Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

Welcome to Toolverse. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website and use our services. We are committed to protecting your personal information and your right to privacy.

This policy applies to all information collected through our website, mobile applications, and any related services, sales, marketing, or events.

Toolverse is not affiliated with Formula 1, the FIA, or the official F1 Fantasy game. Any F1-related data displayed on our platform is sourced from publicly available information.

2. Information We Collect

We may collect the following categories of information:

• Account information — When you create an account, we collect your name, email address, and authentication credentials.
• Payment information — If you subscribe to a paid plan, payment processing is handled by Polar.sh (our payment provider). We do not store your credit card numbers or banking details directly.
• Usage data — We collect information about how you interact with our tools, including pages visited, features used, and time spent.
• Device and browser data — We may collect your IP address, browser type, operating system, and device identifiers for analytics and security purposes.
• Preferences — Your tool settings, team selections, and other personalization choices.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

• Provide, operate, and maintain our tools and services
• Improve, personalize, and expand our services
• Process transactions and manage subscriptions
• Send you updates, newsletters, and marketing communications (with your consent)
• Analyze usage patterns to improve user experience
• Detect, prevent, and address technical issues and security threats
• Display relevant advertisements to support our free tier
• Comply with legal obligations

4. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to collect and store information about your interactions with our service:

• Essential cookies — Required for basic site functionality, authentication, and security.
• Analytics cookies — Help us understand how users interact with our tools (e.g., Google Analytics).
• Advertising cookies — Used by our advertising partners (e.g., Google AdSense) to serve relevant ads.

You may manage cookie preferences through your browser settings. Disabling certain cookies may affect site functionality.

5. Third-Party Services and Data Sharing

We work with third-party service providers who assist us in operating our platform:

• Authentication providers — Google and Facebook for social login.
• Payment processors — Polar.sh for subscription billing and payment processing.
• Advertising networks — Google AdSense for displaying advertisements. These partners may use cookies to serve personalized ads based on your browsing activity.
• Analytics providers — Google Analytics for understanding usage patterns.
• Infrastructure and CDN providers — For hosting, content delivery, and performance optimization.

We do not sell your personal data to third parties. We may share anonymized, aggregated data that cannot be used to identify you.

6. Subscriptions and Payments

Our Pro subscription is processed through Polar.sh. When you subscribe, Polar.sh collects and processes your payment information according to their own privacy policy. We receive confirmation of your subscription status but do not have access to your full payment details.

7. Data Retention

We retain your personal information only for as long as necessary to provide our services and fulfill the purposes outlined in this policy. Account data is retained while your account is active. You may request deletion of your account and associated data at any time.

8. Your Rights and Choices

Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have the right to:

• Access your personal data
• Correct inaccurate data
• Delete your personal data
• Object to or restrict processing
• Data portability
• Withdraw consent for marketing communications

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at [email protected]. We will respond to your request within 30 days.

9. Children’s Privacy

Our services are not directed to individuals under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you become aware that a child has provided us with personal data, please contact us and we will take steps to remove such information.

10. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date. Continued use of our services after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.