Inkwell Mysteries Privacy Policy
Last updated: 28 October 2026
Inkwell Mysteries ("the game") is a detective puzzle game for iPhone and Android made by PNA Electronics and Communications ("we", "us"). This policy explains what information the game uses and why. You don't need an account to play, and we don't ask you for your name, email address or any other personal details.
Information stored on your device
The game saves your progress on your device only: the cases and puzzles you've solved, your coins, remaining lives, hints used, sound and vibration settings, and which purchases you own. This stays on your phone. We do not receive it. If you delete the game, it is removed.
To stop saved games being edited to cheat, the game protects your save file using an identifier from your device. This happens on your phone only, and the identifier is never sent anywhere.
Checking the time
To stop the daily lives refill and daily gift from being skipped by changing the phone's clock, the game briefly asks a public web server (www.apple.com) for the current date and time. This is a normal web request. It sends no personal details beyond your IP address, which any website you visit receives.
Advertising
The game shows ads using Google AdMob. Ads appear as a banner on the puzzle screen, between puzzles, and as optional rewarded ads when you choose to watch one for a hint, extra lives, coins or a doubled reward. To show and measure ads, Google and its partners may collect and use information such as your device identifiers (for example the advertising identifier, if you allow it), IP address, device and app information, and how you interact with ads. If you live in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom or Switzerland, you will be asked for your consent before ads are loaded, and you can change your choice later in the game's Settings screen under Ad privacy choices.
Learn more about how Google uses data at policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites. On iPhone the game asks whether you allow it to track your activity across other companies' apps and websites to show more relevant ads. If you choose "Ask App Not to Track", ads are still shown, but they are less personalised. You can change your choice at any time in Settings > Privacy & Security > Tracking. On Android you can reset or delete your advertising ID in your phone's Google or Privacy settings under Ads.
Purchases
The game offers optional purchases: Remove Ads, the Detective Pass (unlocks every case and removes ads) and packs of coins. These are handled entirely by Apple or Google. We do not see or store your payment details. The store tells the game whether a purchase has been made, so it can be delivered, and so Remove Ads and the Detective Pass can be restored on a new device.
Children
The game is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children.
Sharing
We do not sell your information. The only parties that receive data because of the game are Google (for ads), Apple and Google (for purchases), and Apple (for the time check), as described above.
Your choices
- Say no, or later withdraw, consent for ads where you are asked.
- Limit ad tracking in your iPhone or Android settings.
- Buy Remove Ads or the Detective Pass to stop the banner and the ads shown between puzzles.
- Delete the game to remove everything it stores on your device.
Changes to this policy
If this policy changes, We will update this page and the date above.
Contact
Questions or requests about privacy: pnaelectronics@gmail.com