Pirate Wars Online ("the game," "we," "us") is an online multiplayer pirate game for iOS and Android. We collect as little about you as possible, never show ads, and never use your data for advertising or tracking. This policy explains what we store, why, and how to delete it.
The short version
- You can play without signing in — the game creates an anonymous account so your progress is saved.
- You can optionally sign in with Game Center (iOS) or Google (Android).
- We store your game progress (and the captain name and colors you choose) on our servers, tied to your account.
- We do not collect your real name, email, or contacts, show ads, use third-party analytics, or track you across other apps or websites.
- You can permanently delete your account and its data from inside the app at any time.
Your account
To save your progress across sessions and devices, the game uses a persistent account. You never have to sign in — the account is created for you — and it is anchored by one of:
- A device token — the primary anchor on both platforms. The game generates a random token, stores it securely on your device, and replays it to recognize your account on future launches. We store only a hashed form of this token on our servers. On iOS it is kept in the Keychain. On Android it is kept using Google's Block Store, which lets the token be restored when you reinstall the game or set up a new device; Block Store data is end-to-end encrypted where your device supports it, and Google cannot read it. You can clear it by deleting your account (see below).
- Game Center (iOS) — if you're signed in, your Game Center player ID identifies your account, so your progress follows you across your Apple devices. Game Center is an Apple service governed by Apple's Privacy Policy.
- Sign in with Google (Android) — optional. If you choose it, Google sends the game a signed token identifying your Google account, and we store the account identifier from inside that token (Google calls it the
subclaim) so your progress follows you across your Android devices. We do not receive or store your Google password, and we do not request access to your Gmail, contacts, Drive, or any other Google service. Google's handling of the sign-in is governed by the Google Privacy Policy.
You can play entirely as a guest. Signing in with Game Center or Google is never required.
Information we store
Tied to your account, we keep:
- Identifiers — your device token (stored hashed), and, if you chose to sign in, your Game Center player ID or your Google account identifier. We also store a per-device identifier used to recognize your device and link it to your account: on Android this is the system
ANDROID_ID, which is specific to this app on this device and is reset by a factory reset; on iOS it is the equivalent vendor identifier. Neither is an advertising identifier, and neither can be used to track you across apps from other developers. - Game progress — gold, level and experience, skill points, ship upgrade levels, kills, deaths, and your last login time.
- Your customizations — the captain name and the ship, sail, and flag colors you choose.
- Device and technical information — your device model and operating system version, used for compatibility and diagnostics.
To run live matches, the game also exchanges transient gameplay data — your ship's position, heading, speed, steering and firing inputs, and health — which simulates the match in real time and is not kept as a personal record afterward. Connecting to our servers also involves your network (IP) address, which is inherent to any internet connection and is used only to deliver game traffic and keep the service running and secure.
How we use information
We use this data only to operate the game — saving and loading your progress, identifying your account, running fair server-authoritative matches, and keeping the service reliable and secure. We do not sell or share your data with third parties for marketing, and we do not use it to track you across other apps or websites.
Information we do not collect
- No real names, email addresses, phone numbers, or contacts.
- No precise location (the game uses no location services).
- No advertising identifiers, and no third-party advertising or analytics SDKs.
- No tracking across other apps or websites.
Deleting your account
You can permanently delete your account at any time from within the app: on the Start screen, tap the Settings (gear) icon, then "Delete Account." Full instructions, including what is removed and how to ask us to do it for you, are on the Delete your account page. This permanently erases your account and its progress — gold, levels, upgrades, captain name, and colors — from our servers, and clears the stored device token (including the Android Block Store copy) so it cannot be used to reach the deleted account. We may retain a non-identifying, anonymized record of aggregate gameplay statistics (with no Game Center ID, account token, or name) for analytics and abuse prevention.
Data retention
Your account data is kept until you delete your account (see above). Transient match data exists only for the duration of a match. Standard server logs, if retained for security and reliability, are kept only as long as needed for those purposes.
Children's privacy
The game is rated for ages 13+ and is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from them. If you believe a child has provided us personal information, contact us and we will address it.
Security
Connections between the app and our servers are encrypted in transit (TLS), and anonymous account tokens are stored hashed on our servers. No method of transmission over the internet is perfectly secure, but we take reasonable measures to protect the limited data the game handles.
Changes to this policy
We may update this policy as the game evolves. Material changes will be reflected on this page with a new "Last updated" date.
Contact
Questions about this policy or your privacy? Email hello@lok.tech.