Legal Disclosure & Transparency

Privacy Policy

Entity: Tidal Island Studio Application: Tidal Island Effective Date: October 11, 2026

1. Overview & Commitment

Welcome to Tidal Island, crafted by Tidal Island Studio ("we", "our", or "us"). We are committed to safeguarding the privacy and digital well-being of our players. This Privacy Policy details the nature of information processed when you install, explore, or interact with Tidal Island across iOS devices, and outlines your rights concerning your personal data.

2. Local Device Storage & Game Progress

Tidal Island is designed with a strong respect for local autonomy. The core experience stores puzzle progress directly on your personal device:

  • Chapter & Level Progression: Completed voyage counts, turn counts, and unlocked chapters are held locally.
  • Island Memories: Collected keepsakes (postcards, compasses, shells) and journal unlock states remain in device storage.
  • User Preferences: Audio toggles, sound effect volume, haptic feedback states, and accessibility configurations (such as Reduce Motion) are saved locally via standard system preferences.
  • Local Record Export: When using the in-game export feature, records are prepared strictly in memory and written to your local system pasteboard only upon explicit request.

3. Network Communications & Service Calibration

While core puzzle voyages run seamlessly on your device without requiring continuous network access, the application may periodically connect to our secure servers to ensure service stability, operational security, and content calibration:

  • Service Notices & Calibration: Retrieving operational advisories, hydrographic level tuning parameters, and technical announcements.
  • Technical Support & Web Delivery: Facilitating in-app access to gameplay guidelines, help desk documentation, and player assistance articles.
  • Session Diagnostics: Processing technical request latency, error codes, and connectivity status to verify that critical service endpoints are performing reliably.

4. Installation Attribution & App Tracking Transparency (ATT)

Tidal Island is a completely ad-free gaming experience containing zero third-party commercial advertisements or banners. To evaluate the reach of our user acquisition campaigns and verify install channels, standard attribution technology (such as Adjust) is integrated:

Transparency & Consent: In accordance with Apple's App Tracking Transparency framework on iOS 14.5 and later, device identifiers are accessed solely if you explicitly grant tracking permission when prompted. If you decline or choose "Ask App not to Track", tracking is entirely suppressed, and gameplay remains unhindered. This data is strictly used for campaign evaluation and is never used to display advertisements.

Telemetry metrics collected under authorized parameters may include aggregated session activations, game milestone verification (such as voyage completion marks), and anonymized device specifications (operating system version and device model).

5. Data Sharing & Third-Party Disclosure

We do not sell, rent, or lease your personal information to data brokers or unrelated commercial entities. Information is only processed through verified service providers under binding confidentiality obligations strictly for technical operations, fraud prevention, and performance attribution.

6. Children's Privacy (COPPA Compliance)

Tidal Island provides an age-appropriate, wholesome puzzle environment suitable for all audiences. We do not knowingly solicit or collect personally identifiable information from children under the age of 13 (or under the applicable age limit in your jurisdiction). If you believe a child has provided unauthorized personal data, please contact our support desk to have such records promptly investigated.

7. Your Rights & Data Choices

Depending on your jurisdiction (including the General Data Protection Regulation / GDPR in the EEA and the California Consumer Privacy Act / CCPA), you hold legal rights regarding your information, including:

  • The right to know what categories of technical data are processed.
  • The right to request erasure of telemetry records held by our infrastructure.
  • The right to reset or clear local game data at any time via the in-app Settings menu ("Clear progress").
  • The right to withdraw tracking consent at any time via your iOS device Settings under Privacy & Security > Tracking.

8. Policy Revisions & Contact

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect enhancements in our architecture or evolving legal mandates. Updated terms become effective upon publication with a revised Effective Date.

If you have any questions, inquiries, or data privacy requests, please submit an inquiry through our dedicated online portal:

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