Privacy Poilcy

When you use scrumtools.io, you agree with our privacy policy and voluntarily agree to share some information in order to use this site. Some of the information is what you give to us (e.g. your name) and some of it is technical information (e.g. cookies) that is used by our web app.

This document details how scrumtools.io collects, stores and uses information of it's users along with how you can opt-out of sharing some of that information.

Collection of information

We collect your information in following ways:

  1. When you give your information (your name!)

    You share your name when using planning-poker. There is an input field which says "Enter your name" on https://scrumtools.io/planning-poker when you click on "New Planning Session" or "Join Ongoing Session" buttons which is used to collect this information.

    You are always free to use an alias instead of your real name in that field.

  2. Technical information (analytics and cookies!)

    Google Analytics for Firebase

    We use Firebase Analytics to track usage data in order to gain insights into what features are being used and how. This data is anonymous, scrumtools.io does not use analytics to collect any personally identifiable information of a user. This data enables us to make informed decisions regarding various app features and performance optimizations. The usage data that is being collected consists of:

    • Page visits: We track which pages are being visited the most so we know what content to focus on and what features to deliver first.
    • Events: We track which features are being used the most so we know what features to focus on to improve the overall user experience. For this, we track following buttons:
      • Point buttons
      • Hide/Clear points
      • Session name edit
      • Session share button

    Note: How to opt-out of analytics?  Please  visit this page to disable analytics  and view whether analytics data collection is enabled for this device.

    Since we're using google's firebase analytics, it is recommended to also see"HOW GOOGLE USES INFORMATION FROM SITES OR APPS THAT USE OUR SERVICES".

    Cookies

    Please read our  cookie policy.

Storage of information

  • What information is stored

    The name chosen by users in the planning-poker session, the anonymous firebase user id for each user, the latest planning-poker points submitted by all the users and the planning-poker session name.

  • Where is the information stored

    Geographically, the information is stored Mumbai, India.

  • How long is the information stored

    We delete your name information from our database within one month from the planning poker session starting date.

  • Information stored on cookies

    Please see cookie policy.

How is the information used and shared?

When you join or start a planning poker session, your name is shared with other users who join that session. Apart from that, we do not share your name with any third party.

How to opt-out of sharing your name?

You can go to your browser's history and delete cookies belonging to scrumtools.io. This will delete your session information and your name that are persisted on the cookie.

You can always choose to not share your name, you can use any alias you want! Please make sure it's not offensive.