GrassrootsFC ("we", "us", "the platform") is operated by Barazovsky Limited and provides website hosting, content management, and online tools for grassroots football clubs in the United Kingdom. By creating an account or using the platform, you agree to these terms.
The platform is operated from the United Kingdom and is subject to English and Welsh law.
When you sign up, you become the account owner and primary club administrator. You must be at least 18 years old to create an account. One account is allowed per club.
As the account owner, you are responsible for:
You may invite additional administrators to help manage your club. The account owner is responsible for all admin users and the actions they take. The account owner can remove admin access at any time. If an admin you invited breaches these terms, the account owner remains responsible.
GrassrootsFC offers three tiers: Free, Club, and Pro. Each plan has specific limits on features and storage:
| Feature | Free | Club | Pro |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shop products | 5 | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Photo albums | 5 | 25 | Unlimited |
| Images per album | 50 | 200 | Unlimited |
| Documents | 20 | 100 | Unlimited |
| Storage | 2 GB | 15 GB | 50 GB |
We may adjust plan features and limits from time to time. If we reduce limits on your current plan, we will give at least 30 days' notice and existing content will not be deleted without warning.
If your account exceeds its storage limit, we may restrict new uploads. We reserve the right to remove content from accounts that persistently exceed storage limits after giving reasonable notice.
Paid plans (Club and Pro) are billed monthly via Stripe and auto-renew each billing cycle. You can cancel at any time, and your plan will revert to Free at the end of the current billing period. No refunds are given for partial months.
For clubs using the online shop, we process customer payments through Stripe Connect. A platform fee applies to each shop transaction, as shown in your dashboard. Stripe's own terms and fees also apply.
We may change pricing with at least 30 days' notice. Existing subscriptions remain at their current price until the next renewal after the notice period.
You retain full ownership of all content you upload, including club badges, images, photographs, text, news articles, documents, and product listings. By uploading content, you grant us a licence to host, display, cache, and distribute it solely for the purpose of operating your club's website and the platform.
We do not claim ownership of your content and will not use it for purposes unrelated to providing the service.
For the purposes of UK GDPR, the club is the data controller for any personal data contained within content uploaded to the platform (including photographs, documents, and form submissions). GrassrootsFC acts as a data processor on behalf of the club.
As a club administrator, you are solely responsible for:
GrassrootsFC does not proactively monitor or moderate content uploaded by clubs. We do not screen images using AI, machine learning, or automated content analysis tools. The responsibility for ensuring uploaded content is lawful and appropriate rests entirely with the club.
However, we reserve the right to review and remove any content that is reported to us or that we become aware of that violates these terms, without prior notice.
You agree not to use the platform to:
The platform integrates with the following third-party services:
Club badges, logos, and all content uploaded by clubs remain the intellectual property of the respective club or rights holder. GrassrootsFC does not acquire any ownership rights over club content.
The GrassrootsFC name, branding, and platform code are the intellectual property of Barazovsky Limited. You may not copy, modify, or redistribute any part of the platform.
We process personal data in accordance with UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018. Full details of how we collect, use, and protect data are in our Privacy Policy.
As outlined in section 5 above, club administrators are data controllers for personal data they collect and manage through their club website. GrassrootsFC is the data processor. We will process club data only as necessary to provide the service and in accordance with the club's instructions.
We aim to keep the platform available at all times, but we do not guarantee uninterrupted service. The platform is provided "as is" without any uptime SLA or service-level guarantee. We use a serverless architecture on AWS for reliability, but no system is immune to outages.
We may occasionally take the service offline for maintenance and will try to give advance notice where possible. We are not liable for any losses caused by downtime.
We host the platform on Amazon Web Services (AWS) in the EU (Ireland) region.
We may suspend or terminate your account if you:
If a club website receives no admin login or content update for a continuous period of 9 months, we reserve the right to delete the account and all associated data (including the website, images, documents, shop products, and database records) without prior notice. It is your responsibility to keep your club website active. We are under no obligation to notify you before deletion of an inactive account or to retain backups of deleted data.
You may close your account at any time by contacting us. On account closure or termination:
To the maximum extent permitted by law:
Nothing in these terms excludes or limits our liability for fraud, death, or personal injury caused by our negligence, or any other liability that cannot be excluded by English law.
We may update these terms from time to time. If we make significant changes, we will notify you by email at least 14 days before the changes take effect. Continued use of the platform after changes take effect constitutes acceptance of the updated terms.
These terms are governed by English and Welsh law. Any disputes will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.
If you have questions about these terms, contact us at hello@grassrootsfc.co.uk.