# Privacy Policy — LIGATURE

**LIGATURE · Last updated 10 July 2026**

LIGATURE is built to respect your privacy. It has no accounts, no ads, no
analytics, and no trackers. The game plays fully offline. This policy explains
the little that happens with data, so there are no surprises.

## Information we collect

We — the developer — collect **nothing**. LIGATURE contains no analytics SDKs,
no advertising, no third-party trackers, and no crash-reporting services. We do
not have servers, and no data about you is ever sent to us.

## Information stored on your device

Your game progress is saved locally on your device, in the system's standard
app storage. This includes:

- Your best form rank and lifetime merge count
- Which typefaces, editions, papers, and modes you have unlocked
- Whether you have completed the first-run “HOW TO SET” lesson
- Which daily forms you have already played, and your daily bests
- A cached flag recording whether you own the Specimen Book purchase

This information is not personal and is not linked to your identity by us. It
stays on your device and is removed when you delete the app — with one
exception: if you are signed in to Game Center, your score (form rank) is sent
to the leaderboards, as described below. Nothing else ever leaves your device.

## Apple services the game uses

LIGATURE relies on two Apple services. When you use them, your interaction is
handled by Apple under **Apple's** privacy policy, not ours:

- **Game Center (optional).** If you sign in to Game Center, LIGATURE submits
  your score — your best form rank for classic play, and daily form rank for
  daily runs — to the corresponding leaderboards, associated with your Game
  Center identity. Your name and identity on the leaderboard are managed by
  Apple. If you do not use Game Center, no scores are submitted. You can
  disable Game Center in iOS Settings.
- **In-App Purchase (StoreKit).** The optional “Specimen Book” purchase is
  processed entirely by Apple. The app only receives whether the purchase is
  active — it never sees your payment details.

We receive no personal information from either service.

## Children

LIGATURE does not collect personal data and is suitable for players of any age.
Game Center and purchases are Apple features governed by your device's parental
controls and Apple's own policies.

## Data retention and your rights

Because all game data lives only on your device, you are always in control:
deleting the app removes it. Leaderboard entries are managed through Game
Center — you can remove them in your Game Center settings with Apple.

## Changes to this policy

We may update this policy as the app evolves. The current version is always
available at this address, linked from the app's App Store listing.

## Contact

Questions about this policy: [mwe@hehe.software](mailto:mwe@hehe.software).