Milestone 2 Final Draft v1.2
Website Legal Copy
Last updated 16 September 2026
This is a Milestone 2 legal draft provided for review. It is not a final or fully executed policy.
Recommended legal and compliance copy for the VersusArena interface.
Milestone 2 Final Draft v1.2
Purpose
This document contains recommended legal and compliance copy for the VersusArena interface together with implementation guidance. The selected text should be mapped to the corresponding product screens and kept consistent with the Terms of Use, Competition Rules, Refund Policy, Privacy Policy and actual payment architecture.
1. SIGN-UP / ACCOUNT CREATION
Age and eligibility notice:
You must be 18 or older and located in a supported jurisdiction to use paid competition features.
Terms acceptance:
By creating an account, you agree to the Terms of Use and acknowledge that you have been provided with the Privacy Policy.
Geographic availability:
Paid competitions are available only in supported locations. Availability may depend on your actual geographic location and compliance status.
2. KYC / VERIFICATION
Standard verification notice:
Identity, age and compliance verification may be required before you can use certain paid features.
Additional review notice:
Additional information may be requested where required by law or based on risk indicators.
Location clarification:
Verification of your identity or residence does not replace checks of your actual location when you use paid competition features.
3. WALLET CREATION / WALLET ACCESS
User-controlled wallet notice:
Your wallet is user-controlled. Sensitive wallet actions require your approval through the wallet provider's authorization flow.
Recovery notice:
Keep access to your wallet authentication method secure. VersusArena may not be able to recover your wallet on your behalf if access is lost.
Third-party infrastructure notice:
Wallet services are provided using third-party blockchain infrastructure and may be subject to provider compliance and security controls.
4. FUND / WALLET TRANSACTION
General USDC notice:
USDC transfers are blockchain transactions and may be subject to network confirmations, wallet restrictions and compliance screening.
Factual wallet description:
Wallet functionality is user-controlled. You authorize wallet transactions through the wallet provider's approval flow. Competition funding is handled separately under the applicable Competition and smart-contract rules.
Implementation note: describe the wallet and funding mechanics factually. Do not use regulatory labels such as non-custodial
or not a CASP
in product copy unless that regulatory conclusion is separately approved.
5. CREATE / JOIN COMPETITION
Skill-based competition notice:
This is a participant-only skill competition. VersusArena does not offer odds, spectator betting or third-party wagering on the result.
First paid Competition acceptance:
Before you fund your first paid Competition, please review and accept the Competition Rules and Refund Policy.
EEA immediate-performance confirmation (where applicable):
[ ] I expressly request VersusArena to begin providing the paid Competition service immediately after funding. I acknowledge that, where a statutory withdrawal right applies, I will lose that right once the service has been fully performed.
Implementation note: for EEA users, use a separate unticked checkbox or equivalent clear affirmative action where this confirmation is required. Do not rely on general acceptance of the Terms alone. Record the user's confirmation together with the user identifier, Competition identifier, date/time and applicable document versions, and provide the required contract information or confirmation on a durable medium in accordance with applicable consumer law. Where VersusArena intends to rely on the consumer-law exception for a leisure service provided for a specific date or period, the relevant date or performance period should actually be presented before funding. This confirmation does not exclude any non-waivable right that mandatory law preserves before full performance.
Competition-specific confirmation:
By joining this Competition, you accept the displayed Competition Parameters and authorize the Participation Amount you are funding for this Competition.
Fee disclosure:
VersusArena charges a 10% Platform Fee on successfully completed Competitions. No Platform Fee is charged if the Final Outcome is Void/Refund.
Team funding disclosure (where applicable):
Funding method: [Each Participant funds their own entry / Team captain funds the team]. If captain-funded, payout mode: [Winning payout to captain / Pre-agreed distribution among winning team members]. Any refund is returned to the Original Payer.
Void / refund disclosure:
If the Final Outcome is Void/Refund, the tournament smart contract returns the applicable Participation Amount to the Original Payer under the Competition Rules. No VersusArena Platform Fee is charged.
6. FUNDING CONFIRMATION / TRANSACTION APPROVAL
Authorization notice:
You are approving the displayed Participation Amount for this Competition.
Recommended confirmation summary:
Competition: [ID / NAME]\nFunding method: [Self-funded / Captain-funded]\nPayer: [USERNAME / WALLET]\nParticipation Amount funded: [X USDC]\nPayout mode: [Captain / Pre-agreed team distribution, if applicable]\nFunding Deadline: [DATE / TIME]\nResult-review window: [DURATION]\nPlatform Fee: 10% on successful completion\nSettlement Outcomes: Team A Wins / Team B Wins / Void-Refund\nRefund destination: Original Payer
Limited-authorization notice:
You are authorizing the specific amount shown for this Competition. This approval does not give VersusArena an unlimited token allowance.
Implementation note: provider-generated approval text may be shown in addition to this copy. Product copy must not imply an unlimited allowance or broader authorization than the transaction actually requested.
7. FUNDS IN TOURNAMENT SMART CONTRACT
Status label recommendation:
Prefer:
Competition funded
Funds committed to this Competition
Settlement pending Competition outcome
Avoid unless independently supportable:
Funds held in escrow
Guaranteed funds
Safeguarded funds
VersusArena-secured funds
Explanatory tooltip:
Your Participation Amount has been transferred to the Competition smart contract. The funded Competition parameters are fixed for this Competition, and payout or refund depends on the Final Outcome under the Competition Rules.
8. TOURNAMENT PAGE
Result source notice:
Results are determined primarily using VersusArena server data, MatchZy records, logs and other official technical records.
Participant evidence notice:
Screenshots or clips may be submitted as supporting evidence but do not automatically override official server data.
Competition integrity notice:
Cheating, collusion, match-fixing, account sharing and intentional manipulation of results are prohibited.
9. RESULT SCREEN
Provisional result wording during the mandatory result-review window:
Result recorded. Settlement remains pending until the displayed result-review window expires or any timely review is completed. The result becomes a Final Outcome only after this process.
Final result wording:
Final Outcome confirmed. The tournament smart contract will execute the corresponding payout or Void/Refund under the fixed Competition logic.
Implementation note: use provisional wording before Final Outcome submission and final wording only once the Outcome is final for Settlement.
10. DISPUTE SCREEN
Dispute notice:
Submit any result dispute before the review deadline displayed for this Competition.
Evidence notice:
Provide a clear explanation and any relevant supporting evidence. Official Match Data remains the primary source for result determination. Evidence must relate to this Competition and must not be altered or misleading.
Prompt reporting notice:
Report known match, rule or technical issues without undue delay. If an issue is visible before or during play, continuing without reporting it may be considered when a later dispute is reviewed.
Settlement hold notice:
Submission of the Final Outcome may be delayed while a timely result review is completed.
Result-review outcome notice:
The authorised reviewer may select only a predefined Outcome supported by the Competition: Team A Wins, Team B Wins or Void/Refund. The reviewer cannot manually set a payout address or amount.
11. VOID / CANCELLED COMPETITION
Funding deadline expiry message:
Funding deadline expired. This Competition will not start. Any Participation Amount already funded will be returned to the applicable Original Payer. No VersusArena Platform Fee is charged.
Primary Void message:
Competition Void. The tournament smart contract will return the applicable Participation Amount to the Original Payer under the Competition Rules. No VersusArena Platform Fee is charged.
Technical delay notice:
Blockchain confirmation or provider review may affect the time required for the return to appear in your wallet.
12. POST-SETTLEMENT WALLET TRANSFER
Standard notice:
After Settlement, transfers from your User-Controlled Wallet require your authorization and may be subject to wallet-provider, sanctions, fraud, security and other compliance controls.
Processing notice:
Blockchain confirmation times and third-party provider controls may affect transaction timing.
Risk-based review notice:
Additional verification may be required for unusual or higher-risk activity.
13. ACCOUNT RESTRICTION / COMPLIANCE REVIEW
General message:
Some account or transaction functions are temporarily restricted while a compliance or security review is completed.
Additional information request:
We may request additional information where required by law or justified by transaction, wallet, geographic or account-risk indicators.
Avoid:
Your funds are confiscated
Your balance is forfeited
unless there is a specific lawful and contractual basis for that outcome.
14. GEO-BLOCK MESSAGE
Paid competition features are not available from your current location. Do not use a VPN, proxy or location-spoofing tool to bypass this restriction.
Alternative shorter UI version:
Paid competitions are unavailable in your current location.
Mode-specific version:
This paid Competition mode is unavailable in your current location. Other VersusArena Competition modes may have different geographic availability.
15. CHEATING / DISQUALIFICATION MESSAGE
Pre-investigation:
The Final Outcome is pending while a Competition integrity review is completed. On-chain Settlement has not yet been submitted.
Confirmed violation:
A Competition integrity review has resulted in the applicable predefined Outcome under the Competition Rules. The monetary consequence, if any, follows the fixed Competition logic.
Implementation note: any monetary consequence must follow a predefined Outcome supported by the funded Competition. Do not display confiscation or discretionary forfeiture language. Deliberately false evidence, intentional disconnects used to manufacture a dispute and bad-faith abuse of the review process should be handled as account/integrity violations rather than as a new discretionary payment remedy.
16. FOOTER / GENERAL LEGAL DISCLOSURE
Short form:
18+ only. Paid competitions are available only in supported jurisdictions. Participants compete based on skill and gameplay performance. Third-party betting and spectator wagering are not offered.
Longer form where space permits:
VersusArena provides skill-based participant competitions. Paid features are available only to eligible users aged 18+ in supported jurisdictions. Availability may depend on actual location, identity and compliance status. Third-party betting, sportsbook-style wagering and spectator wagering are not offered.
17. TAX NOTICE
You are responsible for determining and paying any taxes that apply to prizes or other amounts you receive, unless applicable law requires VersusArena to withhold or report them.
18. SMART CONTRACT / SETTLEMENT TOOLTIP
The Competition smart contract calculates and executes payout or refund from the funded Competition parameters. VersusArena submits only the Final Outcome: Team A Wins, Team B Wins or Void/Refund, and does not manually set payout addresses or amounts.
Implementation note: this copy assumes pause or upgrade functionality cannot change recipients, amounts, the Platform Fee or the fixed economics of an already funded Competition.
19. IMPLEMENTATION CLAIMS TO AVOID WITHOUT SPECIFIC LEGAL BASIS
Do not use the following language in the interface unless the underlying legal and technical position is specifically confirmed:
escrow
regulated wallet
bank-grade protection
guaranteed payout
guaranteed funds
fully decentralized
VersusArena never controls funds
not gambling everywhere
legal in all supported countries
licensed financial service
insured balance
safeguarded client money
20. IMPLEMENTATION CONSISTENCY CHECKLIST
When mapping this copy to the current product screens, verify: