Privacy

We keep as little as we can, only to run the pond. We don't sell your information, and there are no ads or ad trackers.

What we keep

• Your sign-in email and wallet address. You sign in with your email through Coinbase's wallet service, which creates your wallet.
• Your pond. Your toad's name and look, your yard and cottage, your garden, journal, flies (including any you buy) and the things you own, notes and doodles you send and receive, paintings, and the gifts you make.
• For Apple Pay only: your email and US mobile number, and when you agreed to Coinbase's terms. Coinbase requires these for every Apple Pay purchase, and we pass them to Coinbase when you buy. Your phone is checked with a Coinbase text code and linked to your Coinbase sign-in.
• If you link X: your X handle and account ID, to show a verified badge.
• Reports, blocks and messages you send us, so they work and so we can help. If you send a message, we keep the email you give us so we can reply.
• Basic server logs (like errors and IP addresses) for a short time to keep things running and safe. Your IP is also passed to Coinbase when you add money, for their fraud checks.

What's public

Your lily pad is a public token on the Base blockchain, so your pad number, wallet address and anything onchain (like what's in your well) can be seen by anyone, forever. Your pad's page shows your toad's name, look, yard and cottage to visitors. Notes are only seen by the toad you sent them to.

Who else is involved

• Coinbase runs your wallet, sign-in, Apple Pay checkout and swaps, under its own privacy policy.
• Vercel hosts the app and Neon hosts our database.
• Farcaster and X, if you share to them or link them.

On your device

The app saves a few things in your browser, like your sound setting and which tips you've seen. There are no tracking cookies.

Your choices

• Change your name and look anytime.
• Block toads, throw away notes, and unlink X.
• Ask us to delete your account information with the message form (choose "Delete my information"). Things on the blockchain (your pad and well) can't be erased by anyone, but they stay yours.

Kids

Pondside isn't meant for children under 13, and we don't knowingly collect their information.

Last updated October 21, 2026. Questions? Send us a message.