Privacy in Gather, explained simply
Gather has no accounts and no tracking. What you enter stays on your devices and, during a game, only goes to the devices in the room – directly on the same Wi‑Fi, otherwise through our relay server, which stores nothing permanently. The full privacy policy is on this website.
No account, no tracking
There’s no sign-in and there are no accounts. If you’re not playing on the same Wi‑Fi, our relay server only passes the messages along and stores nothing permanently. Gather contains no analytics or advertising services, sends no crash reports and has no purchases.
What stays on your device
Your profile – a name you pick and an animal avatar – your history of finished games and your settings stay on your device. If you’re signed in to iCloud, Gather syncs them between your devices through your own Apple Account; the developer has no access to it.
You can clear your history in the app with “Clear history”. A nickname is perfectly fine as a name.
What travels during a game
During a game, your name, avatar and moves go to the host and from there to the others in the room. Rooms live only in the host’s memory and disappear after 24 hours at the latest.
The Wi‑Fi connection isn’t encrypted. Anyone with access to the network could read names and moves – so only play on networks you trust. Through gathergames.de, the connection is encrypted with TLS.
Camera, Game Center and browser
The camera is only used to scan the QR code. The image is processed on the device and never stored or sent anywhere.
Game Center is optional: if you’re signed in, Gather reports wins, high scores and achievements to Apple. Without it, you play just the same.
In the browser controller, the browser remembers your name, avatar and seat per room so you can carry on after a reload. Gather sets no cookies.