Buzzer TriviaPrivacy Policy
Last updated: 14 November 2026
Buzzer Trivia ("the app") is provided by ADEN Tech, Egypt ("we", "us"). This policy explains what the app and its servers process, why, how long it is kept, and the choices you have. It covers the Android app, the game servers at api-buzzer.aden-tech.com and ws-buzzer.aden-tech.com, and the website buzzer.aden-tech.com.
What we collect
- Account (optional). If you create an account: your name, your email address, and your password, which is stored only as a one-way hash. We also record whether your email address has been verified. You can play, host, and join games without an account; an account is only needed to create and save question packs.
- Sign-in tokens. When you sign in, the server issues a token that keeps you signed in. The server stores a hashed copy and the time it was last used.
- Your question packs. Titles, descriptions, questions, answers, difficulty and points you write or import, and whether a pack is private or public. When you import a CSV or Excel file, the file is uploaded, checked, and only the questions you confirm are saved; the file itself is not kept.
- Game rooms. The nickname you type when joining a room, your score, your team, the time of each buzz, bonus points, whether you are connected, and the questions the host uses. A room is identified by a short code, not by your identity. Room data is not linked to an account.
- Technical data. Like most online services, our servers record the IP address, time, requested address, and browser or app version (user agent) of each request, in web server logs. IP addresses are also used briefly to limit abusive traffic. If you open one of our server pages in a web browser, it may set a session cookie and store your IP address and user agent with that session. The app itself does not use cookies.
What we do not collect
- No precise or approximate location. The app language follows your device setting or your manual choice, never your location.
- No contacts, photos, files (other than a file you choose to import), microphone, or camera.
- No advertising, no advertising identifiers, and no analytics or crash-reporting SDKs.
- No payments. The app has no purchases.
Stored on your device
The app keeps your sign-in token, your room tokens, and your preferences (language, vibration) in the device's secure storage (Android Keystore). They are excluded from device backups, and they are removed when you sign out, leave a room, or uninstall the app.
How we use data
Only to run the service: signing you in, saving your packs, running live games, showing names and scores to the other players in the same room, reviewing packs that are submitted as public, answering your support requests, and protecting the service from abuse. We do not sell your data and we do not use it for advertising or profiling.
Who can see your data
- Other players in your room see your nickname, team, score, and buzz results while the game runs.
- Public packs are visible to all users of the app after an administrator approves them. Private packs are visible only to you.
- Our administrators can review packs submitted as public.
Service providers and transfers
- Hosting: our servers are run for us by Hostinger on infrastructure in France. All account, pack, and game data is stored there.
- Fonts: the app downloads its typefaces from Google Fonts, a service of Google LLC, the first time they are needed. As with any download, Google receives your device's IP address and standard request information. Google's privacy policy: policies.google.com/privacy
- Email: if you request a password reset or an email verification, the message is sent through an email-delivery provider acting on our behalf, which processes your email address to deliver it.
- We may disclose data if the law requires it. We do not share data with anyone else.
How long we keep data
- Account and packs: until you delete your account.
- Sign-in tokens: until you sign out or delete your account.
- Password-reset links: valid for 60 minutes.
- Game rooms: rooms that were never finished are deleted after 7 days. Buzz timing records and bonus-point records are deleted after 30 days. Finished games (room code, nicknames, scores, teams, and the questions used) are currently kept without an automatic deletion date; you can ask us to delete a game you took part in.
- Web server logs: 14 days.
- Application logs: event records that use internal numbers and room codes (no names or email addresses); they are overwritten automatically as new records are written.
- Backups: daily database backups are kept for 14 days. Copies taken before a software update are kept until ten newer copies replace them. Deleted data can remain in these backups until they expire.
Your choices and rights
- Delete your account in the app: About → Delete account. Your account, sign-in tokens, and all your question packs are deleted immediately and permanently.
- Delete your account without the app: follow the steps at buzzer.aden-tech.com/account-deletion
- Other requests: to ask for a copy of your data, a correction, or the deletion of a game you took part in, email support@aden-tech.com. We may ask you to confirm the request from your account's email address.
Security
All traffic between the app and our servers is encrypted (HTTPS and secure WebSockets). Passwords are stored only as hashes, and server access is restricted to us. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security.
Children
Buzzer Trivia is a family-friendly party game. Accounts are not intended for children under 13 (or the minimum age in your country); children can play as guests with a nickname, without an account.
Changes
If our practices change, we will update this policy and the date above.
Contact
ADEN Tech, Egypt — support@aden-tech.com