Privacy Policy

Noodle Ludo · Last updated October 8, 2026

The short version for kids: We don't know who you are, and we don't want to! The game never asks for your name, email, photo, or where you live. It gives you a fun made-up nickname for the leaderboard and for online rooms. There is no chat, no ads and nobody is tracking you.

This policy explains, for parents, guardians and players, what information Noodle Ludo (“the game”, “we”) uses on iOS, Android and the web at ludo.workaholicdevelopers.com. The game is made by Workaholic Developers and is designed to be suitable for children.

What we collect

• An anonymous device ID. The game creates a random ID the first time it runs. It is not your phone's advertising ID, serial number or phone number, and it can't be used to find out who you are. We store only a scrambled (hashed) version of it so we can keep your progress together.
• An auto-generated nickname and avatar. Your nickname is made by the server from a list of friendly words plus a number (for example “ZippyOtter42”). Players can't type their own nickname, so no real names or personal details end up on leaderboards or in online rooms.
• Game data. Boards won, stars, best scores, game times and the number of turns taken, so we can save your progress and show leaderboards.
• Platform. Whether you play on iOS, Android or the web, to help us fix bugs.

Pass-and-play games happen on your own device. The names or colours you pick for friends and family sharing the device stay on that device and are never sent to us.

Online rooms

Online rooms let friends and family play together from different devices. A room can only be joined with its private 6-letter room code, which the person who created it shares with people they know. There is no public matchmaking, so players are never matched with strangers.

• While a room is open, the game moves (dice rolls, token moves, cards played), each player's auto-generated nickname, token colour and skin, and preset emoji reactions are sent through our server so every player in the room sees the same game.
• There is no chat and no free text: players can only send a fixed set of emoji reactions.
• Room data is kept only in our server's memory while the room is in use. It is deleted when the room ends, and rooms expire automatically after a period of inactivity. We do not keep a history of rooms, moves or reactions.
• No personal data is needed or collected to create or join a room.

What we do NOT collect

• No names, email addresses, phone numbers, photos, voice, contacts or precise location.
• No advertising IDs, no ads and no ad networks.
• No analytics or tracking tools, and no tracking across other apps or websites.
• No accounts, logins, chat or free-text messaging between players.
• No in-app purchases.

How we use it

Only to run the game: to save and restore your progress, deliver new boards, run online rooms, and show leaderboards and “Ludo Points” (which display just the nickname, avatar and score). We never sell, rent or share this information with anyone, and we never use it for advertising.

Technical logs

Like any website, our server briefly keeps standard technical logs (such as IP address and time of request) to keep the service secure and stop abuse. These are not used to identify players and are deleted regularly.

Where data is stored and for how long

Game data is stored on our own server and protected with encryption in transit (HTTPS / secure WebSockets). We keep progress and scores while the game is being played; if a player hasn't used the game for a long time, we may delete their data. Online room data is deleted when the room ends or expires.

Children's privacy

The game is designed for children and families. Because we do not collect personal information from anyone, we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 (or the equivalent age in your country). This approach is intended to follow the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), the GDPR (including GDPR-K) and app-store rules for kids' apps.

Your choices

• You can get a new nickname at any time in the game.
• Online play is optional; the rest of the game works without it.
• Uninstalling the game (or clearing site data in your browser) removes the device ID from your device.
• Parents and players can ask us to delete all data linked to a player by emailing us. Please include the player's nickname and device type so we can find it.

Changes to this policy

If we change this policy, we'll update the date at the top of this page. We will never start collecting personal information without updating this policy first and getting any consent the law requires.

Contact us

Questions about privacy? Email [email protected].