Galactic Buddies is made by The Digital Bubble (“we”, “us”), based in Australia. This policy explains what information the Galactic Buddies app uses, where it goes and the choices you have. In short: your profile stays on your device, we don’t run a server, and we don’t track you.
Information Stored on Your Device
When you set up the app you enter a name or nickname, your age, and choose an avatar and an alien companion. The app also keeps your game progress: your buddy’s stats, XP, level, credits, items, completed quests, login streak and notification history.
All of this is saved only on your device. We don’t receive it, and it isn’t uploaded to any server we operate. It isn’t backed up by us either, so deleting the app removes your progress.
Quest Stories and Groq
Quest stories and level-up messages are written by an artificial intelligence service run by Groq, Inc. in the United States. When you start a quest task, the app sends Groq a request containing game content only: your alien’s name and species, the planet and the quest. It does not include your name, age, avatar or anything you type.
Like any internet service, Groq can see the network address (IP address) the request comes from. Groq states that it does not keep inference requests by default, apart from temporary logs kept for up to 30 days for reliability and abuse monitoring (Groq: Your data). Groq’s handling of data is covered by its own privacy policy.
Permissions
- Face ID or Touch ID (optional). Used only to unlock the app. Your face or fingerprint data is handled by iOS and never shared with the app or with us; the app only learns whether unlocking succeeded.
- Notifications (optional). Reminders about your buddy, your streak and planet events are scheduled on your device. They aren’t sent from a server. You can choose which types you get in the app (Profile → bell → settings) or turn them off in iOS Settings.
What We Don’t Do
- No accounts, sign-in or cloud sync
- No advertising, ad tracking or analytics tools
- No in-app purchases or payment details
- No selling or sharing of personal information
- No location, contacts, camera, microphone or photo access
Children
Galactic Buddies is designed for players aged 9 and up. Because we don’t collect any personal information, we don’t knowingly collect information from children. Parents can review or erase everything a child has entered at any time with Profile → Delete Profile.
Your Choices and Rights
- See your information: everything you entered is shown on the Profile tab.
- Change it: to change your name or age, delete your profile and set it up again.
- Delete it: Profile → Delete Profile erases all app data from your device. Deleting the app does the same.
We don’t hold a copy of your information, so there is nothing for us to access, correct or delete on our side. If you have a privacy question or complaint, contact us below. If you’re in Australia and aren’t satisfied with our response, you can contact the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (oaic.gov.au).
Changes to This Policy
If we change how the app uses information, we’ll update this page and the date at the top. Significant changes will also be mentioned in the App Store release notes.
Contact
The Digital Bubble — support@thedigitalbubble.com — thedigitalbubble.com