iKnoBall

Privacy Policy

Last updated: November 4, 2026

iKnoBall (“the app,” “we,” “us”) is an all-time sports draft game — spanning the NBA, NFL, Premier League, NHL, and MLB — published by iKnoBall LLC. This policy explains what information the app collects, how it is used, and the choices you have. iKnoBall is free to play: you can play without an account. Creating a free account (with an email address and a password) is optional and lets us save your username, seasons, stats, and group memberships to you and keep them consistent across the web app and the iOS app.

Information we collect

Email address (optional account). If you create an account, you provide an email to sign in. It is used for authentication and account recovery, and is never shown on leaderboards or to other players.
Password (optional account). If you create an account, you set a password. Authentication is handled by Firebase Authentication, which stores credentials in secure, hashed form; we never see or store your password in plain text.
Username / display name. The public name you choose to appear on leaderboards, in groups, and in head-to-head matches. It does not have to be your real name.
Gameplay results & stats. When you simulate a season, draft a weekly Slate lineup, or play a match, we store the result (wins, losses, team strength score, game mode, points, records, weekly fantasy scores) and the players in your lineup, so your scores appear on leaderboards and in your profile and so opponents can see your roster after a head-to-head match.
Groups & leagues. If you create or join a private group or league, we store its name and join code and your membership and points within it.
Purchase records. If you buy a subscription or an in-app item, we store your entitlement status (for example, whether you are a Pro subscriber, own Remove Ads, or hold a Season Pass) so paid features unlock. We do not receive or store your full payment-card number — payment is handled by the processors below.
Advertising identifier (with your permission). On iOS, if you allow tracking when prompted, an advertising identifier (IDFA) may be used by our ad partner to measure and personalize the ads shown to free users. If you decline, you can still use the whole app; ads may still appear but are not personalized using that identifier. See Advertising below.
Account & usage identifiers. A unique user ID assigned by Firebase Authentication ties your profile and stats to you, and we use basic, aggregated product-usage data to understand how features are used and improve the app.

We do notcollect your precise location, contacts, or photos. Beyond the email used to sign in, we do not ask for your real name — your public identity is the username you choose.

Advertising

For players who are not subscribed, iKnoBall shows ads through Google AdMob, a Google advertising service. On iOS, before any tracking, the app presents Apple’s App Tracking Transparency prompt and honors your choice — if you decline, an advertising identifier is not used to track you across apps. We also use Meta (Facebook) tools to measure the performance of our app-install ad campaigns. You can remove ads entirely by purchasing Remove Ads, a Season Pass, or an iKnoBall Pro subscription. Ad partners handle data under their own policies: Google’s advertising policy.

Purchases

iKnoBall offers optional in-app purchases — an iKnoBall Pro subscription, a Season Pass, Remove Ads, and B-Bucks (a cosmetic in-app currency). On iOS, purchases are processed by Apple and on the web by Stripe; subscription and entitlement status is managed by RevenueCat. These processors handle your payment details under their own privacy policies — we receive only your purchase/entitlement status, not your full card details. You can make purchases without creating an account.

How we use information

To let you play, and (if you create an account) to secure it and sign you in.
To display global, head-to-head, and private-group leaderboards and your personal stats profile.
To run multiplayer and weekly modes — head-to-head, challenges, tournaments, and The Slate — including showing each player’s roster after a match.
To let you create and join private groups and leagues and compete with friends.
To deliver and measure ads to free users, and to unlock paid features for subscribers and buyers.
To save your username, stats, and memberships across sessions and across the web and iOS apps.

Where your data is stored

Your account and game data are stored with Google Firebase, which acts as our data processor:

Firebase Authentication holds your email and sign-in credentials in secure, hashed form.
Cloud Firestore holds your profile, username, stats, leaderboard entries, group and league metadata and membership, Slate lineups, and challenge data.
Firebase Realtime Database is used for live matchmaking and in-progress head-to-head and tournament matches.

Data is held on Google’s servers and handled under Google’s privacy and security terms. Advertising and purchases are handled by the partners named in the Advertising and Purchases sections above.

What is visible to others

Leaderboards and multiplayer are public features of the game. Your username, season records, points, and — after a head-to-head match — your drafted roster are visible to other players on the global board, in head-to-head and tournament play, and to members of any group or league you join. Your email address is never shownto other players. Please don’t put personal information in your username.

Social features

iKnoBall includes social features: the Daily Thread (posting your Daily result and reacting to others), comments, Draft Duels with friends, Calls (predicting real game winners with Rep, a free in-game score that has no cash value and cannot be bought), and Legend Cards (collectible cards you earn by playing and can trade card-for-card with other players). When you use them, we store the content you create — posts, reactions, comments, duel picks, Calls picks and your Rep balance, your card collection and trade offers — together with your username. This content is visible to other players where the feature is public (for example a thread, a duel you are part of, the Calls board, or your card collection). Comments and usernames are checked by automated filters, and you can report or block other players; reported content may be reviewed and removed. Deleting your account removes this content along with the rest of your data.

Sharing

We do not sell your data. We share data only with the service providers that make the app work — Google Firebase (accounts, leaderboards, matchmaking), Google AdMob and Meta (ads and ad measurement for free users), and Apple, Stripe, and RevenueCat (purchases) — each under its own privacy policy, and where required by law.

Children’s privacy

iKnoBall is a general-audience game and is not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. Because the username is free text, we ask that no one enter personal information there. If you believe a child has provided personal information, contact us and we will remove it.

Data retention & deletion

We retain your account and the data tied to it — your profile, username, stats, leaderboard entries, and memberships — until you ask us to delete it. You can delete your account and its associated data right in the app at any time under Profile → Delete Account. You can also request deletion by email — write to therealethanself@gmail.com from or referencing your account email, and we will remove your account and the records tied to it. Your scores are removed from the leaderboards when your account is deleted.

Your choices

Ads/tracking: decline the iOS tracking prompt, or change it later in iOS Settings → Privacy & Security → Tracking.
Remove ads: buy Remove Ads, a Season Pass, or subscribe to Pro.
Delete your data: Profile → Delete Account, or email us.

Security

Sign-in and passwords are handled by Firebase Authentication, which stores credentials in hashed form, and all communication with our servers uses HTTPS. We use access rules on the database to restrict who can read and write data. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

Changes to this policy

We may update this policy from time to time. Material changes will be reflected by updating the “Last updated” date above.

Contact

Questions about this policy or your data? Email therealethanself@gmail.com.