Effective 13 September 2026
Offline play
Patch Genius does not require an account or internet connection for ordinary desktop play. The game contacts the Patch Genius service only when you choose an online feature such as account access, leaderboards, or rack sharing.
Information we use
An online account may contain a generated or player-selected public name, connected sign-in methods, an encrypted email address verified through a magic link, your newsletter choice, submitted scores, and racks you choose to share. Security logs may include request time, network address, and error information for limited abuse prevention and diagnosis.
Google Sign-In supplies a stable account identifier and confirms that the Google account has a verified email address. Patch Genius does not retain the Google email address or any Google token, request offline access, or access Gmail, Drive, contacts, or other Google services. A Google-provided email never enables magic-link access or merges accounts automatically.
Facebook Login supplies an app-scoped identifier used only to sign you in or connect Facebook to an existing Patch Genius account. We do not store Facebook access tokens after authentication and do not use the Facebook JavaScript SDK, advertising tools, or page-view tracking.
How information is used
Account information operates sign-in and privacy controls. Public player names and eligible scores appear on leaderboards. Submitted racks are shown only when you deliberately publish them. We do not sell personal information or use account information for targeted advertising.
When leaderboard submissions are enabled, the hosted game may keep a completed score, its opaque run identifier, and a one-time submission identifier in browser storage while delivery is pending. Pending entries expire with the server-issued run and are cleared when you sign out, delete your account, or disable score submissions.
Newsletter
The Patch Genius newsletter is optional and switched off by default. If you choose to subscribe, we use only the email address that you separately added and verified for magic-link sign-in. Email addresses reported by Google, Facebook, or another social provider are not used for the newsletter.
We record your current choice, when it changed, and the version of the consent wording shown to you. You can withdraw consent at any time on the Account page or through the signed unsubscribe link included with every newsletter.
Connected accounts
Provider identities are kept separate and are never merged merely because two providers report the same email address. Connecting another provider requires authentication to the existing Patch Genius account.
Deletion
The Account page can permanently delete your Patch Genius account, sign-in data, scores, and owned shared racks. A Facebook data-deletion request removes the Facebook connection and Facebook-provided data. If another verified sign-in method remains, independent game data is retained; if Facebook was the final sign-in method, the complete Patch Genius account is deleted. Existing sessions are revoked in either case.
Deletion confirmations contain no personal information and remain available for 30 days. Deleted live data may remain temporarily in restricted encrypted disaster-recovery backups for no more than 14 days and is not restored for ordinary use.
Service providers and legal requirements
The service uses the hosting, email-delivery, and sign-in providers necessary to provide the features you request. Information may be disclosed when legally required or when necessary to protect the security and availability of the service.
Changes and questions
Material changes will be published on this page before they apply. Privacy enquiries can be made through the contact address published with the Patch Genius application listing.