Privacy Policy

Last updated: 21 June 2026

This policy explains what information Gridline collects, how it is used, and the choices you have. It covers both this website (gridline.cc) and the Gridline Discord bot. Gridline is operated by AlexFrush under the project name Gridline Development ("we", "us"), and is currently a private beta for F1 26 league racing communities.

1. Information we collect through the website

We only collect what you actively submit through the founding-grid application form:

• Email address — so we can reply to your application.
• League name.
• Number of drivers (a general range you select).
• Message (optional free text you choose to include).

When you submit the form, our form processor also records technical metadata such as your IP address, timestamp, and browser user-agent for spam prevention and security.

We do not use cookies, localStorage, analytics, advertising pixels, session tracking, or fingerprinting on this site. Fonts are self-hosted, so loading a page makes no requests to third-party font servers.

2. The Gridline Discord bot

When a server adds the Gridline bot, it stores only what it needs to run attendance and league features for that server. Gridline does not monitor general server chat or read old message history. It processes only the commands, buttons, forms, attachments, and direct messages that you send to Gridline for its features. Where Discord provides member or message metadata needed for a feature, Gridline uses it only to operate that feature.

For each server, Gridline stores:

• Discord identifiers — server (guild) IDs, user IDs, role IDs, channel IDs, and message IDs, so it knows where to post and who has responded.
• Event details staff create — name, round, description, an optional attached photo, start time, timezone, and points settings.
• Your attendance responses — whether you're attending or not, and an optional reason you type when you decline.
• Reserve queue — whether you've joined an event's reserve list, and when.
• Minimal operational logs — e.g. a server's name and the acting user's Discord username when an error occurs, used only to diagnose problems.

To DM the right drivers, Gridline uses Discord's Server Members access to see which members hold a configured driver role. Server staff who use Gridline are responsible for letting their members know that attendance is run through Gridline.

Future features. As Gridline grows, planned features will process additional information:

• Stewarding — incident cases drivers file after a race (session, lap, corner, drivers involved, a description, and optional evidence you choose to attach, such as screenshots or video links), responses from involved drivers, and the steward decisions and final rulings posted on each case.
• Automatic standings — race-result screenshots you upload, and the standings data read from them.

We will update this policy and the "last updated" date before any such feature starts collecting new data. Only attach evidence you have the right to share.

3. Who receives your data

• Netlify — serves the website and keeps standard server logs (IP address, user-agent, referrer, timestamp, pages requested) for security and reliability.
• Discord — the bot runs on the Discord platform, so the data above is sent through Discord to operate. Your use of Discord is governed by Discord's own privacy policy.
• Our hosting provider — the bot and its database run on a server we operate or rent; the data is stored there to keep the service working.

We do not sell your data or share it with anyone else. We do not use it for advertising.

4. Why we use it (lawful basis)

We use website-form information solely to review beta applications and to contact you about Gridline. We use bot data solely to provide the attendance and league features you and your server ask for. For visitors in the EU/UK, our lawful basis is your consent and our legitimate interest in operating and securing the service.

5. How long we keep it

We keep applications no longer than 24 months after your last contact, unless you ask us to delete it sooner. Bot data is kept while Gridline is in your server; if the bot is removed or you ask us to delete your data, we will delete or anonymize it within 30 days, unless we need to retain limited records for security, abuse prevention, legal compliance, or backup integrity. You can request deletion anytime by emailing hello@gridline.cc.

6. Your rights

You can ask us to access, correct, or delete your information, or to stop contacting you. Email hello@gridline.cc and we will action it. We do not sell or share personal information (as defined under US state privacy laws such as the CCPA). EU/UK users also have the right to lodge a complaint with their local data-protection authority.

7. Children

Gridline is not directed to children under 13. You must be at least 13 years old and meet the minimum age required by Discord and the laws of your country to use Gridline or submit the application form. If you are below the digital age of consent in your country, you may only participate with your parent or guardian's knowledge and permission. We do not knowingly collect personal data from anyone below 13; if you believe someone under 13 has provided us information, contact us and we will delete it.

8. External links

We may link you to our community on Discord. Discord is a separate service governed by its own privacy policy; joining it is your choice.

9. Security

The website is served over HTTPS and is a static page with no database. Bot data is stored on access-controlled infrastructure and used only to operate Gridline.

10. Changes

We may update this policy as Gridline develops. Material changes will be reflected by the "last updated" date above.

11. Contact

Questions about this policy or your data: hello@gridline.cc.

← Back to Gridline  ·  Terms of Service