1. Introduction

Welcome to Tippna ("we", "our", or "us"), operated at tippna.com. We are committed to protecting your personal information and your right to privacy.

If you disagree with this policy, please discontinue using our services. You can contact us at support@tippna.com.

2. Information We Collect

We may collect the following types of information:

• Account Information: Name, email address, and username when you register.
• OAuth Data: When signing in via Google, we receive your email, name, and public profile information.
• Usage Data: Pages visited, features used, prediction history, and group activity.
• Device Information: Device type, operating system, and unique device identifiers.
• Log Data: IP address, browser type, referring/exit pages, and timestamps.
• Push Notification Tokens: Firebase generates device tokens for notifications.
• Locally Cached Data: User preferences, language settings, and cached API responses.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use collected data for the following purposes:

• Provide, operate, and maintain our services.
• Manage your account and private prediction groups.
• Calculate and display standings and scores.
• Send service-related notifications and updates.
• Monitor and analyze usage to improve the app.
• Detect and prevent fraudulent or abusive activity.
• Serve relevant advertisements via Google AdMob.
• Authenticate users via Google OAuth.
• Store user preferences and language settings locally.

4. Advertising – Google AdMob

Tippna uses Google AdMob in the mobile application to display ads. This service may use cookies and similar technologies to serve ads based on your activity.

You can opt out of personalized ads from Google Ads Settings.

For more information: How Google uses partner data.

5. Cookies

We use cookies and similar technologies to track activity and store some information on our website. If you reject cookies, some parts of the website may not function correctly.

• Essential cookies: Required for basic website functionality.
• Analytics cookies: Help us understand usage trends.
• Advertising cookies: Used by Google AdMob for relevant ads.

6. Google Authentication

You can sign in to Tippna using your Google account. We receive your email, name, and public profile information needed for authentication and account creation.

Google may process additional data under its own privacy policy. See Google Privacy Policy.

7. Firebase Cloud Messaging & Push Notifications

Tippna uses Firebase Cloud Messaging (FCM) to deliver push notifications for updates and important alerts. We collect:

• Device token (generated by Firebase).
• Notification delivery records.
• Device operating system type.

See Firebase Privacy Practices.

8. Local Storage & Caching

Tippna stores some data locally on your device to improve performance and support offline behavior.

• User preferences and settings.
• Selected language preference.
• Cached API responses.
• Standard app configuration data.

Locally stored data remains on your device. Deleting the app or clearing app data removes local cache.

9. App Permissions

The app requests only the permissions it needs:

• Internet access for server communication and content loading.
• Network state to detect connectivity.
• Post notifications (Android 13+) for push notifications.
• Camera and photo library access (iOS) for updating your profile photo.

10. Third-Party Services

We use trusted third-party services including:

• Firebase – push notifications and cloud messaging.
• Google Sign-In – OAuth authentication.
• Google AdMob – in-app advertising.
• Google Analytics – usage analytics.

11. Data Retention & Account Deletion

We retain personal information only as long as necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy, or as required to comply with our legal obligations. Firebase notification tokens are retained only while your app is active; upon app uninstall or explicit sign-out, your device token becomes inactive.

You may request deletion of your account and associated data at any time, and we process requests within 30 days.

12. Deletion Request Links

Use these links to request deletion of personal data or complete account deletion with associated data.

• Request Data Deletion
• Request Account Deletion

13. Children's Privacy

Our service is not directed to anyone under age 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.

14. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy over time. Changes will be posted on this page with a new "Last updated" date.

15. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, contact us:

• Email: support@tippna.com
• Contact form: tippna.com/contact
• Website: tippna.com