Privacy Policy

Effective: 2026-06-04
Last updated: 2026-06-04

The short version
Vs Wild is a single-player mobile game. We don’t ask for your name, your email, or your phone number. There’s no account to create and no login.
We do collect anonymous stats you choose to enter (height, weight, gender) so we can show you how your answers compare to other players. We also collect anonymous gameplay events to make the game better and to fix crashes. We show ads. You can remove ads with a one-time purchase. That’s the whole story.
The longer version is below, including the names of the services we use and how to opt out of personalized ads.

Who we are

This policy applies to the Vs Wild mobile game and the vswildgame.com website (collectively, “Vs Wild,” “we,” “us,” or “our”). Vs Wild is operated by Scott Duyn, located in California, United States. The game is available on the Apple App Store and Google Play.

If you have questions about this policy or about how we handle data, the fastest path is the contact section.

What we collect

Information you give us in-game

When you set up your profile in Vs Wild, you can choose to enter:

Approximate height
Approximate weight
Gender (or you can skip this)

This is the “Tale of the Tape” — we use it to calculate how realistic your fight, race, and money decisions are, and to compare your answers to other players’ answers in aggregate. We do not ask for your real name, email, phone number, address, or any government-issued identifier. The stats you enter are not connected to a name or account because no account exists.

Information about your gameplay

As you play, we record anonymous events that describe the gameplay itself:

Which cards you saw and how you swiped (fight, run, take the money, refuse the money)
Which animals you’ve unlocked through gameplay
How long sessions last and how often you return
Which features you use (Settings, Profile, Packs, Cohort, etc.)

These events are tied to an anonymous installation identifier generated by the app — they are not tied to you personally, and we cannot use them to identify you.

Technical information

Like most mobile apps, Vs Wild automatically receives some technical information when you use it, including: device type and model, operating system version, app version, language and locale, general region (country/region only, not precise location), and anonymous diagnostic data when something goes wrong (a crash report).

Purchase information

If you buy the one-time “Remove Ads” upgrade, the purchase is processed by Apple (App Store) or Google (Google Play). We never see your payment method. We receive only a receipt confirming the purchase so we can grant the entitlement on your device.

Website visits

When you visit vswildgame.com, our hosting provider receives standard web server logs (IP address, browser type, pages visited). We do not run third-party analytics or marketing trackers on the website at this time.

Stored on your device

Your profile, your swipe history, your unlocked animals, and your settings are stored locally on your device. If you delete the app, that local data is removed with it.

What we never collect

We do not collect any of this:

Your real name
Your email address or phone number
Your physical address
Your precise location (no GPS, no Wi-Fi-level location)
Your contacts, photos, microphone, or camera
Health data from HealthKit or Google Fit
Your payment card information
Anything from other apps on your device

The game does not request these permissions. If a future feature ever needed one, we would clearly explain it and ask before turning it on.

How we use it

We use the anonymous data we collect to:

Operate the game itself (save your progress, calculate comparisons, deliver content)
Show “modeled” or “real” cohort statistics — when fewer than a threshold of players have answered a particular question, we show a clearly labeled “MODELED · NOT REAL VOTES” estimate; above that threshold, we show real anonymous aggregates
Understand which parts of the game players enjoy and which they don’t
Find and fix bugs and crashes
Show ads (unless you’ve removed them) and confirm purchases
Defend against fraud, abuse, and security threats

We do not use your data for any purpose that we haven’t described here.

Service providers

To run Vs Wild we use a small set of third-party services. Each one only receives the data it needs to do its specific job, and each operates under its own privacy policy.

Google AdMob— Serves ads in the game. AdMob may collect a mobile advertising identifier (IDFA on iOS, AAID on Android), general device information, and ad interaction data. On iOS, AdMob respects Apple’s App Tracking Transparency (ATT) prompt — see section 6. Google’s privacy policy.

PostHog — Product analytics. Receives anonymous gameplay events tied to the installation identifier described above. No personal data. PostHog’s privacy policy.

Sentry — Anonymous crash and error reporting. When the app crashes or throws an error, Sentry receives a technical stack trace and basic device info so we can fix the bug. Sentry’s privacy policy.

Supabase — Backend hosting for the anonymous aggregate data that powers cohort comparisons. Stores no personal identifiers. Supabase’s privacy policy.

Apple App Store and Google Play — Distribute the app and process any purchases. They send us a purchase receipt only. Apple’s privacy policy · Google’s privacy policy.

Ads and tracking

Vs Wild shows two types of ads while you play: short video ads (“interstitials”) and optional rewarded video ads (which you can choose to watch in exchange for in-game rewards like extra pack pulls). You can permanently remove the interstitial ads with a one-time purchase from the Settings screen.

iOS — App Tracking Transparency

If you’re on iOS 14.5 or later, the operating system will ask whether you allow Vs Wild and its ad partners to track you across other apps and websites. This is your choice to make.

If you say “Ask App Not to Track,” we and AdMob will not use the iOS identifier (IDFA) for cross-app tracking. You will still see ads, but they will not be personalized using the IDFA.
If you say “Allow,” ads may be personalized using the IDFA.

You can change this at any time in iOS Settings → Privacy & Security → Tracking → Vs Wild.

Android — Personalized ads

On Android, you can reset your Advertising ID or opt out of personalized ads in your device settings (Settings → Google → Ads).

We do not sell your data. We do not share your data with anyone outside the small set of service providers listed in section 5, except in the limited circumstances below:

Legal compliance. If we receive a lawful request from a government authority — for example, a subpoena or court order — we may need to share information to comply. In practice, the data we have is anonymous, so there is rarely anything identifying to share.
Business transfer. If Vs Wild is ever acquired or merges with another company, your data may transfer as part of that transaction. We would notify users in advance through the app or this website.
To enforce our rules or defend rights. Where reasonably necessary to address fraud, abuse, security incidents, or violations of our terms.

Retention

Anonymous gameplay events are retained for as long as we operate the game, because the cohort comparisons depend on the historical population of answers. Crash reports are retained for up to 90 days. Local data on your device persists until you delete the app or use Settings → Reset Everything, which wipes all locally stored data.

Security

We protect data using industry-standard practices: encrypted connections (HTTPS/TLS) for all network traffic, encrypted storage at rest with our backend provider, restricted access controls, and minimum-necessary data collection (we collect as little as possible in the first place). No system is perfectly secure, but our biggest defense is that we collect very little personal data to begin with.

Your choices and rights

Because we don’t collect identifying information, most personal data rights questions don’t apply in the usual way — but you still have meaningful control:

Reset your profile. Settings → Reset Everything wipes all locally stored data, including your Tale of the Tape and unlocked animals.
Stop sharing analytics. Uninstalling the app stops all data collection by us.
Control ad tracking. See section 6.
Remove ads. A one-time purchase in Settings removes interstitial ads.

If you are a resident of California (CCPA/CPRA), the EU/UK (GDPR), or another jurisdiction with specific privacy rights, those rights apply to any data we hold that could be linked to you. Because Vs Wild operates on anonymous identifiers, in most cases we have no data we could match to you specifically — but you may still email us at the address in section 14 with any question or request, and we’ll respond.

Children’s privacy

Vs Wild is rated for general audiences but is not designed for children under 13 (or the equivalent minimum age in your country). We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has used the app, please contact us at the address in section 14 and we will help.

International users

Vs Wild is operated from the United States. If you use the app from outside the United States, you understand that any data we hold is processed in the United States, which may have different data protection laws than your country. By using Vs Wild, you consent to this transfer.

Changes to this policy

We may update this policy as the game evolves. When we do, we’ll change the “Last updated” date at the top, and for significant changes we’ll surface a notice in the app the next time you open it. Continuing to use Vs Wild after a change means you accept the updated policy.

Contact

Questions, requests, or complaints can go to:

Email: privacy@vswildgame.com
Mailing address: Available upon request via the email above

We try to respond to every email within 30 days. For anything related to the App Store or Google Play purchase itself, contacting Apple or Google support directly is usually faster — they handle the actual payment.