Pine Street Codeworks Privacy Policy

Last updated: November 1, 2026

Pine Street Codeworks LLC is a small, independent game studio in the Seattle area. This policy explains, in plain language, what happens to your data when you play Tiny Bubbles or our other games and apps, or visit this website, who has it, and the choices you have. We've tried to keep it short and clear. If anything is confusing, please ask us.

1. Who we are

Pine Street Codeworks LLC (“we”, “us”) is a company based in Mercer Island, Washington, USA. We make Tiny Bubbles and run pinestreetcodeworks.com. We are responsible for the personal information that is sent to us, as described in this policy (under European law, we are the “data controller”). You can reach us using the details in Contact us.

2. What this policy covers

This policy covers Tiny Bubbles on every platform (iPhone, iPad, Android, Mac, Windows, Steam and the web), our other games and apps, and this website, which we'll call our “Services”.

It doesn't cover the app stores and platforms you use to get and play our games, such as the Apple App Store, Google Play or Steam. When you buy something, sign in to Game Center, Google Play Games or Steam, or leave a review, that company handles your information under its own privacy policy. We never see your payment details.

3. Your data and who has it

Some of your data never leaves your device, some is handled by other companies, and some is sent to us. The dots show which:

• On your device: only you can see it. We never receive it.
• Another company: collected by an app store, cloud-save service or ad company under its own privacy policy. We can't see it.
• Sent to us: kept by us (if you opt in), or by a service working for us (such as our analytics provider). We're responsible for it.

In Tiny Bubbles

On our website

What we never ask for

We don't ask for your home address, phone number, precise location, contacts, photos (other than screenshots you choose to send us), or payment details. The game's “invite a friend” button uses your device's own sharing screen; we never see who you share with.

4. How we use it, and why we're allowed to

Some privacy laws, such as Europe's GDPR, require us to tell you the legal reason (“legal basis”) for each use. Here they are:

No computer system makes important decisions about you based on your data, such as approving or refusing something serious like a loan or a job.

5. Ads in Tiny Bubbles

Tiny Bubbles may show ads on mobile devices (iPhone, iPad and Android), where they help keep the game free. The Mac, Windows and Steam versions have no ads. We work with ad companies (listed below) whose software runs inside the game, picks which ad to show, and measures how ads perform. We don't give them your name or email address.

• If you allow personalized ads, these companies may use your device's advertising ID and how you use apps to show ads that match your interests. On iPhone and iPad, the advertising ID is used only if you also allow tracking when your device asks.
• If you don't, or if you're a younger player, you'll still see ads, but they won't be based on your interests and the advertising ID isn't used. The ad companies are told about your choice.
• Some versions also offer optional “offers” (such as trying another app to earn in-game rewards). These are never shown to younger players.

You can change your choice at any time in the game, under Settings > Choices > Manage Data Sharing. You can also control your advertising ID in your device's settings: on iPhone and iPad under Privacy & Security > Tracking, and on Android under Privacy > Ads.

6. Cookies on our website

A cookie is a small file a website saves in your browser. Here's what our website uses:

• Google Analytics (cookies named _ga and _ga_*): helps us understand how visitors use the site. It runs only if you click Accept; if you decline, it isn't loaded at all. We've turned off Google's advertising features, so this information isn't used for ads. Google Analytics works out your approximate location from your IP address, but doesn't store the address.
• Your cookie choice and whether you've closed the “Get it on Google Play” bar are saved in your browser's storage. Nothing is sent to us.
• Google reCAPTCHA loads only when you open a contact form, to block spam. Google's Privacy Policy and Terms apply.
• YouTube: our trailer loads from YouTube's privacy-enhanced mode only when you press play.
• Google Fonts: our fonts are loaded from Google, which receives your IP address but doesn't set cookies.

Your choice is remembered for 12 months, after which we'll ask again. If your browser sends a Global Privacy Control signal, we treat it as a no. You can change your cookie settings here or with the “Cookies” link at the bottom of every page.

7. Companies we work with

We never sell your personal information for money. We work with the companies below to run our Services, and share information with them only as much as they need. Each name links to that company's own privacy policy.

Earlier versions of Tiny Bubbles also used AppsFlyer, Chartboost, ironSource, Liftoff (Vungle) and the Facebook SDK.

We may also share information:

• If the law requires it, such as a valid court order, or when we believe in good faith it's needed to protect someone's safety or our rights.
• If our business changes hands, for example in a merger or sale. The new owner would have to keep protecting your information as this policy describes.
• With your permission, in any other case.

Our website and games link to other sites, such as app stores, our social media pages and our Amazon shop. Those sites have their own privacy policies.

8. Children

Tiny Bubbles is designed for everyone, including families, so we take extra care with younger players.

• When you first play, the game asks for your birth month and year, in a neutral way that doesn't hint at the “right” answer. The birth date never leaves the device.
• Each country, and some US states, set an age below which a child can't agree to data collection on their own. In the European Union it ranges from 13 to 16; in the United States it's 13, or higher in some states. The game looks up the player's country (see above) and uses the right age. If it can't tell, it assumes the player is under 18.
• For players under that age, the game turns off analytics and hides the mailing-list sign-up. On platforms with ads, it also shows only non-personalized ads, tells the ad companies the player is a child, doesn't use the advertising ID, and hides the “offers”. When the player is old enough, the game will ask for their consent.

We don't knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 (or the minimum age where they live) without a parent's consent. If you're a parent or guardian and think your child has sent us personal information, such as an email, please contact us and we'll delete it.

9. How long we keep it

• Saved games stay on your device, and in your cloud save account, until you delete them in the game or uninstall it.
• Support messages are kept so we can look back if the same problem comes up again. We'll delete yours if you ask.
• Mailing list addresses are kept until you unsubscribe or ask us to remove you.
• Analytics data, from the game and the website, is kept only as long as it's useful for improving our games and website, and within the limits our analytics providers set.
• Screenshots you attach to a contact form are emailed to us and never stored on our web server.

We may keep some information longer if the law requires it.

10. How we protect it

We collect as little as we can, and protect what we have. Our website uses HTTPS encryption and, like every website, briefly keeps basic technical logs (such as IP addresses) to stay running and secure. Our servers get regular security updates, and access to your information is limited to us and the companies listed above. No system is perfectly secure, though, so please don't send us sensitive information (such as passwords or payment details) by email or contact form.

11. Where it's stored

We're based in the United States, and so are many of the companies we work with, so your information may be processed in the US or other countries with different privacy laws from yours. When we or they transfer personal information out of Europe, the UK or Switzerland, it's protected by approved safeguards, such as the European Commission's Standard Contractual Clauses or the EU–US Data Privacy Framework.

12. Your rights and choices

Choices you can make yourself, at any time:

• In the game: go to Settings > Choices > Manage Data Sharing to turn analytics and personalized ads on or off. If you turn analytics off, the game offers to delete the analytics data it has already sent. This is the quickest and most reliable way to delete your gameplay data.
• On the website: change your cookie settings, or turn on Global Privacy Control in your browser.
• Emails: use the unsubscribe link in any email from us.
• On your device: control your advertising ID (see Ads), or uninstall the game to remove everything stored on the device.

Your legal rights. Depending on where you live, privacy laws may give you the right to ask us for a copy of the personal information we hold about you, to correct it, to delete it, or to stop us using it. To make a request, send us a message.

Please keep in mind that we know very little about most players. Gameplay analytics are tied to a random ID, not to a name or email address, so we usually can't tell which data is yours. If we can't identify you, we can't provide or delete specific data, and the law doesn't require us to; in that case, the in-game setting above is the way to delete it. Information you've sent us directly, such as support emails or a mailing list sign-up, we can find using your email address.

We'll answer within the time the law allows (usually one month). We may need to confirm your identity first, and you can have someone you trust, such as a parent, make the request for you. It's free, and we won't treat you any differently for using your rights.

13. Extra information for your region

Europe, the UK and Switzerland

Under the GDPR and similar laws, you also have the right to object to our use of your information based on legitimate interests, to restrict how we use it, and to receive the information you gave us in a portable format. Where we rely on your consent, you can withdraw it at any time; this doesn't affect what we did before. If you're unhappy with how we've handled your information, you can complain to your local data protection authority, but we'd appreciate the chance to fix it first.

United States

Residents of California and other states with privacy laws (such as Colorado, Connecticut, Virginia, Texas, Oregon and others) have the rights described above. Some of these laws also give you the right to opt out of “targeted advertising”, and treat personalized ads as “selling” or “sharing” personal information even when no money changes hands. In that broad legal sense, the only “selling” or “sharing” we do is through personalized ads in the game (on platforms with ads), and you can opt out under Settings > Choices > Manage Data Sharing. On our website, we honor Global Privacy Control. We don't knowingly sell or share the personal information of anyone under 16. If we turn down your request, you can appeal by replying to our answer, and if you still disagree, you can contact your state's attorney general.

In the past 12 months, the kinds of personal information collected through our Services, as described in Your data and who has it, were: identifiers (such as a random game ID, advertising ID, IP address and email address), internet and app activity, approximate location, purchase history, and the content of messages you send us. We don't collect sensitive personal information.

Canada

Under PIPEDA and Quebec's Law 25, you can access and correct your information and withdraw your consent. You can also complain to the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada or, in Quebec, the Commission d'accès à l'information.

Brazil

Under the LGPD, you have the rights described above, plus the right to know which companies we share your information with (see Companies we work with) and to complain to the ANPD.

Everywhere else

Many other countries, including Australia, Japan, South Korea and India, have similar privacy laws. If you have a question about your rights where you live, please contact us.

14. Changes to this policy

We may update this policy when our games or the law change. We'll change the date at the top, and if the changes are significant we'll let you know in the game or on our website, and ask for your consent again where the law requires it.

15. Contact us

Questions or worries about your privacy? We're a small team and we read every message.

Contact form: send us a message
Email: support at pinestreetcodeworks dot com
Pine Street Codeworks LLC, Mercer Island, Washington, USA

Thank you for playing!