Terms of Use

Last updated: June 2024

Welcome to MatchdayMood. These Terms of Use govern your access to and use of our website and all content available through it. By accessing or using MatchdayMood, you agree to be bound by these terms. If you do not agree with any part of these terms, please do not use our website.

1. Who We Are

MatchdayMood is an independent fan-made website that provides original football reaction stickers, GIF-style animations, meme templates, and captions for personal use. We are not affiliated with any football federation, club, league, tournament, or official event. All content on this website is created by our team and intended for fan entertainment purposes only.

2. Permitted Use (Personal Use Only)

All content on MatchdayMood is provided free of charge for personal, non-commercial use. You are welcome to:

• Download and use stickers in personal messaging apps such as WhatsApp, Telegram, and Facebook Messenger
• Share meme templates and reactions on personal social media accounts (Instagram, Twitter/X, Facebook, TikTok)
• Use captions for personal social media stories, posts, and status updates
• Share content with friends and family through personal messaging and social channels
• Print stickers for personal use (such as decorating personal items)
• Use content in personal, non-monetised blogs and fan pages with attribution to MatchdayMood

3. Prohibited Use (Commercial and Restricted)

You may not use MatchdayMood content for any of the following purposes without obtaining a commercial licence from us:

• Selling, reselling, or bundling our content for profit (physical or digital)
• Using our content in commercial advertising, marketing materials, or promotional campaigns
• Including our content in paid apps, services, or products
• Using our content on commercial merchandise (t-shirts, mugs, phone cases, etc.)
• Redistributing our content as part of a stock image library, clipart collection, or similar service
• Claiming our content as your own original work or removing MatchdayMood attribution
• Using our content in any way that implies endorsement, sponsorship, or affiliation with MatchdayMood
• Using our content for any illegal, harmful, defamatory, or offensive purpose

4. Intellectual Property Rights

All content on MatchdayMood, including but not limited to stickers, GIF-style images, meme templates, captions, graphics, text, and website design, is the original work of the MatchdayMood team and is protected by copyright and other intellectual property laws.

We deliberately create all graphics from scratch and do not use official football logos, team crests, player names, player images, tournament branding, or any copyrighted material belonging to third parties. Our content represents generic, universal football experiences designed for safe fan sharing.

You do not acquire any ownership rights to our content by downloading or using it. All rights not expressly granted to you under these terms are reserved by MatchdayMood.

5. User Conduct

When using our website, you agree to:

• Use the website and content only for lawful purposes
• Not attempt to disrupt, damage, or interfere with the website's operation
• Not use automated tools (bots, scrapers) to extract content without permission
• Not upload or transmit any viruses, malware, or harmful code
• Respect the personal-use-only nature of our content

6. Advertising and Third-Party Content

MatchdayMood may display advertisements from third-party networks (such as Google AdSense) to support the free provision of content. These ads are clearly distinguishable from our own content. We are not responsible for the content, products, or services advertised by third parties.

Third-party advertisers may use cookies and similar technologies to collect information about your visits to this and other websites in order to provide advertisements about goods and services of interest to you. You can opt out of personalised advertising through your browser settings or by visiting Google Ads Settings.

Our website may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the content, privacy practices, or terms of use of any linked websites. We encourage you to review the terms and privacy policies of any third-party sites you visit.

7. Analytics and Cookies

We use cookies and analytics services (such as Google Analytics) to understand how visitors use our website. These tools collect anonymous data about page views, visitor behaviour, and traffic patterns. This information helps us improve our content and user experience.

By using our website, you consent to our use of cookies and analytics as described in our Privacy Policy. You can manage cookie preferences through your browser settings at any time.

8. Disclaimer of Warranties

MatchdayMood is provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis. We make no warranties, express or implied, about the accuracy, reliability, completeness, or availability of our website or content. We do not guarantee that the website will be available at all times or that it will be free from errors, viruses, or harmful components.

We expressly disclaim all warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, including but not limited to warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement.

9. Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, MatchdayMood shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages arising from your use of or inability to use our website or content. This includes damages for loss of profits, data, goodwill, or other intangible losses.

10. No Official Affiliation

MatchdayMood is an independent fan project. We are not affiliated with, endorsed by, sponsored by, or connected to any football federation, national association, football club, league, tournament, governing body, or official event. All references to football are generic and do not imply any official connection.

11. Changes to These Terms

We reserve the right to modify these Terms of Use at any time. Changes will be effective immediately upon posting on this page with an updated "Last updated" date. Your continued use of the website after any changes constitutes acceptance of the new terms. We encourage you to review these terms periodically.

12. Governing Law

These Terms of Use shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the jurisdiction in which MatchdayMood operates, without regard to its conflict of law provisions.

13. Contact Information

If you have any questions about these Terms of Use, or if you wish to request a commercial licence, please contact us at hello@thematchdaymood.com or through our Contact page.