Pink Patience – Privacy Policy

Last updated: 2 November 2026 (version 1.0)

Pink Patience is a patience (solitaire) card game for Android, iPhone and iPad, Windows and web browsers, developed by Jon Welch (G7JJF), Nottinghamshire, England. This policy explains what the app does with your information. It is the same on every version, except where noted.

Playing offline

You can play every game, daily and practice, without going online. Your progress, statistics and settings are saved on your device only: on a phone in the app's own storage, on Windows in the app's folder in your user account, and on the web in your browser's storage for this site. They are removed if you clear the app's data, uninstall it or clear the site's data in your browser.

The leaderboard and groups (optional)

If you choose to join the leaderboard, the app sends the following to the Pink Patience server at g7jjf.com:

What	Why
The nickname you choose	Shown next to your results on the leaderboard and in groups you join.
A random player ID created by the app	Identifies your results without needing an email address or password. It is not linked to your Google, Apple or Microsoft account, phone number or device ID.
The moves you made in each daily deal, your time and the number of hints, once you finish or give up	The server replays the moves to check the game was won. Only whether you won, your time, the number of moves and hints are stored; the moves themselves are not kept.
Your passes and cards in each daily Hearts game, and your time, once you finish or give up	The server replays the game to work out your points. Only your points and time are stored; the cards are not kept.
Games of Hearts with friends: who is in each game, and the cards passed and played	To run the game for its players. Each player is only ever sent their own cards. Games are deleted 90 days after the last move.
Names of groups you create, and which groups you're in	To show group leaderboards and chat to their members.
Messages you send in group chat, and people you block	To show the chat to members of that group. See "Group chat" below.

Your nickname, results and group names are visible to other players, and your messages are visible to the members of that group. Practice games are never sent.

Pink Patience is separate from Word Hive: joining one doesn't sign you up to the other.

Pink Patience contains no advertising, analytics or tracking code, and your data is never sold or shared with anyone else.

Group chat

Each group has a chat. Messages you send are stored on the Pink Patience server so the other members of that group can read them. Only members of the group can see its messages.

Deleting: you can delete your own messages, and a group's owner can delete any message in their group. Deleted messages are removed from the server and show as "This message was deleted".
Keeping: messages are removed automatically after one year, when the group is deleted, or when the sender deletes their online data.
Blocking: you can block someone so you no longer see their messages. They are not told.
Reporting: if you report a message, a copy of it, the sender's nickname, the group name and your reason are kept for the developer to review, even if the message is later deleted. The sender is not told who reported it.
Notifications (Android): if you allow notifications, the app checks the server about every 15 minutes for new messages in your groups. You can turn this off in the app or in Android's settings.

Messages aren't end-to-end encrypted. They're sent over an encrypted connection (HTTPS) and stored on the server, so don't share anything private in group chat.

Chat rules

Before using group chat you agree to these rules: be kind, with no bullying, harassment or threats; no hate speech or slurs; no sexual content or anything unsuitable for teenagers; no spam, scams or sharing other people's personal details. Common slurs are hidden automatically. Messages that break the rules can be removed, and players who repeatedly break them can be removed from Pink Patience.

Invites

When you invite friends, the app opens your device's share options (email, messages and so on), or on Windows and the web copies the invite to paste. Pink Patience doesn't see or store who you send invites to. If a friend installs Pink Patience from an invite link on Android, Google Play passes the group code to the app so it can offer to join that group.

Deleting your data

In the app, open Groups (the envelope at the top of the games list) and choose Delete my online data. This immediately deletes your nickname, results, messages, blocks, group memberships and any groups you own from the server. If you no longer have the app, see how to request deletion.

Players who haven't used the leaderboard for two years may have their data removed.

Donation link

The app's Donate option opens Tracy Welch's JustGiving page for Breast Cancer Now in your web browser. Pink Patience does not handle donations or payment details. Anything you do on JustGiving is covered by JustGiving's privacy policy.

Children

Pink Patience is not directed at children under 13 and doesn't knowingly collect information from them.

Your rights

Under UK data protection law you can ask for a copy of your data or for it to be corrected or deleted. Contact details are below.

Changes

If this policy changes, the updated version will be posted on this page with a new date.

Contact

Questions about this policy can be sent via g7jjf.com.