Trust & fair play

How we protect your account, how money moves between players and league hosts, and the rules that keep every league fair.

Security

The entire site is served over HTTPS — every connection between your browser and our platform is encrypted in transit.
Passwords are never stored in readable form; they are salted and hashed by our authentication provider, and nobody at EPL Knockout can see them.
Password resets use emailed, single-use, time-limited links. We will never email or ask for your password.
Database access is protected by row-level security, so one player's account details cannot be read by another player.
Administrative functions are restricted to a named list of accounts and are checked on the server on every request.
We collect the minimum needed to run the game: your email, display name, picks and league activity. We never sell your data.

EPL Knockout never takes your card details and never holds player funds. We are the software, not the pot-keeper.
Buy-ins are set by each league's host and paid directly to them using the payment or banking details they publish in the league.
The host — not EPL Knockout — is responsible for collecting buy-ins, confirming who's paid, and paying out the prize.
Your total spend in a league is fixed when you join: one buy-in. There are no subscriptions, no stored balance and nothing to top up. If a host enables optional rebuys, that's a separate, clearly stated decision between you and the host.

Every pick is recorded with a server-side timestamp, and results are settled automatically from official match data — so what happened is never a matter of memory.
Picks lock at the first kickoff of each gameweek and are hidden from other players until then, so nobody can copy a pick.
House rules (rebuys, wildcards, team reuse) are shown before you join a league and apply equally to everyone in it.
Each person may enter a league once. We use technical signals to detect duplicate accounts and multi-entries, and offenders can be removed and banned.
Disagreements about how a league is run are between you and your league host — speak to them first. If you believe a host or player is abusing the platform, contact us via the form in the footer and we'll review.

You must be 18 or over to join a league with a buy-in.
Your outlay is capped by design: you know the full cost of a league before you join, and there are no in-game purchases.
Play survivor leagues for the fun of the competition. Never stake money you can't afford to lose.
You can close your account at any time — contact us via the form in the footer.
If gambling stops being fun, support is available: GamCare (gamcare.org.uk) and the National Gambling Helpline (0808 8020 133) in the UK, or the National Gambling Board (0800 006 008) in South Africa.