Summary
The short version, and it is the whole version.
Nothing is collected, and nothing leaves the device.
The Fallen Quill makes no network requests of any kind. It has no account system, no sign-in, no server, no advertising SDK, no analytics SDK, and no third-party tracking. There is no crash-reporting service. The app ships with no networking code path at all, so there is simply nothing to send anywhere.
What we collect
The App Store privacy answers, in plain form.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Do we or any third party collect data from this app? | No |
| Data used to track you | None |
| Data linked to you | None |
| Data not linked to you | None |
We do not collect, sell, share, or transmit any personal information. The developer never receives your saved progress, your photos, your display name, or any usage data, because none of it is ever sent off your device.
What the app stores on your device
All of it stays inside the app's private container. None of it leaves.
| What | Where | Leaves device? |
|---|---|---|
| Chapter progress, stars, best times, attempts | Documents/FallenQuillVault.json | No |
| Ink balance, upgrades, streak history | Same file | No |
| Recovered archive entries and branching choices | Same file | No |
| Display name on the Archivist Card | Same file | No |
| Sound, music, haptics, motion and reminder preferences | Same file | No |
| Profile portrait photo | Documents/FallenQuillMedia/ | No |
| Sketch Studio plates (composited image only) | Documents/FallenQuillMedia/ | No |
The display name defaults to Night Sweeper and is a free-text label you type. It is never validated, transmitted, or associated with any identifier. Camera and library images are downscaled to a maximum 1400-pixel long edge and re-encoded as JPEG before being written into the app's private container. Nothing is uploaded, and no image metadata is read, retained or transmitted.
Permissions
Every permission is optional. The whole game works without any of them.
| Permission | Why it is asked | When |
|---|---|---|
| Camera | Photograph a real street, wall or manhole and trace it in the Sketch Studio | Only when you tap "Take a photo" in the Sketch Studio or on the Archivist Card |
| Photo library (read) | Import a picture as a tracing plate, or set an Archivist portrait | Only when you tap "Choose from library" |
| Photo library (add) | Save an inked plate back to your photos | Only when you tap "Export to Photos" |
| Notifications | One local reminder when the ink barrel refills, one nightly streak reminder | Only when you turn reminders on; off by default |
All notifications are local (handled by the system on your device). There is no push service, no device token, and no remote-notification capability in the app's entitlements.
Children
The app is suitable for all ages (suggested rating 4+). There is no user-generated content shared between players, no chat, no social layer, no third-party links opened from the app, no advertising, and no purchases. Because the app collects no data, it collects no data from children either.
Deleting your data
Open Settings › Your data › Erase everything inside the app to delete the save file and the entire media directory immediately and irreversibly. Deleting the app removes the same data. Because nothing is ever sent off-device, there is no server-side deletion request to make and nothing for us to delete on our end.
Contact
Questions about this policy, or about your data.
Privacy — The Fallen Quill
If anything here is unclear, or you would like this policy in writing for your records, get in touch and we will reply within two business days.