Terms of Use

Welcome to Metro Sports Page. These Terms of Use (“Terms”) govern your access to and use of the Metro Sports Page website, content, features, and services (collectively, the “Site”).

By accessing or using the Site, you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree to these Terms, please do not use the Site.

1. About Metro Sports Page

Metro Sports Page is an independent sports media and editorial platform covering high school, professional, and other sports, with a particular focus on teams, athletes, schools, competitions, and sports communities in the Washington, D.C., Maryland, and Virginia region.

Metro Sports Page may publish news, commentary, rankings, scores, statistics, photographs, videos, interviews, podcasts, features, and other editorial content.

Unless expressly stated otherwise, Metro Sports Page is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or an official publication of any school, school district, athletic conference, athletic association, professional team, league, governing body, or other organization discussed on the Site.

2. Editorial Content

Content published by Metro Sports Page is provided for informational, news, commentary, and entertainment purposes.

Our coverage may include reporting, analysis, commentary, predictions, rankings, opinions, and other editorial judgments. Opinions expressed by writers, contributors, guests, or interview subjects do not necessarily represent the views of Metro Sports Page.

We strive to provide accurate and timely information, but sports information can change quickly and information supplied by third parties may contain errors. We do not guarantee that all scores, schedules, rosters, statistics, rankings, records, recruiting information, or other information published on the Site will always be complete, current, or error-free.

3. Rankings

Metro Sports Page may publish rankings of teams, athletes, programs, performances, or other subjects.

Rankings represent editorial judgments based on factors Metro Sports Page considers relevant, which may include performance, record, strength of schedule, head-to-head results, recent results, available statistics, observations, reporting, and other information.

Rankings are inherently subjective and should not be interpreted as official determinations of athletic ability, eligibility, recruiting value, postseason qualification, or the position of any school, league, conference, or athletic association.

Metro Sports Page may revise rankings at any time as new information becomes available.

4. Scores, Statistics, Schedules, and Other Sports Data

Scores, statistics, schedules, standings, rosters, records, and similar information may be obtained from schools, teams, leagues, athletic organizations, public sources, contributors, third-party data providers, or our own reporting.

While we make reasonable efforts to provide accurate information, Metro Sports Page does not guarantee the accuracy or completeness of this data.

Schedules, game times, locations, rosters, and other information are subject to change. Users should verify time-sensitive information with the applicable school, team, league, venue, or governing organization.

5. Intellectual Property

Unless otherwise indicated, the Site and its original content are owned by or licensed to Metro Sports Page and are protected by applicable copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws.

This may include:

Articles and written content
Rankings and original editorial presentations
Photography and graphics
Video and audio
Logos and branding
Page designs and layouts
Databases and compilations
Original statistics, analysis, and data presentations

You may access and share links to Metro Sports Page content for personal, noncommercial purposes.

You may not reproduce, republish, distribute, sell, scrape, systematically download, create derivative commercial products from, or otherwise exploit substantial portions of Metro Sports Page content without prior written permission, except as permitted by applicable law.

Brief quotations for purposes such as commentary, criticism, reporting, or education may be permitted under applicable law when accompanied by appropriate attribution.

6. School, Team, League, and Third-Party Marks

The Site may display names, logos, uniforms, trademarks, photographs, and other materials associated with schools, teams, conferences, leagues, athletic associations, sponsors, and other organizations.

These materials remain the property of their respective owners where applicable.

Their appearance on Metro Sports Page does not imply sponsorship, affiliation, approval, or endorsement of Metro Sports Page unless expressly stated.

7. Photos and Video

Metro Sports Page may publish photographs and video captured at sporting events, school activities, public events, interviews, press conferences, and other newsworthy settings.

Photos and video may also be supplied by schools, teams, athletes, families, photographers, contributors, organizations, or other third parties.

You may not reproduce, download, sell, license, or commercially use photographs or videos from Metro Sports Page unless you have permission from the applicable rights holder or such use is otherwise permitted by law.

8. Student Writers and Contributors

Metro Sports Page may publish work created by student writers, photographers, videographers, and other contributors.

Contributors are responsible for ensuring that their submissions are original or that they have appropriate permission to use third-party materials included in their work.

Unless otherwise agreed in writing, contributors retain ownership of original work they create and grant Metro Sports Page a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to edit, publish, reproduce, display, distribute, promote, archive, and otherwise use submitted work in connection with Metro Sports Page and its related editorial and promotional activities.

Metro Sports Page may edit submissions for length, clarity, accuracy, style, formatting, grammar, or legal and editorial considerations.

Submission or acceptance as a contributor does not guarantee publication of any particular work.

9. User Submissions

You may have opportunities to submit information, story ideas, tips, photographs, videos, corrections, comments, or other materials to Metro Sports Page.

By submitting material, you represent that you have the right to provide it and that its use by Metro Sports Page as contemplated by your submission will not knowingly violate another person’s intellectual property, privacy, publicity, or other rights.

Unless otherwise agreed, you grant Metro Sports Page a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to review, reproduce, edit, publish, distribute, display, archive, and promote materials you voluntarily submit for editorial consideration.

You should not submit confidential information unless Metro Sports Page has expressly agreed to receive it on a confidential basis.

Submitting a tip or story idea does not create a confidential, fiduciary, employment, or other special relationship between you and Metro Sports Page.

10. Acceptable Use

You agree not to use the Site to:

Violate applicable laws or regulations
Infringe the rights of another person or organization
Attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Site or its systems
Introduce malware, malicious code, or other harmful technology
Interfere with the operation or security of the Site
Scrape, harvest, or systematically extract Site content or data in a manner prohibited by these Terms
Impersonate another person or organization
Submit knowingly false, defamatory, threatening, harassing, or unlawful material
Use Site content to misrepresent an affiliation with Metro Sports Page

We reserve the right to restrict access to the Site or remove submitted content when we reasonably believe these Terms have been violated.

11. Artificial Intelligence, Automated Systems, and Data Scraping

Except as permitted by applicable law or authorized by Metro Sports Page in writing, you may not use automated systems, bots, crawlers, scrapers, data-mining tools, or similar technologies to systematically collect or reproduce substantial portions of Metro Sports Page content.

You may not use substantial portions of Metro Sports Page’s original articles, photographs, rankings, databases, or other protected content to create or train a commercial artificial intelligence system or competing content product without prior written authorization, except where such restriction is prohibited by applicable law.

Ordinary search-engine indexing and other automated access expressly authorized by Metro Sports Page are permitted.

12. Corrections

Metro Sports Page strives to report information accurately.

If you believe an article, score, statistic, athlete name, school affiliation, photograph caption, ranking information, or other factual information is incorrect, please contact us.

We may correct, clarify, update, or remove content when appropriate. The decision to modify editorial content remains with Metro Sports Page.

Changes in rankings or editorial opinions do not necessarily constitute corrections.

13. Advertising and Sponsored Content

Metro Sports Page may display advertisements, sponsorships, affiliate relationships, branded content, or other commercial material.

When appropriate, sponsored or promotional content may be identified as such.

The presence of advertising or sponsorship does not necessarily constitute an endorsement of the advertiser, product, or service by Metro Sports Page.

Metro Sports Page is not responsible for products, services, representations, or transactions offered by third-party advertisers or sponsors.

14. Third-Party Links and Services

The Site may contain links to or embedded content from third-party websites and services, including schools, teams, leagues, video platforms, social networks, advertisers, sponsors, ticketing providers, and other organizations.

Metro Sports Page does not control these third-party services and is not responsible for their content, availability, security, privacy practices, or terms.

Your use of third-party websites and services is subject to the terms and policies of those providers.

15. Privacy

Your use of the Site is also subject to our Privacy Policy, which describes how Metro Sports Page collects, uses, and handles information associated with visitors and users.

16. No Recruiting or Eligibility Advice

Information published on Metro Sports Page concerning athletes, recruiting, college commitments, eligibility, transfers, scholarships, or similar matters is provided for news and informational purposes only.

Metro Sports Page does not provide official recruiting, eligibility, admissions, scholarship, or compliance advice.

Athletes and families should consult the applicable school, college, conference, athletic association, governing organization, or other appropriate authority for official guidance.

17. Disclaimer of Warranties

The Site and its content are provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis.

To the fullest extent permitted by law, Metro Sports Page makes no warranties, express or implied, regarding the operation, availability, accuracy, reliability, completeness, or suitability of the Site or its content.

We do not guarantee that the Site will always be available, secure, uninterrupted, or free from errors or harmful components.

18. Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, Metro Sports Page and its owners, employees, contributors, contractors, affiliates, and service providers will not be liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages arising from or related to your use of, or inability to use, the Site.

Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits liability where such exclusion or limitation is prohibited by applicable law.

19. Indemnification

To the extent permitted by law, you agree to indemnify and hold harmless Metro Sports Page and its owners, employees, contractors, and affiliates from claims, damages, liabilities, and reasonable expenses arising from your unlawful use of the Site, your violation of these Terms, or materials you submit in violation of another person’s rights.

20. Changes to the Site and These Terms

Metro Sports Page may modify, suspend, discontinue, or change portions of the Site at any time.

We may also update these Terms periodically. When we do, we will update the effective date at the top of this page.

Your continued use of the Site after revised Terms become effective constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms to the extent permitted by law.

21. Governing Law

These Terms are governed by the laws of the jurisdiction in which Metro Sports Page operates, without regard to conflict-of-law principles.

Any disputes relating to these Terms or the Site will be resolved in the courts having appropriate jurisdiction, unless otherwise required by applicable law.

22. Severability

If any provision of these Terms is determined to be invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions will remain in effect to the fullest extent permitted by law.

23. Entire Agreement

These Terms, together with our Privacy Policy and any additional terms that apply to specific features or services, constitute the agreement between you and Metro Sports Page regarding your use of the Site.

24. Contact Us

If you have questions about these Terms, copyright permissions, corrections, or use of Metro Sports Page content, please contact:

1stAmendmentSports@gmail.com