Animalis Privacy Policy

Last updated: 11 April 2026

This Privacy Policy describes how Animalis ("the app", "we", "us") collects, uses, and shares information when you use the Animalis mobile application.

1. Information We Collect

We collect the following information to provide core app functionality:

• Account information — a username you choose and a gender selection (male/female) used to personalise your in-game character. You do not need to provide your real name, email address, or any other personal identifier to play.
• Location data — precise GPS coordinates while the app is in use. Location is required for core gameplay: discovering animals around you, navigating the in-game map, and tracking where animals were captured.
• Photos you take in the app — when you use the in-app camera to identify and capture an animal, the photo is uploaded to our servers and processed by a third-party image-recognition service to identify the species. We store a reference to each successful capture to build your personal encyclopedia.
• Gameplay data — animals you have captured, team composition, level progression, in-game currency, items in your inventory, and battle outcomes.
• Diagnostic and crash data — when the app encounters an error or crash, diagnostic information is sent to our error-monitoring service to help us fix bugs. This data does not include personal identifiers.

2. How We Use Information

• To run the core gameplay loop: identifying animals from photos, spawning wild animals near your location, recording captures, and syncing your progress.
• To show a live map of other nearby players (only your chosen username and approximate position — no personal information).
• To show anonymous, aggregated activity on our website's public world map — capture markers there are rounded to roughly a kilometre and carry no usernames or other identifiers.
• To diagnose and fix bugs and crashes.
• To improve the app based on aggregated, anonymised usage patterns.

We do not use your data for advertising, and we do not sell your data to anyone.

3. How We Share Information

We share limited data with third-party service providers in the following categories, solely to make the app work. Each provider processes data only on our instructions and only for the purpose described:

• Image recognition — photos you take for capture are sent to an image-recognition service to identify the animal species, and are not used by that provider for anything else on our behalf.
• Error monitoring — crash reports and error diagnostics are sent to an error-monitoring service so we can find and fix bugs.
• Cloud hosting — our servers and database run on a cloud infrastructure provider, which stores the data described above on our behalf.
• App updates — an update-delivery service distributes over-the-air updates to the app.
• App stores — Apple's App Store and Google Play handle distribution, purchases, and their own standard diagnostics under their privacy policies.

We do not share your location, photos, or username with any other third party, and we do not share your data with advertisers or data brokers.

4. Data Retention

We retain your account information and gameplay data for as long as your account is active. If you request deletion of your account, we will remove your account information, gameplay data, and capture photos from our servers within 30 days.

Diagnostic and crash data are retained by Sentry according to their standard retention policy (typically 90 days).

5. Children's Privacy

Animalis is intended for users aged 13 and older. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child under 13 has created an account, please contact us and we will delete it.

6. Your Rights

You have the right to:

• Access the information we hold about you.
• Request deletion of your account and associated data.
• Correct any inaccurate information.
• Withdraw consent at any time by deleting the app.

To exercise these rights, contact us at the email address below.

7. Security

All data transmitted between the app and our servers is encrypted in transit using HTTPS/TLS. We take reasonable steps to protect the information we store, but no internet transmission or storage system is 100% secure.

8. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated "Last updated" date. Significant changes will be communicated in-app.

9. Contact

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or your data, contact us at:

Email: support@playanimalis.com