Who is responsible
JUMP SCARE is developed by Jeffry Zander (“I” or “the developer”). This policy explains how the current app and this website handle information. You can contact me at jeff.zander@me.com.
Game progress and settings
The app stores your progress on your device so you can resume play. Saved information includes your submitted commands, story history, decisions, inventory, journal, and game state. Reading and effects preferences are stored on your device.
When iCloud is available and enabled for the app, game progress is synchronized using Apple CloudKit in your account’s private database. Sync also uses technical identifiers and revision records to associate progress with the correct account and resolve updates. This information supports saving and continuity, not advertising. The app does not provide the developer with a dashboard to browse your private saves. Text you have not submitted in the command field is not synchronized.
Your Apple Account and iCloud services are managed by Apple under Apple’s privacy policy. The app does not ask for or receive your Apple Account password.
Microphone and speech
The in-game microphone is optional. It requests microphone and speech-recognition permission and records only when you activate dictation. The app requires on-device English recognition for this feature. Audio is used temporarily to turn speech into editable text; the app does not save audio recordings or upload them to the developer. Recording stops when you finish, leave the app, or reach its time limit.
If you submit the resulting text, it becomes part of your game history and may sync through iCloud. If you use Apple’s keyboard dictation, Siri Remote dictation, or other system text-entry features instead, Apple processes that input according to your device settings and its privacy information.
Support and feedback
If you email support, I receive your email address, message, and any attachments or details you choose to send. I use them to reply, investigate issues, and improve the game. Please avoid including sensitive personal information in game commands, screenshots, or support messages.
Apple may provide crash reports, diagnostics, App Store information, and TestFlight feedback under its services and your sharing settings. Feedback you submit through TestFlight may include screenshots and technical details. The app does not include third-party advertising, analytics, or crash-reporting SDKs.
This website
The website source does not add analytics scripts, advertising trackers, tracking pixels, third-party fonts, or a contact form. Email links open your email app; they do not submit a message automatically.
The site is hosted using OpenAI Sites and Cloudflare infrastructure. Hosting and security providers may process technical request information such as IP address, requested page, browser information, timestamps, and security events to deliver and protect the website. Their handling of this information is described in OpenAI’s privacy policy and Cloudflare’s privacy policy.
Sharing and sale
I do not sell your personal information or share it for targeted advertising. Information is handled by Apple to provide the platform and iCloud features, by hosting and email providers to operate the website and support, or when disclosure is required by law. Your game commands are not sent to an external generative AI service by the current app.
Retention and your choices
Progress remains on your device and, when synchronized, in iCloud while needed to continue your game. Sync revisions and recovery copies may be kept to protect against interrupted saves or conflicting updates. Start Over replaces the playable run and can sync that restart; it is not a promise to immediately erase every backup or recovery record.
You can change microphone permissions and the app’s iCloud access in your device’s system settings. Apple’s iCloud storage controls can be used to manage or delete app data where available. Removing the app from one device may leave iCloud data intact. Contact support if you need help understanding these controls.
I retain support correspondence only as needed to respond, investigate recurring problems, and meet legal obligations. You may request access, correction, or deletion of information you have sent me by emailing the contact above. Rights and applicable exceptions depend on where you live. I cannot retrieve your Apple Account password or directly administer your private iCloud account.
Children
This supernatural suspense game is intended for an audience able to understand its App Store age rating and content descriptions, and is not directed to children under 13. I do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 through support. If you believe a child has sent personal information, contact me so I can address it.
Changes to this policy
This policy may be updated if the game, website, or data practices change. The effective date at the top identifies the current version. Material changes will be described here and, where appropriate, in the app or release information.