Privacy Policy

THE SHORT VERSION

You can play without giving us your name, email address, or phone number.
We store your game progress so it’s saved and can move between devices.
No ads, no tracking, no analytics tools, and we never sell your information.
You can delete your account and its data from inside the app.

An Owl’s World (the “app”) and owlworld.owlmedia.games (the “website”) are made by Owl Media and Design, LLC (“we”, “us”). If you have questions, email [email protected].

What we collect

Your game account

The first time you open the app, it creates a guest account. The account has a random ID, a random secret, and a generated player name. The ID and secret are kept in your device’s Keychain. Our server stores the ID and a one-way hash of the secret, never the secret itself.

Sign in with Apple (optional)

If you link Sign in with Apple, Apple gives us a unique identifier for your Apple account in this app. The app doesn’t ask Apple for your name or email address, and we don’t receive or store them. We use the identifier only to find your account on another device.

Gameplay and progress

To save your progress and keep the in-game economy fair, our server stores:

Your firefly balance and lifetime total, lives and when the next one refills, and bonus lives
Characters and power-ups you own and have equipped
Completed levels, best endless score, and total platforms jumped
A record of each run: the mode and level, when it started and finished, and its result, including fireflies collected, platforms reached, and flags used
A history of firefly purchases in the shop

Purchases

Owl World Pro is bought through Apple’s App Store. Apple processes the payment, and we never see your card or billing details. We use RevenueCat to confirm purchases. RevenueCat receives your player ID and your App Store purchase information, and tells our server whether Pro is active.

Technical information

Like most online services, our servers receive your IP address and basic request details, such as the time and the app version, when the app connects. We use these to run the service, prevent abuse, and fix problems.

On your device only

The app keeps some things on your device that aren’t sent to us: your settings (such as sound and control layout), whether you’ve seen the tutorial, and the latest result of an interrupted run until it can be sent.

What we don’t collect

We don’t collect your contacts, location, photos, microphone, advertising identifier, or browsing history. The app has no ads and no third-party analytics or tracking tools.

How we use it

To run the game: save progress, refill lives, handle the shop, and unlock Pro
To move progress between your devices when you link Sign in with Apple
To detect cheating and protect the game and our servers
To answer your support requests
To meet legal obligations

We don’t use your information for advertising, and we don’t track you across other companies’ apps or websites.

How long we keep it

We keep your account information until you delete your account. If you delete it, we remove your account, any guest accounts merged into it, sign-in tokens, run history, firefly history, and owned items from our servers right away. Copies may remain in backups or server logs for a limited time before they’re overwritten.

Deleting your account doesn’t remove Apple’s record of your purchases. To also ask RevenueCat to delete its purchase records for your player ID, email us.

Your choices

Delete your account: in the app, open Shop & account and tap Delete account and saved progress. You can also email us.
Stop using Sign in with Apple: in the Settings app, tap your name, then Sign in with Apple, and stop using your Apple ID with An Owl’s World.
Access or correct your information: email us and we’ll send you a copy of the information linked to your account, or fix it if it’s wrong.

Depending on where you live, you may have other privacy rights, such as the right to object to certain uses or to complain to your local data protection authority. Email us to use any of these rights. We won’t treat you differently for doing so. We may need to confirm that the account is yours before acting on a request.

Children

An Owl’s World is suitable for all ages. It doesn’t ask for a player’s name, email address, age, or any other contact information, and it has no chat, ads, or social features. If you’re a parent or guardian and have questions about your child’s account, or want it deleted, email us.

Security

The app talks to our server over encrypted HTTPS. Credentials are kept in your device’s Keychain, and we store only a hash of your guest secret. No system is perfectly secure, but we work to protect your information and limit who can access it.

This website

This website doesn’t use cookies, analytics, trackers, or forms, and it doesn’t load fonts or scripts from other companies. Our web host records standard server logs, such as your IP address and the pages requested, to keep the site running and secure. The soundtrack plays only if you turn it on.

Changes to this policy

We may update this policy as the game changes. We’ll post the new version here and update the effective date. If we make a significant change, we’ll let you know in the app or on this website.

Contact

Questions or requests about your privacy? Email [email protected].