Effective date: March 27, 2026
Who we are: FanGrade Sports, LLC — contact: privacy@fangradesports.com ("FanGrade," "we," "us," or "our").
We built FanGrade to help you and other sports fans rate, review, and discuss sports. This policy explains what information we collect, why we collect it, how we use and share it, and the choices you have. If you do not agree, please do not use FanGrade.
This policy applies to personal information we process when you use:
This policy does not cover third-party websites, apps, or services that link to or integrate with FanGrade. Their privacy practices are their own.
FanGrade is for people 13+ years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has provided personal information, contact us and we will take appropriate steps to remove it.
We do not buy data about you from data brokers.
We use information to:
We do not make decisions producing legal or similarly significant effects solely by automated processing.
Where GDPR/UK GDPR applies, our legal bases include:
We share personal information only with:
We do not sell personal information. We also do not "share" personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising as defined by US state privacy laws at launch. If that changes, we'll update this policy and provide required opt-outs.
FanGrade is social. Public content (like public profiles, ratings, and reviews) can be seen by others in the app and may be indexed in search. You can make your profile or individual posts private where the feature is available. Private messages are visible to participants and FanGrade personnel only as necessary for safety, support, legal compliance, or to enforce our Terms.
You can also contact us (see section 17). We may ask to verify your identity.
We keep personal information only as long as needed for the purposes in section 4 or as required by law. Typical retention periods:
| Data category | Default retention |
|---|---|
| Account profile & content | While account is active; deleted upon account deletion per below |
| Logs & IP addresses | ~90 days (security/abuse troubleshooting) |
| Crash/performance telemetry | 12 months (aggregate analytics) |
| Support tickets | 3 years (or longer if legally required) |
| Billing & tax records | 7 years (or as required by law) |
Deletion: When you delete your account, public content is removed from view promptly and we begin deletion from active systems. Backups are purged on a rolling schedule within 90 days. We may retain limited data if necessary to meet legal obligations, resolve disputes, or enforce agreements.
We use:
We do not use third-party advertising cookies. Any use of ads by us will require your prior consent where required, and we will provide opt-out controls.
We use administrative, technical, and physical safeguards appropriate to the nature of the data and in accordance with generally accepted industry standards, including encryption in transit, access controls, least-privilege practices, and monitoring. No system is 100% secure. If we discover a security incident that affects your information, we will notify you and/or regulators as required by law.
We are US-based and may process information in the United States and other countries. Where applicable law (e.g., EU/UK) requires it, we use approved transfer mechanisms such as the EU Standard Contractual Clauses and conduct transfer risk assessments.
The Service may link to third-party sites or let you share content to them. Your use of those services is governed by their terms and privacy policies, not ours.
This section supplements the policy for residents of US states with comprehensive privacy laws.
In the past 12 months we collected:
See sections 3 and 4.
We disclose the categories above to service providers (hosting, analytics, payments, fraud prevention, communications) for the business purposes set forth in section 4.
We do not sell your personal information and do not "share" it for cross-context behavioral advertising. In the event we desire to sell or share your personal information, we will provide a "Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information" link and honor opt-outs, including GPC, prior to doing so.
Subject to limits, you may request: access/know, delete, correct, and portability; and to opt out of sale/sharing/targeted advertising and certain profiling. You won't be discriminated against for exercising rights. Submit requests via Settings or privacy@fangradesports.com. We will verify your request and respond within statutory timeframes. You may authorize an agent where permitted by law.
Where GDPR/UK GDPR applies, you have the rights to access, rectify, erase, restrict, object (including to processing based on legitimate interests), and portability. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with your local supervisory authority. Data Protection Officer (if appointed): contact privacy@fangradesports.com.
We may update this policy from time to time. If changes are material, we will notify you (e.g., in-app notice or email) before they take effect. Your continued use of the Service after the effective date of any material change to this policy means you accept the updated policy.
Questions or requests about this policy or your information:
Email: privacy@fangradesports.com
Mail: FanGrade Sports, LLC, Attn: Privacy — mailing address on file; contact privacy@fangradesports.com for written correspondence.
| Category | Provider | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Hosting | Self-hosted VPS | Application hosting, database, file storage |
| Push notifications | Apple Push Notification service (APNs) | Delivering push notifications to iOS devices |
| Sports data | API-Sports (api-sports.io) | Live scores, fixtures, and match events |
| Email (waitlist) | MailerLite | Waitlist signup management |
No third-party analytics, advertising, crash reporting, or payment processing services are currently in use.