Terms of Service
Effective: August 29, 2026 · Last updated: August 29, 2026
Please read these Terms of Service carefully before using First Round. By creating an account or using the app, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree, do not use First Round.
1. Acceptance of Terms
These Terms of Service ("Terms") form a legally binding agreement between you and DCM Design Studios ("we," "us," "our") governing your use of the First Round mobile application and any related services (collectively, the "Service").
By downloading, installing, or using First Round, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agree to these Terms and our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated here by reference.
2. Eligibility
You must be at least 18 years old to create an account and use First Round. Because First Round features time-limited deals and offers at bars and restaurants that may include alcohol, you must be of the legal drinking age in your jurisdiction (21 in the United States) to access or redeem alcohol-related offers.
By using the Service, you represent and warrant that you meet these age requirements. If we discover that a user is under 18, we will terminate their account immediately.
First Round is currently available in the United States only.
3. Accounts
You may create an account using your email address and password, or by signing in with Google or Apple. You are responsible for:
- Keeping your login credentials secure and not sharing them with others.
- All activity that occurs under your account.
- Notifying us immediately at support@firstround.app if you believe your account has been compromised.
You may only create one account per person. Creating duplicate accounts to game the points or rewards system is prohibited.
You may delete your account at any time from Profile → Settings → Delete Account. Upon deletion, your data is removed per our Privacy Policy.
4. User Conduct
You agree not to use First Round to:
- Submit fraudulent, altered, or duplicate receipts.
- Attempt to circumvent point-earning rules, offer eligibility gates, or redemption flows.
- Use bots, scripts, or automated tools to interact with the Service.
- Impersonate another person or entity, or misrepresent your affiliation with any venue.
- Post or share content in Crews that is illegal, abusive, harassing, defamatory, obscene, or infringes on the rights of others.
- Attempt to access the accounts, data, or systems of other users without authorization.
- Reverse engineer, decompile, or otherwise attempt to extract the source code of the app.
- Interfere with or disrupt the Service or its underlying infrastructure.
- Engage in any activity that violates applicable law.
We reserve the right to suspend or terminate accounts that violate these rules, at our sole discretion, without prior notice.
5. Points & Rewards
Loyalty points earned through receipt scanning have no cash value and cannot be transferred, sold, or exchanged outside of the First Round platform. Points are a feature of the Service and may be adjusted, reset, or discontinued at any time at our discretion.
Offers and deals are provided by participating venues. First Round does not guarantee the availability, value, or quality of any offer. Venues are solely responsible for honoring the deals they post. If a venue refuses to honor a valid redemption, contact us at support@firstround.app.
Fraudulent receipt submissions (e.g., altered receipts, receipts from non-participating venues, or duplicate submissions) will result in point reversal and may result in account termination.
6. In-App Purchases & Venue Credits
Venue Credits
Venue owners may purchase credits ("Venue Credits") to post offers, promote deals, and access enhanced placement on the platform. Venue Credits are purchased through the Apple App Store or Google Play and processed according to the respective platform's payment terms.
No Refunds
All Venue Credit purchases are final and non-refundable, except as required by applicable law or as required by Apple or Google's refund policies. If you believe a purchase was made in error, contact the relevant app store directly:
Credit Expiration
Venue Credits do not expire while your account remains active. Credits are tied to your account and are forfeited upon account deletion or termination.
Price Changes
We reserve the right to change credit pricing at any time. Prices displayed in the app at the time of purchase are final for that transaction.
Apple EULA Notice
If you downloaded First Round from the Apple App Store, your use of the app is also subject to Apple's Standard End User License Agreement (EULA). Apple is not a party to this agreement and is not responsible for the app or its content. Apple has no obligation to provide maintenance or support for First Round.
7. Venue Owner Terms
Registration & Verification
Venue owners must complete a verification process (including submission of a voided receipt or equivalent document) before their venue appears in the app. By registering, you represent that you are authorized to manage the venue and create offers on its behalf.
Offer Accuracy
You are solely responsible for the accuracy, legality, and fulfillment of offers you post. Offers must be genuine — you agree to honor every deal a user successfully claims through First Round. Posting false, misleading, or bait-and-switch offers is prohibited and may result in venue suspension.
Compliance with Laws
Venue owners must comply with all applicable laws when creating offers, including alcohol service regulations, promotional restrictions, and consumer protection laws. You are responsible for ensuring that deals involving alcohol comply with applicable age verification and licensing laws.
Staff Access
You may grant staff members access to your venue's redemption tools via invite codes. You are responsible for all actions taken by staff members associated with your venue on the platform.
Termination of Venue
We reserve the right to remove a venue from First Round at any time if it violates these Terms, receives significant user complaints, or is no longer an active business. Unused Venue Credits at the time of removal are non-refundable.
8. User Content
"User Content" means anything you post, upload, or share through First Round, including Crew messages, images, reactions, and profile photos.
By submitting User Content, you grant us a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use, store, display, and distribute that content solely for the purpose of operating the Service. You retain ownership of your content.
You represent that you own or have the necessary rights to share your User Content, and that it does not violate any third-party rights or applicable law.
We do not routinely monitor Crew messages but may remove content and take action against accounts that violate these Terms or that are reported by users.
9. Intellectual Property
The First Round app, including its design, code, branding, logos, and all content we create, is owned by DCM Design Studios and protected by copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws. You may not copy, modify, distribute, or create derivative works based on our IP without our prior written consent.
The name "First Round" and related marks are trademarks of DCM Design Studios.
10. Disclaimers
THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT.
We do not warrant that:
- The Service will be uninterrupted or error-free.
- Receipt OCR will be perfectly accurate in all cases.
- All deals displayed will be available at the time you attempt to redeem them.
- Venue information (hours, location, offers) is always current or accurate.
First Round is a discovery and loyalty platform. We are not responsible for the quality, safety, or legality of the venues or products featured in the app.
11. Limitation of Liability
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, DCM DESIGN STUDIOS AND ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AND AGENTS WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING FROM YOUR USE OF FIRST ROUND, EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
OUR TOTAL LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ANY CLAIMS ARISING FROM YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE WILL NOT EXCEED THE AMOUNT YOU PAID TO US IN THE 12 MONTHS PRECEDING THE CLAIM, OR $100, WHICHEVER IS GREATER.
Some jurisdictions do not allow limitations on implied warranties or liability, so the above limitations may not apply to you.
12. Termination
You may stop using the Service and delete your account at any time.
We may suspend or terminate your account, or your access to any feature, at any time if we believe you have violated these Terms, for any other reason at our discretion, or if we discontinue the Service. We will attempt to notify you where practical, but are not required to do so.
Upon termination, your license to use the app ends. Provisions of these Terms that by their nature should survive termination (including Sections 9–13) will survive.
13. Dispute Resolution
These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Ohio, USA, without regard to conflict-of-law principles.
Before filing any formal legal claim, you agree to first contact us at support@firstround.app and give us 30 days to attempt to resolve the dispute informally.
If the dispute is not resolved informally, you agree that any claims will be resolved through binding arbitration in Franklin County, Ohio, under the rules of the American Arbitration Association, on an individual basis — not as a class action. You waive any right to a jury trial or class-wide proceeding.
Notwithstanding the above, either party may seek injunctive or other equitable relief in a court of competent jurisdiction to prevent infringement of intellectual property rights.
14. Changes to Terms
We may update these Terms from time to time. When we do, we will update the "Last updated" date above and, for material changes, notify you via the app or email. Your continued use of First Round after updated Terms take effect constitutes your acceptance of the new Terms.