Privacy & Data Protection
Privacy Policy
Last Updated: August 11, 2026
Our Privacy Pledge
PlayTogether is designed around privacy by architecture: your local media file contents, absolute disk file paths, and video bytes never leave your device. We do not sell user data.
1. Information We Collect
- Account Information: When you sign in with Google, we store your email address, display name, and avatar URL securely for authentication.
- Crash & Diagnostic Reports: Device model, OS version, and stack traces to ensure app stability. Does not collect personal data.
- Product Analytics: Anonymous telemetry to measure feature usage. You can toggle this off at any time in the desktop app under Profile → “Share usage data”.
- Voice & Video Streams: Relayed in real-time over encrypted connections. Video and audio are never recorded or stored on our servers.
- Room Chat & Reactions: Temporary messages and emoji reactions are stored strictly for the duration of the room and purged automatically upon room expiry.
- Payment Information: Handled entirely by our authorized Merchant of Record. We never see or store your credit card or UPI details.
2. What We Explicitly DO NOT Collect
- Your local media files or video streams
- Your local file paths or directory structure
- Continuous IP location logs
- Voice or webcam audio/video recordings
3. Infrastructure & Security
We partner with industry-standard, privacy-compliant infrastructure providers to operate the service:
- Authentication & Cloud Database: Secure user accounts and real-time synchronization channels.
- Real-time Media Relays: Low-latency encrypted facecam and voice streaming.
- Payment Gateway & Billing: Compliant Merchant of Record payment processing and subscription management.
- Diagnostics & Telemetry: Crash diagnostics and privacy-conscious product metrics (opt-out available).
4. Your Rights & Data Deletion
You have full control over your personal information:
- Delete Account: You can permanently delete your account and all associated records directly inside the PlayTogether desktop app.
- Export Data: You can export a full JSON dump of your profile and subscription record at any time from your Account dashboard.
- Opt Out: You can disable analytics telemetry in one click.
5. Cookies
The PlayTogether website uses only strictly essential cookies required to manage your authenticated user session. We do not use third-party advertising or cross-site tracking cookies.
6. Contact
For any privacy inquiries or data requests, reach us at: [email protected].