Privacy Policy

Effective date: 2026-05-05

This policy describes how the Fold app (“Fold,” “we,” “us,” “our”) handles information related to its use. It applies to the iOS app available on the Apple App Store, published by [INSERT YOUR NAME OR LLC NAME].

The short version: Fold is a single-player puzzle game. We don’t collect personal information, run analytics, show ads, or share data with third parties. Every piece of data the game uses lives on your device. The only exception is purchase information for Fold Pro, which Apple handles on our behalf through the App Store.

What information Fold accesses

On your device only. Fold stores game state locally using Apple’s standard on-device storage (UserDefaults). This includes:

  • Puzzle scores, daily streaks, and best-tile records
  • Whether the first-run tutorial has been shown
  • Your selected theme, sound, and haptic preferences
  • The contents of any in-progress saved puzzle
  • A cached record of whether you have purchased Fold Pro (so the app works offline)

This information never leaves your device. It is not transmitted to us, to any server we operate, or to any third party. If you delete Fold, all of this data is removed with it.

Through Apple’s App Store. When you purchase Fold Pro, Apple processes the transaction. Apple shares with us only what is necessary to verify the purchase, in the form of a signed entitlement record. We do not receive your name, email address, payment method, or billing address. Apple’s own privacy policy at https://www.apple.com/legal/privacy/ governs how Apple handles your purchase information.

Through Game Center. If you sign in to Apple’s Game Center while playing Fold, your scores may be submitted to leaderboards that Apple maintains. Apple manages the Game Center identity and any related privacy controls. Game Center is optional; the game works fully without it.

What information Fold does not collect

To be explicit, Fold does not:

  • Track you across other apps or websites
  • Collect or transmit personal information such as your name, email address, phone number, or location
  • Collect advertising identifiers (IDFA or equivalents)
  • Run analytics, telemetry, or crash reporting
  • Show advertisements of any kind
  • Include third-party SDKs that collect data
  • Make network requests other than to Apple’s App Store and, optionally, Game Center

Children’s privacy

Fold is rated 4+ in the App Store. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children, because we do not collect identifying information from anyone. If you are a parent or guardian and have questions about how Fold handles a child’s information, please contact us at the address below.

Your rights

Because Fold does not collect personal information, there is no account, profile, or server-side record for us to access, export, correct, or delete on your behalf. Local game state belongs to you and you can clear it at any time by:

  • Deleting the app from your device
  • Resetting Fold’s app data through iOS Settings (iOS 17 and later)

For purchase records, contact Apple through your Apple ID account. Apple manages your purchase history.

If you reside in the European Union (GDPR), the United Kingdom (UK GDPR), or California (CCPA), the rights those laws grant you, including access, deletion, portability, and the right to object to certain processing, apply. Because we do not hold personal data, most requests will need to be directed to Apple. You can also write to us using the contact information below.

Data security

The only Fold-related data exists on your device, protected by iOS’s standard application sandbox. We do not operate servers that store your data, because there are no such servers.

Changes to this policy

If we update this policy, we will change the “Effective date” above and post the revised text at the same URL. The page’s revision history serves as the record of prior versions.

Contact us

For privacy questions, write to us at:

[thornwickinteractive@gmail.com]

We aim to respond to privacy-related questions within seven days.