 Limitations for Known Minors

We will handle your data in accordance with our Privacy Policy. We do not use data from known minors for any purpose not disclosed in these Terms and our Privacy Policy.

7. Messaging Between Minors and Coaches

7.1 Direct Messaging Safeguards

The Services allow direct messaging between athlete users and college coaches for recruiting purposes. To protect minor users, the following safeguards apply:

(a) Coach Verification: Coaches must complete an identity-verification process before being permitted to send or receive direct messages with minor users. Verification includes confirmation of the coach’s identity, institutional affiliation, and active coaching status.

(b) Users Aged 13 to 15: Messaging between the minor and verified college coaches is enabled by Parent Approval. Messages from anyone else (fans, club and high school coaches, other athletes) and squad membership require the guardian to turn on the Messages from non-coaches control (Section 2.2(vi)). Guardians do not have access to the content of the minor’s messages through the Services; a guardian may contact us at legal@athlead.ai with a safety concern.

(d) Message Logging: All direct messages involving minor users are logged and retained in accordance with our data-retention policy. Logs are available for safety review and may be disclosed to law enforcement or the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) as required by law, including 18 U.S.C. § 2258A.

(e) Prohibited Conduct: Coaches and adult users may not solicit personal contact information from a minor, request that a minor communicate outside the platform, send content that is sexual, threatening, or otherwise inappropriate, or engage in any conduct that could constitute grooming, enticement, or exploitation. Violations will result in immediate account termination and may be reported to law enforcement.

7.2 AI Assistant Interactions with Minors

Alex, our AI assistant, may send platform-initiated messages to users, including minor users (e.g., onboarding tips, recruiting reminders). These messages are clearly identified as coming from an automated system, not a human. For users aged 13 to 15, AI-initiated outreach is covered by Parent Approval. A guardian may ask us to disable it at any time at legal@athlead.ai.

8. Connected Email Accounts

8.1 Email Features

The Services allow a user to connect a personal email account (e.g., Gmail or Outlook) so that the user can read, display, compose, and send recruiting-related emails from within Athlead. Connecting an email account gives Athlead limited, token-based access to the contents of that mailbox as described in our Privacy Policy.

8.2 Consent Required to Connect an Email Account

(a) Users aged 16 to 17 may connect their own email account independently. The connection is established only through the email provider’s own authorization (OAuth) flow, completed by the user.

(b) Users aged 13 to 15 do not connect an email account themselves. Where a guardian has an active relationship with the minor and the minor has delegated recruiting email to that guardian (Section 10), the guardian may operate the email features on the minor’s behalf from the guardian’s own account.

(c) Because a connected mailbox may contain messages from people who are not Athlead users, we access mailbox content only as needed to provide the email features described in Section 8.1, and we never use connected-mailbox content for advertising or AI training.

8.3 Scope, Security, and Disconnection

Email-access tokens and any cached message data are stored with encryption and strict access controls. You may disconnect a connected email account at any time through account settings, which revokes Athlead’s access. See the Privacy Policy (Google User Data and Limited Use) for additional detail on how connected-email data is handled, retained, and deleted.

8.4 Third-Party Services

The Services may interoperate with or link to third-party services, including email providers, social media platforms, payment processors, educational institutions, and AI service providers. Athlead does not control those services and is not responsible for their availability, security, content, policies, or acts or omissions. Your use of a third-party service is governed by that provider’s terms and privacy notice. Athlead may modify, suspend, or discontinue an integration if a provider changes or withdraws access, and Athlead does not guarantee that any integration will remain available.

9. Intellectual Property

9.1 Platform Content

All content, features, and functionality of our Services are owned by Athlead.AI and protected by intellectual property laws.

9.2 User Content

You retain ownership of content you submit. You grant Athlead a non-exclusive license to host, use, display, and distribute that content as necessary to operate the Services and, only where you (or your guardian, for users under 16) have granted the corresponding consent under Sections 2.2, 4, 5, and 6, for social sharing, Cross-Posting, livestream distribution, and AI training. This license ends with respect to a given use when the corresponding consent is revoked, subject to the wind-down periods described in these Terms.

9.3 Restrictions

You may not reproduce, distribute, or create derivative works from our platform content without written permission.

9.4 Copyright Complaints

Athlead respects intellectual-property rights and responds to valid notices of alleged copyright infringement. A notice should identify the copyrighted work, identify the material claimed to be infringing and its location on the Services, provide the complaining party’s contact information, include the required good-faith and accuracy statements, and bear the signature of an authorized person. Notices and counter-notices must be sent to Athlead’s designated copyright contact listed in the Services or in Athlead’s registered agent information. Athlead may remove or disable access to disputed material and may terminate repeat infringers in appropriate circumstances, consistent with applicable law.

10. Parental and Guardian Rights and Tools

10.1 Guardian Tools

Athlead gives a parent or legal guardian who has an active relationship with a minor user the ability, from the guardian’s own account, to:

(a) Turn each of the sharing controls described in Section 2.2 on or off for a 13-to-15-year-old user, from the Athlete Controls screen;

(b) Act on the minor’s behalf for the recruiting actions the minor has delegated to the guardian (for example, managing coach lists and sending recruiting email), with every such action recorded as done by the guardian on the minor’s behalf;

(c) Request deletion or correction of the minor’s account and associated data; and

(d) Contact us at legal@athlead.ai to exercise any other right described in our Privacy Policy.

Guardians do not have access to the content of the minor’s messages, and the Services do not provide activity monitoring or time limits.

10.2 Guardian Account Linking and Verification

A single guardian account may be linked to multiple minor accounts. Guardians are authenticated through a verification process at onboarding. Disputes between a guardian and a minor user regarding account access or consent will be resolved in favor of the verified guardian for users under 16, and on a case-by-case basis consistent with applicable law for users aged 16 to 17.

10.3 Guardian Contact and Support

Guardians may contact us at any time at legal@athlead.ai with questions about their child’s account or data practices, or to exercise any rights described in these Terms or our Privacy Policy.

11. Academic Records and FERPA

11.1 Academic Records on the Platform

Athlead may display academic information, including GPA, transcripts, test scores, and enrollment verification, on an athlete’s recruiting profile if provided by the user, guardian, or an authorized educational institution.

11.2 FERPA Acknowledgment

The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (“FERPA”) protects the privacy of education records maintained by educational institutions that receive federal funding. FERPA imposes its disclosure-consent and access requirements directly on educational institutions, not on Athlead. However, Athlead acknowledges the following:

(a) Where Athlead receives academic records directly from an educational institution, it will do so only under a valid authorization, such as a signed consent from the parent or eligible student, or through the school-official exception under 34 C.F.R. § 99.31(a)(1), as determined by the disclosing institution;

(b) Athlead will use academic records received from educational institutions solely for the recruiting and profile purposes for which they were provided;

(c) Athlead will not redisclose academic records sourced from educational institutions to third parties beyond the recruiting coaches and institutions identified in the user’s or guardian’s consent, except as required by law; and

(d) For users aged 13 to 15, display of academic records to verified college coaches is enabled by Parent Approval (Section 2.2); display to anyone else follows the Public profile control. Users aged 16 to 17 consent independently.

11.3 User-Provided Academic Information

When academic information is provided directly by the user or guardian (rather than sourced from an educational institution), FERPA’s institutional disclosure restrictions do not apply. However, Athlead treats all academic information as sensitive data and applies the data-minimization and sharing restrictions described in our Privacy Policy.

12. Payments and Financial Transactions Involving Minors

12.1 Guardian Approval Required for Users Under 16

Users aged 13 to 15 may not initiate or authorize any payment, subscription, or recurring financial transaction through the Services. All financial transactions for users in this age band must be made by the guardian from the guardian’s own account, and payment information must be provided by the guardian.

12.2 Users Aged 16 to 17

Users aged 16 to 17 may initiate one-time purchases independently. Recurring subscriptions, however, require guardian approval. During checkout, 16- and 17-year-old users will be prompted to confirm guardian awareness of the transaction. Athlead reserves the right to require guardian co-approval for any transaction above a threshold amount set by Athlead from time to time.

12.3 Disaffirmance Risk Disclosure

Contracts with minors may be voidable at the minor’s election under applicable law. By accepting these Terms, the guardian acknowledges and accepts responsibility for financial obligations incurred by the minor through the Services to the extent permitted by law.

12.4 Subscriptions; Automatic Renewal; Cancellation; Refunds

Before a user or guardian purchases a subscription, Athlead will clearly disclose the price, billing frequency, subscription term, whether the subscription renews automatically, the date or event that triggers the next charge, how to cancel, and any material limitations on refunds. Athlead will obtain the purchaser’s affirmative consent before charging a recurring payment method. Unless canceled before the renewal date, a subscription will renew for the disclosed renewal period at the then-current price, subject to advance notice of any material price change required by law. The purchaser may cancel through account settings or by contacting support, and cancellation will prevent future renewal charges while access continues through the end of the paid term unless otherwise disclosed. Refunds, credits, and statutory cancellation rights will be provided as required by applicable law and any refund policy presented at checkout. Athlead may change subscription features or prices prospectively with reasonable advance notice.

12.5 Payment Processing

Payments may be processed by third-party payment processors under their own terms and privacy notices. Athlead does not store full payment-card numbers unless expressly disclosed. You authorize Athlead and its payment processor to charge the payment method selected at checkout for the amounts and at the frequency disclosed before purchase, including applicable taxes. You must promptly update expired or invalid payment information. Athlead may suspend paid features after a failed payment and may contest chargebacks that Athlead reasonably believes are improper, but this does not limit any nonwaivable right to dispute an unauthorized or incorrect charge.

13. Texas SCOPE Act and Youth Privacy Protections

Athlead is committed to complying with the Texas Securing Children Online through Parental Empowerment Act (Texas SCOPE Act, HB 18) and other applicable youth-privacy laws. In addition to the age-gating, consent, and parental-control provisions set forth elsewhere in these Terms, Athlead makes the following commitments for all users under 18 (“known minors”):

(a) No Targeted Advertising: Athlead will not display targeted or behavioral advertising to known minors. Any advertising shown to minor users will be contextual only (e.g., based on the page or feature being viewed, not the user’s personal data or behavior);

(b) No Precise Geolocation Collection: Athlead does not collect precise geolocation data (latitude/longitude or GPS-level location) from known minors. We do not request location permissions from minor users’ devices. Coarse, non-precise location data (such as state or region derived from IP address) may be used solely for regional recruiting relevance and compliance with geographic legal requirements;

(c) No Sale or Sharing of Known-Minor PII: Athlead does not sell, lease, or share a known minor’s personally identifiable information with third parties for purposes unrelated to the operation of the Services. Information shared with service providers (such as cloud-hosting and payment processors) is shared solely under contract for Athlead’s operational purposes and is subject to use restrictions. Transmissions of a minor’s content to external social media platforms occur only pursuant to the specific consents described in Section 4;

(d) Data Minimization: Athlead collects only the personal information from known minors that is reasonably necessary to provide the core recruiting and platform features described in these Terms;

(e) Algorithmic Transparency: Athlead provides a plain-language description of how its algorithms recommend content, profiles, and recruiting matches to minor users. This disclosure is accessible through the platform’s help center and is updated when material changes occur; and

(f) Compliance Note: Certain provisions of the Texas SCOPE Act remain subject to ongoing litigation, including the Fifth Circuit’s July 24, 2026 decision in CCIA v. Paxton. Athlead will continue to monitor developments and update its practices and these Terms as required.

14. Privacy and Data Protection

Your privacy is important to us. Please review our Privacy Policy to understand how we collect, use, and protect your information. Our Privacy Policy is incorporated into these Terms by reference. Key privacy commitments specific to minor users, including data minimization, restrictions on sharing and targeted advertising, and parental rights, are summarized in Section 13 above and detailed in the Privacy Policy.

15. Disclaimers and Limitations of Liability

15.1 No Guarantees

WE MAKE NO GUARANTEES REGARDING: recruiting success or scholarship awards; college admission outcomes; availability or accuracy of information; or uninterrupted service operation.

15.2 Disclaimer of Warranties

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE,” WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, STATUTORY, OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, AVAILABILITY, SECURITY, OR THAT THE SERVICES WILL BE ERROR-FREE OR UNINTERRUPTED. ATHLEAD DOES NOT WARRANT OR ENDORSE ANY USER, COACH, SCHOOL, RECRUITER, OPPORTUNITY, COMMUNICATION, AI-GENERATED OUTPUT, THIRD-PARTY CONTENT, OR THIRD-PARTY SERVICE. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW CERTAIN WARRANTY DISCLAIMERS, SO SOME OF THESE DISCLAIMERS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

15.3 Limitation of Liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ATHLEAD AND ITS AFFILIATES, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, LICENSORS, AND SERVICE PROVIDERS WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, OR FOR ANY LOSS OF PROFITS, REVENUE, DATA, GOODWILL, BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY, RECRUITING OPPORTUNITY, SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITY, OR EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE SERVICES, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE AGGREGATE LIABILITY OF ATHLEAD AND THE FOREGOING PARTIES FOR ALL CLAIMS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE SERVICES OR THESE TERMS WILL NOT EXCEED THE GREATER OF $25 OR THE AMOUNT YOU PAID TO ATHLEAD FOR THE SERVICES DURING THE 12 MONTHS PRECEDING THE EVENT GIVING RISE TO THE CLAIM. THESE LIMITATIONS APPLY REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF ACTION AND WILL NOT APPLY TO LIABILITY THAT CANNOT LAWFULLY BE EXCLUDED OR LIMITED.

15.4 User Responsibility

You are responsible for verifying information received through our Services, making your own recruiting and educational decisions, and complying with NCAA and other applicable rules.

15.5 Parental Responsibility

If you are a parent or guardian who has created or approved a minor’s account, you acknowledge that: (a) you are responsible for supervising the minor’s use of the Services; (b) you have reviewed and understand the consent categories you selected during onboarding; and (c) Athlead’s safety features are tools that assist with, but do not replace, parental oversight.

15.6 Indemnification

To the extent permitted by applicable law, you agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Athlead and its affiliates, officers, directors, employees, agents, licensors, and service providers from and against third-party claims, liabilities, damages, judgments, awards, losses, costs, expenses, and reasonable attorneys’ fees arising out of or relating to: (a) your User Content; (b) your use or misuse of the Services; (c) your violation of these Terms or applicable law; (d) your infringement or violation of another person’s rights; or (e) your failure to obtain a consent, permission, or authorization that these Terms require you to obtain. For a user under 18, this provision applies only to the extent enforceable under applicable law and, where a guardian accepted these Terms on the user’s behalf, to the guardian to the extent arising from the guardian’s own acts, omissions, representations, or obligations. Athlead may control the defense and settlement of an indemnified claim, provided that Athlead will not agree to a settlement that imposes a non-monetary obligation on you without your consent.

16. Dispute Resolution

16.1 Informal Resolution

Before initiating arbitration or filing a permitted court action, the claimant must send a written Notice of Dispute to legal@athlead.ai and Athlead.AI, Inc. at the mailing address stated in Section 19.8. The notice must include the claimant’s name and account email, a description of the dispute and supporting facts, the specific relief requested, and the claimant’s signature. The parties will attempt in good faith to resolve the dispute for 60 days after receipt of a complete notice. Any applicable limitations period will be tolled during that 60-day period. This requirement does not prevent either party from seeking emergency or temporary injunctive relief when necessary to prevent imminent harm.

16.2 Binding Arbitration

Except for disputes excluded below, any dispute, claim, or controversy arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Services, including their formation, enforceability, interpretation, breach, termination, or applicability, will be resolved by binding individual arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association under its then-current Consumer Arbitration Rules and, when applicable, its Mass Arbitration Supplementary Rules. The Federal Arbitration Act governs the interpretation and enforcement of this arbitration agreement. Unless the parties agree otherwise, the arbitration may occur by telephone, video conference, written submissions, or in person in the county where you reside. Athlead will pay arbitration fees to the extent required by the applicable rules or law, and each party will bear its own attorneys’ fees unless a statute or the arbitrator authorizes otherwise. A court, not the arbitrator, will decide disputes concerning the existence, validity, or enforceability of this arbitration agreement or the Class Action Waiver. Arbitration is not required for an individual small-claims action, a claim seeking temporary or emergency injunctive relief, a claim concerning infringement or misuse of intellectual property, or a claim that applicable law prohibits from mandatory arbitration, including any protected claim brought by or on behalf of a minor. The arbitrator may award the same individual remedies available in court and will issue a reasoned written decision.

16.3 Class Action Waiver

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, YOU AND ATHLEAD AGREE THAT EACH MAY BRING CLAIMS AGAINST THE OTHER ONLY IN AN INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, AND NOT AS A PLAINTIFF, CLASS MEMBER, OR REPRESENTATIVE IN ANY PURPORTED CLASS, COLLECTIVE, CONSOLIDATED, COORDINATED, MASS, OR REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDING. UNLESS BOTH PARTIES AGREE IN WRITING, AN ARBITRATOR MAY NOT CONSOLIDATE MORE THAN ONE PERSON’S CLAIMS OR PRESIDE OVER ANY FORM OF REPRESENTATIVE OR CLASS PROCEEDING. THIS WAIVER DOES NOT APPLY TO RIGHTS OR REMEDIES THAT CANNOT LAWFULLY BE WAIVED. IF A FINAL DECISION DETERMINES THAT A PARTICULAR PORTION OF THIS WAIVER IS UNENFORCEABLE AS TO A SPECIFIC CLAIM OR REMEDY, THAT CLAIM OR REMEDY WILL BE SEVERED AND DECIDED BY A COURT, AND THE ENFORCEABLE REMAINDER WILL CONTINUE IN ARBITRATION.

16.4 Opt-Out Period

You may opt out of the arbitration agreement and Class Action Waiver by sending a written notice within 30 days after you first accept these Terms. The notice must be sent to legal@athlead.ai with the subject line “Arbitration Opt-Out,” or mailed to the address in Section 19.8, and must include your full name, account email address, a clear statement that you are opting out, and your signature. Opting out will not affect your account or access to the Services. A parent or legal guardian may submit an opt-out notice for a minor user. An opt-out applies only to the account identified in the notice and does not revoke any arbitration agreement previously accepted under an earlier version of the Terms unless the notice expressly states otherwise.

17. Termination

17.1 By You

You may terminate your account at any time by contacting us or using account settings. A guardian may terminate a minor’s account at any time by contacting us.

17.2 By Us

We may suspend or terminate accounts for: violation of these Terms; fraudulent or inappropriate behavior; misrepresentation of age or guardian status; legal compliance requirements; or business reasons with reasonable notice. Upon learning that a user is under 13, we will immediately suspend the account and delete all associated personal information within 72 hours.

17.3 Effect of Termination

Upon termination: your access to the Services will cease; data will be retained or deleted as described in our Privacy Policy and applicable data-retention schedules; and any provision that by its nature should survive termination will survive, including provisions concerning intellectual property and licenses, accrued payment obligations, disclaimers, limitations of liability, indemnification, dispute resolution, and miscellaneous terms.

18. Changes to Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. We will provide at least 30 days’ advance notice of material changes by email or through the Services unless a shorter period is required to address an urgent legal, security, safety, or operational issue. The notice will identify the effective date and summarize the material changes. Changes will apply prospectively. If applicable law requires affirmative consent to a change, we will obtain it before the change applies. For users aged 13 to 15, a material change affecting guardian-controlled consent categories will require the guardian to review and re-affirm the affected consent before the minor continues using the applicable feature. If you do not agree to revised Terms, you must stop using the Services and may close your account before the revised Terms take effect.

19. Miscellaneous

19.1 Entire Agreement

These Terms, the Privacy Policy, any purchase terms or disclosures presented at checkout, and any additional terms expressly applicable to a feature constitute the entire agreement between you and Athlead concerning the Services and supersede prior or contemporaneous communications and agreements concerning the same subject matter. If there is a conflict, the more specific feature or purchase terms control for that feature or transaction, followed by these Terms and then the Privacy Policy, except where applicable law requires otherwise.

19.2 Severability

If any provision of these Terms is held invalid, illegal, or unenforceable, that provision will be enforced to the maximum extent permitted by law or, if necessary, severed, and the remaining provisions will remain in full force. The specific severability rules in the arbitration agreement and Class Action Waiver control over this general provision if there is a conflict.

19.3 Governing Law

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Texas, without regard to conflict-of-law principles, except to the extent federal law or another jurisdiction’s nonwaivable law applies. Any dispute not subject to arbitration or eligible for small claims court must be brought exclusively in the state or federal courts located in the Texas county in which Athlead maintains its principal place of business, and each party consents to personal jurisdiction and venue there, except where applicable law gives a consumer a nonwaivable right to bring a claim elsewhere.

19.4 Force Majeure

Athlead will not be liable for delay or failure to perform caused by events beyond its reasonable control, including natural disasters, severe weather, fire, epidemic, war, terrorism, civil unrest, labor disputes, utility or telecommunications failures, internet or cloud-service outages, cyberattacks, governmental action, or failure of a third-party provider, except that this provision does not excuse payment obligations already due or any obligation that applicable law does not permit Athlead to disclaim.

19.5 Assignment

You may not assign or transfer these Terms or your account without Athlead’s prior written consent. Athlead may assign these Terms, in whole or in part, in connection with a merger, acquisition, corporate reorganization, sale of assets, financing, or transfer to an affiliate, provided that the assignee assumes Athlead’s obligations under these Terms. Any attempted assignment in violation of this provision is void to the extent permitted by law.

19.6 No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies

A party’s failure or delay in enforcing any provision of these Terms is not a waiver of that provision or any other provision. A waiver is effective only if it is in writing and signed by the waiving party. Except as expressly stated in these Terms, rights and remedies are cumulative and do not exclude rights or remedies provided by law.

19.7 Electronic Communications and Notices

You consent to receive agreements, disclosures, notices, and other communications electronically at the email address associated with your account or through the Services, except where applicable law requires another method. Notices from Athlead are effective when sent or posted, subject to any legally required notice period. You are responsible for keeping your contact information current. Formal legal notices to Athlead must be sent to legal@athlead.ai and to the mailing address in Section 19.8. Notice to a minor user may also be sent to the linked guardian when appropriate or required by law.

19.8 Contact Information

For questions about these Terms or to send a formal legal notice, contact Athlead.AI, Inc. at legal@athlead.ai and at its complete current mailing address listed in the Services. Athlead will provide any telephone contact required by applicable law. Copyright notices must be sent to the designated copyright contact identified under Section 9.4.

19.9 Construction

Section headings are for convenience only and do not affect interpretation. “Including” means “including without limitation,” and singular terms include the plural where the context permits. These Terms will not be construed against either party solely because that party drafted them. If a translated version conflicts with the English version, the English version controls to the extent permitted by law.