Puzzlewick Privacy Policy

Effective date: November 11, 2026 Last updated: November 11, 2026

Puzzlewick ("the app", "we", "us") is published by Interphaze. This policy explains what information the app handles, why, and the choices you have.

Contact: privacy@interphaze.com

This is a general-purpose policy for the current app. It is not legal advice.

Have it reviewed for your jurisdiction before publishing.

1. Summary

• Puzzlewick does not require an account.
• Your puzzle progress, completion history, streaks and settings are stored

only on your device.

• We do not collect your name, email address, contacts, precise location,

photos, camera, microphone or health data.

• Purchases are processed by Google Play or the App Store. We receive

entitlement/transaction status, not your payment details.

• The app shows ads through Google AdMob. AdMob may process device and

advertising identifiers and related ad data, subject to your consent choices.

• We do not sell personal information.

2. Information stored on your device

The app stores the following locally (SQLite / app preferences):

• puzzle progress and saved boards
• completed puzzles, dates, solve times and streak counts
• settings (theme, sound, haptics, colorblind mode)
• cached purchase entitlement (Remove Ads / Premium)

This data stays on your device and is not sent to us. Uninstalling the app or clearing its data removes it. Your device's operating system may include this data in an OS-level backup if you have backups enabled.

3. Purchases

Remove Ads and Premium subscriptions are sold through Google Play or the Apple App Store. Payment is handled entirely by the store. We receive only the information needed to unlock the feature (product ID, purchase/entitlement status and, where provided by the store, transaction identifiers). We do not receive your card number or full billing details.

Store purchases are also governed by Google's and Apple's privacy policies.

4. Advertising

The free version of Puzzlewick uses Google AdMob to show interstitial ads. The current app does not use banners, rewarded ads or mediation networks.

AdMob and its partners may process:

• advertising identifier / device identifier
• IP address and approximate location derived from it
• device model, operating system and app version
• ad impressions, clicks and related interaction data
• diagnostic data related to ad delivery

This information is used to deliver ads, measure performance, prevent fraud and comply with legal obligations. Where required, personalized advertising is enabled only after consent.

Consent and controls

• In the EEA/UK, Google's User Messaging Platform (UMP) asks for consent and

provides a privacy options form.

• On iOS, the app requests App Tracking Transparency permission before using

tracking identifiers. You can change it in iOS Settings.

• You can reopen the ad privacy options from Settings → Ad privacy options

in the app.

• You can reset or limit your advertising ID in your device settings.
• Remove Ads or Premium disables ads in the app.

See Google's privacy policy for more information: https://policies.google.com/privacy

5. Sharing

We do not sell or rent personal information. Information is shared only with:

• Google (AdMob, UMP, Play services) for advertising and consent.
• Google Play / Apple for purchases.
• the destination you choose when using the system Share button (for

example, sharing a result). We do not receive a copy of what you share.

• authorities when required by law.

Some ad-related sharing may be considered "sharing" or "targeted advertising" under US state privacy laws. You can opt out through the in-app ad privacy options, Remove Ads/Premium, or your device settings.

6. Legal bases (EEA/UK)

Where GDPR applies, we rely on:

• Consent for personalized advertising/tracking and any optional features.
• Contract to provide purchases you make.
• Legitimate interests for non-personalized advertising, security, fraud

prevention and improving the app.

7. Retention

• On-device data remains until you clear app data or uninstall the app.
• Purchase records are retained by the stores according to their policies.
• Ad data is retained by Google according to its policies.
• We do not maintain a server-side user profile in the current version.

8. Children

Puzzlewick is a general-audience puzzle app and is not directed to children under 13 (or under 16 in the EEA/UK). We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided personal information, contact us and we will take appropriate action.

9. Security

We use platform-provided storage and encrypted network connections for the services we integrate. No method of storage or transmission is completely secure.

10. Your rights

Depending on where you live, you may have the right to access, correct, delete, restrict or object to processing, request portability, or withdraw consent. Because the app has no account and stores gameplay locally, most requests can be handled by clearing app data or uninstalling.

To make a request, contact privacy@interphaze.com. You may also complain to your local data protection authority.

11. International transfers

Google and Apple may process data in the United States and other countries. They use their own safeguards for international transfers.

12. Changes

We may update this policy when the app changes. The effective date above will be updated and, for material changes, we will surface a notice in the app or store listing.

13. Contact

Interphaze Email: privacy@interphaze.com Website: https://interphaze.com