Privacy Policy for Connectionary

Last Updated: September 25, 2026

1. Introduction

Welcome to Connectionary! This privacy policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your information when you use our iOS word puzzle game. We are committed to protecting your privacy and being transparent about our data practices.

2. Information We Collect

Connectionary collects the information needed to run the game, multiplayer features, purchases, ads, and analytics:

• Anonymous User ID: A randomly generated Firebase Authentication identifier used to keep your game state, multiplayer sessions, gem balance, purchases, and settings working.
• Optional Display Name: If you choose a display name, it is saved and may be shown publicly on leaderboards and in friend or multiplayer features. Please do not use a real name if you do not want it displayed.
• Game and Progress Data: Scores, word matches, completion times, Challenge Mode progress, Daily Game results, leaderboard entries, friend relationships, invites, and gem balance.
• Purchase Data: StoreKit product identifiers, transaction identifiers, and signed transaction information used to verify purchases and credit gems or remove ads. We do not receive your full payment card details.
• Advertising, Analytics, and Technical Data: App interactions, gameplay events, purchase events, ad impressions or clicks, device/app diagnostics, and similar technical information processed by Firebase Analytics and Google Mobile Ads.
• Reports about Display Names: If a player reports a display name they saw on the leaderboard, we record the report: who filed it, whose name was reported, the name itself, and when. See “Two things are kept after you delete your data” in section 11.
• Local Settings: Preferences such as selected difficulty, display options, cached display name, and purchase flags may be stored on your device.

3. Personal Information

Connectionary does not require a traditional account, email address, or phone number. The app does not ask for or collect:

• Email addresses or phone numbers
• Contact lists
• Precise location data
• Photos or media files

If you enter a display name that identifies you, that display name may be considered personal information and may be visible to other players.

4. How We Use Information

The information we collect is used for:

• Game Functionality: Running practice, progressive, daily, friend, and multiplayer games.
• Leaderboards and Social Features: Displaying scores, rankings, display names, friends, invites, and multiplayer results.
• Purchases and Rewards: Verifying in-app purchases, crediting gems, restoring purchases, and honoring Remove Ads purchases.
• Advertising: Loading, showing, measuring, and limiting interstitial ads unless Remove Ads has been purchased.
• App Improvement and Security: Measuring feature usage, diagnosing problems, preventing abuse, and improving game performance.

5. Firebase Services

Connectionary uses Google Firebase to provide backend services including:

• Firebase Authentication: For anonymous user authentication
• Cloud Functions: For multiplayer game logic
• Cloud Firestore: For storing game data and leaderboards
• Firebase Analytics: For app usage, gameplay, purchase, and ad event measurement

Firebase's privacy practices are governed by the Firebase Privacy Policy.

6. Tracking and Advertising

Connectionary uses Google Mobile Ads to show interstitial ads unless the Remove Ads purchase is active. The ads Connectionary serves are non-personalised. We do not ask for permission to track you, we do not show App Tracking Transparency prompts, and we do not link advertising data to your identity or combine it with data from other companies' apps or websites.

To deliver, cap, and measure those ads, Google Mobile Ads processes ad impression and click data, device identifiers such as the vendor identifier, and general device and app diagnostics. Connectionary also includes SKAdNetwork identifiers, Apple's privacy-preserving ad attribution mechanism.

We do not sell your information. Google's handling of advertising data is also governed by Google's policies.

7. In-App Purchases

Connectionary offers optional gem purchases and a one-time Remove Ads purchase through Apple StoreKit. Apple processes payment information. Connectionary receives transaction information from StoreKit and sends signed transaction information to our Firebase backend to verify purchases, prevent duplicate credits, restore entitlements, and update your gem balance.

8. Data Storage and Security

Game data is stored on Firebase's cloud infrastructure and some settings are stored locally on your device. Firebase and Apple provide security controls for their services, and we use Firebase App Check and server-side validation for protected backend actions. No system can be guaranteed completely secure, but we limit collection to data needed for the app's features, safety, advertising, analytics, and purchases.

9. Children's Privacy

Connectionary is a word puzzle game suitable for general audiences. The app does not require email addresses, phone numbers, contacts, photos, or precise location. Players should avoid entering a real name as their display name if they do not want it visible on leaderboards or social features. If you believe a child has provided personal information through a display name or other game data, contact us so we can review the issue.

10. Data Retention

Game data, scores, purchases, gem balances, display names, and leaderboard records may be retained for as long as needed to provide the app, maintain game history, prevent duplicate purchase credits, and protect against abuse. Analytics and advertising data are retained according to the policies and settings of the relevant third-party services. You can delete your data from inside the app at any time; section 11 explains how, and names the two things we keep afterwards.

11. Your Choices

• You can avoid entering a display name, or choose one that does not identify you personally.
• You do not need to change any iOS setting to stop personalised advertising. Connectionary never asks for tracking permission, and the ads it requests are already non-personalised — see section 6.
• You can purchase Remove Ads to disable in-app ad presentation.
• You can uninstall the app at any time to stop future collection by the app.
• Delete your data from inside the app. Open Settings and tap Delete My Data. After you confirm, Connectionary permanently deletes your display name, gem balance, scores, leaderboard entries, and Challenge Mode and Daily Game progress from our servers. This cannot be undone.
• Two things are kept after you delete your data.
  • Your purchases. We keep the record of what you bought, so Restore Purchases still recovers Remove Ads and any gems you have paid for.
  • Reports other players have made about your display name. If another player reported a display name you used, we keep that report after you delete your data. It holds the anonymous identifier your account used, the display name that was reported, and the date your account was deleted. We keep it to stop reported behaviour being erased by deleting an account and signing up again; keeping Connectionary safe to play is our legitimate interest in doing so. Reports you made about other players are your own data and are deleted with everything else.
• You can also email dev@alsiprossi.games with a deletion request. Because Connectionary uses anonymous authentication, we may need enough information — such as your display name — to locate the relevant data. The two exceptions above apply to an emailed request in exactly the same way.

12. Third-Party Services

Connectionary uses the following third-party services:

• Google Firebase: Authentication, backend infrastructure, database, cloud functions, analytics, and app integrity services (Firebase Privacy and Security)
• Google Mobile Ads: Interstitial advertising and ad measurement (Google Privacy Policy)
• Apple StoreKit: In-app purchase processing and purchase restoration (Apple Privacy Policy)

13. Changes to This Policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated "Last Updated" date. Continued use of Connectionary after changes indicates acceptance of the updated policy.

14. International Users

Connectionary is currently available in the United States and Canada. Data may be processed or stored in the United States or other countries where our service providers operate. By using Connectionary, you understand that information may be transferred and processed outside your country of residence.