Privacy policy
Flash Four is developed by Mike McAndrews. The game keeps progress on your device and uses Apple services for optional online leaderboards and purchases. This policy explains those features and what happens when you contact support.
Information kept on your device
Flash Four stores your local nickname, progress, records, unlocked items, and settings on your device. The iOS game does not send this local save data to a developer-operated server. You do not need to create a Flash Four account.
An optional local playtest recorder is off by default. If enabled, it records events such as runs, milestones, pit results, and retries on your device. These logs are not uploaded automatically. You can stop recording, export the logs, or delete them using the playtest controls in settings.
Apple Game Center
When you are signed in to Game Center, new ranked runs automatically send your pass count to Apple for the appropriate leaderboard. The app uses your Game Center identity to associate scores with your account and displays Game Center nicknames, best pass counts, and ranks. Your nickname and score can be visible to other players on the leaderboard. Pending submissions may be saved on your device for retry with the same Game Center account.
Game Center is optional. Free Run and Stage Previews are unranked, and you can play with local records without signing in. Manage Game Center access and sharing in your Apple settings. Apple processes this information under its Game Center privacy notice and privacy policy.
Purchases
Apple processes optional in-app purchases. Flash Four uses Apple's StoreKit service to verify transactions and determine which cosmetic items you own. The app does not receive your payment-card details. Restore Purchases checks purchases associated with the Apple Account you use for the App Store.
Apple manages purchase records under its App Store privacy notice. Removing the app or deleting local progress does not erase Apple's purchase history.
Advertising, tracking, and diagnostics
Flash Four does not include advertising SDKs, cross-app tracking, or a separate remote analytics service. Apple may process App Store, Game Center, usage, and diagnostic information under its own policies and your Apple settings, including reports made available to developers through Apple's services.
Backups and information you share
Progress backups, score sharing, and playtest exports leave the app only when you choose to save or share them. A backup can contain your local nickname, records, settings, and progress. Where you save a file, and who you share it with, determines who can access it. Apple purchases are restored separately from progress backups.
Contacting support
If you email flashfoursupport@icloud.com, Mike receives your email address and the contents of your message, including any screenshots, diagnostics, or other files you choose to attach. This information is used to respond to your request, troubleshoot problems, and maintain the app. Email is processed by the email providers involved in delivering and storing the conversation.
Support correspondence is retained as needed to handle the request, maintain relevant support records, and meet applicable obligations. Do not send passwords, complete payment details, or other information that is unnecessary for your support request. You can contact the same address to request access to, correction of, or deletion of support information held by the developer, subject to applicable requirements.
Your choices and deletion
- Turn off local playtest recording and delete its events in the app's playtest controls.
- Use Apple settings to manage Game Center and Apple's diagnostic sharing options.
- Keep a progress backup before reinstalling or changing devices. Deleting the app may remove local progress; copies you saved elsewhere must be managed separately.
- Contact support about information you previously sent directly. Apple controls data held by its own services; use Apple's privacy and account controls for that data.
This support website
These support pages do not include advertising, analytics scripts, contact forms, or cookies set by the developer. The website's hosting provider may process technical request information, such as an IP address, browser information, and request time, to deliver and protect the site. Following an external link or sending email involves the provider of that service.
Changes and questions
This policy may be updated as Flash Four changes. The effective date above identifies the current version. For privacy questions, contact Mike McAndrews at flashfoursupport@icloud.com.