PRIVACY POLICY

Who we are

MythCraft (the "App") is published by an independent developer based in the United Kingdom ("we", "us"). We are the controller of personal information you choose to send us, such as a support email. For privacy questions, contact EMAIL-TBC@example.invalid.

The short version

The App has no MythCraft account and no developer-operated server. Your game progress is stored on your device and, if iCloud Sync is on, in your own private iCloud. We never receive it. The App has no advertising, cross-app tracking or third-party analytics. Support emails, website hosting logs and the information Apple provides to developers are described below.

Your game progress and iCloud

Your discoveries, Codex, chapter progress, whispers and settings are stored on your device using Apple's standard storage frameworks.

iCloud Sync is on by default and can be turned off in the App's Settings. While it is on, your progress is kept in the private database of your own iCloud account using Apple's CloudKit, so it can follow you to your other devices. A few small preferences, such as whether you've seen the introduction, may also be kept in iCloud key-value storage. Your private iCloud data is available to your Apple Account, not to us, and Apple processes it under Apple's own privacy terms.

The Fates' narration (Apple Intelligence)

On devices that support Apple Intelligence, the App can use Apple's on-device language model to write short narration lines from the Fates. The model is given only game information, such as the chips on your board and recent combinations, never personal information. It runs entirely on your device: nothing is sent to us or to any third party. Where the model isn't available, the App simply goes without these lines.

Purchases

Books are one-time purchases and Oracle whisper packs are consumable purchases, both sold through Apple's App Store using StoreKit. Apple processes payments and makes purchase and entitlement information available to the App so it can unlock what you bought. We never receive your payment-card details. Apple handles billing, refunds and taxes under the Apple Media Services Terms.

Information available through Apple

Apple may provide developers with aggregated App Store sales, download and usage reports. If you have chosen to share analytics with app developers in iOS, Apple may also provide crash and diagnostic information. Apple controls the information it collects through the App Store, StoreKit, iCloud and device analytics under Apple's own privacy terms. We don't use this information to build advertising profiles or to track you across apps or websites.

Website and support

This website is hosted by GitHub Pages. GitHub may process IP addresses, request details and security logs when the site is visited. The site loads its typefaces from Google Fonts, so Google receives your IP address and browser details when a page loads. It uses no analytics, advertising cookies or other third-party scripts. It remembers your language choice in your browser's local storage, which isn't sent anywhere.

If you email support, our email provider processes your address, message and any attachments so we can read and answer it.

Why we use support information and how long we keep it

We use support correspondence to answer your request, diagnose problems, prevent abuse and keep an appropriate record of the help given. Our lawful basis under UK GDPR is our legitimate interest in supporting and improving the App and, where relevant, taking steps connected with our contract with you. We keep support messages only as long as reasonably needed for those purposes, normally no longer than 24 months after the conversation closes, unless a longer period is required for a legal, security or accounting reason.

Service providers and international transfers

Apple, GitHub, Google and our email provider process information under their own terms and may process it outside the United Kingdom. Where UK data-protection law applies to a transfer we make, we rely on an applicable adequacy decision or appropriate contractual safeguards. We don't permit these providers to use support correspondence for our advertising.

Security

We use platform security features and take reasonable organisational measures appropriate to the limited information we handle. Device and iCloud security are provided primarily by Apple. No storage or transmission method is completely secure, so we cannot promise absolute security.

Children

MythCraft is made for a general audience. It has no account, chat or social features, and it doesn't ask for your age or any personal information. If a child emails support, we use the message only to respond and manage the request, and a parent or guardian can contact us about that correspondence.

Your rights

Depending on where you live, you may have rights over personal information we control, including rights to access, correct, erase, restrict or object to its use, and to complain to a regulator. These rights are subject to legal limits. Contact EMAIL-TBC@example.invalid to make a request. UK residents may complain to the Information Commissioner's Office at ico.org.uk. Game progress stored only on your device or in your iCloud is managed through the App, your device or your Apple Account, because we don't hold a copy.

Changes to this policy

We may update this policy when the App, website, providers or legal requirements change. We will update the date above and give additional notice where a change materially affects how we use personal information.

Contact

Questions or requests about privacy can be sent to EMAIL-TBC@example.invalid. A postal address for formal correspondence is available on request.