Legal
Last updated September 23, 2026
Welcome to Esports Authority, a site built by MLGAnakin for our gaming and esports community. By using this site you agree to the terms below. We have kept this simple and readable rather than full of legal jargon.
You should be at least 13 years old to create an account. If you are under 18, please make sure a parent or guardian is okay with you using the site.
You can upload a profile picture, and captains can upload a team logo. You are responsible for what you upload: only upload images you have the right to use, and nothing illegal, hateful, sexual, or designed to impersonate somebody else. Uploaded pictures are shown publicly next to your username, on your profile, on cards and on leaderboards. We may remove an image, or the ability to upload one, without notice. You can replace or remove your own picture at any time from your profile.
By creating a player profile or a team on Esports Authority, you give us permission to use the player or team name, username, team logo, colours, profile picture and likeness you add to the site in our trading cards and card packs - both the digital cards on this site and any printed, physical cards or packs we make in the future - and in the promotion of them. This permission is worldwide, free of charge and does not require further notice to you, and no payment or royalty is owed for it. Captains confirm they are allowed to give it on behalf of their team. If you would like your name or likeness left out of future releases, contact us and we will exclude it from anything not already produced.
We reserve the right to change, update or remove any team name, player name or username, event name, or custom web address, for any reason and at any time. We only expect to use this in serious cases, such as abuse, hate, impersonating another person, team or business, misleading others, or a legal or trademark complaint. Time left on a custom web address removed for breaking these terms is not refunded. Every page keeps its original address, so removing a custom one never takes the page itself down.
We do not collect or use your location by default. The only time it can be used is if you choose to share it with an embedded Google map on an event page, after your browser asks your permission. Saying no does not stop any part of the site from working. See the Privacy Policy for details.
You are responsible for keeping your connected accounts (Google, Steam, Discord, FACEIT, Twitch) secure. Do not share your login access with anyone else. We can suspend or remove any account used to cheat, exploit bugs, abuse other users, or break these terms.
Gold Coins and Silver Coins are virtual currencies used only inside Esports Authority. They have no cash value, cannot be exchanged for real money, and cannot be transferred between accounts. We may adjust prices, odds, rewards, or how these currencies work at any time to keep things fair and balanced for everyone. Prizes won or purchased through the shop and wheels, including Steam items and Minecraft rewards, are fulfilled at our discretion using the trade link or account info you provide, and delivery may take time.
Gold Coins are also used to redeem Pro and Max account subscriptions, and to open Card Packs. Card Packs, cosmetics and other unlocks are awarded by chance or by reaching XP levels. Cards, cosmetic items, titles, trophies and profile decorations are account-bound: they have no cash value, cannot be sold or transferred between accounts, and may be changed, rebalanced or withdrawn as the site develops. XP and account levels are free, are not purchasable, and carry no cash value.
A Pro or Max subscription lasts for the length you redeemed and then expires. Anything you built while it was active stays yours and stays online - an expired subscription limits what you can create next, not what already exists. A subscription may be gifted to somebody on one of your teams; a gifted subscription belongs to the account it was given to and cannot be reclaimed.
Giveaways run on the site follow whatever specific rules are posted for that giveaway at the time. We can update or end a giveaway early if something goes wrong, such as abuse, a technical issue, or an unfair advantage discovered after entries open.
From time to time we run or host tools for tournaments and events through Esports Authority, covering both online/esports events and in-person sports like our softball tournaments. Rules, formats, prize structures, and other event details may be changed before, during, or after an event if needed to reach a fair and reasonable outcome for everyone involved, including Esports Authority, the players, and anyone else connected to the event. Changes like this are only made in serious situations, such as clear rule breaking, a loophole in how the event was set up, or something unexpected that nobody could have planned for.
Some events use the Tournament Scheduler tool to be organized by other members of our community ("organizers"), not directly by Esports Authority. Organizers are responsible for how they run their own events; Esports Authority provides the scheduling/bracket tool itself and isn't a party to disputes between an organizer and participants.
How many events you can have on the site at once depends on your plan, as shown in the subscription table on the Shop page. Leagues and tournaments count together, and deleting an event frees its spot. Results and ratings from games already played (such as Elo, records and trophies) stay on the teams and players involved even if the event is later deleted. League organizers can move a league game to a new date or time (for example a make-up game); tournament game times are set by the tournament's schedule.
Esports Authority provides the tools to organize, schedule, score and rank events. We do not currently collect, hold or pay out registration fees, entry fees, deposits or prize pool money for any event - those are handled directly between the organizer and the teams. Any fee, deposit, prize or payout shown on an event page is set and managed by that event's organizer. Esports Authority is not responsible for unpaid or late prizes, refunds, lost or withheld funds, chargebacks, or any other money dispute between organizers, teams, players or sponsors. Payment and payout tools through the site may be added in the future and will come with their own terms.
Team chats, polls, supporter messages and event chats are for the people in them. Be respectful: no harassment, threats, hate, spam, scams, sexual content or anything involving minors. We may remove content, restrict messaging, or suspend accounts that break these rules, and we may review reported messages to keep people safe. You can block anyone who messages you and delete your own copy of a conversation at any time.
Donations through our Support page, Patreon or other fundraising links are voluntary gifts to help keep the project running. They are not investments, do not buy ownership or a share of revenue, are not refundable except where the law requires, and are not tax-deductible. Supporter perks are a thank-you and may change.
If you take part in an in-person event connected to Esports Authority, such as a softball tournament, you do so at your own risk. Neither Esports Authority nor an event's organizer is responsible for injuries, lost or damaged property, or other incidents that happen at a physical venue - follow the venue's rules and whatever the organizer sets out for that event. Photos or video may be taken at in-person events for use on the site or our social channels; let an organizer or us know if you'd rather not appear in that kind of coverage.
Esports Authority is currently in beta. That means some features are still being tested and you may run into bugs or unexpected behavior. If something looks broken or you have feedback, please let us know through the Contact Us button.
Real money purchases, such as Gold Coin packs, are processed securely through Stripe. Gold Coins are delivered to your account balance immediately, and because they are a digital item delivered at once, sales are final: coins cannot be refunded, exchanged, transferred, or redeemed for real money once credited. Anything you then spend coins on - subscriptions, packs, add-ons - is spent. If something goes wrong with an order, contact us and we will sort it out.
Anyone can book an ad from the Advertise page. Gold Coins are taken when you book, and every ad is reviewed by hand before it runs. We can decline any ad, and if we do the Gold is returned. Ads must be family friendly and must not promote adult content, gambling, weapons, tobacco or vaping, anything illegal, or anything misleading, hateful or aimed at children. We may pause an ad that breaks these rules or whose link changes to something that does. Approved ads run for the length booked; view and click counts are provided as-is.
We do our best to keep the site running smoothly and fairly, but Esports Authority is provided as is, without guarantees. We are not responsible for losses related to site downtime, bugs, third party platforms like Steam, Discord, or Google, or your own account security.
We may change, update or remove any part of the site, and update these terms, as the site changes. Continuing to use the site after an update means you accept the new terms.
Questions? Reach out through the Contact Us button on the site or message us on Discord.