Terms of service

1. Purpose

These Terms govern access to and use of Internet Fútbol Manager (IFM) (hereinafter, "the Platform"), an online football management simulator. By creating an account or using the Platform you accept these Terms in full.

The Platform is provided by Alex Martínez Herrera, a self-employed individual with tax residence in Spain. Full details in the Legal notice.

2. Access and registration

• You must be at least 14 years old to register.
• You are responsible for keeping your credentials confidential.
• One person = one account. Registering or using multiple accounts to circumvent the game's rules (multi-accounting) is prohibited and may be detected via the anti-fraud data described in the Privacy policy.
• While registration is restricted by invite code, you'll need a valid one to create your account.
• Registering with false information or impersonating third parties is not allowed.

3. Rules of conduct

The following is prohibited:

• Publishing illegal, defamatory, discriminatory, violent content or content that infringes third-party rights (team names, crests, messages).
• Sending spam, phishing, or any activity that harms other users.
• Accessing or attempting to access areas of the Platform you're not authorized for.
• Using bots, scrapers or automated techniques to alter match results or extract data in bulk.
• Publishing copyrighted content without an adequate license (e.g. trademarked crests of real clubs).

4. User-generated content

By choosing your team's name, uploading or designing its crest, or publishing any other content on the Platform (including features that may be added in the future, such as comments or forums):

• You confirm that you hold the necessary rights over that content.
• You grant IFM a non-exclusive, royalty-free license to display that content within the Platform (team pages, standings, match reports).

IFM's teams, players and competitions are fictional. If you rename your club, stadium, chairman or coach, do not use names, trademarks or crests of real clubs, competitions or people: whoever does so takes full responsibility towards their owners, and IFM may rename the club without prior notice.

We are not liable for content uploaded or published by users (crests, names, comments or other), which is the sole responsibility of whoever publishes it. We do provide a reporting mechanism: if content infringes the law or your rights, report it via the contact form or by writing to info@internetfutbolmanager.com, indicating the specific content and the reason. We'll review it and, if warranted, remove or rename it without prior notice.

5. Purchases and payments

IFM's main game has free access. We also offer optional paid features:

• IFM PRO: a one-time payment per season or per year, for convenience, with no sporting advantage and no automatic renewal.
• Private games: a one-time payment per season to create a closed league with your friends.

Payments are processed by Paddle (Paddle.com Market Limited), acting as Merchant of Record for these sales: it is the seller for the payment, the receipt and tax compliance. By completing a purchase you also accept the Paddle Buyer Terms. IFM never receives or stores your card details.

Refunds and disputes: you have 14 days from the purchase to ask for a full refund without giving a reason — see the Refund policy. If you have any problem with a charge, contact us first at info@internetfutbolmanager.com: sorting it out directly with us is usually faster than opening a dispute with your bank.

6. Private games

Whoever purchases a private game acts as its organizer: they can invite other users to its teams and manage the game. Once the purchased season ends, the game remains accessible in read-only mode until the organizer renews it; if it isn't renewed within the period stated in the game itself, access is suspended until it's reactivated.

7. Intellectual property of the Platform

The design, source code, game engine, brand and other elements of Internet Fútbol Manager are the property of its owner. Their reproduction or use is prohibited without express authorization.

8. Limitation of liability

The Platform is provided "as-is". We do not guarantee uninterrupted availability or specific simulation results. To the maximum extent permitted by law, IFM will not be liable for indirect damages, data loss or harm arising from use of the Platform.

9. Suspension and cancellation of accounts

We may suspend or delete accounts that breach these Terms, without prior notice in serious cases (multi-accounting, fraud, illegal content). You can request deletion of your account at any time by writing to info@internetfutbolmanager.com.

10. Applicable law and jurisdiction

These Terms are governed by Spanish law. For any dispute, the parties submit to the courts and tribunals of the user's place of residence, unless the law requires a different venue.

11. Contact

For any query about these Terms: info@internetfutbolmanager.com