Privacy Policy
Last updated: 1 July 2026 · Terms of Service · Imprint · Open the app
PLATZ is a self-hosted service running on European (Swiss, Infomaniak) infrastructure. The data controller is the operator named in our Imprint. We collect only what we need to run pickup-football games. We do not sell your data and we do not use third-party advertising or analytics trackers. We use only strictly necessary cookies/tokens (your sign-in session), so no consent banner is required for those.
What we collect
- Account: email, display name, password (stored only as a salted Argon2 hash).
- Profile: position, preferred foot, birth year (optional, for age groups), and your chosen home area (approximate coordinates) and travel radius.
- Activity: games you host/join, chat messages, teammate ratings, and your derived PLATZ Level.
- Technical: minimal request logs (method, path, IP) for security and debugging. Query strings are stripped.
How we use it
To run the service: authenticate you, match you into balanced games near you, show games for your age group, power chat and friends, and keep the platform safe (rate-limiting, moderation, abuse reports).
Legal basis
We process your data to perform our contract with you (your account, games, matchmaking, chat: Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR), on the basis of our legitimate interest in a safe, working platform (security logging, rate-limiting, moderation: Art. 6(1)(f)), and, for players under 18, with the consent of a parent or guardian recorded at sign-up (Art. 8 GDPR). Equivalent provisions of the Swiss FADP apply.
We send transactional email only (address confirmation, password reset) from no-reply@mehro.ch. No marketing email.
Who we share with
Other players see your public profile (name, level, position, area) unless you turn off your public card in Settings. We share data only with the processors needed to operate the service, and where legally required:
- Infomaniak Network SA (Geneva, Switzerland): hosting and transactional email. Data stays in Switzerland/EU.
- OpenStreetMap Foundation / Nominatim: turns a location you type into map coordinates when you search for an area.
- Stripe: payment processing for paid games (only when you pay a share). Card details go directly to Stripe; we never see them.
Your rights
You can access and edit your data in the app, and delete your account at any time from Settings, which erases your personal data and the content tied to it. You may also request a copy of your data. To exercise these rights, contact us. You have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority (in Switzerland, the FDPIC/EDÖB; in the EU, your local data-protection authority).
Retention
We keep your data while your account exists. Encrypted database backups are retained for up to 14 days. Deleting your account removes your data from the live system; residual copies expire from backups within that window.