Privacy policy

Effective Date: June 14, 2025

This policy explains how VieOff collects, uses, and protects your data.

1. What Information Do We Collect?

We collect:
  • First name & last name
  • Email address
  • Country
  • Media (photos, videos) uploaded for competitions or accounts
  • Bank account name and number only

2. How We Use Your Data

Your data is used for the following purposes:
  • Account creation and verification
  • Email address verification
  • Password resets
  • Competition creation and participation
  • Ticket purchases and payouts
  • Notifications for competition status
  • Invitations to join competitions or organizational accounts
No ads are shown in the app, and no marketing emails are sent.
We only send transactional emails, such as:
  • Account creation confirmations
  • Email address verification
  • Password resets
  • Ticket purchase receipts
  • Prize fund confirmations
  • Competition status updates (only to involved accounts)
  • Payout bank account deletion request approval updates

3. Do We Share Your Data?

Your data is used for the following purposes:
  • We do not sell or share your data with third parties for marketing.
  • We use Paystack for payments, which requires access to your email addresses for payment transactions and bank account details for verification and payout transactions.
  • No other third-party tools (like Google Analytics) are currently integrated.

4. Data Storage & Security

Your data is used for the following purposes:
  • Your data is stored on a secure PostgreSQL database hosted on a Virtual Private Server (VPS).
  • All data in transit is encrypted via SSL (HTTPS).
  • Passwords are hashed using a secure algorithm before storage.
  • Bank account data and other personal info are stored securely but not encrypted at rest at this time.
  • No cookies or tracking scripts are used.

5. Account Deletion & Data Retention

  • This is not supported at the moment, you can send us an email at support@vieoff.com to deactivate your account and we can delete it once we start supporting account deletion.
  • Database backups are retained for continuity and disaster recovery purposes.
  • We do not log or track your actions beyond what’s needed to operate the app.

6. Cookies & Tracking

  • We use access tokens for user authentication.
  • We do not use browser cookies or external tracking scripts.

7. Your Rights

You have the right to:
  • Access and update your personal data

8. Children’s Privacy

VieOff is not intended for users under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect data from children. If you believe a child has created an account, please contact us so we can take appropriate action.

9. Legal Basis for Processing

We process your data based on:
  • Your consent (when you sign up)
  • The need to fulfill our Terms of Service
  • Our legitimate interest in operating and improving the platform
  • Legal obligations (e.g., for handling prize payouts)

10. Changes to This Policy

We may update this policy from time to time. If there are major changes, we will notify you by email or in-app alert.

Questions or Concerns

You can reach out to us at support@vieoff.com for any privacy-related concerns or feedback.