Privacy policy & terms

Anonymous usage stats

To learn which tools people use, dodo counts events such as “a PDF was compressed” or “someone finished Dodo Island”. Each batch includes only:

• the event names and a few coarse labels (for example, which compression mode was used)
• the type of page, and whether the device is a phone, tablet or computer
• how many seconds the page was in use: counted only while it is on screen and you tapped, clicked, typed or scrolled in the last two minutes
• on the first page of a visit, the domain of the website that linked to dodo (for example google.com)
• the visitor's country and the hour of the day (UTC), worked out by the host. The IP address itself is not stored.

These counts use no cookies, user IDs or fingerprints. A few small flags are kept in your own browser's storage so a visit is counted once. Stats are switched off automatically if your browser sends Do Not Track or Global Privacy Control, and you can turn them off with the link at the bottom of any page.

Suggestions and ratings

If you send a suggestion or rating, dodo keeps the message, its topic, the day and a country count. Your email is kept only if you type it in, and only to reply to you. Suggestions are stored on dodo's host and copied to the owner's private Google Sheet and inbox. They are never sold or shared.

Dodo Island and Google sign-in

The file tools never ask you to sign in. Sign-in is optional and exists only in the game, to save your progress across devices and unlock the next islands.

What dodo receives from Google

Only your basic profile through Google Sign-In: your Google account ID, your email address, your name and your profile picture. dodo does not ask for or get access to your Gmail, Drive, contacts or anything else in your Google account.

What dodo keeps

The Google name and picture are used only to fill in your profile; your typed player name is what other players see. The data is stored on dodo's host (Netlify) and in the owner's private Google Sheet. People on the dodo team with admin access can see the player list (email, player name, place and progress) in dodo's private insights console, to answer questions and delete accounts on request. Update emails go only to players who ticked that box. Your sign-in stays active for up to 90 days on that device.

Leaderboard entries show the nickname and time of a run, and the day it was played. If you're signed in, they also show the city and country from your profile.

Google API Services User Data Policy

dodo's use of information received from Google APIs follows the Google API Services User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements. Google user data is used only to provide the sign-in and progress features described above. It is not sold, not used for ads, and not shared with anyone else.

Other services dodo uses

• Netlify hosts the website and its small server functions.
• Google Analytics counts visits and how the pages are used (pages viewed, rough location, device type). It sets its own cookies, and Google processes this data under its own privacy policy. It never receives your files, their names or their contents.
• Google provides the optional game sign-in and the owner's private Sheet.
• cdnjs, unpkg and Google Fonts deliver the code libraries and fonts the pages need, including the HEIC decoder, the MP3 encoder and the engine behind background removal, which download only the first time you use those tools. Like any website, they see a standard web request when they send these. They never receive your files.
• Buy Me a Coffee is an external link. Nothing is shared with it unless you choose to visit and support there.

dodo shows no ads and uses no advertising services.

Your choices

• Delete your game account: in Dodo Island, open your profile and choose Delete my game account. Your profile and your row in the Players sheet are removed straight away.
• Turn off stats: use the “Anonymous stats” link at the bottom of any page.
• Remove a suggestion or ask a question: send a note through the suggestion form (choose “Something else”) and include the email you want the reply sent to.

dodo is not meant for children under 13, and it does not knowingly keep their data. If this policy changes, the date at the top will change too.

Terms of use

• dodo is free to use, as it is, with no guarantee. Keep a copy of important files before you convert or compress them.
• You're responsible for the files you process and for having the right to use them.
• Please don't misuse the leaderboard, suggestions or sign-in, for example with offensive names, spam or attempts to break the service. Entries like that may be removed.
• The dodo name, character, game and site design are made by Aju Varghese. The open-source libraries dodo uses keep their own licences.
• These terms may be updated; the date at the top of this page shows the latest version.