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Privacy Policy

HapticGate · Pause · Last updated: 2026-10-10

The short version

  • Pause keeps your progress on your own device.
  • HapticGate runs no game server and does not collect your personal information.
  • Pause contains no ads, no analytics, no crash-reporting service and no in-app purchases.
  • If you choose to sign in, Google Play Games (Android) or Apple Game Center (iOS) handles your account, cloud save, leaderboards and achievements under Google's or Apple's own policies.
  • We do not sell your data.

Who this covers

This policy covers Pause, a one-touch arcade game for Android and iOS made by HapticGate, and this website. You can reach us at hapticgate@gmail.com.

What stays on your device

Pause saves your progress locally using the device's standard app storage (Unity PlayerPrefs). This includes:

  • star dust, ships and skins you own, and which ones you have equipped
  • your best score, the furthest world you have reached, and whether you have finished the tutorial
  • progress counters used for achievements, and your in-game settings
  • scores waiting to be sent to a leaderboard, if you are signed in

This data is not sent to HapticGate. It never leaves your device unless you sign in to a platform account, as described below.

Optional sign-in: Google Play Games and Apple Game Center

Pause can use your platform game account. Signing in is optional, and the game is fully playable without it.

  • Android: Google Play Games Services. The game tries to sign you in automatically when it starts if you have used Play Games before, and you can sign in or out from the Options screen.
  • iOS: Apple Game Center, with the same sign-in and sign-out option in the game.

When you are signed in, Pause uses the account for these features:

  • Cloud save. A small save file with your progress (the items listed above) is stored in your platform account: Google Play Games Saved Games on Android, and Game Center saved games in your iCloud on iOS. This lets your progress follow you between devices and survive a reinstall.
  • Leaderboards. Your best score, star dust and furthest loop from a run are submitted to the leaderboards. Leaderboard entries are visible to other players with the name and avatar your platform account provides.
  • Achievements. Achievements you unlock are reported to your platform account.

This data is sent directly between the game on your device and Google or Apple. HapticGate does not receive it and has no copy of it. Google and Apple process it under their own terms and privacy policies:

If you use Sign Out in Pause's Options, the game stops using your platform account until you sign in again: no automatic sign-in, no cloud reads or uploads, and no leaderboard submissions.

What Pause does not do

  • No advertising and no ad networks.
  • No analytics or behavior tracking, and no crash-reporting service.
  • No accounts or sign-up with HapticGate, and no HapticGate server that stores your data.
  • No access to your contacts, camera, microphone, photos or location.
  • No selling or sharing of your data with third parties for advertising or any other purpose.

Network use

Pause itself does not contact any HapticGate server. The only network activity comes from the Google Play Games or Apple Game Center services described above, and only when you are signed in. Without signing in, the game works offline.

Deleting your data

  • Data on your device: clear the app's data in your device settings, or uninstall Pause.
  • Cloud save, leaderboard and achievement data: this is held by Google or Apple, not by HapticGate. Sign out of the platform in Pause's Options, and manage or delete the data through your Google Play Games or Apple Game Center / iCloud settings, following their instructions.
  • If you are unsure how to do this, email hapticgate@gmail.com and we will help where we can.

Children

HapticGate does not knowingly collect personal information from anyone, including children, because Pause does not collect personal information at all. Signing in to Google Play Games or Apple Game Center is optional, and those services have their own age requirements and parental controls. Parents who have questions can contact us at hapticgate@gmail.com.

Changes to this policy

If the game's behavior changes in a way that affects your privacy, for example if an online feature, ads or analytics are ever added, we will update this page and change the date at the top before the change ships. Please check back from time to time.

Contact

Questions about this policy or your data: hapticgate@gmail.com.

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