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Furbol — How It Works

Profile Privacy

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Profile Privacy

Your account has three privacy toggles. They’re independent — set them in any combination. This page says precisely what each one changes.

Public or Anonymous

Your profile can be in one of two modes:

  • Public (default) — other players see your nickname and avatar on rosters, in roll-call, in search results, everywhere your profile appears.
  • Anonymous — the same places show your avatar as a grey ghost silhouette and your name as “ANON” instead of your nickname.

You switch between them from your account settings. The privacy card in the account editor also shows a side-by-side avatar preview of both modes so you can see the before/after.

What “anonymous” does and doesn’t do

  • It’s a display change. Your profile still exists, you can still be booked and found, you still appear on rosters and in game activity.
  • Other players just see ANON and a grey ghost silhouette instead of your real identity. Your nickname, avatar, and other details are hidden from their view.
  • It’s not a block. People can still see your actions (joined a game, left a game, etc.) — just not your identity.

Games that ask for non-anonymous players

When a host creates a game, they can switch off a toggle labelled Allow ANONymous users in the game editor. A game with that toggle off is a signal that the host would rather play with people showing their identity.

One catch: this is a setting the host controls, not you. There’s no “anonymous players not welcome” banner on the game detail page when you’re browsing — the flag shapes who the host lets in, not a warning you see before booking. And how strictly it gets enforced isn’t always guaranteed. If you’re in anonymous mode and a game has the flag off, don’t count on being able to book.

My phone contacts can find me

Default: on.

When on, people who have your phone number saved in their phone contacts will see you listed in their Furbol contacts section — alongside their other Furbol-using friends.

When off:

  • People who have your phone number won’t see you in their Furbol contacts list.
  • This applies only to contact-matching discovery. If someone finds you another way — through a shared game, a venue, an invitation, search by nickname — they still see you normally.
  • If you’ve already interacted with them on Furbol, the setting doesn’t retroactively hide you from their Furbol relationships.

My friends can manage my bookings

Default: on.

When on, your contacts can place you into a game themselves — booking a spot on your behalf, which you can then confirm. See Placing Followers and Guests.

When off, you won’t appear in the list of people a friend can pick from when they’re placing someone. They can still invite you to a game the normal way — what changes is that they can’t take a spot for you directly.

What these settings do not change

  • They don’t hide your history from people you’ve already played with.
  • They don’t turn off notifications. For that, see Notification Preferences.
  • They don’t remove you from games. For that, see Leaving a Game.
  • They don’t block specific people. For that, see Blacklisting.