FOLD & FIRE
Privacy Policy
The short version: Fold & Fire doesn't collect, store or share any personal information. There are no ads, no analytics, no tracking and no accounts.
What the app collects
No personal information. Fold & Fire has no account system of its own, shows no ads, and contains no analytics, advertising or tracking code from us or anyone else. Playing against the computer and Pass & Play work fully offline. The app doesn't use your camera, microphone, location, contacts or photos.
The one thing that leaves your device is the game itself, and only when you play online: each online match saves its moves (your fleet's position and the shots fired) with Apple's Game Center so your opponent's phone can show the same battle. It's used only to run the match, isn't linked to your identity by us, and is never used for tracking or advertising. The App Store lists this as "Gameplay Content, not linked to you". More on this under Game Center and online play below.
Pass & Play happens entirely on one device. Nothing about either player is sent anywhere.
What stays on your device
The app remembers two settings so they're the same next time you play: whether sound is on, and which computer opponent you picked. These are saved on your device only. The app never sends them anywhere, we can't see them, and they're deleted when you delete the app.
Like any app's settings, they can be included in your own device backups (iCloud Backup or a computer backup) if you use them. Those backups are controlled by you and Apple, not by us.
In-app purchase
Fold & Fire may offer an optional one-time purchase, the Admiral's Pack. If you buy it, Apple processes the purchase through the App Store with your Apple Account. We never receive your name, card number or any other payment details. The app only learns from Apple whether the pack has been bought, so it can unlock it and restore it on your other devices. Apple's handling of your purchase is covered by Apple's Privacy Policy.
Information Apple shares with developers
If you've chosen to share analytics with app developers in your device settings, Apple may give us crash reports and overall statistics, such as how many people downloaded the app. Apple gathers these, not the app, and they don't tell us who you are. You can turn this off in Settings > Privacy & Security > Analytics & Improvements.
Game Center and online play
Online play uses Apple's Game Center, and only if you choose Play Online. Game Center signs you in with your Apple Account and shows your Game Center nickname to the players you invite or are matched with. Each online match saves the moves of that game (your fleet's position and the shots fired) with Game Center so both phones can show the same battle; your opponent's copy of the app reads it to draw the board. Apple runs Game Center, delivers the "your turn" notifications, and stores the matches; we don't run any server, and we don't receive or keep your Game Center information. You can sign out of Game Center, or turn off invites and nearby players, in Settings > Game Center. Game Center is covered by Apple's Privacy Policy.
Children
Because Fold & Fire collects no personal information from anyone, it collects none from children.
Changes to this policy
If this policy changes, the new version will be posted on this page with a new effective date before the change takes effect.
Contact
Questions about privacy? Email Meineke Games at fazm05@hotmail.com.