FACES GAMEABOUT THIS POLICY
Footy Faces is part of Faces Game. This policy explains the information used to run the game, its online features, the marketing website and support.
INFORMATION WE HANDLE
| Information | What it is used for |
|---|---|
| Guest player profile | A player identifier, display name, selected avatar, and creation/activity dates let us identify your player and show your profile and scores. |
| Player sessions | A device credential and server-side session records let your device access the correct player. The server stores a hashed session token and session activity/expiry information. |
| Game activity and scores | Team, season, game mode, answers, timing, round identifiers and results support gameplay, score verification and leaderboards. |
| Competitions | Competition names, invitation codes, ownership and memberships support creating, joining and managing competitions. |
| Device preferences and saved state | Sound/haptic settings, remembered players, cached game state and unsaved verified results help the app work and retry interrupted score saves. |
| Support messages | If you contact us, we receive the contact details and information you choose to include, so we can respond. |
| Network and diagnostic information | Hosting services receive information such as IP addresses and request/device details when serving the app or website. Error logs help diagnose failures. Apple may provide app and beta-test diagnostics through its services. |
Guest play does not require an email address. Email account recovery is not currently enabled for this launch. If that changes, we will update the relevant disclosures before introducing the feature.
HOW WE USE IT
- Provide gameplay and maintain access to your selected player.
- Save verified results, show leaderboards and manage competitions.
- Prevent fabricated scores, replayed requests and excessive requests.
- Resolve faults, respond to support and process player deletion.
The game uses a keyed hash derived from the client IP address for some abuse-prevention limits. These records help limit excessive verified-game requests. They are separate from network logs retained by hosting providers.
WHAT OTHER PLAYERS CAN SEE
Your display name, avatar and score details can appear on public leaderboards. Competition participants can see information relevant to their competition. Invitation codes allow other players to join the corresponding competition, so share them only with the people you intend to invite.
Use a display name you are comfortable sharing. Please do not place private contact information in your player or competition name.
SERVICE PROVIDERS
Our API and web hosting use Vercel, and our online database uses Supabase. These providers process information needed to host and operate the service. Information may be processed in the locations used by these providers, including outside Australia. Their own notices explain their processing:
- Vercel privacy notice
- Supabase privacy policy
- Apple privacy policy for App Store, TestFlight and Apple-provided diagnostics.
If you email support, your email provider and the provider handling our inbox process that message. We may also disclose information where required by law, to protect the service or others, or at your request.
COOKIES, LOCAL STORAGE & ANALYTICS
The web game uses session cookies and browser storage to remember players, preferences and game state. The native app stores session credentials in the device's secure storage and saves settings, cached profiles, game state and pending scores locally.
This marketing website does not set application cookies, create player accounts or collect sign-ups. It loads fonts and artwork from this site and does not include advertising pixels or a third-party analytics script. Its hosting provider still processes requests to serve the pages.
The current Footy Faces native app does not include a separate advertising or analytics SDK. Apple may provide usage and diagnostic information subject to its services and your device settings. Following links to the web game, App Store or another service means that service's handling also applies.
STORAGE & RETENTION
Online profiles, scores and competition information are retained while needed to provide the player's game history and online features. Verified-round answer/timing records currently remain until the relevant player or competition is deleted; round expiry alone does not remove them.
Expired hashed-IP rate-limit records are cleaned up after two days when new verified-game requests trigger maintenance. This is not a two-day retention promise for all game records or provider logs.
Device data remains until removed through the app or the device's storage controls. Deleting a player removes the associated live game records and sessions; owned competitions close, while other players keep their scores. Infrastructure backups, provider logs and copies on offline devices may remain until their normal rotation or cleanup. We do not promise immediate erasure of every backup copy.
Support correspondence is kept as needed to handle the request and relevant operational or legal obligations. If you have questions about retained correspondence, contact us.
YOUR CHOICES
- Change your display name and avatar in Profile.
- Turn sound effects and haptics on or off in Profile.
- Use offline practice when available. Practice results do not enter online leaderboards.
- Delete your online player through Profile → Delete my player while connected. Read the deletion instructions.
- Contact us with privacy, access or correction questions. We may need to verify that a request concerns your player.
Clearing local storage or deleting the app can remove access to a guest player without deleting the online records. Keep this in mind before removing the app or browser data.
CHANGES TO THIS POLICY
We will update this page when the game or its data handling changes. The date above identifies the current version. Material new features will have the disclosures relevant to those features.
CONTACT
Opens your email app. Use this for game support, privacy questions or help deleting your player.
For questions about this policy or your information, use the support page.