Privacy Policy

Tinla — A jellyfish's journey home
Effective: 2026-06-09

Short version: Your progress lives on your device. The app shows ads via Google AdMob (banner, rewarded, and interstitial). Rewarded ads are always optional. No accounts, no purchases.

1. What we collect

Tinla itself collects nothing. Game progress is stored only on your device. The app uses Google AdMob to display ads; AdMob may collect device identifiers and usage data as described in Section 3.

2. What is stored on your device

Your game progress is saved locally using the iOS UserDefaults system. This includes only:

• Which levels you've completed and your star rating
• Which family members you've reunited with in the sanctuary
• Your best score per level
• Your settings (vibration, music, sound effects, accessibility options)

This information never leaves your device. Uninstalling the app deletes it. You can also wipe it any time via Settings → Reset Progress.

3. Advertising (Google AdMob)

From version 1.1 onwards, Tinla includes ads provided by Google AdMob:

• Banner ads — shown at the bottom of the level selection screen.
• Rewarded ads — optional; you can watch a short ad to continue from a checkpoint, or skip it entirely.
• Interstitial ads — shown occasionally between levels.

AdMob may collect device identifiers (such as IDFA) and usage data for ad personalisation. You will be asked via the iOS App Tracking Transparency (ATT) prompt before any identifiers are used. If you decline, AdMob shows contextual (non-personalised) ads only — no IDFA is shared.

Google's privacy policy: policies.google.com/privacy

4. What we do NOT do

• No analytics or telemetry. We do not measure how you play.
• No in-app purchases.
• No social network integration. The app cannot read your contacts, photos, or any other system data.
• No accounts or sign-in.

5. Children

Tinla is rated 9+. The app contains no chat and no user-generated content. Because AdMob is present, the app is not directed at children under 13, consistent with COPPA requirements.

6. Required Reason API

As of 2024, Apple requires apps to declare why they use certain system APIs. Tinla uses:

• UserDefaults — to save local game progress (Apple reason code CA92.1).

7. Changes to this policy

If this policy ever changes, the update will be published here. Because Tinla is offline, any update only takes effect when you next install a new version of the app.

8. Contact

Questions? Reach out at hexia07@outlook.com.