Effective September 10, 2026 · Pitikan, by Kanto Projects
Pitikan has no accounts to create, no ads, no analytics, and no tracking. Games against the computer never leave your phone. Online games are stored on our server so the two of you can play across devices and time, and so the leaderboard can keep score. Cosmetic packs are sold through Apple's in-app purchase: Apple handles the payment, and we record only which packs you own. That is the only data we hold, and we never sell it or share it for advertising.
Games against the Bot, your sound and music settings, your soldier count, and your choice of pen, paper and army are stored locally on your iPhone. We cannot see them and do not collect them.
When you first open the app it signs you in anonymously and creates a random player ID. It contains no name, email, or device information. If you are signed in to Game Center on your iPhone, Pitikan links that Game Center player to your ID so your record follows you to a new phone; we then also store your Game Center nickname, which is shown to other players on the leaderboard and result screens. Without Game Center, your name appears as "Player" and four characters of your ID.
For each online game we store the two players' IDs, every move (where the pen started, how it was pulled, and when), hazard placements as a cryptographic hash until they go off, each player's choice of pen and army (so the other phone can draw them), the result, and timestamps. This is the game itself; both phones replay it from these records. Match records are kept so the leaderboard stays accurate and disputes can be checked. We also keep one leaderboard row per player: nickname, wins, losses, streak, and when you last played.
If you allow notifications, Apple issues your phone a push token and we store it against your player ID so we can tell you when it is your move, when a game ends, or when an opponent wants a rematch. Nothing else is ever sent. You can turn notifications off in iOS Settings at any time, and tokens that stop working are deleted automatically.
Pitikan sells cosmetic packs (pens, paper, armies) through Apple's in-app purchase. Apple handles the payment and keeps the receipt; we never see your card or billing details. Your phone reads what you own from Apple and stores the list of packs against your player ID, so it can be shown on a new phone and so we can help if something goes wrong. "Restore purchases" simply asks Apple again. Refunds are handled by Apple under its terms.
Online data is stored with Google Firebase (Firebase Authentication, Cloud Firestore, and Firebase Cloud Messaging) in Google Cloud's Singapore region. Google processes it on our behalf under Firebase's privacy and security terms. Game Center is operated by Apple under Apple's Privacy Policy. We use no advertising or analytics SDKs, and we do not request permission to track you across other companies' apps or websites.
Deleting the app removes everything stored on your phone. To delete your online records — your player entry, the list of packs you own, leaderboard row, push tokens, and the match records you took part in — email apps@kantoprojects.com with the name shown on your leaderboard row. We delete within 30 days. Matches your opponent took part in keep their side of the record with your ID removed.
Pitikan is a game for everyone, and it asks for no personal information. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13; the only identifiers involved are the random player ID described above and, optionally, a Game Center nickname managed through the child's Apple account.
If this policy changes, the updated version will be posted on this page with a new effective date.
Questions about privacy? Email apps@kantoprojects.com.
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