Jumpy Jumpy, the Instant Game on Facebook, is not a scam. The game is a legit Facebook game but it can receive information you chose to share with it. The game displays a privacy policy message telling Facebook users what information the game will receive, and give them the option of exiting the game or continuing.
The Jumpy Jumpy Facebook Game
Jumpy Jumpy Privacy Policy
Friends, connections and other people that you play with will be able to see your game activity. The game will have access to your public profile info and the people you know who also play this game.
Remember, Instant Games like Jumpy Jumpy on Facebook that you've played can receive information you chose to share with them. Expired and removed apps may still have access to information that was previously shared with them but can't receive additional non-public information.
The following information is what you share with Jumpy Jumpy:
- Name and Profile picture
- Gender
- The names of Facebook friends and Messenger connections who also play the game
- Your Language
- Your time zone
- Friends, connections, and other people that you play with will be able to see your game activity.
If you want to prevent Jumpy Jumpy from sending you notifications, you can disable it or you can remove the game from your profile. Here are instructions:
- Go to www.facebook.com in your web browser
- Click
in the top right of the Facebook page - Click "Settings"
- Click "Instant Games" on the left side of the page - If you are experiencing problems navigating the above, you may go directly to the "Instant Games" page directly by clicking this link: https://www.facebook.com/settings?tab=instant_games
- Select or tick the "Jumpy Jumpy" checkbox to the right
- Click "View and Edit" link
- Set "Can the Instant Game send you notifications?" option to "No"
- Click "Save"
- If you want to remove the game from your profile, select it or tick the checkbox and click the "Remove" button