• Spartacus ("we", "us", "our") — the Platform operated by the individual developer based in Ireland.
• Platform — the Spartacus SaaS software tool and related services accessible at spartacus.club.
• Club ("Organisation", "User") — a registered, bona fide sports club, charity, or non-commercial organisation that registers an account and creates Competitions.
• Club Administrator — an individual authorised to act on behalf of a Club who registers the account and manages Competitions.
• Participant — an individual who registers for and enters a Club's Competition.
• Competition — a Last One Standing fundraising competition created and operated by a Club using the Platform.
• Entry Fee — a payment made by a Participant directly to the Club to enter a Competition. Entry Fees are not processed by Spartacus.
• Prize — any reward offered to the winning Participant, defined, funded, and fulfilled solely by the Club.
• Subscription Fee — the annual software licence fee paid by the Club to Spartacus for access to the Platform.
• Stripe Connect — the third-party payment gateway through which Clubs may collect Entry Fees directly into the Club's own Stripe account.

Spartacus is a software tool that enables registered sports clubs and charitable organisations to manage Last One Standing fundraising competitions for their members. The Platform is operated by an individual developer based in Ireland.

Subject to these Terms and timely payment of all Subscription Fees, Spartacus grants each Club a non-exclusive, non-transferable licence to access and use the Platform to create and manage Competitions. This licence does not extend to sub-licensing, reselling, or making the Platform available to third parties.

• Payable in advance on registration and on each anniversary of the registration date.
• Non-refundable once a Competition has been activated on the Platform.
• Spartacus may adjust pricing with a minimum of 60 days' written notice.
• Charged solely for access to the Platform software; it does not constitute participation in, or management of, a gambling or lottery activity.
• Clubs agree to maintain valid payment details for Subscription Fee collection.

Where a Club uses Stripe Connect, Participants pay Entry Fees directly to the Club's connected Stripe account; Stripe collects and disburses funds directly to the Club after deducting its own fees. Spartacus does not receive, hold, process, or have access to Entry Fee funds at any stage. The Club is solely responsible for configuring its Stripe account and for any errors, disputes, or chargebacks. For Clubs collecting by cash, bank transfer, or other means, Spartacus does not process, verify, or handle those payments and assumes no liability.

Clubs set and manage their own refund and chargeback policies. Spartacus is not responsible for resolving payment disputes between Clubs and Participants and will not mediate or be held liable. The Subscription Fee is non-refundable once a Competition has been activated.

Spartacus does not process or hold any Prize funds. Any Prize is defined, funded, and fulfilled solely by the Club. The obligation to pay a Prize is entirely between the Club and the winning Participant. Spartacus has no liability for Prize fulfilment.

By using the Platform, the Club Administrator warrants and undertakes on behalf of the Club that:

• The Club is a registered, non-commercial organisation established for sporting, athletic, cultural, or charitable purposes and not operating for private gain.
• The Club Administrator is duly authorised to act on behalf of the Club and to accept these Terms.
• The Club holds, or will hold before activating any Competition, all necessary permits, licences, registrations, and authorisations required in its jurisdiction.
• All Entry Fees are collected directly by the Club, which retains full responsibility for handling, safekeeping, and disbursement of those funds.
• All Prize payments are made directly by the Club from funds it has collected.
• The Club has obtained appropriate consent from Participants to share their personal data with the Platform.
• The Club will comply with all applicable data protection legislation, including EU GDPR and UK GDPR as applicable.
• The Club will only allow persons aged 18 or over (Ireland) or 16 or over (Great Britain) to participate, and will take reasonable steps to verify age.
• The Club accepts full regulatory responsibility for the Competition and will not represent Spartacus as the organiser, promoter, or operator.
• The Club is responsible for the accuracy of Competition details, use of funds, Participant communications, Prize fulfilment, and resolving Participant queries or disputes.
• The Club will comply with all applicable tax obligations arising from the Competition.

Before launching any Competition, the Club must obtain all required permits or licences from the relevant regulatory authorities in its jurisdiction. Spartacus does not provide legal advice, verify licences, or monitor compliance. By creating a Competition, the Club represents and warrants that it holds all necessary permissions, and is solely responsible for complying with all applicable laws, including lottery legislation, fundraising regulations, prize promotion rules, and gambling law.

Once the Club has obtained its required permit, licence, or registration, it should enter the relevant reference number in the Club Admin section. This reference is stored as part of the Club's compliance record and displayed on the Club's public Competition page to assure Participants the Competition is properly authorised. If no reference number has been entered, the Competition page will display a notice reminding the Club to add its regulatory details. Clubs are strongly encouraged to add this as early as possible.

The Club may not use the Platform to: operate a Competition for commercial gain rather than for the Club's members or charitable purposes; allow participation by persons known to be underage; circumvent, misrepresent, or conceal the regulatory nature of the Competition; upload or promote illegal, infringing, harmful, or fraudulent content; spam, harass, or misuse the Platform; or sub-license, resell, or make the Platform available to any third party.

Competitions are created and operated by the Club, not by Spartacus. Spartacus provides software tools only and does not sponsor, endorse, or guarantee that any Competition is suitable or lawful in any location. Spartacus may suspend, remove, or cancel a Competition where it reasonably believes there may be a legal, payment, safety, fraud, reputational, or platform-compliance issue.

Clubs are responsible for complying with all applicable financial regulations, including anti-money laundering (AML) and know-your-customer (KYC) obligations, and for any taxes or fees associated with their Competitions.

Spartacus will use reasonable endeavours to maintain Platform availability. Scheduled maintenance, technical issues, or circumstances beyond our reasonable control may cause temporary unavailability. Spartacus accepts no liability for loss arising from Platform downtime.

All Platform software, code, designs, trademarks, logos, and documentation are and remain the exclusive intellectual property of Spartacus. Clubs are granted no rights beyond the licence to use the Platform as described in these Terms.

Clubs retain ownership of their own Competition content, data, logos, and uploaded media. By uploading media, the Club grants Spartacus a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free licence to host, store, display, and use that media as necessary to operate the Platform and, where appropriate, to feature in product examples or promotional materials. Spartacus will act reasonably on requests to remove media from promotional use. Clubs confirm they hold all necessary rights to content they upload and that it does not infringe third-party rights.

Both parties may access confidential information of the other, including Participant data, Competition details, and proprietary information. Both agree to protect such information and not disclose it to any third party without prior written consent, except as required by law.

The Platform is provided "as-is" and "as-available". Spartacus disclaims all warranties, whether express, implied, or statutory, including merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose.

To the maximum extent permitted by law, Spartacus accepts no liability for:

• Regulatory fines, penalties, enforcement actions, or legal costs arising from a Club's failure to obtain necessary permits, licences, or registrations.
• Disputes between Clubs and their members regarding entry, Pick selections, Prize payment, or elimination decisions.
• Loss of Entry Fees or Prize funds arising from the Club's management of Competition finances.
• Indirect, consequential, or punitive damages of any kind.

Spartacus's total liability to a Club for any claim under these Terms shall not exceed the Subscription Fee paid by that Club in the 12 months preceding the event giving rise to the claim.

The Club shall defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Spartacus and its officers, directors, employees, and agents from third-party claims, losses, liabilities, damages, costs, and expenses (including reasonable legal fees) arising from the Club's breach of these Terms, its operation of any Competition, its failure to comply with applicable laws or licensing requirements, disputes relating to Prizes/Entry Fees/payments, content it uploads, or any claim by a Participant arising from the Club's conduct of a Competition.

These Terms commence when the Club Administrator first registers or otherwise accesses the Platform (whichever is earlier) and remain in effect until terminated. Either party may terminate on written notice for a material breach uncured within 30 days. A Club may terminate by deleting its account at any time; active Competitions are immediately closed, no Subscription Fee refunds are issued, and the Club remains responsible for all obligations to Participants including Prize fulfilment. Spartacus may suspend or terminate access immediately where a Club operates without required authorisation, is in material breach, where required by law, or where there is a legal, fraud, safety, or reputational risk. On termination, Club data is retained for 30 days (during which an export may be requested) and then permanently deleted in accordance with the DPA.

Spartacus may modify these Terms by posting updated Terms on the Platform, with a minimum of 30 days' notice of material changes. Continued use after the effective date constitutes acceptance.

Neither party is liable for failure or delay due to circumstances beyond reasonable control, including acts of God, natural disasters, pandemics, war, cyberattacks, or government actions.

These Terms are governed by the laws of Ireland. Disputes shall first be attempted through mediation before legal action. Where a Club is based in Great Britain or Northern Ireland, it may elect to have disputes resolved in the courts of England and Wales.

Participants register by providing name and email. For Competitions with an Entry Fee, Participants under the legal age in their jurisdiction (18 in Ireland; 16 in Great Britain) may not enter. Clubs enforce age eligibility. Directors, officers, or employees of Spartacus may not become Participants.

If any provision is found unenforceable, it shall be limited or eliminated to the minimum extent necessary, and the remaining Terms remain in full force and effect.

The Club is the lottery organiser and bears full regulatory responsibility. Last One Standing competitions involve an entry fee, a prize, and an outcome determined substantially by chance, so they are most likely classified as a lottery under Irish law and require a permit or licence before launch.

• Lottery Permit: for a prize pot up to €5,000, apply to your local Garda Síochána superintendent. No significant fee.
• District Court Lottery Licence: required if the prize pot exceeds €5,000. Seek legal advice before applying. Court fee €150.

Record keeping: maintain clear records of Entry Fees collected, Prizes paid, and expenses; you may be required to submit a return to An Garda Síochána or the District Court on completion.

Upcoming changes — GRAI: the Gambling Regulatory Authority of Ireland is Ireland's new gambling regulator, and a charitable/philanthropic gambling licence for clubs and charities is expected. Monitor grai.ie for updates.

The Club is the lottery promoter and is responsible for complying with the Gambling Act 2005 and the small society lottery framework. Before running a Competition, the Club must register as a small society lottery with the licensing authority (usually the local council) where its principal office is located.

Lottery statements: within three months of completing each Competition, submit a lottery statement to your licensing authority showing proceeds, prizes paid, and expenses. Further guidance at gamblingcommission.gov.uk.

Northern Ireland operates under separate legislation, broadly mirroring Great Britain following 2022 amendments. Clubs should contact their local council licensing department for specific guidance before launching. Do not assume that registration in Great Britain covers Northern Ireland.

This DPA forms part of these Terms and is entered into between Spartacus (Data Processor) and the Club (Data Controller) on acceptance. It governs the processing of personal data by Spartacus on behalf of the Club, as required by Article 28 of the GDPR (Regulation (EU) 2016/679) and, for UK Clubs, the UK GDPR.

The Club is the Data Controller and is responsible for having a lawful basis for collecting Participant data. Spartacus is the Data Processor and processes personal data on behalf of the Club only to provide the Platform services.

• Participant names and email addresses
• Weekly Pick selections and competition status (active / eliminated)
• Club Administrator names and email addresses

Spartacus does not process payment card data, bank details, or financial information of Participants at any time.

Spartacus processes personal data solely to provide Platform functionality (leaderboards, recording Picks, competition notifications where enabled, and storing competition records). The Club is responsible for identifying and documenting its lawful basis.

Before collecting Participant data, the Club must provide Participants with a clear privacy notice explaining that their name and email will be shared with the Platform to manage the Competition, that the Club is the data controller, and that they may request deletion by contacting the Club.

Spartacus will: process personal data only on the Club's documented instructions (unless required by law); bind authorised persons to confidentiality; implement appropriate security (HTTPS encryption, secure hosting, hashed password storage); not engage a sub-processor without informing the Club (current sub-processors below; the Club may object within 14 days); assist with data subject rights requests; notify the Club of a personal data breach without undue delay and within 48 hours; delete or return all personal data at the end of the relationship; and support reasonable audits demonstrating Article 28 compliance.

The Club will: provide Participants with a privacy notice; obtain any necessary consents; ensure shared data is accurate and limited to what is necessary; respond to data subject requests; and notify Spartacus promptly of changes to processing instructions.

• Active Competition data: retained for the Competition and one full season thereafter.
• Completed Competition data: deleted at the end of the following season, or earlier on request.
• Club Administrator account data: retained for the subscription and 30 days after termination.
• Data subject erasure requests: processed within 30 days of a valid request.

Hosting (Vercel / AWS) — platform hosting, EU/USA with SCCs. Email delivery (Resend) — transactional notification emails, EU/USA with SCCs. Stripe — Club payment collection only, not a Spartacus sub-processor for Participant data, Ireland/USA. Where sub-processors are outside the EEA or UK, appropriate safeguards (Standard Contractual Clauses or UK equivalent) are in place.

Participants have rights to access, rectify, erase, and port their data, and should direct requests to the Club as Data Controller in the first instance. Club Administrators can action requests via the Platform's data export and deletion tools. Where Spartacus receives a request directly, it will notify the Club within 5 business days.

Spartacus will notify the Club within 48 hours of becoming aware of a personal data breach. The Club is responsible for notifying the relevant supervisory authority — the Data Protection Commission in Ireland, or the ICO in the UK — within 72 hours as required by law.

This DPA is governed by Irish law for Clubs based in Ireland, and the law of England and Wales for Clubs based in Great Britain. Northern Ireland Clubs may elect either jurisdiction.

By completing registration, the Club Administrator confirms, on behalf of the Club, the acknowledgements listed below this document.

Acceptance is recorded digitally with a timestamp, IP address, and Terms version number at the point of registration. Spartacus retains this record as part of the compliance record for your account. Version 1.1 — June 2026 — spartacus.club