Privacy Policy

1 Who we are

K9Events is a mobile app that lists dog sports competitions and events across Europe. It is operated independently and can be reached at hello@k9events.eu.

2 What we collect — and what we don't

We do not require an account. No name, email address, phone number, or any other identifier is ever collected.

The only data your device sends to our servers is:

The inaccuracy report contains: the event ID, the type of issue you selected, your optional comment, and a randomly generated device identifier. This identifier is created the first time you install the app, cannot be linked to you personally, and is used only to prevent duplicate reports.

The following is never collected:

• Name or email
• Location or GPS
• Contacts or calendar
• Third-party analytics or tracking
• Crash reports
• Advertising IDs
• Clipboard or microphone
• Browsing behaviour
• Any biometric data

3 Data stored on your device

K9Events stores the following information locally on your device using standard Android and iOS storage. It is never transmitted to us unless described above.

Uninstalling the app removes all locally stored data from your device.

4 Notifications

Notification permission is never requested when you first open the app. It is only requested in three specific contexts: during the first-launch onboarding screen when you choose to enable alerts, in Settings when you turn on the notification switch, or when you attempt to set a reminder from an event.

Event reminders (1 week before, 1 day before, registration deadline) are delivered as push notifications computed on our server from the event's current dates — so if an event is postponed, your reminder moves with it. A copy is also scheduled locally on your device as an offline backstop; you only ever see one notification. Delivering the server-side reminder requires storing your anonymous device ID, the event ID, and the reminder type in our database, as described above.

Push notifications (new event alerts, event update alerts, and event reminders) are delivered via Firebase Cloud Messaging (FCM), a service operated by Google. Your device's FCM push token is registered with Google Firebase and stored in our Supabase database alongside your anonymous device ID and your selected discipline interests; alerts are only sent if you enable notifications. This is the minimum information needed to route a notification to your device and filter it by the sports you follow.

If you disable notifications in the app, your subscription is marked inactive and no further pushes are sent. You can also revoke notification permission at any time in your device's system settings.

Firebase's privacy policy applies to FCM token processing: firebase.google.com/support/privacy.

5 External app integrations

Calendar. When you tap "Add to Calendar," the app passes the event's name, date, and venue to your device's native calendar application. The app does not read any existing calendar events and does not send calendar data anywhere.

Maps. When you tap to open a venue, the app passes the venue's coordinates or name — taken from our event database, not from your device — to a map application of your choice (Google Maps, Apple Maps, Waze, or any other installed map app). K9Events does not access your device's GPS or location at any point. Once the map app opens, its own privacy policy applies.

6 Infrastructure and third-party services

Supabase — Our event database and push notification subscriptions are hosted on Supabase (Supabase Inc., USA). General event browsing uses an anonymous read-only key. Notification subscriptions (device ID, FCM token, discipline interests) are written using an anonymous key governed by row-level security. Supabase server logs may record your IP address as part of standard infrastructure operation. Supabase's privacy policy applies: supabase.com/privacy.

Google Firebase (FCM) — Push notifications are routed via Firebase Cloud Messaging, a Google service. When you enable notifications, your device token is registered with Firebase. Google's privacy policy and Firebase terms apply: firebase.google.com/support/privacy.

No analytics, advertising, or tracking services are integrated into this app.

7 Legal basis (GDPR)

For users in the European Economic Area, the processing described in this policy is based on legitimate interest (Article 6(1)(f) GDPR) — specifically, the legitimate interest of providing a functional, reliable event listing service. No special category data is processed. No automated decision-making or profiling takes place.

8 Data retention

Data stored on your device persists until you uninstall the app or clear its data in your device settings.

Inaccuracy reports submitted to our servers are retained for as long as necessary to improve event data quality, and are not linked to any personal identity.

Push notification subscriptions (device ID, FCM token, discipline interests), install statistics (device ID, platform, app version, first/last open), and per-event reminder rows are kept until you request deletion. Disabling notifications marks the subscription inactive; removing a reminder or bookmark deletes its row. You can request deletion by contacting us at hello@k9events.eu.

Standard Supabase and Firebase infrastructure logs are retained per their respective retention policies.

9 Children's privacy

K9Events is not directed at children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect any data from children.

10 Changes to this policy

If this policy changes materially, the updated version will be published at this URL with a revised date at the top. We encourage you to check back periodically.