Need a Player — Privacy Policy

Last updated: 25 May 2026

Need a Player ("Need a Player", "we", "us") is a mobile app that helps people find and organise pickup, recurring and league football games. This policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and the choices you have. By creating an account or using the app, you agree to this policy.

1. Information we collect

Account information

When you sign up we collect your email address and a password. Passwords are stored only in hashed form by our authentication provider — we never see or store your plain password.

Profile information

You choose what to add to your player or captain profile, which may include:

Your name or nickname, and an optional profile photo
Your age or date of birth
An optional phone number and short bio
Football details — preferred positions, skill level, fitness level, availability
Team or group details if you are a captain (team name, kit colours, home field address)

Location

If you grant location permission, the app uses your device's approximate location to show nearby games and sort them by distance. This is used on your device only — we do not store your personal location on our servers, and we do not track your location in the background.

Activity and content

We store the content you create and the actions you take in the app: games, teams and rosters, game applications and invitations, attendance responses, player ratings, and Man of the Match votes.

Device and technical information

If you enable push notifications we store a push notification token for your device so we can deliver alerts. We and our service providers also process basic technical information needed to operate the app reliably.

2. How we use your information

To create and manage your account and profile
To match players with games and help captains build rosters
To show nearby games and sort them by distance
To send game invitations, reminders, results and other notifications you have enabled
To calculate player ratings and Man of the Match awards
To keep the service safe, fix problems, and improve the app

3. How we share information

We do not sell your personal information, and we do not use it for advertising. We share information only with:

Service providers who run the app's infrastructure on our behalf — our database and authentication host (Supabase) and our push notification delivery provider (Expo). They process data only to provide these services to us.
Other users of the app — Need a Player is a social, matchmaking app, so parts of your profile (such as your name or nickname, photo, positions, skill level and player rating) and your game activity are visible to other players and captains within the app.
Legal reasons — if required by law, or to protect the rights, safety and security of our users and the service.

4. Data retention

We keep your information for as long as your account is active. When you delete your account, your data is removed as described below.

5. Your choices and rights

Edit your information — you can update your profile and team details at any time in the app.
Notifications — you control which categories of push notifications you receive from the app's notification settings.
Delete your account — you can permanently delete your account directly in the app at any time: go to Profile → Delete account. This permanently removes your account, profile, teams, games, ratings and history. This action cannot be undone.

Depending on where you live, you may also have the right to access, correct or delete your personal information. Contact us using the details below and we will respond as required by applicable law.

6. Children's privacy

Need a Player is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has provided us information, please contact us and we will delete it.

7. Security

We protect your information with industry-standard measures, including encryption in transit, row-level access controls on our database, and optional biometric sign-in on your device. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure, but we work to protect your information and review our practices regularly.

8. International processing

Your information may be processed and stored in countries other than your own, where our service providers operate. By using the app you understand your information may be transferred to and processed in those locations.

9. Changes to this policy

We may update this policy from time to time. When we do, we will revise the "Last updated" date above, and significant changes will be communicated in the app where appropriate. Continued use of the app after an update means you accept the revised policy.

10. Contact us

If you have questions about this policy or your information, contact us at:
[email protected]