Terms of Service

Effective Date: July 12, 2023

These Marquee Sports Network Terms of Use (these “Terms”) are agreed to between Marquee Sports Network, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Marquee Sports Network,” “we,” “our,” or “us”), on behalf of ourselves and our affiliates, and you.

These Terms, together with Marquee Sports Network’s Privacy Policy set forth the terms and conditions that apply to your access and use of the Marquee Sports Network website located at www.MarqueeSportsNetwork.com, www.WatchMarquee.com, the Marquee Sports Network App and all other sites, mobile sites, services (including Marquee Sports Network subscriptions), applications, platforms, and tools where these Terms, or any portion thereof, appear or are linked (collectively, the “Services”). You and other individuals or entities using the Services are collectively referred to as “Users.”

Please carefully read these Terms before using our Services. By using or accessing our Services, you agree that you have read and agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree to these Terms, or do not meet the qualifications included in these Terms, Marquee Sports Network is not willing to provide you with access or use of the Services, and you must not access or use the Services.

Marquee Sports Network reserves the right to amend or modify these Terms and to impose new or additional terms or conditions on your use of the Services, at any time, whether by making those modifications available through the Services or by providing notice to you. Any such changes or additions shall be effective immediately following posting through the Services or delivery of such notice. You may cease using the Services or terminate these Terms at any time if you do not agree to any modification. However, your continued use of the Services following the posting of changes to these Terms will be deemed acceptance of any modifications.

1. OWNERSHIP AND USE RESTRICTIONS.

The Services are owned and operated by Marquee Sports Network and its service providers acting on its behalf. Marquee Sports Network, its service providers, and their respective operators, members, teams, affiliates, employees, directors, and officers shall be collectively referred to herein as the “Operators.”

The Services are intended for use by Users 13 years of age and older. If you are under 18, you may use these Services only with permission and supervision of a parent or guardian.

The content and materials contained within the Services (including, without limitation, video, audio, photos, text, images, graphics, data, statistics, updated scores and results, logos, and all copyrights and intellectual property related to the Services, Marquee Sports Network, and Marquee Sports Network sponsors, licensees, and other affiliates) (the “Content”) are copyrighted or trademarked by Marquee Sports Network. Please feel free to browse the Services. You may download one copy of any Content of material displayed on the Services to any single computer for your personal, noncommercial use only, provided that you also retain all copyright and other proprietary notices contained on the materials. However, modification or use of the Materials in any other manner is a violation of the Operators’ copyright and other intellectual property rights. The Content may also not be reproduced, republished, uploaded, posted, transmitted, distributed, copied, publicly performed, publicly displayed, or otherwise used in any manner, except as expressly provided in these Terms, without the express written permission of Marquee Sports Network. The Operators maintain the Services for your personal entertainment, information, education, and communication.

The word marks and logos of Marquee Sports Network, www.MarqueeSportsNetwork.com, and www.WatchMarquee.com are the exclusive registered service marks of Marquee Sports Network (the “Marquee Sports Network Trademarks”). All other word marks and logos (“Trademarks”) appearing in the Services are Trademarks of their respective owners.

Nothing contained in the Services should be construed as granting, by implication, estoppel, or otherwise, any license or right to use any Marquee Sports Network Trademarks or Trademark displayed in the Services in any manner without the express written permission of its respective owner. Any use of the Marquee Sports Network Trademarks and/or Trademarks displayed in the Services, or any other Content, except as provided in these Terms, is strictly prohibited.

The Services, and the databases, software, hardware, and other technology used by or on our behalf to operate the Services, and the structure, organization, and underlying data, information, and software code thereof (collectively, the “Technology”), may constitute confidential trade secrets of Marquee Sports Network. You shall have no rights to the Technology.

2. THIRD-PARTY CONTENT

The Services may contain links to third-party websites and services. Marquee Sports Network provides such links as a convenience, and does not control or endorse these websites and services. You acknowledge and agree that Marquee Sports Network has not reviewed the content, advertising, products, services, or other materials that appear on such third-party websites or services, and is not responsible for the legality, accuracy, or appropriateness of any such content. Marquee Sports Network shall not be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with the use of any such third-party websites or services.

3. PROHIBITED CONDUCT

You agree not to:

A. Use the Services for any illegal purpose, or in violation of any local, state, national, or international law;
B. Violate or encourage others to violate the rights of third parties, including intellectual property rights;
C. Interfere in any way with security-related features of the Services;
D. Access, monitor, or copy any Content or information from the Services using any data mining, robots, scraping, similar data gathering or extraction methods, or collect, manually or through automatic processes, information about other Users for any purpose without Marquee Sports Network’s express written permission and the express permission of the Users;
E. Access or attempt to access the Technology, except as expressly provided in these Terms;
F. Copy, modify, decompose, decompile, reverse engineer, disassemble, deconstruct, or create derivative works from the Technology;
G. Perform any fraudulent activity, including impersonating any person or entity, claiming false affiliations, accessing the accounts of other Users without permission, or falsifying your identity or any information about you, including age or date of birth; or
H. Sell or otherwise transfer the access granted herein.

4. ACCOUNT REGISTRATION

In order to access certain features of the Services, you may be required to register for an account (“Account”) with Marquee Sports Network by providing certain identifying information about yourself, which may include, but is not limited to, your name, email address, date of birth, gender, credit card number, billing address, telephone number, and other contact information, and to create a username and password (“Registration Information”). Please review Marquee Sports Network’s Privacy Policy for an explanation of how such information may be collected and used. Approval of your request to establish an Account will be at our sole discretion. When registering for and maintaining an Account, you expressly agree to provide true, accurate, current, and complete information about yourself. You also agree not to impersonate anyone, misrepresent any affiliation with anyone else, use false information, or otherwise conceal your identity from Marquee Sports Network for any purpose. You are solely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality and security of your password and other Registration Information. For your protection and the protection of other Users, we ask you not to share your Registration Information with anyone else. If you do share this information with anyone, we will consider their activities to have been authorized by you. If you have reason to believe that your Account is no longer secure, you must immediately notify us at contact@marqueesportsnetwork.com. In addition to all other rights available to us, including those set forth in these Terms, Marquee Sports Network reserves the right, at our sole discretion, to terminate your Account and refuse Services to you.

5. MESSAGE FEATURES AND SUBMISSIONS

A. The Services may offer opportunities for you to make submissions through the Services (i.e., user-generated content), including through messages, comments, or forums to communicate with other Users about various sports featured on the Services (each, a “Submission” collectively “Submissions”). These Submissions may include creative ideas, concepts, know-how, techniques, suggestions, content, or materials (including, without limitation, video, audio, photos, text, data, images, and graphics).

B. You are solely responsible for all Submissions that you provide through the Services. You represent and warrant to us that neither your Submissions, nor the use of your Submissions by us as permitted herein, will: (i) violate these Terms or any local, state, national, or international law; (ii) be defamatory, libelous, slanderous, obscene, abusive, pornographic, harmful, profane, dangerous, or inaccurate; (iii) infringe the rights of third parties including, without limitation, copyright, trademark, patent, rights of privacy, or any other proprietary right; (iv) be otherwise illegal, offensive, or inappropriate, including by advocating or encouraging conduct that would constitute or give rise to a criminal offense, civil liability, or other violation of any local, state, national, or international law; (v) contain confidential information that may not be read or intercepted by others; (vi) contain advertising, promotions, or commercial solicitations of any kind; (vii) constitute or contain false or misleading indications of origin or statements of fact; (viii) be considered junk mail, “spam,” a part of a pyramid scheme, a disruptive commercial message, or disruptive advertisement; (ix) contain any virus, Trojan horse, worm, time bomb, cancelbot, robot, spider, or other similar harmful or deleterious programming routine; (x) attempt to disable, bypass, modify, defeat, or otherwise circumvent any security tools used by the Services; or (xi) assist any third party in engaging in any activity set out in this list above or otherwise prohibited by these Terms. You acknowledge and agree that you relinquish all ownership rights in any Submissions that you make through our Services and that Marquee Sports Network reserves the right (but has no obligation) to monitor, remove, or modify any of your Submissions and that we may publish, transmit, display, or disclose your Submissions to any third party.

C. In addition to any other rights granted to us under these Terms, by transmitting any Submission through our Services, you are granting the Operators a perpetual, royalty-free, non-exclusive, sub-licensable, fully paid-up, unrestricted, and irrevocable right and license to use, reproduce, modify, publish, translate, prepare derivative works based upon, distribute, perform, and display each such Submission, in whole or in part, in any form, media, or technology known or hereafter developed for any purpose, including, without limitation, advertising and promotional purposes. This means that anything submitted by you to the Services will be used exclusively by Marquee Sports Network and may be used by the Operators for any purpose, now or in the future, without any payment or other obligation to you. All Submissions, whether solicited or unsolicited, shall become and remain the exclusive property of Marquee Sports Network. The Operators shall also have the right, but not the obligation, to use your name in connection with your Submission without seeking or receiving your further consent.

D. You represent and warrant that your Submissions are accurate and that you own or otherwise control all rights necessary for you to grant the licenses in this Section, including but not limited to permission from or on behalf of any individuals that appear in your Submissions for us to use their name, image, voice, and/or likeness without compensation to you or any other person or entity. You agree that you are solely responsible for your Submissions and for any consequences of submitting them to our Services.

6. TERMINATION

The Operators may, at their sole discretion, change, suspend, or discontinue any aspect of the Services at any time with or without notice, including the availability of any of the Services’ features, databases, or content. If you violate these Terms, your permission to use the Services will automatically terminate. In addition, the Operators may, at their sole discretion, decline service, suspend, or terminate your Account and/or suspend or terminate some or all of your access to the Services at any time, with or without notice to you. You may terminate your Account at any time by contacting Marquee Sports Network at contact@marqueesportsnetwork.com. After your Account is terminated, information and content previously provided by you will no longer be accessible through your Account, but Marquee Sports Network may continue to store such information and content, and it may also be stored by third parties to whom it has been transferred through your use of the Services.

7. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES AND DAMAGES; LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

Although the Operator seeks to maintain safe, secure, accurate, and well-functioning Services, we cannot guarantee the continuous operation of or access to our Services, and there may at times be inadvertent technical or factual errors or inaccuracies. The Operators make no representation that the materials contained in the Services are appropriate or authorized for use in all countries, states, provinces, counties, or any other jurisdictions. If you choose to access the Services, you do so on your own initiative and risk and are responsible for compliance with all applicable laws and regulations. THE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. ON BEHALF OF THE OPERATORS, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE OPERATORS MAKE NO WARRANTIES OTHER THAN THOSE MADE EXPRESSLY IN THESE TERMS. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE PURSUANT TO APPLICABLE LAW, THE OPERATORS DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. THE OPERATORS DO NOT WARRANT OR REPRESENT THAT THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE SERVICES IS ACCURATE, COMPLETE, CORRECTLY SEQUENCED, RELIABLE, OR TIMELY, OR THAT THE SERVICES WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR FREE OF ERRORS AND/OR VIRUSES. YOU SPECIFICALLY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE OPERATORS ARE NOT LIABLE FOR THE DEFAMATORY, OFFENSIVE, OR ILLEGAL CONDUCT OF OTHER USERS OF THE SERVICES OR THIRD PARTIES AND THAT THE RISK OF INJURY FROM THE FOREGOING RESTS ENTIRELY WITH YOU. YOU USE THE SERVICES AT YOUR SOLE RISK.

8. INDEMNIFICATION

You hereby agree that you will be personally responsible for your use of the Services and you agree to defend, indemnify, and hold the Operators and each of their respective members, operators, directors, officers, employees, shareholders, agents, affiliates, and representatives harmless from and against any and all claims, liabilities, damages, losses, and expenses (including attorneys’ fees and court costs) arising out of or relating to: (i) your use of the Services; (ii) any of your Submissions; (iii) any violation of these Terms or the Privacy Policy; (iv) your violation of any applicable local, state, national, or international law, or of any third party’s rights; and (v) any disputes or issues between you and any third party. Marquee Sports Network reserves the right, at our own expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you, and in such case, you agree to cooperate with our defense of such claim.

9. CHOICE OF LAW

These Terms shall be construed and controlled by the laws of the State of Illinois, United States of America, without regard to conflict of law principles. Subject to Section 10, which provides that disputes are to be resolved through binding arbitration or small claims court, to the extent that any lawsuit or court proceeding is permitted hereunder, you and Marquee Sports Network agree to submit to the exclusive personal jurisdiction of the state courts and federal courts located within the County of Cook, State of Illinois, for the purpose of litigating all such disputes, and you hereby consent to the jurisdiction of such court solely for such purposes and you further waive any argument that any such court does not have jurisdiction over such dispute or that venue in any such court is not appropriate or convenient. The Operators will be entitled to recover their court costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses incurred in successfully proving any breach of any term of these Terms.

10. ARBITRATION

PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING SECTION CAREFULLY. IT REQUIRES YOU TO ARBITRATE DISPUTES WITH MARQUEE SPORTS NETWORK AND LIMITS THE MANNER IN WHICH YOU CAN SEEK RELIEF.

A. In the interest of resolving disputes between you and Marquee Sports Network in the most expedient and cost-effective manner, you and Marquee Sports Network agree to resolve any and all disputes, claims, or controversies arising out of or relating to the Terms, the breach thereof, or any use of the Services (“Claims”), except for claims filed in a small claims court that proceed on an individual (non-class, non-representative) basis, through binding arbitration instead of in courts of general jurisdiction. This arbitration undertaking is made pursuant to and in connection with a transaction involving interstate commerce, and shall be governed by and construed and interpreted in accordance with the Federal Arbitration Act at 9 U.S.C. Section 1, et seq.

B. The arbitrator shall have authority to award the same damages and relief that a judge in a court of law would have, provided that the arbitrator shall not have authority to award punitive damages unless authorized to do so by statute. The award shall be binding only among the parties and shall have no preclusive effect in any other arbitration or other proceeding involving a different party. The arbitrator shall follow the applicable law. You acknowledge and agree that the arbitrator may award relief (including monetary, injunctive, and declaratory relief) only in favor of the individual party seeking relief and only to the extent necessary to provide relief necessitated by that individual party’s Claim(s). Any relief awarded cannot affect other Users.

C. YOU AND MARQUEE SPORTS NETWORK AGREE TO WAIVE ANY RIGHT TO RESOLVE CLAIMS WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THIS ARBITRATION AGREEMENT ON A CLASS, COLLECTIVE, OR REPRESENTATIVE BASIS. ALL CLAIMS AND DISPUTES WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THIS ARBITRATION AGREEMENT MUST BE ARBITRATED ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS AND NOT ON A CLASS OR COLLECTIVE BASIS. CLAIMS OF MORE THAN ONE CUSTOMER OR USER CANNOT BE ARBITRATED OR LITIGATED JOINTLY OR CONSOLIDATED WITH THOSE OF ANY OTHER CUSTOMER OR USER.

D. This Section shall apply, without limitation, to all Claims that arose or were asserted before the Effective Date of these Terms and shall survive termination of your relationship with Marquee Sports Network. To the maximum extent permitted by law, you permanently and irrevocably waive the right to bring any Claim in any forum unless you provide Marquee Sports Network with written notice of the event or facts giving rise to the Claim within one (1) year of their occurrence.

11. NOTICE AND PROCEDURE FOR MAKING CLAIMS OF COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT

Pursuant to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”), Title 17, United States Code, Section 512(c)(2), Marquee Sports Network has designated to the U.S. Copyright Office an agent to receive notifications of claimed copyright infringement relating to the Services (the “Designated Agent”). All such notifications relating to the Services must be submitted in a manner consistent with the DMCA to the following Designated Agent:

Marquee Sports Network
3721 N. Clark St.
Chicago, IL 60613

To be effective, the notification must be a written communication that includes the following: (i) a signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed; (ii) identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed, or, if multiple copyrighted works are claimed to have been infringed, a representative list of such works; (iii) identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing or to be the subject of infringing activity, and that is to be removed or access which is to be disabled, and information reasonably sufficient to permit the service provider to locate the material; (iv) information reasonably sufficient to permit the service provider to contact the complaining party, such as an address, telephone number, and, if available, an email address; (v) a statement that the complaining party has a good-faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; and (vi) a statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that the complaining party is authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.

12. ONLINE PURCHASES

A. Subscriptions. The Services may allow you to purchase access to Content on a subscription basis (a “Subscription”). The Subscription period will last for a calendar month starting on the date of subscription (“Subscription Period”). Subscriptions automatically renew monthly until cancelled. All purchases and payments will be subject to sales tax. Marquee Sports Network will notify you if the price of any of your Subscriptions increases and, if required, your consent will be requested to charge you the increased price of your Subscriptions. You will be charged no more than 24 hours prior to the start of the latest Subscription Period. If we cannot charge your payment method for any reason (such as expiration of payment method or insufficient funds), and you have not cancelled the Subscription, you remain responsible for any uncollected amounts. This may result in a change to the start of your next Subscription Period and may change the date on which you are billed for each period, as displayed on your receipt. Marquee Sports Network reserves the right to cancel your Subscription if we are unable to successfully charge your payment method to renew your subscription.

When your Subscription to any Services or Content ends, you will lose access to any functionality or Content of that Service that requires a Subscription.

B. Subscription Payment.You may purchase Subscriptions at www.WatchMarquee.com or with payment methods provided by the applicable app stores, which may include Android, Apple, Amazon, Roku, and Samsung. You agree to abide by any relevant terms of service and any other legal agreement that govern your payment through app stores. When you purchase a Subscription, you agree that Marquee Sports Network will charge the payment method you provide on the first day of each Subscription period. If, for any reason, a payment cannot be processed using your provided payment method, we may terminate your subscription. You must pay all amounts accrued in your Account, including sales tax, when due. Neither the Vendors nor the Operators are responsible for, and may not be held liable for, any breaches in transaction security by any third party. Marquee Sports Network reserves the right to modify these payment terms, including subscription fees, at its sole discretion, as permitted by applicable law.

C. Subscription Cancellation. You may cancel your Subscription any time before the end of the current Subscription Period and the cancellation will take effect on the first day of the next Subscription Period. You will retain your access to the benefits from the time you cancel until the start of the next Subscription Period. You will not receive a refund or credit for any remaining days in your current Subscription Period. All subscription payments are non-refundable, regardless of your option of subscription, as the benefits are provided immediately after subscription.

To manage your Subscriptions, please visit www.WatchMarquee.com or the relevant app store. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Marquee Sports Network customer service by calling 800-571-8453. 

13. TRANSACTIONS

If you wish to purchase any Subscriptions or Merchandise (each a “Transaction”) available through the Services, you may be asked to supply certain Transaction Information. You represent and warrant that you have the legal right to use any Transaction Information provided in connection with any Transaction. By submitting Transaction Information to us, you grant to us the right to provide such information to third parties for purposes of facilitating the completion of Transactions initiated by you or on your behalf. Verification of Transaction Information may be required prior to the acknowledgment or completion of any Transaction. For more information about how we may use and protect your Transaction Information, please review Marquee Sports Network’s Privacy Policy.

14. PROMOTIONS

Marquee Sports Network may occasionally offer promotions to encourage Users to purchase Subscriptions and Merchandise (“Promotions”). The specific terms of each Promotion shall be provided at the time the Promotion is offered. Each Promotion may be different and Promotions cannot be combined. Marquee Sports Network reserves the right to limit availability of and eligibility for Promotions and to terminate Promotions at any time, at our sole discretion. You may be required to provide Transaction Information when you sign up for a Promotion. For Promotions involving Subscriptions, at the end of the promotional period, you will automatically be signed up for the related Subscription that will begin at the end of the Promotion, or in the event of a discounted Promotion, you will be charged the regular rate disclosed when you signed up. We may not notify you in advance that the Promotion is about to end. To cancel, you must notify us before the Promotion ends.

15. MODIFICATIONS TO OFFERINGS

Marquee Sports Network reserves the right to make changes to the Merchandise and Subscriptions offered at any time. If any or all of our Merchandise or Subscriptions are temporarily unavailable, you will not receive a refund. If we temporarily reduce or eliminate the charge for Merchandise or Subscriptions that you are currently paying for under different terms, you may not receive a refund. We reserve the right to issue refunds or credits at our sole discretion. If we issue a refund or credit, we are under no obligation to issue the same or similar refund in the future.

16. VOTES

The Services may offer you opportunities to vote in connection with certain events. By casting a vote, you signify your agreement to all special terms and voting guidelines set forth by the Services applicable to that event as well as in these Terms.

17. MISCELLANEOUS

These Terms constitute the entire agreement between you and the Operators and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous written or oral agreements, proposals, or communications with respect to the subject matter herein between you and the Operators. The Operators in their sole discretion may amend these Terms, and your use of the Services after such amendment is posted will constitute acceptance of it by you. The section headings in these Terms are for convenience only and may not be given any legal import. If any provision of these Terms is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be unlawful, void, invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect.

We may assign these Terms in whole or in part at any time without your consent. You may not assign, delegate, or transfer these Terms or your rights or obligations hereunder, or your Account, in any way (by operation of law or otherwise), without Marquee Sports Network’s prior written consent. In the event that Marquee Sports Network is acquired by or merges with a third-party entity, we reserve the right, in any of these circumstances, to transfer or assign the information we have collected from our Users as part of such merger, acquisition, sale, or other change of control. In the unlikely event of our bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, or assignment for the benefit of creditors, or the application of laws, or equitable principles affecting creditors’ rights generally, we may not be able to control how your personal information is treated, transferred, or used.

Our failure or delay to exercise, in any way, any right herein shall not be deemed a waiver of any further rights hereunder. Except as specified in these Terms, Marquee Sports Network support staff or other Marquee Sports Network employees do not have the authority to amend any of these Terms or to bind Marquee Sports Network to any legal or other obligation not already set forth in these Terms.

18. FORCE MAJEURE

Marquee Sports Network will not be liable for failing to perform under these Terms by the occurrence of any event beyond its reasonable control, including, without limitation, a labor disturbance, an internet outage or interruption of service, a communications outage, failure by a service provider to Marquee Sports Network to perform, fire, terrorism, natural disaster, epidemic, pandemic, or war.

19. ACCEPTANCE OF TERMS

By using the Services, you affirm that you are least 18 years of age and are fully able and competent to enter into these Terms and Privacy Policy in their entirety. If you do not agree with the terms included herein, you must not use the Services. Marquee Sports Network may change these Terms at any time and in any manner, and your use of the Services after such changes are posted shall be deemed to indicate your acceptance thereto.

20. CONTACT INFORMATION. If you have questions or comments about these Terms, please contact contact@marqueesportsnetwork.com.