Terms & Conditions

These Terms & Conditions ("Terms") govern participation in Football Frenzie Season 1 ("Football Frenzie", "the Game", "the Competition"), operated by Kuato Labs ("we", "us", "our"). By accessing the platform, minting NFTs, connecting a wallet, or participating in Football Frenzie, you agree to be bound by these Terms.

1. Introduction

Football Frenzie is a fantasy football collectible game built around World Cup 2026. Participants collect Country NFTs and Player NFTs, build squads, submit teams, and compete for Season 1 rewards.

Participation is voluntary and subject to these Terms.

2. Definitions

• "Football Frenzie" means the Season 1 fantasy football collectible game and competition operated by Kuato Labs.
• "Kuato Labs" means the operator of Football Frenzie.
• "Country NFT" means a Football Frenzie NFT representing one of the participating World Cup nations.
• "Player NFT" means a Football Frenzie collectible player card NFT.
• "Manager" means a participant holding a Country NFT and competing within Football Frenzie.
• "Squad" means the lineup of Player NFTs submitted by a Manager for competition.
• "Team Power" means the calculated strength of a submitted squad based on Football Frenzie scoring systems.
• "Main League" means the primary competition for nations still active within the World Cup.
• "Redemption League" means the competition for managers whose nations have been eliminated from the World Cup.
• "Prize Pool" means the rewards allocated for Season 1.
• "Wallet" means a compatible blockchain wallet used to interact with Football Frenzie.

3. NFT Purchase Terms

• NFTs are digital collectibles.
• NFT values may rise, fall, or become worthless.
• Purchases are final once confirmed on-chain.
• Blockchain transactions are irreversible.
• Participation does not guarantee prizes or rewards.
• NFTs are not securities, equity, investment contracts, or financial products.

4. Country NFT Rules

• Country NFTs are required to create and submit a squad.
• Countries are assigned randomly at mint.
• Users cannot choose their nation.
• 48 nations participate in Season 1.
• 10 Country NFTs exist per nation.
• 480 Country NFTs exist in total.
• A wallet may hold a maximum of two (2) Country NFTs.
• Each Country NFT represents a separate team.

5. Player NFT Rules

• Player NFTs are obtained through Player Packs.
• Player Packs reveal instantly.
• Player NFTs include position, archetype, rating, rarity and artwork.
• No specific player, rarity or rating is guaranteed.
• Player NFTs may be traded or transferred where compatible marketplaces support them.

6. Fictional Characters & Player Likeness

Football Frenzie player characters are fictional digital collectibles generated using a combination of artificial intelligence systems, procedural generation techniques, and original artwork.

Player NFTs are not intended to represent, depict, or reproduce any real-world footballer, athlete, celebrity, or individual.

Due to the large number of generated characters and the random nature of the generation process, some similarities in appearance, facial features, hairstyles, expressions, names, or other characteristics may occur unintentionally.

Any resemblance to real persons, living or deceased, is purely coincidental and does not imply endorsement, affiliation, sponsorship, or association with Football Frenzie, Kuato Labs, or any related project.

Football Frenzie does not use the name, image, likeness, trademark, branding, statistics, or intellectual property of any professional football player, football club, league, federation, or governing body without permission.

If a rights holder believes a collectible materially infringes their rights, they may contact the Football Frenzie team for review.

7. Competition Rules

• Managers build squads from owned Player NFTs.
• 1 Country NFT is required.
• 1 to 11 Player NFTs are allowed.
• A full 11-player squad is recommended but not required.
• Players can only be used in one squad at a time.
• Squad submissions may be updated before relevant deadlines.
• Squad submissions are recorded on-chain where applicable.

8. Main League

• All nations begin in the Main League.
• As nations are eliminated from World Cup 2026, their managers leave Main League eligibility.
• Managers representing remaining nations continue competing.
• At the conclusion of World Cup 2026, the managers representing the winning nation become eligible for Main League prize placement.

9. Redemption League

• Eliminated nations automatically move into the Redemption League.
• The Redemption League is separate from the Main League.
• Redemption League managers continue competing for separate rewards.
• Redemption League participation does not provide eligibility for Main League prizes after elimination.

10. Prize Pool & Rewards

• 10% of qualifying mint revenue is allocated to the Season 1 prize pool.
• The prize pool grows until 28 June 2026 when the knockout stage begins.
• Revenue after that date is not included unless stated otherwise.
• Rewards may include ETH rewards, Championship Editions, recognition rewards or other announced collectibles.
• The final prize pool amount is determined by Football Frenzie records.

11. Main League Prize Distribution

At the conclusion of World Cup 2026, the ten highest-ranked managers representing the World Cup winning nation will receive a share of the Season 1 prize pool. Rewards are distributed according to final Team Power rankings.

Tie Rule

If two or more managers finish with the same Team Power, all prize allocations covering the tied positions will be combined and divided equally between the tied managers. The next manager will be ranked in the position immediately following the tied group.

Example: If three managers tie for 3rd place, the 3rd, 4th and 5th place prize allocations are combined and split equally between those three managers. The next manager is then ranked 6th.

12. Prize Pool Custody & Extraordinary Events

Football Frenzie will take reasonable measures to safeguard all prize pool funds and digital assets associated with Season 1.

Participants acknowledge that blockchain networks, digital wallets, smart contracts, third-party infrastructure providers and related technologies carry inherent risks that may be outside the reasonable control of Football Frenzie.

In the event of theft, hacking, security breaches, blockchain failures, smart contract vulnerabilities, force majeure events, regulatory actions, or any other circumstance beyond the reasonable control of Football Frenzie that materially affects the prize pool, Football Frenzie shall not be liable for losses exceeding the remaining assets available within the affected prize pool.

Where reasonably possible, Football Frenzie will make good faith efforts to recover, restore, or redistribute any remaining prize pool assets fairly among eligible participants.

Participation in Football Frenzie constitutes acceptance of these risks.

13. Technical Disclaimers

• Blockchain network issues
• Wallet issues
• RPC failures
• Marketplace downtime
• Third-party service interruptions
• Loss of wallet access
• User responsibility for private keys and seed phrases

14. Eligibility

• Participants must be at least 18 or the age of majority in their jurisdiction.
• Participants are responsible for ensuring participation is legal in their location.
• Football Frenzie may restrict access where required.
• Employees, contractors, and immediate family may be excluded from prize eligibility.

15. Intellectual Property

• Football Frenzie branding, artwork, mechanics and content are owned by Kuato Labs or relevant rights holders.
• NFT ownership grants a personal, non-exclusive licence to display owned collectibles.
• NFT ownership does not transfer copyright or commercial IP rights unless explicitly stated.

16. Limitation of Liability

• No liability for loss of profits, NFT value, opportunity, market changes, indirect damages or consequential losses.
• Liability is limited to the amount directly paid by the participant to Football Frenzie during Season 1, where permitted by law.
• Nothing excludes liability that cannot legally be excluded.

17. Changes To Rules

• Football Frenzie may update these Terms where reasonably necessary.
• Material changes will be published on the website.
• Continued participation means acceptance of updated Terms.

18. Governing Law

These Terms are governed by the laws of England and Wales and subject to the courts of England and Wales.