Who this covers
Cardflix is a party game app for iPhone and iPad. This policy covers the Cardflix app, the browser page that guests use to join a game, and this website. “We” and “us” means the developer of Cardflix.
What we collect
Nothing. Cardflix has no accounts and no sign-up. The app contains no analytics, advertising or tracking code, and it doesn't send your information to us or to anyone else. We never see who you are, who you play with, or what happens in your games.
How a game works
When you host a game, your phone runs the room. The other players' phones connect to it directly over your local Wi-Fi network (or the host's Personal Hotspot). Names, avatars, guesses, drawings, votes and scores travel only between the phones in that room. They aren't uploaded to the internet or sent to us, and they're gone when the host closes the room.
Guests who join from a browser
Friends without the app join by scanning the QR code on the host's screen. That opens a page served by the host's phone over your Wi-Fi, not by a website on the internet. The guest's browser saves the name and avatar they picked, plus a code that lets them rejoin the same room if the page reloads, in that browser's local storage on their own phone. Clearing the browser's website data removes it.
Your name and avatar
The name and avatar you choose are saved on your device so you don't have to pick them every time. While you play, they're shared with the other players in your room so everyone knows who's who. They're never sent to us. You can change them any time in the app's Settings.
Sharing drawings
In Skribla you can share a drawing from the end-of-game gallery using the iOS share sheet. It goes only where you choose to send it.
Purchases
Unlock All is an in-app purchase handled by Apple through the App Store. We don't receive your name, Apple Account or payment details. The app only checks with Apple whether the purchase is active on your Apple Account so it can unlock the decks. Apple's privacy policy covers the purchase itself.
Local Network permission
The first time you host or join a game, iOS asks whether Cardflix may find and connect to devices on your local network. The app explains why: “Cardflix connects the phones at your game night over your Wi-Fi so everyone can play together.” Cardflix uses this access to:
- open a room on the host's phone that other phones can find,
- show rooms nearby when you tap Join a room, and
- let guests' browsers connect to the host's phone.
It's used only to connect the phones in your game. Cardflix doesn't scan for, collect or store information about other devices on your network. Without it you can't host or join a game. If you said no, you can turn it on in Settings › Privacy & Security › Local Network.
What Cardflix doesn't ask for
Cardflix doesn't ask for your contacts, location, camera or microphone. Guests use their own camera app to scan the QR code.
Crash reports from Apple
If you've chosen to share analytics with app developers in iOS, Apple may send us anonymous crash reports and usage statistics. They don't identify you, and you can turn them off in Settings › Privacy & Security › Analytics & Improvements.
Children
Cardflix is for everyone and doesn't collect personal information from anyone, including children under 13.
This website
This site uses no cookies, analytics or trackers. It's hosted on Cloudflare, which may process basic technical information such as IP addresses to deliver the site and keep it secure. See Cloudflare's privacy policy.
If you email us
When you write to support, we receive your email address and whatever you include in your message. We use them only to reply and help you, and we don't share them. Mail to our address is delivered through Cloudflare's email forwarding.
Changes
If this policy changes, we'll update this page and the date at the top.
Contact
Questions about privacy? Email [email protected].