Terms of Service

Effective date: July 5, 2026

These Terms of Service (“Terms”) govern your use of the PickleLore website and application at picklelore.com (the “Service”), operated by Daniel Johnson d/b/a PickleLore (“PickleLore,” “we,” “us”). By creating an account or using the Service, you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, do not use the Service.

1. The Service

PickleLore is a record-keeping and matchmaking tool for recreational pickleball groups. It stores match results, statistics, and histories entered by users, and generates derived content such as leaderboards, head-to-head records, and shareable summaries.

2. Eligibility and Accounts

You must be at least 13 years old to create an account. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your login credentials and for all activity under your account. Notify us promptly at hello@picklelore.com of any unauthorized use.

3. Group Administrators

Users who create or administer a group (“Administrators”) have additional responsibilities. As an Administrator, you represent that:

  • You have permission from the players in your group to enter their names and match results into the Service;
  • You will obtain parental consent before entering identifying information about a player under 13;
  • You understand that anyone you share your group’s access PIN or link with will be able to view your group’s records, and you are responsible for who you share it with;
  • You will use temporary recorder codes and other delegation features only with people you trust to enter accurate information.

4. Your Content

You (and your group) retain ownership of the information you enter into the Service, including names, scores, and match records (“Content”). You grant us a non-exclusive, worldwide license to host, store, process, display, and transmit your Content solely as needed to operate, improve, and provide the Service — including generating statistics, records, recaps, and share cards from it.

You are responsible for the accuracy and legality of Content you enter. Do not enter Content that is unlawful, defamatory, harassing, or that you do not have the right to share.

5. Acceptable Use

You agree not to:

  • Access another group’s data without authorization, or attempt to circumvent PINs, access codes, or other access controls;
  • Probe, scan, or test the vulnerability of the Service, or interfere with its operation;
  • Use automated means to scrape or bulk-extract data from the Service;
  • Impersonate another person or misrepresent your affiliation with a group;
  • Use the Service for any unlawful purpose.

We may suspend or terminate accounts that violate these Terms.

6. Subscriptions and Payment

Free tier. Free accounts include full use of the Service’s core features, with access to your group’s records from the most recent month. Older records are retained but not viewable on the free tier.

Paid subscription. A paid subscription, billed to the group’s Administrator at $9.99 per month, unlocks the group’s complete all-time history, including custom date ranges and historical records. Prices are in U.S. dollars and exclude any applicable taxes, which will be added where required.

Billing and renewal. Subscriptions renew automatically each month until cancelled. By subscribing, you authorize our payment processor to charge your payment method on each renewal date. You are responsible for keeping your payment information current; if a payment fails and is not resolved, your group will be downgraded to the free tier.

Cancellation. You may cancel at any time through your account or by emailing hello@picklelore.com. Cancellation takes effect at the end of the current billing period, and you retain paid access until then. Fees already paid are non-refundable, and no pro-rated refunds are provided for partial billing periods, except where required by law.

Downgrading does not delete your data. If your subscription ends, your group’s full history remains stored — it simply becomes viewable only within the free tier’s one-month window until a subscription is restarted.

Price changes. We may change subscription pricing with at least 30 days’ advance notice. Price changes take effect at your next renewal after the notice period.

7. Availability and Changes to the Service

We may modify, suspend, or discontinue any part of the Service at any time. We will make reasonable efforts to provide notice of material changes that affect paid features. We do not guarantee uninterrupted availability, and scheduled or emergency maintenance may temporarily limit access.

8. Data and Backups

While we take reasonable measures to preserve your Content, you acknowledge that the Service is a recreational record-keeping tool and we do not guarantee against data loss. Export features, where available, allow you to keep your own copies.

9. Termination

You may stop using the Service and request account deletion at any time by contacting hello@picklelore.com. We may suspend or terminate your access if you materially violate these Terms, with notice where practicable. Upon termination, Sections 4 (license, as needed to wind down), 10, 11, and 12 survive.

10. Disclaimers

THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE,” WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT STATISTICS, RECORDS, OR MATCHMAKING RESULTS WILL BE ACCURATE OR ERROR-FREE.

11. Limitation of Liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, DANIEL JOHNSON D/B/A PICKLELORE WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR ANY LOSS OF DATA, ARISING FROM YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE. OUR TOTAL LIABILITY FOR ANY CLAIM ARISING FROM THE SERVICE WILL NOT EXCEED THE GREATER OF (A) THE AMOUNT YOU PAID US IN THE TWELVE MONTHS BEFORE THE CLAIM AROSE, OR (B) FIFTY U.S. DOLLARS ($50).

Some jurisdictions do not allow certain limitations, so some of the above may not apply to you.

12. Governing Law and Disputes

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Michigan, without regard to conflict-of-law principles. Any dispute arising from these Terms or the Service will be resolved in the state or federal courts located in Michigan, and you consent to their jurisdiction. Before filing any claim, you agree to contact us at hello@picklelore.com and attempt to resolve the dispute informally for at least 30 days.

13. Changes to These Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. If we make material changes, we will post the updated Terms with a new effective date and, where appropriate, notify registered users by email. Continued use of the Service after changes take effect constitutes acceptance.

14. Contact

Daniel Johnson d/b/a PickleLore
hello@picklelore.com