Privacy Policy

This privacy policy applies to the TVSports mobile apps for iOS and Android (the Android app is also listed as Sports à la télé) and to the tvsports.fr website. These services show the sports events broadcast on TV.

There is no user account: we do not know your name, your email address or your phone number.

Data that stays on your device

The app stores your preferences directly on your device. This data is not sent to our servers. It includes:

• Your favorite sports, channels, competitions and teams
• The country whose schedule you follow (United States or France) and the local channels you ticked
• Your display preferences (theme, replays, finished events)
• Your event reminders and your notification settings

To show the right schedule, the app sends the selected country with its requests for the TV schedule.

On iOS, these preferences are also shared, on your device only, with the app's widgets.

Notifications

Event reminders

If you allow it, the app can remind you of the events you choose. These reminders are scheduled and triggered directly on your device, without any remote server.

Team alerts (optional)

Team alerts are available when the France schedule is selected. If you follow teams and turn on their alerts, we notify you before their matches start. To do so, the app sends to our servers:

• a random device identifier, generated by the app, with no link to your identity;
• your device's notification token (the technical address where notifications are sent);
• the list of teams whose alerts you turned on, and the timing you chose before the match;
• the language, the time zone, the platform (iOS or Android) and the app version.

This data is used only to send these alerts. To deliver them, the notification token is passed to the Expo push notification service, which forwards them through Apple's (APNs) or Google's (Firebase Cloud Messaging) services.

If you turn off alerts, no more notifications are sent. Your device's registration is deleted automatically after 180 days without opening the app (and the log of sent alerts after 30 days), or upon request (see "Your rights"). We never use notifications for marketing.

Anonymous usage measurement

The Android app, and versions 7.x of the iOS app, send anonymous usage events to our servers (for example: a screen viewed, a favorite added, a reminder scheduled). They are tied to a random identifier that does not identify you, and are deleted automatically after 30 days.

Versions 10.0 and later of the iOS app send no usage events. None of the apps uses a third-party analytics tool such as Firebase Analytics or Sentry.

Ad-free subscription

The app offers a yearly subscription that removes ads. Payment and its management are handled by Apple on iOS and by Google Play on Android: we receive neither your payment details nor your identity. The app checks on your device, with Apple or Google Play, whether your subscription is active. You can cancel it at any time in your Apple Account settings or in Google Play.

Advertising and Google AdMob

Unless you have the ad-free subscription, the apps use Google AdMob to show ads: native ads in the event lists and ads when the app opens.

Google AdMob may collect device identifiers (including the advertising identifier, if you allow it) and usage data, in accordance with its own privacy policy. On Android, and in versions 7.x of the iOS app, your favorite sports (three at most) may also be sent as keywords to make the ads more relevant. Versions 10.0 and later of the iOS app send no keywords.

Learn more: Google Privacy Policy | How Google uses data for advertising

Consent and privacy choices

• iOS and Android: consent for personalized advertising is collected through the Google UMP (User Messaging Platform), in accordance with the GDPR and the privacy laws that apply where you live.
• iOS: permission to track for advertising is also requested through Apple's App Tracking Transparency (ATT). You can change it in Settings, Privacy & Security, Tracking.
• You can review your consent choice at any time: in the app, open Settings, then "Privacy choices" (shown when applicable).

Other permissions

The iOS app can, if you ask, add an event to your calendar. For this it requests write-only access: it never reads your events. None of the apps accesses your location, your camera, your contacts or your microphone.

The tvsports.fr website

The website uses Plausible Analytics, a privacy-friendly audience measurement tool that sets no cookies.

The website may show ads through Google AdSense, which may use cookies. No ads are shown on this page.

Hosting and recipients

The data described above that reaches our servers (team alerts, anonymous usage events) is hosted on our servers (Heroku and MongoDB Atlas). We do not sell it or share it, except with the technical providers named on this page: Expo, Apple and Google to deliver notifications. The data that Google AdMob collects in the apps is described in the "Advertising and Google AdMob" section.

Data retention

• Your preferences and reminders: on your device, deleted with the app.
• Team alerts registration: deleted after 180 days without opening the app, or upon request; log of sent alerts: 30 days.
• Anonymous usage events (Android and iOS 7.x): 30 days.
• Data collected by Google AdMob: kept by Google according to its own privacy policy.
• Emails you send us: kept only as long as needed to answer you.

Your rights

Under the GDPR, you have the right to access, correct, delete and port your data, as well as the right to object. The data we keep is tied to a random identifier and not to your identity: to have it deleted, write to us (address below) stating your device's platform and the approximate date you last used the app, or simply turn off alerts and let the registration expire. For data collected by Google AdMob, you can contact Google.

You can manage your Google ad settings here: Google Ad Settings. If you live in the European Union, you can also lodge a complaint with your data protection authority (in France, the CNIL, cnil.fr).

Your US state privacy rights

If you live in California or in another US state with a consumer privacy law (such as Colorado, Connecticut, Virginia or Texas), you have the following rights, subject to the conditions of those laws:

• Right to know and access: to know what personal information we collect, why, and with whom it is disclosed, and to get a copy of it. This policy describes the categories involved: identifiers (the random device identifier, the notification token, and the advertising identifier collected by Google AdMob), app usage information (anonymous usage events and the ad data collected by Google AdMob), and the preferences listed above.
• Right to delete: to ask us to delete the personal information we hold about you.
• Right to correct: to ask us to correct inaccurate personal information.
• Right to opt out of the sale or sharing of personal information and of targeted advertising.

Sale and sharing for targeted advertising

We do not sell your personal information for money. However, when you allow personalized ads, Google AdMob may use your device identifiers and usage data to show you ads based on your activity across apps and websites. Some US state laws treat this as a "sale" or "sharing" of personal information, or as targeted advertising. You can opt out at any time:

• in the app, open Settings, then "Privacy choices" (shown when applicable);
• on iOS, turn off tracking for TVSports in Settings, Privacy & Security, Tracking;
• on Android, delete or reset your advertising ID in your device's ads settings;
• or write to us at tvsportsapp@gmail.com.

We do not process sensitive personal information.

How to exercise your rights

Use the in-app settings above, or email us at tvsportsapp@gmail.com. Because we have no user accounts, the data we keep is tied to a random identifier and not to your identity: to help us find it, tell us your device's platform and the approximate date you last used the app. We answer within the time limits set by law. You can also make a request through an authorized agent; we may ask for proof that the agent is allowed to act for you. If we decline your request, you can appeal by replying to our answer.

We will not discriminate against you for exercising any of these rights: you will not be denied the app or charged a different price because of it.

Do Not Track

Some browsers send a "Do Not Track" signal. There is no common standard for these signals, so the tvsports.fr website and the apps do not change their behavior when they receive one. To limit personalized ads, use the choices described in this policy.

Children

The apps and the website are not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has given us personal information, contact us and we will delete it.

Changes

This privacy policy may be updated. Any change will be posted on this page with an updated effective date.