Last updated · 17 October 2026 · Contact · support@side-spin.com · Package · com.sidespin.app

1. Summary, in plain English

All your game data is stored locally on your device, in the app's private storage, which Android isolates from other apps and encrypts along with the rest of your phone's data.
We run no app-data servers. There is no cloud database holding your data.
We do not sell or share your personal information with any third party.
We include no analytics SDKs — no Firebase Analytics, no Google Analytics, no Mixpanel.
No ads: SideSpin includes no advertising SDK and shows no ads on any plan.
Optional features that involve other services — Google Sign-In for Drive backup, Google Play Billing for purchases, Nearby Connections for partner sync, Google Cast for showing the scoreboard on a TV — run only when you actively use them.

2. What the app collects

2.1 Information you enter

Player names or nicknames you type for yourself and your playing partners.
Game data — frame scores, breaks, fouls, timestamps, durations, match formats, head-to-head history.
Club or membership notes you choose to enter — plan name, hours, price, expiry.
Tally amounts, if you use the optional tally feature — stored as plain numeric points with no currency interpretation; they never leave your device.

All of the above is stored only on your device, in the app's private storage area (unless you export, share, back up to Drive, or co-score with another phone).

2.2 Collected automatically

Basic device info the Android OS exposes to every app (Android version, device model) — used only for normal operation and in-app crash handling, transmitted nowhere unless you opt in to share a diagnostic log.
App preferences (theme, language), stored locally.
Trial and entitlement state — trial start time, acknowledgement flags, and purchase tokens needed to unlock Pro, stored locally (purchase tokens in encrypted preferences).

2.3 What we do not collect

No location, contacts, photos, camera or microphone.
No analytics SDKs — no Firebase Analytics, no Google Analytics, no AppsFlyer, no Mixpanel.
We do not operate an account system or central profile database.

3. Optional features that involve other services

Each of these is off by default and runs only when you actively use it.

3.1 Google Play Billing

Used when you subscribe to SideSpin Pro (monthly, yearly or a one-time purchase) or the Venue plan. Google Play handles the entire transaction; we receive only a purchase token and product identifier to grant the entitlement on your device. See Google's privacy policy.

3.2 Google Sign-In + Drive backup

If you enable Drive backup, the app requests scoped access to your own Drive appDataFolder only — a private area only the app can read. Your data is exported as JSON into that folder so you can restore it later. The app cannot read your other Drive files, and you can revoke access at any time at myaccount.google.com.

3.3 Nearby Connections (partner co-scoring)

Co-scoring with a partner's phone uses Google's Nearby Connections API (Bluetooth / Wi-Fi) to find devices in your immediate physical proximity. No data passes through Google's servers — frames are exchanged directly device-to-device, and discovery is active only while the pairing / co-score flow is open. Android 12+ uses the Bluetooth permissions; older versions require fine location for Bluetooth scanning, but the app does not read or store your location.

3.4 Google Play Install Referrer

If a friend invites you by QR code, the install link carries a short opaque token. On first launch the app reads it via the Install Referrer API to pre-fill your inviter's name as your partner. The token is stored locally, used once, and contains no personal information about you.

3.5 Venue mode

On a device set up for a table or club (Venue mode), the app stores player PINs as one-way hashes on that device to protect each player's identity and stats. No PIN is stored in plain text and nothing is transmitted.

3.6 Google Cast (scoreboard on a TV)

If you tap Cast to TV, the app uses Google's Cast SDK to find Chromecast and Google TV devices on your Wi-Fi network and show the live scoreboard on the one you pick. The TV loads SideSpin's scoreboard page from side-spin.com/cast, and the phone sends it the board (player names, scores and the shot clock) over your local network. Your phone stays the scoreboard: you keep scoring on it, and the TV only displays.

Google's Cast SDK also sends Google anonymised usage data about casting (device-discovery and session events, basic device and app information). Google uses it, in aggregate, to improve casting; it is encrypted in transit and not shared with third parties. It contains no scores or player names, and SideSpin never receives it. The Cast SDK is not started until the first time you tap Cast to TV; after that it starts with the app so it can reconnect to your TV. See Google's Cast data disclosure and Google's privacy policy.

4. How the data is used

Solely to display your scores, statistics, history and ledger inside the app; to generate shareable match cards only when you tap Share; to sync between devices only when you initiate it; and to unlock Pro based on Google Play purchase state. We do not profile users, perform automated decision-making, or use your data to train AI models.

5. Data sharing

We do not share, sell, rent or transmit your data to any third party. The only outbound traffic the app can generate:

Destination	When	What is sent
Google Play Billing	When you subscribe or purchase	The purchase flow, handled entirely by Google
Your own Google Drive	When you tap “Back up”	A JSON snapshot, into your private app folder
A device near you	When you tap “Sync with partner”	Game and pair data, peer-to-peer, not via the internet
Google Play	Once, on first launch	A request to read the install-referrer token
Your TV (Chromecast / Google TV)	While you cast	The live scoreboard, over your local network
Google (Cast SDK)	After your first Cast to TV	Anonymised casting usage data (see 3.6)

The app makes no other network requests.

6. Retention and deletion

All your data lives on your device. Uninstalling the app deletes everything.
Settings → Delete all my data permanently clears local SideSpin data (database and related preferences).
Drive backups remain in your private Drive app folder until you remove them: drive.google.com → Settings → Manage apps → SideSpin.
You can clear data any time from Android Settings → Apps → SideSpin → Storage → Clear data.

7. Children

The app is not directed at children under 13 (or the minimum age in your country) and we do not knowingly collect data from them. If you believe a child has provided personal information through the app, contact us and we will help you delete it from the device.

8. Security

Local data sits in the app's sandboxed private storage, isolated by Android from other apps; entitlement and trial preferences use encrypted storage where implemented. Drive backups travel over HTTPS via Google's official SDK; Nearby sessions use the Google Nearby SDK's pairing protections. No system is perfectly secure — keep your device updated and use a screen lock.

9. Your rights

Because your data is stored locally, you already control it:

Access — open the app; everything we have is on the screen.
Export — use the in-app Export (CSV), or a JSON backup, to take your data with you.
Delete — Settings → Delete all my data, or uninstall.
Withdraw consent for Drive or Nearby — disable in Settings, or revoke at myaccount.google.com. Stop using Cast to TV, or clear the app's data, to stop Cast usage data.

If you are a resident of the EU/UK (GDPR), India (DPDP Act 2023) or California (CCPA), you have the right to access, correct, port and delete your personal information. Because we hold no personal data on our own servers, these rights are exercised directly on your device as described above. For anything further, email the contact at the top of this page.

10. Changes

If this policy materially changes, we will update the date above and show an in-app notice on next launch.

11. Contact

Privacy questions: support@side-spin.com

SideSpin is an independent app. It is not affiliated with the World Snooker Tour, the WPBSA, or any snooker club.