Galaxy Surfers — Privacy Policy

Last updated: October 18, 2026

Galaxy Surfers ("the Game") is developed and published by Haitham Alsahli, operating as Realmzero ("we", "us"). This policy explains what information the Game handles, why, and the choices you have. It applies to the iOS and iPadOS versions of the Game available on the Apple App Store.

The short version

• You never create an account, and we never ask for your name, email, phone number, or payment details.
• We do not collect or store your personal information on our own servers. We don't run any servers.
• The Game shows optional rewarded video ads (you choose to watch them). The ad provider may process device identifiers to show and measure ads, as described below.
• Your progress (coins, characters, best score) is saved on your device and, if you're signed in to iCloud, synced through your own iCloud account.
• The Game is not directed to children under 13.

Information the Game handles

1. Game progress

Your coins, unlocked characters, equipped character, settings, daily goals and best score are stored locally on your device. If you are signed in to iCloud, the Game also stores a small copy of this progress in your iCloud account (Apple's iCloud Key-Value Storage) so a reinstall or a new device restores it. This data stays within your Apple ID; we cannot access it. iCloud is governed by Apple's Privacy Policy.

2. Game Center (optional)

If you are signed in to Game Center, the Game submits your best score to the "Best Score" leaderboard so you can compare it with friends and other players. Game Center is operated by Apple under its own privacy policy. You can sign out of Game Center at any time in iOS Settings.

3. Advertising

The Game offers rewarded video ads: for example, watching a short ad to get a free revive or to double a run's coins. These ads are only shown when you tap a button to watch one. There are no banner ads and no forced full-screen ads.

Ads are delivered through Unity LevelPlay (ironSource Ads and Unity Ads), operated by Unity Technologies. To show and measure ads, and to prevent fraud, the ad provider may process:

• Device information (model, operating system version, language, screen size, time zone)
• Your IP address and approximate (country/city level) location derived from it
• Ad interaction data (which ads were shown, watched or tapped)
• The device's advertising identifier (IDFA) — only if you allow tracking when iOS asks (App Tracking Transparency). If you choose "Ask App Not to Track", the IDFA is not used and ads are not personalised to you.

How Unity handles this data is described in the Unity Privacy Policy and the Unity Player & App User Privacy Policy, which also explain how to opt out of personalised ads.

You can change your tracking choice at any time in iOS Settings ▸ Privacy & Security ▸ Tracking, and reset or disable your advertising identifier under Settings ▸ Privacy & Security ▸ Apple Advertising.

4. Crash reports and diagnostics

If your device is set to share analytics with developers (an iOS setting), Apple may send us anonymised crash reports through App Store Connect. These contain technical details about the crash and no personal information. We use them only to fix bugs.

What we do not do

• We do not sell your data.
• We do not collect your contacts, photos, microphone, camera, or precise location.
• We do not use the data for any purpose other than running the Game and showing the optional ads described above.

Children

The Game is intended for a general audience and is not directed to children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided personal information through the Game, contact us and we will help remove it.

Your choices

• Ads: you never have to watch an ad; the Game is fully playable without them.
• Tracking: decline tracking when asked, or change it later in iOS Settings ▸ Privacy & Security ▸ Tracking.
• iCloud sync: turn it off for the Game in iOS Settings ▸ [your name] ▸ iCloud.
• Game Center: sign out in iOS Settings ▸ Game Center.
• Delete everything: deleting the Game removes its local data. To remove the iCloud copy too, delete it under iOS Settings ▸ [your name] ▸ iCloud ▸ Manage Account Storage.

Data retention

Game progress stays on your device and in your iCloud until you delete it. Ad-related data is retained by the ad provider according to its own policy, linked above.

Changes to this policy

If we change this policy, we will update the date at the top of this page. Material changes will also be noted in the Game's App Store update notes.

Contact

Questions or requests about privacy: dev.realmzero@gmail.com