SportBuddy.Live ("we," "our," or "us") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and share information when you use our mobile application and related services (the "Service").

By using SportBuddy.Live, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.

Information We Collect

Account Information: When you create an account, we collect information such as your name, email address, and date of birth. You may also choose to provide additional profile information such as gender, height, and weight.

Location Information: With your permission, we collect your location to help you find nearby sport events and to allow you to set event locations. You can control location access through your device settings.

Event Information: When you create or join sport events, we collect information about those events, including location, time, and participants.

Device Information: We may collect information about your device, including device type, operating system, and device identifiers for analytics and crash reporting through Firebase services.

How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

• Provide, maintain, and improve our Service
• Create and manage your account
• Help you find and connect with other users for sport activities
• Send you notifications about events and activities (with your consent)
• Respond to your requests and provide customer support
• Monitor and analyze usage to improve user experience
• Detect and prevent fraud or abuse

Legal Basis for Processing

We process your personal information based on your consent, the performance of our contract with you (providing the Service), and our legitimate interests in operating, improving, and securing our Service.

Information Sharing

We may share your information in the following circumstances:

• With Other Users: Your profile information and event participation may be visible to other users according to your privacy settings.
• Service Providers: We work with third-party service providers (processors) who help us operate our Service. These include providers of cloud hosting and infrastructure, authentication services, push notification services, and analytics/crash reporting services. We may change our service providers from time to time. A current list of processor categories is available upon request.
• Legal Requirements: We may disclose information if required by law or in response to valid legal requests.

We do not sell your personal information to third parties.

International Data Transfers

Your information may be transferred to and processed in countries other than your own. We ensure appropriate safeguards are in place to protect your information in accordance with applicable data protection laws.

Data Security

We implement appropriate security measures to protect your information, including:

• Encryption of data in transit (TLS/HTTPS)
• Encryption of sensitive data at rest
• Secure authentication mechanisms
• Regular security assessments

However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

Your Rights

You can:

• Update or correct your account information at any time through the app
• Control your privacy settings to manage what information is visible to others
• Enable or disable push notifications through your device settings
• Enable or disable location access through your device settings

Depending on your location, you may have additional rights regarding your personal information, including the right to:

• Access and receive a copy of your personal information
• Correct inaccurate information
• Delete your personal information
• Restrict or object to processing
• Data portability
• Withdraw consent at any time
• Lodge a complaint with a data protection authority (for EU residents, you can find your authority at EDPB Members)

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the information below.

Data Retention and Deletion

We retain your information for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide you with our Service. You can delete your account at any time through the app settings. When you delete your account:

• Your personal data will be deleted from our active systems within 30 days
• Backup copies may be retained for up to 90 days before being permanently deleted
• We may retain certain data for longer periods where required by law (e.g., for tax or legal compliance purposes)

Authentication

We use a web-based authentication flow for signing in to the Service. This process may involve redirects and strictly necessary session data to complete sign-in. We do not use this flow for advertising or tracking purposes.

Age Restrictions

Our Service is intended for users who are 18 years of age or older. We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under the age of 18. If we become aware that we have collected personal information from a person under 18, we will take steps to delete that information. If you are under 18, please do not use this Service.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any material changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Effective Date" above.

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