Privacy Policy

Overview

Rune Circuit ("the App") is a mobile puzzle game developed by Hearth & Hammer, LLC, operating under the Forgebound Labs game studio label. We want you to know exactly what happens with your data, so this page spells it out in plain language.

The Short Version

• Your game lives on your device. We don't run servers that store your progress, and we don't collect your name, email, or contacts.
• The App shows optional rewarded ads through Google AdMob. Google collects some device and ad data to show and measure those ads.
• You're in control. You choose whether to allow tracking, players in regions with privacy laws get a consent form, and buying Remove Ads turns ads off entirely.

Data We Collect

Rune Circuit doesn't collect, store, or transmit personal information to us. Your game progress (levels, stars, stats, flux, and settings) is stored locally on your device using standard iOS storage and is never sent to our servers.

The App does use a few third-party services, described below. Those services receive limited data to do their jobs.

Third-Party Services

• Google AdMob. Shows optional rewarded ads (hints, level skips, and bonus flux). AdMob may collect device identifiers (including your device's advertising identifier, but only if you allow tracking), your IP address (used to estimate your general location), ad interactions, and crash and performance diagnostics. Google uses this data to show and measure ads and for analytics. See Google's Privacy Policy and how Google uses information from apps that use its services.
• Google User Messaging Platform. Shows the privacy consent form where the law requires one and remembers your choices on your device. It uses your approximate location (from your IP address) to work out which privacy rules apply to you.
• Firebase Remote Config (Google). Lets us adjust app settings without an update, such as whether today's Daily Circuit needs a newer version of the App. It receives your device's country, language, time zone, operating system version, and app details, along with a Firebase installation ID: a random identifier for this copy of the App that isn't tied to your name or Apple ID. We don't use Google Analytics for Firebase. See Firebase's privacy information.
• Apple Game Center. If you’re signed in to Game Center, your leaderboard scores (highest level, puzzles solved, best streak, best daily streak, and Dailies completed) are sent to Apple. Game Center is operated by Apple under Apple's Privacy Policy, and you can sign out of it any time in your device settings.
• Apple StoreKit. Processes the Remove Ads purchase. Transactions are handled entirely by Apple, and we never see your payment information.

Tracking and Your Choices

• Tracking permission. The App asks once whether it may track your activity across other companies' apps and websites. If you choose "Ask App Not to Track," your advertising identifier isn't shared and you'll still see ads, just not ones personalized by that tracking. You can change this any time in Settings > Privacy & Security > Tracking.
• EEA, UK, and Switzerland. Before any ads load, the App shows a consent form from Google's certified consent tool. You can decline with one tap, and the App still works. If you decline, the App won't ask for tracking permission either.
• US states with privacy laws. Where state law requires it, the App lets you opt out of the use of your information for targeted advertising (sometimes called "selling" or "sharing" under those laws).
• Privacy choices. If either of the above applies to you, a "Privacy Choices" link on the App's title screen lets you review or change your answers whenever you like.
• Remove Ads. Buying Remove Ads turns ads off entirely. The App stops loading ads and doesn't ask for tracking permission.

Sharing Your Daily Result

When you tap Share after finishing a Daily Circuit, the App opens your device's share sheet with a short text summary (the date, chapter, stars, move count, and daily streak, plus a link to the App). It only goes where you choose to send it, and we don't receive a copy.

In-App Purchases

Rune Circuit offers a "Remove Ads" in-app purchase. When purchased, all advertisements are permanently removed from the App, and ad-powered rewards (hints, skips, bonus flux) become free. This purchase is processed and managed by Apple. We don't collect or store any payment information.

Children's Privacy

Rune Circuit is a general-audience game and isn't directed to children under 13. We don't knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. The App doesn't require an account and has no chat or social features. If you believe a child has provided personal information through a third-party service in the App, please contact us.

Data Retention

We don't hold personal data, so there's nothing for us to retain. Game progress stored on your device is removed when you delete the App. Data received by Google and Apple is retained under their own policies, linked above.

Your Rights

Depending on where you live, you may have rights to access, delete, or object to the use of your personal information, or to opt out of targeted advertising. Because we don't store personal data ourselves, the fastest controls are the Privacy Choices link in the App, the Tracking setting on your device, and Google's own privacy tools. If you'd like help with any of these, contact us and we'll do what we can.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. Any changes will be reflected on this page with an updated revision date. Continued use of the App after changes means you accept the updated policy.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this privacy policy, please contact us at:

support@hearthandhammer.ai