Privacy Policy
Effective date: 9 November 2026
This Privacy Policy explains how the Vava Games mobile application (the “App”) and the website zealfern.store handle information. In this policy, “we”, “us” and “our” refer to the developer of Vava Games.
In short: no account, no email, no ads, no analytics or tracking SDKs. The App works offline. When you are online it downloads game content packs from our server and sends your leaderboard records (a random player ID, your nickname, your avatar number and your scores). That's it.
1. Information we process
Stored only on your device
- Your profile: the nickname you choose and the avatar you pick from the built-in set.
- Your game progress: unlocked levels, personal records and scores waiting to be sent.
- Your settings: language, sound and music volume.
- Downloaded game content packs (see section 2).
This information stays in the App's private storage on your device. It is deleted when you delete the App from your device.
Sent to our server when you are online
| Data | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Player ID: a random identifier generated by the App on first launch. It is not linked to your device identifiers, advertising identifier (IDFA), phone number, Apple ID or any account. | To keep your best score in each leaderboard and show your own position. |
| Nickname and avatar number | To show your entry in the public leaderboards. |
| Game, level and score | To rank results in the leaderboards. |
| IP address and standard request data (time, requested file) | Technically required to deliver data to your device; also used for short-term rate limiting to protect the server from abuse. |
2. Game content downloads
The App ships with all games built in. To deliver new levels, art, sounds and new games without an app update, the App periodically requests a small catalogue file from our server and, when a newer version exists, downloads the updated content packs (“bundles”). The App checks each download for integrity before using it.
These requests contain only the name of the file being requested and your platform (iOS). Like any internet request, they reveal your IP address to the server. We do not use these requests to identify or profile you.
3. Leaderboards and the game server
When you finish a game, your record is saved on your device. When the App is online it sends the record to our leaderboard server. Each leaderboard keeps only your best result together with your current nickname and avatar.
Leaderboards are public inside the App. Other players can see your nickname, avatar, score and rank. Please do not use your real name or other personal information as your nickname.
If you change your nickname or avatar, the App sends the update so that your entries show the new nickname.
4. What we do not collect
- No name, email address, phone number or account login.
- No location, contacts, photos, camera or microphone access.
- No advertising identifier (IDFA), no cross-app tracking and no advertising of any kind. The App does not ask for tracking permission (App Tracking Transparency).
- No analytics, crash-reporting or tracking SDKs; Unity Analytics and diagnostics are turned off.
- No payments or in-app purchases.
The App does not request any iOS permissions such as location, photos, camera, microphone, contacts or tracking.
5. Why we process data (legal bases)
Where the EU/UK General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) applies, we process the data described above:
- to provide the App's features you use, such as leaderboards and content updates (performance of a contract, Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR);
- to keep the service secure and prevent abuse, for example through rate limiting (legitimate interests, Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR).
6. Sharing
We do not sell, rent or share your data with advertisers or data brokers. Our game server, leaderboards and content downloads run on Cloudflare (Cloudflare, Inc.), which acts as our service provider and processes the data only to run the service. Cloudflare may process data in data centres outside your country under appropriate safeguards. We may disclose information if required by law.
7. Retention
- Data on your device: until you delete the App.
- Leaderboard entries: for as long as the leaderboard runs, or until you ask us to delete them.
- IP addresses used for rate limiting: stored in hashed form and kept only for about one minute.
- Technical request logs kept by Cloudflare: for a limited period, normally no longer than 30 days.
8. Security
Leaderboard writes require an app key and are rate-limited, player names are cleaned of unsafe characters, and leaderboard data is kept in a private database that is not publicly accessible. Data is transmitted over encrypted HTTPS connections. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure, but we work to protect the small amount of data we hold.
9. Your rights and choices
- Play offline. If you keep your device offline, the App sends nothing to our server.
- Change your nickname at any time in the Profile screen.
- Delete local data by deleting the App from your iPhone or iPad.
- Access, correction or deletion. Email us at [email protected] with your nickname and the games and approximate scores of your entries, and we will remove them from the leaderboards.
Depending on where you live, you may also have the right to restrict or object to processing, to data portability, and to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority.
10. Children
The App is a general-audience game. It does not ask for or knowingly collect personal information from children. The only free-text information is the nickname, so we ask young players not to use their real name. If you believe a child has provided personal information in a nickname, contact us and we will delete it.
11. This website
The zealfern.store website is hosted on Cloudflare. It does not use cookies, analytics or tracking. Cloudflare processes technical request data (such as your IP address) to deliver and protect the website. The site loads fonts from Google Fonts.
12. Changes to this policy
We may update this policy when the App changes. The updated version will be posted on this page with a new effective date. Significant changes will also be announced in the App or on the App Store listing.
13. Contact us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or your data, contact us:
Email: [email protected]
Website: zealfern.store