Last updated: 7 November 2026
iSpeedRun ("the App") is developed by Backflip Media. This privacy policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your information when you use the App. The App has no accounts: you do not sign up or give us your name or email address to use it.
Data from speedrun.com and other public sources: The App shows publicly available data from the speedrun.com API (games, leaderboards, runs and runner profiles), plus public race data from racetime.gg and the public marathon schedule. Our server fetches this data on your behalf and keeps it only briefly for performance. We do not add anything about you to it.
Data stored on your device: The App stores your preferences, favourites, starred marathon runs, watch progress and similar settings on your device using standard iOS storage. A small part of this (for example your favourite games) is shared with the Home Screen widgets through an App Group on the same device.
iCloud sync (iSpeedRun Pro): If you buy iSpeedRun Pro and are signed in to iCloud, your favourites are synced between your devices using Apple's iCloud key-value storage. That data is held by Apple under your iCloud account. We cannot see it and it does not pass through our servers.
Analytics and crash reports: We use Google Firebase (Analytics and Crashlytics) to understand how the App is used and to fix crashes. This includes which screens and features you use, the games or runs you open, what you type into search, performance and crash diagnostics, and a randomly generated app-instance identifier. It is not linked to your name, email address or any account, and we do not use it to track you across other companies' apps or websites.
Notifications: Marathon reminders you set are scheduled on your device. If you allow notifications and choose to receive alerts that are sent from a server, Apple and Google Firebase Cloud Messaging deliver them using an anonymous topic subscription. You can turn notifications off at any time in iOS Settings.
Purchases: Purchases (iSpeedRun Pro and optional tips) are processed by Apple through the App Store. We do not receive your payment details. We only learn, through StoreKit on your device, whether Pro is unlocked.
Videos and streams: Streams and videos in the App are played using embedded Twitch and YouTube players. When you watch, those services receive the information a web player normally receives (for example your IP address) and apply their own privacy policies. If you choose to log in to Twitch inside the App, authentication happens directly between your device and Twitch. We do not store or see your Twitch credentials.
Server logs: Like most servers, ours may process technical request information (such as IP address, the request path and time) to keep the service running, prevent abuse and fix problems.
Contact Form: If you contact us via our website, we collect your name, email address, and message content solely to respond to your enquiry.
We do not sell your personal information and we do not use it for advertising or tracking. Analytics and crash data is processed by Google Firebase on our behalf in accordance with Google's privacy policy. iCloud data is held by Apple, and streams and videos are served by Twitch and YouTube as described above.
API cache data is retained for a maximum of 1 hour. Data on your device (favourites, preferences) is kept until you delete the App; iCloud-synced favourites are kept in your iCloud account until you remove them. Analytics and crash data is retained according to Firebase's standard retention settings. Contact form submissions are retained only as long as needed to respond.
You can delete the data stored on your device by deleting the App, and you can delete synced favourites by removing them in the App or in iOS Settings under iCloud. We do not hold account data about you. Because analytics data is not linked to your name or any account, we usually cannot identify it as yours, but you can contact us with any data request and we will help where we can. You can turn off notifications in iOS Settings.
The App is not directed at children under 13 and does not knowingly collect personal information from them. If you believe we have inadvertently collected such information, please contact us and we will delete it promptly.
We may update this privacy policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated date.
If you have questions about this privacy policy, please contact us or email apps.backflip.media@gmail.com.