Privacy Policy
In short
Pigment has no accounts, no advertising and no tracking. The only thing the game sends is anonymous gameplay statistics and crash reports, which help make levels fairer and fix bugs. None of it identifies you, and none of it is sold or shared for advertising.
Anonymous gameplay statistics
The game uses PostHog, hosted in the European Union, to record a few events:
- a level was started or finished, with its number, the score and how many seconds it took;
- the purchase screen was shown, and whether the full course was bought;
- the app crashed, with technical details of the error.
Events carry a random identifier created on your device, so that one session can be told apart from another. It is not linked to your name, Apple Account, email or advertising identifier, and no player profiles are built. As with any internet request, sending events reveals your IP address to PostHog; the developer does not use it to identify you. Nothing you see, say or show to the camera is ever included.
Game progress
Your level progress is stored on your device. If iCloud is enabled, it is also kept in your personal iCloud key-value storage so that your iPhone and iPad stay in sync. This storage belongs to your Apple Account and is not accessible to the developer.
Purchases
The in-app purchase is processed entirely by Apple. The developer does not receive your name, payment details or any other personal information.
Sensors used by riddles
Some riddles in the Riddles mode use device features. Each one asks for your permission first; you can decline and still play the rest of the game.
- Camera — the front camera checks whether a face is smiling. Frames are analysed on the device and are never recorded, saved or sent anywhere.
- Microphone — measures how loud a sound is (for example, blowing on the screen). Audio is not recorded or saved.
- Speech recognition — one riddle recognises a single word you say. Recognition runs on the device where your device supports it; otherwise it is handled by Apple's speech service under Apple's Privacy Policy. Nothing is stored.
- Approximate location — one riddle uses your rough location to work out the colour of the sky where you are. The position of the sun is calculated on the device. Your location does not leave the device and is not stored or shared with the developer.
- Motion sensors — shaking, tilting and turning the device are read on the device only.
Children
Pigment is suitable for all ages. It collects no personal information from anyone, including children; the anonymous statistics above are the same for every player.
Changes
If this policy ever changes, the new version will be posted on this page with a new effective date.