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Effective Date: 12 September 2025

Introduction

Solacy (“we,” “our,” or “us”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard information when you use our solitaire game application.

Information We Collect

1. Gameplay Data

  • Deal Seeds: Unique identifiers for solitaire games you play
  • Game Statistics: Number of moves, completion times, win/loss records
  • Discovery Information: When you discover solvable deals, including:
  • Deal seed and completion moves
  • Discovery date and time
  • Whether you chose to remain anonymous
  • Personal Best Scores: Your best performance on each deal

2. Game Center Data (Optional)

  • Player Display Name: Your Game Center display name (if you choose to connect)
  • Leaderboard Scores: Your discovery count for competitive leaderboards
  • Game Center Authentication Status: Whether you’re signed into Game Center

3. Cloud Storage Data

  • Personal Deal History: Records of deals you’ve played and completed
  • Discovery Claims: Your claimed solvable deals and associated data
  • Progress Sync: Game progress synchronized across your devices

4. App Usage Data

  • Daily Usage Limits: Tracking of free vs. premium feature usage
  • In-App Purchase Status: Whether you’ve purchased the premium upgrade
  • App Settings: Your preferences for deck styles, card faces, and table designs

How We Use Your Information

Core Game Functionality

  • Game Progress: Save and restore your game state across devices
  • Discovery System: Track and share solvable deals you discover
  • Leaderboards: Display your discovery count in competitive rankings
  • Statistics: Provide personal gameplay statistics and achievements

Cloud Synchronization

  • Cross-Device Sync: Ensure your progress is available on all your devices
  • Data Backup: Prevent loss of your discoveries and progress
  • Offline Access: Download discovered deals for offline play

Competitive Features

  • Global Leaderboards: Compare your discovery count with other players
  • Deal Attribution: Credit you as the discoverer of solvable deals (unless anonymous)
  • Best Score Tracking: Maintain global best scores for each deal

Data Storage and Security

Local Storage

  • Game data is stored locally on your device using iOS secure storage
  • Statistics and preferences are stored using iOS UserDefaults
  • No sensitive personal information is stored locally

Cloud Storage (iCloud)

  • Data is stored in your personal iCloud account using Apple’s CloudKit
  • All data is encrypted in transit and at rest
  • We do not have access to your iCloud data – it remains under your control

Third-Party Services

  • Game Center: Apple’s service for leaderboards and achievements
  • App Store: Apple’s service for in-app purchases
  • iCloud: Apple’s service for data synchronization

Data Sharing

Public Information

  • Discovery Attribution: Your display name may be shown as the discoverer of deals (unless you choose to remain anonymous)
  • Leaderboard Rankings: Your discovery count appears on public leaderboards
  • Global Best Scores: Your best score may be displayed for deals you’ve completed

No Third-Party Sharing

  • We do not sell, rent, or share your personal information with third parties
  • We do not use your data for advertising or marketing purposes
  • We do not track you across other apps or websites

Your Rights and Choices

Data Control

  • Anonymous Discovery: You can choose to remain anonymous when discovering deals
  • Data Deletion: You can delete the app to remove all local data
  • Cloud Data: You can disable iCloud sync in your device settings

Game Center

  • Opt-Out: You can disable Game Center integration in your device settings
  • Privacy: Game Center data is controlled by Apple’s privacy settings

In-App Purchases

  • Premium Features: Purchase is optional and stored securely by Apple
  • Restore Purchases: You can restore purchases on new devices

Children’s Privacy

Solacy is suitable for all ages. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe we have collected information from a child under 13, please contact us immediately.

Data Retention

  • Local Data: Stored until you delete the app
  • Cloud Data: Stored in your iCloud account until you delete it
  • Game Center Data: Controlled by Apple’s data retention policies
  • Discovery Data: Retained as part of the global solvable deals database

International Users

If you are located outside the United States, please note that your information may be transferred to and processed in the United States, where our servers are located.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy in the app and updating the “Effective Date” at the top of this policy.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at:

Email: hello@billiji.com
App: Solacy v1.0

Apple’s Privacy Information

This app uses Apple’s services, which have their own privacy policies:

Last Updated: [Current Date]
App Version: 1.0

This privacy policy covers all the data your app collects while being transparent about the minimal personal information involved. The key points are that you only collect gameplay data, use Apple’s secure services, and don’t share data with third parties.