Terms and conditions

A1. What MatchPoints is, and what these terms are

MatchPoints is a talent-intelligence and marketplace platform for professional and rising athletes. It publishes the Match Point Index (MPI), a calibrated statistical read on breakthrough potential built from public competition data, and it connects brands and agencies with athletes for representation and partnership.

These terms form an agreement between you and the company that operates MatchPoints (the “operator”, “we”, “us”). They govern your access to and use of the platform.

A2. Accounts, roles, and verification

You may hold an account as an athlete, a brand, or an agency. Each account is reviewed and verified before it is activated. You are responsible for the accuracy of the information you provide and for keeping your login credentials secure.

Brands and agencies must supply genuine organisation details for verification and confirm that the person accepting these terms is authorised to bind that organisation.

Athletes may claim the profile that represents them; a claim is verified manually before any profile is linked to the account.

You may hold only the role(s) appropriate to you, and you must not create an account to gain access your role would not otherwise grant.

A3. Acceptable use and access controls

The access controls that keep athlete identities, contact details, and Index values scoped to authorised viewers are a core part of the service and must not be circumvented. You agree that you will not:

• scrape, crawl, or bulk-extract athlete data or Index values by any means;
• attempt to identify, contact, or de-anonymise athletes beyond the access your role and subscription grant;
• resell, redistribute, sublicense, or publish platform data or the Index;
• share your account, credentials, or unlocked data with any third party outside your organisation;
• harass, mislead, or abuse other users; or
• use the Match Point Index as the sole basis for any decision that materially affects an athlete.

Breach of this section may result in immediate suspension under A9.

A4. The Match Point Index

The Match Point Index. The Index is a predicted probability produced by a statistical model trained and validated on historical athlete data. An Index value is a prediction of likelihood: it states the modelled probability that an athlete with a given profile achieves the stated outcome within the stated horizon. It is a prediction about likelihood, not about any individual athlete's result — it does not predict that any particular athlete will or will not achieve that outcome, and it is not a guarantee, promise, or assurance of any outcome.

The Index is derived from public competition and ranking data together with third-party audience and performance data, under a published methodology version. It is provided for information only, is not financial or professional advice, and must not be the sole basis for any commercial decision or any decision that materially affects an athlete (see A3).

Index values are calculated under a published methodology version. Where the methodology changes materially, we will publish the revised version and note the change.

A5. Intellectual property and platform data

The platform, the Match Point Index, the underlying models, and all associated software, design, and content are owned by MatchPoints. Nothing in these terms transfers any ownership to you. You are granted a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable right to access and use the platform for your role during your subscription, subject to these terms.

Data you upload (including organisation details and any contract or deal information) remains yours; you grant us a licence to host, process, and use it to operate and improve the service, and as otherwise described in the Privacy Policy.

A6. Confidentiality

Through the platform you may receive information that is not public — including athlete contact details, Index values outside published bands, and the value and terms of deals. You agree to keep such information confidential, to use it only for the purpose for which access was granted, and not to disclose it outside your organisation. This obligation survives termination of your account. Deal values and contract terms submitted to the platform are treated as confidential and are not shown to other users except as required to confirm a deal between its own parties.

A7. Data protection

Our handling of personal data is described in the Privacy Policy. Athletes whose profiles are built from public sources can request correction or removal at any time through the data-request form linked from that policy. When you provide us personal data about others (for example, an agency uploading roster contacts), you confirm you have the lawful basis to do so.

A8. Liability

The platform is provided “as is” and “as available”, without warranties of any kind to the fullest extent permitted by law. We are not liable for indirect or consequential loss, loss of profit or opportunity, or for decisions you make in reliance on the Match Point Index or on any introduction made through the platform. Nothing in these terms limits liability that cannot be limited under applicable law (including liability for death, personal injury, or fraud).

A9. Suspension and termination

You may close your account at any time. We may suspend or terminate access where you breach these terms, where verification fails or is withdrawn, or where continued access poses a risk to the platform or its users. Clauses that by their nature should survive termination — including confidentiality (A6), intellectual property (A5), liability (A8), and any accrued fees or reporting obligations under your schedule — survive.

A10. Changes, governing law, and contact

We may update these terms from time to time. Material changes affecting live commercial terms will be notified to affected account holders. Continued use after that date constitutes acceptance. Where you have an Order Form in place (the written agreement you make with us outside the platform), changes do not affect the commercial terms of that Order Form for its current term.

Contracting entity. MatchPoints is operated by MatchPoints Sports Analytics Limited, a private company limited by shares registered in Ireland under company number 823485, with its registered office at Apartment 20, Block A, One, Lime Street, Dublin 2, D02 W728, Ireland. References to “we”, “us” and “MatchPoints” in these terms mean that company.

Governing law and jurisdiction. These terms and any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with them, including non-contractual disputes, are governed by the laws of Ireland. The courts of Ireland have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any such dispute or claim. For any question, contact us through your MatchPoints account or at the address in the Privacy Policy.

A11. Data licence and permitted use

Licence. Your subscription grants a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable licence to access and use the platform and the data made available through it for your own internal commercial purposes for the duration of your subscription. No ownership of any data, Index value, or methodology transfers to you.

Restrictions. You will not:

• (a) extract, download, scrape, or systematically copy data from the platform other than through functionality we provide for that purpose;
• (b) create or maintain a substantial copy of the database or any substantial part of it outside the platform;
• (c) sell, licence, publish, or otherwise make available any data obtained through the platform to any third party;
• (d) use any data obtained through the platform to train, develop, benchmark, or validate any model or product that competes with MatchPoints;
• (e) attempt to reverse-engineer, derive, or reconstruct the methodology underlying the Index; or
• (f) attempt to re-identify, enrich, or combine data obtained through the platform with other datasets in a manner inconsistent with these terms.

Suppression. Where we notify you that an athlete has objected to processing or requested removal, you will cease using any data relating to that athlete obtained through the platform, and delete any copy of it you hold, within 30 days.

A12. Athlete Data Notice

Information about how we process athlete data, including data relating to athletes who have not registered with us, is set out in the Athlete Data Notice.

B1. Subscription access (Data-as-a-Service)

Brand access to the athlete board and profile data is provided by subscription, on the plan and price set out in your Order Form. Once live billing is enabled, the subscription renews for its stated period and can be cancelled at any time from your account, taking effect at the end of the current paid period. Fees are non-refundable except where required by law.

B2. Free trial

Where offered, a free trial provides limited access. The trial may be limited by time, by usage, or both. At the end of the trial, access to paid features stops unless a subscription is active. We may withdraw or change trial terms at any time.

B3. Introductions and the connection gate

Access to an athlete's full profile or the Connect feature (an “unlock”) requires an active subscription and acceptance of the commercial terms in this schedule. An unlock is the point at which MatchPoints introduces you to an athlete.

B4. Declaration at unlock

Each time you unlock an athlete, you will be asked whether you have a pre-existing relationship with that athlete. Your answer is a representation you make to us under this agreement:

Existing Commercial Relationship. An Existing Commercial Relationship means a written commercial agreement between you and an athlete (or their representative) that is in force, or ended within the 12 months before the unlock. Informal contact, prior correspondence, social media connection, one-off appearances, and product gifting do not constitute an Existing Commercial Relationship.

Declaration at unlock. Each time you unlock an athlete you will be asked whether an Existing Commercial Relationship exists. Your answer is a representation to us under this agreement.

Where you declare an Existing Commercial Relationship, no success fee applies to that agreement or to any renewal or extension of it on substantially the same scope. A success fee may apply to a subsequent agreement that materially expands the scope, territory, or category of the relationship.

Where you declare none and proceed, you acknowledge the introduction was made through MatchPoints, and the unlock record, including date and time, is evidence of that introduction.

Substantiation. We may request reasonable evidence of a declared Existing Commercial Relationship. Where a declaration is inaccurate, the success fee applies as if no declaration had been made, and we may suspend or terminate your access.

You agree not to make a false declaration to avoid a fee.

B5. Reserved success fee

No success fee is payable unless a success fee rate is set out in your Order Form and we have given you prior written notice activating it. We do not currently charge a success fee, and will only introduce one once facilitation features (such as in-platform contracting, payments, or measurement) are available.

Once activated, a success fee is payable by you, at the rate in your Order Form at the time of activation, on:

• (a) any agreement between you and an athlete introduced to you through MatchPoints (per B3–B4), calculated on the Deal Value; and
• (b) any agreement with an athlete with whom you declared an Existing Commercial Relationship, where that agreement materially expands the scope, territory, or category of the relationship — calculated on the Deal Value of the new agreement less the annualised value of the pre-existing arrangement.

Where a declaration made under B4 is inaccurate, limb (a) applies as if no declaration had been made.

Activation. We may activate the success fee by written notice to you specifying the date it takes effect (the Activation Date), which will be no earlier than 30 days after the notice is given.

A success fee is payable only where the unlock recorded under B4 occurred on or after the Activation Date. No success fee is payable in respect of any athlete unlocked before the Activation Date, except as B6 provides.

B5.1 Deal Value

Deal Value means the total consideration payable by you under the agreement, whether to the athlete, their representative, or any entity nominated by them, including:

• (a) cash;
• (b) product, equipment, services, and other in-kind benefits, valued at your published recommended retail price in the relevant territory at the date of the agreement, or where no such price is published, the fair market value of equivalent goods or services; and
• (c) performance-related payments, as and when they become payable.

Deal Value excludes any equity, share options, or other securities granted to the athlete, and excludes VAT. It is calculated gross of any representation or agency commission.

Where the agreement is varied after signature to increase the consideration payable, the increase forms part of Deal Value and is invoiced on the date of the variation.

Amounts in a currency other than euro are converted to euro at the European Central Bank reference rate on the date of the agreement.

B5.2 Renewals

A success fee payable under B5(a) applies to the original agreement and to the first renewal, extension, or successor agreement between you and that athlete. No success fee is payable on any subsequent agreement.

An agreement is a renewal, extension, or successor agreement for this purpose if it is entered into with the same athlete within 12 months of the expiry or termination of the previous agreement, whether or not it is documented as a new agreement and whether or not its scope has changed.

B5.3 Notification, Reporting and invoicing

Where a success fee is active, you will notify us of any agreement giving rise to a success fee within 30 days of signature, including the athlete, the date of signature, the term, and the Deal Value. This obligation applies whether or not you submit the agreement for verification under B7.

Where you do not notify us of an agreement within the period required, we may determine its Deal Value on the basis of reasonable available evidence — including public announcements, confirmation by the athlete or their agency, and comparable market rates — and invoice on that basis. You may rebut our determination by producing the executed agreement within 30 days of the date of the invoice, in which case the fee is recalculated on the actual Deal Value and any overpayment credited.

We will invoice on the earlier receipt of notification under B5.3 and confirmation of the agreement under B7. Invoices are payable within 30 days.

B6. Non-circumvention

Where MatchPoints introduces you to an athlete (per B3–B4), any partnership, sponsorship, or representation deal you conclude with that athlete within twelve (12) months of the introduction is treated as facilitated by MatchPoints and is subject to the applicable success fee once that fee is active — regardless of whether the deal was negotiated or signed on or off the platform, and regardless of whether it was concluded directly or through the athlete's agency or another intermediary. This clause does not apply where you declared a pre-existing relationship at unlock (B4).

B7. Deal confirmation and reporting

Verification is a platform feature, separate from your notification obligation under B5.3. Submitting an agreement for verification is voluntary.

To record a deal as verified, both you and the athlete (or the athlete's agency) confirm that the agreement was concluded, and the executed contract and Deal Value are submitted to the platform.

Verified status, and the benefits attached to it — including verified-deal recognition, case-study eligibility, and relationship history on your account — are available only for confirmed agreements.

Where a success fee is active, a verified Deal Value is the basis on which the fee is calculated, and confirmation under this clause satisfies your notification obligation under B5.3 for that agreement.

Deal values submitted under this clause are Confidential Information under A6. They are subject to the access controls described in the Privacy Policy and are not disclosed to any other customer.

B8. What your subscription includes

Coverage. The platform includes athletes who have registered with MatchPoints and athletes whose profiles are compiled from public and third-party sources and who have not registered. Index values, performance data, and audience data are available for both.

Connection. We never share athlete contact details. A connection opens a conversation inside the platform, and is available only with athletes who have claimed their profile or are represented on the platform by a verified agent.

Variation in coverage. The composition of the database changes over time as athletes register, as data sources are updated, and as athletes exercise their data protection rights. We do not warrant that any particular athlete will remain available on the platform, and coverage figures are indicative rather than contractual.

B9. Enterprise Access

Where your Order Form provides for enterprise access, the following apply: access is licensed to named users within your organisation up to the seat count specified; seats are not transferable outside your organisation; access is subject to the data licence and restrictions in Part A; and we may audit use of enterprise access on reasonable notice.

C1. Subscription access (Data-as-a-Service)

Agency access to roster data, benchmarking, and the wider Index is provided by subscription, on the plan and price set out in your Order Form, on the same renewal and cancellation basis as B1.

C2. Free trial

The free-trial terms in B2 apply equally to agency accounts.

C3. No success fee applies to agencies

For the avoidance of doubt, agencies are not charged any success fee. Any success fee that MatchPoints activates is a brand-side fee only (Part B). Your relationship with MatchPoints is a data subscription. Nothing in these terms entitles MatchPoints to a share of any commission, fee, or consideration you receive from athletes you represent.

Where a success fee is payable by a brand, it is calculated on the consideration payable to the athlete without reducing that consideration or your commission.

C4. Authority to represent

Where you act for an athlete on the platform — including notifying or confirming a deal on their behalf — you confirm that you are duly authorised to represent that athlete for that purpose. You must not claim, act for, or confirm deals on behalf of an athlete you do not represent.

You will tell us without undue delay where you cease to represent an athlete.

C5. Notifying us of a partnership

Where an athlete you represent concludes a commercial agreement with a brand that was connected to them through MatchPoints, you will tell us within 30 days that the agreement has been concluded, and tell us again if it is renewed, extended, or replaced.

You are not required to disclose the terms or value of the agreement under this clause. Disclosure of value is voluntary and is dealt with in C6.

Notification by you under this clause satisfies the athlete's obligation under D5 for that agreement.

C6. Role in deal confirmation

For athletes you represent, you may be the confirming party for deal verification under B7. Confirmation is voluntary and carries the benefits described in B7. Because no success fee applies to you, your confirmation is provided as an accurate record of an agreement, not as an admission of any liability on your part.

Any deal value you confirm is confidential information under A6, is subject to the access controls described in the Privacy Policy, and is not disclosed to any brand or other customer.

C7. Relationship declarations

When a brand unlocks the profile of an athlete you represent, it tells us whether it already has an Existing Commercial Relationship with that athlete (see B4). Where we have connected that athlete to a brand, we may show you what the brand declared, and you may tell us if it is inaccurate.

An Existing Commercial Relationship is specific to the athlete named in the declaration. A brand's relationship with you, or with another athlete you represent, does not constitute an Existing Commercial Relationship with any other athlete on your roster.

Nothing you tell us under this clause creates any obligation or liability for you.

D1. Who this schedule governs

This schedule governs athletes who register an account or claim their profile. If you have not registered or claimed a profile, this schedule does not bind you; your rights in relation to a profile built from public data are set out in D2 and in the Privacy Policy.

D2. Profiles built from public data

MatchPoints may create athlete profiles before an athlete registers, using publicly available competition and ranking data together with audience and performance data obtained from third-party providers. The sources and lawful basis for this processing are set out in the Privacy Policy.

If a profile represents you, you may claim it (subject to verification), and you may at any time request correction or removal through the data-request form in the Privacy Policy — whether or not you hold an account. Unregistered athletes are not charged and are under no obligation to the platform.

D3. Contact details and connections

We never share your contact details with brands or agencies. They can open a conversation with you inside the platform only once you have claimed your profile or are represented on the platform by a verified agent.

D4. No fees to athletes

Athletes are never charged to appear on, register with, or be contacted through MatchPoints, and MatchPoints does not take any fee, commission, or share of any deal from the athlete's side. Any success fee under Part B is payable by the brand and is calculated on the consideration payable to you without reducing it.

D5. Notifying us of a partnership

Where you conclude a commercial agreement with a brand that was connected to you through MatchPoints, you will tell us within 30 days that the agreement has been concluded, and tell us again if it is renewed, extended, or replaced.

You are not required to disclose the terms or value of the agreement under this clause. Disclosure of value is voluntary and is dealt with in D6.

Where your agency represents you for that agreement, notification by your agency under C5 satisfies this clause.

D6. Deal verification

Where a brand submits an agreement for verification (B7), you (or your agency) may confirm it. Confirmation is voluntary and gives access to verified-deal recognition, case-study eligibility, and relationship history on your profile.

Any deal value you confirm is confidential information under A6, is subject to the access controls described in the Privacy Policy, and is not shown to other users.

D7. Relationship declarations

When a brand unlocks your profile, it tells us whether it already has an Existing Commercial Relationship with you (see B4). Where we have connected you to a brand, we may show you what that brand declared, and you may tell us if it is inaccurate.

Nothing you tell us under this clause creates any obligation or liability for you, and no fee is ever payable by you in connection with it.

D8. Your data rights

Your rights over your personal data — including access, correction, and removal — are set out in the Privacy Policy and are available to registered and unregistered athletes alike.