VBallScore — Privacy Policy

Last updated: October 17, 2026

Plain-language summary: You can score and watch games without an account. We collect only what we need to run the service — and we never sell your data. Card payments are handled by Stripe; we never see or store your card number. Matches are public by default so family can find them — and you can make any match unlisted (link-only) with one tap.

📱Video stays with youRecordings save on your own device — not uploaded to us.

⭐The cloud only holds the highlightsStarring a moment saves the timestamp — a chapter marker, never the video.

👁You control who sees a matchMake any match unlisted (link-only); we can hide one from search on request.

🔑Sign-in is passwordlessMagic link, passkeys, or Google / Apple / Facebook / Microsoft / X — we never store a password.

🧮Minimal dataWe collect only what’s needed to run the service.

🚫Never soldWe do not sell your personal information.

1. Who we are

VBallScore ("we," "us") operates the website and app at vballscore.com (the "Service"). For privacy questions, contact info@vballscore.com.

2. Information we collect

Account information — only if you sign in. From Google, Apple, Facebook, Microsoft, or X we receive your name, an account ID, and your email address when the provider shares it. If you hide your email with Sign in with Apple, we receive only Apple's private relay address and use it just to sign you in. An email sign-in link uses your email address. A passkey stores only a public key; we never receive your fingerprint, face, or device PIN.
Match content — team names, scores, venue, match titles, and anything else you enter while scoring or running a tournament. Public matches are visible to anyone.
Location — only if you allow it, to show nearby matches first. It is not continuously tracked or stored. A venue you pin when creating a match is saved with that match. Venue search uses Google Maps Platform.
Live video — streamed to your viewers and not stored by us. Recordings save on your own device.
Messages — in-match chat and direct messages pass through our servers and may be reviewed for safety.
Technical data — IP address, device and browser type, and basic logs, used to run the Service and prevent abuse. When you send a support message, technical details such as your app version, operating system and device are attached to help us fix the problem.
Payment information — handled by Stripe. We never receive your card number; we get a payment confirmation and a Stripe reference so we can deliver what you bought.

3. How we use information

To provide and operate the Service (scoring, live scoreboards, discovery, tournaments, video).
To process payments and deliver paid features.
To keep the Service safe — preventing abuse, enforcing our Terms of Service, and acting on reports.
To communicate with you (e.g., sign-in links, receipts, and important notices).

4. How information is shared

We do not sell your personal information. We share data only as needed to run the Service:

Service providers — Cloudflare (hosting), Stripe (payments), Google Maps Platform (venue search and maps), and an email provider (sign-in links and notices).
Login providers — Google, Apple, Facebook, Microsoft, or X, only if you choose to sign in with one of them.
Public match data — public matches and what you broadcast are visible to anyone by design.
Legal — when required by law, or to protect rights and safety.

5. Cookies and local storage

We use a session cookie to keep you signed in, and your browser's storage to remember your settings. We do not use advertising trackers or follow you across other sites, so browser "Do Not Track" settings don't change anything here.

6. Data retention

We keep information only as long as needed to run the Service and meet legal and security obligations; logs are rotated. Direct messages are kept while both accounts are active. Support attachments are deleted automatically within 30 days. You can ask us to delete your account and its data (see below).

6a. YouTube connection (optional)

If you choose to connect your YouTube channel, VBallScore uses YouTube API Services to create and manage live broadcasts on your own channel at your request: creating the stream and per-match broadcasts, setting their privacy (unlisted by default), starting them when your video begins, and reading stream health to show you that your broadcast is working. We do not read or store your subscribers, comments, analytics, or video files.

We retain your Google-issued refresh credential while your YouTube connection remains authorized. A cached access token lasts about one hour. We periodically recheck authorization, including for connections that are not currently streaming. We refresh stored channel details, stream identifiers and ingest credentials, and saved broadcast/video references starting at 25 days. If refresh cannot be completed, cleanup starts at 29 days, with a 30-day maximum age for usable API metadata. Stored replay links are not video files; their visibility also follows the match's visibility setting and the video's availability on YouTube.

Use Account › YouTube connection › Disconnect YouTube to request revocation and deletion of the YouTube data VBallScore stores for that connection, including its saved replay links. Connection access is disabled immediately; remaining cross-service cleanup is retried automatically. The page reports whether Google confirmed revocation. Stop YouTube streaming in active matches first; cleanup also stops any remaining VBallScore-to-YouTube feed for the disconnected connection. This does not delete your videos on YouTube, match scores, local recordings or reels. To delete a video on YouTube, use YouTube itself. You can also revoke VBallScore's access at myaccount.google.com/permissions; scheduled authorization checks run at least every seven days. Detected loss of authorization immediately disables access and removes credentials. Unexpired replay references are hidden for up to 24 hours so reconnecting the same channel can restore them after verification; this window never extends the existing 30-day metadata deadline. Otherwise they are deleted. Explicit Disconnect YouTube requests do not use this reconnect window. You may also request deletion through Your choices and data deletion.

Use of this feature is also governed by the YouTube Terms of Service and the Google Privacy Policy.

7. Your choices and data deletion

You can ask to see, correct, or delete your data, including your whole account: in the app use Account › Delete my account, email info@vballscore.com from your account's address, or follow our Delete your data page. We verify and honor valid requests.

8. Children & minors

VBallScore is not directed to children under 13. You must be 13 or older to create an account, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child under 13 has given us information, contact us and we will delete it.

Players who appear in matches. Players, including minors, may appear in matches that an adult scores, records, or broadcasts. On a published tournament, the public tournament page shows what a printed pool sheet shows: player names, teams, pool assignments, who referees each game, scores and results. Contact details (email, phone, parent/guardian contacts), attendance and payment records are never public. The director can unpublish the event at any time.

Removal. A player, or a parent or guardian, can ask us to remove a player's information by emailing info@vballscore.com. Recordings someone saved on their own device never reach us, so we can't remove those.

9. Security

We use reasonable measures to protect information. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure.

10. Changes

We may update this Policy. Changes are shown by the "Last updated" date above.

11. Contact

Privacy questions or requests: info@vballscore.com.

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