Last updated: 14/10/2026
Dumpling Pals does not collect, transmit, or share any personal information. There is no account, no sign-up, and no server. Everything your child does stays on your device.
Dumpling Pals is a game for young children. This policy is written to be read by a parent, and it describes what the app actually does; every claim below corresponds to something in the app you can check.
Nothing.
The app has no analytics, no advertising, no crash reporting, no tracking of any kind, and no third-party service that transmits data. It never asks your child to type their name: pet names are chosen by tapping one of a fixed list of suggestions, so there is no free-text entry anywhere in the app that could capture personal information.
Your child's progress is saved locally, using standard Android app storage:
This data never leaves the device by any action of ours. Uninstalling the app removes it.
Android Auto Backup is switched off for this app, so nothing is copied to Google Drive or any other cloud, and the app's data is excluded from device-to-device transfer. A reinstall or a new phone starts with a fresh pal.
Purchases come back through Google Play, and the grown-up area has a Restore purchases button.
Dumpling Pals is free to play, with optional one-time purchases: Dumpling Plus and individual theme packs. None of them are subscriptions, there is no recurring charge, and nothing is bought with coins that cost real money; coins are only earned by playing.
Purchases are handled entirely by Google Play Billing. We never see or store your payment details, and Google's terms and refund process apply to the transaction.
The app requests internet permission so Google Play can show prices and verify a purchase. The game itself is fully playable offline and makes no requests to any server operated by us, because no such server exists for this app.
Only these things leave the app, all handled by Google at your request:
With your permission, the app can post gentle reminders; that the pet is hungry, that a present is waiting, or that a friend on the adventure trail is waiting. These are generated on the device; nothing is sent to or from a server.
In the app's grown-up area you can choose how much the app may tell you about, turn notifications off entirely, and set quiet hours during which nothing is posted. You can also revoke the permission at any time in Android's settings.
Dumpling Pals is designed for children and is intended to comply with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), the UK Age Appropriate Design Code, and the GDPR provisions concerning children's data.
Because the app collects no personal information at all, there is nothing for us to disclose, sell, share, or delete on request. There is no advertising of any kind, and therefore no personalised or interest-based advertising to children.
The app bundles open-source software libraries, which run entirely on the device and transmit nothing. Their licences are listed inside the app, in the grown-up area.
Aside from Google Play (Billing and the optional rating card), used only when a purchase or a rating is made, and Android's own platform services, no third party receives any data from this app.
If this policy changes, the updated version will be published at this address and the date above will change. If a future version of the app ever collects data, we will say so here before that version ships, and seek your consent where the law requires it.
Questions about this policy? Write to hello@dumplingpals.com and we will answer.
