Privacy Policy
Timeslip is a daily history game for iPhone. This policy explains what information the Timeslip app and this website handle, why, and the choices you have. If you have any questions, email us at support@timeslip.me.
The short version
- No ads, no analytics, no trackers, and no third-party SDKs in the app.
- You can play without creating an account.
- If you sign in with Apple, we receive your name only — the app never requests your email address.
- We keep only what the game needs: your results, streaks, display name, and group memberships.
- You can delete your account and all synced data from inside the app at any time.
Information we collect
- An anonymous device identifier.When you first play, the app generates a random identifier and stores it in your device’s Keychain. It is not a hardware identifier or an advertising identifier, and it cannot identify you outside of Timeslip. We use it to keep your game history together.
- Your daily game results. For each day you play: your score, how many clues you used, whether you answered correctly and finished, your streaks, and when you completed the challenge. These sync to our servers so your history survives reinstalling the app or moving to a new device.
- If you sign in with Apple: Apple gives us an anonymous account identifier that is specific to Timeslip, plus your name. That is all — the app requests your name only and never asks Apple for your email address, so we have no way to receive it. Signing in is optional; it exists so you can join groups and recover your history.
- Your display name and groups. If you use groups: the display name you choose (1–30 characters), the names of groups you create or join, and your group memberships.
Information we do not collect
We do not collect your email address, phone number, location, contacts, or photos. We do not use advertising identifiers, analytics services, behavioural profiling, or third-party crash reporting. The app contains no third-party code, and it talks only to our own servers and to Apple (for sign-in and purchases).
The camera and your photos
Beginning a timeslip involves photographing something with a connection to the past. That photo is processed entirely on your device, purely for the transition effect. It is never uploaded, never stored by us, and never leaves your phone. The camera permission is used for this and nothing else.
How we use your information
We use the information above to run the game: recording your daily results, restoring your history when you reinstall or change devices, and showing group leaderboards. We do not use it for marketing or profiling, and we never sell or share personal information with anyone.
What other players can see
If you join a group, other members of that group can see your display name, scores, streaks, days played, and completion times on the group’s leaderboards. Leaderboards are visible only within a group — there is no public leaderboard.
Payments
Subscriptions are purchased through, and billed by, Apple using your Apple Account. We never receive your payment details. Apple’s own privacy policy governs how it handles your purchase information.
Where your data lives
Game data is stored on Cloudflare infrastructure operated by us, and this website is hosted on Vercel. Neither this website nor the app uses cookies for tracking or analytics; our hosting providers may keep short-lived server logs (which can include IP addresses) to operate and secure the service. Your data may be processed in data centres outside your country of residence.
Data retention and deletion
We keep your game data for as long as you use Timeslip. You can delete your account — including all synced results, your display name, and your group memberships — from inside the app at any time. Deletion is immediate and permanent. You can also email support@timeslip.me and we will delete your data for you.
Children
Timeslip is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from them. If you believe a child has provided us information, contact us and we will delete it.
Your rights
Depending on where you live (including under the Australian Privacy Act, the GDPR, and the CCPA), you may have rights to access, correct, delete, or export your personal information. The fastest way to exercise them is the in-app account deletion described above; for anything else, email support@timeslip.me and we will help.
Changes to this policy
If we change this policy, we will update this page and revise the effective date above. If a change meaningfully affects how we handle your information, we will say so in the app or on this site.
Contact
Questions about privacy? Email support@timeslip.me.