Privacy Policy

Effective Date: 11/9/2026

Contest Queue (“we,” “us,” or “our”) operates the Contest Queue application (the “Service”). This page explains what data the Service collects, how it is used, and the choices you have. We do not sell this data or use it for advertising.

Using the App Without an Account

You can browse Contest Queue without an account. The app gives each visitor an anonymous session with a random identifier, which is not linked to your name or email.

Your Account

When you sign in, we store your email address, your name, your account ID, the device tokens used to send you notifications, the competitors you follow, and your notification preferences. If you request an organization or a trial sandbox, we also keep that request, with your contact email, so it can be reviewed.

Contest Data

Contest staff enter the information needed to run a contest, including competitor names, member names, locations, judges, schedules, and scores. Pictures uploaded for a contest, such as logos, are publicly viewable. Names, schedules, and results are shown to people using the app.

Competitor and Judge Contact Information

Contest staff or competitors may enter contact names, email addresses, and phone numbers. In the app, this contact information is shown only to the Contest Roles that require it. Saving, sharing, or otherwise exporting it is strictly prohibited.

If your information was entered for a contest and you would like it removed, please contact that Contest’s Administrator first. If that does not resolve the issue, please contact us.

Score Sheet Scanning

Contest staff can choose to scan a score sheet to fill in scores. The photo or PDF, along with the contest’s competitor and member names, is sent to Google’s Gemini service (through Firebase AI Logic) to read the scores. Contest Queue does not store the file. Google’s processing is governed by its privacy terms.

Analytics and Performance

Contest Queue uses Google Analytics for Firebase and Firebase Performance Monitoring to understand how the app is used and to diagnose problems. These collect usage and diagnostic data, such as which screens are opened and how the app performs, under a random identifier rather than your name or email. Contest staff may receive reports with totals, such as how many people opened a contest’s results. Contest Queue does not use an advertising identifier. The app also uses Firebase App Check, with an anonymous identifier, to protect its services from abuse.

Service Providers

We use Google Firebase to store data and run the Service, and Resend to send contest summary emails to contest staff. They process this data on our behalf. We do not otherwise share it with third parties.

Data Retention

Contests are not deleted when they end. They are archived, so that their results and reports stay available. Trial sandboxes are deleted when they expire. To have a convention or organization deleted, please use our contact form. To have your information removed from a contest, follow the steps under Competitor and Judge Contact Information.

Account Deletion

To delete your account and its data, use the Delete Account button in the app’s Account screen or our delete account page.

Data Security

Contest Queue stores its data on Google Firebase. Information on Firebase’s privacy and security practices can be found at https://firebase.google.com/support/privacy.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us.