Privacy Policy

Who operates FCS Pulse

FCS Pulse is a free mobile app for following FCS football scores, schedules, favorites, notifications, and media. This Privacy Policy explains how the operator of FCS Pulse (“FCS Pulse,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) collects, uses, and shares information when you use the FCS Pulse Android or iOS app and related public pages on fcspulse.com.

FCS Pulse does not require normal end users to create an account or sign in.

Information we collect

Depending on how you use the app, we may collect:

• Device identifier. An app-generated device ID used to remember your preferences on that device. This is not an advertising ID.
• Push notification token. If you allow notifications, we store a push token so we can send game-related alerts to your device.
• App and device details. Platform (such as Android or iOS) and app version associated with that device.
• Notification preferences. The alert types you turn on or off (for example, game start, scores, or final).
• Favorite teams. Teams you choose to follow.
• Followed games. Games you choose to follow for alerts, including related team and kickoff details needed to deliver those alerts.
• Voluntary submissions. Content you choose to send, such as feedback, media suggestions, or creator update suggestions. These may include a message, category, creator or show name, links, notes, coverage details, and your email address or name when you provide them.
• Local app data. Information stored only on your device to operate the app, such as cached scores or news, welcome and announcement dismissals, and local copies of preferences.

We do not collect precise location, payment information, contacts, or photos through FCS Pulse. We do not use advertising IDs for advertising.

How we use information

We use the information above to:

• Provide scores, schedules, favorites, media browsing, and related app features
• Deliver the push notifications you enable
• Sync your preferences and followed games for that device
• Review voluntary feedback and media suggestions
• Maintain, secure, and improve FCS Pulse
• Respond to privacy or data deletion requests

We do not sell personal information. We do not use your information for third-party advertising.

Local device storage

FCS Pulse stores some information on your device so the app can work offline or remember your choices. Examples include favorite teams, notification preferences, followed games, cached sports content, and whether you dismissed an in-app announcement. Clearing app data or uninstalling the app removes local data from that device.

Backend storage

When notifications or sync features are used, FCS Pulse stores related device, preference, favorites, and followed-game information on our backend hosted by Supabase. Voluntary feedback and media submissions are also stored on that backend so we can review them.

Normal users do not create a password-based account. Device-linked data is associated with the app-generated device ID for that installation.

Push notifications

Push notifications are optional. If you enable them, we use your device ID, push token, preferences, favorite teams, and followed games to send relevant alerts. On Android, delivery may involve Expo’s push service and Google’s Firebase Cloud Messaging. On iOS, delivery may involve Expo’s push service and Apple Push Notification service.

You can change notification preferences in the app or disable notifications in your device settings.

Voluntary submissions and feedback

If you submit feedback, suggest media, or suggest a creator update, you choose what to send. That content may be reviewed by FCS Pulse and may include contact details you provide so we can reply or follow up. Submitting a form is optional and is not required to browse scores or media.

External links and third-party content

FCS Pulse displays sports information and media links from third-party sources. The app may fetch publicly available content from services such as ESPN, Hero Sports, and The Analyst. Opening a creator or news link (for example YouTube, Spotify, X, or a publisher website) may take you outside FCS Pulse. Those third parties have their own privacy practices. FCS Pulse does not send your account credentials to those content sources, and normal browsing of scores or media does not require you to log in to FCS Pulse.

Service providers

We use service providers to operate FCS Pulse. The main ones involved in processing information for the consumer app are:

• Supabase — backend database and related app services
• Expo — app platform and push notification delivery
• Google Firebase Cloud Messaging (Android) and Apple Push Notification service (iOS) — push delivery
• Resend — email delivery when you submit certain forms, so the operator of FCS Pulse can be notified and can reply

These providers process information on our behalf to provide the app’s features. We do not use analytics SDKs, advertising SDKs, or crash reporting SDKs in the FCS Pulse mobile app.

Data retention

We keep device-linked preferences and voluntary submissions while they are needed to provide FCS Pulse, review submissions, or handle requests. When you ask us to delete personal data and we can locate it, we delete it except where limited retention is reasonably necessary for security, fraud prevention, legal obligations, or records of completed deletion requests.

Data deletion requests

You may request deletion of personal data associated with your use of FCS Pulse. Instructions are available at https://fcspulse.com/delete-data/.

You can also email privacy@fcspulse.com with enough detail for us to identify the data you want deleted, such as an email address used on a form submission or other information that helps us find the relevant device or submission records.

Security

FCS Pulse transmits data to our backend over encrypted connections (HTTPS). We use reasonable administrative and technical measures appropriate to the nature of the app. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure.

Children

FCS Pulse is a general-audience sports app. It is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has provided personal information, contact us and we will take appropriate steps to delete it.

No sale of personal information

FCS Pulse does not sell personal information and does not share personal information for cross-app or third-party advertising.

Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will change the effective date above and post the updated policy at https://fcspulse.com/privacy/. Continued use of FCS Pulse after an update means you acknowledge the revised policy.

Contact

For privacy questions or data requests, contact privacy@fcspulse.com.

Data deletion requests: https://fcspulse.com/delete-data/