Terms & Conditions

J&J League Australia operates an online platform for the management of partner-dance Jack and Jill competitions in Australia, across multiple dance styles (such as West Coast Swing, Bachata, Salsa, Kizomba and Zouk) and any further styles we enable over time. The platform is operated from Australia and is governed by Australian law.

• You must be at least 15 years of age to create an account.
• By registering, you confirm that the information you provide is accurate, complete, and up to date.
• Competitors may self-declare their tier and dance role. Intentional misrepresentation of your skill tier is a breach of these Terms and may result in account suspension.
• Competition Owners must apply and receive Admin approval before creating events. Approval is at our sole discretion.

When you create an account, you are responsible for:

• Keeping your password and login credentials confidential
• All activity that occurs under your account
• Notifying us immediately of any unauthorised use of your account

You must not create more than one Competitor account. Guest competitor entries created by Competition Owners can be claimed after registering, subject to owner approval.

• Standing points are awarded based on placement only — never derived from raw scores.
• Points are tracked separately per tier (Novice, Intermediate, Advanced, Professional) and per dance role (Leader, Follower).
• If a tier does not reach the minimum competitor count before a competition begins, that tier is cancelled and no points are awarded.
• Tied placements share the same rank (displayed as "= N"). The next rank skips by the number of tied competitors.
• Raw judging scores are private to the competitor, the Competition Owner, and Platform Admins. They are never published publicly.
• The top 5 results per tier per role per competition are published publicly without requiring a login.
• Competition Owners may correct results within 24 hours of publishing. All corrections are logged with reasons.
• We reserve the right to recalculate standings or correct results where an error is identified.

If you are approved as a Competition Owner, you agree to:

• Provide accurate and complete information about each competition
• Set appropriate minimum competitor counts for each tier before the competition begins
• Notify registered competitors promptly of any material changes, cancellations, or tier cancellations
• Ensure that judging is carried out fairly and that judge identity is recorded accurately
• Not share or disclose raw judging scores to anyone other than the competitor and Platform Admins
• Use the platform only for legitimate Jack and Jill dance competitions
• Pay any applicable event fees as notified at the time of event creation

Competition Owners may invite Co-Organisers per event. Co-Organisers have the same permissions as the Owner for that event only, and the Owner can remove their access at any time. The Competition Owner is responsible for all actions taken by their Co-Organisers.

You agree not to:

• Register with false or misleading personal information
• Attempt to manipulate competition results, standings, or judging scores
• Access or attempt to access another user's account or private data
• Scrape, harvest, or systematically collect data from the platform without our written consent
• Use the platform in a way that violates any applicable Australian law
• Upload content that is defamatory, offensive, or infringes third-party intellectual property rights
• Interfere with the operation of the platform or introduce malicious code

• Competitors may withdraw from a competition entry. Withdrawal status is recorded (Withdrawn, Did Not Start, or Did Not Finish). Reinstatement is possible if the Competition Owner allows it within the permitted window.
• A Competition Owner may cancel a competition at any time with a required reason. Cancelled competitions are archived and no points are awarded.
• Refund or financial compensation for cancelled competitions is governed by the Competition Owner's own terms and is outside the scope of this platform.

All content on the J&J League Australia platform — including the logo, design, text, code, and compiled standings data — is the intellectual property of J&J League Australia or its licensors, protected by Australian copyright law.

You retain ownership of content you submit (such as a profile photo). By uploading, you grant us a non-exclusive, royalty-free licence to display that content on the platform while your account is active.

Our collection and use of your personal information is governed by our Privacy Policy, which forms part of these Terms. By using the platform, you consent to our privacy practices as described in that policy.

The platform is provided “as is” without warranties of any kind. We do not warrant that:

• The platform will be available without interruption or error
• Results or standings data will always be error-free
• The platform will be free from security vulnerabilities at all times
• Competition results and standings will be accurate — they reflect the data entered by Competition Owners and Judges and may contain errors

We do not warrant that backups will be maintained or that lost data can be restored. Nothing in these Terms excludes rights you may have under the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) or other Australian consumer protection legislation.

To the extent permitted by law, J&J League Australia is not liable for any indirect, incidental, special, or consequential loss or damage. Our total liability for any claim is limited to the fees, if any, you paid to us in the 12 months prior to the claim.

We may suspend or terminate your account at any time if you breach these Terms or if we reasonably believe your account is being used fraudulently. You may close your account at any time by contacting us. Closure does not remove published competition results that form part of the historical record.

We may update these Terms from time to time. When we make a material change, we will update the “Last updated” date and notify registered users by email where appropriate. Continued use of the platform after the effective date of any change constitutes acceptance of the updated Terms.

• The platform is provided on an ongoing but not guaranteed-perpetual basis. We may add, modify, suspend, or permanently discontinue the platform, or any feature, tier, or service, at any time.
• We do not guarantee that competition results, standings, or any other data will be hosted or available indefinitely. We may decommission the platform or remove data with reasonable notice — where practicable, at least 30 days by email or site notice — after which data may be permanently deleted.
• Where we discontinue the platform, we will use reasonable efforts to provide a window for Competition Owners and competitors to export their results before deletion.
• We are not liable for any loss arising from the modification, suspension, discontinuation, or unavailability of the platform, or from the deletion of data following a wind-down.

To the extent permitted by law, you agree to indemnify and hold harmless J&J League Australia, its operators and administrators, against any claims, losses, liabilities, and costs (including reasonable legal costs) arising from:

• Your use of the platform;
• Content or data you submit — and, for Competition Owners, the events you run and the competitors you add or import;
• Your breach of these Terms or of any applicable law; and
• Any dispute between you and another user.

The platform provides software for managing competitions only. We are not responsible for the physical events themselves — including venues, safety, refunds, prize money, or any registration or ticketing handled off-platform by a Competition Owner.

• Fees & changes: Where fees apply, they may change with notice and are non-refundable except as required by law.
• No agency: Nothing in these Terms creates a partnership, employment, agency, or joint-venture relationship. Competition Owners act independently.
• Third-party links: The platform may link to external registration, ticketing, or other third-party sites. We are not responsible for those sites, their content, or any payments made through them.
• Force majeure: We are not liable for any failure or delay caused by events beyond our reasonable control, including hosting or third-party provider failures, outages, or acts of God.
• Severability: If any provision of these Terms is found unenforceable, the remaining provisions continue in full force.
• Entire agreement: These Terms, together with the Privacy Policy, constitute the entire agreement between you and us regarding the platform.

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Queensland, Australia, and the laws of the Commonwealth of Australia as applicable. You agree to submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Queensland for resolution of any dispute. We encourage you to contact us first to resolve any dispute informally.