Privacy Policy

Effective date: August 2026  ·  Last updated: September 2026

1. What we collect

When you create a free account, we collect:

• Email address — used to identify your account. Never shared with third parties.
• Password — stored as a salted hash only (scrypt). We cannot read your password.
• Preferences — your saved app settings (e.g. favourite league, display choices). Stored as a JSON blob linked to your account.
• Consent timestamp — the date and time you agreed to this policy.

We do not collect your name, phone number, payment details, or location. We do not track which pages you visit or build profiles based on your behaviour.

1b. API keys

Edge Model offers a read-only public API (Bearer-authenticated) for developers who want to integrate prediction data into their own tools. If you are issued an API key, we store:

• Key label — a name you supply to identify the key (e.g. "my dashboard").
• Creation date — when the key was issued.

We do not store your email address in association with your API key, and keys are not linked to user accounts in the system. API request activity (successful calls, rate limit events) may appear in server logs for operational purposes and is not retained beyond the standard log rotation period.

1c. Group Picks

Group Picks is a social feature that lets registered users compete on match predictions. When you use Group Picks, we store:

• Group membership — your account ID is recorded as a member of any group you create or join.
• Predictions — the H/D/A pick you submit for each fixture, linked to your account ID and group ID.
• Group name — the name given to a group when it is created.

Picks are stored on the server until the group is deleted. Your predictions are hidden from other group members until each fixture kicks off, at which point they are revealed to all members. Your account ID (not your email address) is visible to other members of the same group via the leaderboard.

2. Anonymous usage events

The app fires lightweight analytics events (e.g. "preset loaded", "result recorded") to help us understand how the tool is used. These events carry a random session identifier that resets each browser session — it cannot be linked back to your email or account. No IP address, URL, or referrer is ever stored.

3. How data is stored

Account data (email, password hash, preferences) is stored in a SQLite database on the server. The server runs on a cloud platform. Data is retained on a persistent volume across restarts and redeployments.

We do not use cookies for tracking. The session cookie (wc_user_session) is a short-lived signed token containing only your account ID and expiry time. It is marked HttpOnly and SameSite=Strict.

4. Data retention

Account data is kept for as long as your account exists. Analytics events are automatically purged after 90 days on a rolling basis. You can delete your account at any time (see §6).

5. Third parties

We do not sell, rent, or share your personal data with any third party. The only external data sources the app uses are:

• The Odds API — fetches market odds for match predictions. Your account details are not sent to this service.
• football-data.org — fetches recent match results for automatic ingestion. Your account details are not sent to this service.
• ip-api.com — used to derive city/country from the server's incoming IP on session start events (anonymous analytics only). Raw IP is never stored.

6. Your rights

You have the right to:

• Access — retrieve a copy of your account data via Account → View my data in the app.
• Correct — email us to correct any inaccurate data.
• Delete — delete your account and all associated data via Account → Delete account in the app. Deletion is immediate and permanent.
• Withdraw consent — closing your account constitutes withdrawal of consent.

7. Age requirement

Edge Model is intended for users aged 13 and over. By creating an account, you confirm you are at least 13 years old.

8. Contact

For any privacy questions or data requests, email: support@edgemodel.tech

9. Changes to this policy

If we make material changes, we will update the effective date at the top of this page. Continued use of your account after changes constitutes acceptance of the new policy.