Privacy Policy

Firefinder Ridge

Last updated: September 2026

Firefinder Ridge is a fire-lookout board game that plays entirely on your device. This page explains, plainly, what the app does and does not collect.

Summary

Firefinder Ridge does not collect any personal data. There are no accounts, no analytics, no advertising, no tracking, and no network calls of any kind. Everything you see — the forests, fires, radio traffic and crews — is generated on your device. Your progress stays on your device.

What the app stores, and where

Game settings
Music, sound, haptics, cab theme, and your reminder preference are saved in Apple's on-device UserDefaults storage.
Seasons and logbook
Your season progress, daily results, records and every smoke report you file are saved as files in the app's on-device storage.
Lookout ID photo
If you choose a photo for your lookout ID card, the app processes it on your device and keeps only the resulting badge image on your device.
Daily reminder
If you turn on the optional daily radio-call reminder, it is scheduled as a local notification on your device. No server is involved.

None of this information ever leaves your device. Firefinder Ridge has no servers of its own and does not send data to us or to anyone else.

Camera and photo library

The camera and photo library are used only if you choose to set a photo for your lookout ID card, a purely cosmetic feature on the Season screen. The photo you pick is processed into a flat, stylized badge on your device and is never uploaded anywhere. You can use the app fully without ever granting camera or photo access.

Notifications

Firefinder Ridge can remind you, once a day, that a new bust is ready. This reminder is a local notification scheduled by your device — it does not require, and does not use, any push notification service or external server.

Third parties

Firefinder Ridge does not use any third-party analytics, advertising or crash-reporting services, and does not share any information with third parties, because it does not collect any information to share.

Children's privacy

Because Firefinder Ridge collects no personal data from anyone, it does not knowingly collect personal data from children, and none is required to play.

Your choices

You can turn off the daily reminder at any time in Settings, and you can clear your saved progress from the app's Settings screen. Removing the app removes all of its on-device data.

Changes to this policy

If this policy changes, the new version will be posted at this same address with an updated date at the top of the page.

Contact

Questions about this policy can be sent through the contact form on our support page.