Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy explains how Callie's Mahjong (the "App") handles your information. The short version: we collect nothing. We run no servers, we have no accounts, and no information about you or your games is ever sent to us.

Data We Collect

None. Callie's Mahjong does not collect, transmit, or share any personal data, usage data, analytics, or crash reports with us. The App contains no code that sends information to us or to any third party for our benefit.

Third-Party SDKs and Analytics

The App does not include any third-party analytics SDKs, advertising frameworks, or tracking libraries. There is no integration with services such as Google Analytics, Firebase, Mixpanel, or similar.

Playing on Your Own

Single player works entirely on your device and needs no internet connection and no account of any kind.

Playing With Other People

Playing with friends and family is optional, and nothing in this section applies unless you choose to use it.

In the same room. Devices on the same Wi-Fi network talk directly to one another to run the game. No account is required and nothing passes through us.

From anywhere. Online play uses Apple's Game Center, which requires you to be signed in to Game Center with your Apple Account. Game Center is operated by Apple under Apple's Privacy Policy, not by us. We do not create an account for you, we do not receive your Apple Account details, and we do not store anything about who you played with or what happened in the game.

What other players can see. When you sit down at a table with other people, they see the display name your device provides — your Game Center nickname for online play, or the name shown on your device for local play — along with the ordinary public events of the game, such as your discards and exposed tiles. Game information travels directly between the devices at the table. It does not pass through any server of ours, because we do not operate one.

There is no chat. Callie's Mahjong provides no messaging, text, voice, or free-form communication between players. The only thing players exchange is the game itself.

Accounts

We do not offer, require, or store accounts of our own. Online play uses your existing Apple Game Center sign-in, which is managed entirely by Apple.

Your NMJL Card

If you choose to scan or import a personal NMJL card, that image or PDF is stored only on your device. It is never uploaded, transmitted, or shared with us or any third party.

Device Permissions

The App requests access to your camera or photo library only if you choose to scan or import your own scoring card, and that content stays on your device. It requests permission to use the local network only if you choose to play with people in the same room, so the devices can find each other. It requests permission to send notifications only if you choose to be reminded when you have stepped away from a game in progress. The App does not access your microphone, contacts, or location.

iCloud Backup

Stats, settings, and achievements can back up to your personal iCloud account so they survive reinstalling the app and carry over to your other devices. This data is stored in your own iCloud account under Apple's privacy terms — we do not have access to it.

Purchases

All purchases and subscriptions are handled by Apple through the App Store. We never see your payment details. We receive only the aggregate, anonymized sales reporting Apple provides to every developer.

Support Communications

If you contact us directly at support@calliesmahjong.com, we will receive whatever information you include in that message (such as your email address and the contents of your message). If you choose to attach a game log to help us investigate a problem, we receive that file too. Anything you send is used solely to respond to your inquiry, is not stored in any database, and is not shared with third parties. Sending it is always your choice — the App never sends a log on its own.

Children's Privacy

The App collects no data about anyone, including children, and contains no advertising and no chat. Online play requires an Apple Game Center account, which is managed by Apple and subject to Apple's own age requirements and parental controls; parents can restrict or disable Game Center and multiplayer through Screen Time on the child's device. Because online matchmaking can seat a player with people they have not met, parents of younger players may prefer to use local play with people in the same room, or to play with invited friends only.

Changes to This Policy

If our data practices ever change, we will update this page with a new effective date and notify users via an App Store update notice.

Contact

Questions? Email support@calliesmahjong.com.