Privacy Policy

When you use RunAPool.com, we may collect the following types of information:

• Name — provided when entering a giveaway, joining a pool, or submitting a contact form.
• Email address — used to verify entries, send confirmations, and communicate with you.
• Instagram handle — optionally provided when entering certain giveaways.
• IP address — automatically collected for fraud prevention and security purposes.
• Browser and device information — such as browser type, operating system, and screen resolution, collected automatically when you visit the site.
• Giveaway entry information — including submission timestamps and entry status.
• General website analytics data — such as pages visited and time spent on the site.

Information collected on RunAPool.com may be used to:

• Administer giveaways and sports pools fairly and transparently.
• Verify giveaway entries through email confirmation.
• Contact winners to coordinate prize delivery.
• Prevent fraud, spam, abuse, and bot activity.
• Improve the website, features, and overall user experience.
• Send future giveaways, sports pool updates, and promotional communications — only if you have opted in.

If you opt in to receive marketing communications from RunAPool, you may receive emails about upcoming giveaways, sports pool features, and promotions.

You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link included in any marketing email. We will process your request promptly and you will not receive further marketing emails after unsubscribing.

To ensure the integrity of our giveaways, entries submitted through RunAPool.com may require email verification before becoming eligible. After submitting your entry, you will receive a verification email. Your entry will not be counted until you confirm your email address by clicking the link in that email.

RunAPool takes the fairness of its giveaways seriously. To protect against abuse, we may use:

• IP address tracking — to detect multiple entries from the same network.
• Duplicate detection — to identify and block repeated submissions from the same email or device.
• Rate limiting — to prevent automated rapid-fire entry attempts.
• Fraud monitoring tools — to identify suspicious patterns and bot behavior.

Entries flagged as fraudulent may be disqualified at our discretion.

RunAPool does not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties.

Your information may be shared only with trusted service providers that help us operate the website, including:

• Email delivery providers — to send verification and notification emails.
• Analytics providers — to help us understand website traffic and usage.
• Hosting providers — that store and serve our website infrastructure.

All service providers are required to handle your information responsibly and only for the purposes we specify.

RunAPool may use the following third-party services in the operation of this website:

• Resend — for transactional and marketing email delivery.
• Analytics tools — to track website performance and user behavior in aggregate.
• Payment providers — for paid features on the site (such as sports pool creation fees).
• Instagram / Meta — advertising or social media tools that may be used to promote giveaways and services.

These services have their own privacy policies and data practices, which we encourage you to review.

RunAPool.com may use cookies and analytics tools to improve user experience and monitor website performance. Cookies are small text files stored on your device that help us remember your preferences and analyze how visitors use our site.

By using RunAPool.com, you consent to the use of cookies for these purposes. You can disable cookies in your browser settings, though some features of the site may not function properly as a result.

We take reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect the information you submit through RunAPool.com. This includes secure connections (HTTPS), access controls, and trusted infrastructure providers.

However, no online system can guarantee absolute security. While we work hard to protect your information, we cannot guarantee that unauthorized access, data breaches, or other security incidents will never occur. Use this site at your own risk, and please avoid submitting sensitive information beyond what is required.

RunAPool.com is not intended for children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we become aware that we have inadvertently collected information from a child under 13, we will take steps to delete it promptly.

If you believe a child under 13 has submitted information to our site, please contact us through our Contact page.

RunAPool may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technology, or legal requirements. When updates are made, the revised policy will be posted on this page with the effective date updated accordingly.

We encourage you to review this page periodically to stay informed about how we handle your information. Your continued use of RunAPool.com after changes are posted constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy.

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests related to this Privacy Policy or the way your information is handled, please reach out to us through the RunAPool Contact page.