This policy explains what SpadesBid collects when you visit the site, play the game or use the score keeper, and why.
No account needed
You can read every page, play the game and use the score keeper without an account. We don’t ask for your email address or any other personal details.
What the game and the score keeper store and send
- In your browser: the score keeper’s scores, team names and house rules are kept in your browser’s local storage on your device. Nothing from the score keeper is sent anywhere. Clearing your browser data removes it.
- The game: the game is run by Rare Pike (rarepike.com), our sister site, and while SpadesBid’s own table is being built, the game page shows Rare Pike’s spades game inside this page. When you play, Rare Pike’s game may store a player ID and the name you type in your browser, and it sends your moves (and your player ID and name) to its game server, which deals the cards and runs the computer players. It keeps game records and win and loss counts by player ID. Other players at your table see your name. Rare Pike’s own privacy policy covers that game.
Analytics
We may use Google Analytics and Microsoft Clarity to count visits and see which pages and features are used. They use cookies and collect information such as pages viewed, approximate location, device and browser. See how Google uses data and Microsoft’s privacy statement.
Advertising
The site may show ads served by Google AdSense. Google and its partners may use cookies to show ads based on your visits to this and other sites. You can turn off personalized ads in Google’s Ad Settings.
Children
The site isn’t directed at children under 13, and we don’t knowingly collect personal information from children.
Changes and contact
If this policy changes, we’ll update the date at the top of the page. Questions? See contact.