Everythink Privacy Policy · Iterative Key LLC

This Privacy Policy explains how Iterative Key LLC (“we,” “us,” or “our”) handles information in Everythink (the “app”), our logic puzzle app for Android, iPhone, and iPad. It applies to the app only. Our website is covered by the separate website privacy policy.

Everythink is designed to work on your device. It does not require an account, has no ads, analytics, or crash reporting, and does not connect to any server operated by us. The daily puzzles are built into the app or made on your device. Signing in to Google Play Games on Android, or Game Center on iPhone and iPad, to back your progress up and continue it on another device, is optional.

Information stored on your device

To do its job, the app stores the following on your device:

Puzzle progress: for each day’s puzzle and for the puzzles you play at each difficulty, your marks on the board, how long you have spent, the hints you took, and whether you solved it, with your solve counts and best times. Your streak and stats are worked out from these.
App settings: your theme, sound, whether the clock shows, your reminder time, and which introductions and tutorials you have already seen.

This information is kept in the app’s private storage, which other apps cannot read. It is never sent to us, and we have no way to see it. Uninstalling the app deletes it, apart from a copy you chose to keep with Google Play Games or Game Center, described below.

Daily reminder

If you turn on the daily reminder, the app schedules a notification on your device at the time you choose, on days you haven’t solved a puzzle yet. It asks your device for permission to show notifications first. The reminder is made and shown by your device; nothing is sent anywhere. You can turn it off in the app’s Settings or in your device’s notification settings.

Backup and moving to a new device

If Android backup is turned on for your phone, Android can include the app’s data in your device backup, and can copy it when you transfer your data to a new phone. This backup is made and stored by Android in your own Google account, under your control. It is not sent to us, and we cannot access it. On Android 9 and later, when your phone has a screen lock, Android encrypts the backup with your PIN, pattern, or password. You can turn backup off, or delete existing backups, in your phone’s Settings (usually under Google, then Backup) or in your Google account. Google’s handling of backups is described in the Google Privacy Policy.

On iPhone and iPad, the app’s data is included when you back your device up with iCloud Backup, or to a computer, and comes back when you restore that backup. This backup is made by iOS and stored in your own iCloud account or on your computer, under your control. It is not sent to us, and we cannot access it. You can manage iCloud Backup in your device’s Settings, under your name, then iCloud. Apple’s handling of backups is described in the Apple Privacy Policy.

Google Play Games

On Android, the app can back your progress up with Google Play Games Saved Games. Play Games may sign you in on its own when you open the app if you already use it with your Google account; otherwise you can sign in from the app’s Settings. You do not have to sign in to play.

While you are signed in, the app saves a copy of your puzzle progress, as described above, in your Google account. It does not include your settings. The copy is used only to restore your progress and to keep it the same on your devices. It is sent and stored by Google Play services, under your control; it is not sent to us, and we cannot access it.

Signing in shares your Play Games profile (your player name and avatar) with the app, which does not store or use them. Google handles Play Games data as described in the Google Privacy Policy and the Google Play Games Services terms.

You can delete the saved copy at any time in the Google Play Games settings (delete your Play Games data for Everythink), or by deleting your Play Games profile.

Game Center

On iPhone and iPad, the app can back your progress up with Game Center saved games. If you are already signed in to Game Center on your device, Game Center may sign you in on its own when you open the app; otherwise you can sign in from the app’s Settings. You do not have to sign in to play.

While you are signed in, the app saves the same copy of your puzzle progress described above for Google Play Games, and again not your settings. Game Center keeps saved games in your iCloud account, so iCloud Drive needs to be on. The copy is used only to restore your progress and to keep it the same on your devices. It is stored by Apple, under your control; it is not sent to us, and we cannot access it.

Signing in shares your Game Center profile (your nickname and player identifiers) with the app, which does not store or use them. Apple handles Game Center data as described in the Apple Privacy Policy.

You can delete the saved copy in your iCloud storage settings (in your device’s Settings, under your name, then iCloud).

Permissions the app uses

On Android:

Notifications: to send the daily reminder at the time you choose. You can turn the reminder off in the app, or deny the permission.
Run at startup: to schedule your reminder again after the phone restarts.

On iPhone and iPad, the app asks only for permission to send notifications, for the daily reminder.

The app itself does not access the internet: the optional backup is sent by Google Play services on Android and by Game Center on iPhone and iPad. The app does not access your location, contacts, camera, microphone, photos, files, or other accounts.

Links

The app’s Settings link to this policy and to the app’s support page on our website. They open in your browser, which is covered by its own privacy policy and by our website privacy policy.

We do not collect information from the app, so we have nothing to use or share. We do not sell, rent, or trade your information, and we do not share it for advertising. If Iterative Key LLC is involved in a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets, this policy will continue to apply.

Security

Information on your device is protected by the system’s app sandbox and your device’s storage encryption.

Your choices and rights

You can turn the daily reminder off at any time in the app’s Settings.
You can delete everything the app has stored by uninstalling it, or on Android by clearing the app’s storage in your phone’s Settings. A copy may remain in your Android or iCloud backup until you delete it or the backup is replaced.
If you signed in to Google Play Games or Game Center, you can delete the saved copy of your progress as described in those sections above.

Depending on where you live, you may have rights to access, correct, or delete your personal information. Because we do not collect any, everything the app knows about you is on your device and in your control. If you have a question or a request, please contact us.

Children’s privacy

Everythink is suitable for all ages. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children, and the app collects no personal information from anyone. If you have a concern, please contact us.

Changes to this policy

If we change how the app handles information, we will update this policy on this page and change the effective date above. If the changes are significant, we will also let you know in the app or in its store listing.

Contact

Questions about this policy? Email us at [email protected].