Privacy
Scramble collects as little as it can get away with. Here is exactly what that means.
What is collected
When you join a Scramble you enter a name, which can be a first name or a nickname. You may optionally add one way to be contacted: a LinkedIn profile, an X or Instagram handle, an email address, or free text. That is entirely optional and the game works without it.
Your device stores a random token so that locking your phone or reloading the page does not sign you out. It is not linked to any account and it is not shared with anyone.
Scramble does not ask for or store your location, your contacts, or any demographic information, and it does not use advertising or tracking cookies.
Who can see it
The organizer running your event can see who joined, the contact method each person chose to share, and who was matched with whom. That is how an organizer can help when someone says "I met someone great and forgot to get their details."
Other participants see the name and shared contact method of the people they were actually matched with, on the wrap-up screen at the end of the event. Nobody sees details of people they did not meet.
Scramble does not sell data, and does not share it with anyone outside the event you joined.
How long it is kept
For events run by invited organizers, names and contact details are automatically cleared 30 days after the event ends. The record that the event happened, and how many people took part, is kept so usage can be measured, but by then it is no longer connected to anyone's identity.
Organizers can export their event results during that window, after which the copy on Scramble's servers is anonymous.
Removing your details
You can leave a Scramble at any time from the menu on your screen. If you want your details removed sooner than the automatic deadline, ask the organizer of your event, or get in touch through the form on the About page.
Organizers
Organizer accounts are created by invitation and store a name, an email address, and a hashed password. If you run Scrambles for other people, you are responsible for treating participants' contact details with care and using them only for the follow-up they would reasonably expect.