DroidDeck/PRIVACY.md

DroidDeck Privacy Policy

Effective date: 3 November 2026

DroidDeck is an open-source game launcher maintained by the Droid-Deck project. A separate DroidDeck online account is not required. DroidDeck does not include advertising analytics or automatically submit usage reports or crash reports to the project maintainers. The maintainers do not operate a central database of users' game libraries or sign-in credentials, and do not sell users' personal data.

Information kept on your device

DroidDeck stores information needed to run its features locally. Depending on what you use, this includes settings, controller and display configurations, game-library metadata, artwork caches, installed components, game saves, download state, and diagnostic logs. Store integrations and the clients running inside DroidDeck may also retain account names, authentication tokens, cookies, and sign-in sessions. These are used to access the services you choose.

Game performance and racing telemetry can be processed on your device for HUD and secondary-screen displays. This is separate from sending analytics to the project maintainers.

Permissions and optional features

DroidDeck accesses device information and resources to provide the features you enable:

• File access supports browsing and managing games, saves, libraries, and other files. Broad file access, when granted, allows access outside the app's private storage, including shared and removable storage.
• The launcher reads launchable Android app names, icons, and package identifiers to display and launch those apps.
• The accessibility service handles Home/Guide shortcuts and identifies apps occupying a secondary display. It reads app package names and window bounds locally. This service does not read text, capture screens, or transmit the information it reads.
• Notification access lets the optional notification display read notification titles and content on the device.
• Camera, microphone, motion, accessory, and input data support features such as tracking, glasses, capture, game audio, and controls. Screenshots or recordings you create are saved locally unless you choose to share or synchronize them.
• Bluetooth, USB, Wi-Fi, and local-network access support accessories, network controls, synchronization, streaming, and connections you configure. Android can require location permission for Wi-Fi discovery.

You can manage permissions through Android settings. Turning off a permission or optional feature can limit the functionality that uses it.

Connections to other services

DroidDeck connects to the stores, game services, cloud-streaming providers, artwork sources, and download services used by your selected features. Those services can receive information such as your IP address, requests, game identifiers, authentication information, or information you enter directly into their sign-in and purchase pages. Steam, games, and other software running through DroidDeck have their own network activity and privacy policies. Their providers determine how they handle that information.

The Google Play version downloads runtime modules and non-executable resource packs through Google Play. Google's Play Feature Delivery and Play Asset Delivery services process device metadata and the application version to deliver the correct files and preserve them across updates. Google documents encrypted processing and a fixed retention period. See Play Feature Delivery data handling and Play Asset Delivery data handling.

The Google Play version contacts Google Play to check whether an app update is available. Selecting Update opens the app's Google Play listing. Google handles Play delivery and updates under its own privacy policy.

Optional Windows prerequisites can be downloaded from the sources identified in the app's pinned component inventory, including GitHub-hosted runtime packages. These providers receive the download request and IP address. DroidDeck verifies the package against the inventory before installing it into the guest runtime.

Optional Syncthing synchronization transfers selected files to the devices you configure and can use discovery and relay services. DroidDeck disables Syncthing usage reporting and crash reporting. Selected games or other guest software may use files and resources available within DroidDeck's runtime.

DroidDeck's privacy policy does not replace the policies of these separate providers. Review the relevant provider's policy when signing in, purchasing content, streaming, installing software, or enabling synchronization.

Retention, removal, and reports

Local information remains until you clear it, sign out, remove the relevant files or feature data, or use Android's app-data controls. Removing DroidDeck or clearing its app storage removes Android-managed app data; libraries, saves, screenshots, and other files in shared storage or on other devices may remain. Signing out of a store integration does not delete the account held by that store. Manage or delete those accounts through the provider.

Diagnostic logs are kept locally. If you choose to send a report or export logs, the recipient receives what you submit. Public GitHub issues and discussions are public. Review reports and attachments before sharing them, and exclude passwords, authentication tokens, and other sensitive information.

Contact and updates

For privacy questions, contact the Droid-Deck maintainers through the project's GitHub issue form. Keep the initial public inquiry free of sensitive information; request a private contact method if necessary. GitHub handles information submitted through its service under its own privacy statement.

Updates to this policy will appear on this page with a revised effective date.