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Privacy Policy

This page covers Chess Tournament Manager on Android and iOS (also published as Chess Tournaments on Android), and Chess Tournament Manager Pro on macOS and Windows. Read the section for the edition you use. Mobile and desktop have separate purchase and service arrangements.

Android & iOS

Last updated: May 24, 2026

This Privacy Policy applies to the Chess Tournament Manager mobile application, also published as Chess Tournaments on Android, provided by Daniel Milano ("we", "us", or "Service Provider").

The app helps users create and manage chess tournaments, including players, rounds, pairings, results, standings, PDFs, premium features, sign-in, and optional cloud backup. This service is provided as a freemium service and is intended for use as is.

Information We Collect

We collect and process information only as needed to provide, maintain, secure, improve, and support the app.

Information you enter in the app

The app lets you create and manage chess tournament data. This may include:

  • tournament names;

  • player names;

  • Elo ratings or similar rating values;

  • rounds, pairings, results, standings, tiebreaks, byes, and winners;

  • app preferences, such as language, theme, and tournament settings.

This information is primarily stored locally on your device. If you use cloud backup, the app may back up this information to your own cloud account as described below.

Account and sign-in information

The app supports account sign-in through platform-dependent providers, such as Google Sign-In on Android and Sign in with Apple on iOS. Depending on your platform and the provider you choose, we may receive and process:

  • an account user identifier;

  • your email address;

  • your display name;

  • a profile photo URL, if provided by the sign-in provider;

  • Firebase Authentication identifiers associated with your account.

We use this information to sign you in, identify your app account, sync premium entitlement state, and associate cloud backup metadata with the correct signed-in user.

Purchases and subscription information

The app uses RevenueCat and the app stores to manage premium features and subscription or purchase status. We may process:

  • purchase and subscription status;

  • product identifiers;

  • purchase dates, renewal status, and entitlement status;

  • app store transaction information provided by Apple, Google, RevenueCat, or their SDKs;

  • account identifiers needed to associate your premium entitlement with your signed-in app account.

We do not receive or store your full payment card details. Payments are processed by Apple App Store, Google Play, RevenueCat, and their payment infrastructure.

Cloud backup information

Cloud backup is optional and may require sign-in and an active premium entitlement.

On Android, the app may use Google Drive app data storage to save and restore app backups in your Google account.

On iOS, the app may use CloudKit/iCloud private database storage to save and restore app backups in your Apple/iCloud account.

Backups may include the tournament and player data listed above, plus backup metadata such as format version, schema version, file name, creation date, and the signed-in app user identifier used to match the backup to the correct user.

Analytics and diagnostics

The app uses analytics and crash reporting to understand app usage, diagnose problems, and improve reliability. This may include:

  • app interactions and feature usage;

  • device and operating system information;

  • app version and platform;

  • crash logs and diagnostic data;

  • product interaction events such as creating a tournament, opening the privacy policy, sharing a PDF, or starting a purchase flow;

  • event parameters such as tournament format, number of players, number of rounds, and, in some app versions, tournament names entered by the user.

We do not use analytics data for advertising tracking.

Automatically collected technical information

When you use the app and related services, third-party SDKs and platform services may automatically process technical information such as:

  • device identifiers or installation identifiers;

  • IP address;

  • operating system and app version;

  • approximate country or region derived from network or store data;

  • crash and performance diagnostics;

  • product interaction data.

How We Use Information

We use information to:

  • provide tournament-management features;

  • save and restore local app data;

  • provide account sign-in;

  • enable optional cloud backup and restore;

  • verify and restore premium purchases or subscriptions;

  • provide customer support;

  • prevent abuse, fraud, and entitlement errors;

  • improve app stability, performance, and usability;

  • comply with legal obligations and app store requirements.

Third-Party Services

The app uses third-party services that may process information under their own privacy policies:

These providers may process data as service providers, processors, or independent controllers depending on the service, platform, and account you use.

Sharing of Information

We do not sell your personal information.

We may share information only:

  • with service providers that help operate app functionality, analytics, crash reporting, sign-in, purchase verification, or cloud backup;

  • with Apple, Google, Firebase, RevenueCat, or cloud providers as required for the features you use;

  • when required by law, legal process, or government request;

  • when reasonably necessary to protect our rights, users, app security, or prevent fraud or abuse.

Data Retention

Local app data remains on your device until you delete it in the app, uninstall the app, clear app data, or remove it through your device operating system.

Cloud backups remain in your Google Drive app data storage or iCloud/CloudKit account until replaced, deleted through available app functionality, deleted from your cloud account where supported, or removed following a valid deletion request where we are able to perform the deletion.

Account, purchase, analytics, and diagnostic data may be retained by Firebase, RevenueCat, Apple, Google, and related services according to their own retention policies and as needed for purchase restoration, fraud prevention, legal compliance, analytics, and support.

We retain support emails and deletion requests for as long as reasonably necessary to respond, keep records of the request, and comply with legal obligations.

Account and Data Deletion

You may request deletion of your app account and associated app data by contacting us at:

bottega.software@gmail.com

Please use the subject line Chess Tournament Manager - Account and Data Deletion and include the email address or account provider used to sign in to the app. We may need to verify that you control the account before deleting account-linked data.

You can also use our Account and Data Deletion page:

https://sites.google.com/view/chess-tournament-manager/account-data-deletion

When you request deletion, we will delete or de-identify app account data that we control, subject to legal, security, fraud-prevention, and app store purchase-record requirements. Some data may remain with third-party providers, app stores, or cloud providers under their own policies. Purchase records maintained by Apple, Google, or RevenueCat may need to be retained to comply with app store, tax, accounting, fraud-prevention, and refund requirements.

Deleting the app from your device may remove local data from that device, but it may not delete cloud backups, purchase records, analytics, crash logs, or account data already processed by third-party services.

Opt-Out Choices

You may stop further app data collection by uninstalling the app.

You may avoid cloud backup by not using backup features.

You may avoid account-linked features by not signing in, although some premium, restore, or backup features may require sign-in.

You may manage app store subscriptions through Apple App Store or Google Play account settings.

You may manage Google Drive or iCloud data through your Google or Apple account where those platforms provide controls.

Children

The app is not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has provided personal information through the app, please contact us at bottega.software@gmail.com and we will take appropriate action.

Security

We use reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect information processed by the app and related services. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

International Processing

Information may be processed in countries other than the country where you live, depending on the location of our service providers, app store providers, cloud providers, and infrastructure.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we update it, we will revise the "Last updated" date above. Continued use of the app after an update means you accept the updated policy.

Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, contact us at:

bottega.software@gmail.com

macOS & Windows

Last updated: 23 October 2026. This notice describes local data, sign-in, subscriptions, and optional cloud backup for Chess Tournament Manager Pro. The developer and contact for app-related privacy requests is Daniel Milano, operating as Bottega del software: bottega.software@gmail.com.

Sign-in

Google or Apple authenticates you through your browser, using Firebase Authentication. Account identifiers and available profile information, such as name and email, identify your app account. The app processes your account identifier, email address, display name and profile photo URL when supplied by the provider. On macOS, session information is stored encrypted on your computer with an encryption key in Keychain to keep you signed in between launches. The current Windows implementation keeps the session in memory for the running app. Your Google or Apple password is handled by the sign-in provider, not entered into the desktop app.

Local tournament data

Tournament and player information is stored locally on your computer. It may include names, ratings, teams, pairings, results, standings, tournament history and app preferences. Signing in does not automatically upload or restore your tournament archive. You control the tournament information you export or share.

Optional cloud backup and restore

Backup and restore are started manually from the Account section and may require sign-in and an active premium entitlement. The app opens your browser to request authorization from the selected cloud provider.

For Google Drive, the app requests access to its own application data folder to find, read, create and replace backups associated with your app account. This permission does not grant access to your ordinary Drive documents. For Apple, the app uses a private CloudKit/iCloud database. Access to iCloud requires separate authorization and may involve a different account from Sign in with Apple.

Backups contain tournament and player data, including names, ratings, teams, rounds, results and preferences, together with metadata such as the app account identifier, file name, creation date, app version, source platform and backup format version. We use this information to store your backup, identify the correct account and restore compatible data.

During a requested operation, the desktop app and its browser bridge process the backup in memory and transfer it to or from Google or Apple over HTTPS. Cloud authorization tokens are used in the browser during the operation; the desktop app does not save those cloud tokens as part of the backup. Restored data is then saved in the app's local database.

Retention and your choices

Local tournament data remains on your computer until you delete it or remove the app's stored data. Uninstalling the desktop application may leave its data files behind. Signing out does not delete tournaments or cloud backups.

Cloud backups remain in your Google Drive application data storage or private iCloud database until replaced or deleted. You can avoid cloud processing by not using backup and restore, and manage or revoke access through your provider's account controls. Revoking access does not itself erase an existing backup.

For deletion of app-account information or assistance with stored backups, contact us using the details below. We may need to verify your account ownership. Provider records and billing information may be retained under the providers' policies and applicable legal requirements.

Subscription access and billing

Your signed-in account identifier is supplied to RevenueCat to associate purchases and subscription status with your app account. Paddle, as Merchant of Record for desktop purchases, collects the billing and payment information you enter at checkout and handles transactions, tax, fraud prevention and refund requests. Your billing email may differ from your sign-in email.

Service providers

These services process data according to their roles and policies: Google and Firebase, Apple, RevenueCat, and Paddle. Their services may process information in countries other than your own.

Support and privacy requests

If you email us, we use the information you provide to respond to your request. You can contact us to request access, correction or deletion of app-account information, subject to applicable law. We retain support correspondence as needed to handle your request and meet applicable legal obligations. Some transaction records may need to be retained by billing providers for legal obligations. Account deletion and subscription cancellation are separate: cancel recurring billing using the instructions on our cancellation page.

Security

We use technical measures to protect account and backup transfers, but no transmission or storage system is completely secure.