Palmlings privacy
Palmlings is a hand tracked magic game for Meta Quest. This page says what the game does with data. It is short because the game keeps almost nothing.
The short version
Play stats start switched off. If you never switch them on, the game sends nothing, anywhere. If you switch them on, the game may send one small set of totals, once per install. The totals hold no name, no account, no id and no time of day. Nobody can tell who they came from.
What data the game processes
On your headset, the game saves your settings and your level progress in the app's own storage. It does not leave the headset. Hand tracking, the room scan and passthrough are used while you play, on the headset only. The game does not record, save or send pictures, sounds, hand poses, head poses or room data.
If you switch Play stats on, the game counts the events in the table below. Each one is only a total, for example how many levels were started. When it sends, it sends these totals and nothing else. There is no player id, device id, account, name, email, location, time of day or time stamp in the report. Play stats are meant for players aged 16 and over, so please leave them off if you are younger.
What is counted
mode_start | A mode starts. |
trial_under_cup | A trial ends with the coin under the cup. |
trial_dropped | A trial ends with the coin dropped outside the cup. |
trial_no_grab | A trial ends without the coin being grabbed. |
caught | A trial ends with at least one owl having seen the move. |
fooled | A trial ends under the cup with no owl having seen the move. |
knock | A knock on the table is detected. |
desk_found | A desk is found. |
tracking_bad | A hand tracking problem begins. |
quit | The player confirms quit. |
launch_fast | The first frame arrives in under 2 seconds. |
launch_ok | The first frame arrives in 2 to 4 seconds. |
launch_slow | The first frame arrives in over 4 seconds. |
frames_smooth | A window of 600 frames ran smoothly. |
frames_slow | A window of 600 frames ran slowly. |
level_start | A level begins. |
level_done | A level ends on its result screen. |
level_retry | Retry is pressed on a result screen. |
pause_start | The pause menu opens by the Start gesture or when the app loses focus. |
pause_wrist | The pause menu opens from the wrist chip. |
palm_pinch_blocked | The game stops reading a hand during the system palm pinch. |
menu_settings | A settings page opens. |
How the data is used
The totals show whether the game starts quickly, runs smoothly and whether people reach the tricks, so we can fix problems and improve the game. They are not used for advertising, profiling or tracking. They are not sold or shared. The game has no ads and no purchases.
How the server works
The totals go to a small server on Cloudflare. The server adds each report to one set of overall totals and throws the report away. It does not store a record for each install. It does not read or keep your address, device details or any header of the request. The server accepts a limited number of reports a day, and extra ones are turned down. As with any internet request, Cloudflare handles the connection so that it can arrive, under its own privacy policy.
Your choices and deleting data
Settings, Play stats: switch it off at any time. Switched off, nothing is counted or sent. Your settings and progress live only on your headset: uninstalling the game removes them.
The totals on the server hold no id, so a single player's part of them cannot be found or taken out. For that reason there is nothing personal to delete there. If you have a question about this page, see the contact section.
Contact
Use this page. Everything the game keeps or sends is listed above, and nothing in it can be tied to a person.
Changes
If this page changes, the date below changes too. Last updated: 27 October 2026.