Privacy policy

Last updated 6 November 2026

Kanji Detective collects, stores and shares no personal data. There are no accounts, no advertising, no analytics and no tracking.

Data stored on your device

Your puzzle progress, streaks, statistics and whether Kanji Detective Plus is unlocked are kept on your device and are never sent to the developer or anyone else.

If you’re signed in to iCloud, your results, training and the last two days’ cases in progress are also stored in your own iCloud account, so they sync to your other devices. Only you can read them; the developer can’t. Turning off iCloud for Kanji Detective in Settings stops this.

This data is included in your iCloud or computer backups, which are covered by Apple’s privacy policy. Deleting the app deletes the copy on your device.

Reminders

If you turn on the daily reminder or the streak saver, they are scheduled on your device as local notifications. Nothing is sent to a server.

Widgets read a small summary of today’s cases and your streak that the app keeps on your device.

Third parties

Apple handles in-app purchase payments, iCloud sync and iCloud backups. The developer never receives your payment details or personal information.

Some example sentences link to Tatoeba and Wiktionary. These open in your browser and are covered by those sites’ own privacy policies.

When you share a result, the text goes to the iOS share sheet and you choose where it goes.

Emailing the developer

If you report a clue or email support from the app, your email app opens with a message you can read and edit before sending. A clue report includes the case, the kanji and its clues, the app’s language and version, and your device model and iOS version. Nothing is sent unless you send it.

Emails are used only to answer you and correct the app’s data, and are kept no longer than needed for that.

Children

Kanji Detective doesn’t knowingly collect information from anyone, including children.

Changes

Updated versions of this policy will be posted on this page with a new date.

Contact

Questions about this policy go to admin@kirigoe.uk. Kanji Detective is made by Christopher Brennan, trading as kirigoe.