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BALLON ("we", "us") is a sports-prediction reputation platform operated by [LEGAL ENTITY]. This policy explains what we collect, why, and your choices. Questions: [CONTACT EMAIL].
Information we collect
- Account: when you sign in with Google or with email and password, we receive your email address, display name, and avatar from the sign-in provider.
- Profile: display name, avatar, and optional country you provide.
- Activity: leagues you join, predictions (scorelines), points, reputation, and related social actions (follows, rivalries).
- Technical: standard log and device data, and error diagnostics, used to operate and secure the service.
How we use it
- Provide the core service — leagues, predictions, scoring, reputation, and social features.
- Keep the service secure and reliable (rate limiting, abuse prevention, error monitoring).
- Send service messages and, where enabled, match reminders / push notifications.
We do not sell your personal data.
Service providers
We share limited data with processors who run the service on our behalf:
- Supabase — database, authentication, storage.
- Vercel — hosting and delivery.
- API-Football (API-Sports) — fixtures, scores, and team data.
- Firebase Cloud Messaging — push notifications (if you opt in).
- SendGrid — transactional email (if enabled).
- Upstash — rate limiting.
- Sentry — error monitoring.
Each processor handles data under its own terms and only as needed to provide its function.
Cookies and sessions
We use strictly necessary cookies to keep you signed in. We do not use advertising cookies.
Your rights
Depending on where you live, you may have rights to access, correct, export, or delete your data, and to object to or restrict certain processing. To exercise these, see Data deletion or contact [CONTACT EMAIL].
Data retention
We keep your data while your account is active and as needed for the purposes above, then delete or anonymize it. See Data deletion for account removal.
Children
BALLON is not directed to children under [AGE]. We do not knowingly collect their data.
Changes
We may update this policy; material changes will be surfaced in the app. Continued use after an update means you accept the revised policy.
Contact
[LEGAL ENTITY], [ADDRESS] — [CONTACT EMAIL].