Privacy Policy
The short version
- There are no accounts. You play with a name you type in, and a nickname is fine.
- While you act out a task, your phone sends its motion sensor readings to our server so we can score how in sync you and your partner were.
- We keep each round's data for 30 days and then delete it. Pair stats are kept until you ask us to delete them.
- The replay video is filmed and saved on the filming phone. It is never uploaded to us.
- No ads, no tracking, and we never sell your data. Payments are handled by Apple and Google, and we never see your card.
Who we are
Twinstinct is a party game for iPhone and Android. In this policy, "Twinstinct", "we" and "us" mean the developer of the Twinstinct app. This policy covers the Twinstinct apps, the game server they connect to, and this website, twinstinctgame.com.
Questions or requests about your data: info@twinstinctgame.com
What we collect and why
We only collect what the game needs to run a room and score a round.
| What | Why | How long we keep it |
|---|---|---|
| The name you type in | So other players in your room can see who is playing, who is paired with whom, and the scores. | With round data (30 days) and pair stats (until you ask us to delete them). |
| A random player ID, created by the app on your phone | So the game can tell players apart and reconnect you if your connection drops. It is not linked to your phone number, email, or any account. | Same as above. |
| Motion sensor readings (accelerometer and gyroscope) recorded only during the seconds you act out a task | To calculate the sync score for you and your partner, and to improve how scoring works. | 30 days. |
| Basic technical details sent with each recording: device and system type, whether the sensors were working, and timing information | To score correctly across different phones and to fix problems. | 30 days. |
| Round results: the task, the score, score guesses, "double or nothing" choices, and your optional rating of whether a score felt right | To run the game, show standings and awards, and tune the scoring. | 30 days. |
| Pair stats: the names of two players who played together, their average and best score, and the number of rounds | To show "pair chemistry" the next time the same two people play. | Until you ask us to delete them. |
| Room code | To let friends join your game. | Only while the room is open. |
| Whether a pack is unlocked on the host's phone | So the room can play the packs the host owns. | Not stored on our server. Apple or Google keep the purchase record. |
Please don't put personal information you'd rather keep private in your player name. A first name or nickname works best.
Information kept only on your phone
- Settings, such as your last name entry, whether you have seen the tutorial, game options, and music on or off. These stay in the app's storage on your phone.
- Replay videos. If a spectator chooses to film a round, the app asks for camera and microphone access on that phone. The clip is recorded, assembled and saved on that phone only. To draw the motion lines on the clip, the filming phone downloads that round's motion data from our server. The video itself is never sent to us.
What we don't collect
- No email, phone number, or account details.
- No precise location, contacts, or photos from your library.
- No advertising IDs. Twinstinct shows no ads and contains no third-party advertising or analytics trackers.
- No payment details. Purchases are made through the App Store or Google Play, under Apple's or Google's own privacy policies.
Who we share it with
We don't sell your personal information, and we don't share it for advertising. It is shared only in these cases:
- Other players in your room see your name, your pairings and your scores while you play together.
- Service providers who run the game for us, such as our hosting provider, Render, which runs our servers in the United States. Like any internet service, our hosting provider handles your IP address to deliver the connection. They may only use the data to provide their service to us.
- Apple and Google process your purchases and tell the app which packs you own.
- The law: if we are required to by law, or to protect the safety of our players or the public.
Your choices and rights
- Motion and camera access can be turned off at any time in your phone's settings. Without motion access, your rounds can't be scored. Without camera access, you can still play, but you can't film replays.
- Delete your data. Email info@twinstinctgame.com with the player name you used and roughly when you played (a room code helps). Because there are no accounts, these details are how we find your data. We will delete your round data and pair stats and confirm by email.
- Access or correct your data. You can ask us for a copy of the data we hold for your player name, or ask us to correct it, at the same address.
- California residents have the right to know, delete and correct personal information, and to not be discriminated against for using these rights. We do not sell or share personal information as those terms are defined under California law.
- If you are in the EU, EEA or UK, you have rights of access, correction, deletion, restriction, objection and portability. We process game data to provide the game you asked to play, and scoring-improvement data based on our legitimate interest in making scores fair. You can also complain to your local data protection authority.
We will answer requests within 30 days.
Children
Twinstinct is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has played and sent us information, email info@twinstinctgame.com and we will delete it.
Security
Data between the app and our server travels over an encrypted connection. Access to stored game data is limited to the people who run Twinstinct. No method of storage or transfer is perfectly secure, but we keep what we collect small and delete it on schedule to limit any risk.
Where your data is processed
Our servers are in the United States. If you play from another country, your game data is transferred to and processed in the United States.
Changes to this policy
If we change how Twinstinct handles data, we will update this page and the date at the top. If a change is significant, we will also tell you in the app before it takes effect.