1. Who we are
Pawflip is provided by NEAR2 (“NEAR2,” “we,” “us,” or “our”). This Privacy Policy applies to the Pawflip mobile application and the Pawflip website.
2. Information handled by the Pawflip app
Pawflip does not require an account or ask you to enter personal information.
Your sound level, haptic preference, computer difficulty setting, and language preference are stored locally on your device so the app can remember them. A temporary online-match session may also be stored locally to let you reconnect to an active match. You can remove locally stored information by clearing the app’s data or uninstalling the app.
3. Online matches
When you choose online play, Pawflip sends the room code, a temporary player token, connection status, moves, and game state to NEAR2’s game service so that the match can work. The service does not require a profile, chat messages, or a public player identity. We use this information only to operate, secure, and troubleshoot the match, and retain it only as long as reasonably necessary for those purposes.
4. Analytics and advertising
Pawflip uses Firebase Analytics to understand app use and technical performance. It also uses Google Mobile Ads to provide advertising, including rewarded ads that can grant an extra Undo. These Google services may process device and account identifiers, diagnostic information, app interactions, and an IP address that can be used to infer approximate location. This processing supports analytics, ad delivery and measurement, security, and fraud prevention.
Pawflip disables Firebase Analytics advertising-ID collection and ad-personalization signals in its app configuration. Google Mobile Ads may still process device or account identifiers as described above to serve and measure ads. Google’s handling of data is also governed by the Google Privacy Policy and Firebase privacy information.
5. Device features
Pawflip may use your device’s speakers for game audio and its haptic or vibration feature for tactile feedback. These features do not give NEAR2 access to personal information.
6. Website and technical data
This website does not offer accounts, forms, advertising, or analytics cookies. Like most websites, the infrastructure used to deliver and protect it may temporarily process technical request data such as your IP address, browser type, request time, and the page requested. This data is used only to operate, secure, and troubleshoot the website and is retained only as long as reasonably necessary for those purposes.
7. App stores and external services
If you download Pawflip through an app store, the store operator may process information about the download, purchase history, device, or account under its own privacy policy. That processing is controlled by the store operator, not by the Pawflip app.
8. Children’s privacy
Pawflip does not knowingly ask children to provide personal information. If you believe a child has provided personal information to NEAR2 through a separate support channel, please contact us so we can review and delete it where appropriate.
9. Your choices and rights
You can change audio and haptic settings inside the app. You can remove locally stored settings by clearing Pawflip’s app data or uninstalling it. Depending on where you live, you may also have rights concerning personal information held by NEAR2. Contact us through the support email contact@near2.app to make a privacy or data deletion request.
10. Changes to this policy
We may update this Privacy Policy when Pawflip’s features or legal requirements change. We will post the updated version on this page and revise the effective date above.
11. Contact
For privacy questions or requests, email NEAR2 at contact@near2.app. Please do not include sensitive personal information unless it is necessary for your request.