The essentials: no app account, no advertising, no gameplay analytics, and no save uploads to us. Progress and preferences stay on your device. Apple services and support posts are explained below.
About this policy
Effective date:
This policy covers A Quiet Ember for iPhone and iPad (com.skylar.adarkroom), independently adapted by MinimalisticGamers from the open-source browser game A Dark Room. It also explains support and this app’s website. Our shared privacy policy covers the wider MinimalisticGamers collection.
Offline play and local saves
The game, sound, and translations are bundled with the app. Game progress and preferences, including the selected language, are stored locally on your device. The app does not require an account, operate a game server, upload saves to us, or provide automatic cross-device synchronization.
We do not add advertising, gameplay analytics, tracking identifiers, or tracking services. The native host blocks remote game resources, including the original browser page’s analytics requests. Links you choose open outside the game.
Your files and deletion
Save export and import read or write only the file you select. Your chosen storage provider may synchronize exported files according to its own settings. Device or iCloud backups may include app data according to your Apple settings.
Reset controls can reset game progress. Removing the app removes its local app data, while exported saves and existing device or cloud backups remain separate. Manage those copies through Files, your storage provider, or backup settings. We cannot retrieve or delete a save stored only on your device.
Apple services and beta testing
Apple handles App Store distribution, device backups, and diagnostics under its own policies and your settings. If you choose to share app diagnostics with developers, Apple may provide us with crash or diagnostic reports. We use reports we receive to investigate issues and improve the app.
When testing through TestFlight, Apple automatically collects and shares crash logs and usage information with us and may include your name and email address. Feedback submitted through TestFlight is also shared with us. We use this information to improve the app, do not share it with third parties, and keep reports and feedback only as long as needed for that purpose. Records held by Apple follow Apple’s retention practices and privacy controls.
Public player support
Our GitHub support tracker is public and requires a GitHub account to post. We and other visitors can see the username, public profile information, message, and attachments you publish. We use posts to answer questions, investigate issues, and track fixes.
Do not post personal contact details, sensitive information, or private save files. Posts can remain visible after an issue closes. You can edit or delete your posts where GitHub permits. GitHub processes account and issue information under its General Privacy Statement and handles privacy requests about records it holds.
This website and external links
The site is hosted on GitHub Pages. We add no analytics, advertising, tracking cookies, or contact forms. GitHub logs visitors’ IP addresses for security and may process technical request information to provide and protect its hosting service. Its Pages documentation explains visitor IP logging.
If you follow an external link, that provider’s privacy policy applies.
Changes and questions
We will update this policy if our practices change. The effective date identifies the current policy. For general privacy questions, use player support without posting personal information.