RINKQUESTPrivacy Policy
Who we are
RinkQuest is a hockey learning game made by a hockey family in Ontario, Canada. You can reach us at [email protected].
Information in the game
- Player profile. Kids choose a jersey name (we suggest a nickname), a jersey number, a team, a level and a position. This is saved in your browser's local storage on your device. It is not sent to us.
- Game progress. Points, stars, coins, trophies, training check-ins and settings are also saved only on your device.
- Team logos and rink photos. Pictures you add in the game are resized and saved on your device only. They are not uploaded to us. Please only add photos of people who said it's OK.
- Team code. If a player joins a team with a code from their coach, the game downloads that team's name, colors, logo and weekly focus.
- Team Room (Team Pass teams only). To show the team's weekly board, the game sends the player's jersey name (we ask kids to use a nickname), jersey number, position, age group and this week's game totals (points, goals, spots learned, wins, check-ins). Only teammates with the same team code and the team's coach can see them. Cheers between teammates are picked from a fixed list (like "🔥 On fire!") and kids cannot type messages. Team news shows game achievements only. The coach can remove a player at any time, cheers are deleted after 30 days and team news after 60 days.
- Coach voice. Spoken tips use your device's built-in text-to-speech. No audio is recorded.
Clearing your browser data, or using a different device or browser, removes this information. We cannot recover it for you because we never had it.
Website statistics
We use Cloudflare Web Analytics to count visits and see which pages are used. It does not use cookies, does not track people across websites, and does not collect personal information. It reports totals such as page views, country and device type.
Game statistics
To learn which stages are too hard and which questions confuse kids, the game sends anonymous gameplay counts: a random device code (not linked to any name), the level, position and team picked, which stage was played, stars earned, time played, whether a quiz answer was right, and items bought with in-game coins. It never sends jersey names, numbers, photos or logos. We do not store IP addresses with these counts, do not use cookies, and do not share the data with anyone or use it for advertising. Counts older than 13 months are deleted.
Parents who buy a Family Pass
We store the parent's email (to send the receipt, and to email the family code and private parent link after purchase or when the parent asks for them again), the family code, and the random device ids of up to 3 devices that entered the code, so we can check the pass is active. The game sends only the code and the random device id, never a child's name. Payment is handled by Stripe; we never see card numbers. You can reset devices on your parent page, or ask us to delete your family record.
Coaches who buy a Team Pass
When an adult buys a Team Pass we store their email (to send the receipt, the team code and the private coach link, after purchase or when they ask for them again), the team name, color, logo and weekly focus on our server so their players can load them. Payment is handled by Stripe; we never see or store card numbers. The coach page shows only anonymous counts for the team (for example how many players practised and which stages are hardest), never player names. Ask us any time to delete your team.
Parents and coaches who contact us
If an adult emails us or signs up for updates or the team beta, we receive that adult's name and email address. We use it only to reply and send RinkQuest updates, and you can ask us to delete it at any time. Our sign-up forms are for adults 18 and over.
Children's privacy
RinkQuest is designed for children ages 5 to 12. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children, there is no chat, and kids cannot message other players. We follow the principles of Canada's PIPEDA, the U.S. Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), the EU/UK GDPR and the UK Age Appropriate Design Code. If you believe a child has sent us personal information, email us and we will delete it.
Advertising
There are no ads and no advertising trackers inside the game. We may advertise RinkQuest to adults on other websites, but we do not place ad trackers on the game pages kids use.
Third-party services
- Cloudflare hosts the website and provides the statistics described above.
- Google Fonts and cdnjs deliver fonts and the 3D graphics library. Like any website, they receive your IP address to send those files.
Changes
If we add features that change how information is handled, such as shared team leaderboards or accounts, we will update this page first and, where required, ask for a parent's permission.
Contact
Questions or requests: [email protected]