Privacy Policy
How we collect, use, and protect your information when you use RaceDay.
Effective Date: August 14, 2025
This Privacy Policy describes how RaceDay ("we," "us," or "our") collects, uses, and shares information in connection with your use of our website, services, and applications (collectively, the "Service").
1. Information We Collect
We collect information you provide directly to us, information we collect automatically, and information from third parties.
Information You Provide to Us
Account Information
When you create an account, we collect your email address and password or authenticate you through your Google account. You may also add a display name, photo, and a short bio to your profile.
Event Submissions
If you are an event organizer, we collect the event details you submit, such as the event name, description, dates, location, and photos. Event submissions are reviewed by our team before publication.
Communications
If you contact us via our contact form, we collect the information you provide in that submission, including your name, email address, subject, and message.
Information We Collect Automatically
Location Information
We ask for your permission to use your device's location to enhance your experience. We may use your device's GPS to determine your ZIP code through the Nominatim service or use your IP address as a fallback to get an approximate location via the ipapi.co service. This allows us to automatically populate your location in the search field.
Usage Information
We use Google Analytics and Firebase Analytics to collect information about your interactions with our Service, which helps us understand user behavior and improve our platform. This includes page views, search queries, and general usage patterns.
Cookies and Similar Technologies
We use cookies and similar technologies, which are necessary for services like Firebase Authentication, Google Analytics, and other essential functionality to work correctly.
2. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect to:
- Provide, maintain, and improve our Service.
- Create and manage your account and user profile.
- Display events and allow you to search and filter them based on your preferences.
- Communicate with you, including sending notifications about your event submissions and responding to your inquiries.
- Personalize the Service, such as by automatically detecting your location for search.
- Monitor and analyze trends, usage, and activities in connection with our Service.
3. How We Share Your Information
We may share the information we collect in the following circumstances:
With Service Providers
We use third-party service providers to help us operate our Service, including Firebase for backend infrastructure (Authentication, Firestore, App Hosting, Storage), Google Maps API for mapping functionality, Google Analytics for usage analytics, Nominatim for reverse geocoding, and ipapi.co for IP-based geolocation.
Publicly
Information you provide for public display, such as event details and certain parts of your user profile, will be visible to others.
For Legal Reasons
We may disclose information if we believe that disclosure is in accordance with, or required by, any applicable law or legal process.
4. Data Security
We use Firebase's built-in security features, including Firebase Authentication and Firestore Security Rules, to help protect your information. However, no electronic transmission or storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
5. Your Rights and Choices
Account Information
You can access and edit your profile information at any time through your user account page. You also have the option to delete your account.
Location Information
You can prevent your device from sharing location information at any time through your device's system settings.
Analytics
You can opt out of Google Analytics tracking by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on or by adjusting your browser settings to block cookies.
Communications
You may have the option to opt out of receiving certain email notifications.
6. Children's Privacy
Our Service is not directed to children under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.
7. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may change this Privacy Policy from time to time. If we make changes, we will notify you by revising the date at the top of the policy and, in some cases, we may provide you with additional notice.
8. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us through the form on our Contact Us page.