Terms of Service

In these Terms, the following capitalized words have the meanings given below:

• “Account” — the registered user account you create to access the Service.
• “Content” — any data, text, files, projections, ownership estimates, lineup outputs, simulation results, or other material displayed, generated, or transmitted through the Service.
• “User Content” — Content you upload or otherwise submit to the Service (for example, projections uploaded via CSV).
• “Operator” — a third-party daily fantasy sports contest platform (for example, DraftKings, FanDuel, or Yahoo) with which you may separately hold an account and enter contests.
• “Subscription” — a paid plan (as described at /pricing) that grants access to tier-gated features of the Service.
• “Billing Cycle” — the recurring period (monthly or annual) over which Subscription fees are charged.
• “Fees” — all amounts payable for a Subscription, including taxes where applicable.

DFS Degen is a daily fantasy sports (“DFS”) lineup simulation and optimization tool. We provide projections, lineup generation, statistical and machine-learning models, and CSV exports to assist users in constructing entries for third-party DFS contests. We are not a DFS contest operator. We do not host contests, accept entry fees, or pay prizes. All contest entry occurs on Operator platforms subject to those Operators’ own terms.

The Service is offered for research, analysis, and entertainment. Nothing on the Service constitutes financial, investment, betting, or gambling advice. Past performance of projections and simulations does not guarantee future results.

3.1 Age

To use the Service you must be at least:

• 18 years of age, or
• 21 years of age where required by your local jurisdiction, which — as of the date shown at the top of these Terms — includes Massachusetts, Iowa, and Louisiana, and any other jurisdiction imposing a higher minimum age for DFS-related activity. You are responsible for verifying local law; this list is not exhaustive and may change.

3.2 Geographic restriction

You may use the Service only from a jurisdiction where use of DFS lineup-construction tools is lawful. The Service is not available in states, provinces, or countries where DFS activity is prohibited or where offering the Service would violate local law. We may block access from such jurisdictions and may require location verification at any time.

3.3 Capacity and standing

You must have the legal capacity to enter into a binding contract, and you must not be barred from receiving services under any applicable law.

3.4 Export controls and sanctions

You represent and warrant that: (a) you are not located in, and are not a national or resident of, any country subject to a comprehensive U.S. Government embargo (currently including Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria, and the Crimea, Donetsk, and Luhansk regions); (b) you are not listed on any U.S. Government list of prohibited or restricted parties (including the U.S. Treasury Department’s Specially Designated Nationals list); and (c) you will not use the Service in violation of any U.S. or other applicable export-control or sanctions law.

3.5 Verification and consequences

We may require age, identity, or location verification at any time. Misrepresenting your age, identity, or location is grounds for immediate suspension or termination and forfeiture of any pre-paid Fees, without prejudice to any other remedies available to us.

You must register an Account to access paid features. You agree to provide accurate and current registration information and to keep your credentials confidential. You are responsible for all activity under your Account. Notify us immediately at support@dfsdegen.com if you suspect unauthorized access. We are not liable for losses arising from your failure to secure your Account.

One Account per person. Sharing Accounts, automating logins, or attempting to evade our rate-limiting or tier-enforcement systems is a material breach of these Terms.

5.1 Plans and Billing Cycles

Access to tier-gated features requires a paid Subscription. Subscriptions are offered on monthly or annual Billing Cycles (annual availability may vary by tier and region — the current selection is shown at /pricing). Current tier pricing and features are also published at /pricing. All Fees are stated in U.S. dollars unless otherwise indicated at checkout, and Fees are billed in advance for the applicable Billing Cycle through our payment processor, Stripe.

By subscribing, you authorize us (through Stripe) to charge your designated payment method for the initial Fee and for each renewal Fee on a recurring basis until you cancel.

5.2 Automatic renewal

Your Subscription will renew automatically. Each Subscription renews for successive Billing Cycles of the same length as your initial term (monthly plans renew every month; annual plans renew every 12 months) at the then-current advertised price for your plan, until you cancel. We will charge the payment method on file on or shortly before each renewal date.

For annual plans, we will send an email reminder to the address associated with your Account at least fifteen (15) days before each renewal, stating the renewal date and the amount that will be charged. For monthly plans, we treat the initial subscription flow and each Stripe receipt as your notice of the recurring charge.

5.3 Cancellation

You may cancel your Subscription at any time through the customer portal at /account. Cancellation takes effect at the end of your then-current Billing Cycle; you keep access to paid features until that date. We do not charge cancellation fees and cancellation is designed to be at least as easy as signup.

5.4 Refunds

Except where required by applicable law or as expressly stated by us in writing (for example, a specific promotional refund policy), all Fees are non-refundable, including for partial Billing Cycles and for periods during which you did not use the Service. Downgrading to a lower tier or to the unpaid pending state does not entitle you to a refund of Fees already paid for the current Billing Cycle.

5.5 Price changes

We may change Fees at any time. Price changes take effect at your next renewal and we will notify you by email to the address associated with your Account at least thirty (30) days before the change applies to you. If you do not agree to the new price, you may cancel before the change takes effect.

5.6 Failed payments

If a charge fails, we may suspend access to paid features until the issue is resolved. After repeated failed payment attempts, we may downgrade your Account to the unpaid pending state, in which the Account remains registered but has no simulation access.

5.7 Taxes

Fees do not include applicable taxes unless expressly stated. You are responsible for any sales, use, value-added, or similar taxes assessed on your Subscription based on your billing address, other than taxes on our net income.

5.8 Positive consent to recurring charges

By clicking “Subscribe” (or the equivalent) at checkout, you affirmatively acknowledge and consent to (a) the Billing Cycle length shown at checkout, (b) the recurring automatic charge at the then-current price, (c) that the Subscription continues until cancelled, and (d) that cancellation is available at any time through the customer portal at /account.

You agree not to:

• Use the Service to violate any law, regulation, or third-party right, including the terms of service of any Operator.
• Scrape, mirror, or systematically extract data, projections, or Content from the Service without our prior written consent.
• Redistribute, resell, or commercially republish our projections, ownership estimates, or simulation outputs. Operators (including DraftKings, FanDuel, and Yahoo) restrict redistribution of player data and projections — you are responsible for compliance with their terms when uploading custom projections or exporting CSVs.
• Reverse-engineer, decompile, or attempt to extract the source code of the Service, except to the limited extent that applicable law expressly permits.
• Probe, scan, or test the vulnerability of our systems; bypass any rate-limiting, tier-enforcement, or authentication mechanism; or interfere with other users’ access.
• Use the Service to harass, defame, or target any individual or group; upload malicious content; or transmit any unlawful or harmful material.
• Resell, sublicense, or transfer access. Each Subscription is for one individual user.
• Use the Service to develop a competing product or to train machine-learning models for a competing product.

Violation may result in suspension or termination without refund and may be reported to law enforcement where appropriate.

Certain tiers allow you to upload your own projections via CSV or otherwise submit User Content. You retain ownership of your User Content.

You grant DFS Degen a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, sublicensable (only to our service providers as necessary to operate the Service) license to host, store, process, transmit, and display your User Content within your Account for the purposes of operating, securing, and improving the Service. Except as expressly permitted by these Terms or by our Privacy Policy, we will not use your User Content for purposes unrelated to providing the Service to you.

You represent and warrant that (a) you have all rights necessary to submit the User Content, (b) doing so does not violate any third party’s rights or terms (including Operator terms prohibiting redistribution of projections), and (c) the User Content does not contain unlawful, defamatory, infringing, or malicious material. You are solely responsible for your User Content.

8.1 DFS Operators

The Service is designed to work with content and workflows on third-party Operator platforms. Your use of any Operator is governed by that Operator’s own terms, privacy policy, and rules. DFS Degen is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by any Operator; all Operator trademarks, logos, and brand elements belong to their respective owners.

Operator restrictions on external tools. Some Operators restrict or prohibit the use of third-party lineup construction or optimization tools in specific contest types. You are solely responsible for determining whether your use of the Service in connection with any given contest is permitted by the applicable Operator’s rules. DFS Degen is not liable for any action an Operator takes against your Operator account (including suspension, forfeiture of winnings, or termination) based on your use of the Service or of any output generated by the Service.

Availability of specific Operator integrations may change; we do not warrant continued support for any particular Operator.

9.1 Our intellectual property

The Service, including all software, simulation engines, model weights, projections we generate, ownership estimates, designs, text, graphics, and trademarks, is owned by DFS Degen or its licensors and is protected by intellectual-property laws. We grant you a limited, revocable, non-transferable, non-exclusive, non-sublicensable license to use the Service for its intended purpose during the term of your active Subscription. All rights not expressly granted are reserved.

9.2 Third-party marks

All trademarks of Operators (DraftKings, FanDuel, Yahoo, and others) belong to their respective owners. DFS Degen is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by any of them, and any references are for identification only.

9.3 DMCA / copyright notices

DFS Degen complies with the U.S. Digital Millennium Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. §512). If you believe that User Content on the Service infringes your copyright, send a written notice to our designated agent that includes:

1. An electronic or physical signature of the copyright owner or a person authorized to act on their behalf.
2. Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to be infringed.
3. Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing and information reasonably sufficient to allow us to locate it on the Service.
4. Your contact information (address, telephone number, and email).
5. A statement that you have a good-faith belief that the use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
6. A statement, under penalty of perjury, that the information in the notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on their behalf.

Send DMCA notices to [dmca@yourdomain] or by post to: DMCA Agent, DFS Degen, Linden, MI, 48451, USA.

Counter-notices. If your User Content was removed as a result of a DMCA notice and you believe the removal was mistaken, you may submit a counter-notice to the same address containing the elements required by 17 U.S.C. §512(g). We may forward valid counter-notices to the original complainant.

Repeat infringers. We will, in appropriate circumstances, terminate the Accounts of users who repeatedly infringe copyright.

Certain features of the Service are made available on a beta, preview, or experimental basis (for example, machine-learning draft assistants, genetic-algorithm optimizers, and other research-stage models). Beta features are identified as such in the product or in our documentation.

Beta features are provided “as is” and are excluded from any service-level or availability commitments. We may modify, suspend, or discontinue any beta feature at any time, without notice and without liability to you. Data or outputs produced by beta features may be less accurate or less stable than those from generally available features; do not rely on beta output for material decisions.

11.1 Nature of projections and simulations

Projections, ownership estimates, lineup outputs, and simulation results are produced by statistical and machine-learning models that operate on incomplete information. Outputs are probabilistic estimates, not predictions. They may be wrong, biased, out of date, or inconsistent with each other, and they may change without notice as inputs, models, or model parameters change. You are solely responsible for any decisions you make in reliance on Service outputs, including any contest entries you submit to an Operator.

11.2 “As is” and “as available”

Except as expressly provided in these Terms and to the maximum extent permitted by law, the Service, all Content we generate, and all beta features are provided “as is” and “as available.” DFS Degen disclaims all warranties, express, implied, statutory, or otherwise, including implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, accuracy, title, and non-infringement, and any warranties arising out of course of dealing or usage of trade.

We do not warrant that the Service will be uninterrupted, secure, or error-free, or that any Content or projection will be accurate, complete, or predictive of any contest outcome. Daily fantasy contests involve significant variance. Use of the Service is at your own risk and you are solely responsible for any contest entries, fees, or losses.

Nothing in this Section limits any warranty or right that cannot be excluded or limited under applicable law.

To the maximum extent permitted by law, DFS Degen and its officers, directors, employees, agents, and affiliates will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages, including loss of profits, contest losses, lost data, business interruption, or loss of goodwill, even if advised of the possibility of such damages, and whether based in contract, tort (including negligence), strict liability, or any other theory.

Our aggregate liability arising out of or relating to the Service in any 12-month period is limited to the greater of (a) the amount you paid us in the 12 months preceding the event giving rise to the claim or (b) USD $100.

The limitations and exclusions in this Section apply to the fullest extent permitted by law and do not limit any liability that cannot be excluded or limited under applicable law (including, in some jurisdictions, liability for fraud, willful misconduct, gross negligence, death, or personal injury caused by our negligence). If any part of this Section is held unenforceable, the remainder shall continue in full force and effect.

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless DFS Degen and its affiliates, officers, directors, employees, and agents from any claim, liability, damage, loss, or expense (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising from (a) your use of the Service, (b) your violation of these Terms, (c) your violation of any third-party right (including Operator terms and intellectual-property rights), or (d) User Content you submit to the Service. We reserve the right, at our own expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you, in which case you agree to cooperate with our defense.

14.1 Termination

You may terminate your Account at any time through the customer portal at /account. We may suspend or terminate your access immediately, with or without notice, if we believe you have violated these Terms, if required by law, or if continued provision of the Service is no longer commercially viable.

14.2 Effect of termination on data

On termination, your right to use the Service ceases. Your User Content and Account data are handled in accordance with our Privacy Policy, which describes our retention and deletion practices, your data-export rights, and the limited categories of data (for example, billing and tax records) that we retain for longer to comply with legal obligations. Where practicable and permitted by law, we will give you a reasonable window to export your User Content through the customer portal before deletion.

14.3 Survival

Provisions that by their nature should survive termination will survive, including §7 (User Content — as to prior submissions), §9 (Intellectual property and DMCA), §11 (Disclaimers), §12 (Limitation of liability), §13 (Indemnification), §14.2 and §14.3, §15 (Notices), §16 (Governing law and dispute resolution), §17 (Consumer rights), and §18 (General provisions).

15.1 Notices to you

We may provide notices to you by email to the address associated with your Account, by in-Service message, or by posting on the Service. Email notices are effective when sent; in-Service or on-Service notices are effective when posted. It is your responsibility to keep the email address on your Account current.

15.2 Notices to us

Except for DMCA notices (which must be sent to the address in §9.3) and formal legal process (which must be sent by post to DFS Degen, Linden, MI, 48451, USA), you may send notices to us by email at support@dfsdegen.com.

15.3 Consent to electronic communications

You consent to receive electronically all communications, agreements, documents, notices, and disclosures that we provide in connection with the Service and your Account, including account, transactional, billing, renewal, and legal communications. You may withdraw this consent by closing your Account; withdrawing consent means we can no longer provide the Service to you.

15.4 Changes to these Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. If we do, we will post the updated version with a new “Last updated” date. For material changes, we will notify active subscribers by email at least fourteen (14) days before the changes take effect (or a longer period where required by law). Continued use of the Service after the effective date constitutes acceptance of the updated Terms. If you do not agree to the updated Terms, you must stop using the Service before the effective date and, if applicable, cancel your Subscription.

15.5 Changes to the Service

We may change, add, remove, or discontinue features of the Service (including supported sports, Operators, and specific models) at any time. Where a change materially reduces the functionality of a paid Subscription, we will use reasonable efforts to give affected subscribers advance notice.

16.1 Governing law

These Terms and any dispute arising out of or relating to them or to the Service are governed by the laws of MICHIGAN, USA, without regard to its conflict-of-laws rules. The United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods does not apply.

16.2 Informal resolution

Before filing any formal claim, you and DFS Degen agree to try to resolve the dispute informally. You must first send a written description of the dispute, your contact information, and the relief you seek to support@dfsdegen.com. We must have thirty (30) days to attempt resolution before either party may commence a formal proceeding.

16.3 Binding arbitration

If the dispute is not resolved informally, and subject to your right to opt out under §16.7, you and DFS Degen agree that any dispute, claim, or controversy arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Service will be resolved by binding, individual arbitration administered by American Arbitration Association under its then-current consumer arbitration rules, except as modified by these Terms. Either party may bring a qualifying claim in small-claims court in lieu of arbitration.

16.4 Arbitration procedure

The arbitration will be conducted by a single arbitrator. The arbitrator’s decision will be final and binding, and judgment on the award may be entered in any court of competent jurisdiction. The arbitration will be conducted in English. Unless you and we agree otherwise, hearings will be held by video conference or in the county of your billing address at your option.

16.5 Fees

For any consumer arbitration seeking less than USD $10,000 in aggregate relief, DFS Degen will pay the filing, administrative, and arbitrator fees, except that (a) if the arbitrator finds that your claim was frivolous or brought for an improper purpose, fees will be allocated as provided by the applicable rules, and (b) each party remains responsible for its own attorneys’ fees except where fee-shifting is authorized by law or by the arbitrator.

16.6 Class-action waiver

You and DFS Degen agree that each party may bring claims against the other only on an individual basis and not as a plaintiff or class member in any purported class, collective, consolidated, or representative action. The arbitrator may award declaratory or injunctive relief only in favor of the individual party seeking relief and only to the extent necessary to provide relief warranted by that party’s individual claim. If a court finds this class-action waiver unenforceable as to a particular claim or request for relief, that claim or request alone (and no other) shall be severed from the arbitration agreement and proceed in the courts of MICHIGAN, USA; the remainder of §16 shall continue in full force and effect.

16.7 30-day right to opt out of arbitration

You have the right to opt out of the arbitration agreement and class-action waiver in this Section 16. To opt out, send an email to support@dfsdegen.com within thirty (30) days after you first accept these Terms, with the subject line “Arbitration Opt-Out” and a message that includes your full name, the email address on your Account, and a clear statement that you wish to opt out of arbitration. Opting out has no other effect on your relationship with DFS Degen. Opt-outs received after the 30-day window are not effective. If you opt out, disputes will be resolved in the courts of MICHIGAN, USA, and you and DFS Degen consent to the personal jurisdiction and venue of those courts.

16.8 Waiver of jury trial

To the extent permitted by law, you and DFS Degen waive any right to a trial by jury with respect to any dispute arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Service.

Nothing in these Terms limits, excludes, or modifies any right, warranty, or remedy available to you under applicable law that cannot be lawfully limited, excluded, or modified by contract (including certain rights of consumers in the European Union, United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, and various U.S. states). If any provision of these Terms conflicts with a mandatory provision of applicable law in your jurisdiction, that provision applies only to the maximum extent permitted, and the remainder of these Terms continues in effect.

18.1 Entire agreement

These Terms, together with our Privacy Policy and any order, checkout page, or plan-specific terms we present to you, constitute the entire agreement between you and DFS Degen regarding the Service and supersede any prior or contemporaneous agreements on that subject matter.

18.2 Severability

If any provision of these Terms is held invalid or unenforceable by a court or arbitrator of competent jurisdiction, that provision will be enforced to the maximum extent permissible and the remaining provisions will remain in full force and effect.

18.3 No waiver

Our failure to enforce any provision of these Terms is not a waiver of our right to do so later. Any waiver must be in writing and signed by an authorized representative of DFS Degen to be effective.

18.4 Assignment

You may not assign or transfer these Terms, by operation of law or otherwise, without our prior written consent; any purported assignment without such consent is void. We may assign these Terms in connection with a merger, acquisition, corporate reorganization, or sale of all or substantially all of our assets, or to any affiliate.

18.5 Force majeure

Neither party will be liable for any delay or failure to perform resulting from causes outside its reasonable control, including acts of God, war, terrorism, civil unrest, pandemic, government action, labor disturbances, internet or telecommunications failures, and failures of third-party hosting, payment, or infrastructure providers.

18.6 No third-party beneficiaries

These Terms do not create any third-party beneficiary rights.

18.7 Currency; headings; interpretation

All monetary amounts are in U.S. dollars unless otherwise stated. Section headings and the table of contents are for convenience only and do not affect interpretation. The words “including” and “include” mean “including without limitation.”

Daily fantasy contests can be habit-forming and involve real financial risk. Only play with money you can afford to lose. If you or someone you know has a problem with gambling:

• United States: call 1-800-GAMBLER or visit ncpgambling.org.
• United Kingdom: visit begambleaware.org or call the National Gambling Helpline at 0808 8020 133.
• Elsewhere: consult your local responsible-gambling resources.

General questions about these Terms: support@dfsdegen.com.

Billing questions: billing@dfsdegen.com.

Privacy and data-subject requests: privacy@dfsdegen.com.