Pirate Deal: Privacy Policy

Last updated November 8, 2026

Pirate Deal is a pirate card game you play with friends and other players online, made by an independent developer. This page explains, in plain English, what the game keeps about you, why, and what you can do about it.

What we keep

• How you sign in. If you sign in with Apple, we keep the private ID Apple gives the game for you (a string of letters and numbers), and your first name if you choose to share it, as your starting pirate name. We never see your Apple password, and we don't ask for your email. If you sign in with Google, we keep the ID Google gives the game for you, and your first name as your starting pirate name. We never see your Google password, and we don't keep your email. If you play as a guest, we make up a random ID for you instead, and if you later save your guest pirate with Apple or Google, we keep the ID they give the game too. We also keep a sign-in key (a long random code that your phone keeps a copy of), so you stay signed in.
• Your pirate. Your pirate name (you can change it), your code (like #4821), the character you play, the items you wear, your board, and the emotes you've picked.
• Your progress. Games played and won, your XP and level, gold, weekly points, your last few online games, and the shop items you own.
• Rewards and ads. When you last watched an ad for free gold (so the next one waits its turn), any prize waiting for you, like a bonus spin or double gold, and whether your pirate is ad free.
• Purchases. When you buy gold, the store sends the game a signed record of the purchase, which we check really came from the store. We keep the store's number for the purchase, so it's only paid out once. We never see your card or payment details.
• Your friends. Who you're friends with, and friend requests you've sent or been sent.
• Notifications. If you allow them, we keep an address for your phone and your language, to tell you about game invites and friend requests. They're sent through Expo, then Apple or Google. You can turn them off in the game's Settings, and signing out stops them.
• Players you mute. So their emotes stay hidden from you in later games, and their friend requests never reach you.
• Reports. If someone reports a player for a rude name, we keep both players' names, so we can look into it. Reports made before November 2026, when players could still type messages at the table, also include the reported player's last few messages.

Talking at the table

There's no typing: players can only send the game's ready-made emotes (like "Ahoy!").

What other players see

Your pirate name, character, level and what you're wearing. The leaderboards also show your name, level, XP, weekly points and the percentage of online games you've won. Anyone can find you by your pirate name or your code (the number after your name), or tap you on a leaderboard, to send you a friend request. Only your friends can see how many games you've won and played, and whether you're on the app or in a game right now.

On your phone

A sign-in key, so you stay signed in, and your settings: music and sound volume, language, light or dark mode, and whether pirate voices and notifications are on. Google's ad software may also keep the choice you made on its consent form.

Services the game uses

• Render (render.com) runs the game server and this website.
• Expo (expo.dev) delivers game updates to your phone and passes on notifications.
• Apple and Google handle signing in, purchases and notifications on their phones.
• Google AdMob shows the optional ads (see Ads, below).

Like any internet service, they see basic technical information, such as your phone's IP address, when the game talks to them.

What we don't do

• We don't sell your information.
• We don't share it with anyone except the services above that run the game (Google's ads collect their own information, as explained under Ads).
• We don't use analytics tools.
• We don't collect your email, contacts, location or photos.

Ads

You can choose to watch a video ad for free gold or a bonus spin. These ads come from Google AdMob. To show them, Google's ad software on your phone collects information such as your device's advertising ID, your rough location (from your IP address), and how you interact with the ads, as described in Google's advertising policy.

• On iPhone, the game asks once whether you'll allow tracking. If you say no, you still see ads, but they aren't personalised and your advertising ID isn't shared.
• In Europe, the UK and Switzerland, Google's consent form asks you first, and you can say no to personalised ads.
• The game itself only learns whether you finished an ad, to give you your reward. We never see your advertising ID.
• You can also turn off personalised ads for every app at once, in your phone's privacy or ads settings.

Where it's kept

On the Pirate Deal game server, hosted by Render (render.com) in the United States. Like most websites, the hosting company may keep basic technical records, such as IP addresses, for a short time for security. If you live outside the United States, your information is sent to the United States to be kept there.

How long we keep it

For as long as your pirate exists. When you delete your pirate, it's deleted straight away (see below).

Your rights

We use your information only to run the game you've chosen to play, and, for personalised ads, only if you agree to them.

Wherever you live, you can ask us for a copy of what we keep about you, ask us to correct it, or ask us to delete it. Email us with your pirate name and code, and we'll answer within 30 days. You can also change your name, and delete everything, yourself in the game.

• In Europe, the UK and Switzerland, you can also complain to your local data protection authority.
• In California, we don't sell your personal information. Google showing you personalised ads may count as "sharing" under California law; you can stop it by saying no to tracking, or turning off personalised ads, as described under Ads.

Children

Pirate Deal isn't made for children under 13, and we don't knowingly collect information from them. If you think a child under 13 has an account, contact us and we'll delete it.

Deleting your information

In the game, open Settings on the home screen and tap Delete account. Your pirate, your progress, your friends and everything else kept with them are deleted straight away and can't be brought back, including any gold you bought. If you signed in with Apple, we also tell Apple to end the game's link with your Apple ID.

Can't open the game? Email us at thedefisenpai@gmail.com with your pirate name and code (like Jack#4821), and we'll delete it within 30 days.

We keep only two things, with nothing saying who they came from: the store's number for each gold purchase, so the same purchase can't be paid out twice, and any reports you made about other players, so we can still look into them. Apple and Google keep their own records of your purchases.

Changes

If this policy changes, we'll update this page and the date at the top.

Contact

Questions? Email thedefisenpai@gmail.com.

The rules for playing are in our Terms of Use.