Privacy Policy
Wings is a quiet game about growing a butterfly garden. We built it to need as little of your information as possible. Here is exactly what that means.
Who we are
Wings is made by NimbleBit, a small independent game studio in San Diego, California (“we”, “us”). This policy covers the Wings game on the web at wings.nimblebit.com and the Wings apps for iPhone, iPad and Android.
Anonymous play statistics
So we can see how many people play, for how long, and whether something is broken, the game sends a few small messages to our own statistics service. They contain:
- A random install number created on your device. It is not linked to your name, email, device ID or any other app.
- When a play session starts, and how many seconds you were actively playing.
- Basic technical details: the game version, whether you’re playing in a browser or the installed app, iOS or Android, screen size and language.
- The website that linked you to Wings, if any (just its address, like discord.com).
- Up to five error messages per session if the game runs into a problem, so we can fix it.
We don’t use cookies, and we don’t combine this with information from anywhere else.
Features you can choose to use
Sync between devices
If you turn on sync, your save (your gardens, butterflies, coins and progress, including any garden names you typed) is stored on our servers under a random sync code, along with a short summary such as your level and number of butterflies. We keep earlier copies for 30 days so we can help if a save goes wrong. You can turn sync off at any time, and Delete Synced Copy in Options removes your cloud copy; earlier copies are erased within 30 days and our database backups within 35 days.
Wings Supporter and Wing Tips
Wings Supporter (in the apps) and tips are optional purchases that support the game. Payments are handled entirely by Apple (App Store), Google (Google Play) or, on the web, Stripe. We never see your card details. We keep a record of each purchase (a random tip number, the store’s transaction number, the product and whether it was refunded) so we can deliver it, restore Wings Supporter on your other devices and handle refunds. When you tip on the web, Stripe collects your email and payment details under Stripe’s privacy policy; we may use the email Stripe gives us only to help you recover a synced garden if you ask.
Invites
When you invite a friend, the game creates a random invite code. We count how many friends joined and reached a level with your code so you can collect rewards. We don’t know who you invited.
Information that comes with any connection
Like every website and app, our servers receive your IP address and basic browser details when the game loads files or checks for updates. Our hosting provider’s access logs keep these for 30 days; we use them to keep the service running, prevent abuse and estimate how many players there are. We don’t use them to identify you.
What stays on your device
Your game save, settings (music, sounds, theme, camera) and a diagnostics log stay in your browser or app storage. The diagnostics log includes technical details like your device model and graphics card; it never leaves your device unless you choose Export Diagnostics and send it to us yourself. On Android, the system may include this storage in your own Google device backup.
Who helps us run Wings
- Amazon Web Services hosts the game and our servers, and receives the play statistics, which we process ourselves.
- Apple, Google and Stripe process tips, under their own privacy policies.
The game contains no third-party analytics, advertising or crash-reporting software. Links in Options to the fan-run Discord, NimbleBit’s website and music credits open in your browser and are covered by those sites’ own policies.
How long we keep things
| Information | Kept for |
|---|---|
| Synced save | Until you delete it; earlier copies for 30 days, database backups for 35 days |
| Purchase records | As long as needed to deliver tips, handle refunds and meet tax and accounting requirements |
| Invite counts | While the invite feature runs |
| Play statistics | As long as they’re useful for understanding how the game is played; they contain no personal details |
| Hosting access logs | 30 days |
| Server error logs | 14 days (no game data) |
Children
Wings has no chat, no profiles and no way to share anything you type with other players. We don’t knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has given us personal information, contact us and we’ll delete it.
Your choices and rights
- Play without sync, tips or invites; the game works fully offline once loaded.
- Delete your cloud save any time with Delete Synced Copy, or erase everything on your device with Reset Game or by uninstalling.
- Ask us for a copy of, or to delete, any information we hold about you, including tip and invite records. Include your sync code or tip receipt so we can find it.
Depending on where you live (for example in California, the EU or the UK), you may have further rights to access, correct, delete or object to how we use your information. We honor these requests wherever you live.
Changes and contact
If we change this policy, we’ll update the date at the top and mention it in the game’s update notes.
Questions or requests: ian@nimblebit.com