TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE FOR FIS WEBSITES, GAMING AND TV APPS

I. General Provisions

1. PLEASE READ THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE CAREFULLY. BY TICKING THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS BOX, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE DESCRIBED HEREIN AND BY ALL TERMS, POLICIES AND GUIDELINES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE.

2. FIS Account In order to use the FIS Digital Products – except the FIS Website (both as defined below) you will need to create a FIS account by signing up to the FIS single sign-up (Unidy). Minimum age is 13 years. Further are obliged to provide accurate user information. FIS reserves the right to suspend accounts, block devices, terminate access for violations, remove access to premium services and pursue legal remedies for IP infringement, if the provisions of these Terms of Use are violated.

3. Scope These terms and conditions of use for FIS Websites, Gaming and TV Apps ("Terms of Use") of the International Ski and Snowboard Federation, the Marc Hodler Foundation (Foundation) and its subsidiaries or affiliates, collectively "FIS" apply to the FIS single sign-on (Unidy) ("SSO Unidy") used for registration with FIS, FIS events, FIS website ("FIS Website"), FIS Newsletters, FIS TV services, FIS App and any other current or future FIS digital properties you use (collectively "FIS Digital Products") and do not alter in any way the terms or conditions of any other agreement you may have with FIS.

4. Ownership of the FIS Digital Products and its content The FIS Digital Products are owned by FIS. Unless otherwise indicated, all of the content featured or displayed on in the FIS Digital Products, including, but not limited to, text, graphics, data, photographic images, moving images, sound, illustrations and the selection and arrangement thereof, is owned by FIS, its licensors, or its third-party image partners and all rights are reserved.

5. Intellectual Property All elements of the FIS Digital Products, including the FIS content, are protected by copyright, trade dress, moral rights, trademark and other laws relating to the protection of intellectual property.

6. No commercial Use No commercial reproduction, adaptation, distribution or transmission of any part or parts of the FIS Digital Products or any information contained, herein by any means whatsoever is permitted without the prior written permission of FIS. This also includes scraping. Scraping refers to extracting data from the FIS Digital Products including the FIS website via an automated process, such as a bot or web crawler. You may not scrape the content on the FIS Digital Products. If we determine your usage to be significantly excessive, we reserve the right to suspend or terminate your access to the FIS Digital Products.

7. RSS Feeds RSS feeds are free services offered by FIS to individuals for private, non-commercial use. The RSS feed is a means by which FIS offers article headlines, descriptions and links in XML to individuals who use RSS readers or aggregators. RSS aggregators may incorporate FIS feeds into their directories for the benefit of individuals using the aggregator. Any other use is prohibited, including copying, reproducing, republishing, uploading, posting, transmitting, editing or distributing our feeds in any way by any means unless you have prior written permission from FIS. FIS reserves the right to discontinue feeds at any time.

8. Disclaimer Although FIS has taken all reasonable care that the information contained within the FIS Digital Products is accurate at the time of publication/use, however no representation or guarantee (including liability towards third parties), expressed or implied, is made as to its accuracy, reliability or completeness.

9. Search Feature FIS offers a search feature within the FIS Digital Products. FIS explicitly disclaims any responsibility for the content or availability of information contained in our search index or directory. FIS also disclaims any responsibility for the completeness or accuracy of any directory or search result.

10. Links from and to the FIS Website and FIS Digital Products FIS has no responsibility for the accuracy or availability of information, material or content provided by third-party linked websites, or the content, performance, terms and conditions of use or the privacy policies or practices on such websites. Information on the many webpages that are linked to the FIS Website and the FIS Digital Products, and the applications and services available through the Website, comes from a variety of sources. FIS does not author, edit, or monitor the content, links, or services provided by third parties. FIS provides these links to you only as a convenience, and the inclusion of any link does not imply affiliation, endorsement or adoption by FIS of any site or any information contained therein. Please also note that such third parties might use your personal data for AI training purposes. Therefore, read these third party terms and conditions and policies carefully.

11. Indemnification You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless FIS, its subsidiaries, affiliates, licensors, employees, agents, third party information providers and independent contractors against any claims, damages, costs, liabilities and expenses (including, but not limited to, reasonable attorneys' fees) arising out of or related to your conduct, your use or inability to use the FIS Digital Products, your breach or alleged breach of these Terms of Use or of any representation or warranty contained herein, your unauthorized use of the FIS Digital Products, or your violation of any rights of another.

12. Limitation of Liability In no event shall FIS, its directors, members, employees or agents be liable for any direct, special, indirect or consequential damages, or any other damages of any kind, including but not limited to loss of use, loss of profits or loss of data, whether in an action in contract, tort (including but not limited to negligence) or otherwise, arising out of or in any way connected with the use of the FIS Digital Products, the FIS services, the FIS content or the materials contained in or accessed through the FIS Digital Products, including without limitation any damages caused by or resulting from reliance by user on any information obtained from FIS, or that result from mistakes, omissions, interruptions, deletion of files or email, errors, defects, viruses, delays in operation or transmission or any failure or performance, whether or not resulting from acts of god, communications failure, theft, destruction or unauthorized access to FIS’ records, programs or services.

13. No Warranty The functions embodied on or in the materials of the FIS Digital Products are not warranted to be uninterrupted or without error. You, not FIS, assume the entire cost of all necessary servicing, repair or correction due to your use of the FIS Digital Products or the FIS content. We make no warranty that the FIS Digital Products or the FIS content is free from infection by viruses or anything else that has contaminating or destructive properties.

14. Applicable Law and Jurisdiction  These Terms of Use are exclusively governed by the substantive laws of Switzerland, without having regard to conflict of law principles. The courts at FIS's seat / headquarter (currently: Oberhofen am Thunersee) in Switzerland shall have exclusive jurisdiction. 

15. Data Protection The provisions of the FIS Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy  apply, unless otherwise stated or additional provisions apply depending on the FIS Digital Products used.

16. Amendments

These Terms of Use may be amended from time to time in FIS' sole discretion. These Terms of Use updated in October 2026. Please always check on the FIS Website for the most recent and applicable Terms of Use.

17. Severability If any provision contained in these Terms of Use shall be prohibited by law or adjudged by a court to be unlawful, void or unenforceable, such provision shall, to the extent required, be severed from these Terms of Use and rendered ineffective as far as possible without modifying the remaining provisions of these Terms of Use, and shall not in any way affect the validity or enforcement of the remaining Terms of Use. 

II. FIS Sweepstakes and FIS Gaming

In addition to the provisions set out above in Section I. General Provisions, the following applies:

18. Organiser and Promoter: The organiser and promoter of the games in the FIS Gaming Zone (together described as the "Competition") is FIS.

19. Duration The Competition runs as indicated in the FIS Gaming Zone.

20. Participation Employees of FIS who are involved in the organisation or administration of the Competition, are excluded from participation. 

21. Registration To enter the Competition, sign up at and follow the instructions for entry. Each entrant may only enter the Competition once. In case of more than one registration, the first one counts and all other registrations, including all answers linked thereto, will be disregarded.  

22. Game Rules The rules of the games ("Game Rules") are as stated in the game rules section of the FIS Gaming Zone.

23. Prizes The prizes for the Competition and their exact distribution will be announced in the FIS Gaming Zone for each game respectively under the prizes tab and may be updated by the promoter in its sole discretion. Prize details for each game day will be published on the official website and sent to registered participants via email. The prizes are as stated, and no alternatives are available. The promoter reserves the right to substitute prizes of equal or greater value if a prize becomes unavailable. The prizes are non-transferable and may not be redeemed for cash or resold. All costs and expenses not included within the prizes are the sole responsibility of the winner(s).

24. Determination and Notification of Winners The winners of the Competition are determined as follows: 

·      Prize per for the Overall Winner based on performance (points received).

·      Fan Prize: Raffle amongst active players.

The winners will be contacted directly by FIS using the email address provided with the Competition entry and given details of how to claim their prize. Reasonable efforts will be made to contact each winner. However, if a winner cannot be contacted by FIS or fails to respond within 2 weeks of determination, their prize will be forfeited and the entrant who scored the next highest number of points in the relevant game (as applicable) shall be awarded that prize.

25. Ties The following criteria are used to break a tie among competitors for the overall final rankings.

For each event: 

·      the highest score for the event

·      then, the general overall ranking of each player after the relevant event (the best ranked wins the prize) 

·      then, the number of referrals counted in the game since the beginning of the challenge (the highest wins the prize)

·      finally, a lottery (if necessary)

For general overall ranking (at the end of the Competition): 

·      The highest score in the competition

·      then, the highest number of points earned over an event since the beginning of the competition (the highest wins the prize)

·      then, the number of referrals counted in the game since the beginning of the competition (the highest wins the prize)

·      finally, a lottery (if necessary)

26. Publicity: By participating in the Competition, the prize winners (and guests) agree that FIS can record, film and/or photograph their participation in all aspects of the prize winning and exploit, and authorize third parties to exploit, such films, photographs or recordings in any media now known or hereafter invented in any part of the world and for any purpose whatsoever in perpetuity, with no payment being due to the winners.  With respect to data protection, please see Section 31 below.

27. Technical Failures Proof of making an entry within the Competition does not constitute proof of receipt by FIS. Except as otherwise required by applicable law, FIS does not accept any responsibility for entries which for technical or other reasons are unsuccessful, incomplete, lost, late, damaged, corrupted or misdirected. All respective decisions of FIS in respect of the Competition are final. 

28. Blocking and Exclusion of Participants FIS reserves the right to, without notice and without giving reasons, permanently or temporarily block, disqualify or exclude participants from the Competition who manipulate or attempt to manipulate the Competition, do not comply with these Terms and Conditions or good conduct or otherwise try to unfairly influence the Competition. For the same reasons, FIS may also revoke such participants' winnings and demand their return.

29. Exclusion of Liability, Warranty and Legal Recourse FIS excludes any and all liability for any losses, damages or claims incurred by any person in connection with the Competition or receipt or use of any of the prizes. FIS provides no warranties whatsoever. All prizes are provided "as is" and do not come with any warranties, unless otherwise indicated in writing. FIS will not engage in correspondence on the Competition. Legal recourse is excluded.

30. Changes to and Termination of the Competition FIS reserves the right to cancel or prematurely terminate the Competition at any time without prior notice and without stating reasons. This applies in particular if proper execution cannot be guaranteed for technical or legal reasons. In such a case, the participants have no right to claim against FIS or other persons involved in the organization of the Competition.

31. Contact For any queries regarding the Competition, please contact the organiser at: gamingzone@fis-ski.com.

32. Data Protection

(a) Processing of personal data for the Competition's administration and management:

FIS, their cooperation partners and service providers (i.e. all third parties assisting FIS in the organization or administration of or the Competition, such as IT providers) may process personal data of the participants for the purpose of the administration and management of the Competition (including, but not limited to draw, notification of winners and dispatch of prizes). Said processing is necessary for the performance of this contract to which the entrant is a party and aims at ensuring the registration and the entry of the participant to the Competition.

Within said processing of personal data, FIS collects the following personal data:

·      Username

·      First name, Last name

·      Email address

·      Country

·      Date of birth

·      Gender

The provision of the requested personal data is a contractual requirement. Failure to provide said personal data would not allow the registration and the entry to the Competition.

For the above mentioned purpose, the collected personal data may be disclosed and transferred within FIS and to service providers and cooperation partners located worldwide who process the personal data, as necessary, on behalf of FIS. 

FIS will at all times ensure adequate data protection by concluding respective written contracts (including, if necessary, the EU Standard Contractual Clauses) with such third party processors. 

The collected personal data are stored for the duration of the Competition and the following contacting of winners, allocation and/or shipment of prizes.

(b) Processing of communications personal data regarding marketing

·      Marketing communications by FIS 

Provided an entrant has consented by opting-in, FIS will also use the entrant's personal data for marketing purposes, such as the sending of newsletters. Said processing of personal data relies on the entrant's consent. The personal data collected for this purpose is the entrant’s first name, last name, nickname, email address, country, gender, age and opt-in preferences. The entrant is free to unsubscribe from these communications at any time by following the unsubscribe link contained in said communication.

For the above mentioned purpose, the collected personal data may be disclosed and transferred to service providers of FIS allocated worldwide, who process the personal data, as necessary, on behalf of FIS. 

FIS will at all times ensure adequate data protection by concluding respective written contracts (including, if necessary, the EU Standard Contractual Clauses) with such processors.

The collected personal data will be stored and processed for the above mentioned purpose until revocation of consent or until not anymore needed for the indicated purpose.

·      Marketing communication by FIS' partners

By checking the dedicated checkbox when registering, the entrant agrees to its email address to be transferred by FIS to FIS' partners of this Competition in order for said partners to send marketing communications to the entrant. The entrant is free to unsubscribe from these communications at any time by following the unsubscribe link contained in said communication.

Said processing of personal data relies on the entrant's consent. FIS assumes no liability or responsibility whatsoever with respect to marketing or other communications sent by FIS' partners or the processing of personal data by such partners. The respective partner's data protection declarations and/or terms and conditions apply.

(c) Processing of personal data for publicity purposes by FIS

With the entrant's registration for the Competition and the acceptance of these Terms and Conditions, the entrant agrees that, in case he wins a prize in this Competition, FIS may record, film and/or photograph its participating in all aspects of the relevant prize winning for marketing and publicity purposes. In this respect, FIS will, in due time, provide the winner with all the relevant information regarding this specific processing of personal data and request the winner’s consent before implementing said processing or before publishing respective content.

III. FIS TV

In addition to the provisions set out above in Section I. General Provisions, the following applies:

33. Scope FIS TV The provisions in part III FIS TV apply to all FIS TV services: i.e. live streams, replays, highlights, VOD, archives, audio content.

34. Registration In order to use the FIS TV services the participant needs to create a FIS account and sign up to the FIS single sign-up (Unidy).

35. Territorial Rights and Geo-Restrictions The availability of FIS TV content varies by country and region and is subject to restrictions imposed by broadcasters and other rights holders. FIS may use geo-blocking mechanisms to enforce these restrictions. You shall not use a virtual private network (VPN), proxy or other technology to circumvent any territorial restriction. FIS does not guarantee that any specific event or content will be available in every territory. 

36. Live Streaming Terms Live streams may be delayed, interrupted or unavailable, and event schedules may change at any time. FIS does not guarantee uninterrupted coverage and may provide alternate feeds or backup streams where available. The technical quality of a stream may depend on your device, software, internet connection and other factors outside FIS’s control.

37. Content Availability, Expiry and Removal Replays, video-on-demand and archived content may be available only for a limited period and may be removed when the relevant media rights expire or at any other time at FIS’s discretion. Content may not be downloaded unless FIS expressly provides an authorised download function. Archived content may contain historical inaccuracies or outdated branding. Availability may also change due to amendments to territorial restrictions, media rights agreements or event-specific licensing conditions.

38. Permitted Personal Use You may access and view FIS TV content solely for your personal, non-commercial use through authorised FIS platforms and may share official links provided by FIS.

39. Prohibited Activities You may not download any stream or other content without authorisation; record, copy, distribute, restream or retransmit content; commercially exploit content; share your account; circumvent registration requirements or geo-restrictions; use automated scraping tools; or use FIS content to create or support a competing service.

40. Personalisation and Recommendations Unless you have opted out, where applicable, FIS may use your viewing behaviour, favourite athletes, discipline preferences, marketing preferences and consent choices to recommend content, provide personalised event notifications and personalise your experience across FIS Digital Products. Further information is provided in the FIS Cookie Policy and Privacy Policy.

41. Data Usage and Analytics Unless you have opted out, where applicable, FIS may collect and use viewing behaviour and stream performance data for audience measurement, fraud prevention, abuse detection and cross-device recognition. Further information is provided in the FIS Cookie Policy and Privacy Policy.

42. Limitation of Liability To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, FIS excludes liability arising from or in connection with streaming interruptions, event cancellations, rights restrictions, loss of data, failures of third-party platforms or force majeure events.