Privacy Policy

Last updated: June 5, 2026

This policy explains what we collect when you join the Pets waitlist or play the game, and how we use it. Pets is a remake of the lost 2008 Facebook game. We keep data collection to the minimum needed to run your account, the game, and the waitlist.

What we collect

Account — your email address (and Google account info if you sign in with Google), used to authenticate you and recover your account. Email/password sign-in requires email verification.
Display name (optional) — shown publicly on leaderboards, your shareable profile card, friends lists, and guilds.
Game data — your pets, levels, items, wallet (gems & gold), battle/PvP records, achievements, friends, guild membership, and similar progress, so your account works across devices.
Referral data — a referral code we generate for you, and which referral link (if any) brought you here, to credit referrals and order the waitlist.
Purchases — if you buy gems, our payment processor (Stripe) handles your card details; we receive a confirmation and a record of what was purchased. We never see or store your full card number.
Analytics — privacy-preserving, mostly-aggregate usage and gameplay events (e.g. sign-ups, battles, purchases) to understand and improve the game. We do not use advertising or cross-site tracking cookies.

We store a small amount of data in your browser's localStorage (an offline cache of your save and your waitlist spot). You can clear it any time via your browser settings.

How we use it

To run your account and the game, including the server-authoritative economy and anti-cheat.
To operate the waitlist and referral program.
To email you about your account, early access, launch, and major updates. Marketing emails include an unsubscribe link.
We do not sell or rent your personal data, and we do not share your email with other players (public surfaces show display names only, never emails).

Where it's stored & who processes it

Data is stored and processed by Google Firebase (Authentication, Firestore, Cloud Functions, Hosting) on our behalf. Payments are processed by Stripe. Email delivery, if used, is handled by a third-party email provider. These processors act under agreements that require them to protect your data.

Retention

We keep your account data while your account is active. If you delete your account, we erase your game data and sign-in promptly (payment records may be retained by Stripe and by us as required for tax/accounting/fraud-prevention law). Waitlist entries are kept until you're onboarded or you ask us to remove them.

Your rights & choices

You can export a copy of your data or permanently delete your account yourself, any time, from Account & privacy inside the game (sidebar). You can also email privacy@pinkabit.com to access, correct, or delete your data, or to remove yourself from the waitlist.

Depending on where you live, you may have additional rights under the GDPR (EU/UK) or CCPA/CPRA (California) — including access, portability, correction, deletion, and the right not to be discriminated against for exercising them. We do not sell or "share" personal information as those laws define it. We honor verified requests; you may also have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data-protection authority.

Children

Pets is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect their data. If you believe a child under 13 has given us data, contact us and we'll delete it.

Changes

We may update this policy as the project develops; we'll revise the "last updated" date above.

Questions? Contact privacy@pinkabit.com. See also our Terms of Service. 🐇 Page built by Pets — a faithful remake of the lost 2008 game.