Privacy Policy
Last updated: October 27, 2026
This Privacy Policy describes Our policies and procedures on the collection, use and disclosure of Your information when You use the Service and tells You about Your privacy rights and how the law protects You.
We do not collect, store, or transmit any personally identifiable information (PII) or user data. TideShift does not require any user registrations or network accounts, and You can play it without an internet connection. By using the Service, You agree to the policies outlined in this Privacy Policy.
Interpretation and Definitions
Interpretation
The words whose initial letters are capitalized have meanings defined under the following conditions. The following definitions shall have the same meaning regardless of whether they appear in singular or in plural.
Definitions
For the purposes of this Privacy Policy:
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Account means a unique account created for You to access our Service or parts of our Service. (TideShift does not use or require any user accounts).
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Application refers to TideShift, the software program provided by Us.
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Developer (referred to as either "We", "Us" or "Our" in this Agreement) refers to Synkn.
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Country refers to: India
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Device means any device that can access the Service such as a computer, a cell phone or a digital tablet.
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Personal Data is any information that relates to an identified or identifiable individual.
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Service refers to the Application.
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Service Provider means any natural or legal person who processes data on Our behalf. It refers to third-party companies or individuals employed by Us to facilitate the Service, to provide the Service on Our behalf, to perform services related to the Service or to assist Us in analyzing how the Service is used.
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Usage Data refers to technical diagnostic data processed locally by the operating system or hardware components during application execution.
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You means the individual accessing or using the Service, or the company, or other legal entity on behalf of which such individual is accessing or using the Service, as applicable.
Collecting and Using Your Personal Data
Types of Data Collected
Personal Data
While using Our Service, We do not collect or request any personally identifiable information (PII). No names, emails, phone numbers, or account details are requested, handled, or stored by our Application.
Game Progress and Settings
To let You continue where You left off, the Application saves the following information directly on Your Device using secure local shared preferences storage:
- The best star count You earned in each level and the highest level You have unlocked.
- Simple game statistics, such as the number of times You were defeated, the number of enemies You stomped and Your total play time.
- Your settings, such as music, sound effects and on-screen touch controls.
This information is isolated strictly to Your Device and is never transmitted to Us, to cloud databases or to external servers.
Device Permissions
TideShift does not request access to sensitive Device features or data such as Your camera, microphone, contacts, location, photos or files.
Network Use
TideShift is fully playable offline and does not send any data from Your Device. All game assets, including the pixel-style font, are bundled inside the Application. The Application includes the standard Android network permission so that future versions can load content or show advertising, but the current version does not make network requests.
Use of Your Personal Data
Because We do not gather personal identifiers, selling, sharing, or tracking of Your information does not take place. The data stored on Your Device is used only for the following purposes:
- To provide and maintain our Service: Running the game, saving Your progress and settings, and playing music and sound effects.
- Future Advertisement Management: TideShift is free and currently contains no advertisements. We plan to add Google advertising, such as Google AdMob, in a future release. Before any version with ads is released, We will update this Privacy Policy and the Data safety information on Google Play to explain what the advertising service collects, which may include an advertising identifier, Your IP address and ad interaction data, and We will ask for Your consent where the law requires it.
Third-Party Services
The Service may interact with the following third-party services. Below are links detailing their privacy information:
- Google Play
- AdMob (Future Integration): The application intends to implement the Google AdMob framework in a future release to present advertisements. See how Google uses data when You use partners' sites or apps.
Retention of Data
Because TideShift does not collect or transmit personal information to external servers, We do not retain any of Your Personal Data. Your game progress and settings stored in the local shared preferences database remain on Your Device, entirely under Your control, until You reset Your progress in the game's Settings, clear the application storage or uninstall the Service.
Security of Your Data
The security of your device environment is critical. Since your progress and settings are stored only on your device, their safety depends on your device security configurations. We rely on commercially reasonable practices, though no method of electronic storage or digital transmission can be guaranteed as completely absolute.
Your Choices
You can reset Your saved progress at any time from the Settings screen, or remove all stored data by clearing the application storage or uninstalling the Service.
Children's Privacy
TideShift is a general-audience game. Because the Application does not collect or request any personal identifiers, We do not knowingly process or collect personal information from anyone, including children under 13. If advertising is added in the future, We will follow Google Play's requirements for apps that children may use where they apply. If you have any concerns regarding privacy, please contact Us.
Changes to this Privacy Policy
We may update Our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify You of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page.
You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, You can contact us:
- By email: contact@synkn.app
- By visiting this page on our website: Contact Us