Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy explains what MatchChaser ("we", "us") collects, how we use it, who can see it, and the choices you have. MatchChaser is an independent service and is not affiliated with the United States Practical Shooting Association (USPSA) or PractiScore. The service is intended for residents of the United States.

Information we collect

• Account info you provide: email address, display name, optional USPSA member number and expiration, and home city/state.
• Sign-in with Google (optional): if you choose to sign in with Google, Google shares your name and verified email address with us to create or access your account.
• Data you enter: classifier scores, matches, training and round/ammo logs, gear you own, stage designs, comments, ideas and support requests.
• Imported records: when you use USPSA classifier sync, PractiScore match import or a results paste, we save the resulting classifier scores and match results to your account. Match results list the other competitors in that match, as the results page does.
• Payment & membership info: if you donate or subscribe, our payment processors (Stripe and PayPal) handle your card and payment details — we never receive or store your full card number. We keep a processor customer/subscription identifier, your plan and subscription status, and a record of donations (amount and date).
• Technical data: IP address, browser/user-agent, and timestamps, recorded in server logs and our audit log for security, troubleshooting, and to spot abuse such as duplicate or fake accounts.

How we use it

• To operate the service — compute your classification, projections, leaderboards, and community features.
• To secure accounts (login throttling, lockouts, audit logging) and prevent abuse.
• To send only the emails tied to your account (verification, password/email changes, and any optional notifications you enable in your profile). We don't send your address to anyone else to email you.
• To process optional memberships and donations and to provide member features.

Who can see your information inside MatchChaser

Other members only see what these features show, and most are off until you turn them on or use them:

• Leaderboards and community gear lists: your display name and scores or gear. Turn them off in Profile → Privacy and still use everything else.
• Public profile and share cards: only if you switch your public profile on or share a card yourself.
• Match recaps: when a member shares a recap of a match you shot, signed-in members can see your result as it appeared on the published results. You can choose to appear by your initials instead in Profile → Privacy. Recaps are never shown to people who aren't signed in.
• Rivals: only someone whose rival invite you accept sees your classification, scores and match results.
• Things you post: comments, video links and ideas are visible to other members, with your display name.
• Stage designs: private to you until you share a link, post one to the Stage library, invite someone to edit it, or attach it to a build day.
• Stage Builders: when you sign up to build or help at a club, that club's admins see your name and email address so they can coordinate the build day with you.

Outside companies that help run MatchChaser

We use a small number of service providers. Each receives only what it needs to do its job for us, may use it only for that job, and may not use it to market to you:

• Hosting: the server that runs MatchChaser and stores its data.
• Email delivery (Amazon Web Services): your email address and the message, so our emails reach you.
• Payments (Stripe and PayPal): only if you subscribe or donate.
• Google: only if you choose to sign in with Google.
• Page retrieval (Zyte): the address of the USPSA or PractiScore page you asked us to fetch. For USPSA, that address includes your member number, which is part of the public classification URL. We don't send your other MatchChaser data.
• Analytics (Google Analytics and Matomo, when enabled): which pages are used and how, to improve the site. We don't send them your name, email address or scores. These services may set their own cookies.

We also share information when required by law, or when needed to protect the service and its users.

Advertising

MatchChaser may show ads. Ads are placed directly with us by advertisers and served by MatchChaser; advertisers do not receive any of your information. Clicking an ad simply takes you to the advertiser's site. Paid members and beta testers don't see ads.

Cookies

We use a session cookie to keep you signed in. If analytics are enabled, those services may set their own cookies.

Signing in with Google

You can create your account or sign in using Google. When you do, Google shares your name and verified email address with us so we can set up or access your account — we request only your basic profile and email, and we never post to your Google account or read anything else from it. If an account already exists with that email, we link the two so you can use either method. Google's handling of your information is governed by Google's Privacy Policy. You can also set a password in Profile → Security to sign in directly with your email.

Your choices

• Privacy settings: hide yourself from leaderboards and community gear lists, turn your public profile on or off, and choose your full name or initials on match recaps.
• Email preferences: turn off non-essential emails (security emails are always sent).
• Delete your account: from your profile. We anonymize your account — your name, email, USPSA number, and location are erased — while keeping de-identified records so site statistics stay intact.

Security & data retention

Everything between your browser and MatchChaser travels over an encrypted (HTTPS) connection. Passwords and sign-in tokens are stored only as one-way hashes, so nobody, including us, can read your password. Your card details never reach us. Access to the server and its database is limited to the site's operator.

We keep your information while your account is active. Accounts that never verify their email address are deleted after 30 days. Deleting your account anonymizes your personal information as described above; copies in our backups age out over time.

Children

MatchChaser is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect their information. Shooters under 18 should use the service with a parent or guardian's involvement.

Changes

We may update this policy; we'll revise the "last updated" date above. Significant changes may also be announced in the app.

Contact

Questions? Reach us through Support in the app.