Thread-Bound – Privacy Policy

Last updated: 21 October 2026

Thread-Bound is a puzzle game made by xyztech.sim ("we"). This page explains what information the game uses and why. If you have any question, write to the email address at the end of this page.

What the game itself keeps

The game saves your progress (which levels you have solved, your stars, which hints you have opened, and your sound and music settings) in a small file on your own device. This file never leaves your device and we never see it. Deleting the game deletes it.

The game has no accounts, no sign-in and no chat. We do not ask for your name, email address, contacts, photos or precise location.

Advertising

The game is free and shows ads from Google AdMob: a short video you can choose to watch for an extra hint, and an occasional full-screen ad between levels. To show and measure ads, Google's ads software on your device may collect and share with Google:

• your device's advertising ID and app set ID,
• your IP address, which can be used to estimate your general location (city or region, not your exact position),
• how you interact with ads (for example, ad views and taps) and app launches,
• diagnostic information about how the game and the ads software perform.

This information is used for advertising, analytics and fraud prevention, and it is encrypted while it is sent. You can read how Google uses it at How Google uses information from sites or apps that use its services and in Google's Privacy Policy.

Your choices

• If you are in the UK, the European Economic Area, Switzerland, or another place where the law requires it, the game asks for your consent before personalised ads are shown. You can change your choice at any time with the Ad choices link on the game's title screen.
• You can reset or delete your advertising ID, or turn off personalised ads, in your phone's settings (Settings → Google → Ads, or Settings → Privacy → Ads, depending on your phone).
• The game only asks ad networks for ads suitable for a general audience.

Children

Thread-Bound is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has used the game and you want something removed, write to us and we will help.

Changes

If this policy changes, the new version will be posted on this page with a new date.

Contact

xyztech.sim · Email: xyztech.sim@gmail.com