Overview
AbsoluteNoobStudio ("we", "us", "our") develops and operates Statefall, a real-time territory conquest strategy game for the web, iOS and Android. This policy explains what information is handled when you play. The short version: the campaign and skirmish run entirely on your device; what leaves it is what the leaderboard needs — a commander name, your times and a recording of your run — plus the technical data our advertising and purchase providers need to do their jobs. We never ask for your name, email address or any account.
What we collect
On your device only: campaign progress, coins, Armory upgrades, achievements, settings and personal bests. These are stored locally (browser storage on the web, app storage on mobile) and are not uploaded by us except as described under the leaderboard and progress sync below. Deleting the app, or clearing your browser data, deletes them.
Through the leaderboard: your commander name, your completion time, the map's random seed and a recording of the commands you issued during the run, plus a timestamp. See below.
Through progress sync: the list of achievements you have unlocked and your number of skirmish wins, so your progress follows you between devices.
Separately, advertising data is handled by Google AdMob on mobile and purchase receipts by your app store and RevenueCat, each described below.
Commander names
You choose a commander name the first time you post a time. The name is reserved to you and can be changed again after seven days. Your commander name appears on the public leaderboards. Please do not use personal information as a commander name.
Leaderboards
When you post a time, we upload your commander name, your time in milliseconds, the map's random seed, a recording of the commands you issued during the run, and a timestamp. These are stored in Google Firebase (Cloud Firestore) and the name and time are publicly visible to other players on the in-game rankings. No device identifiers, email addresses or other personal details are attached — the entry is linked only to the anonymous identifier described below. To have an entry removed, email us your commander name.
Run verification
Every submitted time is re-simulated on our own server from the seed and the recorded commands, and a run that cannot be reproduced is removed from the board. This check uses only the run data described above; it involves no additional information about you or your device, and the recording is of in-game commands, not of your screen, microphone or camera.
Your anonymous ID
To hold your leaderboard entry and your synced progress, Firebase Authentication issues your installation a random anonymous identifier. There is no sign-in, no account and no password: we never receive an email address, a social profile or any contact details, and the identifier is not linked to you as a person. Reinstalling the app or clearing your data generally issues a new identifier. See Firebase's privacy documentation.
Advertising (Google AdMob)
The mobile apps show full-screen adverts between battles, served by Google AdMob, which may process device information such as advertising identifiers, IP address, device type and ad-interaction data in accordance with Google's policies.
In the UK, the EEA and Switzerland we ask first. The first time you open the game you are shown a consent form, and no ad is requested until you have answered it. Choosing Do not consent means you still see adverts, but non-personalised ones. You can change your answer at any time: Armory → Ad privacy settings reopens the same form. If we cannot reach the consent service at all, the game shows no adverts for that session rather than guessing.
On iOS you are then also shown Apple's App Tracking Transparency prompt. Declining it is respected independently of the answer above and changes nothing about how the game plays. You can limit ad personalisation through your device settings too — "Delete advertising ID" or "Opt out of Ads Personalisation" on Android, and the tracking and personalised-ads controls on iOS.
The Remove Ads purchase removes this advertising permanently. The web version shows no adverts.
Purchases
Coin packs and Remove Ads are processed entirely by the App Store or Google Play — we never see your payment details. To validate purchases and restore them on reinstall, receipts are processed by RevenueCat, which assigns a random anonymous identifier to your installation, not linked to your name or contact details. See RevenueCat's Privacy Policy.
Our website and the web version
The web version of the game is served from Google Firebase Hosting, which processes standard server logs (IP address, request data) to deliver the site. On absolutenoobstudio.co.uk we use Google Analytics only if you accept analytics cookies via the banner. See Google's Privacy Policy.
How we share information
We do not sell personal information, and we do not share it except with the service providers named above (Google, RevenueCat) acting on our or the platforms' behalf, when required by law, or to protect our rights. Leaderboard entries are public by design, as described above.
Retention and security
Local game data stays on your device until you delete the app or clear its data. Leaderboard entries, reserved names and synced progress are retained until removed on request. Advertising and purchase data are retained by Google and RevenueCat under their own policies. We take reasonable measures to protect data in our control, but no system is completely secure.
Children
Statefall is suitable for a general audience and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children. The campaign and skirmish can be played without posting anything at all; the only information that can become public is a commander name you choose yourself. If you believe a child has posted personal information as a commander name, contact us and we will remove it.
Your rights
Depending on your location — including under UK and EU data protection law — you may have rights to access, correct, delete or restrict the use of personal information, and to object to certain processing. To have your leaderboard entries, reserved name or synced progress removed, follow the steps on Delete your Statefall data, or email us at admin@absolutenoobstudio.co.uk with your commander name; we will also help direct any request we can't fulfil ourselves.
Updates to this policy
We may update this policy from time to time. Material changes will update the "Last updated" date above and may be flagged in the game or on this website.
Contact us
AbsoluteNoobStudio
Website: absolutenoobstudio.co.uk
Email: admin@absolutenoobstudio.co.uk