1.Agreement to Terms
Welcome to Boost Youth Zone (“BYZ,” “we,” “our,” or “us”).
These Terms of Use govern access to and use of the BYZ website, mobile application, and related services.
By creating an account or using our platform, users agree to these Terms and our Privacy Policy.
Parents and legal guardians who establish or authorize accounts for minors agree to these Terms on behalf of themselves and, where legally permitted, their minor children.
2.Purpose of Boost Youth Zone
BYZ is a youth-development platform designed to connect parents and athletes with opportunities involving:
- Sports coaches and athletic trainers.
- Private training and development programs.
- Academic tutors and educational resources.
- Youth sports camps and development programs.
- Other youth enrichment opportunities.
Our mission is to help families discover resources that support athletic, academic, and personal development.
3.Eligibility and Account Registration
BYZ serves athletes under the age of 18, parents, legal guardians, and adult service providers.
Users must provide accurate information when creating an account.
For minors:
- A parent or legal guardian must participate in account authorization as required by applicable law and BYZ procedures.
- Required parental consent must be obtained before covered information is collected.
- Parents and guardians are responsible for appropriate supervision of their children’s use of the platform.
- Minors must not misrepresent their age or identity.
BYZ reserves the right to restrict or suspend accounts that violate applicable age, consent, or eligibility requirements.
4.Athlete Profiles
BYZ may allow athletes to create individual profiles to highlight their interests, activities, athletic experience, and development goals.
Parents and guardians are responsible for providing or approving information submitted to a minor’s profile as required by applicable law.
Users must not include:
- Home addresses.
- Personal telephone numbers intended for private use.
- School schedules or daily routines.
- Passwords or financial information.
- Other sensitive personal information that is unnecessary for platform participation.
BYZ reserves the right to remove information that creates an unreasonable safety or privacy risk.
5.Parental Consent and Supervision
BYZ recognizes the importance of parental involvement when minors participate in online services.
For children under 13, BYZ will obtain verifiable parental consent before collecting, using, or disclosing personal information when required by COPPA.
Parents and guardians are encouraged to:
- Review their child’s profile.
- Discuss appropriate online communication.
- Monitor interactions with providers.
- Report suspicious or inappropriate behavior.
- Request account changes or deletion when appropriate.
BYZ may restrict account functionality when required parental authorization has not been obtained.
6.Coaches, Trainers, Tutors, Camps, and Service Providers
Service providers are responsible for the accuracy of their profiles and representations.
Providers agree to:
- Provide truthful information about qualifications and experience.
- Maintain appropriate professional standards.
- Comply with applicable federal, state, and local laws.
- Respect the privacy and safety of minors.
- Obtain required parental permissions before interacting with minors or using their photographs or videos.
- Maintain any required licenses, certifications, and insurance.
- Follow applicable child protection and mandatory reporting laws.
Providers must not engage in inappropriate communication, harassment, exploitation, or unlawful conduct involving minors.
Provider screening notice: Unless BYZ expressly identifies a specific verification or screening process, BYZ does not represent or guarantee that all providers have undergone background checks, credential verification, or independent screening.
Families should independently evaluate providers before arranging services.
7.Platform Role and Third-Party Services
BYZ provides a platform for discovering and connecting with youth-focused service providers.
Unless expressly stated in a separate written agreement, BYZ is not the employer, supervisor, or direct provider of services offered by independent coaches, trainers, tutors, camps, or other third parties.
BYZ does not guarantee:
- Provider availability.
- The accuracy of every provider representation.
- The quality or safety of third-party services.
- Athletic or academic results.
- The outcome of any interaction between users and providers.
Parents and guardians are responsible for evaluating providers and making informed decisions about participation.
8.Photographs, Videos, and User-Generated Content
BYZ may allow users to upload photographs, videos, profile descriptions, and other content.
Users represent that they have the necessary rights and permissions to submit content.
For content involving minors, appropriate parental or legal authorization must be obtained where required.
Users may not upload:
- Inappropriate or sexually explicit content.
- Content that exploits or endangers minors.
- Content that violates another person’s privacy.
- Unauthorized photographs or videos of other individuals.
- Content containing sensitive identifying information without authorization.
By submitting content, users grant BYZ a limited, non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to host, store, reproduce, and display that content solely as reasonably necessary to operate, maintain, secure, and provide the platform features requested by the user, subject to the Privacy Policy and applicable law.
This license does not transfer ownership of the user’s content to BYZ.
BYZ reserves the right to remove or restrict content that violates these Terms or creates a safety concern.
9.No Payments During Phase 1
During the initial Phase 1 MVP, BYZ does not offer in-app payment processing or financial transactions between users and service providers.
Users should not assume that a provider’s services are free merely because the platform does not process payments.
Any financial arrangements made independently between families and third-party providers are outside BYZ’s Phase 1 payment functionality.
If payment features are introduced in a future phase, additional terms and disclosures will be provided before those features become available.
10.User Conduct and Platform Safety
Users agree not to:
- Engage in unlawful conduct.
- Harass, threaten, bully, or discriminate against others.
- Exploit or endanger minors.
- Misrepresent qualifications or identities.
- Upload unlawful or inappropriate material.
- Use the platform for fraudulent purposes.
- Attempt unauthorized access to accounts or systems.
- Interfere with platform security or operation.
BYZ may remove content, restrict features, suspend accounts, or terminate access when necessary to enforce these Terms or protect users.
11.Reporting and Enforcement
Users and parents may report suspected inappropriate behavior, unsafe interactions, harassment, or violations of these Terms.
BYZ may review reports, investigate concerns, restrict communications, remove content, suspend accounts, or take other reasonable protective measures.
Where appropriate or legally required, BYZ may refer suspected unlawful conduct to law enforcement or other appropriate authorities.
12.Intellectual Property
BYZ owns or licenses its name, logos, branding, designs, software, website content, and other proprietary materials, unless otherwise stated.
Users may not copy, reproduce, distribute, modify, or commercially exploit BYZ intellectual property without prior written authorization.
13.Account Suspension and Termination
BYZ reserves the right to suspend, restrict, or terminate access to the platform for violations of these Terms, suspected fraud, safety concerns, or legal compliance.
Users and parents may request account closure through the contact information provided below.
14.Disclaimers
The BYZ platform is provided on an “as available” basis.
BYZ does not guarantee uninterrupted access, error-free operation, or the availability or performance of independent third-party providers.
BYZ is a discovery and connection platform and does not guarantee the results of athletic training, tutoring, camps, or other third-party services.
Nothing in these Terms waives any rights or protections that cannot legally be waived.
15.Limitation of Liability
To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, BYZ shall not be responsible for indirect, incidental, special, or consequential damages arising from use of the platform or independent third-party services.
Nothing in this section excludes liability where such exclusion is prohibited by applicable law.
16.Indemnification
To the extent permitted by applicable law, adult users and service providers agree to be responsible for claims and expenses arising from their unlawful conduct, violation of these Terms, or infringement of another person’s rights.
Nothing in this provision requires a minor to waive rights that cannot legally be waived.
17.Governing Law
These Terms shall be governed by the laws of the State of Texas, without regard to conflict-of-law principles.
Any legal proceedings shall be brought in a court of competent jurisdiction in Texas, subject to applicable law.
18.Changes to These Terms
BYZ may revise these Terms as its services, platform features, or legal requirements change.
Material changes will be communicated as required by applicable law.
The revised Terms will be posted with an updated effective date.