Privacy Policy
What PartyCode stores and why, who can see it, and how you delete it.
Last updated: 23 October 2026
In short
PartyCode is an app for people who are apart to play games together. It keeps the least it needs for the games to work: an ID that tells players apart, your friends list and the state of the room you are playing in.
The app may show ads through Google AdMob. Your personal data is never sold; you can change your ad personalisation choices in the app's privacy options.
Your account
You can use the app as a guest without creating an account. The server then gives your device an anonymous ID; your name, email address or phone number are not requested.
If you sign in with Apple or Google, that account's email address is linked to your ID. Its only purpose is letting you sign in as the same person on another device.
What we store
- Your ID and, if you linked one, your email address.
- Your profile: display name, username, chosen avatar and colour, and your profile photo if you upload one.
- Your friends list, friend requests you sent and received, and room invites.
- The list of players you blocked and the reports you sent (the reported player, the reason, the game and the room code).
- The state of a room during a game: room code, players, moves, drawings, typed answers, scores, timers and whether you are connected.
- A photo you upload to Shared Jigsaw.
- If you subscribe to remove ads, the state of your subscription. Your payment details stay with Apple and never reach us.
- If the app crashes, a crash report: device model, OS version and technical details of the error.
What stays on your device
Your sound and haptics preferences, a shortcut to your last room, ad frequency and ad-free time, and the internal clock statistics from Blind Timer stay on your device. They go away if you delete the app.
Who can see what
- Your display name, avatar, profile photo and username are visible to people who search for your username or share a room with you.
- Players in a room see that room's game data. Some games deliberately keep information hidden — for example, you cannot see your own card.
- Players in the room see a puzzle photo you upload.
- Only you can see whom you sent friend requests to.
- Only we can see your block list and your reports; the person you block or report is not told.
Service providers
Data is kept in Google Firebase (authentication, databases, file storage and Crashlytics for crash reports). Ads are provided by Google AdMob, which may process device information, IP address, ad interactions and, if you allow it, the advertising identifier to serve and measure ads and prevent fraud. Google processes this data under its own privacy policy. Sign in with Apple and Google are only used when you tap those buttons.
The ad-free subscription is purchased through the Apple App Store. RevenueCat is used to check whether a subscription is active; it only receives the app's anonymous ID and your purchase record.
The Wiki Race loads Wikipedia pages, and One Second and Eight Pixels load Apple Music previews, directly from those services, which can see your IP address while connected.
These providers may process your data on servers outside Türkiye.
Your ad choices
Where required, Google's consent form is shown before ad data is processed. You can play every game without giving consent; non-personalised ads may be shown where allowed.
Where Google requires it, you can change your decision later in Profile → Ad privacy choices. The iOS tracking permission is a separate system setting and can also be changed in the Settings app.
How long
Your profile, friends list and block list are kept until you delete them. Room data is deleted when the game ends and the room closes, at the latest within one day. Room invites expire after six hours.
Reports are kept for at most one year so they can be reviewed and repeated abuse can be stopped. Crash reports are kept in Firebase for 90 days.
Deleting your data
You can delete your account entirely from the app: Profile → Account → Delete Account. This permanently deletes your profile, profile photo, username, friendships (on both sides), block list, pending requests and invites, and then closes your account. It cannot be undone.
Even if you have already deleted the app, you can ask us to delete your account: write to the contact address below with your username. We complete the request within 30 days.
A guest account lives only on its device: if you sign out or delete the app, that identity cannot be reached again.
Write to us to access, correct or delete your data.
Children
The app is not directed at children under 13 and does not knowingly collect information from them.
Changes
If this policy changes, the date above changes too. We will tell you in the app about any significant change.