Terms & Conditions

1. Acceptance of Terms

By accessing or using the hky.bio website and services ("the Service"), you agree to be bound by these Terms & Conditions ("Terms"). If you do not agree to these Terms, do not use the Service.

2. Description of Service

hky.bio is a link-in-bio platform designed for hockey players. The Service allows users to create a personalized profile page to share stats, highlights, and information with scouts, coaches, and fans. To help you build your profile, the Service uses the name and date of birth you provide to find and suggest information about you from publicly available online sources (see Section 5). Access is currently invite-only; if you do not have an invite code, joining the waitlist reserves your preferred username.

3. Waitlist & Username Reservation

• Joining the waitlist is free and does not guarantee a specific launch date.
• Usernames are reserved on a first-come, first-served basis.
• We reserve the right to reclaim usernames that are inactive, misleading, infringe trademarks, or violate these Terms.
• Username reservations may expire if you do not activate your account within 30 days of the platform's launch.

4. User Accounts & Eligibility

When creating an account or joining the waitlist, you agree to:

• Be at least 13 years old; if you are under 18, you confirm you have permission from a parent or guardian to use the Service
• Provide accurate and truthful information
• Keep your account credentials secure
• Not create accounts for the purpose of impersonating others
• Not create multiple accounts to reserve multiple usernames

5. Information We Find For You

When you sign up, the Service automatically searches publicly available sources to find information that appears to relate to you and suggests it for your profile. This is described in our Privacy Notice. You acknowledge and agree that:

• This information comes from third-party sources and may be inaccurate, incomplete, outdated, or relate to someone else;
• You are responsible for reviewing suggested information and choosing what to keep, edit, or remove before it appears on your public profile;
• hky.bio does not warrant the accuracy of any automatically discovered information and is not liable for its content;
• You will only publish information you have the right to share, and you will not use the Service to compile or publish information about other people without a lawful basis.

6. Acceptable Use

You agree not to use the Service to:

• Post content that is illegal, harmful, threatening, abusive, or discriminatory
• Infringe on intellectual property rights of others
• Distribute spam or unsolicited communications
• Attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Service or its systems
• Use automated tools to scrape or interact with the Service without permission

7. Intellectual Property

The hky.bio name, logo, design, and all related intellectual property are owned by hky.bio. You retain ownership of content you upload to your profile, but grant hky.bio a non-exclusive, worldwide license to display and distribute that content as part of the Service.

8. Communications

By joining the waitlist, you consent to receive transactional emails (e.g., account confirmations, launch updates) and marketing communications (e.g., offers, news, feature announcements). You may opt out of marketing communications at any time via the unsubscribe link in our emails.

9. Limitation of Liability

The Service is provided "as is" without warranties of any kind. hky.bio shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, or consequential damages arising from your use of the Service. Our total liability shall not exceed the amount you paid to use the Service (if any).

10. Termination

We reserve the right to suspend or terminate your account at any time if you violate these Terms. You may delete your account and data at any time by contacting us at support@hky.bio.

11. Changes to Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. Continued use of the Service after changes are posted constitutes acceptance of the updated Terms. We will notify you of material changes via email.

12. Governing Law

These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with applicable laws. Any disputes arising from or related to these Terms or the Service shall be resolved through good-faith negotiation, and if necessary, binding arbitration.

13. Contact Us

For questions about these Terms, please contact us at support@hky.bio.