By downloading, accessing, or using Ref-U (the "App"), you agree to these Terms of Service ("Terms"). If you do not agree, do not use the App.
Ref-U is operated by MHG Sports 34, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.
You must be at least 13 years old to use Ref-U. Certain areas of the App — specifically the "Speakeasy" chat — require you to be 18 or older, confirmed by the date of birth you provide during onboarding. By using Ref-U, you represent that the information you provide, including your date of birth, is accurate.
Ref-U is a companion app for football fans, providing live game information, officiating/call context, statistics, and community features including chat, comments, voting, and trivia. Ref-U is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by the NFL, NCAA, any team, league, or player association, except to the extent any such relationship is separately and explicitly established in writing.
Creating an account (Sign in with Apple or email and password) is optional, and you can delete it at any time in the App. With or without an account, your activity in the App is tied to a randomly generated device identifier and a display handle you can edit. Account Settings' "Reset Data" option lets you start over with a new identity; it does not delete content you already posted under your previous identity — see the Privacy Policy for details.
Ref-U has zero tolerance for objectionable content and abusive users. When you use chat, comments, voting, or any other feature that lets you post content, you agree not to:
You are solely responsible for the content you post. The App automatically blocks messages that contain profanity or slurs, but it does not review every post before it appears.
If you encounter content or behavior that violates these Terms, you can report it directly in the App by long-pressing the content and selecting "Report." You can also email us at contact@ref-u.com with a description and, if possible, a screenshot. We review reports within 24 hours, remove content that violates these Terms, and remove users who post it. We may also remove content, restrict a device's access to specific features, or terminate a device's access to the App entirely, at our discretion, for violations of these Terms.
The App lets you block another user by long-pressing their content and selecting "Block." Blocking is a personal filter — their content stops appearing to you, it does not remove the content for anyone else, and it does not by itself report the content to us.
The Ref-U name, logo, and original content (design, code, and original written material) are owned by Ref-U. Team names, logos, player names, and player photos that appear in the App belong to their respective owners (including the NFL, NCAA, individual teams, and players) and are used for informational and commentary purposes. All such marks and images are the property of their respective owners.
The App uses third-party infrastructure, including Supabase (hosting/database), Expo (push notifications and app builds), and public sports data APIs (including ESPN). We are not responsible for the availability or accuracy of these third-party services.
Ref-U is provided "as is" and "as available," without warranties of any kind, express or implied. We do not guarantee the App will be uninterrupted, error-free, or that any sports data, officiating information, or statistics will be complete or accurate.
To the fullest extent permitted by law, Ref-U and its operators are not liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages arising from your use of the App.
We may suspend or terminate your access to the App, or any feature of it, at any time, for conduct that violates these Terms or for any other reason at our discretion.
These Terms are governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, without regard to its conflict-of-law principles.
We may update these Terms from time to time. If we make material changes, we will update the "Last updated" date above. Continued use of the App after changes take effect constitutes acceptance of the updated Terms.
Questions about these Terms can be sent to: contact@ref-u.com