Habka حبكة

Privacy Policy

Last updated: May 28, 2026

Habka (“the app”, “we”, “us”) is an offline-first multiplayer party game platform built for friends who want to play together on the same Wi-Fi without needing the internet, with an optional online mode for play across networks. This policy explains what data the app collects, how it is used, and what you control.

What stays on your device

The following information is stored only on your device and is never sent to our servers:

• Player name you choose when setting up your profile.
• Avatar you generate in the profile screen (an SVG, drawn on device — no photo is uploaded).
• Player ID: a randomly generated UUID assigned the first time you open the app, used so that you can reconnect to your seat after a temporary disconnect. It is not linked to your Apple ID, email, or any external identity.
• Game preferences and history (e.g. recently used categories, online-mode toggle state) saved in the iOS app sandbox.

You can clear all of this at any time by uninstalling the app.

What is exchanged during gameplay

When you join a lobby, your player name, avatar, and player ID are shared with the other devices in the same lobby so they can render seats and route game messages back to you. Game actions you take — buzzer presses, votes, text answers, ready toggles — are exchanged during play.

How this data travels depends on which mode you are in:

• LAN games (same Wi-Fi). Data goes directly between devices on your local network, using a peer-to-peer WebSocket connection. It never touches our servers.
• Online games (cross-internet). Data is relayed in real time through our endpoint at relay.habka.app, hosted on Cloudflare Workers. The relay forwards messages between the host and joined clients but does not persist message content to durable storage. There are no accounts, no message logs, and no server-side game history.

Local network discovery

On your Wi-Fi, Habka advertises and discovers other Habka hosts via mDNS / Bonjour (Apple's local discovery protocol). These broadcasts include the lobby name, capacity, and a short routing token. They stay on the local network and are not transmitted to our servers. iOS will prompt you the first time the app uses local network discovery; you can revoke this permission at any time in Settings → Privacy & Security → Local Network → Habka.

Third-party services

• Cloudflare Workers (relay.habka.app). Used to route messages for online lobbies. Cloudflare may log connection metadata such as IP address and timing as part of normal network operation, per their privacy policy.
• Google Fonts. The app renders some text using Google Fonts. Font files may be fetched from Google's CDN on first load; Google may log your IP address as part of normal CDN operation, per their privacy policy.

What we do NOT collect

• We do not use analytics or tracking SDKs.
• We do not show advertising.
• We do not collect contact information, location data, photos, contacts, microphone, camera, or device identifiers (IDFA / IDFV).
• We do not link any data to your real-world identity.
• We do not sell or share data with data brokers.

Children

Habka is intended for general audiences and does not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has provided personal information, please contact us so we can remove it.

Your choices

• Change your name or avatar any time in the Profile screen.
• Disable online mode in Settings — the app then operates LAN-only and never contacts relay.habka.app.
• Revoke local network permission at any time in iOS Settings; the app will still work but won't be able to discover or host Wi-Fi lobbies.

Changes to this policy

We may update this policy as the app evolves. The “Last updated” date at the top will reflect the most recent change. Significant changes will be announced in the app or via an in-app notice on next launch.

Contact

Questions or concerns about this policy?
Email: privacy@habka.app