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1. Terms of Service (ToS.md)

ClaySquad.com Terms of Service

Last Updated: June 2026

1. Acceptance of Terms & Eligibility

By registering an account or using ClaySquad ("the Service"), you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service, our Privacy Policy, our Community Code of Conduct, and our Release and Waiver of Liability Agreement. You must be at least 18 years of age to use this Service. By registering, you confirm and warrant that you meet this requirement. If you do not agree to these terms, do not use the Service.

2. Account Registration & Absolute Gender Immutability

  • Passwordless Authentication: We utilize passwordless multi-method authentication (including Social OAuth, Magic Links, and Magic Codes). You are entirely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality and security of your linked email address and social media login credentials.
  • Absolute Profile Immutability: To preserve the integrity and safety of user-coordinated affinity squads, you must select your gender marker during registration (Male, Female, or Prefer not to say). Upon submission, this setting is structurally permanent, immutable, and unchangeable by you or system administrators. Administrative override capabilities are entirely omitted from our architecture. If you register with incorrect parameters, you must abandon the profile and register a new account.

3. Public-Only Communication & Privacy Standards

  • No Private Contact Harvesting: To protect user anonymity and safety, all coordination and communication on the Service must occur publicly within the provided Squad Requests and Replies. You are strictly prohibited from publishing, soliciting, or demanding private contact information—including phone numbers, personal email addresses, physical addresses, or social media handles—within public messages or as a condition for joining a squad.
  • Closed-Loop Clubhouse Identification: Accepted squad participants are provided anonymous visual badges and squad keywords generated via the DiceBear API. You agree to use these on-screen tools to identify your squad-mates at physical venues without exchanging real names, phone numbers, or personal details.

4. User-Coordinated Affinity Squads & Warning Engagements

  • Affinity Group Settings: The Service allows users to post "Squad Requests" and designate attendance preferences, such as gender-specific affinity groupings (e.g., "Females Only" or "Males Only") to foster comfort and camaraderie. These are user-driven preferences.
  • Warning System Engagement (Replying): The Service does not mathematically block users based on sex. However, if your profile identity does not match the creator's squad preference (or if you select "Prefer not to say"), the system will display a prominent warning before allowing a reply submission. Entering or disrupting a squad where you do not meet the requested criteria is a direct violation of our Code of Conduct.
  • Warning System Engagement (Creating): Users registered under the "Prefer not to say" gender setting retain the right to create gender-specific affinity requests, but acknowledge that because their gender marker is hidden from the public index, community members may publicly request identity clarification to ensure affinity alignment.
  • No Pay-to-Play or Financial Solicitation: The Service is strictly for recreational community coordination. You may not use Squad Requests or replies to advertise, sell, or solicit goods, commercial services, tips, or entry fees. You may not charge or demand money to allow a user to join a squad.

5. Private Squad Arrival Check-Ins

  • Self-Reported Arrival: On the club-local shoot date, organisers and accepted squad members may privately report that they have arrived and may add an optional location note for the roster. The Service does not verify attendance or collect browser location for a check-in.
  • Reversible During the Shoot Date: You may change your location note or undo a check-in until 11:59:59pm on the shoot date in the club timezone. If you check in again, the Service records a fresh check-in time.
  • Private History and Notifications: Check-in activity is visible only to the organiser and accepted members of that squad. Meaningful changes are kept as private squad history and notify the other current roster members by email and in-app notification.

6. Automated Moderation & Content Reporting System

  • Immediate Suspension Triaging: You acknowledge and agree that a single report from an authenticated user against your content (Squad Request or Reply) may result in the immediate, automated public suspension and hiding of that content pending human moderator review.
  • Discretionary Review: Automated triaging does not constitute a final determination of wrongdoing. ClaySquad retains absolute, unreviewable discretion to uphold, dismiss, or revise any moderation decision.

7. Third-Party API Disclaimer

The Service integrates third-party tools and APIs, including but not limited to the DiceBear API (avatars/badges), Google Maps API, and OpenStreetMap/Nominatim (mapping/location services). We do not own, control, or maintain these external services. We express no warranties or liabilities regarding the uptime, accuracy, lawfulness, or safety of any third-party data, maps, or images rendered via these APIs.

8. SAFETY DISCLAIMER & ASSUMPTION OF RISK

CRITICAL NOTICE: REAL-WORLD MEETUPS & FIREARMS SAFETY ClaySquad.com facilitates introductions between shooters but takes no responsibility for real-world meetings, transportation, or interactions that arise from the use of the Service. Always exercise extreme caution when meeting strangers.

Firearms handling, safety rules, instruction, and venue regulations are solely governed by the independent physical shooting clubs and ranges visited by users. ClaySquad does not mandate, monitor, or enforce specific firearm safety rules on-site.

You acknowledge that shooting sports involve inherent risks. You assume all risk associated with meeting individuals encountered through the Service and attending physical shooting facilities. We strongly recommend that you arrange to meet new people for the first time in a public area of the club, such as the clubhouse or pro shop, before proceeding to the course.

9. Limitation of Liability & Indemnification

The Service is provided on an "AS IS" and "AS AVAILABLE" basis without warranties of any kind. To the maximum extent permitted by law, un9 ltd., its officers, and employees shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, or consequential damages arising out of your use of the platform, user interactions, or real-world meetups arranged through it. You agree to indemnify and hold harmless un9 ltd. from any claims or damages resulting from your breach of these Terms or your actions during physical meetups.

10. Governing Law & Dispute Resolution

These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Colorado, without regard to conflict of law principles. Any dispute arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Service shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located in Colorado.