Privacy policy
Last updated November 15, 2026.
The short version: Hijinks cannot read your messages. We do not collect phone numbers, contacts, message content, location or photos. Hijinks ("we", "the app") is made by Ryan Melanson (Rideau Studio), Ottawa, Canada.
What we collect
- Anonymous player ID. Created when you first open the app. It identifies you in the Hijinks app and the Messages extension. If you choose to sign in with Apple later, we also store the identifier Apple gives us for you so your records follow you to a new phone.
- Display name and avatar. Shown to the people you play with. Names pass a profanity filter.
- Game data. Moves, scores, results, streaks, rivalry records, coins and the items you own, so games and records work. Move logs are deleted 90 days after a game ends.
- Purchase status. Handled by Apple and RevenueCat. We receive whether Plus is active and which items you own. We never see your payment details.
- Push token. Only if you allow notifications. Used to tell you it is your turn.
- Usage and diagnostics. Anonymous events (for example "game finished") and crash data, through PostHog, to improve the games.
- Advertising data. Ads appear in the companion app only, never in Messages. Google AdMob may use the advertising identifier (IDFA), but only if you allow tracking when asked. You can change this in iOS Settings, Privacy & Security, Tracking.
Who handles it
We use these service providers to run the app: Supabase (database and servers, hosted in the United States), RevenueCat (purchases), PostHog (analytics), Google AdMob (ads in the companion app), and Apple (App Store, notifications, Sign in with Apple). They process data only to provide their service to us. We do not sell your data.
Other players
People in a chat with you can see your display name, avatar, scores and results in that game. Players can block and report each other from the player card.
Your rights
You can delete your account in the app (Settings, Delete account); this removes your profile, records and purchases history from our servers. To ask for a copy of your data, a correction, or deletion by email, write to support@rideaustudio.ca. We aim to comply with PIPEDA (Canada), the GDPR (EU and UK) and US state privacy laws. If you are in the EU or UK, we rely on contract (running the app you asked for) and legitimate interest (analytics, fraud prevention); you may also complain to your data protection authority.
Retention
Move logs are deleted 90 days after a game ends. Results and rivalry records are kept until you delete your account. Backups are overwritten on a rolling basis.
Children
Hijinks is for a general audience and is not directed at children under 13. If you believe a child has given us personal information, email us and we will delete it.
Changes
If this policy changes in a way that matters, we will update the date above and, for large changes, tell you in the app.