Who we are
Quizzee Rascals (quizzeerascals.com) is run by Adam Thomas, trading as Inflytapps, in the United Kingdom. Adam is the "data controller" for the information described here. Questions or requests: hello@inflytapps.com.
The short version
- Players don't need an account -- just a nickname for the game.
- Hosts who sign in give us an email address (and, with Google sign-in, their name and photo).
- We keep what's needed to run quizzes. We don't sell data, show adverts or use tracking cookies. We count visits anonymously to see where people come from.
- Google (Firebase and Google Cloud) and Vercel store and run things for us.
- You can ask us to see or delete what we hold about you.
What we keep
If you play
The nickname you type, your avatar (a built face, or a drawing you make), the answers, guesses and drawings you send, your reactions, and your score. These belong to that game and show on the shared screen and other players' phones.
Your phone is given an anonymous sign-in so the game knows which seat is yours. It isn't linked to your name, email or phone number. Your avatar and a few settings (like sound on or off) are remembered in your browser, not by us.
If you register for a scheduled quiz
When a host books a quiz ahead, you can register your team (its name and the captain's name) or say you're coming (a name). Team names show on the quiz's page; the host sees the captains' names too. It's tied to your phone's anonymous sign-in, so you can change or withdraw it, and the name is remembered in your browser to fill in on the night.
If you host
Your email address and sign-in details (with Google sign-in, also your name and profile photo), and what you make: quizzes, your question bank, any pictures, audio, logos or host photo you upload, and settings. If you schedule quizzes, your public page (the name, blurb and picture you give it) and each quiz's details are shown to anyone with the link. We also record when each quiz was hosted and how its questions went (for example "50% got it right").
If we ever have to suspend an account (for example for abuse), we keep a short note of when, by whom and why, so we can explain it and put it right if it was a mistake.
If you build before signing in, your work is kept under an anonymous sign-in on that browser until you sign in. Unsaved changes in the builder are kept in your browser.
If you ask to be told when paid plans open
On the plans page you can ask for one email on the day paid plans open. If you do, we keep your email address, which plan you clicked and the date, only to send you that one message. We won't use it for anything else or share it. If you're signed in, it's your account email, and we note which account. Email hello@inflytapps.com at any time to be taken off, and we'll delete it.
If you subscribe
When paid plans open, our payment provider takes your payment. We never see or store your card details; we keep your plan, its status and the provider's customer reference.
Behind the scenes
Like any website, our hosting keeps short-lived technical logs (such as IP addresses and error reports) to keep the service running and secure.
Why we use it
- To run the service you asked for -- hosting and playing quizzes, keeping hosts' work, and plans you pay for (the "contract" basis).
- To keep it working and safe -- stopping cheating and abuse, fixing faults, and knowing which questions work (our "legitimate interests").
- Because the law says so -- for example, keeping payment records for tax.
We don't use your data for advertising, and we don't sell or rent it to anyone.
Who helps us
- Google (Firebase and Google Cloud) -- sign-in, the database, file storage, and the voice host. With the voice host on, the words it reads (questions and round intros) are sent to Google to be turned into speech. If a host uses ✨ AI read to import a quiz, that quiz's text is sent to Google to be read into questions. Uploaded quiz files themselves aren't kept.
- Vercel -- hosts the website and counts visits (Vercel Web Analytics, no cookies).
- Our payment provider -- once paid plans open.
They act on our instructions under data-processing terms. Some of their servers are outside the UK (for example in the US or EU); where that happens, the transfer is covered by the UK's approved safeguards (such as adequacy decisions or standard contract clauses).
How long we keep it
- Hosts' accounts and quizzes -- until you delete them or ask us to delete your account.
- Games (nicknames, avatars, answers, drawings, scores) -- kept with the game for now. We plan to clear out old games automatically, and we'll delete a game's data sooner if you ask.
- Payment records -- as long as tax law requires (usually six years).
Cookies and browser storage
We don't use advertising or tracking cookies, or analytics that follow you around the web. We use your browser's storage for things the app needs: keeping you signed in, your seat in a game, your avatar, sound and light/dark settings, and unsaved builder work. Clearing your browser's site data removes them.
Counting visitors. To see how many people visit and where they come from, we count visits with Vercel Web Analytics (no cookies, no profile of you) and keep our own anonymous tallies: a step such as "visited", "signed up" or "looked at the plans", where you arrived from (the link you clicked or the site you came from), and the day. Your browser remembers which steps it has already counted and where it first came from, so a step isn't counted twice. The tallies never hold your name, email, address or anything that identifies you, and we don't link them to your account. If you choose an answer to "Where did you hear about us?" when you sign up, it is added to the tallies the same way. We don't count anything if your browser sends Do Not Track or Global Privacy Control.
Counting which settings are used. When a host saves a quiz, we add one to a tally for each setting it uses from a fixed list, such as "teams", "a break" or "the Fast pace", and the kinds of question it contains. Only the name of the setting is counted, never what you typed, the quiz itself or your account, and your browser remembers which it has counted so each is counted once. We use it to decide what to put up front and what to tuck away. It is skipped if your browser sends Do Not Track or Global Privacy Control.
Spotting faults. If something breaks in the app, your browser sends us a short error report so we can fix it: the error's message, where in the code it happened and the page's address (with any game code removed). Email addresses and long numbers are stripped out first, and it isn't linked to you or your account. Repeats are counted, not stored again, and reports are cleared once fixed. Nothing is sent if your browser sends Do Not Track or Global Privacy Control.
Children
Quizzes are often played by families. Players only need a nickname, so we suggest a first name or a made-up one. Host accounts are for people aged 13 or over. A host running a quiz for children should keep Family-friendly mode on, and can remove a player or reset a drawn avatar at any time.
Your rights
You can ask to see the information we hold about you, to correct it, to delete it, to restrict or object to how we use it, or to have a copy to take elsewhere. Email hello@inflytapps.com -- we'll reply within a month. Players don't have an account, so tell us the game (its code and date) and the nickname you used.
If you're unhappy with how we've handled your data, you can complain to the Information Commissioner's Office at ico.org.uk, though we'd appreciate the chance to put it right first.
Our other pages
See also our Terms of use and Refund policy.
Changes
When what we collect changes, we'll update this page and the date at the top. Big changes will be flagged in the app.