Privacy Policy

This policy explains how the Playburst app for iPhone and iPad ("Playburst", "the app") handles information. Playburst is published by Marjhorie D Mahinay ("we", "us").

1. Information stored on your device

Playburst saves your game progress on your device: your player level and XP, Brain Score, best scores, coins, gems, boosters, chests, collection items, daily streak, missions, season and event progress, and your settings (sound, haptics, display name and chosen avatar). The display name is whatever you type in the app; it never leaves your device except through iCloud and Game Center as described below.

2. iCloud sync

If you're signed in to iCloud, Playburst copies the same progress data to Apple's iCloud key-value storage so it stays in sync across your devices. This data is stored in your iCloud account under Apple's privacy policy. We cannot see or access it. You can turn off iCloud for Playburst in Settings › [your name] › iCloud.

3. Game Center

If you use Game Center, Playburst submits your best scores, player level, Brain Score and earned achievements to Apple's Game Center. Your Game Center nickname and scores may be visible to other players on leaderboards, depending on your Game Center settings. Game Center is operated by Apple under Apple's privacy policy. We don't receive your Apple ID or contact details.

4. Purchases and subscriptions

Gem packs and the Playburst VIP subscription are sold through Apple's App Store. Apple processes the payment; we never receive your payment details, name or address. The app receives a signed confirmation of each purchase from Apple so it can deliver your gems or VIP benefits, and this confirmation stays on your device.

5. Advertising

The current version of Playburst does not show third-party ads and contains no advertising SDKs. The app may in future offer optional "watch a video for bonus coins" rewards. If we add an ad provider, we'll update this policy and the App Store privacy details before that version is released, and ads will only ever play when you choose to watch one.

6. Information we don't collect

We don't collect or receive personal information, device identifiers for tracking, precise or approximate location, crash or usage analytics, or any data from other apps. Because we don't collect personal information, we don't sell or share it.

7. Children

Playburst is designed for a general audience and is not directed at children under 13. We don't knowingly collect personal information from anyone, including children. If you believe a child has shared personal information with us, for example by emailing support, contact us and we'll delete it.

8. Your choices and deleting data

• Delete local data: delete the Playburst app from your device.
• Delete iCloud data: go to Settings › [your name] › iCloud › Manage Account Storage, choose Playburst and delete its data.
• Game Center: manage or delete Game Center data in Settings › Game Center, or contact Apple.
• Support emails: if you email us, we keep the message only as long as needed to help you. Ask and we'll delete it.

9. Security

Your data is protected by Apple's on-device and iCloud security. Because we don't operate servers holding your information, there is no Playburst database that can be breached.

10. Your rights

Depending on where you live (for example under the GDPR in the EU/UK or the CCPA in California), you may have rights to access, correct or delete personal data. Since we hold no personal data about you, the steps in section 8 cover those requests. You can always contact us with questions.

11. Changes to this policy

If we change this policy, we'll update the date at the top and, for significant changes, mention it in the app's release notes.

12. Contact

Questions about privacy? Email [email protected].