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Privacy Policy
Last updated: October 10, 2026
KP Tech LLC ("KP Tech," "we," "us," or "our") respects your privacy. This policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and the choices you have. It covers:
- Hoops University, our college basketball app for iPhone (App Store), Android (Google Play) and the web at hoopsuniv.com (together, "Hoops University" or "the apps")
- The KP Tech website at k-p.io
Hoops University
Hoops University is a free fan app with live scores, pick'em contests, games, team pages, fan discussions, private groups ("Huddles") and notifications. The same account works on iPhone, Android and the web. You can browse scores without an account; features like picks, chat and leaderboards need you to sign in.
Information you give us
- Account information. When you sign in with Apple, Google or an email and password, we receive your email address and an account identifier from that provider. If you use Sign in with Apple's "Hide My Email," we receive a private relay address instead. We never see your Apple or Google password.
- Public profile. The username you choose, your favorite team, and an avatar made from your initials and team colors. Other users can see your public profile.
- Things you post. Posts, comments, chat messages, reactions, game ratings, poll votes and any photos you choose to attach (for example, approved creators' posts). Content in public areas such as team Locker Rooms, game chats and Press Row can be seen by other users. Huddle messages can be seen by that Huddle's members.
- Game activity. Your picks, brackets, contest entries, daily puzzle and game results, the teams you mark as watched in your Hoops Passport, the TV Guide lineups you save, scores and leaderboard rankings. Your username and scores may appear on public leaderboards.
- Huddles. The groups you create or join, their invitations and their messages.
- Notification settings. The alerts you turn on, such as game start times and your team's results.
- Applications and feedback. If you apply for a community role (such as creator or moderator), we keep your application, including your account email, your statement and any public links you include. If you send feedback, it comes to us by email with your message, your app version, operating system version and device type, and any screenshot you choose to attach.
Information collected automatically
- Device tokens for notifications. If you allow notifications, Apple's or Google's push service gives us a token that lets us send alerts to your device.
- App integrity checks. To block bots and abuse, the apps use Firebase App Check, which relies on Apple App Attest on iPhone, Google Play Integrity on Android, and Google reCAPTCHA Enterprise on the web. These services check that requests come from our genuine app, and may collect device and browser signals to do so. Use of reCAPTCHA is subject to the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.
- Crash reports, performance and usage data (iPhone app). The iPhone app uses Firebase Crashlytics, Firebase Performance Monitoring and Google Analytics for Firebase. They collect crash reports, app performance measurements, device and app-instance identifiers, basic device information and events about how the app is used, such as screens viewed and sessions. We use this information only to find and fix problems and to understand which features work well. It is not used for advertising, it is not used to track you across other companies' apps or websites, and we don't link it to your account.
- Server and security logs. Like most online services, our servers record technical information such as IP address, request times and errors. We use these logs for security, abuse prevention and troubleshooting.
- Storage on your device. The apps save settings, favorites and sign-in state on your device or in your browser so they work quickly and remember you. This storage is not used for advertising or cross-site tracking.
What we don't collect or do
- We don't show ads, and we don't use advertising or ad-tracking services in the apps.
- We don't track you across other companies' apps or websites.
- We don't access your device's location, contacts or camera. The Campus Locator game uses a map, not your location. Photos are only read when you choose one to attach.
- We don't sell or rent your personal information.
How we use information
- To run the apps: your account, profile, picks, scores, leaderboards, chats and Huddles
- To send the notifications you asked for
- To keep the community safe: enforcing our community rules, reviewing reports, preventing spam, fraud and abuse, and protecting the service
- To review community role applications and answer feedback and support requests
- To fix problems and improve the apps
- To comply with legal obligations
Moderation and administrative review
To enforce our community rules and keep users safe, authorized Hoops University moderators and administrators can review content in the apps, including messages in private Huddles. This access is limited to trusted staff, is read-only for oversight, and is logged. It does not include your email address or password. Removed content stays hidden from other users.
Service providers
We use these providers to run Hoops University. They process information on our behalf, only as needed to provide their services:
- Google Firebase (Google LLC): accounts and sign-in, database storage, server functions, push notifications, app integrity checks, crash reporting, performance monitoring, app usage analytics (iPhone app) and web hosting
- Apple: Sign in with Apple, App Attest and push notifications on iPhone
- Google: Google Sign-In, Play Integrity and reCAPTCHA Enterprise
- Cloudflare: delivers live scores and schedules to the apps
- Map providers for the Campus Locator game: Apple Maps on iPhone, Google Maps on Android and Esri on the web
- Google Workspace: our email, for feedback, applications and support
Like any website, these providers receive your IP address and basic device or browser information when the apps connect to them.
We may also share information if required by law, to protect the safety, rights or property of our users, the public or KP Tech, or as part of a merger, acquisition or sale of assets, in which case this policy would continue to apply to your information.
How long we keep information
We keep your account information and content while your account is active. When you delete your account, we remove your account, profile, posts, messages, picks, scores and other personal data from our live systems. Replies other people wrote stay up, but anything you wrote is removed. We keep a minimal deletion record so that delayed processes can't recreate your data. Our backups are kept for seven days, so deleted data may remain in a backup for up to seven days before it ages out. Server logs are kept for a limited time for security and troubleshooting.
Children
Hoops University is not directed to children under 13, and you must be at least 13 to create an account. We don't knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child under 13 has given us personal information, contact us at info@k-p.io and we will delete it.
Your choices and rights
- Profile: you can edit your public profile in the app. To have a specific post removed, report it in the app or email us.
- Notifications: you can change alerts in the app's settings, or turn notifications off in your device or browser settings.
- Blocking: you can block other users so you don't see their content.
- Access, correction and deletion: you can ask us what information we hold about you, ask us to correct it, or delete your account (see below).
Depending on where you live, you may have additional rights under local law. We will honor applicable requests. Contact us at info@k-p.io; we may need to confirm your identity before acting on a request.
Security
We protect information with encryption in transit, access rules that limit each account to its own private data, app integrity checks, and restricted administrative access. No online service can be perfectly secure, but we work to protect your information and will notify you if required by law.
Third-party links
Hoops University may link to other websites, such as school, team or broadcast pages. Their privacy practices are governed by their own policies.
Deleting your Hoops University account
You can delete your account and its data at any time:
- In the Hoops University app for iPhone or Android: go to Profile → Delete Account, sign in again to confirm it's you, and follow the prompts.
- By email: if you can't access the app, email info@k-p.io from the email address on your account, with the subject "Hoops University account deletion." We'll confirm the request and complete it.
What gets deleted: your sign-in account, private and public profile, username, posts, comments, chat and Huddle messages, attached photos, reactions, ratings and poll votes, picks, brackets, contest entries, scores and leaderboard entries, your Hoops Passport, saved TV Guide lineups, notification settings and device tokens, and Huddle memberships.
What may remain: other users' own replies (shown without your content), a minimal deletion record that prevents your data from being recreated, data in backups for up to seven days, and records we must keep by law.
If you signed in with Apple, deleting your account also revokes Hoops University's access to your Apple ID.
The KP Tech website
When you contact us through email or otherwise reach out about our services, we may collect the information you choose to share, such as your name, email address and the contents of your message. We do not use cookies or analytics tracking on k-p.io, and we do not collect personal information automatically beyond standard web server logs (such as IP address and browser type) used for security and troubleshooting.
We use this information to respond to inquiries and communicate about potential or ongoing work, to operate and improve our website and services, and to comply with legal obligations. We share it only with service providers that help us run our business (such as hosting and email providers), and only as needed for them to perform those services. We keep it as long as needed for these purposes or as required by law, and you may ask us at any time to access, correct or delete it.
Changes to this policy
We may update this policy from time to time. We'll post changes on this page with a new "Last updated" date, and for significant changes we'll also let Hoops University users know in the app.
Contact us
If you have questions about this policy or your information, contact us at info@k-p.io.
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