Privacy policy
Last updated 14 November 2026
This policy explains what the Tapeline app and website collect, why, and what you can do about it. Tapeline is run by an individual developer; contact details are at the end.
What we collect
- Account: your email address, a display name, and an optional profile photo and country. If you sign up with a password we store only a secure hash of it. If you sign in with Google or Apple we receive your email address and an account identifier from them.
- What you do in the app: your picks, round scores, XP, belt and leaderboard positions. When you score a round we record the IP address it came from, to stop vote stuffing.
- Notifications: if you allow them, a push token for your phone so we can send fight-night alerts.
- Email: a record of the emails we send you (for example password resets), and whether you opted in to news and offers. Marketing email is off unless you turn it on.
- Technical logs: our server keeps short-lived request logs and error reports to keep the service running.
We don’t use advertising, ad tracking or third-party analytics, and we don’t sell your data.
How we use it
To run your account, score picks and rounds, show leaderboards (your display name and stats are visible to other users), send the notifications and emails you asked for, and keep the service secure. Crowd scores and statistics are shown only as totals that don’t identify anyone.
Who processes it for us
- DigitalOcean: hosts our servers and database.
- Brevo: sends our emails.
- Google Firebase Cloud Messaging: delivers push notifications.
- Google and Apple: only if you choose to sign in with them.
How long we keep it
We keep your data while your account exists. When you delete your account, your profile, picks, scores, XP, notification tokens and email records are deleted straight away. Database backups are kept for up to 14 days, after which deleted data is gone from them too.
Your choices
- Change your display name, photo and notification and email settings in the app.
- Delete your account at any time in the app: Settings → Delete account. See Delete your account for other ways.
- Ask us for a copy of your data or to correct it by emailing us.
Children
Tapeline is not meant for children under 13, and we don’t knowingly collect their data.
Changes
If we change this policy we’ll update the date above, and tell you in the app if the change matters.