Privacy Policy
Effective October 23, 2026
The short version: Yoink doesn't collect any personal data. There are no accounts, ads, analytics or trackers, and everything you enter stays on your device.
Who we are
Yoink: White Elephant Games ("Yoink", "we", "us") is an iPhone app for running white elephant gift exchanges. This policy explains what happens to information when you use the app and this website.
Information we collect
None. Yoink does not ask you to create an account and does not collect, store or transmit personal information to us or to anyone else.
Information stored on your device
To run a party, Yoink saves what you type and choose in the app, such as:
- Party names, player names and the turn order
- Gifts, steals, duel results and party recaps
- Custom duel games you create
- Your settings, like sound, haptics and appearance
This information is stored only on your iPhone. It is never sent to us, and we have no way to see it. Deleting a party removes it, and deleting the app removes everything Yoink has stored.
Camera and photos
You can add a photo to a gift so everyone remembers which is which. Yoink asks for permission before it uses your camera or photo library, and only uses them when you choose to add a gift photo. Photos you add are saved with the party on your device and are not uploaded anywhere.
TV mode
TV mode shows the party on a TV using AirPlay or a cable. The picture goes straight from your iPhone to your TV over your local connection. Nothing is sent to us.
Purchases
The TV mode unlock is a one-time in-app purchase handled entirely by Apple through the App Store. We never see your name, Apple ID, email or payment details. Apple's handling of your information is described in Apple's Privacy Policy.
Crash reports
If you've turned on "Share With App Developers" in your iPhone's privacy settings, Apple may share anonymous crash and usage reports with us to help fix problems. These reports don't identify you, and you can turn sharing off at any time in Settings.
Sharing
We don't sell, rent or share personal information, because we don't collect any. If you use the share button on a party recap, the image goes only where you choose to send it.
Children
Yoink is made for families and all ages. Because the app collects no personal information from anyone, it collects none from children under 13 either.
This website
This site has no cookies, analytics or trackers. It is hosted by GitHub Pages, which may keep standard server logs, such as IP addresses, for security, as described in GitHub's Privacy Statement.
Changes to this policy
If this policy changes, we'll post the new version here and update the effective date above.
Contact
Questions about privacy? Email wesmason.me@gmail.com.