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Uploading a photo of your face to a website is a fair thing to hesitate over. If you are about to search for your race photos on RaceCapture, here is exactly what happens to that selfie, in plain words, and what never happens to it.
What your selfie is used for
One thing: finding the photos and videos of you from the event you searched. Our recognition system compares your face with the faces in that event's gallery and puts the matches into your personal gallery. That is the whole job.
It is not used for advertising, it is not sold, and it is not shared with anyone else. Photographers and organizers do not receive your selfie.
How long we keep it
Your selfie is deleted automatically from our servers within 30 days. Until then, we keep it so your gallery can keep updating: when the media team uploads more photos, the new ones are matched to you without you searching again.
That is also why "Try another selfie" stops working on older galleries. Once the selfie is gone, there is nothing left to compare against. Your gallery and the photos in it stay.
Who can see your gallery
Your gallery link is unique to you. Other athletes searching the same event only ever see photos of themselves. Personal galleries are kept out of search engines, so your gallery does not turn up in a Google search for your name.
Most event pages are public: anyone can browse the full set of photos the media team posted, the same way a race photographer's public album has always worked. What is private is the list of photos matched to you.
You do not have to use a selfie at all
If you would rather not upload your face, you can search by bib number instead. Enter your email and your number, and you get a gallery of every photo where your bib is readable. You can also browse the event's full gallery by hand.
Payments
On paid events, checkout runs through Stripe, with Apple Pay and Google Pay supported. Your card details go to Stripe, not to us.
Questions about selfie privacy
Is my selfie stored forever?
No. It is deleted automatically within 30 days.
Can a photographer see my selfie?
No. Photographers and organizers see their event's photos, not the selfies athletes use to search.
Can I find my photos without uploading my face?
Yes. Search with your bib number, or browse the event gallery by hand.
The details
The full rules are in our privacy policy, and the FAQ answers the common questions. RaceCapture is a Canadian company based in Ottawa; if you want to ask about your data, email info@racecapture.ca.
When you are ready, pick your event on the galleries page and search.
Search with a selfie or a bib number. Your choice.
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