Privacy Policy

Last updated: 8/14/2025

1. Information We Collect

Account Information: When you create an account, we collect your email address, display name, and profile picture (if provided through Google Sign-in).

Game Data: We collect information about your game performance, including scores, completion times, selected answers, and game statistics to provide leaderboards and track your progress.

Usage Information: We collect information about how you use our service, including pages visited, features used, and technical information about your device and browser.

Purchase Data: We collect payment information when you purchase one-time unlocks for premium difficulty levels (Hard and Impossible) for specific sports.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

  • Provide and maintain our sports trivia game service
  • Create and manage your user account
  • Track your game progress and display leaderboards
  • Process one-time payments for difficulty level unlocks
  • Send important service updates and communications
  • Improve our service and develop new features
  • Ensure security and prevent fraud

3. Information Sharing

We do not sell, rent, or share your personal information with third parties except:

  • With your consent
  • To comply with legal obligations
  • To protect our rights and prevent fraud
  • With service providers who help us operate our service (like Firebase/Google Cloud)

Public Leaderboards: Your display name, profile picture, and game scores may be visible to other users on public leaderboards.

4. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. We use Google Firebase services which provide enterprise-grade security.

5. Data Retention

We retain your personal information for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide our services. You may request deletion of your account and associated data at any time by contacting us.

6. Your Rights

You have the right to:

  • Access and update your personal information
  • Delete your account and associated data
  • Opt out of promotional communications
  • Request a copy of your data

7. Cookies and Analytics

We use cookies and similar technologies to improve your experience, remember your preferences, and analyze how our service is used. You can control cookie settings through your browser.

8. Third-Party Services

Our service uses Google Firebase for authentication, data storage, and hosting. We also use Stripe for payment processing. These services have their own privacy policies that govern their use of your information.

Sports Data: We source our trivia questions from official sports API providers. This data is updated 4-6 times per year and is verified for accuracy at the time of each update. We do not collect or store personal sports performance data about our users.

9. Changes to Privacy Policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. We will notify you of any material changes by posting the new policy on this page and updating the "last updated" date.

10. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this privacy policy or our practices, please contact us at:

Email: [email protected]

Website: sportsguessr.games