Factables · Privacy policy
Privacy policy
Factables is a times-tables app made by one person, Aleksei Potashev, in Madrid. It does not collect information about you.
In short. There are no accounts with me, no analytics, no adverts and no tracking, and the app does not talk to any server of mine — I do not run one. Your progress stays on your devices and, if you use iCloud, in your own iCloud account, where I cannot see it. Scores and matches go to Apple’s Game Center only if you choose to use it.
Who is responsible
Aleksei Potashev, an independent developer based in Madrid, Spain. For anything about this policy, write to alexei.potashev@gmail.com.
What the app keeps, and where
On your device
The profiles you create — a name, a colour and, if you pick one, an emoji — and for each profile: the facts it has found, how each equation has gone (how often it was answered, how quickly, and whether it was right first time), the history of finished rounds, and best scores. Settings such as sound, appearance, chosen tables and difficulty stay on the device too.
In your iCloud, if iCloud is on
To keep an iPhone and an iPad in step, the app stores the same progress — profiles, found facts, statistics and round history — in the private database of your own iCloud account, using Apple’s CloudKit. It belongs to your Apple Account: I have no access to it and cannot read, change or recover it. Apple’s privacy policy applies. Settings are not synced; each device keeps its own.
Game Center, only if you use it
Game Center is Apple’s optional gaming service. Factables works fully without it.
- Leaderboards. When a profile is linked to the player signed in to Game Center, the app sends two numbers after each round: total points and how many numbers have been found. Other Game Center players see them next to that player’s Game Center nickname.
- Matches by turns. A match holds the round’s questions, each player’s score and their Game Center nickname. Apple stores the match and shows it to the other players in it — friends you invite, or players Game Center pairs you with when you tap Find an opponent. The app never puts a profile name into a match.
Game Center is run by Apple under its own terms. Adults can limit multiplayer games and other Game Center features with Screen Time.
Battles on two screens
In a battle between two devices in the same room, the devices talk to each other directly over the local network, never over the internet. The device that opens a room shows it to others nearby as an emoji or initial and a four-digit code — not a name. The profile’s name, colour and emoji go only to the device that joins, for that battle. iOS asks before the app first uses the local network, and the permission can be changed at any time in Settings.
Links to sources
Each fact can show where it comes from. Tapping a source opens that page in Safari; the app sends nothing to the website. The website’s own privacy policy applies to the visit.
What the app does not do
- No adverts and no in-app purchases.
- No analytics, tracking or third-party code. The only outside services are Apple’s iCloud and Game Center.
- No account with me: no sign-up, and no email address asked for.
- No access to location, contacts, photos, the camera or the microphone.
- Nothing is sold or shared — I do not receive any data to share.
Crash reports
If you have allowed it on your device (Settings → Privacy & Security → Analytics & Improvements → Share With App Developers), Apple may pass me anonymous crash reports and usage statistics. They do not identify you, and you can switch this off at any time.
Children
Factables can be used by children. Because the app collects no personal information, a child can use it without giving any to me. Whether a child uses iCloud and Game Center is up to the adults who manage the device, and both can be managed with Screen Time.
Deleting your data
- One profile: tap the player’s name at the top of the home screen, then the bin next to the profile. Its found facts, statistics and history are removed — on every device that shares the same iCloud.
- Everything on one device: delete the app.
- The copy in iCloud: in Settings, tap your name, then iCloud, open the storage list and choose Factables → Delete Data from iCloud.
- Game Center: remove matches on the Matches screen in the app; your Game Center profile is managed in Settings → Game Center.
Data stays where it is until you delete it. As I hold nothing about you, there is nothing for me to export or erase on request — but if anything is unclear, write to me and I will help.
Your rights
Under the GDPR and the UK GDPR you can ask to see, correct or delete personal data held about you. I do not hold any from this app. The data in iCloud and Game Center is under your control through your Apple Account and is handled by Apple under its privacy policy.
Changes to this policy
If a future version handles information differently, this page will be updated before that version is released, and the date at the top will change.
Contact
Aleksei Potashev · Madrid, Spain · alexei.potashev@gmail.com