Couple Games Privacy Policy

Who we are and what this policy covers

Couple Games is developed by Hakan Özmen and published under TadaApp. This policy describes Couple Games 1.0 on iPhone, iPad and Android. The TadaApp website and its support form have a separate website privacy policy.

The short version

Couple Games has no user account, developer-operated game backend, cloud archive, advertising service or application analytics service. Your game archive is stored on your device. TadaApp does not automatically receive your creations, names, date choices or notes, and does not sell your game archive. Nearby play deliberately sends completed creations to the person you connect with; exports and support messages are separate choices described below.

What is stored locally

Local data can include the nickname you enter, completed drawings or date-plan choices, participant names, activity options and dates, memory titles and private notes. Local preferences also include a random app-installation identifier, the version of the play rules you accepted, and a blocked-device list. The identifier is not a hardware identifier and is shared only after verified nearby pairing, to support local blocking. When saving is enabled, private drafts and pending saves may be retained locally so you can recover your work. Temporary rounds are not added to the archive. The app's local database is protected by the operating-system sandbox; it is not represented as a separately password-encrypted database.

Finding and connecting to another device

Nearby play uses Google's Nearby Connections technology. While you advertise a room, other nearby people using the app may see the nickname you choose. You can use a nickname rather than a legal name. Compare the code shown on both devices and accept only the person you intend to connect with. After pairing, the app exchanges activity choices and readiness messages; creations are sent once both people are ready. This connection is a local peer-to-peer connection, not a TadaApp messaging or matchmaking service.

Copies received by your partner

Both people agree to the round and whether to keep a memory before creating. On a completed nearby round, the partner receives a copy of the creation. When saving is enabled, each device keeps a separate local copy. Shared-device play keeps its result on the device used for that session. A saved nearby memory can retain the partner installation identifier for later local blocking or a report you choose to compose. Later private notes, title edits and deletions are local and do not automatically update the other device. Once a creation has been received, TadaApp cannot remotely erase every copy, recall an exported file or prevent screenshots.

Permissions

Nearby play can request Bluetooth, nearby-device and local-network access. Older Android versions can require location permission and the Location setting for radio discovery; Couple Games does not request your GPS coordinates. The iOS connection process can ask to join a temporary local network. Shared-device play does not need a nearby connection. This release does not request contacts, camera or microphone access. You select any backup file you want to import through the operating system.

Pictures and files you export

An exported memory picture contains the creation and its public presentation details, such as participant names and date. It excludes your private note. You choose whether and where to share or save it. A chosen destination or recipient handles the resulting file under its own policies. This can include a cloud folder or a messaging app you select; it does not create a Couple Games cloud archive.

Password-protected archive backups

You can create an encrypted .couplegames backup using a password you choose. It contains saved memories, titles, private notes, the first-name profile and an export timestamp. Unfinished drafts, pending saves, your own installation identity, current blocked-device list and play-rule acknowledgment are excluded. Saved memories can retain partner installation identifiers used for blocking. The app does not store the backup password or send it to TadaApp. Keep the file and password safely: there is no password-reset or recovery service. Import decrypts and validates a file you select, shows a preview, then adds new memories. Existing IDs are skipped so existing artwork, notes and titles are preserved; a profile name is restored only when the current name is empty.

Operating-system backups

Android application backup is disabled in this release. On iPhone and iPad, operating-system backups may include app data according to your device settings. Those backups are controlled by you and the operating-system provider under its policies. They are separate from Couple Games' manual password-protected export and from a TadaApp account, which this app does not provide.

Retention and deletion

Local memories remain until you delete them or remove the app's data. You can delete a single memory, discard a draft, or clear the app's local archive and profile. Clearing all app data also resets local blocking preferences and your app-installation identity. Blocking rejects future connections from the recorded app installation; reinstalling or resetting an app can change that identity. Reports open a message you control and do not automatically attach creations or private notes. A local deletion does not delete your partner's copy, files you exported, or existing operating-system backups. Manage those copies separately. Because TadaApp does not receive your archive, we cannot recover a lost local archive for you.

Support contact

If you email us or submit the website support form, you choose to send the information in that message. The form can include your name, email, selected product, subject, message and technical request information described in the website privacy policy. Please do not include private drawings, notes, a backup file or its password in your first request. App support messages are separate from the local game archive.

Changes

We will update this page when a release materially changes how information is handled. The version and update date on this page identify the behavior described here. Future features are not enabled simply because they are discussed on the website.

Google Nearby SDK diagnostics

Google documents that its Google Play services Nearby SDK on Android collects discovery and connection performance metrics and device information, including device model, country, build version and application package name. Google states that users can allow or deny that collection in Google Usage & diagnostics settings. This SDK behavior is distinct from our local game content and from an application analytics service operated by TadaApp.

Read the official Nearby Connections data-collection documentation. Device and operating-system diagnostics may also be subject to your platform settings.

Contact and related policies

For help or a privacy question, contact Hakan Özmen at info@tadaapp.com, or use the Couple Games support form. Website visits and form submissions are covered by the TadaApp website privacy policy. The TadaApp terms are linked separately.