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Privacy Policy

Last Updated: April 12, 2026

Overview

TableTopTourney ("we", "our", or "the app") respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal data. This privacy policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your information when you use our board game tournament tracking application.

Information We Collect

Account Information

When you create an account, we collect:

  • Email address
  • Display name
  • Profile picture (optional)

Tournament Data

When you use the app, we store:

  • Tournament settings and configurations
  • Game play records and scores
  • Contestant information and statistics
  • Game collection and ownership data

BoardGameGeek Import Data

If you choose to use the BoardGameGeek (BGG) play import feature, we collect additional data. This feature is entirely optional and only activated when a tournament organiser explicitly enters a BGG username and clicks "Fetch Plays". No data is retrieved from BGG automatically.

When you use the BGG import, we retrieve and store:

  • The BGG username(s) you provide
  • Play records for the specified year: game title, play date, player count
  • Win/loss data associated with those plays
  • BGG usernames linked to contestant profiles (when you choose to map them)

This data originates from BoardGameGeek's public XML API. By using the import feature, you acknowledge that the plays you import are publicly visible on BoardGameGeek.

How We Use Your Information

We use your information to:

  • Provide and maintain the tournament tracking service
  • Send tournament invitations to email addresses you provide
  • Allow tournament organizers to find and add registered users to a tournament by entering an exact email address
  • Calculate statistics and championship results
  • Display public tournaments to other users (if you choose to make them public)
  • Authenticate your account and ensure security

BoardGameGeek Integration — Lawful Basis & Your Rights

Our legal basis for processing BGG import data is consent: you actively initiate the import by providing a username and clicking the import button. You are not required to use this feature.

By using this feature, you are also subject to BoardGameGeek's Privacy Policy. TableTopTourney uses BGG's public XML API in accordance with their API Terms of Use.

Retention: Imported play data is retained for as long as your tournament exists. You can delete individual plays at any time from the tournament dashboard, or request full deletion via our contact form.

International data transfer: BoardGameGeek is operated from the United States. When you trigger an import, a request is made to BGG's servers in the US to retrieve your public play data. We do not store any data on BGG's behalf — data is fetched transiently and then stored in our own EU/UK-accessible infrastructure.

Automated ranking: Imported play data is used to calculate tournament standings, statistics, and achievements. This processing is disclosed here as a matter of transparency.

AI and machine learning: We do not use any data imported from BoardGameGeek — or any other data you provide — to train artificial intelligence or large language models. This is strictly prohibited by BGG's API Terms of Use and our own policy.

Attribution: Game data (titles, images, complexity ratings) is sourced from and powered by BoardGameGeek.

Data Storage and Security

Your data is stored securely using industry-standard encryption. We use Google Firebase for authentication and PostgreSQL for data storage. We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction.

Data Sharing

We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to third parties. Your data may be shared only:

  • With contestants you explicitly invite to your tournaments, or with tournament organizers who add you to their tournament by entering your exact email address
  • With other users if you choose to make your tournament public
  • When required by law or to respond to legal process

You may be added to a tournament without taking any action if an organizer enters your email address and it matches your registered account. You can leave a tournament at any time from the tournament's Contestants tab.

Your Rights

You have the right to:

  • Access your personal data
  • Correct inaccurate data
  • Delete your account and associated data
  • Control the visibility of your tournaments (public/private)
  • Opt out of email invitations

Cookies

We use essential cookies for authentication and session management. These are necessary for the app to function properly and cannot be disabled.

Children's Privacy

TableTopTourney is not intended for children under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. Any changes will be reflected with an updated "Last Updated" date at the top of this page.

Contact Us

If you have questions about this privacy policy or your data, please contact us through the app's support channels or create an issue on our GitHub repository.