Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy explains how the developer (“we”) of “TeamScore” (the “App”) handles information about its users (“you”). This English translation is provided for convenience; if it differs from the Japanese version, the Japanese version prevails.

1. Overview

• You can use the App without signing in. When you are not signed in, the teams, players, games and other records you enter are stored only on your device and are not sent to us or to third parties (except for the advertising data described in Section 4).
• Only when you sign in and turn on syncing for a team, or join a team with an invite code, is that team’s data stored on a server and shared with your other devices and the team’s members.
• The App does not collect usage analytics or crash reports.

2. Information we collect and how we use it

2-1. Account information (when you sign in)

Sign-in uses Firebase Authentication provided by Google LLC. Depending on how you sign in, we receive:

The App never handles your password. What you enter on the Apple or Google sign-in screens is not passed to the App.

2-2. Team data you sync and share

When you sync a team, the following data for that team is stored in Cloud Firestore provided by Google LLC:

• The team’s name and color, its members (user ID, name, role, join date), and invite codes
• Players (name, uniform number, throwing and batting hand), and the names and notes of opponents and ballparks
• Games (date, game type, tournament name, score, notes, lineups, etc.) and the pitch-by-pitch record of pitches, batted balls, runners and substitutions
• Schedules and attendance
• When each item was written, and the user ID and a per-device identifier of the writer (to resolve sync conflicts)

We use this data only to sync and share the team’s records between your devices and the team’s members. Only members of the team can read it (editors can change it; viewers can only read it). We do not look at team data except when necessary to operate the App, such as investigating a failure.

If you enter information about other people, such as players’ names, please obtain their permission first.

2-3. Information used only on your device

The following stays on your device and is not sent to a server:

• Notifications: schedule reminders are local notifications scheduled on your device (only if you allow them)
• Live Activities and widgets: game progress is saved in the App’s shared container on your device to show it on the Lock Screen and Home Screen
• Settings and records of sync state

3. Sharing with third parties

We do not provide your personal information to third parties without your consent, except as required by law. The App uses the following services, and information is sent to their providers:

These services’ servers may be located outside Japan (for example, in the United States). See Firebase Privacy and Security, the Google Privacy Policy and the Apple Privacy Policy.

Data you export or share yourself (shared game results, stats CSV files, backup files for MyScore, invite codes, etc.) goes to the destination you choose.

4. Advertising

The App shows ads using Google AdMob provided by Google LLC. To show ads, measure their performance and prevent fraud, the AdMob SDK sends the following to Google:

• The advertising identifier (IDFA), only if you allow it when the App asks to track your activity. If you do not allow it, it is not sent and you see ads that are not based on your interests. You can change this at any time in iOS Settings > Privacy & Security > Tracking
• Ad impressions and taps, device model, OS version, and approximate location (country or region inferred from your IP address), etc.

Where required by the laws of your region (such as the GDPR in the EEA and the UK, or US state laws), the App uses Google’s User Messaging Platform to ask for your consent to, or let you choose, how your information is used for ads. You can change your choice at any time in Settings > Ad Privacy Settings (shown only in applicable regions). See How Google uses information from sites or apps that use its services.

Your team and game records are never sent for advertising.

5. Retention and deletion

• Data on your device is removed when you delete it in the App or delete the App.
• When the owner deletes a synced team in the App, it is also removed from other members’ devices. A record that the data was deleted remains on the server so other devices learn about it, and everything is removed when the owner deletes their account.
• Deleting your account: you can delete your account at any time with “Delete Account” in the Account section of Settings. This deletes the server data of teams you own (including invite codes and members), your membership in teams you joined, and your Firebase account, and revokes the Apple or Google sign-in link. Teams you own remain on your device as local data.
• When you leave a team, you are removed from its member list (your name remains in a record of removed members, and you cannot rejoin with the same invite code until the owner clears it).

6. Security

All communication is encrypted. Access rules on the server ensure that signed-in users can read and write only the data of teams they belong to.

7. Children

We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. Children under 13 who sign in to use team sync should do so with a parent’s or guardian’s consent.

8. Your rights

You may request disclosure, correction, suspension of use or deletion of your personal information we hold, as provided by law. Most of this can be done in the App (change your name through your Apple or Google account). For anything else, contact us as described in Section 10.

9. Changes to this policy

We may update this policy to reflect changes in law or new features. We will announce important changes on this page and in the App. The updated policy takes effect when posted on this page.

10. Contact

For questions about this policy or how we handle your information, please use the contact information on the Support page.