Privacy Policy

The short version

Information stored on your device

To preserve your game between launches, MatterForge stores the following locally in Apple’s standard app preferences:

• the materials you have discovered;
• research points and completion progress; and
• attempt and success totals shown in Guide;
• current bench assemblies, solved briefs, and the latest 20 actual trials per brief, including selections, dates and rule-check results; and
• sound preferences.

This information is not transmitted to Isaiah Dupree by the app. If bench data becomes unreadable, the app preserves the original bytes and offers a deliberate export through Apple’s system file picker. The destination you choose may sync that file using its own storage policy. MatterForge has no automatic export or remote transport.

Network access, tracking, and advertising

MatterForge does not need an account or service connection. It does not transmit your research progress, use analytics, track you across apps or websites, serve advertising, or sell or share data.

Device permissions

MatterForge does not request access to your camera, microphone, photos, contacts, location, or other sensitive device data. Haptic feedback and VoiceOver accessibility features use Apple system capabilities without collecting information.

Retention and deletion

Research progress remains on your device until you reset it or delete the app. To erase progress while keeping the app installed, open Guide, choose Reset research progress, and confirm. Use Reset design bench for the separate assemblies and trial history; resetting Forge preserves the bench and resetting the bench preserves Forge. Deleting MatterForge removes its locally stored app data from the device, subject to Apple’s device and backup behavior. Copies deliberately exported to a file provider must be managed there.

Children

MatterForge does not knowingly collect personal information from anyone, including children.

Changes

If MatterForge’s data practices change, this page will be updated before the change takes effect where required, and the “Last updated” date will be revised.

Contact

Privacy questions can be sent to isaiahdupree33@gmail.com.