Privacy Policy

Last updated: 2026

1. Who we are

Legal business name: Movie Madness. Movie Madness ("we", "us", "our") operates the Movie Madnesswebsite and application (the "Service").

For the purposes of applicable data protection law, Movie Madness is the data controller of personal data we collect through the Service.

2. Personal data we collect

  • Account data: email address, display name, login credentials or authentication identifiers, and OAuth identifiers if you sign in with a third-party provider.
  • User content: tournaments, brackets, votes, predictions, comments, and other content you create or submit. Content you mark public or share by link may be visible to other users or viewers.
  • Support communications: messages, feedback, and information you send us when requesting help.
  • Usage and device data: IP address, browser type, device identifiers, pages viewed, feature interactions, and basic telemetry used to operate and improve the Service.
  • Order data: limited transaction, product, invoice, and refund information shared with us by Paddle. We do not collect or store your payment card details, which are handled by Paddle.

3. Why we use personal data and our legal basis

  • To create and operate your account, authenticate you, and provide the Service (legal basis: contract performance).
  • To host brackets, process votes and predictions, and display content you choose to make public or share (legal basis: contract performance and legitimate interests).
  • To keep the Service secure, detect fraud or abuse, and enforce our Terms (legal basis: legitimate interests and legal obligation where applicable).
  • To improve features, fix bugs, and understand aggregate product use (legal basis: legitimate interests or consent where required).
  • To respond to support requests and service messages (legal basis: contract performance and legitimate interests).
  • To comply with legal, tax, accounting, and regulatory obligations (legal basis: legal obligation).

4. Who we share personal data with

  • Paddle.com Market Ltd. — our Merchant of Record and reseller. Paddle processes sales of the product, subscription management, payments, tax compliance, invoicing, customer service inquiries, and refunds. Payment data is collected and stored by Paddle, not by us.
  • Hosting, authentication, analytics, support, and infrastructure providers that help us run the Service on our behalf.
  • Professional advisers, such as legal, accounting, and compliance advisers, where necessary.
  • Authorities, courts, or regulators where required by law or to protect rights, safety, and security.

5. Data retention

We keep personal data for as long as your account is active and for a reasonable period afterwards where needed to provide the Service, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, prevent abuse, and enforce our agreements. When personal data is no longer needed, it is deleted or anonymised.

6. Your rights

Depending on where you live, you may have the right to access, rectify, erase, restrict, or port your personal data, to object to certain processing, and to withdraw consent where processing is based on consent. If you are in the UK or EEA, you also have the right to lodge a complaint with your local supervisory authority. To exercise your rights, contact us through the support channel listed on our site. We will respond within one month where required by law and may ask you to verify your identity before fulfilling a request.

7. International transfers

Personal data may be processed outside the country in which you live, including in countries that may not provide the same level of data protection. Where required, we rely on appropriate safeguards such as adequacy decisions, Standard Contractual Clauses, or equivalent transfer protections.

8. Security

We use appropriate technical and organisational measures, including encryption in transit, access controls, and regular review of our systems, to protect personal data. No system is perfectly secure, but we work to reduce risk and respond to incidents promptly.

9. Cookies and similar technologies

We use cookies and similar technologies that are strictly necessary to run the Service, such as keeping you signed in and protecting sessions. We may also use limited analytics cookies or similar technologies to understand how the Service is used and improve it. You can control cookies through your browser settings.

10. Contact

Questions about this Privacy Policy or your data? Contact Movie Madnessthrough the support channel listed on our site.