Privacy Policy for Tweener

Introduction

Tweener LLC ("we," "our," or "us") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you use our mobile application and related services (collectively, the "Service").

Information We Collect

Personal Information You Provide

Account Information:

• First and last name
• Email address
• Birth date
• Gender (optional)
• Phone number
• Profile picture (optional)
• Biography (up to 150 characters, optional)

Profile Preferences:

• Sport preferences (Tennis, Beach Tennis, Padel, Pickleball)
• Match preferences (friendly, competitive, or both)
• Language/locale settings
• Privacy settings (public or private profile)

User-Generated Content:

• Match results and scores
• Comments and interactions
• Images and posts shared within the app

Information Collected Automatically

Location Information:

• Precise location (latitude/longitude) when you use location-based features
• General location information for game organization and discovery
• Cached location data for app performance

Device and Usage Information:

• Device type, operating system, and version
• App usage patterns and interactions
• Performance data and crash reports
• Push notification tokens

Sports and Gaming Data:

• Match participation and results
• Sports ratings and skill assessments
• Rating history and performance statistics
• Game confirmations and activity

Social Information

• Following and follower relationships
• Group memberships and roles
• Social interactions and activity feeds
• Follow and join requests

How We Use Your Information

We use your information to:

• Provide Core Services: Create and manage your account, facilitate match organization, and maintain sports ratings
• Enable Social Features: Connect you with other players, manage groups, and provide activity feeds
• Location Services: Help you find nearby games and players
• Personalization: Generate AI-powered match commentary and welcome messages tailored to your activities
• Communication: Send push notifications about matches, social interactions, and app updates
• Improve Our Service: Analyze app performance, fix bugs, and enhance user experience
• Safety and Security: Protect against fraud, spam, and other harmful activities

Information Sharing and Disclosure

Within the Tweener Community

• Public Profiles: If you set your profile to public, other users can see your profile information, match history, and sports ratings.
• Private Profiles: If you set your profile to private, only approved followers can see your detailed information.
• Match Participants: Match results and related information are shared with other participants in the same match.
• Groups: Information is shared with group members based on group privacy settings (open, closed, or private).

Third-Party Service Providers

We share information with trusted service providers who help us operate our Service:

Authentication Services:

• Firebase Authentication (Google) for secure user authentication
• Google Sign-In for OAuth authentication
• Apple Sign-In for iOS authentication
• Facebook Login for social authentication

Cloud Storage:

• Google Cloud Storage for storing profile pictures and user-uploaded images

Social Features:

• GetStream for real-time activity feeds and social interactions

AI Services:

• Google Gemini AI for generating personalized match commentary and welcome messages

Location Services:

• Google Maps API and Google Places API for location services and place information

Monitoring and Analytics:

• New Relic for application performance monitoring and crash reporting

Push Notifications:

• Expo Push Notification Service for delivering app notifications

Legal Requirements

We may disclose your information if required by law, regulation, legal process, or governmental request, or to protect the rights, property, or safety of Tweener, our users, or the public.

International Data Transfers

Our Service uses cloud-based infrastructure and third-party services that may process your information in countries other than your country of residence. These transfers are necessary to provide our services and are protected by appropriate safeguards.

Data Retention

We retain your information for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide our services. You may delete your account at any time, after which we will delete or anonymize your personal information, except where we're required to retain it for legal purposes.

Your Privacy Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights:

• Access: Request a copy of the personal information we hold about you
• Correction: Update or correct inaccurate personal information
• Deletion: Request deletion of your personal information
• Portability: Receive your personal information in a portable format
• Opt-out: Opt out of certain data processing activities
• Restriction: Request that we limit how we process your information

To exercise these rights, contact us at privacy@tweener.club.

Children's Privacy

Our Service is not intended for children under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe we have collected information from a child under 13, please contact us immediately.

Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is 100% secure.

Security Measures Include:

• Encrypted data transmission
• Secure authentication through Firebase
• Regular security monitoring
• Access controls and authentication

Artificial Intelligence

We use AI services to enhance your experience by:

• Personalized Commentary: Generating customized match insights based on your performance statistics
• Welcome Messages: Creating personalized welcome content
• Content Enhancement: Improving user experience through intelligent recommendations

Your data used for AI processing is handled in accordance with our service providers' privacy standards and is used solely to enhance your Tweener experience.

Push Notifications

We may send you push notifications about:

• Match invitations and confirmations
• Social interactions and followers
• Group activities and updates
• Important account or service information

You can manage notification preferences in your device settings or within the app.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any significant changes by posting the new Privacy Policy in the app and updating the "Last Updated" date above. Your continued use of the Service after any changes constitutes acceptance of the updated Privacy Policy.