FAQ

Frequently asked questions

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Getting Started

Yes — the Free plan is free forever with no credit card required. It includes your deal pipeline (up to 10 deals), task manager, and public athlete profile. The Athlete plan ($10/month) unlocks brand research, NIL valuation, and AI outreach. Pro ($30/month) adds unlimited usage, contracts, and analytics.

Click "Get started" on any page, enter your email and create a password. You'll be prompted to set up your profile — add your sport, school, and social handles. The whole onboarding takes about 5 minutes.

No — NILSync is available to any college athlete (or aspiring college athlete). We don't require documentation of enrollment or athletic status. However, NIL rights only apply to enrolled college athletes under NCAA and state rules.

Yes. NILSync is fully responsive and works on any mobile browser. A dedicated iOS and Android app is on our roadmap.

Features & Functionality

Your pipeline is a visual Kanban board with seven stages: Prospecting, Outreach, Negotiation, Contract, Active, Completed, and Withdrawn. You can add deal cards and drag them between stages as deals progress. When a deal goes Active, NILSync prompts you to create a task for your first deliverable.

Our valuation calculator estimates your market value based on your social follower counts, engagement rates, sport, conference, and academic standing. It uses real market data to give you a range — not just a number — so you know what to charge and when you're being undervalued.

AI Outreach generates personalized pitch emails for specific brands. It uses your profile data (sport, stats, social metrics, audience demographics) and the brand's campaign history to write a targeted pitch. You review and edit before sending — the AI drafts, you approve.

Yes. On Pro and Elite plans, you can upload contract PDFs to individual deal cards. They're stored securely and accessible from anywhere.

NIL Rules & Compliance

NILSync is a management tool, not a legal service. We don't verify whether specific deals comply with your school's rules or state law. We recommend running any deal through your athletic department's compliance office before signing.

Most schools require disclosure of NIL deals, typically within 24–72 hours of signing. Requirements vary by school and state. NILSync logs all your deals with timestamps, which helps you maintain records for compliance purposes.

Yes — NILSync works everywhere in the US. NIL rights exist in all 50 states following the NCAA's 2021 interim policy. State-specific rules vary but NILSync helps you manage deals regardless of which state your school is in.

Yes. Most states that have athlete agent laws allow agents to assist with NIL activity management. You can share your NILSync access with your agent, parent, or advisor. Elite plan accounts support multi-user access with role-based permissions.

Sports Agents & NIL Management

A NIL agent (or NIL advisor) helps college athletes identify brand partnership opportunities, negotiate deal terms, and manage their Name, Image, and Likeness activity. Similar to a traditional sports agent, a NIL agent typically works on commission — often 10–20% of deal value — or a monthly retainer. Some athletes work with a sports agent exclusively; others manage NIL themselves or use a combination of both.

Yes — and many athletes do. NILSync gives you and your agent a shared workspace to track deals, manage deadlines, and keep everyone aligned. You can share your pipeline view with your agent, advisor, family, or compliance officer. The Elite plan is designed specifically for sports agents managing a full athlete roster.

Think of NILSync as the deal management layer on top of whatever team you have in place. If you have a sports agent, NILSync keeps the entire deal history, deliverables, and communications organized in one place — reducing back-and-forth and making it easy to review what's active, what's pending, and what's been completed. Agents who use NILSync for their roster typically say it saves hours of administrative work per week.

No — NCAA rules do not require athletes to use a sports agent for NIL activity. Many athletes manage their NIL independently; others choose to work with a sports agent, NIL advisor, family member, or legal counsel. The right setup depends on your deal volume, experience, and goals. NILSync is built to work for any of those scenarios.

NIL agents and sports agents typically charge between 10% and 20% of each deal's total value, sometimes alongside a monthly retainer. For example, on a $5,000 partnership, an agent taking 15% would earn $750. Some athletes find that professional management is well worth the cost; others prefer to manage deals themselves. NILSync gives athletes and their teams the infrastructure to make either approach work.

Pricing & Account

Yes. Cancel your subscription at any time from Account Settings. You'll keep access through the end of your billing period and won't be charged again.

The Free plan is free forever, which is our way of making NILSync accessible to all college athletes regardless of budget. If you're an athletic department interested in subsidizing access for your athletes, contact us for institutional pricing.

Your data stays accessible for 90 days after cancellation so you can export it. After 90 days, data is permanently deleted per our privacy policy. We'll send you reminders before deletion.

We offer a full refund within 7 days of any paid plan upgrade if you're not satisfied. After 7 days, refunds are issued on a case-by-case basis. Contact support@nilsync.com.

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