This policy describes what Bips ("we", "us") collects when you use the Bips iOS app and this website, and what we do with it. The short version: we collect the minimum needed to run a fair game, we don't sell your data, and we never touch a brokerage account because there isn't one.
What we collect
Account: when you sign in with Apple, we receive a stable account identifier and, if you share them, your name and email address. Apple's "Hide My Email" works fully with Bips.
Gameplay: the challenges you enter, the portfolios you build, scores, results, token and Alpha balances, and referral codes you create or redeem.
Purchases: if you buy entry tokens, Apple processes the payment. We receive the transaction identifier to credit your tokens — never your payment details.
Notifications: if you enable them, a device push token so we can send standings and results alerts. You can turn these off anytime in the app or in iOS Settings.
Diagnostics: basic server logs (request paths, timestamps) to keep the service running.
What we don't collect
No brokerage credentials, no bank or payment details, no contacts, no location, no advertising identifiers, no tracking across other companies' apps or websites.
How we share
Apple — sign-in, purchases, and push notifications.
Market data providers — receive no personal data; we fetch prices, not people.
Affiliate partners — if you tap a partner offer, the partner and its network receive a random click identifier so the referral can be credited. It does not contain your name, email, or account details.
Prize fulfillment — if you win a drawing, we share your name and email with our fulfillment provider solely to deliver your prize.
Legal — if required by law, or to run the sweepstakes lawfully (e.g., winner verification).
We do not sell or rent personal information, and we don't share it for cross-context behavioral advertising.
Retention & your choices
Account and gameplay data are kept while your account is active. Email us to access or delete your data and we'll handle it within 30 days: akbari.eimon@gmail.com. California and EU/UK residents may have additional rights (access, correction, deletion, portability) — the same email exercises all of them.
Children
Bips is for adults 18 and older. We don't knowingly collect data from anyone under 18; if you believe we have, contact us and we'll delete it.
Changes
We'll update this page when the policy changes and note the new effective date above. Material changes will be flagged in the app.