Privacy Policy
FishBite is a multiplayer fish game on the web (fishbite.io) and in the iOS and Android apps. It is made by Flyweight Development Oy, Finland ("we"). This policy says what we collect when you play, why, and what you can do about it. We collect as little as we can.
Who is responsible
Flyweight Development Oy (business ID 3135270-3), Finland, is the controller of your personal data. Contact us about anything in this policy at info@flyweight.dev.
Playing without an account
You can always play without signing in. Then we handle:
- A random player ID kept on your device, so we can tell visits apart in our statistics. It is not linked to who you are.
- Your name in the game: a first name, nickname or sea animal you pick from our lists, maybe with a word and an emoji in front (such as "Plucky Nautilus"). It is never anything you type, so it does not have to be your real name. Other players see it. When you search the lists, the letters you type are sent to our server to find matching names; we do not store them.
- Game events: when you join, how long you play, how you die, what species you choose, the name you pick, how smoothly the game runs.
- Device and connection information: device type, browser or app version, screen size, language, and an approximate location (country and city) that we derive from your connection. Our own servers do not store your IP address. Our statistics service, PostHog, receives it with the game's statistics and uses it to work out that approximate location.
- Settings such as language and controls, kept on your device only.
Games you play offline run on your device and count for nothing online (no high scores).
If you sign in
Signing in with Apple or Google is optional. It lets your purchases, high scores and friends follow you between devices. Then we also keep:
- Your account: an ID that Apple or Google gives us for you, and your name in the game. We do not keep your real name or your email address: we do not ask Apple for them, and Google's sign-in, which always includes them, is used only for that ID.
- High scores: your biggest fish today, this week and of all time, with the name and species you played. Other players see the lists.
- Friends: who you are friends with, and while you play, which room you are in (unless you choose to appear offline).
- Purchases: what you own (for example "Remove ads") and a reference to the store transaction.
- Push notification tokens in the apps, if you allow notifications, with your app's language and time zone, so we can tell you when a friend starts playing (never at night).
- Sign-in sessions on your devices, so you stay signed in.
You can delete your account in the game at any time (Account → Delete account). This deletes your account and everything tied to it from our systems right away, and revokes Sign in with Apple. Purchases made in the App Store or Google Play can still be restored from the store on your device.
Purchases and payments
In the apps, Apple or Google handles the payment. On the web, our reseller Paddle.com is the Merchant of Record: Paddle collects your name, email address, country and payment details to take the payment, handle tax and refunds, and prevent fraud, as an independent controller under the Paddle Privacy Policy. Paddle tells us (through RevenueCat) that a purchase was made, for which FishBite account, and its order reference and amount. We never see your card details. We use RevenueCat to confirm purchases, in the app stores and on the web.
Ads
FishBite may show ads between games to keep it free. If we use an advertising network, it may use your device's advertising identifier and similar data to show and measure ads, only with your consent where the law requires it. We will update this policy before we do. "Remove ads" turns ads off.
Why we use your data
- To run the game and your account (the agreement between us when you play or sign in).
- To keep it working, fair and safe, and to understand how it is played so we can improve it (our legitimate interest). Our statistics are about the game, not about you as a person.
- Notifications and personalised ads only with your consent, which you can withdraw in your device settings or in the game.
- To keep records of purchases where the law requires it.
We do not sell your data, and we do not track you across other companies' apps or websites.
Who processes data for us
| Service | For |
|---|---|
| Cloudflare | Hosting the game, its servers and its database (stored in Western Europe) |
| PostHog | Game statistics |
| Apple, Google | Sign-in, app stores, in-app purchases, push notifications |
| Paddle.com | Payments on the web (Paddle is the Merchant of Record) |
| RevenueCat | Confirming purchases |
| Expo | Delivering push notifications to the apps |
Some of them may process data outside the EU. Where they do, they are bound by the European Commission's standard contractual clauses or an equivalent safeguard.
How long we keep it
- Account data, high scores and friends: until you delete your account. Accounts nobody has used for three years may be deleted.
- Game statistics: up to 24 months.
- Daily and weekly high score lists: a few weeks.
- Purchase records: as long as accounting law requires.
Your rights
Under the GDPR you can ask to see the data we hold about you, have it corrected or deleted, receive it in a portable form, and object to or restrict how we use it. Write to info@flyweight.dev. You can also complain to the Finnish Data Protection Ombudsman (tietosuoja.fi) or the authority where you live.
Children
FishBite is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal data from them. If you believe a child has given us personal data, contact us and we will delete it.
Changes
If we change this policy, we will update the date above, and tell you in the game when the change matters.