Privacy Policy

Last updated November 15, 2026

Bower is made by ANLABS FOR TRADING ("we", "us"). This policy explains what the Bower app and playbower.com collect, why, who we share it with, and the choices you have. Bower is a Euchre game. We collect what we need to run games, keep them fair, and keep the community safe. We don't sell your personal information.

What we collect

Your account

• An account ID, created when you first open the app. You can play as a guest without giving us your name or email.
• If you sign in with Apple or Google: the account identifier they give us and your email address. With Apple's "Hide My Email", we only see a private relay address.

Your profile

• Your display name, player handle, the avatar you pick, and your frame and badges.
• A profile photo, only if you upload one. Photos are reviewed before other players can see them.
• Your home state or province, if you choose to set it. It's used for state leaderboards and chat rooms.
• Your settings and house-rule preferences.

Your games

• The games you play: seats, bids, cards played, scores, and results. We use this to run each game, verify deals, calculate ratings, XP, leaderboards and leagues, and detect cheating.
• Your stats, rating, rank, coins and items, and a record of coin transactions.
• Reliability information, such as leaving ranked games early.

Social features

• Your friends list, friend requests, club and league memberships.
• Messages you send in table chat, global chat, club and league chat, and direct messages, and the reports and blocks you make.
• Contacts: if you choose to invite friends from your contacts, your contacts are used on your phone to send the invite. We don't upload your address book.
• If you turn on voice chat at a private table, your audio is sent live to the other players at that table. We don't record it.

Purchases

Apple processes all payments in the app. We never see your card details. We receive a record of what you bought (the product, date, and transaction ID) so we can give you League Pass, coins and items, and handle refunds.

Device and technical information

• A push notification token, if you allow notifications.
• App version, device model, operating system version, language, and time zone.
• Your IP address, which our servers log to deliver the service and to prevent abuse.
• Crash reports and usage events, such as which screens you open and when games start and end, so we can fix bugs and improve the game.

Advertising

Free players see video ads before some games. Our advertising partner receives your IP address and device information to show and measure ads. We only allow the advertising identifier (IDFA) to be used for tracking across other companies' apps if you agree to Apple's "Allow Tracking" prompt. League Pass members don't see ads.

What other players can see

Your display name, handle, avatar, frame, badges, rank, rating, stats, club, state (if set), and online status (you can hide this in Settings). Messages you post in shared chats are visible to the people in them.

Who we share information with

We share information only with companies that help us run Bower, under agreements that limit how they can use it:

• Cloud hosting and database providers, including Supabase, which store accounts and game data in the United States.
• Apple and Google, when you use their sign-in, and Apple for purchases and push notifications.
• A purchase-management service that verifies App Store receipts.
• Our advertising partner, as described above.
• Crash-reporting and analytics providers.
• An email provider, if you sign in with email or receive league reminders or gift codes by email.

We may also disclose information if required by law, to protect players' safety, or as part of a sale or merger of the business, in which case this policy continues to apply to your information.

How long we keep it

We keep your account information while your account exists. Game records are kept so ratings, leaderboards and league histories stay accurate. Chat messages and reports are kept for moderation. When you delete your account, we delete your profile, messages, friends and game links within 30 days. We may keep purchase records where tax or accounting law requires it, and anonymous aggregate statistics that can't identify you.

Your choices and rights

• Delete your account in the app (Settings, Account, Delete account) or by emailing us.
• Get a copy of your data in the app (Settings, Account, Export data) or by emailing us.
• Correct your profile at any time in the app.
• Turn off notifications, online status, and tracking in Settings or your iPhone's Settings app.

Depending on where you live, including California and the European Economic Area, you may have additional rights to access, correct, delete, or restrict use of your information, and to complain to a data protection authority. Email us to use any of these rights. We won't treat you differently for using them.

Children

Bower is not directed to children under 13, and we don't knowingly collect personal information from them. If you believe a child under 13 has an account, email us and we'll delete it.

Security

Data is encrypted in transit. Access to game and account data is restricted so each player can only read what they're allowed to, and coins and purchases can only be changed by our servers. No system is perfectly secure, but we work to protect your information.

Changes

If we change this policy in a meaningful way, we'll let you know in the app before the change takes effect. The date at the top shows the latest version.

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