Paddle Wars Privacy Policy

Paddle Wars is a competitive pickleball app where real-world courts are Arenas you can claim, hold, and defend through verified, geofenced matches and ranked ladders. Unlike some of our other apps, Paddle Wars has player accounts and a server, so it does collect and store some data to make the game work. This policy explains what we collect, why, and your choices.

What we collect

• Account details: your email address (for sign-in), a hashed password, your handle, and an optional display name
• An optional profile photo (avatar) you choose to upload
• Location: your precise location is used on your device to show nearby courts, and is sent to our server only at check-in to verify you are physically at the court (the geofence check)
• Gameplay data you generate by playing: matches, scores, ratings, court claims and defenses, disputes, and similar records, tied to your account
• A device notification token, only if you turn on notifications

How we use it

We use this data only to operate the game: to run your account, match you with other players, verify geofenced check-ins and results, compute ratings and leaderboards, and send the notifications you opt into.

Apple Health

If you opt in, Paddle Wars saves your finished matches to Apple Health as pickleball workouts (duration and an estimated calorie burn). This is written to the Health app on your device only — it is never transmitted to us and is never stored on our servers. Paddle Wars does not read any health data.

What other players can and cannot see

Paddle Wars is a competitive ladder, so some information is public to other players: your handle, rank tier, rating, and which courts you hold. When you check in, others can see that you are playing at that court — but never your precise location. Your email, password, and exact coordinates are never shown to other players.

What we do NOT do

• We do not use third-party advertising networks
• We do not use analytics, telemetry, or tracking SDKs, and we do not track you across other companies' apps or websites
• We do not sell your data

Where your data lives

Account and gameplay data are stored on our backend, hosted on Supabase (a managed Postgres database and file storage). Data is encrypted in transit using standard HTTPS/TLS. We restrict access to player data with row-level security so the app only returns data you are allowed to see.

Your choices

• Location and notification permissions can be changed any time in iOS Settings; the app requests them only with a clear explanation
• You can block or report other players from within the app
• You can request deletion of your account and associated data by emailing support@clmsstudio.com

Children

Paddle Wars is not directed at children under 13 and is not designed for use by children without supervision.

Changes to this policy

If this policy changes, the "Last updated" date at the top of this page will be revised. The current version always lives at this URL.

Contact

Questions about this policy? Email: support@clmsstudio.com