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This English version is a translation provided for convenience. The French version is the authoritative one and prevails in case of any difference.

1. Introduction

Welcome to Mesh Football. Mesh Football is a chat application designed for football players around the world to connect, organize games, join teams, and communicate with fellow players.

Mesh Football is published by Suksee Tech SAS, 230 Rte des Dolines, 06560 Sophia Antipolis, France (“we,” “our,” or “us”), which is the controller of your personal data.

This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you use our mobile application (the “App”) and when you visit our website www.mesh-football.com (the “Site”). Please read it carefully. If you do not agree with its terms, please do not access or use the App.

2. Information We Collect

2.1 Personal Information

We collect personal information that you provide to us when you create an account or use our services, including:

  • Account information: email address, first name, last name, phone number
  • Profile information: profile photo, date of birth, gender, nationality, height, weight, main foot (left/right), preferred playing positions, jersey number
  • Location information: current town/city, country, geographic coordinates (latitude/longitude), and geohash data to help you find nearby games and venues
  • Team and game data: teams you create or join, games you participate in, line-ups, goals and assists recorded during a game, player ratings you give and receive, awards (man of the match, badges)
  • Communication data: messages, photos, and voice messages you send through team chats and private conversations

2.2 Automatically Collected Information

When you use our App, we automatically collect certain information, including:

  • Device information: device type (iOS or Android), device identifiers, operating system version
  • Usage information: how you interact with the App, features you use, screens you view, actions you take
  • Install data: information showing where the installation of the App came from (for example a link or a campaign)
  • Diagnostic data: error reports and related technical information
  • Push notification tokens: tokens used to send you push notifications about games, messages, and team activities
  • Location data: precise location data when you grant location permissions, used to show nearby games and venues on maps

2.3 Information Collected on the Site

The Site does not require an account and has no contact form. When you visit it:

  • our hosting provider processes the technical data needed to display the pages (for example your IP address and browser type);
  • if you accept it through the cookie banner, Google Analytics collects audience statistics (pages viewed, taps on the download buttons, language, device type). Google Analytics is loaded only after you consent;
  • your choice (acceptance or refusal) is remembered in your browser’s local storage.

The Site uses no other trackers.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

  • Create and manage your account
  • Provide, maintain, and improve our services
  • Enable communication between players through chat features
  • Help you discover and join nearby football games
  • Facilitate team creation and management
  • Enable player rating and performance tracking
  • Automatically generate match reports using an artificial intelligence model (see Section 5.2)
  • Check and format profile photos and team crests
  • Send you push notifications about games, messages, and team activities
  • Analyze usage patterns to improve the App experience
  • Measure where installations of the App come from
  • Measure Site traffic, if you have consented to it
  • Detect, prevent, and address technical issues and security threats
  • Handle abuse reports
  • Comply with legal obligations

The App has no purchases, no subscriptions and no advertising. We do not use your data for advertising purposes.

4. Data Storage and Security

Your data is stored securely using cloud-based services for authentication, data storage, and application functionality. We implement appropriate technical and organizational security measures to protect your personal information. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

5. Third-Party Services

We use the following third-party services, which may collect or process information on our behalf.

5.1 Services Used by the App

  • Google Firebase: authentication, data and file storage, and backend services. Firebase’s privacy policy: https://firebase.google.com/support/privacy
  • AppsFlyer: install attribution (knowing where the installation of the App came from). AppsFlyer receives device identifiers, your Mesh Football user ID and a few usage events (sign-up, team joined, game created). AppsFlyer’s privacy policy: https://www.appsflyer.com/legal/privacy-policy/
  • Amplitude Analytics: helps us understand how users interact with our App. Amplitude’s privacy policy: https://amplitude.com/privacy
  • Sentry: helps us identify and fix technical errors. Sentry receives error reports, technical information about the device, the IP address and, for a portion of sessions, a recording of the App’s display used to diagnose errors. Sentry’s privacy policy: https://sentry.io/privacy/
  • Google Maps and Google Places: mapping, location and place search services. Google’s privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy
  • Expo: push notification services and development tools. Expo’s privacy policy: https://expo.dev/privacy
  • Rembg: removes the background from the profile photos and team crests you upload. Rembg’s website: https://www.rembg.com
  • Brevo: sends internal service emails (for example forwarding an abuse report to our team), which may contain your name and email address. Brevo’s privacy policy: https://www.brevo.com/legal/privacypolicy/

5.2 Match Reports Generated by Artificial Intelligence

When a game is scored live in the App, a written match report is generated automatically by an artificial intelligence model, Google Gemini, provided by Google. The report is visible to the participants of the game and posted in the chat of the teams concerned.

To generate the report, the following game data is sent to Google Gemini:

  • the name, date, times, venue, surface, type and duration of the game, the team names and the score;
  • the comments entered by the organizer;
  • the goals: minute, name of the scorer and of the player who made the assist;
  • the first and last names of confirmed players, guests and players who declined;
  • the line-up (position of the players on the pitch);
  • once voting has closed: the players’ average ratings, the man of the match, the podium and the special awards;
  • trends drawn from the same team’s recent games (for example goals or assists in previous games) and the headlines of previous reports.

No email address, phone number, date of birth, photo or device location data is sent to generate these reports. The reports are produced automatically and may contain errors.

Google Gemini is also used to check that an uploaded profile photo or team crest is what is expected (a face or a crest); the image is sent to Google for that purpose only.

Google’s privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy

5.3 Services Used by the Site

6. Permissions We Request

To provide our services, we request the following permissions:

  • Location: to show your position on maps and help you find nearby games and venues
  • Camera: to allow you to take and share photos with team members in chat and to update your profile photo
  • Microphone: to enable voice messages in team chats
  • Photo library: to allow you to share photos from your device
  • Notifications: to send you push notifications about games, messages, and team activities

You can revoke these permissions at any time through your device settings, though this may limit certain features of the App.

7. Data Sharing and Disclosure

We do not sell your personal information. We may share your information in the following circumstances:

  • With other users: your profile information (name, photo, position, ratings) is visible to other players in teams you join and games you participate in. Match reports may mention your name and what you did in the game
  • With service providers: we share data with third-party service providers who help us operate the App and the Site, as listed in Section 5
  • For legal reasons: we may disclose information if required by law or to protect our rights, property, or safety
  • Business transfers: in the event of a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets, your information may be transferred

8. Your Rights and Choices

You have the following rights regarding your personal information:

  • Access: you can access and view your profile information in the App
  • Export: you can export your data in JSON format: open the App menu, then “Settings”, then, under “Personal data”, “Export my data”
  • Update: you can update your profile information at any time through the App
  • Delete: you can delete your account yourself: open the App menu, then “Settings”, then, under “Danger zone”, tap “Delete my account” and confirm twice. Deletion cannot be undone. It anonymizes your personal information while preserving statistical data for historical integrity (see Section 9). You can also ask us to delete your account by email at hello@mesh-football.com
  • Opt-out: you can disable push notifications in the App settings or in your device settings
  • Site audience measurement: you can refuse Google Analytics through the cookie banner. To change your choice at any time, use the “Cookie settings” link at the bottom of every page

9. Data Retention

We retain your personal information for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide you services. If you delete your account, we will:

  • Anonymize your personally identifiable information (name, email, phone number, date of birth, photo, nationality, location, etc.)
  • Remove you from team rosters and chat rooms
  • Anonymize your messages (content preserved, but sender name changed to “Deleted User”)
  • Delete your authentication account
  • Delete your profile photos from storage
  • Preserve anonymized statistical data (game participation, ratings) for historical integrity

If you founded a team, your initials may remain associated with that team. Match reports already published may continue to mention the name you played under.

10. Children’s Privacy

Our App is not intended for children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.

Users under the age of 15 (or under the age of digital consent that applies in their country) may use the App only with the consent of a parent or legal guardian.

If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided us with personal information without your consent, please contact us immediately at hello@mesh-football.com.

11. International Data Transfers

Your information may be transferred to and processed in countries other than your country of residence, in particular the United States, where several of the providers listed in Section 5 are established. These countries may have data protection laws that differ from those in your country. By using our App, you consent to the transfer of your information to these countries.

12. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy in the App and on the Site and updating the “Last updated” date. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.

13. GDPR Compliance (European Users)

If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA), you have additional rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR):

  • Right to access your personal data
  • Right to rectification of inaccurate data
  • Right to erasure (“right to be forgotten”)
  • Right to restrict processing
  • Right to data portability (available through our data export feature)
  • Right to object to processing
  • Right to withdraw consent

To exercise these rights, please use the features available in the App settings or write to us at hello@mesh-football.com. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the data protection authority of your country (in France, the CNIL: www.cnil.fr).

14. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, or for any request relating to your personal data, please contact us: