STARFORGE Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy explains how Iterative Key LLC (“we,” “us,” or “our”) handles information in STARFORGE (the “game”) on every platform where it is offered, including Google Play. It applies to the game only. Our website is covered by the separate website privacy policy.
STARFORGE is designed to work entirely on your device. It does not require an account, does not connect to any server operated by us, and does not use your data for advertising or profiling.
Information stored on your device
To work, the game stores the following on your device:
- Your hangar: your ship designs, the parts you own, and your coins.
- Progress: your story progress and stars, unlocked hulls, blueprints and upgrades, the species you have met, your best results, your statistics, and the achievements you have unlocked.
- A run in progress: your current roguelike run, so you can continue it later.
- Settings: volumes, controls, display, and accessibility preferences.
This information is kept in the game’s private storage, which other apps cannot read. It is never sent to us, and we have no way to see it.
Backup and moving to a new device
On Android, if you have turned on backup for your Google account, Android includes the game’s progress and settings in your device backup and restores them when you reinstall the game or set up a new device. This backup is managed by Google under your account and Google’s privacy policy. We cannot access it. You can turn backup off in your device’s settings.
Permissions the game uses
On Android, the game asks for no permissions that need your approval.
Google Play Games
On Android, if you are signed in to Google Play Games, the game uses it for:
- Your profile: your Play Games name, shown on the achievements screen, and your profile picture. The game keeps a copy of the picture in its private storage on your device.
- Achievements: which achievements you have unlocked, and your progress toward the ones that count up.
- Leaderboards: your best roguelike run score and your Daily Run score. Other players can see your score with your Play Games profile name and picture, as allowed by your Play Games settings.
- Saved games: a copy of your progress (such as your story stars, unlocked hulls and blueprints, upgrades, the species you have met, your statistics, and achievements), kept in your Google account so your progress can follow you to another device. Your hangar, coins, settings, and a run in progress stay on the device.
Google provides Play Games and handles this information under the Google Privacy Policy. Google may also collect diagnostic and usage information about how Play Games works in the game. We can see leaderboard entries as every player sees them. We do not receive your email address or contacts. You can play without signing in, sign out of Play Games, change who sees your profile, or delete your Play Games data in the Play Games settings on your device or in your Google account.
Other store services
On other platforms, the game may use that platform’s own game services, such as Steam or Game Center, for achievements, leaderboards, or saved games. When you use these services, the platform handles your data under its own privacy policy. We will update this policy before the game starts to use a new service.
How we use and share information
Apart from what Google Play Games shows every player, we do not receive personal information through the game. We do not sell, rent, or trade your information, and we do not share it for advertising.
Your choices and rights
- You can delete everything the game has stored by clearing its storage in your device’s settings or by uninstalling it. A copy may remain in your Android backup or your Play Games saved games until you delete it.
- Because we do not hold personal information about you, there is normally nothing for us to access, correct, or delete. If you have a question, please contact us.
Children’s privacy
The game has no chat and no way to contact other players, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone, including children under 13.
Changes to this policy
If the game starts to collect anything new, we will update this policy on this page before that version is released and change the effective date above. If the changes are significant, we will also let you know in the game or in its store listing.
Contact
Questions about this policy? Email us at [email protected].