Terms and Conditions

These terms and conditions are issued by Ireland Esports Federation (Company Registration No: 666027), hereby referred to as  “Ireland Esports”, “IEF”, "us", "we" or "our", for users of the website ("the site") and Ireland Esports, services including online gaming tournaments. These conditions may be updated at any time without notice. Additional terms for specific aspects of our products and service will be provided as required.

Website

Use of the site in its entirety is at your own risk. By using the site or by creating a site account, you agree to that we are not responsible for any damage or loss as a result of your access to the site. You may not make any attempt to gain unauthorised access to protected areas of the site or to damage any areas of the site including its performance. Anyone found to be taking damaging actions towards the site will be reported to the relevant law enforcement authorities. By using the site you agree to hold us harmless from any claim arising from your activities on the site.

Access to the tournament system is given to the nominated school, college, community group or organisation staff member only, you may not allow any other person to access your account on your behalf. On registration you are required to ensure that all information provided is accurate. Your account is not transferable to any other user. You are responsible for any damage caused by misuse of your account by yourself or any other person who has been given access. You are obliged to abide by the game-specific rules outlined in the tournament system.

By creating an account on the site, you consent to certain information about you being made public to other users in community areas of the site, such information may include your username, registration date, gaming clan and other information that you will be informed about on joining.

We reserve the right to terminate your access to the site for any reason with or without prior notice. Similarly we reserve the right to terminate any aspect of the site or service as required.

The site may contain links to external websites and resources, we take no responsibility for the content of these external resources and following these links is done so at your own risk.

All content on the site is copyright of Ireland Esports and may not be reproduced without permission.

The site has aspects which are community led. We accept no responsibility for errors, omissions or inaccuracies on the site. You are obliged to abide by the Code of Conduct outlined in our official handbook. 

Community areas of the site may be moderated by our staff, we reserve the right to remove content that may fall into the below categories:

• Obscene, slanderous, abusive, violent, threatening, pornographic, sexist, racist, or insulting language
• Advertising of certain products and services
• Reproduction of copyrighted materials
• Discussion about illegal practices (e.g. hacking)
• Flooding/spamming of the site
• Content which may contain damaging files such as viruses
• Any other content that is deemed to be inappropriate by our staff.

You are also advised to view our Privacy Policy.

Code of Conduct

We expect all players who use our platform to follow the behaviours and requests set out in British Esports Code of Conduct.  If any player behaves in a way which contradicts any of the points set out, we will address the situation, involving parents when needed, to resolve the issue appropriately.

Continued issues and repeated breaches of this code may result in us, regrettably, revoking membership and blocking access to the platform to protect the welfare of other players and our staff.

Players, and, where appropriate, their Staff Leaders, must agree to:

✔ Play by the rules of the platform, the games and the competitions or events
✔ Be a good sport whether I win or lose
✔ Treat others how I like to be treated myself
✔ Be kind and fair and recognise that everyone has different levels of skill and ability
✔ Know that people online are real people and my words can affect them
✔ Set a positive example with my own behaviour
✔ Support and encourage my teammates and others
✔ Speak out against those that bully, hurt, harass or abuse others
✔ Stop, listen, and reconsider if I’m told that my words or actions are harmful
✔ Respect others, even if their views are different from mine
✔ Report any incidents of bullying, misbehaviour, cheating or concerns I have about the behaviour of anyone else during events or competitions
✔ In-game I should not display disrespectful actions that could harm others as well as exploit in-game bug features
✔ Not collude nor coerce with other teams to force an specific outcome

In addition, the British Esports expects players to:

• Compete to the best of their ability at all times, without intentionally playing below their skill level (sandbagging), and act in accordance with the rules for the event or competition, including any direction given by the administrator or anyone acting on its behalf
• Not use language in relation to the event or competition that is deemed by the administrator to be obscene, rude, foul, vulgar, insulting, threatening, abusive, or otherwise offensive or objectionable
• Understand they are representing their school/college at all times through their behaviour and language whilst playing or in any chat facility, texting, apps or social media in connection with the game or event
• Not cheat. Cheating is defined as any act that gives one gamer an unfair competitive advantage over another
• Continue to respect and treat others fairly in out of game communications, no matter win or lose.