Privacy Policy

Effective October 22, 2026

Circlide is free, with no ads, no accounts, no in-app purchases and no tracking.

It sends only anonymous play statistics and crash reports, through Google’s Firebase, so we can fix problems and make the game better. You can turn them off in Settings.

Circlide (“the app”) is a game made by Amir Hayek (“we”). This page explains what the app does with data. It covers the iPhone, iPad and Mac versions.

What the app does not collect

No personal information. No name, email address, photos, contacts or precise location.
No advertising identifier and no tracking. The app does not use the advertising identifier (IDFA), does not track you across other apps or websites, and shares no data for advertising.
No ads, no accounts and no in-app purchases.
No permissions. The app does not ask for the camera, microphone, photos, location or contacts.

What the app sends

The app uses two services from Google Firebase. What they send is not linked to your name or to any account:

Anonymous play statistics (Firebase Analytics): which mode a game is played in, how it ended (score, level reached, matches, combos, Perfects, Fever, golden pairs, spikes touched and how long it lasted), new ranks and awards, and which screen is open. With these come general details such as session length, device model, system and app version, and the approximate country or region, which Google derives from the IP address.
Crash reports (Firebase Crashlytics): if the app stops unexpectedly, technical details about the crash are sent, with the device model, the system and app version, and the mode being played.

This data is identified by a random number for this installation, which changes if the app is deleted and installed again; it is not the advertising identifier. We use it only to understand how the game is played and to fix crashes. We do not sell it or share it with anyone else. Google processes it on our behalf under the Google Privacy Policy.

To turn it off, open Settings in the game (the gear on the home screen) and switch off “Share usage and crash reports.” Nothing more is sent, and crash reports not yet sent are deleted.

Game Center

If you’re signed in to Game Center, your scores and awards go to Apple’s Game Center so they can appear on leaderboards and in your profile. That happens under your Game Center settings and Apple’s Privacy Policy; we don’t receive your Game Center details.

What stays on the device

Your progress (best scores, XP and rank, awards, unlocked orb styles, your Daily streak) and your settings are stored on the device itself and are never sent to us. Like any app’s settings they may be included in your device’s backup, and deleting the app deletes them.

Children

Circlide is suitable for everyone. It collects nothing that identifies a person, shows no ads and sells nothing. Because the data it sends is anonymous, we cannot find a particular player’s data; deleting the app starts a new random number.

Changes to this policy

If what the app does with data ever changes, this page changes with it and the effective date at the top moves.

Contact

Amir Hayek, hayek_dev@icloud.com. A person reads every message.