One Breath Privacy Policy
This privacy policy applies to the One Breath game (hereby referred to as "Application") for mobile devices, created by Joshua Makes (hereby referred to as "Service Provider") as a free application with advertisements and optional in-app purchases. This service is intended for use "AS IS".
One Breath is available on Google Play (Android) and the Apple App Store (iOS). Where the two platforms behave differently, this policy says so.
What information does the Application obtain and how is it used?
Information you provide
The Application does not require you to create an account or provide any personally identifiable information to play. There is no sign-up, no login, and no profile.
You may optionally sign in to your platform's game service — Google Play Games Services on Android, Game Center on iOS — to use leaderboards and achievements. Both are off by default. See below.
Information stored on your device
Your game progress — gem balance, best depth, total dives, gear tiers and levels, blueprint shards, and which tutorial tips you have already seen — is saved locally on your device. It is not transmitted to the Service Provider, and it is deleted when you uninstall the Application.
The optional game service features described below are the only exceptions.
Advertising
The Application uses Google AdMob to display optional rewarded video ads (for example, to revive a dive or to double the gems you earned from a run). You are never required to watch an ad to keep playing.
AdMob may automatically collect certain information, including your IP address, device identifiers, information about your device, how you interact with the Application, and diagnostic data such as crash and performance information. AdMob uses your IP address to estimate your general (not precise) location. For details, see Google's Privacy Policy and Google's Ad Technologies Policy.
Ad personalization differs by platform:
- On iOS, the Application never presents Apple's App Tracking Transparency prompt and never requests or obtains your device's Advertising Identifier (IDFA). Ads are therefore served on a non-personalized basis, and the Application does not track you across apps or websites owned by other companies.
- On Android, ads may use your device's Advertising ID. You can limit or reset this at any time in your device settings (Settings → Google → Ads).
If you are in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom, or another region where consent is required, the Application presents Google's consent form before requesting any ad. Where that form applies, an "Ad privacy choices" option appears on the Settings screen so you can review or change your choice at any time, including withdrawing consent. Withdrawing consent stops further ad requests.
In-app purchases
The Application offers optional in-app purchases of gem packs. These transactions are handled entirely by the platform's billing system — Google Play Billing on Android, the Apple App Store on iOS. The Service Provider does not receive, process, or store your payment card details. Purchases are governed by the store's own privacy policy and terms: Google Play / Apple.
A record of which gem packs you have bought is kept on your own device so that a purchase is never credited twice. It is not transmitted to the Service Provider.
Leaderboards and achievements (optional)
The Application offers optional leaderboard and achievement features, using Google Play Games Services on Android and Game Center on iOS. They are off by default and are only used if you turn them on yourself from the Settings screen. If you never turn them on, the Application does not start the game service at all and sends nothing to it.
Turning on Leaderboards & achievements signs you in to your platform's game service and allows the Application to send the following:
- Your player identifier for that service (your Play Games player ID, or your Game Center player ID)
- Your best depth reached, and your best gems collected in a single dive, submitted as leaderboard scores
- Which in-game achievements you have unlocked, and your progress toward the remaining ones
Leaderboards are public: a submitted score is shown next to your gamer tag or Game Center nickname to other players who view that leaderboard. The platform may also record that you have played the Application on your gaming profile. This setting does not transmit your saved game progress, which stays on your device.
Turning the setting off stops the Application from sending anything further. It cannot sign you out, and it does not withdraw scores already submitted:
- On Android, Google Play Games Services gives applications no way to end your session. To disconnect your Google account from the Application, or to delete Play Games data, use the Google Play Games app.
- On iOS, your Game Center session belongs to the operating system rather than to the Application. To fully disconnect, open the Settings app and sign out of Game Center.
Information handled by these services is governed by Google's Privacy Policy and Apple's Privacy Policy respectively.
Cloud save (optional)
Cloud save is a separate setting, also off by default, turned on independently of leaderboards and achievements. Turning it on is the only way saved game progress leaves your device.
When it is on, the Application stores a copy of your progress in your own platform account — using Google Play Games Saved Games on Android, or Game Center Saved Games on iOS — so it can be restored on another device. The stored copy contains:
- Your progress: gem balance, best depth, total dives, gear tiers and levels, blueprint shards, and tutorial tips seen
- The time it was last saved, and which platform saved it
- A short summary line (your best depth and total dives) and a cover image, so the save is recognisable in the platform's own saved-games list
It contains no personal information beyond the progress itself. The Service Provider cannot access this data — it is held in your account, not on any server operated by the Service Provider, who runs no server-side store of user data whatsoever.
Turning cloud save off stops further syncing. To delete a saved game already stored in your account, use the Google Play Games app on Android, or your device's Game Center and iCloud settings on iOS.
Does the Application collect precise real-time location information?
No. The Application does not request location permission and does not collect precise information about the location of your mobile device.
As noted above, AdMob derives an approximate, general location from your IP address. This is coarse — city-level or broader — and is handled by Google, not by the Service Provider.
Do third parties see and/or have access to information obtained by the Application?
The Application does not collect personal data for the Service Provider's own use. It uses:
- Google AdMob, for the optional rewarded ads
- The platform's billing service (Google Play Billing / Apple App Store)
- Google Play Games Services or Game Center, but only if you turn those features on yourself
each of which may collect and share data in accordance with their own privacy policies.
Data collected through AdMob may include:
| Data | Used for |
|---|---|
| Device identifiers (e.g. Advertising ID on Android) | Advertising, analytics |
| IP address, and the approximate location derived from it | Advertising |
| App usage and interaction data | Advertising, analytics |
| Advertising data (e.g. which ads were shown) | Advertising |
| Diagnostic data (crash and performance information) | Diagnostics, analytics |
The Service Provider does not sell your data, and does not share it with data brokers.
What are my opt-out rights?
- Rewarded ads are always optional. You are never required to watch one to keep playing, and declining an offer has no effect other than forgoing that reward.
- On iOS, ads are already non-personalized, because the Application never asks for tracking permission and never obtains your Advertising Identifier.
- On Android, you can limit ad personalization at any time in your device settings (Settings → Google → Ads).
- Where a consent form applies, use "Ad privacy choices" on the Settings screen to change or withdraw your consent.
- Leaderboards, achievements, and cloud save are each off until you turn them on, and each can be turned off again from the Settings screen.
- You can erase your own saved progress at any time from the shop screen.
- You can stop further collection of information by the Application by uninstalling it, using the standard uninstall process available on your mobile device or via the application marketplace.
Uninstalling does not delete leaderboard scores, achievements, or a cloud save already stored in your platform account — use the Google Play Games app, or your device's Game Center settings, to remove those.
Children
The Application is not used to knowingly solicit data from or market to children under the age of 13.
The Service Provider does not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children. The Service Provider encourages all children to never submit any personally identifiable information through the Application and/or Services. The Service Provider encourages parents and legal guardians to monitor their children's Internet usage and to help enforce this Policy by instructing their children never to provide personally identifiable information through the Application and/or Services without their permission. If you have reason to believe that a child has provided personally identifiable information to the Service Provider through the Application and/or Services, please contact the Service Provider (info@joshuamakes.ca) so that they will be able to take the necessary actions. You must also be at least 16 years of age to consent to the processing of your personally identifiable information in your country (in some countries we may allow your parent or guardian to do so on your behalf).
Security
The Service Provider is concerned about safeguarding the confidentiality of your information. The Application keeps your progress on your own device and does not transmit personal information to the Service Provider, who therefore operates no server-side store of your data. Any information you choose to send to Google Play Games Services or Game Center is held by Google or Apple respectively, and secured under their own practices.
Changes
This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time for any reason. The Service Provider will notify you of any changes to their Privacy Policy by updating this page with the new Privacy Policy. You are advised to consult this Privacy Policy regularly for any changes, as continued use is deemed approval of all changes.
This privacy policy is effective as of 2026-08-06.
Your consent
By using the Application, you are consenting to the processing of your information as set forth in this Privacy Policy now and as amended by the Service Provider.
Contact us
If you have any questions regarding privacy while using the Application, or have questions about the practices, please contact the Service Provider via email at info@joshuamakes.ca.