Privacy Policy

Welcome to SportsXone ("we," "our," "us"). We are committed to protecting your personal privacy and providing a transparent disclosure of our data practices. This Privacy Policy governs the website (https://sportsxone.com), the mobile application ("App"), and any related chat services, forums, predictive games, or online communities we operate (collectively, the "Service").

By downloading, registering for, or using the SportsXone Service, you agree to the collection, storage, and processing of your information as outlined in this policy. If you do not agree with these practices, please immediately cease using the Service and delete the application from your device.

We collect information that you directly provide to us, as well as metadata gathered automatically during your use of our platform:

- Account Information: When you create a SportsXone account, we collect your email address, username, password (which is securely hashed), and custom notification preferences (such as "XoneEmails" for friend/game invites and "ArticleEmails" for weekly digest summaries).

- User-Generated Content: We collect the messages, text, reactions, links, and photos you post in public, private, or game-associated chat channels ("Xones").

- Games & Activity: To facilitate our prediction games (NFL Survivor, Pick'em, and Parlay Challenge), we collect and store your game picks, weekly spreads selected, progressive points scores, and tournament participation logs.

- Device & Technical Metadata: When accessing the platform or App, we collect logs including IP addresses, device hardware identifiers, operating system version, browser types, and crash log analytics.

We use your information to power our interactive communities and personalize your sports chatting experience:

- Core Operations: Authenticating your identity, creating private Xones, hosting chat rooms, and administering sports game leaderboards.

- Service Updates: Delivering transaction alerts, friend request notices, game invitation links, and weekly digest emails according to your profile checkboxes.

- Safety & Security: Monitoring for toxic behavior, preventing spam, detecting bots or cheating systems in predictive games, and enforcing our Terms of Service.

- Operations Maintenance: Troubleshooting app errors, evaluating site speed, and showing relevant advertisements to offset hosting costs.

We display third-party advertisements on our platform using the AdSterra network. This allows us to keep standard services free for all sports fans:

- AdSterra Integration: AdSterra and its advertising partners use cookies, device identifiers, web beacons, and other tracking technologies to automatically collect information about your visits to SportsXone and other websites. This data may include IP address, browser user-agent, pages viewed, and click statistics.

- Ad Personalization: The information gathered is used by AdSterra to analyze traffic patterns, serve relevant advertising campaigns, and measure the effectiveness of those ads on our platforms.

- Opt-Out Options: You can restrict or opt-out of personalized advertisement tracking by adjusting your mobile device advertising identifier settings (such as "Limit Ad Tracking" on iOS or "Opt out of Ads Personalization" on Android), modifying cookie storage choices inside your web browser, or visiting independent industry opt-out portals (such as the DAA or NAI websites).

We never sell or rent your personal information to third-party brokers. We only share details as necessary to run the Service:

- Service Providers: We share limited technical identifiers with partners who help host our databases and transmit emails. In particular, we use Amazon Web Services Simple Email Service (AWS SES) to route system messages, game notifications, and subscriber digests.

- Legal Obligations: We may disclose user data if required by subpeonas, court orders, or regulations, or if we believe in good faith that disclosure is necessary to protect the safety of users, investigate Terms of Service violations, or prevent fraud.

The security of your personal data is paramount to us:

- Encryption & Protection: We employ industry-standard security protocols to store database entries. All account passwords are encrypted and hashed using robust cryptographic functions (bcryptjs) before they are saved to our servers.

- Storage Limits: We retain your account settings, game prediction history, and chat logs for as long as your account remains active or as needed to maintain historical game leaderboards.

- No Absolute Guarantee: While we implement high-standard defenses, no transmission of information over the internet or mobile networks is completely risk-free. We cannot guarantee absolute security against malicious, unauthorized database breaches.

You possess control over the data you share with SportsXone:

- Profile Controls: You can check or uncheck communication preferences (like XoneEmails or ArticleEmails) directly inside your user settings panel to opt-out of email notifications instantly.

- Account Deletion: You have the right to request permanent deletion of your account and all associated messages or games logs. To initiate this, please email sportsxoneweb@gmail.com from the address linked to your account with the subject "Account Deletion Request". We will verify your identity and delete your personal database records within 30 days.

SportsXone is intended for audiences at least 13 years of age (or the minimum legal age in your region).

We do not intentionally gather or store personal details from children under the age of 13. If you believe a child under 13 has created an account or shared personal information on our Service, please contact us immediately at sportsxoneweb@gmail.com. If we discover we have inadvertently collected data from a child under 13, we will delete it promptly.

If you have any questions, feedback, or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy or our security measures, please reach out to us at:

Email: sportsxoneweb@gmail.com

Mailing Address: Delaware, USA (SportsXone Operations)