Privacy Policy — Primordia: Cell to Galaxy
Primordia is a single-player evolution game: start as a single cell, grow a creature, lead a tribe, build a civilization and explore a galaxy.
This policy explains what information the Android app Primordia: Cell to Galaxy (package com.ianskaitis.atlas, "the App") handles, who receives it and why. Earlier versions of this package were a car maintenance log; that app has been replaced by this game.
Summary
Your species, progress and settings are saved on your device and are never sent to the developer. There are no accounts and no sign-in. The App shows optional rewarded ads and occasional ads at natural breaks (Google AdMob) unless you buy Remove Ads. Optional purchases are processed by Google Play. The App sends anonymous usage statistics and crash reports (Google Analytics for Firebase and Firebase Crashlytics) so the developer can see how the game is played and fix problems. In the EEA, the UK and Switzerland you are asked for consent first, and you can change your answer at any time in Settings → Privacy choices.
1. Game progress (stored on your device)
Your species, its parts and colours, your progress in each age, trophies, settings and your Helix balance are stored in the App's private storage on your device. Nothing of this is sent to the developer. It is removed when you uninstall the App or use Settings → Erase all progress (purchases are kept by Google Play and can be restored from the shop).
2. Advertising — Google AdMob
The App shows rewarded videos that you choose to watch in exchange for an in-game bonus (for example a boost, a revive or Helix) and short full-screen ads at natural breaks (for example when closing the editor or starting a new age). Ads are served by Google AdMob, which may collect and process:
- your device's advertising ID and other device identifiers;
- approximate location derived from your IP address;
- interactions with ads, and diagnostics of the ad SDK;
in order to show, measure and personalise ads and to prevent fraud. In the EEA, the UK and Switzerland the App shows Google's consent form (User Messaging Platform) before any ad is requested; without consent no personalised ads are shown. You can reset your advertising ID or opt out of ad personalisation in your device settings (Settings → Google → Ads). Players who buy Remove Ads or Primordial Patron see no ads between scenes. More: how Google uses information from sites or apps that use its services.
3. Usage statistics and crash reports — Firebase
To understand how the game is played and where it is too hard, too slow or broken, the App uses Google Analytics for Firebase and Firebase Crashlytics. They send Google:
- a random identifier for this installation of the App (the app instance ID) and, if you allow it, the advertising ID;
- the device model, operating system, language, App version and approximate location derived from the IP address (country or region);
- game events: the App opening, screens visited, the age you are in and when you finish it, levels reached, editor use, deaths and revives, total play time milestones, trophies, settings changes, the shop being opened, ads offered, watched or skipped, and purchases made through Google Play (the product and its price);
- crash reports and error messages: the state of the App when it crashed or hit an error.
None of this contains your name, e-mail address, contacts or anything you type, and the developer cannot tell who you are from it. It is looked at only as totals and trends. Google processes it as described in Privacy and Security in Firebase and keeps it for a limited time (at most 14 months). In the EEA, the UK and Switzerland the statistics follow your answer in Google's consent form: without consent, analytics storage and advertising signals are switched off and only aggregate, cookieless signals are sent.
4. Purchases
Optional purchases (Remove Ads, Starter Pack, Primordial Patron and Helix packs) are processed entirely by Google Play. The App never sees your payment details. It receives from Google Play only the confirmation that a purchase was made, so that it can deliver it, and keeps a record of what you bought on your device. Refunds and order history are handled by Google Play under Google's privacy policy.
5. Permissions
The App asks for no special permission. It uses the network only to show ads and the consent form, to process purchases, and to send the statistics and crash reports described above. It does not access your location, contacts, camera, microphone, photos or files. It keeps the screen awake while you play and can vibrate (you can turn vibration off in Settings).
6. Children
Primordia is not directed at children under 13 and does not knowingly collect personal information from them. The game contains cartoon creature combat. Ads are limited to teen-appropriate content.
7. Your choices and rights
- Consent to personalised ads and to usage statistics can be changed in Settings → Privacy choices where the law requires it to be offered.
- Uninstalling the App deletes the game data on your device and stops all statistics.
- Because the developer holds no personal data about you, there is usually nothing to export or delete, but every request sent to the contact below is answered.
8. Data security
Data sent to Google is encrypted in transit (HTTPS). Game data on your device is protected by your device's own security.
9. Changes to this policy
If this policy changes, the updated version will be published on this page with a new effective date.
10. Contact the developer
Ignas Anskaitis
Email: ianskaitis@gmail.com
This policy applies to the Android app Primordia: Cell to Galaxy (package name com.ianskaitis.atlas) and was last updated on 17 October 2026.