Terms and Conditions

Effective Date: May 30 2026

These Terms and Conditions govern your use of the Blue Marble Media Group website and your booking of any Blue Marble Media Group service. By using this website or booking a service, you agree to these terms. If you don’t agree, please don’t use this website or book our services.

1. Who We Are

Blue Marble Media Group is a Columbia, SC–based sports media and content-production company serving schools, athletic programs, youth organizations, sponsors, and selected athletes across the South Carolina Midlands.

2. Our Services

Blue Marble provides sports photography, video, media-day production, athlete branding, sponsor-supported content, and related services as described on this website. Standard athlete services may be booked directly online. School, team, tournament, and sponsor projects are scoped through an inquiry and proposal process. Full details are available in our [Booking Policy].

3. Booking, Payment, and Cancellation

All bookings are subject to our [Booking Policy], including payment, rescheduling, and cancellation terms. A nonrefundable booking payment is required to reserve any date. Delivery timelines are established before production and vary by service.

4. No Guaranteed Coverage

Coverage prioritizes the booked athlete, team, or event but does not guarantee every play, point, rotation, possession, or moment beyond the stated minimum deliverables for that service. Access, lighting, playing time, and venue restrictions may affect final content. Blue Marble retains professional and editorial discretion over image selection, editing style, featured plays, and public coverage.

5. No Guaranteed Recruiting, Exposure, or Sponsorship Results

Blue Marble does not guarantee views, engagement, follower growth, recruiting attention, scholarship opportunities, contact from coaches or scouts, or sales results from any service, including Athlete Promotional Campaigns and sponsor partnerships. Sponsorship reporting is based on actual platform performance, not projections or guarantees. We produce professional sports content designed to present athletes, teams, and sponsors clearly and effectively — we do not control how that content performs once published.

6. Content Ownership and Usage

Delivered photographs and video are licensed for the uses described in our [Usage and Licensing] policy. Blue Marble retains ownership of all content it produces, including the right to use coverage for its own portfolio, marketing, and social media, consistent with our [Editorial Policy]. RAW photographs, unedited video, and project files are not included with any service.

7. User-Submitted Content

If you submit photos, video, or a story through our Content Submission form, your submission is governed by our [Content Submission Terms]. You confirm you own the content or have permission to submit it, and you authorize Blue Marble to review, edit, publish, and distribute it without a guarantee of posting or compensation.

8. Services Involving Minors

Any service involving a minor requires participation and coordination by a parent, guardian, coach, or other authorized adult, and may require additional approval from the relevant school, venue, or event organizer.

9. Commercial Aerial / Drone Services

Drone and aerial services are subject to weather conditions, airspace authorization, venue approval, safety requirements, and FAA operating limitations. Aerial coverage is not guaranteed for any specific event and may be canceled or rescheduled at Blue Marble’s discretion for safety or regulatory reasons.

10. Website Use

You agree to use this website only for lawful purposes. You may not attempt to interfere with the website’s operation, misrepresent your identity when submitting a request or content, or use this website to submit false, defamatory, or infringing material.

11. Third-Party Links

This website may link to third-party sites (such as social media platforms or scheduling tools). Blue Marble is not responsible for the content, policies, or practices of any third-party site.

12. Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, Blue Marble Media Group is not liable for indirect, incidental, or consequential damages arising from the use of this website or our services, including but not limited to lost recruiting opportunities, lost sponsorship value, or dissatisfaction with editorial choices made under our stated Editorial Policy. Our total liability for any claim related to a booked service is limited to the amount paid for that specific service.

13. Force Majeure

Blue Marble is not responsible for delays, cancellations, or changes to coverage caused by circumstances outside our reasonable control, including weather, venue restrictions, event postponement, or regulatory action.

14. Changes to These Terms

Blue Marble may update these Terms and Conditions from time to time. Continued use of this website or our services after changes are posted constitutes acceptance of the updated terms.

15. Governing Law

These terms are governed by the laws of the State of South Carolina, without regard to its conflict-of-law principles.

16. Contact Us

Questions about these Terms and Conditions can be directed to Blue Marble Media Group through our [Contact page].