Effective: 2026-05-22 (age tiers + DOB)
1. Acceptance
By creating an account or using the ZINGO World Cup Predictor (the "Service"), you agree to these Terms of Service ("Terms") and to our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, do not use the Service.
2. The Service
The Service is a free-to-play football prediction game tied to the FIFA World Cup 2026. You predict the final score of matches and pick one "ZINGO Zone" player per match (a player you expect to score or assist from minute 70 onwards). Points are awarded by the rules visible on the home page.
This promotion is not sponsored, endorsed, administered by, or associated with FIFA, the FIFA World Cup, Meta, Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, X, any national football association, or any participating team.
3. Eligibility & age tiers
We collect your date of birth at sign-up and gate access by age:
- Under 13. Account creation is not permitted. We do not collect personal information from users we know to be under 13. This reflects the US Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) and similar protections elsewhere.
- 13 to 15. Account creation is not permitted. You can view public pages of the Service and follow the competition. This reflects the digital age of consent for online services in Ireland (our home market) and several EU jurisdictions.
- 16 to 17. You can create an account, play, and appear on leaderboards. You are eligible to win prizes, but: (a) prize award requires verifiable parent or guardian consent before any prize is delivered; and (b) ZINGO may, at its discretion, substitute a cash prize for an equivalent non-cash prize (e.g. merchandise, voucher, jersey, trophy) where required by local law or to comply with payments rules for minors. Some categories may require an adult guardian to receive any cash on the winner's behalf.
- 18 or over. Fully eligible to play and win prizes, subject to these Terms and the country eligibility rules in section 10.
By registering, you confirm that the date of birth you provide is accurate. Providing a false date of birth is a breach of these Terms and may result in your account being removed and any prize forfeited.
4. Your account
- You are responsible for the security of your account credentials.
- You agree to provide accurate information at sign-up (real name optional, but email must be valid).
- One account per person. Multiple accounts to manipulate leaderboards or leagues may be removed without notice.
5. Predictions & lockouts
Predictions for each match lock 90 minutes before kick-off. After lockout, predictions cannot be modified. The locked predictions and their scoring are final once an admin recalculates points for that match.
6. Player of the Tournament (POTT)
Your tournament-wide POTT pick locks 90 minutes before the first scheduled match of the tournament. After lockout, it cannot be changed.
7. Leagues
Each user can create up to 3 mini-leagues and join any number using a valid invite code. League owners may delete their league at any time (this removes all members from that league). Members may leave a league at any time.
8. Acceptable use
You agree not to:
- Attempt to gain unauthorised access to other accounts, the database, or the underlying infrastructure.
- Submit or share content that is unlawful, harassing, hateful, or infringes third-party rights.
- Use the Service to defraud, harass, or impersonate any person.
- Use automated tools to interact with the Service except for normal browser use.
We may suspend or terminate accounts that breach these rules.
9. Intellectual property
The Service, its branding, mascot, copy, and code are the property of ZINGO unless otherwise stated. Country flag images are served via flagcdn.com. Player names are used for identification only — no endorsement is implied.
10. Prizes — eligibility & conditions
Prize structure. Total prize pool: over €2,000 in value. Categories:
- Overall Winner — €1,000 cash + the FIFA World Cup 2026™ Zayu™ trophy + an official FIFA World Cup 2026™ team jersey of the winner's choice (any participating team, sizes subject to stock) + the official Ballers Assortment + a ZINGO Assortment
- Runner-up (second on the Overall leaderboard) — €250 cash + an officially licensed FIFA World Cup 2026™ mascot + the official Ballers Assortment + a ZINGO Assortment
- Knockout Finals Champion (combined QF, SF, 3rd-place, Final) — €200 cash + an officially licensed FIFA World Cup 2026™ mascot + the official Ballers Assortment + a ZINGO Assortment
- Knockout R1 & R2 Winner (combined points across Round of 32 and Last 16) — €150 cash + the official FIFA World Cup 2026™ Ballers Series 1 Assortment + a ZINGO Assortment
- Group Stage Winner — €150 cash + the official FIFA World Cup 2026™ Ballers Series 1 Assortment + a ZINGO Assortment
- Most ZINGO Zone Picks — a team supply of ZINGO product (retail value €150) + an officially licensed FIFA World Cup 2026™ mascot + the official Ballers Assortment + a ZINGO Assortment — non-cash; delivered to the winner subject to shipping eligibility
Free to enter. The competition is free to enter. No purchase is necessary. There is no paid entry, paid pool, stake, wager or betting mechanic. ZINGO World Cup Predictor is a free-to-enter football prediction game — it is not betting, gambling, a lottery, a raffle, or a paid prize draw.
Eligible prize countries. Prize eligibility is open to residents of the following countries only: Ireland, United Kingdom, United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Spain, France.
Age. Account creation requires age 16+. Prize award requires age 18+ for unconditional cash payment. Winners aged 16-17 require verifiable parent/guardian consent and may receive a non-cash equivalent prize at ZINGO's discretion (see section 3 for the full age-tier rules).
Global leaderboard, restricted prizes. The Service may allow users from other countries to take part on the global leaderboard, but prize eligibility is restricted to residents of the eligible prize countries listed above. Entries from outside the eligible prize countries are not eligible to win prizes, even if they appear on the leaderboard.
Void where prohibited. Participation is void where prohibited, restricted, sanctioned, or where the promotion would require a local licence, permit, registration, bonding, translation filing, tax withholding process or other approval.
Refusal & disqualification. ZINGO reserves the right to refuse entry, disqualify an entrant, or withhold a prize where awarding the prize would breach applicable law, promotion rules, sanctions rules, tax rules, delivery restrictions, platform rules or local restrictions. Multi-account or fraudulent activity (see section 4) is grounds for disqualification.
Proof of eligibility. All winners may be required to provide proof of age, identity, country of residence and eligibility before any prize is awarded.
FIFA-licensed merchandise. Most prizes include officially licensed FIFA World Cup 2026™ merchandise: the Zayu™ mascot trophy + a team jersey of the winner's choice + Ballers Assortment (Overall Winner); mascot + full Ballers Assortment (Runner-up, Knockout Finals Champion, ZINGO Zone winner); and the Ballers Series 1 Assortment (Group Stage Winner, Knockout R1 & R2 Winner). Jersey choice is from any participating team, subject to stock and standard adult sizes. While these items are genuine licensed FIFA merchandise, this promotion is not sponsored, endorsed, administered by, or affiliated with FIFA (see section 2). All licensed items are supplied subject to the manufacturer's terms; ZINGO is not the manufacturer. Item supply is subject to stock; ZINGO reserves the right to substitute an equivalent licensed item where stock is unavailable.
Provided "as is". The Service is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind. We do not guarantee uninterrupted availability, accuracy of results, or fitness for any purpose.
11. Limitation of liability
To the maximum extent permitted by law, ZINGO is not liable for any indirect, incidental, special, or consequential damages arising from your use of the Service.
12. Termination
You can delete your account at any time by emailing info@zingo.buzz. We may suspend or terminate accounts that breach these Terms.
13. Changes
We may update these Terms. Continued use of the Service after changes means you accept the updated Terms.
14. Governing law
These Terms are governed by the laws of Ireland. Any disputes are subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Ireland, without prejudice to mandatory consumer-protection rights you may have under the laws of your country of residence.
15. Contact
Questions about these Terms: info@zingo.buzz.
