Privacy Policy

1. Overview

La Copa Mundo ("we", "us", "our") respects your privacy. This policy explains what data we collect, how we use it, and your rights. We keep things simple and transparent — no hidden tracking, no selling your data.

2. Information We Collect

We collect the following types of information:

• Account information: email address, display name, and optional profile details (favorite team, gender) that you provide during sign-up or onboarding
• Authentication data: encrypted password hash (or OAuth tokens if you sign in with Google)
• Usage data: interactions with the Platform including pages visited, features used, and preferences set
• Conversation data: messages you send to El Capi (our AI assistant), which are stored to maintain conversation history and improve the service
• Quiniela data: predictions, pool memberships, and scores in La Quiniela
• Technical data: IP address (stored only as an irreversible hash — we never store your raw IP), browser type, device type, and approximate location inferred from IP for analytics

3. How We Use Your Information

We use collected data to:

• Provide and personalize your experience (match schedules, city guides, El Capi conversations)
• Manage your account, authentication, and preferences
• Operate La Quiniela prediction pools and leaderboards
• Enforce rate limits and prevent abuse (using hashed IPs, never raw IPs)
• Improve the Platform through aggregated, anonymized analytics

4. AI Features & Conversations

When you use El Capi, your conversation messages are sent to Anthropic's Claude API for processing. Messages are logged with a hashed session identifier — not linked to your personal identity for logged-out users. For logged-in users, conversations are associated with your account to provide continuity. We use conversation topics in aggregate (never individual messages) to understand what fans are interested in. Anthropic may process conversation data per their own privacy policy.

5. Analytics

We use Plausible Analytics, a privacy-friendly analytics service that does not use cookies and does not collect personal data. Plausible provides aggregate insights (page views, referrers, countries) without tracking individual users. No consent banner is required because no personal data is processed by our analytics.

6. Cookies

We use strictly necessary cookies only — for authentication (session tokens) and language preferences. We do not use advertising cookies, tracking pixels, or any third-party marketing cookies. Because we only use essential cookies, no cookie consent banner is required under GDPR.

7. Third-Party Services

We use the following third-party services that may process data on our behalf:

• Supabase: database hosting, authentication, and real-time features (data stored in their infrastructure)
• Anthropic (Claude): AI processing for El Capi conversations
• Plausible Analytics: privacy-friendly, cookie-free website analytics

8. Data Retention

Account data is retained as long as your account is active. Conversation logs are retained for up to 12 months for service improvement, then deleted. If you delete your account, we will remove your personal data within 30 days, except where retention is required by law. Anonymized, aggregated data may be retained indefinitely.

9. Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights:

• Access: request a copy of the personal data we hold about you
• Correction: request that we fix inaccurate information
• Deletion: request that we delete your account and personal data
• Portability: request your data in a machine-readable format

To exercise any of these rights, email us at privacy@lacopamundo.com. We will respond within 30 days.

10. Children's Privacy

La Copa Mundo is not intended for children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 years of age. If we discover that a child under 13 has created an account, we will immediately delete the account and all associated data. If you believe a child under 13 is using our Platform, please contact us at privacy@lacopamundo.com.

11. International Users

La Copa Mundo serves a global audience. Your data may be processed and stored in the United States and other countries where our service providers operate. By using the Platform, you consent to the transfer of your data to these countries. We take steps to ensure your data is protected in accordance with this privacy policy regardless of where it is processed.

12. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of material changes through the Platform or by email. The "Effective Date" at the top of this page indicates when the policy was last revised.

13. Contact Us

For privacy questions or to exercise your data rights, email us at privacy@lacopamundo.com.