Privacy Policy

1. Commitment to Player Privacy

Aqua Empire Universe is developed by Vento Technology. We believe in providing tranquil, engaging simulation gameplay without compromising your personal privacy.

Our core design principle is offline-first. We do not collect, harvest, store, or sell your personal information.

2. Information We Do Not Collect

Aqua Empire does not collect any of the following categories of data:

• Personal Identifiers: We do not collect your name, email address, physical address, or phone number.
• Device & Advertising Identifiers: We do not access Apple's Identifier for Advertisers (IDFA) or Google's Advertising ID (GAID).
• Location Data: We do not request or track GPS, cellular, or Wi-Fi geolocation data.
• Financial Information: Real-money purchases are not active in this beta. When commercial in-app purchases are enabled in future updates, transactions will be processed exclusively through Apple App Store or Google Play Store billing systems.
• Contacts & Media: We do not request access to your photo library, camera, microphone, or address book.

3. Local Data Storage & Persistence

All gameplay data—including pond levels, stocked fish states, coin balances, unlocked species, and audio preferences—is stored strictly locally on your device within the operating system's isolated sandbox storage (Documents/save.json).

This gameplay information remains entirely on your physical device and is never transmitted to Vento Technology or any remote game server.

4. Distinct Data Categories: Game, Backups, Website & Support

To provide full transparency, we clearly delineate the handling of data across different environments:

• Local App Sandbox Data: Gameplay progression saved within the app sandbox on your device. Never transmitted to our servers.
• OS Cloud Backups (iCloud / Google Drive): If you have enabled automated cloud backups on your device, your operating system may include local app sandbox data in your personal cloud backup snapshots. These backups are encrypted and managed directly by your Apple ID or Google Account settings and policies. Vento Technology has no access to or control over these external backups.
• Website Server Access Logs: When accessing our informational website (aquaempire.vpshub.biz), standard transient technical metadata (such as IP address, user-agent string, and HTTP request timestamps) may be processed by hosting server software strictly for network security, DDoS protection, and operational debugging. These logs are rotated and deleted per hosting infrastructure retention rules.
• Customer Support Correspondence: If you choose to email our support address (bloodsoft@outlook.com), your email address, message body, and any voluntary attachments are preserved in our customer support inbox solely to investigate and respond to your inquiry, unless you request their deletion.

5. Third-Party Services & Trackers

The game contains zero third-party tracking libraries, advertising mediation SDKs, or external behavioral analytics platforms. Standard operating system crash reports, if generated, are handled directly through Apple TestFlight or Google Play Console according to your personal platform privacy settings.

6. Children's Privacy

Aqua Empire is suitable for general audiences. Because we do not collect personal information from any user, we do not knowingly collect personal data from children under the age of 13 (or applicable age in your jurisdiction) in accordance with COPPA and GDPR requirements.

7. Data Deletion Rights

Because gameplay data resides strictly on your local hardware, you have direct control over your save data:

1. Local Game Data: You can purge all saved progression, pond configurations, and local settings at any time by clearing application data via device settings or by uninstalling the application. Uninstallation permanently removes the local app sandbox container from your physical device.
2. OS Cloud Backups: Uninstalling the app does not automatically delete pre-existing OS-level cloud backups (such as iCloud Backup or Google Drive backup archives). To delete archived app data from OS cloud backups, manage or delete your app backups via your Apple ID or Google Account settings.
3. Support Communications: To request deletion of past customer support emails or beta feedback threads sent to bloodsoft@outlook.com, simply submit a written request to that email address.

8. Contact & Questions

If you have any questions or feedback regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact our team at:

📧 bloodsoft@outlook.com

Note: This policy represents a pre-release reviewable draft. Corporate registration jurisdiction will be finalized alongside commercial store publication.