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Privacy policy

Last updated 5 October 2026

In short

  • dotapicker.com is a free service run in his spare time by one private individual, Adrian Toma, from Iași, Romania.
  • You can use the pickers and statistics without an account. If you log in, it is with Steam, and we never see your Steam password.
  • When you log in, we download your public Dota 2 match history from OpenDota to build your stats and Personal scores.
  • The site shows ads from Google and uses Google Analytics; both use cookies.
  • We don't sell your data. You can ask us at any time to delete your account and data.

1. Who is responsible

The data controller for dotapicker.com (the "Site") is Adrian Toma, a private individual based in Iași, Romania ("we", "us"). You can reach us through the contact page or at contact@dotapicker.com.

2. What we collect

When you visit the Site

Like any website, our server records technical data about each page request: IP address, browser and device type, the page requested, the referring page and the time. Google Analytics and Google AdSense, described in section 5, collect similar data through cookies.

When you log in with Steam

Login uses Steam OpenID: you enter your Steam user name and password on Steam's own website, and Steam only tells us your Steam ID. We then read your public Steam profile: profile name, avatar, profile link and, if you made it public, your real name. We also keep your account's creation date, your last login and last visit times, and the number of logins.

Information you give us

  • An email address, if you add one on your profile (optional).
  • Your settings: picker preferences, favorite and disliked heroes, hero roles, your custom formula and who may see your personal hero scores.
  • Messages sent through the contact form: your name, email address and message. If you are logged in, your Steam ID and account email are added, so we can look at your account if needed.

Your Dota 2 match data

When you log in, we download your match history from OpenDota, a public Dota 2 statistics service. This only works for matches that are already public because Expose Public Match Data is turned on in your Dota 2 settings. From it we build summaries (games, wins and statistics per hero and per month, records, and the players you played with most, as listed by OpenDota) for your player stats and Personal scores. The full match list is kept on a server we operate, separate from the website.

Because this data is public, player stats pages can be opened for any Steam ID, as on OpenDota or similar sites. In Settings you can choose who may see your personal hero scores. The list of players you played with most is only shown to you.

Payments in the past

Personal used to be a paid service, and the Site accepted donations through PayPal. Card and bank details went only to PayPal and never reached us. We keep the records of past payments (name or Steam account, amount, date) for our own accounts.

3. Why we use it, and the legal basis

  • To provide the Site and your account: login, player stats, Personal, settings (performance of the service you asked for).
  • To keep the Site running and secure: server logs, preventing abuse and fixing errors (our legitimate interest).
  • To understand how the Site is used and to fund it with ads: Google Analytics and AdSense (your consent where the law requires it, otherwise our legitimate interest in running a free, ad-supported site).
  • To answer your messages (our legitimate interest, or steps you asked for).
  • To meet legal obligations, for example keeping payment records.

We do not use your data for automated decisions that have legal or similarly significant effects on you.

4. Who we share it with

We don't sell or rent your data. It is processed by these services, only as far as needed for the purposes above:

  • Our hosting provider (DigitalOcean), which runs the Site's server and database.
  • Google: Google Analytics for visit statistics and Google AdSense for ads.
  • Valve (Steam) and OpenDota: we send them your Steam ID to log you in and to fetch your public profile and match history.
  • PayPal, for past payments.
  • Authorities, if the law requires it.

Some of these providers are based outside the European Economic Area, mainly in the United States. They rely on the safeguards required by EU law, such as the EU-US Data Privacy Framework or standard contractual clauses.

5. Cookies

  • Necessary: the session cookie (dotapicker-session), a security token against forged requests, and, after logging in, a "remember me" cookie that keeps you logged in.
  • Preferences: the pickers remember choices such as skill level, win rate mode and which hints you have already seen, and the cookie notice remembers that you closed it.
  • Analytics: Google Analytics cookies, to count visits and see which pages are used.
  • Advertising: Google AdSense and its partners use cookies to show ads, which may be personalised based on your visits to this and other sites. You can manage this in Google's ad settings, and Google explains it here.

You can block or delete cookies in your browser. The Site still works without them, except for logging in and remembering your preferences.

6. How long we keep it

  • Account data, settings and match summaries: while your account exists. They are deleted when you ask us to delete your account.
  • Server logs: usually about two weeks.
  • Contact messages: as long as needed to answer them and follow up.
  • Payment records: as long as the law requires.
  • Google keeps analytics and advertising data according to its own policies.

7. Your rights

Under the GDPR you have the right to access your data, have it corrected or deleted, restrict or object to its use, receive a copy in a portable format, and withdraw any consent you gave. To use these rights, write to us. We may ask you to confirm that the Steam account is yours, for example by contacting us while logged in. You also have the right to complain to the Romanian data protection authority, ANSPDCP, or the authority in your own country.

8. Security

The Site uses HTTPS, we never receive Steam passwords, and access to the server and database is restricted. Still, no website or transmission over the internet can be guaranteed to be completely secure. To the extent permitted by law, we are not responsible for unauthorised access that happens despite these reasonable measures, or that is caused by third-party services or by your own devices and accounts.

9. Children

The Site is not intended for children under 16, and we don't knowingly collect data about them. If you believe a child has given us personal data, contact us and we will delete it.

10. Changes

We may update this policy when the Site changes; the date at the top shows the latest version. If a change is significant, we will point it out on the Site.

11. Contact

Adrian Toma, Iași, Romania · contact@dotapicker.com · contact page


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