Last updated: August 18, 2026
This policy covers both versions of Pair for Two: the iPhone and iPad app (App Store) and the Android app (Google Play). They are built from the same game and behave the same way here; the few differences are called out below.
Pair for Two does not collect, store, or share any personal data. There are no accounts to create for local play, no analytics, no advertising, no third‑party tracking of any kind, and no servers operated by us.
If you use your platform's device backup — iCloud or a computer backup on iPhone and iPad, Auto Backup on Android — those files can be included in it, like any other app's data. That backup is handled by Apple or Google under their own policies, and you can exclude the app in your device's backup settings.
Pair for Two is a two‑device game: each player holds their own hand. Connecting the two devices is the only thing the app sends anywhere, and what travels is gameplay only — the cards, the count, the scores, and the display name you chose.
“Play nearby” between two Apple devices uses Apple’s MultipeerConnectivity (Bluetooth and peer‑to‑peer Wi‑Fi). Those messages are encrypted in transit by the system, device to device. There is no server, and nothing is sent over the internet or stored by us.
Android cannot join an Apple‑only connection, so when the two devices aren’t both using the path above, they pair over your local Wi‑Fi network: the app announces and finds the other device with mDNS (Bonjour/NSD) and then opens a direct connection to it. Both devices must be on the same network — no traffic leaves it, and none of it reaches a server of ours.
To be straightforward about it: this local connection is a plain one, not an encrypted one, so in principle another device on the same network could observe it. It carries nothing but the gameplay described above. Prefer the Apple‑to‑Apple path, or a network you trust, if that matters to you.
“Play online” uses Apple’s Game Center to match you with a friend. That connection is handled by Apple under Apple’s Privacy Policy. Pair for Two itself does not collect or retain any of that information. The Android app has no online mode — it plays over the local network only.
It does not ask for location, Bluetooth, contacts, storage, the camera, or the microphone, and it contains no advertising or analytics libraries.
The app is suitable for all ages and collects no data from anyone, including children.
If this policy ever changes, the updated version will be posted on this page with a new date.
Questions, bugs, or feedback about either version? We’d love to hear from you.
We typically reply within a few days.