Privacy Policy

Last Updated: 05.03.2025

Sports Playground OÜ (“we”, “us”, “our”) is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your personal information when you use our mobile application and website (collectively, the “Platform”). By accessing or using our Platform, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy.

1. Information We Collect

1.1 Personal Information You Provide

  • Account Registration: When you create an account as a Player or Host, we collect your email address and any other information you provide during the registration process.
  • Tournament Participation: We collect information related to your tournament participation, including team formation, tournament registration details, and any reviews or ratings you submit.
  • Payment Information: We collect data necessary to process payments through our third-party payment provider (e.g., Stripe), such as payment status, transaction identifiers, and payout details provided by Hosts. We do not store full payment details on our servers.

1.2 Information Collected Automatically

  • Usage Data: We automatically collect data on how you interact with the Platform, including log files, IP addresses, browser type, operating system, and device information.
  • Location Data: We collect location information from your device. This information is used to determine your country of residence for app functionalities and to identify tournament locations provided by Hosts.
  • Analytics and Crash Reporting: We use Firebase Analytics, Firebase Crashlytics, and Firebase Cloud Functions to collect data for performance monitoring, analytics, and crash reporting.
  • Authentication: Firebase Auth is used for user authentication purposes.
  • Email Communications: We use Brevo for sending emails and tracking interactions with those communications.

1.3 Cookies and Tracking Technologies

  • Cookies and Similar Tools: We do not have a dedicated cookie policy. However, note that our use of Firebase Analytics and Firebase Auth may involve the use of cookies and similar tracking technologies to enhance and secure your experience on our Platform.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for various purposes, including to:

  • Provide and Maintain the Platform: Enable you to register, access tournament details, and use our services.
  • Process Transactions: Manage payments, process refunds, and handle payouts to Hosts.
  • Enhance Functionality: Use location data to provide relevant app functionalities such as detecting your country and displaying tournament locations.
  • Improve Our Services: Analyze usage data to enhance features, optimize performance, and maintain the security of the Platform.
  • Communicate with You: Send notifications, updates, and other communications (including marketing emails where applicable, though you can opt out of marketing communications).
  • Compliance: Ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations and enforce our Terms of Service.

3. How We Share Your Information

We may share your personal information in the following circumstances:

  • With Third-Party Service Providers: We share your data with trusted third parties including:
    • Firebase: Analytics, Crashlytics, Cloud Functions, and Auth.
    • Brevo: For email communications.
    • Stripe: For payment processing.
    • Sentry: For crash reporting.
  • Legal Requirements: We may disclose your information if required by law, subpoena, or legal process, or if we believe disclosure is necessary to protect our rights or comply with a judicial proceeding.
  • Business Transfers: In the event of a merger, acquisition, or sale of all or part of our business, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction.
  • With Your Consent: We may share your information with other parties when you have provided your explicit consent.

3.5 Tournament Communication and Contact Information

Players: When you enter a tournament, the tournament host will have access to your mobile number. This allows the host to contact you regarding tournament details, schedule changes, or other relevant updates.

Hosts: As a tournament host, your mobile number will be visible to all players, this ensures that users can reach you for any tournament-related inquiries.

4. Legal Basis for Processing Personal Data

For users within the European Union (including Estonia), we process your personal data based on the following legal grounds:

  • Performance of a Contract: To provide the services you have signed up for.
  • Consent: Where you have given explicit consent for processing your personal data for specific purposes.
  • Legitimate Interests: To improve our services, ensure the security and performance of the Platform, and manage our business operations, provided that such interests do not override your rights.
  • Legal Obligations: To comply with applicable legal requirements.

5. Data Retention

We will retain your personal information for as long as necessary to:

  • Provide the services you have requested.
  • Comply with our legal obligations.
  • Resolve disputes.
  • Enforce our agreements.

There is no separate retention period for active versus terminated accounts; your data is retained as long as necessary for the purposes stated above.

6. Data Security

We implement various security measures to protect your personal information, including:

  • Encryption: Using secure encryption protocols for data in transit.
  • Access Controls: Limiting access to personal data to authorized personnel only.
  • System Monitoring: Regular monitoring of our systems to detect and prevent unauthorized access.

Please note that no method of transmission or storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

7. Your Rights

Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:

  • Access: Request access to the personal data we hold about you.
  • Correction: Request that any inaccurate or incomplete data be corrected.
  • Deletion: Request deletion of your personal data, subject to legal obligations.
  • Objection: Object to the processing of your personal data under certain circumstances.
  • Data Portability: Request that your personal data be transferred to another entity.
  • Withdrawal of Consent: Withdraw your consent for processing your personal data at any time. This will not affect the lawfulness of processing prior to the withdrawal.

To exercise your rights, please contact us using the contact information provided below.

8. International Data Transfers

Your personal information may be transferred to and maintained on servers located outside of your country of residence. By using our Platform, you consent to such transfers. We ensure that all international data transfers comply with applicable data protection laws.

9. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When changes are made, we will update the “Last Updated” date on this page and post the updated Privacy Policy on our Platform. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically to stay informed about how we are protecting your data.

10. Contact Information

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at:

Sports Playground OÜ
Email: support@padelplayground.io
Address: Tartu mnt 67/1-13B, 10115 Tallinn, Estonia

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