Privacy Policy

Last updated: 11 October 2026

This policy covers all Chiller Whale Games games (CoinSort, Beachdoku, Tidepool, LanternGlow, Spice Rack, Cookie Sort, called Cookie Box on the App Store, and Arabesque), both the iPhone apps and the versions you play in a web browser, and this website.

The short version: the games don't ask who you are, there are no accounts, no ads and no advertising or tracking tools. The only thing a game sends us is optional, anonymous information about how levels went, and you can turn it off in Settings. If you choose to sign up as a beta tester on this website, we keep your first name and email address to write to you about testing, and nothing else.

What stays on your device

Your progress, settings and statistics are saved on your own device (in the app, or in your browser's local storage). They are not sent to us. Deleting the app or clearing your browser's site data removes them.

Anonymous play data

To tune difficulty, each game can send a small record when you finish or leave a level or wave. A record contains:

a random ID created on your device (it is not linked to your name, email, Apple ID or any other account);
which level or wave it was, and game details such as difficulty mode, time played, number of moves, mistakes, hints or undos used, and whether you finished;
the game version and when it was played.

We do not store your IP address, location, device identifiers, contacts or anything else about you with these records. The data is used only to improve the games, is never sold or shared for advertising, and is stored with our hosting provider, Cloudflare.

Turning it off: open the game's Settings and switch off the play-data option. Nothing further is sent after that.

In-app purchases

Some iPhone games are free to start and offer a single, one-time purchase to unlock the rest of the levels. Apple processes the purchase through the App Store. We never see your payment details, name, email or Apple ID; the game only asks Apple whether the unlock has been bought on your account, so it can open the levels (and restore them on a new device). Nothing about your purchase is sent to our server. The browser versions have no purchases.

Beta tester sign-up (this website only)

The home page has an optional form to join our beta testers. If you use it, we collect your first name and email address, and nothing else. We use it to invite you to try new games and to ask for your feedback. You'll get a confirmation email first, and nothing more is sent until you confirm. Every email has an unsubscribe link, and you can also ask us at support@chillerwhale.com to delete your address. The list is kept with our email service, Kit, and is never sold or shared. The games and apps themselves never ask for your email.

Services we rely on

Cloudflare hosts the games, this website and the anonymous play data. Like any web host, it processes technical information such as IP addresses in order to deliver pages and protect against abuse. See Cloudflare's privacy policy.
Kit (kit.com) stores the beta tester email list and sends those emails. See Kit's privacy policy.
Apple: if you download an app from the App Store, Apple handles the download, processes any in-app purchase, and may share anonymous usage and crash statistics with developers if you've allowed that in your device settings. See Apple's privacy policy.

Children

The games are suitable for all ages. We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone, including children under 13.

Email

If you email us, we use your email address and message only to reply to you.

Changes

If this policy changes, we'll update this page and the date at the top.

Contact

Questions about privacy: support@chillerwhale.com. Chiller Whale Games is run by Joshua Freedman.