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Terms of Use

Effective: July 9, 2026 Governing law: Province of Alberta, Canada

These Terms of Use ("Terms") govern your access to and use of Grapplr, including the website, mobile web application, and any related services (collectively, the "Platform"). The Platform is operated by Grapplr ("Grapplr", "we", "us", "our"), with its principal place of business in the Province of Alberta, Canada.

By creating an account, signing in, or otherwise using the Platform, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by these Terms (including the assumption-of-risk, release, and waiver in Section 9) and the Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, do not use the Platform.

1. Eligibility

You must be at least 18 years old and legally capable of entering into binding contracts under the laws of Alberta to use the Platform. By using the Platform you represent and warrant that you meet these requirements.

2. Nature of the Platform

Grapplr is a platform that helps Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and grappling athletes find and connect with training partners. Grapplr is not a dating platform, a marketplace, a forum, a coach-certification body, or a school. Grapplr does not organize, sponsor, supervise, or endorse any in-person training session, class, open mat, or event that may arise from a connection made through the Platform.

3. Accounts

  • You must provide accurate, current information when creating your profile.
  • You are responsible for safeguarding your account credentials and for all activity under your account.
  • You may not share, transfer, or sell your account.
  • We may suspend or terminate your account at any time, with or without notice, for any reason including violation of these Terms, safety concerns, or legal compliance.

4. Acceptable Use

You agree not to:

  • Use the Platform for any unlawful, harmful, fraudulent, or infringing purpose;
  • Harass, threaten, stalk, discriminate against, or harm any other user;
  • Misrepresent your identity, belt rank, credentials, weight, gender, or any other profile attribute;
  • Use the Platform as a dating service or to solicit romantic, sexual, or commercial relationships;
  • Send unsolicited advertising or promotional content through chat;
  • Attempt to access data you are not authorized to access, or reverse-engineer, scrape, or disrupt the Platform;
  • Use another user's likeness, photo, or testimonial without their consent;
  • Impersonate any person or entity, or falsely claim affiliation with any academy, federation, or instructor.

5. User Content

You retain ownership of content you submit (profile text, photos, testimonials, messages). You grant Grapplr a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free licence to host, store, display, and process that content solely as needed to operate the Platform. You represent that you have the rights to submit your content and that it does not violate the rights of any third party.

We may remove or hide content, and suspend accounts, where we believe content violates these Terms or exposes users or Grapplr to risk.

6. No Warranties

THE PLATFORM IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, GRAPPLR DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. GRAPPLR DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE PLATFORM WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, ERROR-FREE, SECURE, OR THAT ANY MATCH OR CONNECTION WILL BE SAFE, SUITABLE, OR ACCURATE.

7. Limitation of Liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL GRAPPLR, ITS OWNERS, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, CONTRACTORS, VOLUNTEERS, AFFILIATES, OR SUCCESSORS (COLLECTIVELY, THE "GRAPPLR PARTIES") BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR ANY LOSS OF PROFITS, DATA, USE, OR GOODWILL, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO YOUR USE OF (OR INABILITY TO USE) THE PLATFORM, WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), STATUTE, OR ANY OTHER THEORY, EVEN IF GRAPPLR HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE TOTAL AGGREGATE LIABILITY OF THE GRAPPLR PARTIES FOR ALL CLAIMS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THESE TERMS OR THE PLATFORM SHALL NOT EXCEED THE GREATER OF (A) THE TOTAL AMOUNTS YOU HAVE PAID TO GRAPPLR IN THE TWELVE (12) MONTHS PRECEDING THE CLAIM, OR (B) ONE HUNDRED CANADIAN DOLLARS (CAD $100).

8. Indemnity

You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the Grapplr Parties from and against any and all claims, demands, actions, losses, damages, liabilities, costs, and expenses (including reasonable legal fees) arising out of or relating to: (a) your use of the Platform; (b) your violation of these Terms; (c) your violation of any law or the rights of any third party; (d) any in-person interaction, training session, or event you participate in with another user you connected with through the Platform; or (e) any content you submit.

9. Assumption of Risk, Release, and Waiver

This section is a legal document that affects your legal rights. Read it carefully. By using the Platform you give up important rights, including the right to sue the Grapplr Parties in certain circumstances, to the maximum extent permitted by law.

9.1 Acknowledgement and assumption of risk

You understand and acknowledge that:

1. Grapplr is a connection platform. Grapplr helps Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and grappling athletes find and connect with training partners. Grapplr does not organize, sponsor, supervise, staff, or endorse any in-person training session, class, open mat, seminar, competition, or gathering that may arise from a connection made through the Platform. Grapplr is not a gym, a school, a federation, or an instructor.

2. Other users are strangers to you. Grapplr does not conduct criminal background checks, character checks, or fitness-to-train assessments on every user. Identity verification, where available, confirms only that a user's identity matches a record — it does not certify that a user is safe, trustworthy, healthy, skilled, or suitable as a training partner.

3. Grappling is a high-risk combat sport. Training in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, submission grappling, wrestling, judo, and mixed martial arts involves close physical contact, choking, joint manipulation, throws, takedowns, and live sparring ("rolling"). The risk of injury includes, without limitation: sprains, strains, fractures, dislocations, joint and ligament damage, concussions and head injuries, neck and spinal injuries, choking-related injury, dental and facial injuries, eye injuries, cuts and bruising, heat illness, dehydration, cardiac events, and death.

4. Infectious disease risk. The close, sustained skin-to-skin contact inherent in grappling creates a materially elevated risk of transmitting infectious diseases, including but not limited to: bacterial skin infections (ringworm, impetigo, Staphylococcus aureus including MRSA), fungal infections, herpes gladiatorum, viral hepatitis, and respiratory illnesses including COVID-19 and influenza. You acknowledge that any user you train with may be carrying an infectious disease without symptoms and without Grapplr's knowledge.

5. Environment and equipment risk. Training may occur in gyms, garages, basements, parks, or other locations you do not control, on mats and with equipment whose cleanliness, maintenance, and safety you cannot verify.

6. Your own responsibility. You are responsible for assessing your own health, fitness, and skill level before training; for disclosing any injury, medical condition, or infectious illness to your training partner; for seeking qualified medical advice before and after training; and for choosing appropriate partners, intensity, and environment.

You voluntarily and freely assume all risks of injury, illness, death, and property damage arising out of your use of the Platform to arrange or participate in any in-person training, now known or unknown, including those caused by the negligence of any Grapplr Party or any other user. You acknowledge that no representations about safety, suitability, or skill of any user have been made by Grapplr.

9.2 Release, waiver, and covenant not to sue

In consideration of being permitted to use the Platform, you, on your own behalf and on behalf of your heirs, executors, administrators, assigns, and next of kin, release, waive, discharge, and covenant not to sue the Grapplr Parties from any and all liability, claims, demands, actions, and causes of action whatsoever arising out of or related to any loss, damage, or injury (including death) that you may suffer, sustain, or cause to others, while participating in any in-person training, contact, or interaction with any user you connect with through the Platform, whether caused by the negligence of the Grapplr Parties or otherwise.

This release applies to all claims based on contract, tort (including negligence), statutory duty, occupiers' liability, or any other theory of liability, to the maximum extent permitted by law.

9.3 Supplemental indemnity for in-person training

Without limiting Section 8, you agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the Grapplr Parties from any and all claims, damages, losses, liabilities, costs, and expenses (including reasonable legal fees) arising out of or relating to: (a) your participation in any in-person training or interaction with another user; (b) any injury or damage you cause to another person or to property; or (c) any failure by you to disclose an injury, medical condition, or infectious illness before training.

9.4 No medical or safety advice

The Platform does not provide medical, fitness, or safety advice. Nothing on the Platform is a substitute for advice from a qualified physician or coach. You should consult appropriate professionals before training and after any injury.

9.5 Privacy of health information

You are not required to disclose health information to Grapplr through the Platform. Any health disclosure you make to another user in chat or in person is your own decision, and you accept the consequences of disclosing or failing to disclose.

9.6 Survival

If any provision in this Section 9 is held unenforceable, the remaining provisions continue in full force. The releases and indemnities in this Section 9 shall survive the termination of your account or any relationship with Grapplr.

9.7 Acknowledgement of understanding

You confirm that you have read this Section 9, that you understand it, that you understand that by accepting these Terms you are giving up substantial legal rights (including the right to sue the Grapplr Parties in certain circumstances), and that you are accepting it freely and voluntarily, without inducement, as a condition of using the Platform.

10. Subscriptions and Payments

Grapplr offers an optional paid subscription at CAD $9.99/month, billed through Stripe. Subscription terms, refunds, and billing are governed by the Stripe terms applicable to your payment method and any additional terms displayed at the time of purchase. You authorize recurring billing until you cancel through your account settings.

11. Third-Party Services

The Platform integrates with third-party services including Supabase, Stripe, Mapbox, and others. Grapplr is not responsible for the acts or omissions of third-party providers. Your use of third-party services is subject to their respective terms and privacy policies.

12. Termination

You may stop using the Platform and delete your account at any time. We may terminate or suspend your access at any time, with or without cause, and with or without notice. On termination, all licences granted to you under these Terms end immediately.

13. Dispute Resolution — Alberta

(a) Governing law. These Terms and any dispute arising out of or relating to them or the Platform shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Province of Alberta and the federal laws of Canada applicable therein.

(b) Jurisdiction. You irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the Province of Alberta, sitting in the City of Calgary, in respect of any dispute, and waive any objection to venue or inconvenient forum.

(c) Informal resolution. Before commencing a proceeding, the parties shall attempt in good faith to resolve any dispute through informal negotiation for a period of thirty (30) days.

(d) Arbitration. Any dispute that is not resolved informally shall be finally resolved by binding arbitration administered in Calgary, Alberta, under the laws of Alberta, by a single arbitrator. The arbitrator's award shall be final and binding, and judgment may be entered on it in any court of competent jurisdiction. The arbitrator shall have no authority to award punitive or exemplary damages. Each party bears its own costs, except that the unsuccessful party shall bear the arbitrator's fees and the arbitration facility costs.

(e) Class-action waiver. Any dispute is personal to you and Grapplr. To the maximum extent permitted by law, you agree that you may not bring a claim as a plaintiff or class member in any class, consolidated, or representative proceeding, and arbitration shall be conducted on an individual basis only.

14. Changes to These Terms

We may modify these Terms from time to time. When we do, we will update the version identifier and effective date above. Continued use of the Platform after a change constitutes your acceptance of the new Terms; if you do not accept them, you must stop using the Platform. Material changes will require you to re-accept the Terms at your next login.

15. General

  • Severability. If any provision of these Terms is held unenforceable, the remaining provisions remain in full force.
  • Waiver. Our failure to enforce a right is not a waiver of that right.
  • Entire agreement. These Terms, together with the Privacy Policy, constitute the entire agreement between you and Grapplr regarding the Platform.
  • Assignment. You may not assign these Terms without our consent; we may assign them freely.

Contact

Questions about these Terms: contact@capyco.ca.

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