Effective date: October 19, 2026
This Privacy Policy explains how information is handled by threadward, also known as Threadward: Stitch Defense. The provider of the game is the developer identified on its App Store product page.
## Information stored on your device
The game saves your campaign progress, stars, local scores, settings, daily gift history, cosmetic selections, and unfinished wave on your device. This information is used to operate the game and is not sent to a developer-operated server. You do not need to create an account.
## Local rankings
The leaderboard ranks your own completed runs on this device. It stores scores, mode, level, wave reached, result, and completion date locally. It does not display other players, upload scores, use Game Center, or require a sign-in. Your existing local best scores remain available after an update; detailed run history begins with runs played in the version that introduces local rankings.
## No advertising or purchases
threadward is free. It includes no advertisements, in-app purchases, or subscriptions. It does not integrate third-party advertising or behavioral analytics SDKs, request advertising identifiers, or track you across other companies’ apps and websites.
## Device permissions
The game does not request access to your location, contacts, photos, camera, microphone, health data, or push notifications. Optional sound and haptic feedback are controlled through the game’s settings and your device settings.
## External links
Settings includes links to this policy and the Terms of Use. Opening a link takes you to a page hosted by Google Sites. Google and your browser may process information such as network requests under their own policies. Those pages are not used for in-game advertising or purchase flows.
## Your choices and deletion
You can change game settings at any time. Settings > Reset Progress removes local campaign records, rankings, gifts, cosmetics, and saved waves. Deleting the app removes its local data subject to your device’s backup and restore settings. This version does not connect to Game Center or manage any scores submitted to Apple by an earlier version.
## Children
The game is intended for a general audience. The developer does not knowingly collect children’s personal information through a developer-operated service. No in-game account is required.
## Security and retention
Local records remain on your device until you reset them, remove the app, or replace them through normal gameplay. Device security, backups, and Apple services are controlled by your device and account settings. No method of electronic storage is completely secure.
## Changes
If data practices change, the policy and App Store privacy information will be updated before the change is released. The effective date identifies the latest policy revision.
## Contact
For any privacy-related questions, please contact us at threadward@support.com.