Responsible Gambling Policy

1. What KiqIQ is — and is not

KiqIQ is a football intelligence and statistical analysis platform. We do not accept wagers, facilitate gambling transactions, operate as a sportsbook, custody user funds, or guarantee outcomes. All predictive outputs are probabilistic estimates intended for informational and entertainment purposes only.

KiqIQ does not provide gambling services, betting accounts, financial advice, or licensed wagering services in any jurisdiction. Users are solely responsible for their personal decisions, betting activity, and compliance with local laws.

2. 18+ access requirement

Users must be at least 18 years old to access KiqIQ's betting-adjacent features:

• /value-bets — model–market divergence feed
• /trap-games — heavy-favourite caution surface
• /predictions — probabilistic match analysis
• Betting-flavoured prompts in our AI assistant
• Pro Scout newsletter content (paid plan)

Football editorial content — blog, glossary, guides, calculators, fantasy hub — is open to all ages.

We use active age-gating: betting-adjacent surfaces are server-side restricted, not just visually hidden, and betting-flavoured emails are suppressed for users without confirmed 18+ status.

3. Recognising gambling harm

Gambling becomes harmful when it stops being entertainment. Signs to watch for in yourself or someone close to you:

• Spending more than planned, or chasing losses to recover them
• Borrowing money to bet, or using money set aside for bills, rent, or food
• Hiding betting activity from family, partners, or friends
• Feeling distressed, anxious, or unable to stop when trying to cut back
• Betting to escape problems or relieve negative emotions
• Lying about how much time or money is spent on betting

If any of these resonate, please reach out to one of the support services listed at the top of this page. Help is free and confidential.

4. AI assistant — distress detection

Our AI assistant at /ask is built to recognise distress signals: desperate language, references to debt or rent, loss-chasing framing, self-harm language. When triggered, the AI:

• stops betting-related guidance immediately
• acknowledges the difficulty without making clinical claims
• surfaces locale-appropriate support resources (BeGambleAware, GamCare, GamStop, Samaritans for self-harm)
• does not return betting picks, EV estimates, or stake recommendations in that conversation

The AI never tells users what to bet, never recommends stake sizes, never frames model output as a guarantee. See our AI Disclosure Policy for full detail.

5. Self-exclusion and account restrictions

You can step away from KiqIQ in several ways:

• Pause betting features: email support@kiqiq.com with the subject “Restrict betting features.” We will hide /value-bets, /trap-games, /predictions, and betting-flavoured AI prompts from your account.
• Unsubscribe from betting-flavoured emails: use the unsubscribe link in any KiqIQ email, or email support directly. Editorial newsletters can remain active.
• Delete your account: visit Privacy Policy for the data-deletion process. Your account and associated data are removed within 30 days.
• Use GamStop (UK): gamstop.co.uk is the UK's national self-exclusion scheme covering all UK-licensed gambling operators. KiqIQ is not a gambling operator and is not part of GamStop, but we honour GamStop registrations: contact us with your registration confirmation and we will restrict your account accordingly.

6. Setting personal limits

KiqIQ does not place bets, hold funds, or set deposit limits — that is the responsibility of the bookmakers you use. Healthy practice for anyone who chooses to bet:

• Decide a budget you can afford to lose before betting; treat it as the entertainment cost
• Set time limits as well as money limits
• Take regular breaks; avoid betting when emotional, tired, or under the influence
• Never borrow money to bet; never use rent, bills, or food money
• Never chase losses — the next bet is statistically independent of the last
• Use the deposit-limit, time-out, and self-exclusion tools your bookmaker provides

7. Support resources by region

UK

• BeGambleAware — 0808 8020 133, 24/7
• GamCare — National Gambling Helpline
• GamStop — UK self-exclusion register
• Samaritans — 116 123, 24/7 (self-harm and emotional distress)

Spain

• Jugar Bien — Spanish national responsible-gambling resource
• FEJAR — Spanish federation for problem-gambling support

International

• Gambling Therapy — global, multilingual
• Gamblers Anonymous — peer support
• IASP Crisis Centres — international suicide prevention directory

8. Marketing and contact

KiqIQ does not target marketing at minors, financially distressed users, or audiences identified through addiction-related interest signals. We do not use social-proof inducement (“everyone is betting on this”) in our AI or product surfaces. We honour unsubscribe requests immediately and document consent timestamps for every email subscription.

Questions about this policy: support@kiqiq.com

9. Updates

We review this policy quarterly. Material changes — new resources, expanded regions, updated procedures — are versioned at the top of this page and entered in our internal compliance log. The most recent version is always the live one.