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SpareLedger Privacy Policy
SpareLedger is a ten-pin bowling score history app from ClearVoid Studios. Every feature is free, and the App is supported by ads. An optional one-time purchase removes the ads. There are no subscriptions.
Data we process
- Games, scores, stats, alley names, notes, and handicap settings stay on your device. We do not require an account.
- Bowlers and team stats — you can keep games for up to 10 bowlers, for example a league team you captain. The names you type and each bowler’s games and stats are stored only on your device like your own games; ClearVoid Studios doesn’t receive them. You’re responsible for having your teammates’ OK to keep their names and scores, and for where you send an export that includes them. Removing a bowler deletes their games from the App.
- Scorecard or scoreboard photos (if you use Photo import) are intended to be processed on your device to help enter scores. Photos are not uploaded to ClearVoid Studios or SpareLedger servers. The Scan scoreboard option uses Google Play services’ on-device document scanner to find the screen edges and crop the image before reading scores; the scan is returned to SpareLedger and is not stored by us anywhere else. If the scanner isn’t on your phone yet, Google Play services may download it once (this is Google’s software download; your photo isn’t part of it).
- Google ML Kit diagnostics — scores are read with Google’s ML Kit text recognition, which runs on your device. ML Kit may send Google basic diagnostic information (such as device model, Android and app version, performance, and error codes) with a random per-install identifier, so Google can keep it working. Your photos, scores, and names are not included, and ClearVoid Studios doesn’t receive this information. See Google’s ML Kit data disclosure.
- MisRead Reports (optional) — if Photo import reads a game wrong and you fix it, you can choose to send us a report. SpareLedger opens your own email app with a message to support@clearvoidstudios.com containing the frames the reader saw, your corrected frames, and the app and Android version. Attaching the scoreboard photo is off unless you turn it on; a photo may show other bowlers’ names, so only attach it if you’re comfortable sharing that. To list only email apps, SpareLedger checks on your device which email apps are installed; that check isn’t sent anywhere. Nothing is sent until you press Send in your email app. We receive your email address and whatever you send, and use it only to reply and to improve score reading. We don’t sell it or use it for marketing, and you can ask us to delete it by emailing support@clearvoidstudios.com.
- Export creates a PDF report or CSV files of your games and stats (including each bowler’s name, games, and stats if you track more than one) on your device. They leave your device only if you choose where to send them from Android’s share sheet (for example email, Drive, or print); ClearVoid Studios does not receive them.
- Android backup — if Google backup is turned on for your phone, Android may back up your games, bowler names, and handicap settings to your Google account so they come back when you set up a new phone. Your Remove ads purchase is not included (restore it with Restore purchases). Backups are handled and encrypted by Google; ClearVoid Studios can’t see them. You can turn backup off in Android Settings.
- Ads (Google AdMob) — unless you buy Remove ads, SpareLedger shows ads served by Google AdMob. To serve, measure, and limit ads and to prevent fraud, Google’s Mobile Ads SDK collects information such as your device’s advertising ID, IP address, approximate location derived from it, device and app information, and how you interact with ads. Google may use this for personalized ads where the law and your choices allow. Where consent is required (for example in the EEA, UK, Switzerland, and some US states), SpareLedger asks before showing ads using Google’s consent tool, and you can change your choice anytime in Settings → Privacy choices. You can reset or delete your advertising ID in Android Settings. Your games, photos, bowler names, and stats are never shared with ad providers, and ClearVoid Studios does not receive the information the ads SDK collects. See how Google uses information from apps that use its services.
- SpareLedger does not need the internet for core scoring, history, or handicap features. Ads need a connection; offline, the App works without them.
- Purchases / Remove ads — if you buy Remove ads, Google Play handles payment. Play may process purchase tokens so the App can confirm and restore your entitlement. ClearVoid Studios does not receive your full payment card details.
- Settings → About shows the app version and build number on your device only (for support). That information is not sent to ClearVoid Studios automatically.
- If you use Share in Settings (“Tell your friends!”), the App may check whether Facebook, Instagram, or X are installed so it can offer those buttons. That check stays on your device. When you tap a network, the App opens that app with a prefilled message (including a Google Play link). We do not post on your behalf and do not receive what you send or publish.
Permissions
- Camera / photos — only to capture or choose a scorecard or lane scoreboard image for on-device import (when that feature is enabled).
- Internet and network state — to load ads and to talk to Google Play for purchases.
- Advertising ID — used by the ads SDK as described above. It is not used after you buy Remove ads.
Children
SpareLedger is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from them.
Contact
For privacy questions about SpareLedger, email support@clearvoidstudios.com.
Changes
We may update this policy when features change. The “Last updated” date will change accordingly.