Privacy policy

Last updated: October 30, 2026

This privacy policy describes how Certamen Reader collects data, stores data, and shares information when you use this service.

• Account details. Your username and email address. If you sign in with Google, we also receive your name, profile photo and Google account ID, from Google.
• Your practice history. For each question you play: whether you got it right, the points earned, how early you buzzed, the question's set and category, and, when you type your answer, the text you typed. This is displayed in your stats, performance points and the leaderboard.
• Things you choose to add. Starred questions, your school, a linked Discord account (your Discord ID and username), and packets you upload. Uploaded files are read once to pull out the questions. The questions are saved, but the file is not.
• Question reports. The reason and description you enter when reporting a question.
• Multiplayer. Your username, score and chat messages are shown to the other players in the room while you play. Chat is not saved.

One cookie keeps you signed in, for up to 7 days. Your settings and your current session's stats are kept in your browser's local storage and never leave your device.

Your username and performance points can appear on the leaderboard and on your profile, which other signed-in users can view. If you set a school, it is shown next to your name in team multiplayer rooms and used to place you on your school's team. Your email address is never shown to other users. The site administrator can see account and practice data in order to run the site and fix problems.

You can delete your account from Settings. It is deactivated straight away, and you're signed out on every device and your profile and leaderboard entry are hidden. After 30 days your account and everything tied to it (practice history, stars, ratings and uploaded packets) is permanently deleted. Signing back in before then cancels the deletion.

You can clear your school in Settings at any time.

Students under 13 are not permitted to sign up for a Certamen Reader account without parental approval. If a parent believes that their child has provided personal information, contact me and I will delete it.

If this policy changes, the date above will change too. If you have questions, please email ribhusonthi2@gmail.com.