Acceptable Use Policy
Last Updated: February 16, 2025
1. Overview
Spard is a team management software platform designed to help amateur sports teams manage matchday contributions, fines, refreshment payments, and financial transparency within their teams.
This Acceptable Use Policy outlines the rules and restrictions governing use of the Spard platform. By creating an account or using Spard, users agree to comply with this policy.
2. Permitted Use
Spard may only be used for lawful and legitimate team-related activities, including:
- Collecting matchday contributions
- Tracking team expenses
- Managing fines related to team rules
- Coordinating recreational sports activities
- Viewing transparent financial reports for team members
3. Prohibited Activities
Users may NOT use Spard for:
Illegal Activities
- Fraud, scams, or deceptive practices
- Money laundering or structuring transactions
- Terrorist financing
- Gambling operations
- Sale of illegal goods or services
Financial Misuse
- Operating unlicensed investment schemes
- Crowd-funding unrelated to sports team activities
- Ponzi or pyramid schemes
- Cryptocurrency trading or exchange services
- High-risk financial pooling activities
Misrepresentation
- Creating fake teams or identities
- Misleading users about the purpose of payments
- Impersonating another individual or organization
Abuse of Platform
- Attempting to bypass payment systems
- Attempting to exploit technical vulnerabilities
- Reverse engineering the platform
- Using automated bots without authorization
4. Payments & Fund Handling
Spard does not:
- Hold customer funds
- Operate wallets
- Pool money on behalf of users
- Facilitate peer-to-peer transfers
All payments are processed through third-party licensed payment processors. Funds are settled directly to the designated receiving account. Spard acts solely as a software platform for payment initiation and record tracking.
5. Monitoring & Enforcement
Spard reserves the right to:
- Monitor platform usage
- Suspend or terminate accounts
- Restrict access to teams
- Report suspicious activity to relevant authorities or payment partners
Violations of this policy may result in immediate account suspension.
6. Reporting Violations
If you suspect misuse of the platform, please contact:
Email: support@spard.app
Subject Line: “AUP Violation Report”
7. Updates
Spard may update this policy from time to time. Continued use of the platform constitutes acceptance of any updates.