Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

EloShowdown ("we", "us", or "our") operates the website eloshowdown.com. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect information when you visit our website.

2. Information We Collect

2.1 Public Tournament Data

We collect publicly available tournament results, player names, and match outcomes from official Riftbound organized play platforms. This data is publicly accessible and is used to calculate community rankings and statistics. No private or personal account information is collected from these sources.

2.2 Automatically Collected Information

When you visit our website, we may automatically collect:

• IP address
• Browser type and version
• Pages visited and time spent
• Referring website
• Device type and screen resolution

2.3 Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use the following third-party services that may set cookies on your device:

• Google Analytics — to understand how visitors use our site (traffic analysis, page views, user behavior). Google Analytics uses cookies to collect anonymous usage data. You can opt out via the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
• Google AdSense — to display advertisements. AdSense may use cookies and web beacons to serve ads based on your prior visits to this or other websites. You can opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings.

3. How We Use Information

We use collected information to:

• Display community rankings, leaderboards, and tournament statistics
• Analyze website traffic and improve user experience
• Display relevant advertisements to support the operation of this free service
• Monitor and prevent abuse of the website

4. Third-Party Services

We use third-party services (Google Analytics, Google AdSense) that have their own privacy policies. We encourage you to review their policies:

• Google Privacy Policy
• Google Advertising Policies

5. Data Retention

Tournament data and rankings are retained for as long as they are relevant to active seasons and historical records. Automatically collected analytics data is subject to the retention policies of Google Analytics (default: 14 months).

6. Your Rights

If you are a tournament player whose data appears on this site and you wish to have your information removed or corrected, please contact us at eloquest.ink@gmail.com.

Under applicable data protection laws (including GDPR for EU residents), you may have the right to access, correct, or delete your personal data. To exercise these rights, please contact us using the email above.

7. Children's Privacy

Our website is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe we have collected such information, please contact us and we will promptly remove it.

8. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date. Your continued use of the website after any changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

9. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at eloquest.ink@gmail.com.