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This Privacy Policy describes how Poker Sesh ("we", "us", or "our") collects, uses, and protects the personal information you provide when you use the Poker Sesh mobile app and website (collectively, the "Service"). By using the Service you agree to the practices described below.

1. Information We Collect

We collect information you provide directly and information generated when you use the Service:

• Account information – full name and email address when you register with email; or your name and email obtained from Apple when you sign in with Apple; or your name and email obtained from Google when you sign in with Google (web only).
• Profile picture – an optional photo you upload to personalise your profile. Images are stored and served by Cloudinary.
• Game & session data – buy-ins, cash-outs, profit/loss, session dates and durations, home game names, tournament details, and any notes you enter.
• Achievement data – milestones and awards earned based on your in-game activity, including any achievements manually granted by a host.
• Device push-notification token – collected when you grant permission, used only to send you game and tournament alerts. You can revoke permission at any time in your device Settings.
• Usage data – standard server logs (IP address, browser/device type, pages visited, timestamps) collected automatically for security and diagnostics.

We do not collect or store payment card numbers or full financial account information. Subscription payments are handled entirely by Stripe (see Section 3).

2. How We Use Your Information

• Create and manage your account and authenticate you securely.
• Display your stats, leaderboards, achievements, and session history within your home games.
• Process and manage your Host Plan subscription.
• Send transactional emails (account verification, password reset, subscription receipts).
• Send push notifications about game and tournament activity when you have granted permission.
• Detect and prevent fraud or abuse.
• Improve and debug the Service.

We do not sell your personal data to third parties.

3. Third-Party Services

We use the following third-party processors. Each operates under its own privacy policy:

• Apple Sign-In – optional "Sign in with Apple" authentication on iOS and iPadOS. Apple Privacy Policy
• Google Identity Services – optional "Sign in with Google" authentication on the web version of the Service. Google Privacy Policy
• Firebase Cloud Messaging (Google) – push notification delivery. Firebase Privacy
• Cloudinary – profile picture storage and delivery. Cloudinary Privacy Policy
• Stripe – subscription billing and payment processing for the Host Plan. Poker Sesh does not receive or store your card details; they are handled directly by Stripe. Stripe Privacy Policy
• Email delivery (SMTP) – transactional emails such as verification links and password resets are delivered via a third-party SMTP provider.
• Railway – backend hosting and PostgreSQL database. Railway Privacy Policy

4. Data Sharing

Your home-game records are visible to other members of that home game. Daily Hand has a separate public global leaderboard: player display names, profile pictures, results, rankings and equipped cosmetics may be visible to anyone, including people who are not signed in or members of your home game. This public board does not include your email address or your home-game cash-session records. Service providers described above process information to operate Poker Sesh. We may also disclose information as required by law or to protect the rights and safety of our users.

5. Data Retention

We retain your account and game data for as long as your account is active. If you delete your account (via Settings → Danger Zone, or by emailing us), your personal information and associated game data are removed within 30 days. Anonymised aggregate statistics may be retained indefinitely.

6. Your Rights

Depending on your location you may have the right to:

• Access a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
• Correct inaccurate data (you can update your name directly in Settings).
• Request deletion of your account and associated data.
• Withdraw consent to push notifications at any time in your device Settings.
• Object to or restrict certain processing of your data.

To exercise any of these rights, email us at pokersesh@gmail.com.

7. Cookies and Local Storage

Poker Sesh stores your authentication token and user preferences (such as theme selection) in your browser's localStorage to keep you logged in across sessions. In the iOS and Android apps, preferences are additionally stored using the device's secure Preferences storage. On the website, Daily Hand stores a random visitor id in your browser so a signed-out visitor's hand can be saved and later moved into an account on sign-up; visitor hands are kept against that random id. Apart from the Google AdSense ads described in Section 8, we do not use any other advertising cookies or third-party tracking pixels.

8. Advertising and Cookies

Advertising on the Daily Hand page of the Poker Sesh website (pokersesh.club/daily) is currently disabled pending review and setup. If enabled, ads will be served by Google AdSense. Google and its partners may place and read cookies, use web beacons, IP addresses or device identifiers to deliver and measure ads, including personalised ads where permitted and consented to.

• Before enabling personalised ads for visitors in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom or Switzerland, we will use a Google-certified consent management platform. Where required, its message will let you accept or reject the relevant purposes and vendors and explain how to revisit your choices. A personalised-ads preference in your Google account does not replace consent on this site.
• You can manage ad personalisation at adssettings.google.com.
• The Poker Sesh iOS and Android apps show no ads.

To learn how Google uses information from sites that use its services, see How Google uses information from sites or apps that use our services.

9. Children's Privacy

The Service 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 us with their information, please contact us at pokersesh@gmail.com and we will delete it promptly.

10. Security

We use industry-standard security measures including HTTPS encryption in transit, bcrypt-hashed passwords, and JWT-based authentication to protect your data. No method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

11. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will revise the effective date at the top of this page. Continued use of the Service after changes are posted constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy.

12. Contact Us

If you have questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:
Email: pokersesh@gmail.com