Privacy Policy
This policy covers every Coffee Games app on every platform we publish for, including The Pantry and Turn of Phrase.
Effective date: 2 August 2026 · Last updated: 2 August 2026
The short version
- We do not track you across other companies' apps and websites.
- We do not use your device's advertising identifier.
- We do not ask for your name, email, or account. There is no sign up.
- Your game progress stays on your device, and travels only inside your own device backup.
- The free version shows ads. They are not personalised to you. The paid upgrade removes them.
Who we are
Coffee Games is made by Grand Cru Ventures LLC. If you have a question about this policy, please see our support page.
What stays on your device
Your gameplay (streaks, scores, settings, which puzzles you have played) is stored on your device, and it is included in your normal device backup. We do not keep a copy on any server of ours. We do not operate a server that stores user accounts, because there are no user accounts.
What is collected, and by whom
| What | Who receives it | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Anonymous usage events (for example: a puzzle was started, a puzzle was completed, a result was shared) | TelemetryDeck | To understand which features are used and to find problems. Sent in aggregate. No name, no email, no precise location, no advertising identifier. |
| Advertising data (IP address, ad interactions, approximate location derived from IP) | Google AdMob | To show ads that keep the free game free. Ads are always non-personalised. We do not request tracking permission and do not read your advertising identifier. All ads are rated for general audiences. |
| Purchase status (whether you own the upgrade) | Apple | To process the one-time purchase and remove ads. Apple handles payment; we never see card details. |
| Game Center identity, if you use it (player ID, nickname, scores) | Apple | Optional leaderboards and badges. Managed by Apple. You can turn Game Center off in iOS Settings. |
Advertising, and why you will not see a tracking prompt
Many free apps ask permission to track you across other companies' apps and websites, so they can show personalised ads. We do not ask, because we do not do it. Our apps never read your device's advertising identifier, and every ad request is non-personalised. That earns us less per ad. We think it is the right trade for the people who play our games.
If you are in the United Kingdom, the European Economic Area, or Switzerland, you will still see a consent screen from Google before ads appear. That is a separate legal requirement about how ads are served, and you can change your answer at any time from within the app.
Buying the one-time upgrade removes ads entirely; the ad code no longer runs.
Children
Our games are made for adults and are not directed at children. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children.
Your choices and rights
- Delete everything: deleting the app removes the gameplay data stored on your device.
- Ads: buy the one-time upgrade to remove ads, or in the UK, EEA and Switzerland change your consent answer in the app.
- Game Center: turn it off in iOS Settings.
- Analytics: the usage events we receive are anonymous and cannot be traced back to you, so there is nothing personal for us to look up or delete.
Depending on where you live, you may have rights to access, correct, delete, or object to the use of personal information, and to complain to a regulator. Because we do not hold accounts or identifiers that point to you, in most cases there is nothing for us to retrieve, but you are welcome to contact us and we will help.
California: we do not sell personal information. Our ads are non-personalised and we do not read advertising identifiers.
Changes to this policy
If we change what the apps collect, we will update this page and its effective date before the change ships.
Contact
Questions about privacy: see our support page.