Privacy Policy
Last updated: October 17, 2026
This policy explains what data the game Edgewise: Cozy Shape Puzzle (“Edgewise”, “the app”) on iOS, iPadOS and Android uses, and why. Edgewise is made by Thinh Le (“we”, “us”). If you have a question, write to thinhle.support@gmail.com.
The short version
- There are no accounts and no sign-up. We run no servers and never receive your game data.
- Your progress is saved on your device and synced through your own iCloud (iOS) or Google Play Games (Android) account.
- The free version shows ads from Google AdMob. AdMob uses a device advertising identifier and diagnostic data, as described below, and asks for your consent where the law requires it.
- We do not sell your personal data, and we do not share it for any purpose other than those listed here.
- Edgewise is meant for people aged 13 and over.
Data stored on your device
The app keeps a save file on your device with: the levels you have solved and your best time on each, the coins you earned, bought and spent, the themes (skins) you own and the one you use, your daily check-in streak, your Daily Puzzle stamps and streak, the stars and badges you earned, your picture-theme progress and purchases, whether you bought “Remove Ads”, the ids of purchases already credited (so a purchase is never counted twice), and your sound, music and haptics settings. It also creates a random install id, which only names this device’s copy of the save in your cloud storage. None of this identifies you, and none of it is sent to us. Deleting the app deletes this data from the device.
Reminders
If you turn on the optional daily reminder in Settings, the app schedules a notification on your device for the time you choose. It is created and shown by your device only; nothing is sent to us or to any server. You can turn it off at any time in the app or in your system settings.
Cloud save (iCloud and Google Play Games)
So you keep your progress and purchased coins when you change or reinstall your device, the save file above is copied to your own cloud storage:
- iOS / iPadOS: iCloud key-value storage of the Apple Account signed in on the device. Apple’s privacy policy applies: apple.com/legal/privacy.
- Android: Google Play Games Saved Games, if you are signed in to Play Games. Google’s privacy policy applies: policies.google.com/privacy.
The copy is only readable by the app on your own devices. We cannot see or access it. Sync works only between devices of the same platform.
Advertising (Google AdMob)
Edgewise shows banner ads, ads between levels and optional rewarded ads through the Google Mobile Ads SDK. To show ads, measure them and prevent fraud, Google may collect and process:
- a device advertising identifier: on iOS the IDFA, only if you allow tracking; on Android the Android advertising ID and app set ID;
- your IP address and the approximate location derived from it;
- ad interactions (ads shown and tapped);
- diagnostic data such as crash logs and performance data of the ads SDK, and device information (model, operating system, language).
Your choices. In the European Economic Area, the UK and Switzerland, the app asks for your consent with Google’s consent form before ads are personalised; you can change your choice at any time in Settings > Privacy options. On iOS the system asks whether the app may track you; if you decline, the IDFA is not available and ads are not personalised with it. You can also reset or delete your advertising ID in your device settings. Buying “Remove Ads” turns off banner and between-level ads; rewarded ads stay available but are only shown when you ask for one.
How Google uses this data: policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites.
Analytics and remote settings (Google Firebase)
Edgewise uses Google Firebase Analytics to understand how the game is played (for example which levels are solved, hints used and purchases made), so we can balance the game. Firebase collects these app events together with an app instance id and device information (model, operating system, language, country). Collection follows the consent choices above, and is off where ads cannot be requested. We see only aggregated reports, never your identity. Firebase Remote Config downloads game settings (such as coin rewards) when the app starts. Google’s privacy information: firebase.google.com/support/privacy.
Purchases
Purchases are handled by the App Store or Google Play. We never receive your payment details. The app only learns whether a purchase succeeded, so it can credit your coins or remove ads, and “Restore purchases” in Settings brings back “Remove Ads” on a new device.
Children
Edgewise is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal data from them. If you believe a child has used the app and data about them was collected, contact us and we will help remove it.
Keeping and deleting data
- On the device: delete the app.
- iCloud: Settings > [your name] > iCloud > Manage Account Storage (or Manage Storage) > Edgewise, or delete the app on all devices.
- Google Play Games: in the Play Games app, Settings > Delete Play Games account & data, or remove only this game’s data there.
- Advertising data: reset or delete your advertising ID in the device settings; Google keeps ad data under its own policy.
Because we hold no data about you, there is nothing for us to delete on our side; we will still answer any request about your rights (for example under the GDPR or the CCPA) sent to the email address above.
Security
Data travels only through the encrypted connections of Apple, Google and their SDKs. The app has no servers of its own.
Changes
If this policy changes, the new version will be posted on this page with a new “Last updated” date.