Privacy policy.

Operator and Scope

TTConnect (the “Service”) is operated by Yashwant Technologies Inc. (“we”, “us”, or “our”), a corporation organized under the laws of the United States.

This Privacy Policy applies to your access to and use of the TTConnect Service, which includes:

• ttconnect.us — the public marketing website
• app.ttconnect.us — the TTConnect web application
• The TTConnect iOS mobile application (available via the Apple App Store)
• The TTConnect Android mobile application (available via the Google Play Store)

Collectively, these are referred to in this Policy as the “Service” or the “TTConnect Platform”. This Policy describes how we collect, use, share, and protect personal information when you use the Service.

1. Who We Are

TTConnect is a league management platform for table tennis clubs, league directors, and players. The Service is owned and operated by Yashwant Technologies Inc., a United States corporation.

TTConnect provides tools for clubs to organize and operate table tennis leagues — including player registration, division management, match scoring, USATT-compliant rating calculation, and league reporting — and provides players with a mobile and web experience to view their leagues, enter scores, and track their ratings.

2. Scope of This Policy

This Privacy Policy applies to all personal information processed in connection with your access to and use of:

• The ttconnect.us website (our public marketing and information site);
• The app.ttconnect.us web application (where league directors and players access TTConnect from a desktop or laptop browser);
• The TTConnect mobile application for iOS, available on the Apple App Store; and
• The TTConnect mobile application for Android, available on the Google Play Store.

This Policy does not apply to third-party websites, services, or applications that may be linked to from the Service, even if those services are integrated with TTConnect. Third-party services are governed by their own privacy policies, and we encourage you to review them. A list of the third-party services we currently integrate with is provided in Section 6.

3. Information We Collect

We collect information in three ways: information you (or your league administrator) provide to us; information we collect automatically when you use the Service; and information we receive from third parties (such as USATT, via the JustGo platform).

3.1 Information You or Your League Administrator Provides

Accounts on TTConnect are created by administrators or league directors on behalf of players. You may also update some of your own profile information after first login. The categories of information collected include:

• Identity information: First name, last name, country of residence.
• Contact information: Email address. A phone number may be collected by some league directors but is not required by the Service.
• USATT membership information: USATT membership number (where the player has one). Where you do not have a USATT membership number, the Service generates a placeholder internal identifier for use within your league.
• League and match information: League name and metadata, division assignments, opponents played, match results (game-level wins and losses), defaults, and rating history within TTConnect.
• Authentication credentials: A password you set for your account. Passwords are not stored by us in readable form; they are managed by Amazon Cognito (see Section 6).
• Optional biometric setting: If you enable biometric sign-in (Face ID, Touch ID, or fingerprint) on your device, the biometric data itself never leaves your device. We only store a setting indicating that biometric sign-in is enabled.
• Feedback and support submissions: If you submit feedback or contact support, we collect the content of your message and any optional screenshot or attachment you choose to include.
• Date of birth (for players under 13 only): When a league director registers a player under 13 years of age, we collect and store the player’s date of birth and a record of the parental or guardian consent attestation. For players aged 13 or older, the date of birth is used only to confirm the player meets our minimum age and is not retained.

3.2 Information Collected Automatically

When you use the Service, we automatically collect technical information needed to provide and secure it:

• Device and app information: Device type, operating system and version, app version, language, and time zone.
• Log and usage information: IP address, access timestamps, pages or screens viewed, actions taken (such as match scores entered), and error or crash data.
• Push notification token: If you enable push notifications, a unique device token issued by Apple (APNs) or Google (FCM) to allow us to deliver notifications to your device.

3.3 Information from Third Parties

Where you have a USATT membership number and look it up through the Service, we retrieve information about you from USATT via the JustGo platform. This information may include your name, country, USATT membership status (active, expired, or suspended), and your current USATT rating. See Section 6 for further details on this integration.

3.4 Categories of Personal Information Collected

The table below summarizes the categories of personal information we collect:

4. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

• To provide the Service: Create and authenticate your account, run leagues, calculate ratings (including via the three-pass USATT algorithm), display standings, and deliver league results and exports.
• To verify USATT membership: Look up your USATT membership status and rating, where applicable, via the JustGo integration.
• To communicate with you: Send transactional emails (password resets, account-related notifications) and push notifications about league events you have not opted out of.
• To secure the Service: Detect and prevent fraud, abuse, and unauthorized access; investigate and respond to security incidents.
• To improve the Service: Analyze how the Service is used (in aggregate), diagnose bugs, and develop new features.
• To comply with law: Meet our legal, regulatory, and accounting obligations.

We do not sell your personal information. We do not use your information for advertising, and we do not allow third-party advertisers to track you through the Service.

5. How We Share Your Information

We share personal information only in the following limited circumstances:

5.1 With Other Users of Your League

If you are a player in a league, your name, USATT membership number (if any), country, match results, and ratings will be visible to the administrator and other authorized users of that league (such as the league director and the other players in your division), as is necessary for the operation of league play and standings.

5.2 With Service Providers

We share information with third-party service providers that process data on our behalf to operate the Service. These providers are bound by contractual obligations to protect your information and may only use it to provide services to us. See Section 6 for the current list.

5.3 With USATT (via JustGo)

When you or your league administrator perform a USATT lookup or refresh for your account, your USATT membership number is sent to JustGo to retrieve membership status and rating data.

5.4 For Legal Reasons

We may disclose personal information if required to do so by law, valid legal process, or to protect the rights, property, or safety of Yashwant Technologies Inc., our users, or the public.

5.5 In Connection with a Business Transfer

If we are involved in a merger, acquisition, financing, or sale of assets, personal information may be transferred as part of that transaction. We will provide notice on the Service before personal information is transferred and becomes subject to a different privacy policy.

6. Third-Party Services and Integrations

We use the following third-party services to operate the Service. Each of these providers has its own privacy practices, which we encourage you to review.

We may add or change third-party providers as the Service evolves. We will update this Policy when we make such changes.

7. Data Retention

We retain personal information for as long as needed to provide the Service and meet the purposes described in this Policy, unless a longer retention period is required by law. Specifically:

• Account information is retained while your account is active and for a reasonable period afterwards to allow for reactivation, dispute resolution, and legal compliance.
• League and match records (including ratings) are retained indefinitely as part of the historical record of league play, unless you request deletion as described in Section 9.
• USATT data retrieved from JustGo is cached only as long as needed to display current status and rating; we re-fetch this data on demand rather than store it long-term.
• Logs and technical records are retained for a limited period (typically up to 12 months) for security and diagnostic purposes.
• Feedback and support submissions are retained for as long as needed to investigate and respond, and to improve the Service.

8. Data Security

We take reasonable and appropriate measures to protect your personal information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. These measures include:

• Encryption in transit (TLS) for all data exchanged between your device and our servers, and between our servers and our third-party providers.
• Encryption at rest for data stored in Amazon RDS and Amazon S3.
• Use of Amazon Cognito for password management; passwords are never stored or transmitted in readable form.
• Optional biometric sign-in support on mobile devices, where biometric data is processed entirely on your device and is never transmitted to or stored by us.
• Multi-factor authentication for administrative accounts.
• Restricted internal access to production data, with logging and review.

No method of transmission over the internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we work to protect your information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

9. Your Rights and Choices

Depending on where you live, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information under applicable law (including, in the United States, the California Consumer Privacy Act and other state privacy laws). These rights may include:

• Access: You may request access to the personal information we hold about you.
• Correction: You may request that we correct inaccurate or incomplete information.
• Deletion: You may request that we delete your personal information, subject to certain exceptions (for example, where we are required to retain information by law, or where deletion would affect the integrity of historical league records of other players).
• Portability: You may request a copy of the personal information you provided to us in a portable format.
• Opt-out of certain processing: You may opt out of receiving non-essential communications (such as push notifications) at any time from within the Service’s settings.

We do not sell your personal information. We do not use it for cross-context behavioral advertising.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details in Section 12. We will respond to your request within the time required by applicable law and may need to verify your identity before fulfilling your request.

10. Children’s Privacy

The Service is intended for users aged 13 and over. League directors may register players under 13 on the Service, but only where a parent or legal guardian has consented to the account being operated on the minor’s behalf. We require the registering director to attest to this consent at the time of registration, and we record the attestation for compliance purposes.

If you are a parent or guardian and you believe a TTConnect account has been created for your child without your consent, please contact us using the details in Section 12 and we will investigate and, where appropriate, delete the account promptly. We do not knowingly retain personal information about a child under 13 without verifiable parental or guardian consent.

11. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, the Service, or applicable law. When we make material changes, we will update the “Last Updated” date at the top of this Policy and, where appropriate, provide additional notice (for example, by posting a prominent notice within the Service or sending an email to the address associated with your account).

Your continued use of the Service after the effective date of an updated Policy constitutes your acceptance of the updated terms.

12. Contact Us

If you have questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our handling of your personal information, please contact us:

We will respond to your inquiry as soon as reasonably practicable.