Version 1.3 · Effective July 28, 2026
Star Battle Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy explains how Star Battle (the “App”, “we”, “our”, or “us”), provided by Arqcia LLC, handles information when you use the App. We built Star Battle to be an enjoyable game as a passion project, and this policy is meant to be read in plain language.
At a glance
- Star Battle does not require an account, a login, or any sign-up.
- Your saved games and settings live on your device.
- We collect anonymous usage, performance, and diagnostic data to fix bugs and improve the game, including your approximate location (country/region/city, estimated from your IP address — never your device's GPS).
- In the EEA and UK we collect no usage analytics at all — only crash and error reports. There is no consent banner because there is nothing to consent to.
- That data is tied to a random identifier, not to you — there is no account for it to be linked to.
- We do not sell or share your personal information with third parties for their own purposes, and we do not use it for advertising or tracking.
- We do not knowingly collect information from children in a way that requires notice or consent.
This is a summary. The full detail is below.
1. Who we are and how to contact us
Star Battle is operated by Arqcia LLC, organized in Delaware, USA. If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or how your data is handled, contact us at [email protected].
This Privacy Policy applies to the Star Battle mobile app and does not cover any third-party websites or services that may be linked from within the App. See also our Terms of Use , which govern your use of the App.
2. Information we collect
Because Star Battle works without an account, we collect very little. Depending on how you use the App, the following may be involved:
Stored on your device
- Game progress, saved puzzles, and completion state
- Your statistics and streaks
- App preferences and settings (such as theme and onboarding state)
Sent off your device
- Crash and error data. If the App crashes or hits an error, we collect technical information to diagnose it — for example the type of error, your device model, operating system version, App version, and a randomly generated identifier. This may include a session replay (a reconstruction of the in-App screens leading up to the error) with on-screen content masked.
- Usage and performance data. Anonymous information about how the App is used and how well it runs — for example when the App is opened, when puzzles are started and finished, how long they take, and your overall progress totals — along with basic technical context such as device model, operating system version, App version, and your approximate location. We use it to fix problems and improve the game.
This data is handled by our monitoring and analytics providers (Section 4). It is tied to a random identifier generated on your device, not to you — there is no account for it to be linked to — and it is not used to track you or for advertising.
If you are in the European Economic Area or the United Kingdom, the App collects no usage analytics and no approximate location: the analytics service is never started, so nothing is stored on your device for it and no usage events are sent. Crash and error reporting still applies, so that we can fix problems that affect you. The App decides this from your device's own region and time-zone settings, without contacting anyone.
Only if you choose to provide it
- Support correspondence. If you email us for help, we receive your email address and whatever you include in your message.
Approximate location. Our providers work out roughly where a request came from — typically country, region, and city — from the internet (IP) address it arrived on. We use it to understand where the App is being played. The App never asks for location permission and never reads your device's location: this is an estimate from network information, not GPS, and it does not pinpoint you.
We do not collect your name, precise or device location, contacts, photos, microphone or camera data, or advertising identifiers.
3. How we use information
We use the limited information described above to:
- Provide core gameplay and save your progress and preferences on your device
- Diagnose crashes and errors, and improve the App's stability and performance
- Understand how the App is used — for example which difficulties get finished and which get abandoned — so we can improve the puzzles and the game
- Respond to support requests you send us
- Comply with applicable legal obligations
We do not use your information for advertising, profiling, or automated decision-making that produces legal or similarly significant effects.
4. Third-party services
We use a small number of service providers to operate the App. Each processes only the data described below, under its own privacy terms. As of the Effective Date above, this table lists the third-party services we use to operate the App; when we add a new service, we will update this table and the effective date before or as the change ships.
| Service | Provider | What it processes | Purpose | Provider policy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sentry | Functional Software, Inc. (Sentry) | Crash and error data; performance and navigation diagnostics; on-error session replay (content masked); device model, OS version, App version, random identifier | Detect and fix crashes and errors; monitor performance and stability | sentry.io/privacy |
| PostHog | PostHog, Inc. | App usage events (such as puzzles started, completed, and abandoned), progress totals, device model, OS version, App version, language, time zone, approximate location (country/region/city) derived from IP address, random identifier | Understand how the App is used and improve the game | posthog.com/privacy |
| App Store / Google Play | Apple Inc. / Google LLC | App download and distribution | App distribution | Apple · Google |
5. Local storage on your device
Most of what Star Battle “remembers” — your progress, statistics, and settings — is stored locally on your device using standard device storage. It stays on your device until you clear it, reset the App, or uninstall the App. We do not upload the contents of your saved games.
7. Data retention
Data stored on your device remains there until you remove it or uninstall the App.
Crash, diagnostic, and usage data is held by the providers listed in Section 4 and is deleted automatically at the end of the retention period configured for our accounts with them. If you email support, we keep your message as long as reasonably necessary to respond and maintain support records.
8. Children's privacy
Star Battle is a puzzle game intended for a general audience. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children in a way that would require verifiable parental consent under applicable law, such as the U.S. Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) or the GDPR. If you believe a child has provided us personal information, contact us at [email protected] and we will address it.
9. Your choices and rights
- Delete your data. Uninstalling the App removes the data stored on your device and stops any further usage data being sent. It does not retract crash or usage data already received by the providers in Section 4, which is deleted on the schedule described in Section 7.
- Support and questions. Email us at [email protected] with any privacy request.
U.S. state privacy rights. Depending on your state of residence (for example, under the California Consumer Privacy Act), you may have rights to know, access, correct, or delete personal information, and to opt out of its sale or sharing. We do not sell or share personal information, and the only personal data we process is the diagnostic and usage data described above and any support correspondence you choose to send us. To exercise any right, contact [email protected]. We will not discriminate against you for doing so.
EEA/UK users. We do not run usage analytics in the EEA or the UK, so the only data we process about you is crash and error reporting. Our legal basis for that is our legitimate interest in keeping the App secure and functioning. You may have rights to access, correct, delete, restrict, or object to processing, and to lodge a complaint with your local supervisory authority. Because the data is tied only to a random on-device identifier, we may be unable to locate data relating to a specific person. Contact [email protected] to exercise these rights.
10. International users
We operate the App from Delaware, USA. If you use the App from another country, the limited data described here may be processed in the United States or other countries where our service providers operate. Where required, we rely on appropriate safeguards for such transfers.
11. Security
We use reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect the limited information we handle. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security.
12. Changes to this Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy as the App changes or as required by law. When we do, we will revise the Version and Effective date above and post the updated policy at arqcia.com/apps/star-battle/privacy-policy . Material changes will be reflected in the App's store listing privacy disclosures as well.
If we add features that change what we collect or how it is used — for example letting you compare your results with other players' — we will update this policy and the App's store privacy disclosures before or as that feature ships, so you can see what changed before you use it.
13. Contact us
Questions about this Privacy Policy? Contact us at [email protected] .