Privacy Policy — Zen Word of Doom

Effective date: 3 July 2026

Zen Word of Doom ("the app") is developed by sauhsoj (Joshua Samuel). This policy describes what data the app collects, why, and how it's handled.

Summary

Zen Word of Doom does not require an account, does not collect your name, email, or any personal profile, and does not run its own servers. Almost everything about your progress stays on your device. The only data leaving your device is what's necessary for optional voice input (processed on-device only), for showing ads after the first level pack (if you haven't purchased the ad-removal option), and for processing purchases (handled entirely by Apple).

What the app stores on your device

The app saves your progress locally (not on any server):

• Levels cleared, words found, streaks, and other statistics
• Serenity (the in-game currency) balance
• Creatures discovered (the in-game "bestiary")
• Equipped cosmetics and settings choices
• A record of which purchases you've made, so they persist across launches

This data is not linked to your identity, is not sent to us, and is deleted if you delete the app.

Voice input (optional)

If you enable voice input, the app uses Apple's on-device Speech framework to turn your spoken words into game guesses. Audio is processed entirely on your device and is never recorded, stored, or uploaded — to us or to Apple. You can deny microphone/speech permission and still play using tap or swipe input.

Advertising

After the first level pack, free players see ads between levels, supplied by Google AdMob. You can remove ads permanently with a one-time in-app purchase at any point.

• What AdMob may collect: device and advertising identifiers, approximate location (coarse), and app usage signals, used to select and measure ads. See Google's Privacy Policy and how Google uses information from sites or apps that use our services.
• Your choice: in the EEA, UK, and Switzerland, the app asks for your consent before showing personalized ads, via Google's User Messaging Platform. You can change this choice anytime in Settings → Privacy Options. Outside those regions, iOS's App Tracking Transparency prompt governs ad personalization, and a Personalized Ads toggle in Settings lets you opt out regardless. Choosing not to personalize ads does not reduce app functionality — you'll simply see generic ads.

Purchases

In-app purchases (the ad-removal unlock and serenity currency packs) are processed entirely by Apple through StoreKit. We never see your payment details — only that a purchase completed, which the app uses to unlock the corresponding content.

Children

Zen Word of Doom is rated for ages 12+ due to mild horror themes and is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children.

Third parties

The only third parties involved are:

• Apple — app distribution, on-device Speech framework, StoreKit purchases. See Apple's Privacy Policy.
• Google AdMob / User Messaging Platform — advertising and consent management, as described above.

We do not sell your data, and we do not operate any analytics, tracking, or advertising infrastructure of our own.

Changes to this policy

If this policy changes, the effective date above will be updated. Material changes will be reflected in the app's release notes.

Contact

Questions about this policy: support@sauhsoj.wtf