Canasta Score Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy explains how canastascore.com collects, uses, and protects information when you use Canasta Score, sign up for updates, or interact with our website and app.
Privacy Policy
Last updated: May 9, 2026
Canasta Score is operated by canastascore.com (“Canasta Score,” “we,” “our,” or “us”). We respect your privacy and aim to collect only the information needed to run, improve, and communicate about Canasta Score.
Information We Collect
We may collect information you provide directly, information created when you use the app, and limited technical information from your device or browser.
- Contact information: such as your email address or phone number if you sign up for updates, newsletters, feature announcements, or release notifications.
- App usage information: such as pages viewed, buttons clicked, device type, browser type, approximate location, and general usage activity.
- Game and scoring data: such as team names, round scores, bonuses, and other information you enter while using the app.
- Images you submit for scanning: if you use the card scanning feature, images may be sent to our backend services for processing.
- Technical information: such as IP address, device information, app performance data, logs, crash reports, and security data.
How We Use Information
We use information to provide and improve Canasta Score, including:
- Running the app, website, scoring tools, and scan features.
- Processing card images and returning score-related results.
- Saving or syncing game information when supported.
- Sending newsletters, release updates, and upcoming feature news.
- Understanding how people use the app so we can improve it.
- Monitoring performance, preventing abuse, and fixing bugs.
Services We Use
We use third-party services to help operate, analyze, host, and improve Canasta Score.
- Google Analytics: used to understand website and app usage, traffic sources, popular pages, and general user behavior.
- Firebase services: used for app hosting, database storage, authentication, analytics, crash reporting, performance monitoring, or related app infrastructure.
- Google Cloud Run: used to host backend services, including APIs that may process scan requests or other app features.
- Klaviyo: used for newsletter signups, email updates, product announcements, and release notifications.
Card Scan Images
If you use the card scanning feature, the photo you submit may be sent to our backend services for processing. These images are used to detect cards, calculate counts, return scan results, improve app reliability, and troubleshoot errors.
Please avoid including people, personal documents, or unrelated private information in scan photos. The scanner is intended only for Canasta cards and gameplay scoring.
Newsletter and Release Updates
If you sign up for updates, we may use your email address or phone number to send information about upcoming features, iOS and Android releases, Gameroom score-sync features, beta updates, and product announcements.
You can unsubscribe from email updates by using the unsubscribe link in our emails. For text messages, you may opt out by following the instructions provided in the message.
Cookies and Similar Technologies
We and the services we use may use cookies, pixels, local storage, or similar technologies to keep the website working, measure usage, understand traffic, and improve marketing or product communication.
How We Share Information
We do not sell your personal information. We may share limited information with service providers that help us operate Canasta Score, including analytics, hosting, cloud infrastructure, email delivery, database, and app performance services.
We may also disclose information if required by law, to protect our rights, to prevent fraud or abuse, or to maintain the safety and security of the app.
Data Security
We use reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect the information we collect. However, no website, app, or online service can guarantee complete security.
Data Retention
We keep information only as long as reasonably needed to provide the app, improve our services, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements.
Your Choices
You may choose not to provide certain information, but some features may not work without it. You may also unsubscribe from marketing emails or text messages at any time.
To request access, correction, or deletion of information associated with you, contact us at tim.holmgren@gmail.com.
Children’s Privacy
Canasta Score is not intended for children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. If we make changes, we will update the “Last updated” date on this page.
Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or how your information is handled, contact us at tim.holmgren@gmail.com.