Privacy Policy

Effective date: September 20, 2026

PicJax is a single-player puzzle game. The game itself collects no personal data — your progress, best runs and pictures stay on your device. The ads that keep the game free are served by Google AdMob, and the optional in-app purchases are handled by the App Store or Google Play, both described below.

Data we collect ourselves

None.

• No account or registration is required.
• We use no analytics or tracking services of our own.
• The game does not read your location, contacts, or device identifiers.
• We run no servers, so nothing you do in the game is sent to us.

Advertising

PicJax shows ads through Google AdMob. To serve and measure those ads, Google may process:

• device information and, on Android, the Advertising ID (on iOS we never request tracking permission, so the IDFA is not used),
• your IP address and the approximate location derived from it,
• device, operating-system and app information,
• which ads were shown and whether you interacted with them, and
• diagnostic data about the ad request.

We never receive this data ourselves and we never sell personal data. Google processes it under its own policies — see Google's Privacy Policy and How Google uses information from sites or apps that use our services. On iOS we do not request tracking permission, so ads are non-personalised; you can further limit ad personalisation in your device settings (iOS: Privacy → Tracking; Android: Ads). In regions that require consent (EEA/UK), ads are shown only as permitted by the platform's consent tools.

In-app purchases

PicJax offers two optional one-time unlocks — turning the tap limit off and undoing unlimited taps — for $0.99 each. They are bought through the App Store or Google Play, which handle the payment: we never see or store your name, payment card or billing address, and the store does not share your personal data with us. The app only records which unlocks you own, and keeps that on your device.

Photos you choose

The app can use a picture you select from your device's photo library as the puzzle picture. That picture is processed entirely on your device and is used only to render the puzzle. It is never uploaded, stored on any server, or shared.

Replay recordings

'Replay Best' records your gameplay only when you start it. The recording uses the system screen recorder (ReplayKit on iOS, MediaProjection on Android) and may include game audio; on Android the app asks for microphone permission only when a recording needs audio. Clips are saved locally to your photo library or gallery and are never uploaded to a server. Nothing is shared unless you choose to share it yourself, and the app keeps at most the most recent replay.

Local game data

Your progress (levels completed, best scores, and move logs) and the unlocks you own are stored only in the app's local storage on your device. They never leave your device.

Network connections

The app has no servers of its own. Ad requests and other platform services use HTTPS connections provided by the operating system and Google's SDK.

Children's privacy

The game is suitable for all ages and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children. When the app is listed for families, ad serving is limited to child-directed, non-personalised ads.

Changes

If this policy changes, the updated version will be posted here with a new effective date.

Contact

For privacy questions, contact the developer at junlu@yahoo.com.