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How we dey collect, use, and protect your personal data.

Last update: September 2026Nigeria Data Protection Act 2023

For plain English

Di short version: we dey collect wetin we need to run your account, tournaments, and payout — we no dey sell anything to advertisers. Your username, profile and match record dey public. You fit ask to see, correct, export or delete your data anytime. Di full detail dey below.
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1.Who Dey Control Your Data

SentinelX Esports, wey Samuel Chinoyerem Akpoke dey run, na di data controller for personal information wey dis platform dey collect. Contact: sentinelxesports@gmail.com.

2.Wetin Data We Dey Collect

Wen you create account:

  • Email address
  • Username and display name
  • Country
  • Password (we dey store am as secure hash — we never see your real password)

Wen you complete your profile:

  • WhatsApp phone number (optional — we dey use am only for match notification if you opt in)
  • Profile photo
  • Bio

Wen you register for tournament:

  • Payment information (Paystack dey process am — we dey receive transaction reference, no be your card details)
  • Bank account details (Paystack dey collect am for prize withdrawal — Paystack dey store am, no be us)

Wen you dey play:

  • Match history, score, and result
  • SX Score and ranking
  • Achievement and SX Coins balance
  • Match screenshot and recording wey you submit for result verification
  • Community wagering — di matches wey you stake on, your picks, stake amount, and outcome
  • SX Coins transaction history (earn, spend, wager, refund)

Automatically:

  • Log data (IP address, browser type, pages wey you visit) — we dey use am for security and to fix bugs
  • Session cookies (na im make login work)

3.Why We Dey Use Your Data

PurposeLegal Basis
To run your account and di platformContract performance
To process tournament entry paymentContract performance
To pay out prizeContract performance
To send match notification (WhatsApp)Consent — you opt in wen you add your phone number
To run community wageringContract performance
To improve di platformLegitimate interest
To prevent fraud and cheatingLegitimate interest
To comply with Nigerian lawLegal obligation

4.Who We Dey Share Your Data With

We only dey share data where e necessary:

  • Paystack — payment processing and bank account verification for prize payout
  • Supabase — database and authentication infrastructure (servers fit dey outside Nigeria; Supabase Inc. dey follow correct data transfer safeguard)
  • Vercel — web hosting
  • Termii (wen e dey active) — WhatsApp notification delivery, only for players wey add phone number
  • Firebase / Google — push notification delivery (FCM)

We no dey sell your personal data. We no dey share am with advertisers.

We fit disclose data to Nigerian law enforcement or regulatory bodies if law require am.

5.Your Public Profile

Your username, display name, country, profile photo, SX Score, match history, and achievement dey visible to everybody wey visit di platform. Dis one necessary because of how di platform competitive and community nature be. You fit update your display name and photo anytime for Settings.

6.Your Rights Under NDPA 2023

As data subject, you get right to:

  • Access — ask for copy of di personal data wey we hold about you
  • Rectification — ask us to correct wrong data
  • Erasure — ask us to delete your account and personal data
  • Restriction — ask us to limit how we dey process your data
  • Portability — collect your data for structured, machine-readable format
  • Objection — object to processing wey dey based on legitimate interest
  • Withdraw consent — remove your WhatsApp number or turn off notification anytime for Settings

To use any of dis rights, email sentinelxesports@gmail.com. We go respond within 30 days.

You still get right to file complaint with Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) for ndpc.gov.ng.

7.Data Retention

We dey keep your account data as long as your account still active. If you delete your account, we go erase your personal data within 30 days, except law force us to keep am (example, payment records fit stay till 7 years for tax and financial compliance).

Match records and results fit remain for anonymised form for platform statistics.

8.Security

We dey use industry-standard security measures like encrypted connection (HTTPS), hashed password, and role-based access control. No system dey perfectly secure — if you feel say person don enter your account, contact us sharp sharp.

9.Children

Players wey no reach 18 fit use di platform if their parent consent. We no dey knowingly collect data from children wey no reach 13. If we notice say child wey no reach 13 create account, we go delete am.

10.Changes to Dis Policy

We go notify you through di platform or email if we make any major change to dis policy. Di latest version dey always available for sentinelxesports.com/privacy.

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