Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy describes how Haishoku (“we,” “us,” “the app”), made by Back Room Strategies Ltd, handles information when you use the app.

TL;DR:Nothing about how you use Haishoku leaves your device. We don’t collect data, we don’t have a server, and there’s no account. The camera is used to sample color in real time; we never store photos or video. The app is ad-free, period.

What we collect

Nothing that leaves your device.

Haishoku is a camera-based color-finding game. To play, the app needs to read the color the camera is pointed at, in real time. That sampling happens on your device, frame by frame. We do not save the camera frames anywhere. No photo or video is taken, written to your photo library, or transmitted off the device.

Your match history (which colors you’ve found today, the accuracy tier, the captured hex value) and your settings (color-vision preference, notification opt-in if applicable) are stored on your device using the operating system’s standard local app storage. That storage is local to your device and is never sent to us or to any third party.

If you uninstall the app, that local data is removed by the operating system.

What we do not do

• We do not collect personal information of any kind.
• We do not require an account or sign-in.
• We do not track your location. The app does not request location permission.
• We do not access your photo library, microphone, contacts, or calendar.
• We do not include third-party analytics SDKs, advertising SDKs, or tracking SDKs.
• We do not show ads.
• We do not sell or share data, because we do not collect data.

Permissions the app requests

• Camera. Required for the core feature (sampling colors from the world in real time). Frames are processed on-device and immediately discarded; nothing is recorded.
• Notifications (optional, only if you opt in). Used to send you a daily reminder when a new puzzle is available. Notifications are scheduled and delivered locally by your device — we do not have a notification server, and we do not see whether you receive or open them.

You can decline either permission and continue using parts of the app accordingly.

Crash reports

We do not collect crash reports at this time. If we add crash reporting (e.g. via Sentry) in a future version, we will update this policy and disclose the specific data collected before that version ships.

Children

Haishoku is suitable for all ages and is not directed at any specific age group. Because we do not collect any personal information, no age-based collection rules apply.

Changes

If we change this policy in any material way (for instance, if we ever add a feature that does send data off the device), we’ll update the “Last updated” date and disclose the change in the app before that version ships.

How to contact us

Questions, requests, or concerns? Email seth@backroomstrategies.com.

Jurisdiction

Back Room Strategies Ltd is based in Colorado, United States. This policy is governed by Colorado law.