Privacy
SAR Command: First Light — Privacy Policy
Effective date: 2026-08-26
SAR Command: First Light (“the app”) is a single-player game developed by an independent developer. This policy explains what data the app handles.
The short version
The game plays entirely on your device. There are no accounts, no ads, no tracking, and no third-party analytics. Beta (TestFlight) builds can send optional, opt-in playtest telemetry to help balance the game — and only after you accept an in-app notice. If you decline, nothing is ever recorded.
Data stored on your device only
- Your campaign save file and game settings. These stay in the app's private container on your device and are never uploaded (they are not even included in playtest telemetry).
Optional playtest telemetry (beta builds only)
Beta builds distributed through TestFlight may include a telemetry feature. It is off until you opt in via a notice shown on first launch, and you can turn it off at any time in Settings. When enabled, the app uploads:
- Gameplay actions: the in-game decisions you make (for example, which missions you accept and how you staff them), recorded day-by-day so we can replay them against the game's simulation to find bugs and balance problems.
- Gameplay events: a small fixed set of milestones (for example, campaign started, campaign finished).
- A random install identifier: a randomly generated code (UUID) created on your device. It is not derived from your device, Apple ID, name, or any personal detail, and we do not link it to you. Deleting the app deletes it.
- An optional tester tag: a short label you can choose to enter in Settings so we know which feedback is yours. Leave it blank if you prefer.
Telemetry never includes your name, email address, contacts, location, photos, advertising identifiers, or anything typed outside the game's own controls.
Where it goes: uploads travel over HTTPS to a private server operated by the developer on Cloudflare's infrastructure (Cloudflare acts as our hosting provider and processes the data only on our behalf). Access is restricted to the developer.
Retention: telemetry is kept only as long as it is useful for beta analysis and is deleted when the beta program ends. You can ask us to delete the data for your install identifier at any time (the identifier is shown implicitly by your tester tag if you set one; otherwise contact us and we will help you find it).
Purchases
The full campaign can be unlocked through an in-app purchase processed entirely by Apple. We never see your payment details. Purchase restoration uses Apple's StoreKit; no purchase information is sent to our servers.
Children
The app is not directed at children, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children.
Your choices
- Decline or disable telemetry at any time in Settings — recording stops immediately.
- Delete the app to remove all locally stored data and the install identifier.
- Contact us to request deletion of any uploaded telemetry.
Changes
If this policy changes materially, the updated version will be published at the same URL with a new effective date.
Contact
Questions or deletion requests: privacy@sarcommandgame.com