Terms of Use

Using our sites

These terms apply to theprovinggroundbowling.com and its subdomains, including our gear store at gear.theprovinggroundbowling.com (coming soon). By using any of them you agree to these terms. If you don't agree, please don't use them. “We” and “us” mean The Proving Ground, LLC.

What our sites do and don't promise

• Standings, matchups, and stats marked as a preview or simulated are illustrations, not real results.
• Franchise availability shown on our sites is a guide. A franchise isn't reserved, sold, or awarded until we sign a written agreement with you.
• Sending the contact form starts a conversation. It doesn't create a contract, a membership, or an obligation on either side.
• Formats, schedules, fees, and payouts can change before they're published as official league rules.

Gear store (coming soon)

These terms apply to anything you buy from our gear store. You must be 18 or older to place an order, and by placing one you confirm that you are.

Orders and payment

Prices are in US dollars and don't include sales tax or shipping, which are calculated and shown at checkout before you pay. Stripe processes payment; we never see your card number. Your order is accepted when payment goes through. If we can't fill an order, we'll refund it in full.

Made to order

Gear is made after you order it, not pulled from stock. Orders go into production in weekly batches after a cutoff shown on the product page. Production and delivery times are estimates, not guarantees.

Personalization

You're responsible for the names, numbers, and logo references you enter, so check them before you pay; we make what you submit. Don't submit anything you don't have the right to use, or anything offensive, and we may cancel and refund an order that does. Some items, such as the staff crest, can only be ordered through a franchise.

Cancellations and refunds

• Before the production cutoff you can cancel for a full refund from your account or by emailing us.
• Once an order is in production it's final sale. Personalized gear can't be returned or exchanged, including for size.
• If we got it wrong, or an item arrives defective or damaged in shipping, tell us within 7 days of delivery and we'll replace it free.

Refunds go back to your original payment method.

Shipping

We ship to addresses in the continental United States (the lower 48 and Washington, D.C.). If an order is placed with a shipping address anywhere else, we'll cancel it and refund it in full. The shipping charge is shown at checkout. If a package is lost in transit, contact us and we'll work with the carrier to make it right.

Fair use

Don't use our sites to break the law, send spam or malicious code, impersonate someone, scrape them at a rate that harms them, or try to get into parts of them you weren't given access to. Anything you send or submit to us must be yours to send and not abusive. If you have an account, keep access to your email secure, since that's how you sign in.

Our name and content

The Proving Ground name, crest, franchise marks, and our sites' text, design, and graphics belong to us or our licensors. Buying gear doesn't give you rights to use our marks beyond wearing and enjoying it. You can share links and talk about the league. You can't use our marks in a way that suggests we endorse you or your product without our written permission.

Other sites

We link to social media and other sites we don't control. We're not responsible for their content or practices.

No warranty

Our sites are provided “as is” and “as available”. We work to keep them accurate and online but don't guarantee they will be error-free, complete, or uninterrupted. This doesn't limit what we promise above about gear you buy, or any rights the law gives you as a buyer.

Limits on liability

To the fullest extent the law allows, we aren't liable for indirect, incidental, or consequential losses from using our sites or products. Our total liability for any claim is limited to the greater of what you paid us for the order the claim is about or one hundred US dollars. Some places don't allow these limits, so they may not all apply to you.

Governing law

These terms are governed by the laws of the State of Texas, without regard to conflict-of-law rules. Any dispute about our sites or a purchase will be handled in the state or federal courts located in Texas.

Changes and contact

We may update these terms and will change the date at the top when we do. Using our sites after a change means you accept the new terms; an order is governed by the terms in place when you placed it. Questions go to [email protected]. Our privacy policy explains how we handle what you send us.