The short version
- Samsquares collects no data. Nothing about you or your child leaves the device.
- The app works fully offline. It makes no network connections of its own.
- No ads, no analytics, no tracking, no accounts and no in-app purchases.
- Stars and settings are kept only on the device.
1. About this policy
Samsquares (the “app”) is a puzzle game for children, made by MathOutsideTheBox and built and maintained by Ariel Tkachenko (“I”, “me”).
This policy explains what the app does with information. It applies to version 2.0 and later. Earlier versions used Google Firebase for anonymous usage statistics and crash reports; version 2.0 removed it.
2. Information collected
None. The app doesn't ask for names, email addresses, ages or any other personal information, has no sign-in, and doesn't record or send how it's used. There's no analytics, advertising or tracking code in the app, and it doesn't use the advertising identifier.
3. What stays on your device
To work, the app keeps a little information in its own storage on the device:
- Stars earned for each puzzle, so the game knows which puzzles are solved.
- Settings: music and sound effect volume, haptic feedback and which game hints have been shown.
This stays on the device and in its iCloud or computer backups, if you make them. I have no access to it. Clearing a level or all levels in the app's Settings removes the stars; deleting the app removes everything.
4. Third-party services
The app contains no third-party code. Apple distributes it through the App Store, under Apple's privacy policy. The About screen has a link to email me and a link to the website of the game's music; both open only when you tap them, in the Mail app and in Safari.
5. Children's privacy
Samsquares is made for children, which is one reason it collects nothing. It has no chat, no sharing, no ads and no purchases, and nothing a child does in the game is sent anywhere.
6. Changes to this policy
If the app ever starts handling information differently, this page will be updated before that version is released, with a new date at the top.
7. Contact
Questions about privacy in Samsquares? Write to me: