Terms and Conditions

Terms and Conditions

Last updated: July 20, 2026

Please read these Terms and Conditions (“Terms”) carefully before using https://www.onlinetennisschool.com/ (the “Service” or “Website”) operated by Online Tennis School (“Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our”).

By accessing or using the Service, you agree to these Terms and our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, do not use the Service.

1. Definitions

  • Company means Online Tennis School, based in Washington, United States.
  • Service means the Website and related content we make available.
  • You means the individual or entity using the Service.
  • Content means text, images, graphics, video, audio, downloads, and other materials on the Service.

2. The Service

Online Tennis School provides informational and educational content about tennis (technique, tactics, practice, mental game, and related topics).

  • You do not need an account to browse articles.
  • Some features (for example comments or the contact form) are provided by third parties and may require their own accounts or terms.
  • We may change, suspend, or discontinue any part of the Service at any time.

3. Educational and safety disclaimer (important)

Content is for general information and education only. It is not personalized coaching, medical advice, sports-medicine advice, or a substitute for in-person instruction.

Tennis involves physical risk. You are solely responsible for:

  • Your (or your player’s) fitness, technique, and equipment
  • Warm-up, workload, and recovery decisions
  • Seeking qualified coaches, trainers, or medical professionals when appropriate

To the fullest extent permitted by law, we are not liable for injury, loss, or damages arising from reliance on Content or from practice, training, or competition.

4. Acceptable use

You agree not to:

  • Use the Service in any unlawful way, or to harm others
  • Attempt to gain unauthorized access to systems, accounts, or data
  • Scrape, bulk-download, or harvest content in a way that overloads or abuses the Service (except ordinary search-engine indexing)
  • Post spam, malware, harassment, or illegal content via comments or forms
  • Misrepresent your identity when contacting us or commenting
  • Interfere with security, rate limits, or CDN/edge protections

We may remove content, block access, or report abuse when we believe these Terms are violated.

5. Intellectual property

Unless otherwise stated, the Service and its original Content, branding, and design are owned by the Company or its licensors and are protected by copyright and other laws.

Limited license

We grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable license to access and view the Content for personal, non-commercial use.

You may not, without prior written permission:

  • Republish substantial portions of articles as your own
  • Sell, license, or commercially exploit our Content
  • Remove copyright, attribution, or proprietary notices

Short quotations with clear credit and a link back to the original page are generally fine for commentary, education, or review under applicable fair-use/fair-dealing principles. When in doubt, contact us.

6. User submissions

If you send messages through the contact form, leave comments, or otherwise submit material:

  • You retain ownership of your submission where applicable
  • You grant us a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use, host, and display that material as needed to operate the Service (for example to publish a comment or respond to an inquiry)
  • You represent that you have the rights to submit it and that it does not violate law or third-party rights

Comments are moderated or filtered by us and/or third-party providers (for example Disqus). We are not obligated to display any submission.

The Service may include or link to third-party tools and sites, including:

  • Hosting and security (Cloudflare)
  • Contact forms (Formspree)
  • Comments (Disqus)
  • Analytics (Google Analytics)
  • Social networks and external articles

We do not control third-party services and are not responsible for their content, availability, or practices. Your use of them is governed by their terms and privacy policies.

8. Privacy

Our collection and use of personal information is described in the Privacy Policy. By using the Service, you also acknowledge that policy.

9. Disclaimer of warranties

THE SERVICE AND ALL CONTENT ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.

We do not warrant that the Service will be uninterrupted, error-free, secure, or free of harmful components, or that Content is complete, accurate, or up to date.

Some jurisdictions do not allow certain warranty exclusions; in those places, exclusions apply to the maximum extent permitted.

10. Limitation of liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE COMPANY AND ITS SUPPLIERS WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR ANY LOSS OF PROFITS, DATA, GOODWILL, OR BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO YOUR USE OF (OR INABILITY TO USE) THE SERVICE OR CONTENT—EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

OUR TOTAL LIABILITY FOR ANY CLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE SERVICE WILL NOT EXCEED THE GREATER OF (A) THE AMOUNT YOU PAID US FOR THE SERVICE IN THE TWELVE (12) MONTHS BEFORE THE CLAIM, OR (B) USD $100.

Some jurisdictions do not allow certain liability limitations; in those places, our liability is limited to the fullest extent permitted by law.

11. Indemnity

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the Company from claims, damages, losses, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising out of your use of the Service, your submissions, or your violation of these Terms or applicable law.

12. Termination

We may suspend or terminate access to the Service at any time, with or without notice, including if we believe you have violated these Terms. Upon termination, your right to use the Service ends immediately. Provisions that by nature should survive (including intellectual property, disclaimers, limitations of liability, and indemnity) will survive.

13. Governing law and disputes

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Washington, United States, without regard to conflict-of-law rules.

If you have a dispute, please contact us first so we can try to resolve it informally. If informal resolution fails, courts located in Washington State will have exclusive jurisdiction, except where applicable law requires otherwise (including certain consumer protections for EU residents).

EU consumers: If you are a consumer in the European Union, you may benefit from mandatory provisions of the law of your country of residence.

14. U.S. trade compliance

You represent that you are not located in a country subject to a U.S. government embargo and are not on any U.S. government list of prohibited or restricted parties.

15. Changes to these Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. We will post the new Terms on this page and update the Last updated date. For material changes, we may provide additional notice on the Website. Continued use after changes become effective constitutes acceptance. If you do not agree, stop using the Service.

16. General

  • Severability. If any provision is unenforceable, the remaining provisions remain in effect.
  • Waiver. Failure to enforce a provision is not a waiver of the right to do so later.
  • Entire agreement. These Terms and the Privacy Policy are the entire agreement between you and us regarding the Service.
  • Language. If these Terms are translated, the English version controls in case of conflict.

17. Contact us

Questions about these Terms: