Terms and Conditions

1. Agreement to Terms

By accessing and using Pit Crew ("the App"), you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service. If you do not agree, please do not use this service.

These Terms apply to all users, including browsers, content contributors, and anyone who accesses or uses the App.

2. Acceptable Use

Permission is granted to use the App for personal, non-commercial purposes. Under this licence you may not:

• Modify, copy, or reproduce the App's materials for any commercial purpose
• Attempt to decompile or reverse engineer any software in the App
• Remove any copyright or proprietary notations
• Transfer, mirror, or resell access to the App or its content
• Violate any applicable laws or regulations
• Harass, threaten, or cause distress to any other user
• Post obscene, offensive, or harmful content
• Disrupt the normal flow of the App or its services
• Use automated systems to scrape, collect, or harvest data
• Engage in any form of cheating or manipulation of predictions or rankings

3. Age Restriction

You must be at least 18 years old to use Pit Crew. By using the App, you confirm that you are at least 18. We reserve the right to terminate accounts that do not meet this requirement.

4. User Accounts

When you create an account, you are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your credentials. You agree to accept responsibility for all activity under your account and to notify us immediately of any unauthorised access.

You agree that all information you provide during registration is accurate, current, and complete. You may not use another person's account without their permission.

5. Leaderboards and Rankings

Leaderboards and rankings are calculated based on your predictions and are for entertainment purposes only. We reserve the right to:

• Reset leaderboards at our discretion
• Adjust or remove rankings where fraudulent activity is detected
• Modify the ranking algorithm without prior notice

6. Chat and User-Generated Content

Pit Crew provides real-time chat functionality within leagues. By posting content:

• You grant Pit Crew a non-exclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, worldwide licence to use, reproduce, and display your content within the App
• You represent that your content does not infringe on the rights of others
• You agree not to post content that is illegal, threatening, abusive, defamatory, obscene, vulgar, or otherwise objectionable
• You agree not to impersonate others or misrepresent your identity
• You agree not to spam or flood the chat

Please note: Chat is not actively moderated in real time. We are not responsible for user-generated content posted by others, but we reserve the right to remove content that violates these Terms at any time.

Chat history is retained for the duration of the league. Upon deletion of your account or closure of a league, associated chat messages are permanently deleted.

7. Push Notifications

The App may request permission to send you push notifications for events such as prediction deadlines and published race results. You can manage or revoke notification permissions at any time through your device settings. Granting permission is not required to use the core features of the App.

8. Achievements and Scores

The App awards achievements based on your activity and prediction performance. Achievements are for entertainment purposes only and carry no monetary value. We reserve the right to modify, add, or remove achievements at any time.

9. User Profile and Photos

You may upload a profile photo. By doing so, you confirm you have the right to use and share that image. We reserve the right to remove photos that violate these Terms.

10. Disclaimer of Warranties

The App is provided on an "as-is" basis. Pit Crew makes no warranties, expressed or implied, including without limitation any implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement.

Pit Crew does not warrant the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of any content or data within the App.

11. Limitations of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, Pit Crew and its suppliers shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, or consequential damages arising from your use of or inability to use the App, even if we have been advised of the possibility of such damage.

12. Accuracy of Materials

Content in the App, including race data sourced from the OpenF1 API, may contain errors or be out of date. We do not warrant that content is accurate, complete, or current at any given time.

13. Modifications to Terms

Pit Crew may revise these Terms at any time without prior notice. Continued use of the App constitutes acceptance of the updated Terms.

14. Modifications to the App

We may modify, suspend, or discontinue the App or any feature at any time, with or without notice.

15. Governing Law

These Terms are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales. You irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.

16. Third-Party Services

Pit Crew uses the following third-party services:

• Firebase (Google LLC): Authentication, Firestore database, Cloud Storage, Cloud Functions, Cloud Messaging, and Hosting. Subject to Google's Terms of Service.
• Sentry (Functional Software, Inc.): Error tracking and crash reporting. Subject to Sentry's Terms of Service.
• OpenF1 API: Race information and data synchronisation. Subject to OpenF1's terms of service.
• Formula 1 Images: The App may display images linked from external Formula 1 sources for informational purposes only. These images are not stored on our servers.

We are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to Formula 1, the FIA, or any official Formula 1 entities.

17. Contact Information

If you have questions about these Terms of Service, please contact us at:

Russell Tech Limited
Aaron Russell
aaron@russell-tech.co.uk

18. Severability

If any provision of these Terms is found to be invalid or unenforceable, that provision will be excluded and the remaining provisions will remain in full force and effect.