RunPool Privacy Policy

Effective Date: 08/08/2025

This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and store your data when you use RunPool.

1. What We Collect

• Your Nano wallet address
• Your Strava account ID and related running activity data
• Your IP address
• Device and browser info (via analytics)
• Participation history in challenges

2. Why We Collect It

• To verify your challenge participation and results
• To send payouts to successful participants
• To detect and prevent cheating or fraudulent activity
• To improve performance, reliability, and user experience

3. Cookies & Analytics

We may use cookies or analytics tools to understand how people use RunPool and improve our services. You can block cookies in your browser settings, but some features may stop working.

4. Third-Party Services

We use third-party services such as Strava (for activity verification), MongoDB Atlas, and DigitalOcean (for hosting and storing data). These services may process your data on our behalf in accordance with their own privacy policies.

5. Your Rights

If you live in the EU or another region with data protection laws, you can request to access, correct, or delete your personal data. To do so, contact us at nanogotchi133@gmail.com.

6. Data Retention

We retain your data for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide our services. Some data may be stored longer for legal, accounting, or security purposes.

7. Children’s Privacy

RunPool is not intended for anyone under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect data from children. If we discover that we have collected personal data from a minor, we will delete it immediately.

8. Changes

We may update this policy from time to time. If we make significant changes, we will update this page and notify users where appropriate.