Unplug League Privacy Policy

Who we are

Unplug League is operated by Althia (“we,” “us,” “our”), the studio behind althia.org. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your information when you use the Unplug League iOS application (“the App”).

Selected apps stay on your device

Unplug League uses Apple's Screen Time framework (Family Controls) to help you understand and improve your phone use. Your Screen Time authorization and selected app, category, and website tokens are processed on your device. We do not upload those tokens, app names, or browsing history. If you join a synced squad, we upload daily usage totals in minutes, personal baselines, measurement readiness and time zone, and derived league scores so the squad can compare progress.

Information we collect

Profile information: Your display name and bio are shared with your synced squad. Your avatar color is shared; a profile photo you choose stays on your device. Your sign-in provider may also store your account display name.

Squad and score data: If you create or join a squad, we sync your display name, bio, avatar color, personal baselines, streaks, and weekly League Point scores so your squad can see the standings. This includes daily usage totals in minutes and dated scores, but not app names, selected-app tokens, or browsing history.

Account identifiers: Squad sync uses an anonymous account created automatically by Firebase Authentication. If you sign in with Apple or Google, we receive your name and email address from that provider.

Notifications: For signed-in accounts, we store reminder choices, time zone, blocked account identifiers, and the last settings refresh time. If you opt into remote notifications, Firebase Cloud Messaging and Apple Push Notification service process an app-installation identifier and delivery token to reach your device. Notification delivery records help prevent duplicates and respect daily limits. Alert text does not include your usage totals, ranking, or another player's name. You can turn reminders off in the App or in iPhone Settings.

Local preferences and safety reports: Your goals, coach tone, coaching check-in history, time windows, and locally added friends stay on your device. Synced squads include challenge counts and streak totals, but not coaching conversations. Blocking hides players on this device; blocked account identifiers also accompany your notification preferences so the server can suppress related alerts. If you report a player, we receive your account identifier, the reported player and squad identifiers, report category, and submission time to investigate abuse.

How we use your information

We use the information above to run squads and leaderboards, keep your scores in sync across your squad, and provide account continuity across devices. We do not sell your personal data, we do not serve advertisements, and we do not use your data for advertising or tracking across apps or websites.

Third-party services

We use Google Firebase (Authentication, Cloud Firestore, Cloud Functions, and Cloud Messaging) for accounts and squad data, and Apple services for sign-in and app distribution. These providers process data under their own privacy policies. Firebase also processes service diagnostics to maintain reliability. When you use Google Sign-In, its SDK may process account information (including name, email and phone number), identifiers, approximate location, usage information and other service data for sign-in, security and service analytics. These SDK disclosures are included in our App Store privacy label; we do not request access to your device location. We do not use third-party advertising or cross-app tracking SDKs.

Data retention and deletion

Squad data, including saved season scores and results, is retained while your account is active. Saved seasons remain available to current squad members after a new roster starts. Notification jobs expire shortly after their delivery window; daily delivery-limit records expire after 35 days. Automatic cleanup may take additional time. Remote reminders stop after 28 days without a settings refresh, and optional daily check-ins stop after 14 days away. You can delete your account and all associated server data at any time directly in the App: Profile → Edit → Account & data → Delete account & data. This removes your squad memberships, synced scores and historical profile details, notification tokens, and account. Other players' saved places are preserved. A hashed deletion marker is retained to prevent delayed server events from recreating deleted records. If you host a squad with other members, hosting passes to another member. Safety reports may be retained for approximately 90 days for abuse investigation, then automatically deleted.

You can also email althiastudios@gmail.com and we will process your deletion request within 30 days.

Children's privacy

Unplug League is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we learn that we have collected such information, we will delete it promptly.

Your rights

Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have the right to access, correct, or delete your personal data, object to processing, request data portability, or withdraw consent. To exercise any of these rights, contact us at althiastudios@gmail.com.

Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of significant changes via the App or by other appropriate means. Continued use of the App after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

Contact us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, contact us at althiastudios@gmail.com.