Privacy Policy

Your privacy matters to us. This policy explains how we handle your information.

Last updated: March 1, 2026

1. Overview

Sport Pool ("we," "us," or "our") operates the website at sportpool.io (the "Service"). This Privacy Policy describes how we collect, use, and protect your personal information when you use our Service.

By using Sport Pool, you agree to the collection and use of information as described in this policy. If you do not agree, please do not use the Service.

2. Information We Collect

Account Information

When you create an account, we collect your full name, email address, and username. Your password is securely handled by our authentication provider and is not stored in plain text.

Activity Data

We collect data related to your use of the Service, including your match predictions, pool memberships, scores, leaderboard rankings, and pool settings you configure as an administrator.

Technical Data

We may collect technical information such as your IP address, browser type and version, device information, and user agent string. This data is collected when you accept our Terms of Service and when you interact with certain features of the Service.

Cookies & Analytics Data

We use cookies and similar technologies to understand how you use the Service. This includes anonymous usage data such as pages visited, time spent on pages, and general interaction patterns. See Section 4 for more details.

Communications

If you contact us through the contact form, we collect the name, email address, and message content you provide. We also store records of email notifications sent to you through the Service.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

  • Provide, operate, and maintain the Service
  • Create and manage your account
  • Calculate scores, update leaderboards, and process predictions
  • Send you email notifications about pool activity, prediction deadlines, match results, and leaderboard updates
  • Respond to your contact form inquiries
  • Improve the Service through analytics and usage patterns
  • Log your acceptance of our Terms of Service for legal compliance
  • Detect and prevent fraud, abuse, or unauthorized access

4. Cookies & Tracking

Essential Cookies

These are required for the Service to function properly. They include authentication cookies that keep you signed in and session cookies that maintain your preferences (such as theme settings).

Analytics Cookies

We use Google Analytics (via Google Tag Manager) to collect anonymous data about how visitors use the Service. This helps us understand usage patterns and improve the experience. Google Analytics uses cookies to track interactions, but does not identify individual users to us.

Cookie Consent

We use CookieYes to manage your cookie preferences. When you first visit the Service, you will see a cookie consent banner where you can accept or decline non-essential cookies. You can change your preferences at any time through the cookie settings link.

5. Third-Party Services

We use the following third-party services to operate Sport Pool:

  • Supabase — Provides our database and authentication infrastructure. Your account information and activity data are stored securely on Supabase servers.
  • Google Analytics / Google Tag Manager — Collects anonymous usage analytics to help us understand how the Service is used. Subject to your cookie consent preferences.
  • CookieYes — Manages cookie consent preferences and displays the cookie consent banner.
  • Resend — Handles email delivery for notifications, deadline reminders, and contact form messages.
  • Vercel — Hosts the Service. Vercel may collect standard server logs including IP addresses and request data.

Each of these services has their own privacy policies governing how they handle data. We encourage you to review their respective policies.

6. Data Sharing

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties.

We share data only with the third-party service providers listed above, and only as necessary to operate the Service. Within the Service, your username, predictions, and scores are visible to other members of the pools you join. Your email address is not shared with other users.

We may disclose your information if required by law, legal process, or government request, or if we believe disclosure is necessary to protect our rights, your safety, or the safety of others.

7. Data Retention

We retain your personal information for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide the Service. If you delete your account, your personal data will be removed. Some information may be retained in anonymized form for analytical purposes, and certain records (such as terms acceptance logs) may be kept for legal compliance.

Contact form submissions are retained for as long as needed to resolve your inquiry.

8. Your Rights

You have the right to:

  • Access the personal information we hold about you
  • Correct any inaccurate or incomplete information
  • Delete your account and associated data
  • Opt out of non-essential cookies through the cookie consent banner
  • Unsubscribe from email notifications using the unsubscribe link in any email

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us. You can also delete your account directly from your profile settings.

9. Children's Privacy

The Service is not intended for children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe we have collected information from a child under 13, please contact us and we will promptly delete that information.

10. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we make changes, we will update the "Last updated" date at the top of this page. Your continued use of the Service after changes are posted constitutes your acceptance of the revised policy.

We encourage you to review this policy periodically to stay informed about how we protect your information.

11. Contact

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your data, please contact us.