Last updated: September 2, 2026

1. Introduction and commitment to intellectual property

This Policy sets out the principles and procedures relating to copyright and related rights in the fan.yard mobile application (the "App"), operated by an individual, Ilya Borisov (the "Developer", "I"). I respect the fruits of creative work and expect the same from every user. This document elaborates on and supplements the corresponding sections of the Terms of Use.

I act in accordance with applicable international standards, including but not limited to: the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works; the TRIPS Agreement; the EU Database Directive (96/9/EC) as regards the sui generis right; the notice-and-takedown procedures of the U.S. Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA); and the local copyright laws of the countries where the App is available.

If you believe your rights have been infringed, please use the procedure described in the Copyright Complaint Policy.

2. Developer's intellectual property — what is protected

The following elements are my exclusive property and are protected by copyright, database rights and other applicable intellectual-property regimes:

• The App's source code as a whole and its components (including backend logic, client-side code and automation scripts), and all derivative works and updates.
• Interface design and user experience (UI/UX): the original screen layouts, icons, color schemes, typography, animations and visual elements created specifically for the App.
• Text and graphic materials created by the Developer: section descriptions, guides, images and infographics, unless clearly marked as sourced from third parties.
• The database (sui generis right): the selection, structuring, grouping, formatting and systematic arrangement of sports data forms a distinct related right, independent of whether individual facts (scores, results) are themselves copyrightable. "Database" here means a collection of materials arranged so that they can be accessed by electronic means, including: table and relationship architecture; the way statistics are displayed; the composition and sequence of output data; the integration with external APIs and filtering logic; and any compiled datasets presented in the App.

Extraction and/or re-use of all or a substantial part of this database is strictly prohibited without my prior written permission. "Substantial part" is assessed both quantitatively and qualitatively: any copying that undermines my investment in creating, verifying or presenting the database.

3. What is NOT protected by copyright (an important distinction)

For clarity to users and rights holders:

• Individual facts and statistics (e.g. "Manchester United 2–1 Liverpool, goals: Rashford 56'") are, by themselves, publicly available factual information and are not copyrightable under the law of most countries and international treaties. I do not claim ownership of such facts.
• However, the compilation, organization and presentation of these facts within the App, as described in Section 2, forms a protected database. It is this compilation — not the individual facts — that is protected.

In short: no one can stop you from citing a single match result, but you may not bulk-copy the App's database in its systematized form.

4. Use of third-party intellectual property

4.1 Trademarks, logos and emblems. Names and logos of sports clubs, leagues, federations, competitions and other trademarks belong to their rightful owners. They are displayed solely for informational purposes to identify teams and tournaments, without any intent to mislead as to affiliation, endorsement or sponsorship. This use generally falls under fair use / fair dealing and/or the public guidelines of the relevant organizations.

4.2 Photographs, images and graphics. Where photographs of players, stadiums or other images appear in the App, they are either licensed from the rights holder, sourced under permissive licenses (Creative Commons, public domain), or used minimally for informational purposes. I do not claim rights over them.

4.3 Data from API-Football and similar services. Sports data is received in real time from third-party providers. I do not control the completeness, accuracy or timeliness of this data. The underlying facts are not my property; however, the way they are integrated, displayed and compiled in the App is my protected database (see Section 2).

4.4 CDN-delivered content (Cloudflare, jsDelivr). Some visual and library content may be delivered through the Cloudflare network and, for the in-app map, the jsDelivr CDN. These are either static assets I control or open-source libraries used under their own licenses. Loading such assets may let those servers process standard technical data under their own policies, but this does not affect copyright in the App's content.

5. User content and user warranties

In areas where users may post comments, notes or images ("User Content"), the following rules apply:

• You retain ownership of the User Content you create.
• By posting it in the App, you grant the Developer a royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide license to use, reproduce, distribute, publicly display and adapt that content to the extent necessary to operate, improve and promote the Service.
• You warrant that you hold all necessary rights and permissions for the User Content and that it does not infringe copyright, related rights, patents, trademarks, trade secrets, privacy rights or other intellectual or personality rights of third parties.
• You agree to indemnify the Developer for all losses (including reasonable legal costs) arising from any claim related to your User Content.

The Developer may remove User Content without prior notice if there are grounds to believe it infringes third-party rights or this Policy, and may block offending accounts. Repeated copyright infringements carry the consequences set out in the Copyright Complaint Policy (up to account deletion).

6. Prohibited copyright-related conduct

Users may not:

• Systematically extract data (scraping, parsing) by any manual or automated means without prior written permission — including screen-content copying, bots, "intelligent" agents, scripts or browser extensions that simulate user activity.
• Create derivative works based on the App or parts of it, including database "remixes" or integration into third-party services without consent.
• Circumvent technical protection measures (where applied).
• Remove, alter or conceal copyright notices, trademarks or other legal notices present in the App.
• Upload, publish or distribute any copyrighted content without the rights holder's express permission.

7. License to use the App (brief reminder)

The Developer grants you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license for personal, non-commercial use of the App in accordance with its intended purpose. Nothing in this Policy or the Terms of Use shall be construed as a transfer of any exclusive rights in the Developer's or third parties' intellectual property.

8. Notices of alleged copyright infringement (Notice and Takedown)

I operate a notice-and-takedown procedure consistent with the spirit and letter of Section 512 of the DMCA and equivalent provisions elsewhere. The detailed procedure, including requirements for the notice, the counter-notice and the repeat-infringer policy, is set out in the Copyright Complaint Policy. Please send all notices in accordance with that policy.

9. Disclaimer for third-party content

The Developer does not monitor or pre-screen content supplied by: third-party sports-data APIs; advertising networks (if any); users (User Content); or CDN/hosting providers in respect of technical logs.

I am not liable for the unintentional display of infringing content, provided I respond promptly to valid notices. If you are a rights holder, contact me directly — I will address the situation as quickly as possible.

10. Contact information

For copyright infringement notices, intellectual-property inquiries and counter-notices:

Please use the subject line "Copyright Claim" or "DMCA Notice".

11. Changes to this Policy

I may update this Policy from time to time. The new version is published in the App and, for significant changes, accompanied by an in-app or email notice. Continued use of the App after the effective date of the changes constitutes acceptance of the updated Policy, unless the law requires otherwise.