Privacy policy

iOS 1.0.2: optional purchased hints

Campaign progress, stars, earned coins and earned hints stay on your device. When a purchase is explicitly started, the app creates a separate online wallet controlled by a private device key, without email/password signup or mandatory code backup. The wallet service receives a public wallet identifier, signed one-time ownership proofs and purchase-request identifiers. It keeps wallet ownership, transaction, balance, refund, credit, debit and operation records to verify purchases, prevent duplicate delivery and recover the same wallet.

Using a purchased hint saves that puzzle board, played moves and revealed step. Pending and previously revealed hints can be reopened without paying for the same saved reveal again. This service does not upload the rest of your campaign save or earned balance. New paid hints and balance verification need a connection; local gameplay and earned hints remain available.

Apple and Cloudflare

Apple handles payment and provides signed transaction information. The wallet verifies it against Apple before crediting hints. Accepted Industries does not receive card or bank details from this flow. Cloudflare hosts the wallet service and encrypted backups. Apple and Cloudflare may process network and security information under their policies. The wallet database has no name, date-of-birth, email or IP-address field; this does not mean providers receive no network information.

Apple privacy policy · Cloudflare privacy policy

Purchase support

If you choose Contact purchase support, the app prepares an email draft with an opaque support reference for this wallet. You review it, add your Apple order ID privately and send it if you choose. Support receives the email information you provide and uses it to verify your purchase and help replace missing hints. Never send an Apple password, private key, recovery code or a child’s personal details. Replacement credits are separately recorded with a case identifier, hashed purchase proof and recipient reference, quantity and usage; they do not unlock the old wallet or transfer its saved boards. Verified support replacement is available with iOS 1.0.2.

Private recovery information

The private wallet key and recovery code are not sent to the service. Keep the code safe outside the app; never send it to support. Anyone with the code can use its wallet. If all key and recovery copies are lost, we cannot reconstruct access from consumed purchases alone. Apple Restore Purchases does not restore consumed hint packs. Automatic iCloud recovery is not offered in this version.

Retention and deletion requests

In Settings → Purchase help and backup, you can request wallet deletion, cancel it within 7 days, or delete immediately. New purchases and paid-hint spending stop on request. At completion, unused paid and support-replacement credits and saved paid-hint boards are removed; earned coins, earned hints and campaign progress remain. Active-wallet purchase and saved-hint records are kept for wallet functionality, and unused purchased hints do not expire. After deletion, purchase/reconciliation records are kept for 90 days, with older encrypted Cloudflare backup copies for up to 30 additional days. Environment-scoped one-way wallet and request-token digests, deletion timing and policy receipts remain for the service lifetime to prevent deleted wallets or transactions from being revived. These proofs are pseudonymous, not guaranteed anonymous. Deletion does not cancel an Apple request, request a refund or prevent a pending Apple approval from charging. If an earlier Apple request completes after deletion, contact support so we can verify the purchase and replace its hints. Replacement uses your current wallet and does not restore the deleted wallet or saved boards. The retention periods are operating choices, not a claim that the law requires those periods. Independently retained offline backups are managed separately; contact us about a deletion request affecting those copies. Questions: eugene@acceptedindustries.com. Never include a recovery code, Apple password or a child’s personal details.

Children and grown-ups

Children and adults can play. A parent or grown-up should manage purchase setup, recovery information and Apple purchase controls. Apple’s device and family purchase controls remain available; the iOS app does not add a universal math challenge. Wallet data supports game and purchase functionality, not advertising or tracking across other companies’ apps and websites. Gameplay analytics stay disabled in iOS 1.0.2.

Your game progress

The app stores game information locally so you can continue playing. This includes completed levels, stars, best pour counts, coins, hints, daily results and streaks, an unfinished puzzle, and your settings. We do not upload your saved-game file to a developer-run service. An individual board, moves and reveal are uploaded only when requesting a purchased hint, as described above. Your operating system may include app data in device backups, as described below.

The daily puzzle is selected from a bundled collection using the date on your device. Endless puzzles are generated on your device. The puzzles themselves do not require an internet connection. In Android 1.0.1, Google Play may require online age or family setup before gameplay can continue.

Gameplay analytics in the first iOS release

The first iOS App Store release does not send gameplay analytics to Accepted Industries or Google Analytics for Firebase. Analytics collection is disabled for this release, and there is no in-game option to enable it. We do not use gameplay information from this release for advertising or tracking across other companies' apps and websites.

This section describes the first iOS release. Android 1.0.1 is described below; future versions and external services may have different data practices. If a later version introduces analytics, its data practices and choices will be described in updated disclosures.

Android 1.0.1

Android 1.0.1 does not send gameplay analytics to Accepted Industries or Google Analytics for Firebase. The Firebase Analytics SDK is included in the app, but analytics collection is permanently disabled for this Android release, with no in-game option to enable it. We do not use gameplay information from this release for advertising or tracking across other companies' apps and websites.

Game saves and settings stay in app storage on your device, subject to the backup settings described below. The app also stores reminder preferences and a local history of review requests so it can avoid asking for a review too often. That history records review-prompt timing, not your rating or review text.

Reminders are optional. If you turn them on, the app may ask for notification permission and uses Android's on-device alarm and notification services to schedule them. There is no developer-run push-notification server. You can turn reminders off in the game's Settings or manage notification permission in Android's settings.

Android age-related checks

Android 1.0.1 uses Google Play's Age Signals service for age-related checks. The app temporarily reads Play's access status and, when signals are available, checks the reported age-range bounds, verification source, and parental-approval status for significant changes. All valid age ranges and verification sources receive the same game experience. If Play does not share signals, that same experience remains available. This release has no game account, ads, real-money in-app purchases, or gameplay analytics, and no features that depend on approval of a significant change.

The game does not ask you to enter a date of birth or upload identification. It does not read the approval-date or installation-ID fields returned by this service. The age-range, source, and approval-status values are used temporarily on your device: the app does not save or log them, send them to Accepted Industries or a developer-run server, or use them for analytics or advertising. Only a limited status needed to show the game, setup, or retry screen is kept in the running app's memory. Google Play manages its own verification and approval process under Google's policies. See Google's Play Age Signals overview and data-safety information.

If Google Play explicitly reports that verification is required, the app shows a setup screen with options to open Google Play and retry. Completing that setup can require an internet connection and interaction with Google Play. During the same running app session, a later connection problem or service error does not remove that setup requirement. If the initial check is unavailable, the app explains that and lets you retry or continue with the same game experience. Permission to access signals, missing signals, and failed checks are not treated as proof of adulthood or parental approval.

The setup state is held only in memory and resets when the app process restarts. These checks do not create a lasting age or consent profile.

Android reviews and deleting a Google Play review

Pour Decisions: Water Puzzle, developed by Accepted Industries LLC, can ask Google Play to show an optional review prompt. Google Play handles your star rating and any written review in its own process. The game does not receive your rating, review text, or whether you submitted a review.

Reviews are not anonymous. A published review can show your Google Account profile name and photo to other people. Closed-test feedback is shared privately with the developer through Google Play. Accepted Industries can see reviews and test feedback through Play, along with information Google makes available, including your profile name and photo, past review edits, language, country, and device information. See Google Play's ratings and reviews policy and its in-app review data disclosure.

To delete your Google Play review of Pour Decisions: Water Puzzle:

1. Open the Google Play Store app using the Google Account you used for the review.
2. Open the detail page for Pour Decisions: Water Puzzle from Accepted Industries LLC.
3. Scroll to the reviews section and find your review.
4. Tap More, then Delete.

You can manage reviews through your Google Play Store account or Google Account. See Google's instructions for editing or deleting reviews. Google controls review storage under its policies. Accepted Industries cannot delete a Google Play review on your behalf. Resetting game progress, clearing app storage, or uninstalling the game does not delete a review or test feedback held by Google Play. Local game data and backups are separate, as described below.

Earlier analytics-enabled test builds

Some earlier iOS development and test builds included optional Google Analytics for Firebase. In those builds, analytics was off by default and required choosing Allow analytics in Settings. If you enabled it in an earlier build, the app and Google's SDK may have processed:

• Gameplay events: level starts, completions, quits, hint use, and declined hints. Details could include puzzle and mode identifiers, level and venue, target pour count, actual pours, stars, time spent, hints used, replay or restart information, daily streak, and in-game coin balance.
• App and installation identifiers: a randomly generated Analytics app-instance identifier distinguished an app installation. Firebase could also use a separate Firebase installation identifier, depending on the device and environment.
• App and session information: automatic app lifecycle and session events, plus basic app, operating-system, and device information.
• Network and approximate location information: Google could process connection information, including an IP address, to provide Analytics and derive approximate country or region. The app did not request GPS or other location permission.

The purpose of those analytics was to understand puzzle difficulty, completion, hint use, and whether players returned. Records could be associated with an app or installation identifier. They were pseudonymous, not guaranteed to be anonymous. We did not supply names, email addresses, account IDs, advertising IDs, saved-game files, or user-written text to Analytics, or use it for advertising or cross-app tracking.

Installing a no-analytics release or resetting game progress does not by itself delete data Google may already have received from an earlier test build. In an earlier analytics-enabled build, turning Share analytics off pauses custom gameplay events and, when completed, disables collection and resets local Analytics data. If that build shows Retry turning off, use it before restarting. This local reset is not a server-side deletion request.

Earlier test-build data retention

The Google Analytics property settings last verified on November 8, 2026 retain event-level data for 2 months and user-level data for 14 months. New activity resets the user-level retention period. Google applies expired-data deletion through its periodic processing; these settings do not mean every record is deleted exactly two months after collection.

Standard aggregated reports are not subject to these retention limits. Firebase installation-related records, where used, follow Google's applicable service retention rules. Withdrawing permission in the game is not a server-side deletion request.

Google processes this information under the applicable Firebase and Google Analytics terms and privacy practices. For more information, see Google Analytics privacy and security, Analytics data retention, Firebase privacy and security, and Firebase installation identifiers.

For an access or deletion request, email eugene@acceptedindustries.com. Because analytics is not attached to a named game account, we may need additional information to locate a particular installation's records. A name or email alone may not identify those records.

Device permissions

The app does not request access to your location, contacts, photos, camera, or microphone. Sound effects are bundled with the app. Haptics use your device's vibration features; no audio is recorded.

On Android, optional reminders may require notification permission, as described in the Android section above.

Sharing a puzzle result or the game

When you tap the daily result sharing action, the app copies result text to your device clipboard. It does not read your existing clipboard or automatically post or send the result. If you paste it into another app, that app's privacy practices apply.

On Android, Share game opens the system sharing chooser with a message containing the public game website URL. You choose the receiving app and recipient. The game does not automatically send the message or receive recipient details. Any app you choose handles the shared message under its own privacy practices.

Local storage, backups, and deletion

Your local game information remains in the app's storage until it is reset or removed. To clear game progress, use Reset progress in Settings and confirm the reset. Deleting the app also removes its local app data. Resetting progress does not delete support correspondence or data Google may already have received from an earlier analytics-enabled test build.

The first iOS release and Android 1.0.1 do not provide developer-run cloud backup or account recovery. iOS 1.0.2 adds only the separate purchased-hint wallet above, not campaign-save synchronization. Reset progress does not delete that wallet or request an Apple refund. Your device's operating system may include app data in device backups according to your settings. Manage or delete those backups through your device or backup provider; resetting the app does not delete existing device backups.

On Android, Reset progress clears game progress but does not clear reminder preferences or the local review-request history. To remove all current local app data, use Android's app-storage controls to clear the app's storage, or uninstall the app. Turn off reminders separately in Settings if you only want to stop reminders.

The Android app excludes its native reminder queue and notification-permission history from Android backup and device transfer. Game saves and some other app preferences remain eligible for backup or transfer according to your device settings. Clearing app storage or uninstalling does not delete existing backups, and restoring a backup may restore eligible game data and preferences. Manage existing backups with your device or backup provider.

If you contact support

Email support is optional and separate from gameplay. If you email eugene@acceptedindustries.com, Accepted Industries receives your email address and any message, attachments, or troubleshooting information you choose to send. That information is used to handle your support or privacy request.

Your email provider and the recipient's email service process the message. Please send only information relevant to your request. Resetting or deleting the game does not delete emails you have sent. To ask about access to or deletion of support correspondence, contact the same address.

App stores, external links, and this website

Apple, Google, device manufacturers, and backup providers may process app-store, device-backup, or diagnostic information under their own policies and your settings. This is separate from gameplay analytics by the app.

Opening a support or privacy link takes you to a website in your browser. Emailing support uses your email app or service. These external services have their own privacy practices.

Opening this support website or privacy page sends ordinary web-request information, such as an IP address and browser details, to the website host. These pages contain no custom analytics scripts, advertising, forms, or account system. Your browser and the hosting service may process technical data under their own privacy practices.

Children's privacy

The app does not ask players to enter their name, email address, or other contact information during gameplay. The first iOS release and Android 1.0.1 do not collect gameplay analytics from children or adults. If you are a parent or guardian with a question about information from an earlier test build or a support email, contact Accepted Industries.

Changes and contact

Any updated policy will appear on this page with a revised effective date. For questions about this policy or a privacy request, contact Accepted Industries at eugene@acceptedindustries.com.