Terms of Use

Last updated: September 10, 2026

1. Who we are and what these terms cover

NextCourt is a platform for tennis, padel, pickleball and beach tennis players. It exists as a mobile app and as web pages, including tournament registration pages. In this document we call all of that the Service.

The Service is operated by NextCourt LLC, a company formed in the state of Florida, United States — "NextCourt", "we", "us".

These terms apply to three situations, and you may be in more than one:

• You created an account and use the app.
• You organize a tournament and use the platform to take registrations.
• You registered for a tournament on the web, without creating an account.

By creating an account, using the Service or completing a registration, you accept these terms. If you do not agree with them, do not use the Service.

How we handle your personal data is set out in the Privacy Policy, which is part of these terms.

2. What NextCourt does — and what it does not do

What we do: we host your profile and your matches, help you find playing partners and courts, keep scores, host communities and conversations, host registration and draws for third-party tournaments, and send the emails and notifications for those events.

What we do not do:

• We do not organize events. Each tournament on the platform belongs to an independent organizer, who sets the sporting rules, the categories, the fees, the refund policy, the venue and the schedule — and is responsible for the event. NextCourt is not on site, does not officiate matches and cannot guarantee that a tournament runs as announced.
• We do not process the entry fee. Tournament entry fees are arranged and paid directly with the organizer, outside the platform. NextCourt does not receive, hold or return that money — charges, receipts and refunds are handled with the event organizer.
• We are not a club or an academy. The platform connects people and events; we do not own the courts and we are not responsible for the activities that take place on them.
• We do not give medical or athletic advice. Levels, suggestions and stats in the app are informational.

3. Your account and who may use the Service

Age for an account. You must be 18 or older to create an account in the app. We ask for your date of birth only to check that.

Minors can play. A tournament on the platform may be open to children and teenagers — that is the organizer's call. In that case, the entry is made by the parent or legal guardian, from their own account and email, in the name of the minor who will play. The guardian is the one who accepts these terms and answers for the entry. The minor does not create an account in the app.

Your credentials. You are responsible for keeping your password safe and for what happens in your account. If you notice any misuse, just tell support@nextcourtapp.com.

Accurate information. Name, email and self-rated level should match reality. A level far from the real one throws off everyone's match, yours included — and the organizer may adjust your category to keep the draw balanced.

One account per person. Each person has their own account, created under their own name, and accounts are not transferred to someone else. The exception is a minor in your care: there you use your own account and enter the minor in their name — the name that appears in the draw and in the results is the name of whoever actually plays.

4. Registering for a tournament without an account

You can register for a tournament on the web without installing the app and without creating an account. You provide your name, email and whatever the organizer asks for, and your registration then exists on the platform.

In that case:

• You accept these terms when you complete the registration, even with no account.
• Email is the official channel for the tournament: confirmation, draw, schedule and announcements arrive there. A typo means those messages never reach you, so it is worth checking the address before you submit.
• In doubles, each person registers and accepts these terms on their own. A partner code links the two registrations: it identifies the team and gives no access to your partner's account or data.

5. Emails and notifications

We send two kinds of message:

• Operational: registration confirmation, draw, schedule, schedule changes, password resets, security notices. While you have an active account or an entry in a live tournament, these keep being sent — they are what tells you when you play.
• Optional: reminders, messages from other players, product news. You turn each type on and off in the app, under Profile → Notifications.

To withdraw from a tournament, talk to the organizer directly. They run the entry list, the draw and any refund — only they can take your name out of the event. While your entry exists, the tournament messages keep coming, because that is how you learn when you play.

Communication the organizer sends outside the platform — a WhatsApp group, their own mailing list, promotion of future editions — is their responsibility, and you unsubscribe with them.

6. What you post

Scores, photos, court reviews, messages, team names, profile text: the content is yours and stays yours. You give us permission to store and display that content inside the Service, to the people it is meant to reach — and only for that.

You are responsible for what you post. Do not post content that is not yours, that exposes another person without their consent, or that is illegal, abusive, discriminatory, harassing, deceptive or unsolicited advertising.

Photos with other people in them: use judgment. If someone asks to have an image they appear in removed, write to support@nextcourtapp.com — and we will remove it.

We may remove content that breaks these terms, or that the law requires us to remove. Where someone is at risk, removal may come before the notice.

7. Organizer content — including the event's own terms

When an organizer publishes a tournament, they write the text: the event description, the rules, the fees, the refund policy and the participation terms you accept when you register.

That text is the organizer's. NextCourt does not draft, review or endorse any event's participation terms and is not a party to them. A tournament participation agreement is between you and the organizer.

The organizer states that they have the right to use the names, brands, logos and photos they publish, and they answer for them. If an event on the platform uses something of yours without permission, write to support@nextcourtapp.com.

The organizer sees the registration details of people who signed up for their event — name, email, phone, category, level and payment status — and is responsible for using them only to run the tournament.

8. Conduct

The rule is the same as on court: treat others the way you would want to be treated. Concretely, do not use the Service to:

• harass, threaten, defame or discriminate against anyone;
• impersonate someone, create a fake account or manipulate results;
• harvest other users' data in bulk, scrape the site or automate access;
• attempt to bypass security controls, reach data that is not yours, or overload the system;
• sell, resell or advertise anything unrelated to the sport inside the platform;
• use the Service for any unlawful purpose.

9. Ending your account

You can leave whenever you want. In the app, under Profile → Privacy, you request account deletion. Deletion is reversible for 15 days: within that window you can cancel it and come back. After that, your personal data is deleted or anonymized, as described in the Privacy Policy.

Leaving the platform does not cancel an entry you already made and does not create an automatic refund — that is settled with the event organizer.

We may suspend or close an account that breaks these terms, that puts other people at risk, or that the law requires us to close. Whenever possible we tell you first and explain why; if there is immediate risk, we act first and explain right after.

10. Availability of the Service

The Service is provided "as is". We work to keep it stable and to improve it continuously, but there may be bugs, downtime, features that move and features replaced by others.

We do not commit to an uptime level or to a support response time. We do maintenance when it is needed and we aim to give notice in advance.

We back up regularly. Even so, no system is infallible: anything that is irreplaceable to you is worth keeping a copy of elsewhere too.

We may change, suspend or discontinue any part of the Service. If we discontinue something you actually use, we will give reasonable notice and, where it makes sense, a way to export your data.

11. Third-party services

The Service relies on providers to work — hosting and database, email delivery, maps, notifications and analytics. The list is in the Privacy Policy.

Links to organizers', courts' or shops' websites are a convenience. We do not control those sites and are not responsible for their content.

12. Intellectual property

The NextCourt name, logo, design and software are ours. These terms give you the right to use the Service, not to copy it, resell it, decompile it or build a derivative product from it.

Your content stays yours, as stated in section 6.

13. Limitation of liability

We are liable for what the law requires us to be liable for, and what follows applies to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law.

Because NextCourt hosts events and connects people but runs neither, it is not responsible for:

• what happens during an event — injury, a disagreement, cancellation, rain, a court that is unavailable;
• the organizer's decisions and delivery — charging and any refund of the entry fee, how the draw is built, format changes, postponement or cancellation of the event;
• another user's conduct — a partner who does not show up, an arrangement that is not kept, content posted by a third party;
• lost profits, lost data, or indirect, incidental or consequential damages.

Nothing here excludes liability for willful misconduct, fraud, or anything the law does not allow to be excluded.

14. Indemnity

If someone brings a claim against NextCourt over content you posted, an event you organized, or a use of the Service that goes against these terms, you agree to cover the reasonable costs of dealing with it. We will tell you as soon as we know, and we sort it out together.

15. Changes to these terms

We may change these terms. When a change is material, we will tell you by email or in the app at least 15 days in advance, and the "last updated" date at the top of the page always changes.

Continuing to use the Service after the stated date means you accept the new version. If you do not agree, you can close your account (section 9).

16. Governing law, disputes and contact

The Service is offered in the United States and intended for users in the United States.

These terms are governed by the laws of the state of Florida, United States, without regard to conflict-of-law rules, and the chosen venue is Orange County, Florida.

If any provision of these terms is held invalid, the rest remains in force.

Talk to us: support@nextcourtapp.com. Anything about a tournament — entry, payment, refund, draw, schedule — goes to the event organizer.

NextCourt LLC · Florida, United States.