Privacy policy

Game data stays on your device

Circuit Connect does not require an account. It stores your campaign results, stars, daily results and streak information, Zen completion count, in-progress puzzle, themes, and preferences locally on your device. We use this information to resume play and show your progress. The app also stores local counters and timestamps to space out ads.

We do not upload your puzzle progress to a Jakd LLC server or provide our own cloud-sync service. Your device’s backup settings may separately include app data in backups managed by Apple.

Advertising and Google AdMob

Circuit Connect uses Google AdMob to display ads between puzzles. Google and its advertising partners may process device or app identifiers, IP address and approximate location, ad impressions and interactions, and diagnostic or performance information. These data support non-personalized ad delivery, measurement, fraud prevention, and service improvement. Circuit Connect disables ad personalization and does not use cookies to track you across apps or websites. It does not request Apple’s tracking permission or access the advertising identifier (IDFA).

Google’s consent tools also process and store your privacy choices. Advertising data is handled by Google and the partners identified in the consent message according to their policies and your applicable choices. Learn more in Google’s Privacy Policy, how Google uses information from apps that use its services, and Google’s mobile ads data disclosures.

Your advertising choices

Where required, the app presents a consent message before requesting ads. You can review or change your decision through Settings → Privacy Choices when that option is available. Declining consent may limit the ads that can be shown; you can still play the game.

Non-personalized ads can still use device storage for frequency limits, aggregated ad reporting, and fraud prevention. Google’s consent form asks for the storage and measurement choices required in your region. Its standard form may describe personalization purposes, but Circuit Connect keeps ad personalization disabled regardless of your consent choices.

Optional reminders

The daily reminder is a local notification scheduled on your device with your permission. No reminder data is sent to us. Turn it off in the game’s Settings or manage notification permission in your device’s Settings.

When you contact us

If you email support, submit an ad report by email, or make a privacy request, we receive your email address and the information you choose to send. We use it to respond, investigate issues, and handle your request. Our email service providers process these communications on our behalf. Please avoid sending sensitive information that is not needed to resolve your issue.

When you visit these pages

Our website hosting providers process ordinary request information, such as IP address, browser information, and the requested URL, to deliver and protect the site. The site may store a local appearance preference in your browser. These Circuit Connect pages do not add advertising or analytics trackers.

How information is used and shared

We use information to provide the game and website, answer support requests, maintain security, and meet legal obligations. Where applicable law requires a legal basis, we rely on consent for consent-based advertising, providing the service you request, our legitimate interests in support and security, or legal obligations as appropriate.

Information may be processed by service providers, disclosed when legally required or necessary to protect rights and safety, or transferred as part of a business transaction subject to applicable protections. Google and its advertising partners process advertising information as described above; your game progress is not provided to them by us. Service providers may process information in countries other than yours under applicable data-transfer protections.

Retention and deletion

Local game information remains until you reset it or remove the app’s data. Settings → Reset Progress clears campaign and daily results, your saved puzzle, and the Zen completion count. It keeps settings, consent preferences, and ad-spacing information. Deleting the app removes its local app data; offloading the app keeps data. Device backups are managed separately through Apple.

We keep support communications for as long as needed to address your request, resolve related issues, and meet legal obligations. Website logs are retained according to our hosting providers’ operational and security needs. Google and advertising partners determine retention of information they process under their own policies. Resetting the game does not delete information already held by these providers.

Privacy requests

Depending on where you live, you may have rights to access, correct, delete, or receive a copy of personal information, object to or restrict processing, withdraw consent, or opt out of certain advertising uses. Contact josh@jakd.app to make a request about information we hold. We may need to verify your identity and will respond as required by applicable law.

We cannot retrieve local puzzle progress from your device. For advertising choices, use the in-app controls described above; Google’s privacy resources explain its additional controls. Where applicable, you may complain to your local data protection authority.

Children’s privacy

If you are a parent or guardian and believe a child has provided us personal information, contact us so we can investigate and address it. Please do not send a child’s personal information in a support message unless it is necessary to handle the request.

Policy updates and contact

We may update this policy as the game or its services change. We will update the date on this page and provide additional notice or request consent when required.

For questions, contact Jakd LLC at josh@jakd.app or visit Circuit Connect support.