Privacy Policy

Last updated: 17 August 2026

This policy describes Idle Colony as it exists today, which is in development and not yet on the App Store. As it stands the app has no accounts, no analytics, no advertising and makes no network requests at all. Your colony is a file on your own device.

Advertising, in-app purchases and iCloud save sync are all planned. This policy will be updated before any of them ships, and the App Store privacy labels will be updated to match. It will not quietly start describing collection that already began.

What the app collects

Nothing. It has no accounts, no analytics, no crash reporting and no user profiles. It never asks for your name, email, location, contacts, camera, microphone or photos, because it does not use them.

Where your colony lives

Your progress is saved to a file in the app's own storage on your device. It is never uploaded anywhere. It is included in your device backup if you back up your device, and deleting the app deletes it.

Network access

The app currently makes no network requests of any kind. There is no server operated by its developer, and no third-party SDK in the app that talks to one.

What is planned, and what it will mean

Written here in advance so there are no surprises later. None of this is in the app today.

In-app purchases. Processed entirely by Apple. Apple tells the app whether a purchase succeeded and nothing more; payment details never reach this app or its developer. Apple's handling of that data is governed by Apple's Privacy Policy. There will be no subscription.
Opt-in rewarded adverts. A video you may choose to watch in exchange for a bonus, and never anything that interrupts play. If you never tap it, no advert is requested on your behalf. Adverts will be served by Google AdMob, which receives technical information such as your IP address, device type and OS version in order to deliver, cap and measure an advert — see Google's Privacy & Terms. Adverts will be non-personalised and the app will not request App Tracking Transparency permission or read your advertising identifier (IDFA).
iCloud save sync. Your colony would sync through your own iCloud account, in Apple's private database, so that it survives a lost phone. The developer has no access to it. It is your iCloud, not a server of ours.
Gameplay analytics. A short, fixed list of gameplay events — a building bought, a launch completed, how long a session lasted — with an opt-out in Settings that genuinely stops collection. No advertising identifier, no cross-app tracking, and no profile of you. Where these events would be sent has not been decided, and no analytics of any kind will ship until this policy names it.

Children

Idle Colony is not directed at children. Because the app does not track users or read advertising identifiers, it does not build a profile of any player, including a child. When advertising is added it will be limited to content rated G.

Your choices

Today there is nothing to opt out of, because nothing is collected. When advertising is added, watching an advert will be entirely optional and the game will be completable without ever watching one. You can also limit ad measurement system-wide in Settings › Privacy & Security › Apple Advertising and Settings › Privacy & Security › Tracking.

Changes

This page carries the date it was last changed. Any change that affects what leaves your device will be made here before the feature ships, not after.

Contact

idlecolony@protonmail.com