Pocket Billions is a “ghost investing” simulator — it lets you follow real stock prices and see what a simulated portfolio would have gained or lost, without any real money or real brokerage account involved. This policy explains what data the app collects, how it's used, and the choices you have, including how to delete it.
Information We Collect
- Anonymous account identifier. When you first open the app, it creates a random, anonymous identity (via Amazon Cognito) so your simulated portfolio can be saved and kept in sync. This identifier isn't linked to your name, email address, phone number, or any other personally identifying information — there's no sign-up screen, no password, and no account profile.
- Simulated portfolio and trading data. Your simulated cash balance, positions, trade history, and settings (such as Automation Mode and Auto-Invest preferences) are stored against that anonymous identifier so the app can keep your portfolio up to date, including running Automation Mode and Auto-Invest on our servers while the app is closed.
- Push notification token. If you enable Trade Alerts, we register your device's push token with Apple Push Notification service (via Amazon SNS) so we can notify you when a simulated trade executes.
- What we don't collect. We don't collect your name, email address, physical address, real financial account or brokerage information, precise location, or any government ID. We don't use advertising or third-party analytics SDKs, and we don't track you across other apps or websites.
How We Use Your Information
We use the data described above solely to operate the app: to price and execute your simulated trades, run Automation Mode and Auto-Invest on your behalf, keep your portfolio synced across app launches, and (if enabled) send you Trade Alert push notifications.
Third-Party Sharing
To price your simulated trades and show current market data, the app's backend requests real-time and historical stock quotes from Tiingo, a third-party market data provider. Only stock ticker symbols are sent to Tiingo — never your anonymous identifier, portfolio contents, or any other information about you. We don't sell or share your data with advertisers, data brokers, or any other third party.
Data Storage & Security
Your anonymous account and portfolio data is stored in Amazon Web Services' Sydney (ap-southeast-2) region, using Amazon DynamoDB with AWS's default encryption at rest and point-in-time backup recovery enabled. Every request between the app and our backend is authenticated and cryptographically signed (AWS SigV4) using your device's anonymous credentials, so only your device can read or modify your own data.
Your Rights & Choices
- Reset your portfolio. From Settings, “Reset Portfolio” clears all your simulated positions and trade history and resets your cash balance back to the app's default, without deleting your account.
- Delete your data. From Settings, “Delete My Data” permanently deletes your account, portfolio, trade history, and push notification registration from our servers. This can't be undone from within the app. If you continue using the app afterward, a brand-new anonymous account is created automatically — the same as a fresh install.
- Uninstalling the app. Because accounts are tied to an anonymous, per-install identity rather than a login you can sign back into, uninstalling the app (or installing it on a new device) also starts you over with a fresh account; your previous simulated portfolio isn't recoverable that way, but it also isn't automatically deleted from our servers unless you use “Delete My Data” first. If you'd like your data deleted after uninstalling, contact us via the Support page and we'll locate and delete it manually.
Data Retention
We retain your account and portfolio data for as long as your anonymous identity remains active on our servers, or until you delete it via “Delete My Data” in Settings (or ask us to, per above).
Children's Privacy
Pocket Billions is not directed at children, and we do not knowingly collect information from children. Because the app doesn't collect names, emails, or any other personal information in the first place, we don't knowingly hold any children's personal data.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this policy from time to time as the app changes. We'll update the “Last updated” date above when we do.
Contact Us
Questions about this policy or your data? Reach out through the Support page.