SmashingMonday

What SmashingMonday is

SmashingMonday is a mobile app for quick mini-games played by two people on two phones, connected directly to each other over Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) — one phone hosts a game and shows a QR code, the other scans it to join. There is no server, no backend, and no internet connection involved in gameplay: your phone talks directly to the other player's phone.

Privacy Policy

Data we collect

None. SmashingMonday does not have a server, does not use analytics or advertising SDKs, does not create accounts, and does not transmit any data to us or to any third party. There is nothing for us to collect, because there is nowhere for data to go.

Data stored on your device

The app stores a small amount of data locally on your own phone, using Android's standard app storage. It never leaves the device:

• Your chosen player name
• Your personal best scores for each mini-game

Uninstalling the app deletes this data.

Data exchanged during gameplay

When two phones play together over BLE, they exchange only what's needed to run the game in that moment: player names, game moves, and scores for that session. This travels directly between the two phones over a local Bluetooth connection — it is never routed through the internet or stored by us.

Permissions and why we need them

• Camera — used only to scan the other player's QR code when joining a game. No photo or video is captured, stored, or sent anywhere; the camera feed is read locally to decode the QR code and then discarded.
• Bluetooth — used to discover and connect directly to the other player's phone for gameplay. On Android versions before 12, Bluetooth scanning also requires location permission at the OS level; we do not use, read, or store your location — it is a Bluetooth API requirement on older Android, not something the app uses for any purpose of its own.

Children's privacy

SmashingMonday does not knowingly collect any personal information from anyone, including children, because it does not collect personal information from anyone at all.

Changes to this policy

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

Contact

Questions about this policy can be sent to erik.repo@gmail.com.

Disclaimer

Some SmashingMonday mini-games use your phone's motion sensors and ask you to move or swing your phone as part of gameplay.

• Play in a clear, open space, away from other people, furniture, windows, and fragile objects.
• Use a secure grip on your phone at all times during gameplay.
• The app is provided "as is," without warranty of any kind. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we are not liable for any injury, property damage, or device damage arising from use of the app.