Privacy Policy

Last updated: 13 November 2026

1. Who is responsible

Comet Road is made and published by an independent developer, Magnus Cederberg, based in Sweden ("I", "me"). I am the controller for any personal data handled in connection with the app, as described below. You can reach me at mcederdev@gmail.com.

This policy covers the Comet Road app for iPhone and iPad and this website.

2. Data that stays on your device

To remember your progress, the game saves the following on your device only:

• your best time on each track,
• which tracks you have finished or skipped,
• how many free continues you have and whether you have collected today's Daily Track reward,
• a recording of your best run on each track (only the ship's position over time), used to show your ghost ship,
• your Daily Track streak and your best streak,
• which space theme, ship and trail you picked in the Hangar, and any item you are trying for 24 hours,
• whether you have bought Remove Ads, the Supporter Pack, the Space Pack or a space theme (so the game knows straight away when it starts),
• whether the daily reminder is on, and
• your sound and music settings.

This data is never sent to me. If you have device backups turned on, Apple may include it in your backup under Apple's own terms.

iCloud sync

If you are signed in to iCloud on your device, the game also saves your cleared and skipped tracks and best times (your medals come from these) in your own private iCloud storage through Apple's CloudKit, so your progress follows you to your other devices. This data sits in your iCloud account, not on a server of mine, and I cannot see it. Apple handles it under Apple's privacy policy.

To delete it, open Settings → [your name] → iCloud → Manage Storage (called Manage Account Storage on newer iOS versions) on your iPhone, choose Comet Road and delete its data. To stop syncing, turn off iCloud for Comet Road in the same place.

Daily reminder (notifications)

If you turn on the daily reminder in the game's settings, iOS asks for your permission to show notifications. The game then schedules one local notification on your device, once a day at 18:00, to remind you of the Daily Track. It is created on your phone, not sent from a server, and no data leaves your device for it. The reminder is off until you turn it on. You can turn it off in the game's settings or in Settings → Notifications → Comet Road.

Sharing your time

If you tap Share your time after finishing a track, the game opens Apple's share sheet with a short message holding your time and, for a unique track, its code. You choose who receives it and through which app. The game itself sends nothing.

3. Data I collect

None. Comet Road has no sign-in, no account, no analytics of its own and no servers of its own. iCloud is an Apple service tied to your Apple Account, and nothing from it reaches me. I don't receive your name, email, location, contacts or anything else from the app. If you email me, I will receive your email address and whatever you write, and I use that only to answer you.

4. Advertising (Google AdMob)

Comet Road shows two kinds of ads, provided by Google AdMob, a service of Google LLC and Google Ireland Limited:

• Rewarded ads, which you choose to watch, for example to continue after a crash, skip a track, try a locked track once, double the Daily Track reward, keep a daily streak you missed, or try a locked Hangar ship, trail or space theme for 24 hours. Watching is always your choice.
• Full-screen ads between tracks, shown now and then when you restart, go to the next track or return to the menu. They never appear during play or in your first ten tracks.

The game has no banner ads. If you buy Remove Ads, the game stops showing and loading ads.

AdMob may fill an ad request through other ad networks it works with (mediation). If I add specific ad networks to the game this way, I will name them in this policy.

To show ads, limit how often you see the same one, prevent fraud and measure how ads perform, the Google Mobile Ads SDK in the app may collect and process:

Google processes this data under its own policies. You can read how Google uses data from apps that use its services at policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites, and Google's privacy policy at policies.google.com/privacy.

Tracking and personalised ads

The first time it's relevant, iOS asks whether Comet Road may track you across apps and websites owned by other companies (App Tracking Transparency). If you tap Ask App Not to Track, the app cannot access your Advertising Identifier and you will see non-personalised ads, or ads based only on the context. You can change this at any time in Settings → Privacy & Security → Tracking.

Before asking, the game shows a short screen explaining why. The game works the same whatever you choose.

If you are in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom or Switzerland, the app also shows a consent form from Google before personalised ads are used. You can change your choice later with the Privacy button in the game's menu.

You can also reset your Advertising Identifier, or turn off personalised ads from Apple, in your device settings.

5. In-app purchases

Remove Ads, the Supporter Pack, the Space Pack and single space themes are one-time purchases made through Apple's App Store. Apple handles the payment, and I never receive your card details, name or email. The app only asks Apple, on your device, whether your Apple Account owns a purchase, so it can turn ads off or unlock Hangar items and space themes, and restore the purchase on your other devices. Apple handles purchase data under Apple's privacy policy. Apple sends me sales reports that do not identify you.

6. Legal basis (EU and UK users)

• Personalised ads: your consent, which you can withdraw at any time as described above.
• Non-personalised ads, fraud prevention and measurement: my legitimate interest in funding a free game, balanced against your privacy.
• Answering your emails: my legitimate interest in helping you.

7. Children

Comet Road is rated 13+ on the App Store and is not directed at children under 13. I don't knowingly collect personal data from children. Ads in the app are limited to content suitable for teens and adults. If you believe a child has sent me personal data, contact me and I will delete it.

8. How long data is kept

Data on your device is kept until you delete the app. Your iCloud copy is kept until you delete it in your iCloud settings. Emails to me are kept for as long as needed to help you and then deleted, at the latest after 24 months. Google's retention periods are described in Google's privacy policy.

9. Your rights

Depending on where you live, you may have the right to access, correct or delete your personal data, to object to or restrict its use, to data portability, and to withdraw consent. Because I don't hold data about you from the app, the quickest way to control it is on your device: delete your iCloud copy in your iCloud settings and control ad-related data through your tracking settings and Google's tools. For anything else, email me and I will reply within 30 days.

If you are in the EU, you can also complain to your local data protection authority. In Sweden this is the Swedish Authority for Privacy Protection (IMY), imy.se.

10. This website

This website is a static site hosted on GitHub Pages. It uses no cookies, no analytics and no trackers. GitHub, as the host, may log technical data such as your IP address for security purposes. See GitHub's privacy statement.

11. Changes

If this policy changes, I will update it here and change the date at the top. If a change is significant, for example if the app starts collecting new kinds of data, I will also mention it in the app's release notes.

12. Contact

Questions about privacy: mcederdev@gmail.com