These Terms of Use (“Terms”) govern the relationship between Sole Proprietor Sergei Tikhomirov, registration number (OGRNIP) 317774600222831, Russian Federation (“we”, “us”), and any person using the ZenFencing platform — the zenfencing.ru website and related services (the “Platform”). By using the Platform in any way (viewing pages, registering, keeping a profile, applying to competitions, running competitions) you accept these Terms in full. If you do not agree, do not use the Platform.
The Platform is in beta — a stage of limited trial operation. This means that:
We recommend that organizers, clubs, and federations keep their own copies of important data — regulations, entries, start lists, protocols, and final results.
During the beta period, access to the Platform and to individual features may be provided free of charge, to a limited group of users, and/or by invitation. We may at any time change the set of available features, restrict or terminate access, and end the beta programme. Information about future paid plans, including tiers and prices, where published on the Platform, is preliminary, may change, and does not constitute a binding offer.
By using the Platform you confirm that you are aware of its beta status and accept the associated risks.
ZenFencing is a digital platform for the fencing community, providing tools for athlete, coach, and referee profiles, managing clubs and training groups, a competition calendar, participant registration, protocols, and the publication of results and rankings. The Platform is provided “as is”. We may change, add, or remove features at any time.
Most features require registration with a valid e-mail address. You agree to provide accurate data and keep it up to date, and you are responsible for keeping your password confidential and for all activity under your account. A minor under 14 is registered by their parent or legal guardian; those aged 14 to 18 register with the awareness and consent of a legal guardian. By creating a minor’s account you confirm you have the necessary authority.
By submitting an entry you confirm the accuracy of the data provided and accept the competition regulations; the organizer may reject an entry if eligibility requirements are not met.
By registering for a competition you consent to the processing and distribution of your personal data to the extent needed to run the competition and publish its progress and results: sharing data with the organizer and with integrated competition-running services (fencing.ru), and the public publication of your full name, year of birth, region, club, sports rank, coach, and results on zenfencing.ru and fencing.ru. The organizer may additionally publish results on their own channels (website, social media). The processing terms are set out in the Privacy Policy.
If you enter other people’s data into the Platform — accompanying persons, vehicle owners (for venue passes), club or training-group members — you warrant that you have a lawful basis to do so, have informed those persons and obtained their consent where required, and, for minors, the consent of a legal guardian. You will remove such data if the person concerned withdraws consent.
When you enter data of participants you add yourself (guest entries, adding athletes to a club, importing results of past competitions), you act as the data controller for that data and instruct the Platform to process it (152-FZ Art. 6(3); GDPR Art. 28). You warrant that the data is entered lawfully and that the required consents exist — to processing, to public distribution (Art. 10.1 152-FZ) for published data, and, for minors, the consent of a legal guardian — and will provide evidence on request. You shall indemnify us against losses, including fines, arising from a breach of these warranties.
You must not: submit false, offensive, or rights-infringing data; use the Platform for unlawful purposes; infringe other users’ rights; or attempt unauthorized access, password guessing, circumvention of rate limits, scraping at volumes that disrupt the Platform, or interference with its operation. We may restrict or terminate access for users who breach these Terms and remove data created in breach of them.
Personal data is processed in accordance with the Privacy Policy, which forms an integral part of these Terms.
The Platform’s software, design, and interface elements belong to us. Competition data (lists, results) remains with the organizer and participants; users and organizers grant us the right to publish this data as part of operating the Platform, including on the partner platform fencing.ru.
The Platform is an online service and functions only where you have an active Internet connection. It is provided “as is”. To the maximum extent permitted by law, we disclaim all warranties and are not liable for any direct or indirect damages arising from the use of, or inability to use, the Platform — including for reasons on the user’s side (absence or interruption of connectivity, device or browser faults) — or from the actions of competition organizers. We are not the organizer of any competition and bear no responsibility for how competitions are conducted, refereed, or whether they comply with sports regulations.
Given the Platform’s beta status and the fact that access is currently provided free of charge, we do not warrant uninterrupted or error-free operation, or the preservation, completeness, or accuracy of data and calculation results, and — to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law — we are not liable for loss or corruption of data, errors in the calculation of placements, points, and ratings, interruptions in the operation of the Platform, or decisions taken by a user on the basis of information from the Platform. Nothing in this section limits our liability where such limitation is not permitted by law.
We may amend these Terms; the current version takes effect when published on this page. Continued use of the Platform constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms.
We may end the beta programme, change the set of features, or suspend or discontinue the Platform in whole or in part at any time. If the Platform is discontinued in a way that entails deletion of user data, we will notify users at the e-mail address in their account at least 30 days in advance and, where technically possible, provide a way to export their data.
These Terms are governed by the laws of the Russian Federation. Disputes are first addressed through a written claim and, failing resolution, in the courts in accordance with applicable law. For inquiries: info@zenfencing.ru (Sole Proprietor Sergei Tikhomirov, OGRNIP 317774600222831, INN 773375941728).