High & Dry privacy policy

Last updated November 2, 2026. Developer: Caden Burleson. Contact: support@cadenburleson.com

The short version

We don't run a game server, there are no accounts, and we don't collect your personal information ourselves. The game shows ads from Google AdMob and sells optional items through Google Play and the App Store. Google and Apple handle the data for those, as described below.

What the game keeps on your device

Your progress (levels, stars, your valley, the daily streak, settings), how many ads you watched today, how long you have played, your unused hints and extra walls, and the transaction IDs and items you bought are saved only on your device. They aren't sent to us, and we can't see them. Deleting the app deletes them, unless your phone's own backup restores them. "Reset progress" in Settings erases your progress, but keeps what you bought and the transaction IDs so a purchase can't be lost or delivered twice.

Ads (Google AdMob)

High & Dry shows ads through Google AdMob, starting after the first levels. Some are optional: you choose to watch one for a hint or an extra wall. Others appear between levels, on the way back to the valley after a win, unless you buy Remove Ads. To show ads, measure them and prevent fraud, Google may collect:

• your device's advertising ID (on iPhone, the IDFA, only if you give permission when the game asks),
• information about your device and its approximate location, worked out from your IP address,
• how you interact with the ads, and diagnostic data.

We don't receive any of that about you personally. Google's use of it is covered by Google's privacy policy and how Google uses information from apps that use its services.

Your choices about ads

• iPhone: right before the first ad, iOS asks whether the game may track you. If you say no, the IDFA isn't shared and the game works the same. You can change this any time in the iPhone's Settings, under Privacy & Security, Tracking.
• EEA, UK and Switzerland: Google's consent form asks for your choice before any ad is requested. You can change it any time in the game, under Settings, Ad privacy. If consent doesn't allow ads, the game doesn't show them and everything else keeps working.
• Android: you can reset or delete your advertising ID in the phone's settings.
• Everywhere: Remove Ads turns off the ads between levels. Ads for help are always your choice, and every level can be won without them.

Purchases

Purchases are processed by Google Play or the App Store, under their own terms and privacy policies. We never see your name, email or payment details. The game receives a confirmation and a transaction ID from the store, and keeps that ID on your device so nothing is delivered twice. If we look at the stores' sales reports, they don't identify you to the game.

Permissions

The game uses the internet for ads and purchases, and the advertising ID as described above. It uses vibration for feedback, which you can turn off in Settings. It doesn't ask for your contacts, photos, camera, microphone or precise location.

Children

High & Dry is not directed at children under 13, and we don't knowingly collect personal information from them. The game itself collects none from anyone. Ads are limited to content suitable for a general audience.

Changes and contact

If this policy changes, the new version will be posted here with a new date. Questions or requests: support@cadenburleson.com.