Privacy Policy

Deck Party for iPhone, iPad and Android · Effective November 14, 2026

In short: Deck Party collects no personal information and sends nothing to us or to anyone else. There are no ads, no analytics, no tracking, no crash reporting services and no accounts, and the app itself doesn't use the internet. The devices playing together talk only to each other, over Bluetooth.

What we collect

Nothing. We don't run servers, and the app has no analytics, advertising, tracking or crash reporting services in it, from us or anyone else. We never receive, sell or share any information about you or your kids.

What stays on the device

Deck Party keeps a few things inside the app on each device. They never leave it except as described under Bluetooth below, and are never sent to us:

• the name and animal picture a player picks;
• game settings;
• whether the Family Pack is unlocked (a yes or no);
• a random player ID the app makes up, so a room recognizes a player who reconnects;
• so a game can pick up again if the app closes by accident: on the device that hosts, the room and the game in progress; on a device that joined, the last room's name and a code to rejoin it;
• if a game ever has to stop because of a problem, a technical record of that game (its cards and moves), for the Copy report button described below.

Deleting the app deletes them. Your device's own backup (iCloud or Google) may include the app's data like any other app's.

Bluetooth

Deck Party uses Bluetooth to play with devices close by. The device that hosts a room broadcasts only the room's name (for example "Blue Fox") so nearby devices can find it. The names and pictures players chose, their random player IDs, basic technical details that let the devices work together (such as the device type and app version) and the game itself travel only between the devices in that room, over Bluetooth. Other devices don't keep any of it after the game, apart from the short-lived copy that lets a game pick up again (above).

On iPhone and iPad, the app asks only for Bluetooth permission. On Android 12 and newer it asks only for Bluetooth permission ("Nearby devices"), declared as never used for location. On Android 11 and older, Android requires location permission before any app can scan for Bluetooth devices, so on those versions only, Deck Party asks for it, only to find nearby rooms. It never reads, stores or shares your location.

Purchases

The Family Pack is bought through the App Store (Apple) or Google Play (Google), who handle the whole purchase. The app never sees payment details; it only learns that the Family Pack was bought. In the app, buying sits behind a grown-up gate, as well as the store's own confirmation.

Copy report

The app's Diagnostics page, meant for grown-ups, has a Copy report button. Only when someone taps it, it copies technical details to the device's clipboard: the app version and device model, the room's name and the names players chose, how the Bluetooth connection is doing, recent lines from the app's log and, if a game had to stop, the record of that game. A parent can then choose to paste it into an email to support. Nothing is sent automatically.

Children

Deck Party is made for kids and families. We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone, including children under 13 (as covered by the U.S. Children's Online Privacy Protection Act, COPPA), because the app collects none at all. Parents are welcome to contact us with any questions.

Changes and contact

If this policy changes, the new version will be posted on this page with a new date. Questions: kingjuk@gmail.com.