Last updated: 6 November 2026. Publisher: The Puzzle Nest Apps. Android package: com.thepuzzlenest.ciphergarden.
CipherGarden stores puzzle guesses, hint history, progress and daily streak, preferences and a coarse selected age group in private app storage on your device. No app account, publisher-operated analytics or cloud sync is provided. The age screen does not collect an exact birth date or verify identity. App data is excluded from automatic Android backup/transfer; explicit exports are your responsibility.
Only players selecting 18+ on mobile may enter the Google AdMob/UMP advertising flow. Under-18 and unknown-age players receive no ad or advertising-consent requests. The TV edition excludes these SDKs. Adult ads are requested as non-personalized, with advertising-ID and Android AdServices permissions removed. These settings do not remove all SDK data processing.
When permitted and enabled, Google Mobile Ads may collect and share IP addresses (which may indicate general location), app/ad interactions, diagnostics and device/account identifiers such as app set ID for advertising, measurement, analytics and fraud prevention. Google documents SDK transport encryption. No separate publisher analytics SDK is included. See Google Mobile Ads data disclosures, Google’s Privacy Policy and partner app data use.
Adult sessions request updated consent information through Google’s UMP before advertising initialization. Where required and configured, privacy forms are shown. Use Options → Privacy & ad choices to reopen available options. Without permission for ad requests, core features remain usable. Withdrawing consent does not itself delete data Google already processed; see Google’s controls and retention information.
Three free new hints per puzzle. Adult mobile players may choose one rewarded ad for each extra hint; ordinary play stays free. Children and unknown-age players have three free hints, then can keep solving or confirm starting a fresh Explore puzzle. Their hint allowance does not reset merely by reopening the app. No ads are requested for these players. Adult TV hints remain free. Rewards are granted only after the SDK earned-reward callback. No install, purchase or ad click is required. Interstitials are limited to meaningful natural transitions; there are no launch or exit interstitials and no ads covering live scoring, active counters or PDF reading.
Age groups are stored locally. A grown-up arithmetic check protects external links, sharing, data exports/restores and age-setting changes in protected modes. It is not identity verification or legal parental consent. Changing from a started adult advertising session to protected use requires closing and reopening the app before continuing. Younger users may need a grown-up to read or use the app’s planning tools. The publisher’s declared target audience must reflect the actual intended use.
Export/restore uses Android’s system file picker. You choose where a backup is saved and which file is restored. Backups contain your app records and any supported attached documents; their destination may have its own cloud provider and privacy practices. No broad photo-library, contacts, precise-location, camera or microphone permission is requested. Owner-selected PDF import is available in StitchNest only. Optional local reminders, where offered, require notification permission on supported Android versions; no exact-alarm guarantee is made. StitchNest and CourtCompanion do not offer scheduled reminders.
Optional recommendations open verified published Puzzle Nest app pages or the developer website. Installing another app is never required or rewarded. An explicit Share/export action sends only the content you choose through Android’s destination picker. Receiving services have their own privacy practices.
Local records remain until deleted in the app where that function is offered, cleared through Android app-data controls, or removed by uninstalling. There is no publisher-operated account to delete. Copies exported to other destinations must be deleted there separately. Data handled by Google follows Google’s controls and retention practices.
AWS hosts this static HTTP website and processes requests needed to deliver it. No advertising, analytics scripts or tracking cookies have been added to these pages. The app does not upload your stored records or age group to this website. If you email support, we receive your email address and any information you include to handle your request. Do not send passwords or children’s personal information.
Contact trounceinternational@gmail.com for privacy and support requests. We update this notice when data practices change.