1. Who we are
Last Line is a science fiction combat game published by Black Thorn Labs LLC. This policy applies to Last Line and related support. Contact us at durian@blackthornlabsgames.com.
2. Information used by the current build
Local gameplay and save data
Last Line stores game progress and settings locally on your iPhone. This can include campaign progress, equipment, loadouts, upgrades, inventory, gems, earned rewards, ad reward state, and purchase delivery state. The current build does not connect team or leaderboard screens to a production backend.
Optional rewarded ads
Rewarded ads are optional and depend on ad inventory and network availability. The current build uses Unity LevelPlay, also known as ironSource, for ad mediation and includes Unity Ads as an ad source. It is configured to request contextual, non-personalized ads and is not configured to use advertising data to track you across apps or websites owned by other companies.
The app creates a random identifier for its ad integration, saves that identifier on the device, and sends it to LevelPlay during initialization. Advertising services may process information such as this identifier, IP address, device and operating system details, app and advertising interactions, approximate location inferred from IP address, consent signals, and fraud or security signals. A contextual or non-personalized ad request does not mean that no data is processed.
LevelPlay can mediate ads from third-party networks. The exact network that fills an ad, the data it processes, and its retention period can vary. See Unity's Game Player and App User Privacy Policy for information about Unity Ads, LevelPlay, privacy choices, and advertising partners.
Ad Quality diagnostics
The current build includes Unity Ad Quality diagnostics. This service may process limited app, device, session, ad creative, playback, interaction, performance, and error information to help identify broken, deceptive, or poor-quality ads and investigate advertising problems.
Apple in-app purchases
Last Line offers optional consumable gem purchases through Apple's StoreKit in-app purchase system. Apple handles your payment credentials and payment processing. To show products and deliver a purchase, the app may receive limited StoreKit information such as product identifiers, localized product information and prices, transaction status or identifiers, and purchase or entitlement verification information. The app does not receive your full payment card details from Apple.
Diagnostics and support
If you contact support, we process the information you choose to send. Apple, Unity, an ad network, Ad Quality, or the operating system may also generate technical or diagnostic information under their own settings and policies. We have not confirmed a separate production analytics or crash-reporting provider for the current build.
3. Why information is used
- Run the game, save progress, and apply settings.
- Request and deliver optional rewarded ads and protect ad rewards from fraud or duplicate claims.
- Display Apple products, verify purchase status, and deliver purchased consumable gems.
- Investigate technical problems and respond to support requests.
- Protect the game, comply with platform requirements, and meet legal obligations.
4. Providers and sharing
Information may be processed by Apple for App Store purchases and device services, and by Unity LevelPlay, Unity Ads, Unity Ad Quality, or a mediated ad network when you choose to use rewarded advertising. These providers act under their own terms and privacy policies. We may also disclose information when required by law or when reasonably necessary to protect users, the game, or our legal rights.
We do not sell your personal information for money. The current advertising configuration requests contextual, non-personalized ads and is not configured for cross-app or cross-website tracking. Privacy laws may still classify some advertising disclosures as a sale, sharing, or targeted advertising depending on the provider, region, device settings, and consent choices.
5. Retention and security
Local game data remains on the device until it is reset, overwritten, or removed. Deleting the app generally removes its local container, but copies may remain in an iPhone or iCloud backup depending on your Apple settings. Apple, Unity, and mediated ad networks control retention for information they process under their own policies. Exact third-party retention periods have not been confirmed by Black Thorn Labs LLC.
We use reasonable administrative and technical safeguards. No storage or transmission method is completely secure.
6. Your choices
- Do not start a rewarded ad if you do not want to use the advertising feature.
- Use the privacy, tracking, advertising, and backup controls available in iOS and your Apple account.
- Remove local game data by following the deletion and reset instructions.
- Request access, correction, deletion, restriction, portability, or objection where applicable.
To make a privacy request, email durian@blackthornlabsgames.com. Because the current game save is local and the production backend is disabled, we may not possess data that identifies your local save. Requests concerning Apple, Unity, or a mediated ad network may need to be made directly to that provider.
7. Advertising privacy
Last Line's App Store privacy disclosure reflects the current contextual, non-tracking configuration. Non-personalized advertising can still require device, network, interaction, and diagnostic processing to deliver an ad, prevent fraud, measure performance, and investigate quality problems. Mediated providers may follow different retention practices, and available privacy controls can vary by region and device settings.
8. Changes
We may update this policy when Last Line, its providers, or legal requirements change. We will revise the date above and provide an appropriate notice for material changes.