Transparency
What we collect & why
A plain-language summary. For the formal legal disclosures, see the Privacy Policy.
Data the app collects
| What | Why | When you consent | Required? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Email address | So you can sign in across devices and we can email order receipts. | Sign-up | Yes (account) |
| Display name & mode | To personalise the app and route you to the right experience (Spectator or Competitor). | Sign-up | Yes (account) |
| Precise location (foreground only) | To show your position on the venue map and surface nearby rings, vendors and POIs. Never collected in the background. Aggregated after 90 days. | OS location prompt — first time you open the map | No — the app works without it |
| Push-notification token | To send you order updates, ring-call alerts and results notifications. | OS notification prompt | No — opt in / out any time in Settings |
| Order & payment data | To process food, merch and other on-site purchases. Payment card data goes directly to our PCI processor (Stripe); we never store full card numbers. | When you place an order | Only if you order |
| Competitor entries & results | To show your schedule, ring assignments and placements. | When you link a USEF / USHJA number or are entered in a HITS class | Only if you compete |
| Crash & performance data | To find and fix bugs and improve performance. | Automatic, anonymised | Opt out in Settings |
| Anonymous product analytics | Screen views and feature usage, IP-truncated, no session replay of sensitive screens. Helps us see which features are useful. | Automatic, anonymised; opt out in Settings | No |
The consent flow
- Sign-up. You enter an email and choose a mode. We tell you up front what is collected and link to this page.
- First map open. The OS asks you whether to share precise location, with our short purpose string attached.
- First notification. The OS asks you whether to allow push, with our short purpose string attached.
- Settings, any time. Toggle location, push, marketing-email and analytics consents on or off.
- Account deletion. One tap in Settings → Account → Delete. We delete within 30 days, except where law requires retention (e.g. tax records on completed orders).
What we never do
- We never sell or rent your personal data.
- We never share your data with advertising networks.
- We never track your location in the background.
- We never read or transmit any content from outside our app.
Questions? Email dpo@thehitsapp.info.