Terms of Service
Scout Crew (the "Service") is operated by Scout Crew LLC, a Wisconsin limited liability company ("Scout Crew," "we," "us," or "our"). "You" means the person accepting these Terms.
1Acceptance & Eligibility
By creating an account or using the Service, you agree to these Terms and to the Privacy Policy, which is incorporated by reference. You represent and warrant that: (a) you are at least 18 years old; (b) you are a resident of the United States; (c) you hold your own account(s) directly with any exchange or venue you connect to the Service (e.g., Kalshi, Polymarket US); and (d) all eligibility information you provide is accurate. Scout Crew does not create, hold, or manage an exchange account on your behalf. We may use technical measures (including IP-based geolocation) to verify eligibility, and we may suspend or terminate any account we reasonably believe does not meet these requirements. Providing false eligibility information is a material breach of these Terms. If you do not meet these requirements, do not use the Service.
2Nature of the Service — Not Advice
Scout Crew is a research and analytics tool. It reads publicly available and user-authorized price data, compares it across venues, computes model-derived fair values, and surfaces commentary to help you do your own research. Scout Crew is not investment advice, financial advice, trading advice, or gambling advice, and nothing in the Service should be construed as a recommendation to buy, sell, or hold any contract or position. Scout Crew is not a registered investment adviser, commodity trading advisor, broker, futures commission merchant, or any other regulated financial intermediary, and using the Service does not create a fiduciary, advisory, or agency relationship between you and Scout Crew.
Star grades, BUY/HOLD/PASS labels, fair-line estimates, conviction boards, projections, and any AI-generated commentary are automated outputs of statistical and machine-learning models, provided for research purposes only. They are not predictions of outcome and are not personalized to your financial situation. You are solely responsible for every decision you make, including whether, when, and how to place any order — and you place that order on the venue's own platform, not through Scout Crew (see Section 6 for the narrow exception).
3No Guarantee of Accuracy or Profit
Scout Crew makes no warranty, express or implied, that any price, model output, read, grade, projection, or piece of commentary is accurate, complete, or current. Data feeds can lag, be interrupted, or be wrong. Models can be miscalibrated. Past performance shown anywhere in the Service (including calibration statistics, closing-line-value figures, or historical grades) is not indicative of future results and is not a guarantee of profit. You should independently verify any information before relying on it.
4Risk of Loss
Trading event contracts, prediction-market positions, and similar instruments carries a material risk of loss, up to and including the total loss of amounts committed. You should only commit funds you can afford to lose. Scout Crew does not manage risk on your behalf and bears no responsibility for losses arising from decisions you make using information from the Service.
5API-Key Authorization, Permissions, and Revocation
To connect a venue account, you may provide Scout Crew with an API key or credential issued by that venue. You represent that you are authorized to provide that credential and that doing so does not violate the venue's own terms of service. You control the scope of any key you issue (e.g., read-only vs. trade-enabled) and you may revoke a key at the venue at any time; revocation takes effect as soon as the venue honors it, independent of any action inside Scout Crew. The "API-Key Handling" section of the Privacy Policy describes how a submitted key is encrypted and stored.
6Execution Features
Scout Crew is read-only by default: it never places, sizes, or modifies an order for you. The default trading affordance is a pre-filled, informational order ticket alongside a deep link into the venue's own app or site — you review and place the order there, on your own authority.
A separate, narrowly-scoped execution feature exists for submitting your own limit orders to Kalshi using your own API key. It is OFF by default at the deployment level and only becomes available to you if all of the following are true: (a) the operator has enabled it for the deployment, (b) an administrator has not tripped the kill switch, (c) you have explicitly and individually opted in after being shown what the feature does, and (d) you individually confirm each order before it is submitted — there is no automated or autonomous order placement. Every enabled order is a limit order only; market orders are not supported. Every order is subject to a server-enforced per-order maximum and a server-enforced rolling 24-hour cap, in addition to any exposure cap you set yourself; orders that would exceed either are refused. Scout Crew may disable this feature for you or for all users at any time, without notice, for any reason, including regulatory caution. You bear all financial outcomes of any order submitted through this feature, exactly as if you had placed it yourself directly with the venue — because you did authorize it. Sportsbooks are never used as an execution venue.
7Fees
The Service is currently provided free of charge. We reserve the right to introduce paid plans or features in the future. If we do, we will give you at least thirty (30) days' notice before any fee applies to you, no existing feature you use will begin charging you without your affirmative opt-in, and you will never be automatically enrolled in a paid plan. Any future paid plans will be governed by additional terms presented at the time of purchase.
8Third-Party Data & Venues
The Service displays data sourced from third parties, including but not limited to Kalshi, Polymarket, DraftKings, FanDuel, ESPN, and various sports leagues and statistics providers. This data is provided "as is," without warranty, and Scout Crew has no control over its accuracy, availability, or timeliness. Scout Crew is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Kalshi, Polymarket, DraftKings, FanDuel, ESPN, FIFA, or any sports league or governing body referenced in the Service. All trademarks and data belong to their respective owners. Your relationship with any venue is governed solely by that venue's own terms; Scout Crew is not a party to it.
9AI-Generated Content
Portions of the Service — including commentary, game reads, chat responses, and summaries — are generated by large-language-model AI systems operated by third-party providers (or, if you connect your own AI-provider key, by your chosen provider). Scout Crew may change the underlying AI models or providers at any time, including to balance cost and output quality, and the style, quality, or behavior of AI-generated content may vary as a result. AI-generated content may contain errors, omissions, or statements that sound confident but are incorrect ("hallucinations"). Treat AI-generated content as a starting point for your own research, not as a verified fact. The Privacy Policy describes what content is sent to AI providers.
10Responsible Use
If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, help is available. Call or text the National Problem Gambling Helpline at 1-800-GAMBLER, or visit ncpgambling.org for resources, screening tools, and state-specific support. Scout Crew encourages you to set your own limits and to step away from any venue's platform if trading or betting stops being fun or starts to feel compulsive.
11Operator Access & Beta Features
Portions of the Service may be offered as beta or early-access features. To operate, support, and improve the Service, the operator (an administrator) may view your account activity — specifically usage metrics, bets, notes, and chats. Your API keys stay encrypted at all times and are never shown to anyone, including administrators (see the Privacy Policy's "API-Key Handling" section for how this is enforced technically). Beta features are provided as-is, may change or be withdrawn at any time, and may be subject to additional terms presented when you enable them.
12Prohibited Conduct
You agree not to: (a) use the Service to violate any law or any third-party venue's terms of service; (b) attempt to circumvent the execution feature's caps, opt-in gates, or kill switch; (c) scrape, reverse-engineer, or resell Service data in bulk without authorization; (d) submit credentials you are not authorized to use; (e) use the Service to harass, defraud, or mislead others; (f) misrepresent your age, residency, or identity; or (g) interfere with the Service's infrastructure or attempt unauthorized access to other users' accounts or data.
13Intellectual Property
"Scout Crew" and the Scout Crew logo are trademarks of Scout Crew LLC. All software, design, and original content of the Service, excluding third-party data and marks, are owned by Scout Crew LLC or its licensors. You may not copy, modify, or distribute the Service's software or branding without prior written permission. Subject to these Terms, we grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to use the Service for your personal, non-commercial research.
14Disclaimer of Warranties
THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE," WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, SECURE, OR ERROR-FREE. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS ON IMPLIED WARRANTIES, SO SOME OF THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
15Limitation of Liability
To the maximum extent permitted by law, Scout Crew LLC and its members, managers, employees, and contributors will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or for any loss of profits, revenue, data, or trading losses, arising from or related to your use of the Service, even if advised of the possibility of such damages. Scout Crew's total liability for any claim arising from the Service will not exceed the greater of (a) the amount you paid Scout Crew in the twelve months preceding the claim, or (b) one hundred dollars ($100). Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of certain damages, so some of the above limitations may not apply to you.
16Indemnification
You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Scout Crew LLC and its members, managers, and operators from any claim, loss, or expense (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising from your use of the Service, your violation of these Terms, or your violation of any third-party venue's terms of service.
17Governing Law
These Terms, and any dispute arising from them or the Service, are governed by the laws of the State of Wisconsin, without regard to its conflict-of-laws principles. Subject to Section 18, any dispute not subject to arbitration will be resolved exclusively in the state or federal courts located in Wisconsin, and you consent to personal jurisdiction and venue there.
18Dispute Resolution — Arbitration & Class-Action Waiver
Please read this section carefully. It affects your legal rights.
Informal resolution first. Before filing any claim, you and Scout Crew each agree to try to resolve the dispute informally by sending written notice to the other (for Scout Crew, at the contact address in Section 20) describing the dispute and the relief sought, and waiting at least thirty (30) days.
Binding arbitration. Except as provided below, any dispute, claim, or controversy arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Service will be resolved by binding individual arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association ("AAA") under its Consumer Arbitration Rules. The arbitration will be conducted by a single arbitrator, in English, and — unless you and Scout Crew agree otherwise — by videoconference or, if an in-person hearing is required, in the county where you reside or another mutually agreed location. Judgment on the award may be entered in any court of competent jurisdiction. The Federal Arbitration Act governs the interpretation and enforcement of this Section.
Carve-outs. Either party may (a) bring an individual claim in small-claims court, or (b) seek injunctive or other equitable relief in court for actual or threatened infringement or misuse of intellectual property or for unauthorized access to the Service.
Class-action waiver. You and Scout Crew each agree that claims may be brought only in an individual capacity, and not as a plaintiff or class member in any purported class, consolidated, or representative proceeding. The arbitrator may not consolidate more than one person's claims. If this class-action waiver is found unenforceable as to a particular claim, then this entire arbitration section will not apply to that claim (and only that claim).
Coordinated filings. If twenty-five (25) or more similar arbitration demands are filed against Scout Crew with the assistance of coordinated counsel, the parties agree that the AAA may administer them in batches to promote efficiency, with a set of bellwether proceedings resolved first.
30-day opt-out. You may opt out of this arbitration agreement and class-action waiver by emailing the contact address in Section 20 within thirty (30) days of first accepting these Terms, with the subject line "Arbitration Opt-Out" and your account email. Opting out does not affect any other part of these Terms.
Jury waiver. To the extent any dispute proceeds in court rather than arbitration, both parties waive any right to a jury trial to the fullest extent permitted by law.
19Changes, Termination, Severability
Scout Crew may modify these Terms at any time; material changes will be reflected by an updated version date at the top of this document and notice in the Service, and continued use of the Service after changes take effect constitutes acceptance. Material changes to Section 18 (arbitration) will not apply retroactively to disputes that arose before the change. Scout Crew may suspend or terminate your access to the Service at any time, for any reason, including suspected violation of these Terms; Sections 2–5, 8, 9, and 13–20 survive termination. You may stop using the Service and request account deletion at any time (see the Privacy Policy). If any provision of these Terms is held unenforceable, the remaining provisions remain in full force and effect. These Terms, together with the Privacy Policy and any feature-specific terms you accept, are the entire agreement between you and Scout Crew regarding the Service. You may not assign these Terms; we may assign them in connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets. Our failure to enforce a provision is not a waiver. Neither party is liable for delay or failure caused by events beyond its reasonable control.
20Contact & Notices
Scout Crew LLC, a Wisconsin limited liability company. Questions, legal notices, dispute-resolution notices, and arbitration opt-outs: info@scoutcrew.com. We may provide notices to you via the email address on your account or in-Service messaging. The LLC's registered agent and office are on file with the Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions.