Game Closet Privacy Policy

Effective November 7, 2026

Who this covers

This policy covers the Game Closet app for iPhone, iPad and Mac. It is published by Jim Murff, who also trades informally as DeeDogDevelopment ("we" in this policy). Contact details are at the end.

What we collect

Nothing. We run no servers for the app and receive no personal information from it. The app has no sign-up and no login, shows no ads, and contains no analytics or advertising code, no tracking and no third-party code. It does not ask for your location, contacts, photos, camera or microphone. The only permission it can ask for is Local Network access, and only if you turn on Head to head (below).

What stays on your device

The app saves the following on your device only, so the games work and you can pick up where you left off:

• Games in progress.
• Your stats for each game, such as games played, wins, losses, streaks, best scores and play time.
• The play-by-play history of your finished games (the most recent 100 of each game).
• Your settings and choices, such as the color theme, sounds, favorites, shelf order and which hand you use.

This data lives inside the app's storage. Deleting the app removes it from the device. The Stats screens let you reset your stats, and Clear History removes the play-by-play history.

iCloud sync (optional, Apple)

With "Sync Stats with iCloud" on, the app keeps your stats, favorites and shelf order in the iCloud key-value store, so that they follow you to your other devices signed in to the same Apple Account. This is on by default and only works if you are signed in to iCloud. Apple stores and protects that data under your Apple Account and Apple's privacy policy. We cannot see it.

• To turn it off, open Settings in the app and switch off "Sync Stats with iCloud". The app then stops reading from and writing to iCloud.
• Turning it off does not erase what iCloud already holds. You can manage or remove app data in your device's iCloud storage settings.
• Games in progress, game history and appearance settings are not synced.

Game Center (optional, Apple)

The app can sign in to Apple's Game Center with the account already on your device. When you are signed in, after a game ends it sends Game Center your total wins, your best score for games that keep one, and your progress toward achievements. These appear on leaderboards and in achievements, which Apple's Game Center shows according to your Game Center settings. Game Center is run by Apple under Apple's privacy policy. We do not receive your Game Center account details.

• To turn it off in the app, open Settings and switch off "Game Center".
• To sign out of Game Center altogether, use Game Center in your device's Settings app.
• If you are not signed in, or Game Center is off, the app works the same and sends nothing.

Head to head (optional, version 1.2 and later)

Head to head lets two people play on two devices in the same place, such as two iPhones on the same Wi-Fi network. It is off until you turn it on in Settings. When you host or look for a game, the app uses your local network to find the other device, and iOS or macOS asks you once to allow Local Network access.

• While you host, devices nearby can see the name you chose for Head to head and which game you are hosting. A device can join only with the code on your screen, and only after you accept.
• During a game, the two devices send each other the player names and the moves, directly and encrypted. Nothing goes through a server, and we receive none of it.
• To rejoin after a dropped connection, the two devices agree on a key that is kept in memory for that game only. Each device adds the result to its own stats, which follow the iCloud setting above.
• To stop, switch off Head to head in Settings. The app then never looks for devices nearby. You can also turn off Local Network access for Game Closet in your device's privacy settings.

Tips (optional, Apple)

Settings has an optional tip jar. Tips are in-app purchases handled entirely by the App Store. The app never sees your payment details or your Apple Account. As the publisher, we receive sales reports from Apple as part of selling through the App Store. A tip unlocks nothing.

Your Tips, in the same place, lists the tips you have given: which tip, how many, the date and the price. The list is kept on your device. On iOS 18, iPadOS 18, macOS 15 and later, the app also reads your past tips back from the App Store's own purchase records, so the list comes back after a reinstall and appears on your other devices. None of it is sent to us.

Diagnostics from Apple

If you have chosen to share analytics with app developers in your device's privacy settings, Apple may pass us crash reports and usage statistics about Game Closet. They come from Apple, are not part of the app, and are not linked to your identity by us.

Children

Game Closet is a game for all ages. It does not collect personal information from anyone, including children, and it has no ads and no chat or other way to contact other players. Head to head shows only the name a player chooses, to a device in the same place, and it can be turned off. Game Center and iCloud are controlled by Apple and by any restrictions set on the device, for example through Screen Time.

Sharing your information

We do not sell, rent or share personal information, because we do not have any. The only outside services the app uses are Apple's iCloud, Game Center and App Store, as described above. Head to head connects only to the other player's device nearby.

Changes to this policy

If the app changes in a way that affects your privacy, we will update this page and the effective date at the top, and the App Store listing will show a matching privacy label. Please check the date from time to time.

Contact

Questions about privacy: natured-lobular8t@icloud.com.