Privacy Policy
Last updated: May 18, 2026 · Effective: May 18, 2026
The short version. Lexino is a single-player word game. We don't have user accounts. We don't ask for your email. Your progress lives on your device. We show ads only when you choose to watch one for hints, and we use Game Center / Play Games for leaderboards. That's it.
1. Plain-English summary
This policy describes how Lexino ("we", "us", "the app") handles information when you play. We try to keep it minimal — most of what makes the game work happens locally on your device.
If you'd rather not read the whole thing, the callout above is the honest one-paragraph version. Everything below is the formal detail.
2. What we collect
2.1 Information you give us directly
None, by default. Lexino has no sign-up, no email field, no profile creation. You can play without giving us anything.
If you contact us via the form on our support page, we'll obviously have whatever you put in that message. We use it to answer you and then leave it alone.
2.2 Information stored on your device
- Game progress. Which chapter and level you're on, words you've found, hints you have, your Daily Crossword streak, and the state of any level you've started.
- Preferences. Sound, haptics, and notification toggles from the Settings screen.
This data lives in your device's app storage. It does not leave your device unless your operating system backs it up (e.g., iCloud Backup, Google One backup) on your behalf — those backups are governed by Apple's or Google's privacy policy, not ours.
2.3 Information collected automatically
- Crash and stability reports. If the app crashes, the platform may send us a stack trace and basic device model / OS version so we can fix the bug. We never see your name or contact info in these reports.
- Anonymous gameplay metrics. Aggregate counts like "X levels completed in Chapter 2 this week" so we can balance difficulty. These metrics are not linked to you personally.
3. How we use it
- To run the game (save your progress, restore it when you re-open the app).
- To fix bugs and improve level design.
- To show rewarded ads only when you tap the "Watch ad for 3 hints" button. We do not show ads anywhere else in v1.
- To support leaderboards and achievements via Game Center (iOS) or Google Play Games (Android), if you've signed into those services at the OS level. If you haven't, those features are simply unavailable and no data is sent.
We do not sell your data. We do not build advertising profiles of you. We do not share your gameplay with marketers.
4. Third-party services
A small number of third parties touch the app. Each has its own privacy policy:
4.1 Apple Game Center / Google Play Games
If you're signed into one of these on your device, Lexino submits your scores and unlocked achievements to them. They handle the leaderboard UI, friends list, and identity. We never see your real name or email — only the opaque player ID the platform gives us.
4.2 Rewarded ads
When you tap "Watch ad for 3 hints", a third-party ad SDK plays a short video and reports back whether you completed it. The SDK may receive a non-personally-identifying advertising ID, your country, and basic device type so it can serve an appropriate ad. On iOS, this is gated by App Tracking Transparency — if you decline, the SDK falls back to non-personalized ads. On Android, you can reset or limit your advertising ID in your system settings.
4.3 Crash reporting
We use the platform-provided crash reporters (Apple's built-in reports and Google Play's Android Vitals). No additional third-party crash SDK is bundled.
5. Children's privacy
Lexino is suitable for all ages and may appeal to younger players. We do not knowingly collect any personal information from children. Because the game has no sign-up and no chat, there is no surface where a child could share identifying information with us.
If you believe a child has somehow provided personal information to us (for example, by emailing us), please contact us and we will delete it promptly.
6. Your rights & choices
6.1 Turning things off
- Ads: Don't tap "Watch ad for 3 hints" — ads never play unless you opt in. Hints also refill automatically over time.
- Leaderboards: Sign out of Game Center or Play Games at the OS level, or don't sign in at all.
- Crash reports: Both iOS and Android let you disable analytics / diagnostics sharing in system settings.
6.2 Deleting your data
Because Lexino stores your progress locally, you can delete everything we have on you by deleting the app. There is no server-side account to delete.
For data sent to Game Center or Play Games, deletion is handled through those platforms' own settings.
6.3 GDPR & CCPA
If you are in the EU/EEA, UK, or California, you have the right to access, correct, delete, or export the limited information we hold. Since we don't maintain a user database, in practice this means we'll confirm we have nothing tied to you. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority.
7. Changes to this policy
If we change anything material — for example, adding an account system or a new analytics SDK — we'll update the "Last updated" date at the top and, where the platform requires it, show an in-app notice before the change takes effect.
8. Contact
Privacy questions, deletion requests, or anything else — use the contact form on our support page and we'll get back to you.