Your privacy matters to us. This Privacy Policy sets out the types of information collected, used and safeguarded by Tessera ("the Game") when played on your iOS or Android device.
In short: there is no account and no server. Your score, in-progress board, Daily Board streak, achievements, shards balance, and purchases are stored only in your device's local storage. The Game does not request permission to track you and does not use Apple's advertising identifier.
1. Game Data Stored On Your Device
Tessera keeps all of your progress locally on your device only, the same way a note-taking app stores a note:
Your best score, total games played, and any in-progress Endless or Daily Board (so closing the app doesn't wipe a live game)
Your Daily Board streak and unlocked achievements
Your shards balance (the in-game currency used for the Bomb, Shuffle, and Rotate tools)
Whether you've purchased Remove Ads
None of this is uploaded anywhere. Deleting the Game removes all of it.
2. Information We Collect Automatically
Tessera is free to play, supported by third-party advertising and optional in-app purchases. To provide these, we use standard industry software development kits (SDKs) which may collect certain device-level information:
Technical data: your device model, operating system version, and system language, used to serve contextual (non-personalised) advertising. The Game does not request permission to track you across other companies' apps or websites, and does not use Apple's advertising identifier (IDFA).
3. Third-Party Services We Use
Google AdMob We use the Google Mobile Ads SDK to display a banner advert, an occasional interstitial, and an optional rewarded video ("Watch Ad to Clear Space"). The Game does not request tracking permission, so adverts are contextual rather than personalised to you individually. You can change or revoke your ad consent choice any time from the in-app Shop ("Manage Ad Consent"). You can read Google's policy here: Google Privacy Policy.
App Store / Play Billing All in-app purchases (Remove Ads, shard packs) are handled securely through Apple's App Store on iOS and Google Play Billing on Android. We never collect, process, or store your card details or payment credentials.
4. Watch Ad to Clear Space
If your board fills up, you can choose to watch a rewarded video to clear some space and keep going. That video is served and measured by Google AdMob under the same policy as above. Choosing not to watch, or the ad failing to load, never blocks you from playing - you can always start a fresh game instead, or continue by spending shards if you have enough.
5. Your Rights & Choices
You can change your ad consent choice from the Shop ("Manage Ad Consent"), or restrict advertising tracking from your device settings (on iOS: Settings > Privacy & Security > Tracking). Deleting the Game removes all locally stored data along with it.
6. Children's Privacy
Tessera does not knowingly collect any personally identifiable information from children.
7. Contact Us
If you have any questions, feedback, or data requests relating to this Privacy Policy, please get in touch: