Privacy at BattleRanker
What we collect, why we use it, and the choices you have.
Last updated: 25 August 2026. This notice describes the BattleRanker site as it operates today. We will update it if the service or the way we use information changes.
What BattleRanker collects
BattleRanker is designed to work with as little personal information as practical. You can Battle rankings without creating an account. In that case, the site uses a random browser voter identifier so your Battle choices can be kept separate from other visitors' choices and used to build Your Ranking.
Accounts
If you create an account, we store your username, display name, email address, password hash, account status and account timestamps. Passwords are stored as hashes, not readable passwords. When you log in or register, Battle history already associated with your browser may be attached to your account.
Battle and ranking activity
We store the ranking or Battle involved, the contenders shown, the choice made, a pseudonymous voter key, and timestamps. Ranked Battle records are used to calculate personal and Official Rankings and to avoid counting the same current pair opinion more than once.
Content you create
If you build a ranking, Wild Battle, Wild Run or Mates group, we store the content and settings you submit, together with ownership/account information where applicable. Image credits and source links may also be stored when images are imported or credited.
Contact messages
If you use the Contact page, we store the name you provide, your email address, the message, its status and timestamps so we can respond and keep a reasonable record of the enquiry. We do not collect an IP address through the BattleRanker contact form.
Why we use this information
- To provide BattleRanker, remember Battle choices and calculate rankings.
- To provide accounts, login and account-linked ranking history.
- To let creators save, publish and manage rankings and related content.
- To prevent duplicate voting and maintain the integrity and security of the service.
- To respond to enquiries and administer the site.
Depending on the activity, our lawful basis will normally be that processing is necessary to provide the service you requested or our legitimate interests in operating, securing and improving BattleRanker. Where we ask for consent for optional browser storage, consent is the basis for that optional storage and you can decline it.
Cookies and device storage
BattleRanker uses first-party cookies and browser storage for core functionality. We do not currently run advertising cookies, analytics trackers or behavioural advertising pixels. See the Cookie & Storage Information page for the current list and durations.
Third parties and external services
BattleRanker may connect to Wikimedia Commons when a ranking creator searches for or imports an image. Share buttons can open WhatsApp, Facebook or X/Twitter only when you choose to use those buttons. Those external services have their own privacy practices. Your hosting provider and other infrastructure providers may also process information as needed to deliver and secure the website.
How long we keep information
Account information is generally kept while the account remains active and for as long afterwards as reasonably needed for administration, security or legal obligations. Battle and ranking evidence may be retained while a ranking remains live or while it is needed to preserve aggregate ranking results and integrity. Contact messages are intended to be deleted when they are no longer reasonably needed. Browser storage has the durations shown on the Cookies page.
Your rights
Depending on the circumstances, UK data-protection law may give you rights to access, correct, erase or restrict use of your personal information, object to certain processing, and receive certain information in a portable format. Where processing is based on consent, you can withdraw that consent. Use the Contact page to make a privacy request.
You can also complain to the UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) if you are unhappy with how personal information is handled.
Automated ranking calculations
BattleRanker automatically turns Battle choices into scores and ranking positions. These calculations determine entertainment/ranking results on the site; they are not used to make legal or similarly significant decisions about people.
Contact
BattleRanker is the controller for information processed through this website. For privacy questions or requests, use the BattleRanker Contact page.