This privacy policy governs your use of the Bee In Motion mobile application ("App") created by Petr Pucek. Bee In Motion is a casual, walking-powered colony builder game: your device's step count drives your progress as you grow and customize a bee colony, with optional online features such as leaderboards, profiles, and a following feed.

We designed Bee In Motion to be privacy-friendly: it shows no ads, uses no AI services, and we do not sell your data.

INFORMATION WE COLLECT

Account Information

To use the App's online features, you sign in with Sign In with Apple. Authentication is handled by Apple and Firebase Authentication; we never see or store your Apple ID password.

• Email Address: Optional. Apple may share your email address (or a private relay address) when you sign in. If provided, it is stored to support your account; it is not shown to other players.
• Username: Required. You choose a unique username that is your public display name across profiles, leaderboards, and the activity feed.

Health & Fitness Data (Step Count)

With your explicit permission, Bee In Motion reads your step count from Apple Health (HealthKit) to power gameplay — walking is how you earn in-game resources. We only read step counts; we do not read, request, or access any other health or fitness data. Step counts you collect (and your lifetime and per-day step totals) are stored in your account so your progress syncs across devices and so your ranking can appear on leaderboards and your public profile. We never use this data for advertising and never sell it. You can grant or revoke HealthKit access at any time in iOS Settings.

Game & Progress Data

Your in-game progress — resources, your hive layout, bees, challenges, cosmetics, settings, and lifetime statistics (steps, honey produced, hive size, etc.) — is stored on your device and synced to our cloud database so you don't lose progress and can play across devices.

Social Data

The App includes optional social features. When you use them, the following is associated with your account:

• Public Profile: Your username, hive, lifetime statistics, and bee collection.
• Following: The list of players you follow and the players who follow you. Following is one-directional and does not require approval.
• Leaderboards & Activity: Your username and relevant statistics appear on leaderboards and in the activity feed (e.g., reaching a new hive tier or step milestone).

Purchase & Subscription Information

If you purchase optional Bee In Motion Premium — whether a monthly or yearly subscription or a one-time Lifetime purchase — the transaction is handled by Apple's In-App Purchase system, and your Premium status is managed for us by RevenueCat. RevenueCat receives a randomly generated, anonymous app user identifier together with your purchase and transaction status. We do not receive your payment card details — Apple processes all payments.

Automatically Collected Information

We use Google Firebase to operate the App's backend (authentication, cloud database) and may use Firebase Analytics and Crashlytics to understand how the App is used and to diagnose crashes. These services may collect usage data, app interactions, device and operating-system information, and crash reports. The App contains no advertising SDKs and no advertising identifiers are used for ad targeting.

Notifications

If you enable notifications, the App schedules local notifications on your device (for example, a reminder to collect your steps or a note that a task has finished).

APPLE HEALTH (HEALTHKIT) DATA

Because step data is sensitive, we want to be explicit about how we handle it, consistent with Apple's requirements:

• We access your step count only after you grant permission, and only to run the game and its step-based features.
• HealthKit data is never used for advertising or marketing, and is never sold to anyone.
• Step counts and totals are stored in your account to sync progress and to power leaderboards and your public profile, which other players can see as part of those features.
• We never share your HealthKit data with third parties except the cloud-infrastructure providers (Apple, Google Firebase) strictly needed to store and sync it for you.
• You can revoke access at any time in iOS Settings → Privacy & Security → Health.

HOW WE USE YOUR INFORMATION

• Account Management: To create and maintain your account, authenticate you, and enable account deletion.
• Core Gameplay & Sync: To convert your steps into in-game progress and to save and synchronize that progress to your account.
• Social Features: To power public profiles, following, leaderboards, the activity feed, and hive sharing.
• Purchases: To provide, validate, restore, and manage your Bee In Motion Premium subscription or Lifetime purchase.
• Analytics & Reliability: To understand usage and to detect, diagnose, and fix bugs and crashes.
• Customer Support: To respond to your questions, requests, and feedback.

DATA STORAGE AND SECURITY

Your data is stored securely in Google Firebase (Cloud Firestore), a cloud-hosted database service. We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your information from unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

INFORMATION SHARING AND VISIBILITY

Public Information

Some information is visible to other players when you use the App's online features:

• All Players Can See: Your username, hive, lifetime and period statistics (including step totals), bee collection, your following/followers, and your standings on global leaderboards and the activity feed.
• Not Shown to Others: Your email address (if provided) and your purchase/payment information.

Third-Party Service Providers

We share information with third-party service providers who help us operate the App:

• Apple: For Sign In with Apple, In-App Purchases, and HealthKit step access.
• Google Firebase: For authentication, cloud database (Firestore), and analytics / crash reporting.
• RevenueCat: For validating and managing your subscription status using an anonymous identifier.

These providers have their own privacy policies and are responsible for their own data practices. We encourage you to review them:

• Apple Privacy Policy: https://www.apple.com/privacy/
• Google Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy
• RevenueCat Privacy Policy: https://www.revenuecat.com/privacy

Legal Requirements

We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court or government agency), including to comply with a legal obligation, protect and defend our rights or property, prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing, or protect the personal safety of users or the public.

ADVERTISING AND AI

Bee In Motion contains no advertising and does not use any AI services. We do not build advertising profiles, we do not use your HealthKit data for advertising, and we do not sell your personal information.

YOUR DATA RIGHTS AND CHOICES

• Account Deletion: You may delete your account at any time from the App's settings. Upon deletion, your account data (including any email address, game data, and social data) is permanently removed from our active systems.
• Health Permission: You can grant or revoke step access at any time in iOS Settings → Privacy & Security → Health.
• Username Changes: Premium users can change their username from within the App.
• Purchases: You can view, change, restore, or cancel your subscription at any time through your Apple ID settings or via Settings → Account in the App. The one-time Lifetime purchase has no subscription to cancel and can be restored via Restore Purchases.
• Notifications: You can turn notifications on or off in the App's settings or in iOS Settings.

DATA RETENTION

We retain your data for as long as your account is active. If you delete your account, your data is permanently deleted from our Cloud Firestore database. Certain data may persist in backups for a limited time (up to 30 days) before being permanently removed. Data processed by third-party services (such as Firebase Analytics, Apple, or RevenueCat) is subject to their respective retention policies.

CHILDREN'S PRIVACY

Bee In Motion is a general-audience game and is not directed to children under the age of 13 (or the equivalent minimum age in your jurisdiction). We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. Access to step data always requires the device owner's explicit permission. If you believe a child has provided us with information, please contact us at kecup10@gmail.com and we will delete it as quickly as possible.

INTERNATIONAL DATA TRANSFERS

Your information may be transferred to and maintained on servers located outside of your country, including in the United States, where data protection laws may differ from those in your jurisdiction. By using Bee In Motion, you consent to the transfer of your information to the Czech Republic and other countries where we or our service providers operate. We take appropriate measures to ensure your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. We will notify you of material changes by updating the "Last Updated" date above and, where appropriate, providing a notice through the App. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically. Your continued use of the App after changes are made constitutes your acceptance of the revised Privacy Policy.

YOUR CONSENT

By using Bee In Motion, you consent to the collection, use, and sharing of your information as described in this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with this Privacy Policy, please do not use the App.

CONTACT US

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us:

Petr Pucek
Email: kecup10@gmail.com
Location: Czech Republic

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR EU USERS (GDPR)

If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA), you have certain rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR):

• Right to Access: You can request a copy of your personal data.
• Right to Rectification: You can request correction of inaccurate data.
• Right to Erasure: You can request deletion of your data (available through in-app account deletion).
• Right to Restrict Processing: You can request limitation of how we process your data.
• Right to Data Portability: You can request a copy of your data in a structured format.
• Right to Object: You can object to certain types of processing.
• Right to Withdraw Consent: Where processing is based on consent, you can withdraw it at any time.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at kecup10@gmail.com. We will respond within one month. If you are not satisfied with how we handle your data, you have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR CALIFORNIA USERS (CCPA)

If you are a California resident, you have certain rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA):

• Right to Know: You can request information about the categories and specific pieces of personal information we collect.
• Right to Delete: You can request deletion of your personal information (available through in-app account deletion).
• Right to Opt-Out: We do not sell your personal information, and the App contains no advertising.
• Right to Non-Discrimination: We will not discriminate against you for exercising your privacy rights.

To exercise these rights, please contact us at kecup10@gmail.com.