Privacy Policy

Crab Siege, last updated October 29, 2026

Crab Siege is an island-defense game made by Kettlekite, the studio name of independent developer Mert Can Gözükara. We built it so that it works without knowing who you are.

What we collect

Nothing. The game does not ask for an account, name, email address, contacts, location, photos or any other personal information. It contains no advertising or analytics SDKs, the game engine’s own analytics and crash reporting are switched off, it does not track you, and it never sends anything to us. We run no server for it.

What stays on your device

Your progress (the stage you have reached, your stars, gems and boosters, your Tiki Streak and daily gift, and your sound, music and vibration settings) is saved in one file inside the app on your device. So are your profile (the nickname you choose, your avatar, frame and achievements), your progress in events and on the Treasure Pass, and a log of your tries and wins on each stage. Deleting the app deletes all of it.

Events are worked out on your device: your nickname, avatar and scores are not sent anywhere.

If your iPhone is backed up to iCloud or a computer, that backup can include this file, under Apple’s terms. We never see it.

Game Center

The game uses Game Center, Apple’s game service, for a Highest Stage leaderboard and for inviting friends. Game Center is optional: the whole game can be played without it.

If you are signed in to Game Center on your iPhone, the game signs in when it starts (Apple may show its welcome banner), and each stage you win sends the stage you have reached to the game’s leaderboard. Game Center shows that score according to your Game Center settings.

Inviting a friend opens Apple’s friend request sheet, or Apple’s sign-in sheet if you are not signed in. If neither can show, it opens the share sheet with the game’s App Store link. You choose who receives it. iOS asks whether the game may see your Game Center friends only when you open the friends feature, never during play. If you allow it, the game reads which of your friends play Crab Siege and the stage they have reached, shows them on your device, and keeps the game-specific Game Center IDs of the friends who earned you a free Keep Going, so that each friend counts once. If you decline, the rest of the game works the same. You can change your answer later in iOS Settings.

Your Game Center account, friends and scores are held by Apple under Apple’s privacy policy. The game does not send them to us.

Notifications and permissions

The game sends no notifications. The only permission it can ask for is access to your Game Center friends, described above. It is optional, and it is never asked during play.

Purchases

In-app purchases are processed by Apple through the App Store. We never see your payment details or your Apple Account. Gems and boosters you buy are saved with your progress on your device, together with the numbers of your recent purchases, so that a purchase is never added twice.

Children

The game does not knowingly collect personal information from anyone, including children. Purchases can be limited with Screen Time and Ask to Buy, and Game Center features such as adding friends with Screen Time.

This website

This website sets no cookies, runs no analytics and loads nothing from other companies.

Changes

If a future version adds features that handle data (for example optional ads), this page will be updated before that version is released, and the App Store privacy details will change accordingly.

Contact

Questions? Write to support@kettlekite.com.