Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy describes how Sportagories ("we," "us," or "our") collects, uses, and shares personal information when you use our sports trivia website and related services. If you have questions, contact us at greg@laketech.com.

Who we are

Sportagories is a sports trivia site operated by Lake Tech. We offer free and Pro subscription play, account features, and community content. Our contact email is greg@laketech.com.

Information we collect

We collect the following categories of personal information:

• Identifiers: email address, account or user id, display name, and an optional profile photo when you create an account.
• Profile information you choose to add: handle, bio, favorite teams and sports, and country.
• Gameplay and usage data: quiz scores, streaks, game progress, and similar activity tied to your account or device session.
• Billing data (Pro subscribers): payments are processed by Stripe. We store a Stripe customer id and subscription status. We never store full card numbers.
• Technical, log, and cookie data: IP address, browser type, device information, pages viewed, and cookies used for sign-in, preferences, analytics, and advertising (where enabled).

How we use your information

We use personal information to:

• Run the games and deliver the Sportagories experience.
• Save your progress, stats, streaks, and account settings.
• Provide Sportagories Pro features and manage subscriptions.
• Keep the service secure and prevent abuse.
• Understand how the product is used and improve it over time.

How we share your information

We use service providers to operate the site. They process data on our behalf and only as we instruct them:

• Google Firebase for authentication, database, and hosting.
• Stripe for payment processing and subscription management.
• Google Analytics for usage analytics (when you have accepted optional cookies and have not opted out).
• Google AdSense for advertising on the free tier (when you have accepted optional cookies and have not opted out).

We do not sell your personal information for money.

However, use of advertising and analytics cookies may be considered a "sale" or "sharing" of personal information under California law, including for cross-context behavioral advertising. If you are a California resident, you can opt out at any time on our Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information page, or by enabling a Global Privacy Control (GPC) signal in your browser, which we honor.

Your California privacy rights

If you are a California resident, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) give you the right to:

• Know / access: request details about the categories and specific pieces of personal information we have collected about you.
• Delete: request deletion of your personal information, subject to certain exceptions.
• Correct: request correction of inaccurate personal information.
• Opt out of sale / sharing: opt out of the sale or sharing of personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising.
• Limit use of sensitive personal information: we do not use sensitive personal information for purposes that require a limit option under CPRA.
• Non-discrimination: we will not discriminate against you for exercising any of these rights.

How to exercise your rights

Signed-in users can download their data, opt out of sale/sharing, and delete their account from the Account page. Anyone can use the Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information page to opt out on the current browser. You may also email greg@laketech.com to submit a request. We will not discriminate against you for exercising any privacy right.

Cookies

We use cookies and similar technologies for essential functions (keeping you signed in, remembering gameplay state) and, with your consent, for analytics and advertising.

• Necessary cookies are required for core site functionality.
• Analytics and advertising cookies help us measure traffic and show ads on the free tier. They load only if you accept cookies in our consent banner and have not opted out on the Do Not Sell or Share page.

You can change optional cookie choices via the consent banner and the Do Not Sell page linked above.

Data retention

We keep personal information for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide the service, comply with law, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements. When you delete your account, we delete or anonymize associated data within a reasonable period, except where we must retain certain records by law.

Children

Sportagories is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has provided us personal information, contact us at greg@laketech.com and we will take steps to delete it.

Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will post the revised policy on this page and update the "Last updated" date above. Continued use of the site after changes means you accept the updated policy.

This policy is provided for transparency and is not legal advice.