KubeSprout privacy policy

KubeSprout is made by KubeSpark Studios. This policy covers the browser game at kubesprout.com/play, the KubeSprout app for iPhone, and requests to join the KubeSprout beta. We collect only what the game needs to run, we don't run ads or trackers, and we never sell your information. Questions go to support@kubesparkstudios.com.

We use your address to send you one receipt and, later, your invitation. We don't send anything else.

• Your email address, anything you type in the optional note, and the time of the request.
• How you found us: the campaign tag on the link you followed and the website that linked to us. Your browser remembers this for up to 30 days in its own storage (not a cookie) and only sends it to us if you sign up.

• Your email address and the way you sign in: a password, Google, or Apple. With Google or Apple sign-in we receive your email address and a sign-in token from them; we don't ask for your contacts, photos or anything else.
• The farmer name you choose. Other players see it on the Exchange and in the game, so pick something you're happy to share.

• Your farm: crops, animals, buildings, inventory, coins, Gems, skills, quests, festival progress and your orders on the Exchange. This is the game's save file, stored on our servers so it follows you between devices.
• A record of what your farm gained and spent. We keep this ledger to keep the player economy honest and to fix mistakes. Other players never see it, and inside it you are identified by a code, not by name or email.
• If you turn on notifications, the device token your phone or browser gives us, so we can tell you when a harvest or an order is ready. Turn notifications off and the token is no longer used.
• How much the beta is played: which days you opened the game, roughly how long you played, and whether it was the iPhone app or a browser. We use this in aggregate to see whether people come back and to balance the game.
• Error reports from the game: a short technical description of what went wrong and the app version, never what you typed.
• Technical logs. Our servers record the IP address, time and outcome of each request for a short period, to protect against abuse and to find bugs.

• No advertising, no ad networks, no data brokers.
• We don't sell, rent or trade your information, and we don't use it to build a profile of you.

These providers act on our instructions and don't get to use your data for their own purposes.

• Google Cloud and Firebase host the game servers, the database and sign-in, in the United States.
• Resend delivers our emails, so it processes your address when we send one.
• Apple and Google handle sign-in when you choose "Sign in with Apple" or "Sign in with Google", under their own privacy policies. Apple also handles TestFlight and the App Store.

The Exchange is a shared market. Other farmers see the orders you post, at the prices you set, and your farmer name. Nobody sees who they traded with, and price history is built only from completed trades.

• Your farm and account stay until you delete them. This is a beta, so farm progress and beta items will be reset before a wider release; we'll say so in advance.
• Beta sign-up requests are kept while the beta runs so we can send invitations in order.
• Server logs are kept for a short, fixed period and then discarded.

Open Account in the game and choose Delete account. It removes your farm, your open orders, your notification registrations and your sign-in, and it can't be undone. If you can no longer sign in, email support@kubesparkstudios.com from the address on the account and we'll do it for you.

KubeSprout is not directed at children under 13, and we don't knowingly collect personal information from them. If you believe a child has created an account, contact us and we'll delete it.

If this policy changes in a way that matters, we'll update the date at the top. Continued use of the game after a change means you're fine with the new version.