1. Purpose of Processing Personal Information

The developer processes personal information for the following purposes.

  1. Account identification and login — Authenticate users through Sign in with Apple, Google Sign-In or Kakao Login, maintain login sessions and manage account profiles.
  2. Gatherings and shared play records — Manage gatherings, invitations, schedules and attendance; store board-game results and statistics; and provide shared notes and schedule-specific chat.
  3. Personal game library — Manage owned games and wishlists, and import a BoardGameGeek collection when the user requests it.
  4. Service operation and support — Respond to inquiries, diagnose errors and prevent unauthorized use.

The developer does not use personal information for purposes other than those stated above. If the purpose of use changes, the developer will take the necessary measures in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.

2. Items of Personal Information Processed

The developer processes the information needed for the features a user chooses to use.

Category Items Processed Method of Collection
Account and login Login provider, provider-specific user identifier, authentication credentials or tokens needed for login, internal account identifier, nickname and profile information Received during Apple, Google or Kakao login, or entered by the user
Optional profile photo The image selected by the user and its crop/framing settings Uploaded when the user chooses to set or change a profile photo
Gathering and schedule information Gathering membership, invitations, attendance, dates and times, meeting places, participant limits, fees and descriptions Entered by gathering organizers or members
Play records and statistics Games played, participants, scores, ranks, team/cooperative results, characters and play notes Entered by users; statistics are calculated from these records
Shared content Schedule notes, chat messages and temporary participant records or record-link requests Entered by gathering members or organizers
Personal game library and BGG imports Owned games, wishlist entries, categories, ratings and library notes; a BoardGameGeek username and collection import status when that feature is used Entered by the user or retrieved at the user’s request
Support and technical information Inquiry content and reply address; technical/error information and network information needed to operate the service Provided when contacting support or generated while connecting to the service

A login provider may include an email address or name in its authentication response if the user authorizes that disclosure. The current BG.GG account model stores the provider identifier and account/profile information; it does not have a separate email-address field for member accounts.

Setting a profile photo is optional. BG.GG processes the photo the user selects; it does not upload the user’s entire photo library. Meeting places are entered as text. BG.GG does not request precise GPS location or access to contacts or health data.

The current app does not integrate advertising, in-app purchases, Mixpanel analytics, Firebase Crashlytics or Google AdMob. The keycap/challenge analytics previously described in this policy do not apply to BG.GG.

3. Processing and Retention Period of Personal Information

The developer retains and uses personal information until the user withdraws from the service or deletes the account. If the user requests account deletion or deletion of personal information, the developer will delete the relevant personal information without delay.

However, information that must be retained under applicable laws and regulations may be stored separately for the period prescribed by such laws and regulations.

Account deletion and shared gathering records

When an account is deleted, personal account information, including login identifiers, profile names and profile photos, is deleted or removed from the records retained by the service. Login sessions are invalidated.