Privacy & terms

Last updated 26 September 2026

Your camera stays on your device

Hand tracking runs entirely in your browser. Your video is never uploaded, recorded, or sent anywhere. The game only turns your hand into a paddle position, on your machine. You can play with a mouse or touch instead if you'd rather not use the camera.

What online matches send

In a friend or random match, your browser sends your paddle position, the ball after each of your shots, the score, and a random fun nickname (like "Turbo Pigeon") to the other player through our relay server. Nothing is kept after the match ends.

What we count

To show live numbers (players online, shots today, daily records) and to know if the launch worked, the game sends anonymous events: page views, which site you came from, rough country, desktop or mobile, whether the camera was allowed, games started and finished, and in-game stats like your fastest shot. Crashes are reported so we can fix them.

No cookies, no accounts, no ads, no tracking across sites. Nothing is stored in your browser to identify you. Your IP address is used briefly for rate limiting and to count unique visitors via a hash that changes every day; it isn't stored. Records on the daily leaderboard show only your random nickname. We may also use Vercel Web Analytics, which is likewise cookieless.

Clips you record and result cards you share are made on your device and only go where you send them.

House rules

• Clear some space. You'll swing your arm around. Mind monitors, mugs, siblings and pets. You play at your own risk.
• Don't try to break, flood, or cheat the multiplayer or the leaderboard. We'll block it and it isn't very funny.
• Palm Pong is a free hobby project, provided as is, with no warranty. It may change or go offline.

Contact

Questions or problems: @DevaiahShrithan on X.