Privacy Policy

Overview

This Privacy Policy explains how Windbell Station (the “Game”) handles information. The story is playable offline and does not require a player account. Some advertising, security, and configuration features use an internet connection and may process device or usage information as described below.

Information stored on your device

The Game stores story progress, unlocked chapters and endings, choices, discovered clues, and music, sound, and haptic settings locally on your device using Apple system storage. This information is used to provide Continue, Chapter Select, and saved preferences. You can remove this local information by deleting the Game, or by using an in-game reset option when available.

Tracking permission and advertising

On iOS and iPadOS 14 or later, the Game may request permission through Apple's AppTrackingTransparency framework before accessing the advertising identifier. You may allow or deny this request. Denying permission does not prevent access to the story, and you can change the permission later in the device's Settings app.

The Game uses third-party advertising technology from Chartboost, Yandex Mobile Ads, Liftoff Monetize (Vungle), and InMobi. Yandex Mobile Ads may also include AppMetrica components. Depending on your permission, device settings, region, and each provider's practices, these services may process information such as:

• advertising or device identifiers;
• IP address and general device, operating-system, app, and language information;
• advertisement requests, impressions, interactions, rewards, and diagnostics; and
• coarse location inferred from network information, where permitted.

This information may be used to deliver, measure, secure, and improve advertising, including personalized advertising when tracking permission is granted. The availability and behavior of ads may vary, and the Game remains playable when no ad is available.

Security and remote configuration

The Game includes HSSecurity technology used for app and service security. It may process the app's bundle identifier and a device-scoped identifier, such as Apple's Identifier for Vendor, to initialize security protections and help detect misuse.

The Game also contacts a remote configuration service to request supported advertising configuration for the current app. That request includes the app's bundle identifier and may expose ordinary network information such as the IP address and request metadata to the service provider. Advertising providers are initialized only when valid configuration is available.

Third-party processing

Third-party advertising and security providers process information under their own privacy policies and retention practices. Their processing may occur on servers outside your country or region. We encourage you to review the privacy information supplied by Chartboost, Yandex, Liftoff Monetize, InMobi, and Apple for further details and available privacy controls.

Data retention and choices

Locally saved game data remains on your device until it is reset or the Game is deleted. Information processed by third-party providers is retained according to their policies and applicable law. You can limit advertising tracking by denying the ATT request, changing Tracking permissions in iOS or iPadOS Settings, or using privacy controls offered by the relevant providers.

Children's privacy

The Game does not ask players to create an account or directly submit their name, email address, or other profile information. If you are a parent or guardian and believe a child has provided information through a third-party service, please contact us so that we can help direct the request appropriately.

Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy to reflect changes to the Game, its service providers, or legal requirements. The effective date at the top of this page will be updated when changes are published.