The Deck is a local, pass-the-phone party game provided by Dank Investments LLC ("we," "us," or "our"). This policy describes the current app, including beta versions, and information you choose to send us for support. You do not need an account to play.
Information stored on your device
The Deck saves information on your device to run games, remember your preferences, and resume your progress. This can include:
- Player names or nicknames, player order, and paused players.
- Game settings, content preferences, accessibility settings, and sound preferences.
- Selected decks, deck-access state, saved party presets, and custom prompts or persistent rules.
- Active games, roles, scores, votes, timers, personal rules, and private game notes.
- Recent cards, draw history, and local card reports.
The current app does not upload this gameplay information to us or provide developer-operated cloud storage or online sharing. A card report saved within the app stays local; it is not automatically sent to support. You can use nicknames instead of real names.
Tracking, advertising, and permissions
The free version of The Deck uses Google AdMob, provided through the Google Mobile Ads SDK, to display advertising. Google and its advertising partners may process device information; Device ID, such as Apple's advertising identifier (IDFA) when authorized or app- or developer-scoped identifiers where permitted; IP address and approximate location derived from IP; advertising data, such as ads viewed and ad interactions; app interactions; crash logs, performance data, and other diagnostics; and consent or privacy choices. This information may be used to provide, measure, improve, and secure advertising, for advertising-related analytics, and to personalize or otherwise serve advertising according to your choices and applicable law. Google's User Messaging Platform (UMP) also processes information needed to provide and manage consent messages.
Users in applicable regions may be shown Google's consent or privacy message. The Deck completes the required UMP consent flow and evaluates Apple's tracking authorization before initializing Google Mobile Ads or requesting ads. When required, a Privacy choices option in the app's Settings lets you manage applicable Google consent choices.
On iOS, The Deck uses Apple's App Tracking Transparency (ATT) framework. When your advertising consent permits personalization and Apple's authorization state allows a request, the app asks for permission to track and waits for your decision. With applicable consent and ATT authorization, Google and its advertising partners may use Device ID, including IDFA, to link advertising information from The Deck with information from other companies' apps and websites for personalized advertising and advertising measurement. Google consent alone is not Apple tracking permission. Playing the game does not require granting tracking permission.
If ATT is denied, restricted, or not authorized, The Deck requests only non-personalized ads; Google's SDK does not send IDFA when ATT is denied. If you decline the relevant Google consent, the app does not request ATT to enable personalized advertising. Ads are requested only when UMP permits them; Google may serve non-personalized or limited ads, or no ads, according to your choices and availability. Non-personalized advertising does not mean no data is processed. The Deck does not create substitute tracking identifiers or fingerprint your device to bypass your decision. The app respects Apple's saved authorization state rather than repeatedly requesting permission. You can manage Apple's tracking permission in your device's Settings > Privacy & Security > Tracking.
Dank Investments LLC does not sell personal information. Google and its partners handle retention of advertising and consent information under their own policies. For more information, see How Google uses information from sites or apps that use its services and Google's Privacy Policy.
The Deck does not request access to your microphone, camera, contacts, photos, or precise location. Sound effects, music, haptics, and timers use device playback and interaction features; the app does not record conversations.
Purchases
The Deck offers optional non-consumable in-app purchases through Apple's StoreKit. Apple processes the payment; we do not receive or store payment-card details. The app asks StoreKit to verify current purchase entitlements before unlocking purchased content. Purchasing any paid product permanently removes advertising from The Deck. When a paid entitlement is verified, the app skips advertising consent and ATT startup and does not request ads.
Support messages
If you email us, we receive your email address and whatever you include in your message, such as your name, screenshots, or attachments. We use that information to respond, troubleshoot issues, and handle privacy requests. Please avoid sending private game notes or sensitive information unless they are necessary to explain your request.
Our email and email-routing providers process messages to deliver and store our correspondence. We may disclose support information where required by law or necessary to protect legal rights. We do not use support messages for targeted advertising.
Apple services and beta testing
Apple operates the App Store and TestFlight separately from The Deck. If you test through TestFlight, Apple collects beta-installation, device, usage, and crash information and makes reports available to the developer. Feedback you submit may include comments and screenshots. Depending on how you were invited, your name and email address may also be visible to us.
We use beta reports and feedback to diagnose problems and improve The Deck, not for advertising. Apple's handling and retention of this information are described in TestFlight & Privacy and Apple's Privacy Policy. These platform reports are separate from the local gameplay storage described above.
Retention, deletion, and device privacy
Game information remains in the app's local storage until you remove it using available in-app controls or delete the app and its data through your device settings. Offloading an app is not the same as deleting its data. Device backups may retain or restore app information according to your operating system and backup settings; we do not operate those backups.
Private-role screens and notes are gameplay features, not password-protected accounts. Someone with access to the device may be able to view them. Keep your device secure and avoid entering sensitive personal information.
We retain support correspondence and any beta reports we keep only as long as needed to respond, investigate and resolve issues, or meet legal obligations. Apple controls retention within its own services. You can contact us about access, correction, or deletion of information you have sent us. We cannot retrieve or remotely delete game data that is stored only on your device.
Children's privacy
The app does not request ages or dates of birth and does not knowingly collect children's personal information through gameplay. If you believe a child has provided personal information to us in a support message or beta feedback, contact us so we can review and address it.
This website and policy updates
Visiting this policy page is separate from playing The Deck. Our hosting provider may process technical information, such as IP addresses and request logs, to serve and secure the website. See the Dank Investments website privacy notice for website-specific information.
We will update this page and its effective date when our practices change. Features such as online accounts, cloud sync, additional analytics, or additional payment processing will be reflected in this policy before they are released.
Contact
For privacy questions or requests, contact Dank Investments LLC at hello@dankinvestments.net.