Privacy Policy

Court Buddy ("we", "us", "our") operates the website at courtbud.app. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your personal information when you use our service.

We collect information you provide directly when you:

• Create an account (email address, full name, phone number, gender, zip code)
• Set up teams and rosters (team names, player names, contact information)
• Submit lineups and match schedules
• Update your communication preferences

We also collect basic usage data such as pages visited and features used to help improve the service.

• To provide and maintain the lineup exchange service
• To send email notifications about lineup submissions, match reminders, and reschedule requests
• To send optional SMS notifications if you opt in
• To communicate important service updates
• To improve and optimize the platform

We do not sell your personal data to third parties.

Your data is shared only in the following limited circumstances:

• Lineup exchanges: Your lineup data is shared with the opposing team captain as part of the core service functionality.
• Team rosters: Player names and contact details are visible to your team captain.
• Email delivery: We use Resend to deliver transactional emails.
• SMS delivery: We use Twilio for optional SMS notifications.

Court Buddy uses only essential session cookies for authentication. We do not use third-party tracking cookies, analytics cookies, or advertising cookies.

We take reasonable measures to protect your data, including:

• HTTPS encryption for all data in transit
• Passwords hashed with bcrypt
• Secure session-based authentication

We retain your personal data for as long as your account is active. If you delete your account, your personal data will be removed. Team and match data you contributed may be retained in anonymized form.

You have the right to:

• Access and update your personal information via your profile
• Delete your account
• Opt out of non-essential communications
• Request a copy of your data

Court Buddy is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children under 13. If you believe a child has provided us personal data, please contact us so we can remove it.

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated "Last updated" date.

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, please visit our contact page.