Beta terms for FGrank’s early testers. They’ll be updated after a legal review, and we’ll tell account holders before any big change takes effect.
1. About FGrank
FGrank (fgrank.pro) is a free ranking site for fighting game players and teams (“FGrank”, “we”, “us”).
By using FGrank or creating an account, you agree to these terms and to our privacy policy. If you don’t agree, please don’t use the site. Questions: contact@fgrank.pro.
2. Rankings and data
Ratings are calculated from public tournament results on start.gg. FGrank isn’t run by, endorsed by or affiliated with start.gg or any game publishers.
- Ratings are our calculation, not a guarantee. We decide which brackets count and how much (see How ratings work). Rating rules and calculations are subject to change any time, which may impact everyone’s rating.
- Results can be wrong. start.gg data sometimes has mistakes, duplicates or late changes. We fix what we can. Email contact@fgrank.pro to report a problem.
- Removal. You can ask us to remove your results from FGrank. Removing them also removes you from rankings and any prize race.
3. Accounts
- Age. You must be at least 13 to create an account. If you’re under 18, a parent or guardian must agree to these terms for you.
- One person, one account. Don’t create extra accounts, share an account, or sign up as someone else.
- Claiming a profile. You can link your start.gg account to claim the FGrank profile built from your results. You may only claim your own profile. Each start.gg account can be linked to one FGrank account.
- Keep it accurate and secure. Keep your details current and your sign-in private. You’re responsible for what happens under your account.
- Region. Picking a false country to enter a regional ranking isn’t allowed.
4. Teams
- Owner. Any account holder can create a team and becomes its owner. The owner manages the roster, speaks for the team, and receives any team prize. Each account can own one team at a time. Ownership can be handed to a player on the roster. The owner doesn’t have to be a player.
- Joining. Only verified players (who linked their start.gg account) can be on a roster. The owner invites players, and a player joins only by accepting. Each player can be on one team at a time.
- Team ranking. Outside seasons, a team is ranked on the average rating of its top 3 verified members, and needs at least 3 verified members to be ranked.
- Names and logos. Team names and logos must not copy another team or organization, or break the conduct rules in section 7. We may rename or remove a team that does.
- Seasons. Teams aren’t part of the current season’s prize race. If a future season is team-based, we’ll post its team rules on FGrank before it starts.
5. Season prizes
- Free to enter. It’s free to take part, and nothing needs to be bought.
- Entering. To play for a season’s prizes, enter it yourself on the season page before its entry deadline. You need an account with your start.gg account linked. You can leave before the deadline.
- Season rating. Every player starts each season with a season rating of 1500, which moves with each counted set played during the season, whether or not they’ve entered.
- Final standings are entered players’ season ratings as of the season’s last day.
- Eligibility. To win a prize, a player must have entered the season, linked their start.gg account, played the season’s minimum number of counted events, and have a settled season rating. The season page shows the exact numbers for each season. In-person events aren’t required.
- Review first. Before paying, we review the top players’ results under section 6. If a player is disqualified, the next eligible player moves up.
- Getting paid. Prizes are paid through a verified third-party payout service (currently PayPal), which handles the identity check and any tax forms.
- Taxes on a prize are the winner’s responsibility.
- Changes. We may change the prize pool, split or format (players or teams) for a future season, and will post it before that season starts. Void where prohibited.
6. Fair play
Not every bracket counts the same. Brackets from well-known, long-running organizers count fully; brackets from newer or lesser-known organizers count less. Large in-person events always count fully. The current rules are on How ratings work.
These are not allowed:
- running, entering or arranging brackets mainly to raise someone’s rating (fake brackets, filler entrants, pre-arranged results);
- playing on someone else’s start.gg account, or using a second account;
- agreeing to throw or split sets;
- giving false information to claim a profile, join a team or get a prize;
- anything else that games the rankings in a way the rules didn’t intend.
We may lower the weight of, or remove, any bracket or organizer from the rankings at any time. If we believe someone broke these rules, we may remove their results, remove them from a team, disqualify a team from prizes, or close the account. We decide prize disqualifications after reviewing the results, and our decision is final.
7. Community and conduct
This applies to anything you post on FGrank: profiles, pictures, team pages, community posts, comments and votes.
- No harassment, hate speech, threats or sexual content.
- No spam, scams, cheating tools, or selling accounts or ranks.
- No sharing other people’s private information.
- Only post what you have the right to share. You keep ownership of what you post, and you let FGrank display it on the site.
- Use the report button for anything that breaks these rules. We may remove content, limit features or close accounts that break them.
- To limit spam, each account can make up to 5 posts and 50 comments a day.
- FGrank has no private messages. If you choose to show your Discord username, other players may contact you there, and Discord’s own rules apply.
8. The legal basics
- Closing an account. You can delete your account at any time from your account page. Your community posts and comments stay on the board, shown as “[deleted]”; delete them first if you’d like them gone too. We may suspend or close accounts that break these terms.
- No warranty. FGrank is provided “as is”. We don’t promise it will always be available, error-free, or that rankings are accurate.
- Limit of liability. To the extent the law allows, FGrank isn’t liable for indirect losses.
- Governing law. These terms are governed by New York law. Disputes go to the state or federal courts in New York County, New York.
- Terms are subject to change.