Privacy Policy

Our privacy practices follow the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act from Canada, also known as PIPEDA. The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada oversees this law and makes sure organizations follow it. You can find them at http://www.priv.gc.ca/index_e.cfm Got questions about our policy? Hit us up through the website. If something's still unclear, you can always email contact@amberquest.online

2.1 Data you give us directly. Information from connecting third-party accounts like Steam or Epic Games. Your contact details—name, email, that sort of thing. Anything you send to our support team via email or the contact form. 2.2 Stuff we collect automatically. Details about your account and how you use the Service. Think puzzle progress, ecosystem reconstruction work, how long you're playing each session. Your IP address and device identifiers. Basic device info like the name, operating system, browser type, and language settings. Rough location data. 2.3 Information from other sources. (2.3.1) Platform services. You might connect through Steam or another platform. The information we get depends on what you've allowed in your privacy settings, but typically includes your basic profile—username, profile picture, your friends list on that platform. We mainly use this to track your progress across different devices and confirm you've actually bought something. (2.3.2) Third-party service providers. We sometimes get information about you from other sources when you install the app or interact with our promotional stuff. (2.3.3) Analytics partners. From time to time we receive data from other companies. For instance, if you got the app through an ad campaign, we'll know which ad network and campaign brought you in. 3. Why we collect it Setting up your account so you can actually play and use everything we offer. Running the Service itself. Making sure payments go through correctly. Delivering whatever product or service you've asked for. Getting you the right version of the app and content for your device. With your permission, we might use your data for other things too—like sending you updates about new specimen clusters.

4.1 Types of data we might share Information from linked third-party accounts. Demographic details like the general area your IP comes from. Fraud-fighting data, like spotting refund abuse. Information from the platforms where the app runs. Analytics data so we can make the Service better. 4.2 Our partners Other players get to see certain things—leaderboards, for example—if you log in through a third-party service. Analytics companies and payment processors help us run and improve the Service. We work with Steam, Epic Games, Stripe, and Appsflyer.

5.1 Security. We're always working with our partners to use the best tools we can to protect your information. 5.2 Data retention. We hold onto your data as long as your account exists or as long as we need it to keep the Service running.

We and our partners use cookies and similar tools to run and personalize the Service, understand how you're using it, show you relevant ads, and prevent fraud. You can turn cookies off in your browser settings, but then some parts of the Service might not work the way they should.

We don't knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 13, and we don't show interest-based ads to kids that age. If you're under 13, don't send us any information about yourself—not your name, address, phone number, or email. No one under 13 can provide personal data to us. If we find out we've collected data from someone under 13, we'll delete it right away. Think we might have information from a child under 13? Let us know.

8.1 Opting out of marketing emails. Don't want promotional emails? Follow the unsubscribe instructions in any email we send you, and you're done. 8.2 Opting out of targeted advertising. Check your device's privacy settings and look for "limit ad tracking" on Apple devices or "opt-out of interest based ads" on Android. Here are the privacy policies for the main platforms: Steam Privacy Policy: https://steampowered.com/privacy Google Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy Microsoft Privacy Policy: https://privacy.microsoft.com 8.3 Seeing your data. Ask us and we'll give you a copy of your personal information in an electronic format. 8.4 Other rights you have. You can pull back your consent anytime by changing your privacy settings on your device or in the app. Depending on where you live, you might be able to request information about your data, access it, correct something you think is wrong, ask us to delete it, get a copy of it electronically, or object to how we're processing it—including opting out of targeted ads. Want to see what data we have about you or request deletion? Email contact@amberquest.online. We might need to confirm who you are before we hand over anything, and that could mean asking for more information from you. We won't usually charge you for this, but we reserve the right to charge a reasonable fee if the law lets us.