This policy explains what information FOLDOUT ("the app", "we", "us") handles when you use the app and this website, why, and what choices you have. The short version: we collect the minimum needed to run a two-player online game and keep your progress safe, we do not show ads, we do not run analytics or tracking, and we never sell your information.
You can play FOLDOUT on one phone without an account and without any data leaving the device. Online features need the following:
| Data | Where it comes from | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Apple account identifier and, the first time only, your name and (if you choose to share it) your email address. | Sign in with Apple, when you choose to sign in. | To create and recognize your account and to save your progress to it. |
| Guest identifier. A random, anonymous account ID. | Created automatically if you continue as a guest and use any online feature. | So other players can see your username and profile while you play online. It is not linked to your identity. |
| Game Center player ID and display name; your Game Center friends list if you grant access. | Apple Game Center, when you sign in for online play. | Matchmaking, turn delivery, ranks, friends, profiles and challenges. |
| Username. | Generated for you (e.g. Player1234); you can change it. | Shown to your opponent, on the leaderboard and on your profile. |
| Cloud save. Owned maps, wardrobe, saved looks, Ink balance, Fold Pass progress, daily streak, game and win counts, purchase entitlement flags, and settings such as your home map. | The app, as you play. | So your progress survives reinstalling or changing phones. Stored only when you're signed in with Apple. |
| Public profile. Username, the outfits of your five characters, home map, favorite mode, online win counts (today, this week, all-time) and the time you were last active. | The app, while you use online features. | Shown to other players on the leaderboard, in friends lists and on your profile. Your outfits are shown so other players can copy your look. |
| Match data. The moves, folds, map choices and emotes in an online match, and the match's Game Center ID. | Generated during online play. | To run the match in real time and let both phones see the same board. |
| Purchase records. Which in-app purchases you have made (product identifier and date), as reported by Apple. | Apple's App Store (StoreKit). | To deliver what you bought and restore it later. We never see your payment details. |
| Support messages. Your name, email, optional username and message. | The contact form on this site, or email. | To reply to you. |
We do not collect your precise location, contacts, photos, microphone or camera. The app requests no device permissions beyond Game Center's own friends-list prompt.
We do not use your information for advertising, profiling, or tracking across other companies' apps or websites, and we do not sell or rent it. We do not use third-party analytics SDKs.
We use these service providers, each only for the purpose listed:
Beyond that, we share information only with other players as described above (your username, outfits, profile and moves), or if the law requires it.
All purchases are made through Apple's App Store. Apple processes the payment and handles receipts and refunds. We receive a confirmation of what was bought so we can deliver it and restore it later. We do not receive your card number, billing address, or Apple Account password.
Wherever you live, you can ask us to access, correct, export or delete the personal information we hold about you by contacting us (see below). We respond within 30 days and may need to verify that the request comes from the account holder.
Under the CCPA/CPRA you have the right to know what personal information we collect, use and disclose (it's listed in section 1), to delete it, to correct it, and not to be discriminated against for exercising these rights. We do not sell or "share" personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising and have not done so in the preceding 12 months. You can exercise your rights through the contact details below; an authorized agent may act for you with written permission.
We process your data to perform our contract with you (running the game and your account), for our legitimate interest in keeping the game working and fair, and where required by law. You have the rights of access, rectification, erasure, restriction, portability and objection, and the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority. Our services are operated from the United States and your data is stored on Firebase servers that may be located in the United States; transfers rely on the providers' standard contractual clauses.
FOLDOUT is rated for ages 4+ but its online features (accounts, matchmaking, friends, profiles and purchases) are not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 (or under the age of digital consent where you live). Playing on one phone needs no account and sends no data. If you believe a child has created an online account, contact us and we will delete it.
Data is transmitted over encrypted connections and stored with industry-standard providers with access rules that restrict each player to their own save. We keep as little as possible so there is little to lose, but no system is perfectly secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
If we change this policy we will post the new version here with a new effective date, and for significant changes we will say so in the app. Continued use after the effective date means the new policy applies.
FOLDOUT is published by Miguel Bueno, an independent developer based in California, United States.
Email: foldout.support@gmail.com · Contact form