Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

KickVista (“we”, “our”, or “us”) operates the website kickvista.io (the “Service”). This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website. Please read this policy carefully. If you disagree with any part of it, please discontinue use of the Service.

2. Information We Collect

Information you provide directly:

• Account registration data (email address, nickname)
• Community posts and comments you submit
• Profile preferences such as favourite league

Information collected automatically:

• Log data: IP address, browser type, pages visited, time and date of visit
• Device information: hardware model, operating system, unique device identifiers
• Cookies and similar tracking technologies (see Section 5)
• Usage data: attendance check-in activity, pages viewed, features used

3. How We Use Your Information

• To provide, operate, and maintain the Service
• To manage your account and track attendance points
• To send service-related notifications (account security, feature updates)
• To personalise your experience based on your league and team preferences
• To analyse aggregate usage patterns and improve the Service
• To comply with legal obligations

4. Sharing of Information

We do not sell your personal data. We may share information with:

• Service providers — Supabase (authentication & database hosting), Vercel (hosting), and other infrastructure partners who process data on our behalf under strict confidentiality agreements.
• Analytics providers — Aggregated, anonymised data to understand traffic patterns (e.g. Vercel Analytics).
• Law enforcement — When required by applicable law, court order, or governmental authority.

5. Cookies & Advertising

We use cookies and similar technologies to operate and improve the Service. This includes:

• Essential cookies — required for authentication and session management.
• Preference cookies — remember your locale and display settings.
• Advertising cookies — we use Google AdSense to display advertisements. Google may use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this site and other sites on the internet. You can opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings.

For more information on how Google uses data from sites that use its advertising services, visit policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites.

6. Data Retention

We retain your personal data for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide the Service. You may request deletion of your account and associated data at any time by contacting privacy@kickvista.io. Aggregated, anonymised data may be retained indefinitely for analytical purposes.

7. Your Rights

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

• Access — request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
• Correction — request that we correct inaccurate or incomplete data.
• Deletion — request that we delete your personal data (“right to be forgotten”).
• Portability — receive your data in a structured, machine-readable format.
• Objection — object to the processing of your data for direct marketing purposes.
• Withdrawal of consent — withdraw consent at any time where processing is based on consent.

Korean residents also have rights under the Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA) including the right to inspect, correct, delete, and suspend processing of your personal information.

8. Children's Privacy

The Service is not directed to children under the age of 14. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 14. If you believe we have inadvertently collected such information, please contact us immediately and we will delete it promptly.

9. Security

We implement industry-standard security measures including HTTPS encryption, hashed password storage, and role-based access controls. However, no method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

10. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any material changes by updating the “Last updated” date at the top of this page. Continued use of the Service after changes constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.