Terms & Conditions

In these Terms of Use, any use of the words "you", "yours" or similar expressions shall mean any user of this website whatsoever. Terms such as "we", "us, "our" or similar expressions shall mean the SimPlay Limited.
  By registering to participate in the SimPlay Fantasy Football (the "Game") you agree to be bound by and to abide by the following terms and conditions (the "Terms"). You should read these Terms before using the Game. These Terms apply to every occasion that you use the Game. If you do not agree or accept the Terms, you are advised not to use the Game.
 
These Terms may be amended or modified, or new conditions may be imposed, at any time. Any such changes or additions will be reflected by an update of this page. You are therefore advised to check these Terms periodically for changes. Your continued use of the Game following the posting of changes to these Terms will mean you accept those changes and that such changes shall apply to your use of the Game after such changes have been posted.
 

The promoter of the Game is Sim Play Limited a company registered in Nigeria under company registration number 1983493 with registered office at Lekki Enclave, Lagos, Nigeria. ("we", "our" or the "SimPlay Fantasy Football").
 
iOS users only: For the avoidance of doubt, Apple is not a sponsor, promoter, partner of, or in any way affiliated (or otherwise associated) with, the Game.
 
Your use of the Game if you are under 18
 
If you are under 18, you may need your parent/guardian to help you with your use of the Game and with reading these Terms. If anything is hard to understand, please ask you parent/guardian to explain. If you still have any questions, you or your parent/guardian can contact us at: info@simplayfantasyfootball.com .
 
If you are under 13, you cannot register for the game.
 
If you are under the age of 18, you will also not be eligible to win any cash element of a Prize (if applicable) and parental or guardian permission must be obtained to claim any Prize. Such permission must include confirmation that the parent/guardian agrees to the Player's Entry to the Game, they agree to the Player being awarded a Prize and will accompany the Player during any travel connected to the Prize.
 
We may collect your personal information when you use the Game. You can find out more about how we use your personal information in our Questions and Answers.
Applications and Registration
 
1. All applications to participate in the Game must be made online on the SimPlay Fantasy Football App (the "App"). No applications made in any other manner will be accepted. Where your application is accepted, you have successfully "Registered" and will become a "Player" of the Game. Each Player is then able to create a team or mini-league.
 
2. Registration for the Game is open to both Nigerian and non-nigerian residents. Employees (and immediate family members) of the SimPlay Ltd may enter the Game but are ineligible to win any Prizes (as defined below). If such person would otherwise win a Prize, the Prize shall be awarded to the next placed Player.
 
3. Under 18s may Register to play the Game, however the permission of a parent or guardian is required to receive a Prize. The eligibility of an under 18 to win a Prize is set out below.
 
4. You are required to pay a fee to join a league. Amount is outlined when joining. Players can set joining fees for private games.
 
5. Registrations must not be made by agents or third parties. No responsibility can be accepted for lost, delayed or incomplete Registrations or Registrations not received by SimPlay Fantasy Football for any reason. Any such Registrations will be deemed void.
 
6. There is no limit on the number of Registrations per household or organisation. However, only one Registration for the Game per user of the Site or App is permitted. Individuals are not permitted to register multiple accounts on the Site or App.
 
7. While there is no closing date for Registration, and applications can be made throughout the Premier League season, SimPlay Ltd will publish deadlines from time to time by which you must be Registered as a Player in order to qualify for points awarded in respect of any round of matches in the SimPlay Fantasy Football competition. Any such information on how and when to enter for the Game forms part of these Terms and shall be binding on you.
 
8. Players may (at their sole discretion) enable two factor authentication on their account. Two factor authentication improves the security of Players’ accounts. Before enabling two factor authentication,
 
9. SimPlay wishes to ensure the Game is an inclusive and safe place for all Players. SimPlay Ltd reserves the right to change the name of a Registration, team or league or suspend and/or delete Registrations, teams or leagues that contain names, words or phrases which are deemed solely by SimPlay Ltd to be inappropriate, promotional, profane, derogatory, discriminatory, divisive or offensive (irrespective of the opinion of the Player).
 
10. In submitting a Registration and becoming a Player, you will be providing personal data to SimPlay Ltd. Any personal data which you do submit will be processed in accordance with the SimPlay Ltd Privacy Policy, which can be found here: https://www.SimplayFantasyFootball.com/privacy-policy and in accordance with relevant data protection legislation including the General Data Protection Regulation ("GDPR") and the Data Protection Act 2018.
 
11. We will only share your data in accordance with our Privacy Policy and as set out in these Terms. Where a Player is a winner of a Prize, the winner's name may be published on the App in accordance with paragraphs 30 and 31. SimPlay Ltd may also share your personal data if required to do so by a competent authority or court within Nigeria.

The Game Rules
14. The Game will be governed by the Game Rules (as amended from time to time) published on the Site (and accessible via the App) by SimPlay Ltd ("Game Rules"). The Game Rules form part of these Terms and by Registering for the Game, you accept the Game Rules. The Premier League reserves the right to alter, amend or supplement the Game Rules in its absolute discretion. You agree that no liability shall attach to SimPlay Ltd as a result of any such change and so are advised to check the Game Rules regularly. Your continued use of the Game following the posting of changes to the Game Rules will mean you accept those changes and that such changes shall apply to your use of the Game after such changes have been posted.
 
15. SimPlay Ltd will be the sole decision-maker of any matter of interpretation of the Game Rules and any aspect of the content of, or playing of, the Game. SimPlay Ltd will not enter into correspondence relating to such matters and its decision as to any matter arising out of or in connection with the Game Rules including but not limited to the allocation of points to any Player and/or the award of any Prize and/or any ranking or league table shall be final and conclusive.
Prizes and Winner's Details
 
16. SimPlay Ltd may choose to award prizes in respect of the Game ("Prizes"). Such Prizes will be available at the discretion of SimPlay Ltd and in accordance with criteria set by it. SimPlay Ltd reserves the right to alter and amend the Prizes or the criteria for winning a Prize, where circumstances beyond its reasonable control require it to do so.
 
17. Prizes are not transferable and are non-exchangeable. No cash alternative will be offered in any circumstances. SimPlay Ltd will make reasonable endeavours to accommodate any needs or requirements of Prize recipients and where a Prize includes travel or attendance at an event, SimPlay Ltd will seek to agree dates with the recipient. However, where the recipient is unavailable on the dates provided by SimPlay Ltd, the Prize may be forfeited, or another recipient selected. If any aspect of a Prize, is cancelled or postponed due to circumstances beyond SimPlay Ltd control, including but not limited to, travel cancellations, delays or interruptions due to acts of God, acts and advice of Governments, acts of war, epidemic, pandemic, natural disasters, weather, acts of terrorism, national catastrophes, a period of mourning following the death of a monarch, advice against any travel by any Government or official authority for any reason (including by way of example only and without limitation by reason of any actual or potential terrorist threat) and/or the World Health Organisation or any internationally recognised medical authority for any reason or an event of force majeure, SimPlay Ltd shall not be responsible and that portion of the Prize will not be awarded and no additional compensation will be provided. No refunds or credit for changes to Prizes are allowed.
 
18. Subject to compliance with these Terms, all Players (excluding those listed in paragraph 2) are eligible to win the Prizes. However, where a Player is under the age of 18, they will not be eligible to win any cash element of a Prize (if applicable) and parental or guardian permission must be obtained. Such permission must include confirmation that the parent/guardian agrees to the Player's Entry to the Game, they agree to publication of the Player’s name as winner of the Prize, they agree to the Player being awarded a Prize and will accompany the Player during any travel connected to the Prize. For the avoidance of doubt, this permission is separate to the permission that must be obtained by all Players under the age of 13 to set up a SimPlay Fantasy Football account, which is required to play the Game.
 
19. SimPlay Ltd intends (but does not undertake) for the following Prizes to be available:
 
20. The first Prize ("Winner's Prize") will be awarded to the Player who, according to the SimPlay Ltd's determination, is at the top of the leaderboard published by the SimPlay Fantasy Football at the end of the 2022/23 season.
 
The Prizes will consist of the following:
a) Main League
Cash prizes for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd; unless otherwise stated
Monthly cash prizes for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd; unless otherwise stated
 
b) Private League
Cash prize totalling 80% of the game’s participant contribution, allocation of 1st, 2nd, and 3rd determined by the games admin
c) Draft
Cash prize totalling 80% of the game’s participant contribution, allocation of 1st, 2nd, and 3rd determined by the games admin
d) Sponsored Leagues
Prizes will be stated on the app before the game commences
e) Main Head to Head
Cash prize to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd. Amount will be stated in the app.
21. In the event:
a) more than one Player is at the top of the monthly, weekly and/or final leader board; or
b) there is a tie for the runner up prizes resulting in more than nine (3) runner ups for the Monthly Prize or more than nineteen (3) runner ups for the Weekly Prize, the relevant prizes shall be awarded to those teams which were first to register on the Site. SimPlay Ltd’s decision will be final and no correspondence will be entered into.
22.The "Cup Prize" will be awarded to the Player who according to the SimPlay Ltd’s determination wins the cup final at the end of the season.
23. Winners will be notified of their success by email in respect of the Prizes, using the email address used when Registering. Monthly Prizes are notified by the 28th day of the month following the month in respect of which such Prize is awarded. Weekly Prizes are notified within four weeks in respect of which such Prize is awarded. In respect of the Winner/Runner-up/Third/Cup Prize by Sunday 25th June 2023 at which time winners must confirm their contact details prior to the Prize in question being delivered.
24. The winners' names will be published on the Site (subject to paragraph 18 and paragraph 31 of these Terms) by the 28th day of the month following the month in respect of which the Monthly Prize is awarded in respect of winners of Monthly Prizes, within four weeks in respect of which the Weekly Prize is awarded and by Sunday 26th June 2022 in respect of the winners of the Winner/Runner-up/Third Prize;
25. You hereby consent to the use by SimPlay Ltd of your name or team names for future promotional, marketing and publicity purposes of SimPlay Ltd Fantasy Football or the Game without any compensation or prior notice. If you have an objection to the use of your name or team, please contact support@simplayfantasyfootball.com.
26. SimPlay Ltd may wish to use the name and photograph of winners for promotional, marketing and publicity purposes in any and all media worldwide. SimPlay Ltd will contact winners to request their consent to their image being used. Where a Player is under 18, parental consent will also be required.
Player Responsibilities
27. You warrant and agree that, while participating in the Game, you shall not upload, post or transmit to or distribute or otherwise publish through the Game or in relation to the Game any information, content or materials that:
(a) are protected by copyright, or other proprietary or intellectual property right, or derivative works with respect thereto, except as provided herein or without first obtaining permission from us or the copyright owner;
(b) are unlawful, threatening, harassing, profane, tortious, defamatory, discriminatory, vulgar, obscene, libellous, deceptive, fraudulent, contains explicit or graphic descriptions or accounts of sexual acts (including, but not limited to, sexual language of a violent or threatening nature directed at another individual or group of individuals), invasive of another's privacy, or hateful;
(c) restrict or inhibit any other user from using and enjoying the Game;
(d) constitute or encourage conduct that would constitute a criminal offence or give rise to civil liability; or
(e) contain a virus or other harmful component or similar computer code designed to adversely affect the operation of any computer software or hardware, advertising of any kind, or false or misleading indications of origin or statements of fact.
28. You warrant and agree that, while participating in the Game, you shall keep passwords for your account secure and procure that your password is frequently changed and kept confidential.
29. You also warrant and agree that you shall not:
(a) impersonate, or misrepresent your affiliation with any other person or entity;
(b) upload, post, publish, transmit, reproduce, distribute or in any way exploit any information or other material obtained through the Game for commercial purposes (other than as expressly permitted by the provider of such information or other material);
(c) engage in spamming or flooding;
(d) use automated systems to access the Game and extract information from the Game;
(e) attempt to gain unauthorised access to other computer systems through the Game; or
(f) bring the Game or SimPlay Ltd into disrepute;
30. Except as otherwise expressly permitted herein, you may not upload, post, publish, reproduce, transmit or distribute in any way any component of the Game itself or derivative works with respect thereto, as the Game is copyrighted as a collective work under the copyright laws of Nigeria
SimPlay Ltd Responsibility and Liability
31. The extent of the SimPlay Ltd’s responsibility to you has been determined in the context of the following:
a) the Game is provided to you for a fee and on an "as is" basis;
b) you are responsible for any action you do or do not take as a result of the Game and the information therein;
c) you are responsible for ensuring that your equipment is enabled with appropriate up-to-date virus checking software; and
d) you are responsible for implementing two factor authentication on your account.
32. While the SimPlay Ltd will endeavour to ensure that the Game is available to you at all times, without faults and that the contents are correct and accurate, it cannot make any legal commitment to you that this will be the case.
33. SimPlay Ltd reserves the right at any time to temporarily or permanently modify or discontinue the Game with or without prior notice (due to reasons outside its reasonable control). In the event that SimPlay Ltd permanently discontinues the Game pursuant to this paragraph, you shall be released from your obligations to SimPlay Ltd under these Terms.
34. Nothing in these Terms limits or excludes SimPlay Ltd’s liability for (i) death or personal injury caused by our negligence; (ii) liability arising from fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation; or (iii) any other reason or by any cause which cannot be excluded by law.
35. SimPlay Ltd accepts no liability to you for any damage, loss, liabilities, injury or disappointment incurred or suffered by you as a result of entering the Game or accepting a prize including but not limited to the following types of loss which you may suffer as a result of your entry to the Game:
a) loss which was not foreseeable to you and SimPlay Ltd when you first applied for the Game (even if that loss results from SimPlay Ltd failure to comply with these Terms or its negligence);
b) any business loss you may suffer, including loss of revenue, profits, or anticipated savings (whether those losses are the direct or indirect result of the SimPlay Ltd’s default);
c) any loss or damage to your account resulting from your failure to maintain the security of your account and/or password;
d) loss which you suffer other than as a result of our failure to comply with these Terms or our negligence or breach of statutory duty; and/or
e) any loss which you may suffer as a result of or in connection with or arising out of any Prize.
Breach
36. Any breach by you of the Game Rules from time to time shall also be a breach of these Terms.
37. In the event of any breach by you of these Terms the SimPlay Ltd reserves the right in its sole discretion to:
a) permanently or temporarily refuse you entry to the Game;
b) disqualify you from the Game;
c) modify, delete and/or suspend your Registration;
d) delete all related information associated with your Registration; and/or
e) require any reasonable amendment to your Registration.
All such decisions will be final and no correspondence will be entered into.
38. If you are barred or disqualified from being Registered as a Player, you shall not be eligible to participate in the Game under any other identity or team name. Any such decision by SimPlay Ltd shall be final.
39. If any of these Terms are determined to be illegal, invalid, or otherwise enforceable then the remaining terms shall continue in full force and effect.
40. These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Nigeria and the parties agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Courts of The Federal Republic of Nigeria.