Last updated 5 October 2026
These terms govern your use of PlayFund's registration and payment platform. By registering an athlete, creating a club account, or making a payment through PlayFund, you agree to these terms.
PlayFund lets youth sports clubs collect season registration and dues online. Clubs get their dues upfront; parents can pay in full or, where offered, in installments through Klarna. Payments are processed by Stripe. PlayFund is a platform connecting parents, clubs, and these payment providers — PlayFund does not itself extend credit, underwrite installment plans, or guarantee a club's season or program.
You must be at least 18 years old and the parent or legal guardian of any athlete you register. The parent or guardian is always the person who registers, pays, and — if applicable — enters into any installment agreement. An athlete under 18 is never the account holder and is never the named party on any payment or financing agreement.
You are not required to create a PlayFund account to register an athlete or make a payment.
The amount shown to you at checkout is the total amount charged to your payment method — there are no hidden add-on fees for paying in full by card or bank transfer. PlayFund's service fee is deducted from the club's payout, not added on top of what you pay. Payments are processed securely by Stripe; PlayFund never sees or stores your full card or bank account number.
If Klarna is unable to approve an installment plan, PlayFund will offer alternative ways to complete registration, such as paying in full or arranging a plan directly with the club.
Who issues a refund. Your club decides whether a family is owed a refund, whether for a withdrawal, an injury, or any other reason. We don't make that decision for you and we don't overrule it. Tell us the amount and we'll process it.
Recovering refunded or disputed amounts. Your club remains responsible for amounts that are refunded, charged back by a family's bank or card issuer, or otherwise not collected. We may recover these by offsetting them against payouts we have not yet made to you, or by invoicing your club directly if there are no further payouts to offset against.
This qualifies what "paid upfront" means. You receive funds as families register, before the season is over and before every payment has been collected. If money later has to go back, because a family disputes a charge or your club refunds one, the cost sits with your club rather than with us. What we carry is the timing: you have the money in the meantime.
Payments made through an installment plan are a separate matter. Those are an agreement between the family and our payment partner, who approves them and bears the loss if the family does not pay. A family's failure to keep up with an installment plan is not something we recover from your club.
Clubs are responsible for accurately describing their program, setting correct dues amounts, and delivering the season or program described at registration. Clubs must provide accurate information during onboarding, including who is authorized to access payout information.
When a payment fails or a plan is declined. We tell your club, and we show it in your dashboard. Your club then decides whether to contact that family, when, and on what terms. That includes offering them your own payment plan, a deferral, or nothing at all. We don't contact a family about money on your behalf unless you ask us to, and we don't pass their details to a collections agency.
Our app also gives the family a way to ask your club to get in touch, so the first move can come from either side.
You agree not to misuse the platform — including submitting false registration information, attempting to access another club's or family's data without authorization, or using the platform for any purpose other than legitimate youth sports registration and payment.
PlayFund is provided "as is." We do not guarantee that a club's program will run as described, and we are not responsible for a club's conduct, coaching, or safety practices — those remain the club's responsibility.
To the extent permitted by law, PlayFund's liability for any claim related to these terms or the platform is limited to the amount of fees PlayFund actually received related to that claim.
We may update these terms from time to time. Material changes will be reflected by an updated date at the top of this page.
These terms are governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to its conflict-of-law rules. Any dispute arising out of them will be brought in the state or federal courts located in Delaware, and both you and PlayFund agree to the jurisdiction of those courts.
Questions about these terms can be sent to admin@playfundai.com.