These Terms of Service ("Terms") govern your access to and use of Slate (the "Service"), an analytics and research platform. By creating an account, activating an invitation, or using the Service, you agree to be bound by these Terms and by the Privacy Policy and Disclaimer, which are incorporated by reference. If you do not agree, do not use the Service. Your acceptance is recorded with the document version, date, and account identity.
Slate provides statistical analysis, historical performance records, market-pricing analysis, and related research content for educational and informational purposes only. The Service does not provide financial, investment, gambling, legal, or tax advice; does not accept, place, broker, or facilitate wagers; and is not a sportsbook, betting exchange, or gambling operator. Nothing in the Service is a recommendation to place any wager.
You acknowledge that: (a) sports outcomes and markets are inherently uncertain; (b) no analysis, model, or historical record guarantees accuracy, performance, or profitability; (c) past performance does not predict or guarantee future results; and (d) the Service may contain errors, delays, or omissions, including in third-party data. The Service is provided "as is" and "as available", without warranties of any kind, express or implied, including merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement. We do not guarantee uninterrupted or error-free operation.
You are solely responsible for every decision you make, including any decision to place a wager with any third party, and for any resulting gains or losses. You assume all risk arising from your use of, or reliance on, any content in the Service. No fiduciary, advisory, or professional-client relationship is created between you and Slate.
You may use the Service only if you are legally permitted to do so under the laws that apply to you, including any applicable minimum-age requirements (21+ where applicable to wagering-related content). You are solely responsible for complying with the laws of your jurisdiction. Slate does not authorize, encourage, or facilitate illegal gambling anywhere, and availability of the Service does not imply that sports wagering is lawful in your location.
Accounts are personal and non-transferable. You are responsible for safeguarding your credentials and for all activity under your account. Reviewer accounts are read-only and access is logged. We may require identity or eligibility confirmation as a condition of continued access.
You agree not to: (a) share, resell, scrape, or systematically extract content from the Service; (b) attempt to bypass access controls, rate limits, or audit logging; (c) misrepresent Service content as guaranteed predictions or use it to promote gambling to persons who are underage or located where wagering is unlawful; (d) reverse engineer the Service; or (e) use the Service in violation of any applicable law.
The Service is currently in a private beta; paid subscription tiers are not yet available. If and when paid tiers launch, the applicable prices, billing frequency, renewal terms, trial terms, cancellation instructions, and refund policy will be disclosed before any payment is collected, and your explicit acknowledgement will be required at checkout. Those disclosures will supplement these Terms.
The Service, including its software, models, analyses, text, and branding, is owned by Slate or its licensors and is protected by intellectual-property laws. You receive a limited, revocable, non-exclusive, non-transferable license to access the Service for your personal, non-commercial use. Third-party data remains the property of its respective providers.
You may stop using the Service at any time. We may suspend or terminate your access at any time, with or without notice, for violation of these Terms, unlawful use, security risk, or discontinuation of the Service. Sections 3, 4, 9, 11, 12, and 13 survive termination.
To the maximum extent permitted by law, Slate and its operators shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages, or for any loss of profits, revenue, data, or wagering losses of any kind, arising out of or relating to the Service, even if advised of the possibility. To the maximum extent permitted by law, Slate's total aggregate liability for all claims relating to the Service shall not exceed the greater of (a) the amounts you paid to Slate for the Service in the twelve months preceding the claim, or (b) fifty U.S. dollars (US$50). Some jurisdictions do not allow certain limitations; in those jurisdictions, liability is limited to the fullest extent permitted.
You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Slate and its operators from claims, damages, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising from your use of the Service, your violation of these Terms, or your violation of any law or third-party right.
These Terms are governed by the laws of the United States and, pending counsel review, the state of the operator's principal place of business, without regard to conflict-of-law rules. [Placeholder pending legal review: a binding-arbitration and class-action-waiver clause, including venue and opt-out mechanics, will be finalized with qualified counsel before commercial launch.]
We may update these Terms from time to time. Material changes will be indicated by a new version identifier, and continued use after re-acceptance is requested constitutes agreement to the updated Terms. The version you accepted, and when, is recorded.
Questions about these Terms: support@slate.bet.