The Duck & Disorderly privacy policy

Last updated: 27 October 2026

This covers the Android app and the web version of The Duck & Disorderly, made by Insomniac’s Dream ("we"). In short: there are no accounts and no analytics, and we don't sell anything about you. The Android app shows a short advert from Google AdMob between nights; the web version has none. Apart from the adverts, the game only handles what it needs to put you in a pub with your mates.

What you type in

The duck name, colour and hat you choose are sent to the other players in your pub so they can see your duck. They're also remembered on your own device, along with your settings (sound, vibration and so on), so you don't have to pick them again. You can clear them by clearing the app's storage.

How the Android app connects you

• No game server. The phone that opens a pub runs the game, and the other players' phones connect straight to it. Game traffic (moves, throws, scores, names) goes directly between those phones, encrypted, and isn't sent to us.
• Finding the pub. To look up a room code and set up those connections, the app uses Google Firebase. When you open the app it signs in anonymously, which gives your device a random ID that isn't linked to your name, email or Google account. While a pub is open, Firebase holds its four-letter code, the host's random ID and a timestamp. These are removed when the host leaves.
• Connection details. Setting up a connection means swapping network addresses (including your IP address) between the phones through Firebase. They're deleted as soon as you're connected, usually within a second or two. Google's STUN servers also see your IP address while working out how the phones can reach each other.
• Other players. Because the phones connect directly, the other players' devices can see your IP address while you're playing together, as with most peer-to-peer games. Only play with people you're happy to share that with.

The web version

In a browser, the game runs on our server instead. It sees your IP address and the game messages your browser sends, and keeps your pub in memory only while it's open; the game itself writes nothing to a database. Our hosting provider may keep standard web server logs (IP address, time and pages requested) for a short time.

Google Firebase

Firebase is run by Google, which processes data such as IP addresses to provide and protect the service. See Privacy and Security in Firebase and the Google Privacy Policy. The app doesn't use Firebase Analytics or crash reporting.

Adverts in the Android app

The Android app shows a full-screen advert when you leave the scores at the end of a night: never during play, and no more than one every few minutes. The web version has no adverts. The adverts come from Google AdMob. To choose and measure them and to prevent fraud, Google's ad software collects information from your device, such as its advertising ID, your IP address (and the rough location it suggests), device and app details, and how you interact with the adverts.

In the UK and EEA, the app asks for your consent before showing personalised adverts. If you say no, you'll still see adverts, but they won't be personalised. You can change your choice at any time in the game's Settings under Ad privacy choices. Anywhere, you can reset or delete your phone's advertising ID in its settings (Settings → Privacy → Ads).

See how Google uses information from apps that use its services.

Children

The game is set in a pub and features cartoon drinking and a fruit machine (no real money). It isn't aimed at children.

Your choices

Uninstalling the app removes everything it stored on your device. The anonymous ID can't be linked back to you, but if you'd like it deleted or have any questions, email us at contact@insomniacsdream.co.uk.

Changes

If this policy changes, the new version will be posted here with a new date.