Privacy Policy

Last updated: October 23, 2026

What SquadPad collects

SquadPad is designed to be privacy-friendly. We collect minimal data to understand how the site is used and to keep things running smoothly.

Analytics

We use Umami, a privacy-focused, open-source analytics tool. Umami does not use cookies, does not track users across websites, and does not collect personal information. It only records:

• Page views (which pages are visited)
• Referrer (where you came from)
• Browser and device type
• Country (from anonymized IP)

Analytics data is hosted on our own server at stats.wavedepth.com. No data is shared with third parties.

Cloud Relay

When you play online, the SquadPad website or app connects to our cloud relay server to exchange controller inputs with the game host. The relay:

• Holds your connection while you play (room code, player name, and IP address, which is used for rate limiting)
• Forwards only controller data (joystick position, button presses) between you and the host
• Keeps nothing about a room once it closes
• Writes connection events (room code, player name, IP address, time) to server logs, which we use to troubleshoot and prevent abuse. The logs are deleted automatically after about 7 days. It does not log gameplay data.

Mobile app

The SquadPad app for iPhone and Android collects no analytics, has no crash reporting, ads or tracking, and has no accounts.

• Local network: the app uses your Wi-Fi network to find BombSquad games and to send your controller input directly to them. In this mode nothing leaves your local network.
• Online play: joining with a room code sends your player name to the cloud relay described above (the connection itself also shows the relay your IP address). Nothing else personal is sent to our servers.

Local storage

SquadPad saves your preferences (player name, controller and haptics settings, recent room codes) on your device: in your browser's localStorage on the web, and in app storage in the mobile app. This data never leaves your device.

No accounts, no cookies

SquadPad does not require sign-up, does not set cookies, and does not use any third-party tracking or advertising.

Open source

The full source code is available at github.com/nerveband/squadpad. You can verify exactly what the code does.

Contact

Questions? Reach out at ashrafali.net.