Privacy Policy
This policy explains what data Draft & Bid handles, why, and where it goes. The app does not require an account, does not show ads, does not track you and does not sell your data.
1. Playing on one phone
- A one-phone game runs on your device and works without internet; only the AI judge needs a connection (without one, the budget rule decides). Bids and squads live only in memory and are gone when the game ends.
- The app remembers the player names you used last time and your settings (sound, haptics) on your device so you don't have to type them again. They never leave the device and are removed when you delete the app.
2. Online rooms
When you create or join an online room, the game is played through Google Firebase:
- Firebase Anonymous Authentication gives your app a random anonymous ID. It is not linked to your name, email, phone number or Apple Account.
- Firebase Realtime Database stores the room: its 4-letter code, the player name and color you choose, whether you are connected, and the game itself (bids, squads, pitch order and the AI judge's verdict).
- Only people in the same room can see this data. The room creator can remove a player from the lobby before the game starts.
- A room expires 24 hours after it is created and its data is then deleted.
- Invite links (such as
draftnight-app.web.app/r/ABCD) contain only the room code.
Choose a nickname rather than your full name; the name you enter is shown to everyone in the room.
3. AI judge
After the auction, an AI judge scores and ranks the squads:
- Only the topic, the card names and the amounts spent are sent, through a Firebase Cloud Function, to a text model from a third-party AI provider.
- Squads are labelled A, B, C. Player names and personal data are not sent and are not stored.
- If the AI can't be reached, the app decides with the budget rule instead. In an online room the verdict is part of the room's game state and is deleted with it after 24 hours.
4. Topic packs
Topic packs are downloaded from Firebase Hosting so new packs can arrive without an app update. This is a plain file download; no personal data is sent.
5. Analytics and crash reports
- Firebase Analytics: anonymous usage events (for example which screens are opened and which modes are played), device model, OS version, country and app version. It is not linked to your identity and helps us improve the game.
- Firebase Crashlytics: crash logs and device state at the time of a crash, so we can fix bugs.
- Firebase Remote Config: settings such as free game limits and the pack download address; no personal data is sent.
Firebase data is processed by Google under the Firebase Privacy and Security terms and the Google Privacy Policy. Draft & Bid does not use the advertising identifier, does not ask for tracking permission, and does not track you across other companies' apps or websites.
6. Purchases
Premium subscriptions are sold through Apple's App Store. Apple handles payment, billing and refunds; we never see your payment details. The app checks your subscription status with Apple to unlock Premium.
7. Data retention
Online room data is deleted 24 hours after the room is created. Data on your device stays until you delete the app. Analytics and crash data are retained by Firebase for up to 14 months.
8. Children
Draft & Bid is a party game for groups and is not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children.
9. Your rights
To ask for your data to be deleted, or for any question about this policy, write to erbalta80@gmail.com. Depending on where you live, you may have additional rights under GDPR, the UK GDPR, the CCPA or Türkiye's KVKK; we honour them on request.
10. Changes
We will post any changes on this page and update the effective date above.