Privacy Policy
Last updated: October 28, 2026
This policy explains what the Connect 8 iOS app ("Connect 8", "we", "us") collects, why, and who helps us process it. Connect 8 is made by E4 Studios LLC.
What we don't collect
You don't need an account to play. We don't ask for your name, email address, phone number, contacts, photos or precise location. The app has no ads.
If you use voice input, your speech is turned into text on your device and never leaves it. We don't record or store your voice.
What we collect
- Gameplay and app use. Events such as opening the app, starting and finishing a chain, revealing a letter or word, sharing a result, changing a setting, and seeing or closing the Connect 8 Unlimited offer. If you answer "How did you find Connect 8?", we keep your answer.
- Daily puzzle results. When you finish a daily chain, the app sends your time, gold words, reveals, difficulty and a random install ID to our server, so it can show how you compare with other players. We keep only per-puzzle totals and a one-way hash of the install ID (so each device counts once). Your IP address and name are never stored with them. We delete them 120 days after a puzzle's last result.
- Challenge links. When you choose Challenge a friend, the link you share carries your time, gold words and reveals for that chain (no name or account). Our server (Vercel) reads it to show the challenge page and its preview image.
- Identifiers. A random app user ID created on your device, and the identifier iOS gives our app on your device (the IDFV), which our purchase and offer providers use. Neither is your name or Apple Account. We don't use your device's advertising identifier (IDFA).
- Purchases. Which Connect 8 Unlimited plan you bought, when, and whether it's active, so we can unlock it and restore it. Apple handles payment. We never see your card or Apple Account details.
- Diagnostics. Crash and error reports, with basic device details (model, iOS version, app version, language, time zone and screen size), so we can fix problems.
- Approximate location. Our analytics provider estimates your country and city from your IP address. We don't use GPS or precise location.
- Ad attribution. Which Apple Ads campaign or link brought you to the app. Apple provides this without tracking you.
How we use it
To run the game and your purchases, to understand how Connect 8 is played and improve it, to fix crashes, and to see which of our ads and links bring in new players.
Who processes it for us
- PostHog: product analytics and error reports.
- RevenueCat: purchase and subscription status.
- Superwall: showing the Connect 8 Unlimited offer.
- Apple: payments, and Apple Ads attribution.
- Vercel and Upstash: hosting our server and storing daily puzzle totals.
Each provider handles the data under its own privacy policy and our agreements with it. We don't sell your data.
Tracking
Connect 8 doesn't track you across other companies' apps or websites, and doesn't share your data with data brokers or advertising networks.
Keeping and deleting data
We keep analytics and purchase records for as long as we need them for the purposes above, or as the law requires. To ask us to delete data tied to your app user ID, email hello@e4-studios.com.
Children
Connect 8 isn't directed at children under 13, and we don't knowingly collect personal information from them. If you think a child has given us personal information, email us and we'll delete it.
Changes
If this policy changes, we'll post the new version here and update the date above.
Contact
hello@e4-studios.com