Privacy Policy

Effective date: October 19, 2026. This Privacy Policy describes how Drake Apps, LLC, the operator of PbManuals (“PbManuals,” “we,” “us,” or “our”), collects, uses, discloses, and otherwise processes information in connection with the website located at pbmanuals.com, our mobile applications for iOS, iPadOS, and Android (published as Paintball Manuals), and any related services that link to this Privacy Policy (collectively, the “Services”). By accessing or using the Services, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy.

1. Scope

This Privacy Policy applies to information we collect through the Services, in email and other electronic communications with us, and from third parties as described below. It does not apply to information collected by manufacturers, retailers, marketplaces, or other third parties whose websites, applications, or documents may be linked to or accessible from the Services, including the manufacturers whose manuals and other documents appear in our archive. Those parties maintain their own privacy practices, which we do not control.

2. Information we collect

2.1 Information you provide to us

Account information. Where the Services offer the ability to create an account, we collect the information required to establish and maintain it, which may include your name, email address, a password or other credential, and, at your election, profile details such as the equipment you own.
Communications and submissions. If you contact us, including to request or send us a manual, submit a copyright notice, a privacy request, or a support inquiry, we collect the contents of that communication, any documents attached to it, and the contact details you provide.

2.2 Information collected automatically

Device and connection information. Internet Protocol (“IP”) address, browser type and version, operating system, device type and model, language settings, referring URLs, and, in our mobile applications, the application version and platform.
Identifiers. Cookie identifiers, identifiers associated with your device or with an installation of our mobile applications, and, where you have permitted it under your device's settings, advertising identifiers.
Usage information. The pages, brands, categories, and manuals you view; the searches you perform; the features you use; the dates and times of your activity; and similar information about how you interact with the Services.
Cookies and similar technologies. We and our service providers use cookies, pixels, software development kits (“SDKs”), local storage, and similar technologies to operate the Services, remember your preferences, measure audiences, and support advertising, as further described in Section 5.
Push notification tokens. If you enable push notifications in a mobile application, we collect the device token necessary to deliver them.

2.3 Information from third parties

We may receive information about you from analytics providers, advertising partners, and affiliate networks, including aggregated or inferred demographic and interest information, and from third-party sign-in services if you choose to create or access an account through them.

3. How we use information

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

To provide, operate, maintain, and improve the Services, including to deliver search results, display manuals, and synchronize your saved manuals and reading positions across your devices.
To create and administer accounts, authenticate users, and provide customer support.
To respond to requests for manuals and to review, and where appropriate publish, documents sent to us.
To understand how the Services are used, measure audiences, and conduct analytics and research.
To display advertising, including advertising selected on the basis of the content you view and, where permitted, on the basis of inferred interests and demographic characteristics, and to measure the effectiveness of that advertising.
To communicate with you about the Services, respond to your inquiries, and, where you have agreed or where permitted by law, send you marketing communications from which you may opt out at any time.
To detect, investigate, and prevent fraud, abuse, security incidents, and other harmful activity, and to enforce our terms and policies.
To comply with legal obligations, respond to lawful requests, and protect the rights, property, and safety of PbManuals, our users, and others.
To create aggregated, de-identified, or anonymized data sets that do not identify you, which we may use and disclose for any purpose, including advertising and analytics.

4. How we disclose information

We disclose information in the following circumstances:

Service providers. To vendors and contractors that perform services on our behalf, such as hosting, content delivery, storage, email delivery, error monitoring, customer support, and analytics, subject to contractual obligations to protect the information.
Analytics and advertising partners. To third-party analytics providers and advertising networks, which may collect information through cookies, SDKs, and similar technologies as described in Section 5. We may disclose aggregated, de-identified, anonymized, or demographic information to these partners for advertising and analytics purposes.
Affiliate partners. Certain pages link to listings on third-party marketplaces, such as eBay, through affiliate programs. When you follow such a link, the marketplace or affiliate network may receive information about the referral in accordance with its own privacy policy.
Legal and safety. When we believe disclosure is required by law, regulation, legal process, or governmental request, or is necessary to protect the rights, property, or safety of PbManuals, our users, or the public.
Business transfers. In connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, acquisition, financing, reorganization, bankruptcy, or sale of all or a portion of our business or assets.
With your consent or at your direction.

We do not sell or rent your name, email address, telephone number, or other information that directly identifies you to third parties. We may, however, use and disclose aggregated, de-identified, anonymized, or demographic information, and may permit advertising partners to collect information through cookies, SDKs, and similar technologies on the Services, for advertising and analytics purposes. In certain jurisdictions, this activity may be characterized as a “sale” or “sharing” of personal information, and you may opt out as described in Section 8.

5. Cookies, analytics, and advertising

We use third-party analytics services, such as Google Analytics, to collect and analyze information about the use of the Services. These services may use cookies, SDKs, and similar technologies to collect information about your device and your activity over time and across websites and applications. Google's use of information collected through Google Analytics is governed by Google's privacy policy, and Google offers a browser add-on to opt out of Google Analytics measurement.

We permit third-party advertising networks and partners, such as Google AdSense, to serve advertisements on the Services. These partners may use cookies, SDKs, and similar technologies to collect information about your visits to the Services and other websites and applications in order to provide advertisements about goods and services that may be of interest to you and to measure advertising performance. We do not control these technologies or the partners' use of the information collected through them. You may manage personalized advertising from Google in Google's Ad Settings. Many advertising partners participate in the Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA) or the Network Advertising Initiative (NAI), whose websites offer tools to opt out of interest-based advertising from participating companies.

You may configure your browser to refuse cookies or to alert you when cookies are being sent. If you do so, certain features of the Services may not function properly. On mobile devices, you may limit ad tracking or reset your advertising identifier through your device settings.

6. Mobile applications

In addition to the information described above, the following applies to our mobile applications:

Saved manuals and reading data. The manuals you save, the manuals you download, your reading position within each manual, your bookmarks, and your recent searches are stored on your device. On Apple devices where iCloud is enabled, this information, other than the downloaded files, is synchronized among your devices through your iCloud account, and Apple's handling of it is governed by Apple's privacy policy. On Android devices, it may be included in your device backup in accordance with your device settings. If you create an account, this information may be stored on our servers in association with your account so that it can be presented on each of your devices.
Downloaded documents. Documents you download are stored on your device. The document files themselves are not transmitted from your device to us.
Annotations. On Apple devices, annotations you draw on a manual are stored on your device and are not transmitted to our servers.
Application analytics and advertising. Our mobile applications may incorporate third-party analytics and advertising SDKs that collect device information, usage information, and, where you have permitted it under your device's settings, advertising identifiers, for the purposes described in Sections 3 and 5.

7. Data retention

We retain information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, including to provide the Services, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements. Account information is retained for the life of the account and for a reasonable period thereafter. Information stored on your device remains there until you remove it through the application or delete the application. Server access logs are retained for a limited period for security and operational purposes. Aggregated, de-identified, or anonymized information may be retained indefinitely.

8. Your choices and rights

Saved manuals and downloads. You may remove saved manuals, downloads, reading positions, and bookmarks at any time within the mobile applications, and deleting an application removes the information it stored on your device. If you have an account, you may update or delete it through the account settings or by contacting us.
Marketing communications. You may opt out of marketing email at any time by following the unsubscribe instructions in the message or by contacting us. We may continue to send transactional or administrative messages relating to your account or the Services.
Cookies and advertising. See Section 5 for the controls available to you.
Push notifications. You may disable push notifications at any time through your device settings.
Jurisdiction-specific rights. Depending on where you reside, you may have the right to request access to, correction of, deletion of, or a portable copy of your personal information; to restrict or object to certain processing; to opt out of the “sale” or “sharing” of personal information or of targeted advertising; and to not be discriminated against for exercising these rights. To exercise any of these rights, contact us at the address below. We will verify your request and respond within the time required by applicable law. You may designate an authorized agent to make a request on your behalf, subject to verification. If we decline your request, you may appeal by replying to our response.
Do Not Track. The Services do not currently respond to browser “Do Not Track” signals. Where required by law, we honor opt-out preference signals such as the Global Privacy Control.

9. Children's privacy

The Services are not directed to children under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we learn that we have collected personal information from a child under 13 without verifiable parental consent, we will delete it. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us at the address below.

10. Security

We maintain administrative, technical, and physical safeguards designed to protect the information we collect against unauthorized access, use, alteration, and disclosure. Communications between our applications and our servers are encrypted in transit. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure, however, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

11. International transfers

PbManuals is operated by Drake Apps, LLC from the United States. If you access the Services from outside the United States, you understand that your information will be transferred to, stored, and processed in the United States and in other countries where our service providers operate, where data protection laws may differ from those of your jurisdiction.

12. Third-party links and content

The Services contain links to, and content from, third-party websites, marketplaces, retailers, and manufacturers. This Privacy Policy does not apply to those third parties, and we are not responsible for their privacy practices. We encourage you to review the privacy policy of any third party before providing it with information.

13. Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will revise the effective date above and, where the changes are material, provide additional notice through the Services or by other means. Your continued use of the Services after the effective date of a revised Privacy Policy constitutes your acceptance of the revised terms.

14. Contact us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or wish to exercise any of the rights described above, contact us at:

Privacy, Drake Apps, LLC (PbManuals)
[email protected]