Privacy Policy

Version 2026-10-28

Smash/Bid is a tool that organisers use to run player auctions for badminton tournaments. This page says what it collects, why, who sees it and how to control it.

What we collect

• When you register as a player: your name, phone number, Google email, a photo (the Google picture, or one you upload), and your playing category. We ask your date of birth to see whether you are under 18; we do not keep the date, only whether you are an adult or a minor.
• Player history (adults only): if you agree when you register, a record of each auction you take part in: its name and date, your category and role, whether you were sold or unsold, the team and the price, and your photo. It is kept until you delete your profile. Nothing is kept for players under 18.
• When you pay: the UPI transaction ID you type, or the Razorpay payment ID. We never see your card or bank details.
• When you sign in: your Google name, email and profile picture address, kept in a session for 30 days.
• Organisers: sign-in details, the auctions they run, their UPI ID, and (if they choose Razorpay) their Razorpay keys, stored encrypted.
• Records of use: a log of who opened or exported registration lists, kept for one year.

Why

To register you for a tournament, run its live auction, let the organiser contact you and confirm your payment, and to let you reuse your saved details for other tournaments you choose. Nothing is used for advertising, tracking or profiling.

Who sees it

• Everyone who opens the auction page or projector sees a verified player's name, photo and category, and the auction results.
• The organiser and their helpers see your phone number and payment reference.
• The organiser (owner or admin) of an auction you register for can also see your player history from other auctions. Team captains and the public do not.
• Google handles sign-in; Razorpay or your own UPI app handles payment. We do not sell or share your data otherwise.

How long we keep it

Registration details (phone, email, payment reference and photo) are deleted 365 days after the auction ends. Results (name, category, team, price) may remain as the record of the auction. A saved profile and your player history stay until you delete your profile in Settings. Deleting your profile also deletes your history, your registrations and your photos in every auction.

Children

If the player is under 18, a parent or legal guardian must register them and agree to this notice on their behalf. We do not track, profile or advertise to children.

Your rights

You can see, correct and delete your details in Settings, withdraw your consent at any time the same way you gave it (delete your profile, or write to us), and complain to us or to the Data Protection Board of India. We answer within 7 days.

Security and problems

Data is kept on a server in India, passwords are never used (sign-in is through Google), secrets are encrypted, and access is logged. If personal data is ever exposed we tell affected people and the Data Protection Board without delay.

Contact and complaints

Grievance Officer: Mervin Sequeira, mervinsequeira485@gmail.com. We acknowledge within 24 hours and resolve within 7 days.