Privacy Policy

Updated October 13, 2026

JDBD Games develops Starwake: Ember Orchard, a free-to-download iPhone game with optional in-app purchases. This policy covers the game, this support website and messages you choose to send to jdbdgames@gmail.com.

Information on your device

Starwake stores game progress, companions, equipment, currency balances, settings and purchase-delivery records in local app storage. Purchase records help prevent the same transaction from delivering an item more than once.

The game does not upload your progress or purchase-delivery records to a JDBD Games server and does not use a Starwake cloud wallet. Deleting the app or losing its local storage can lose unbacked-up progress and unused passes. Training-pass balances and purchase-delivery records remain device-local even when you enable progress backups.

Optional iCloud progress backups

Version 1.0.7 adds optional backups through Apple's GameKit and iCloud Documents services. These controls require version 1.0.7 or later and do not apply to older public versions. Backups are off until you enable them in Settings > Player. Game Center sign-in and iCloud Drive are both required.

When enabled, the app sends completed-journey snapshots to your private Apple iCloud storage. Snapshots include your companions, charms, upgrades, party, dungeon and story progress, discoveries, gameplay currency balances, daily-reward and chest progress, and relevant game settings. They exclude training-pass balances, purchase-delivery history, purchase account tokens and receipts.

Backup records also contain a hashed Game Center owner identifier, an installation-specific save-slot name, integrity and version information, and history identifiers used to distinguish copies. Apple supplies saved-time and source-device metadata so the app can display available journeys. Account-binding information stays in local preferences. These identifiers are used for save isolation and recovery, not advertising or tracking.

JDBD Games does not operate a save server and cannot read your private iCloud backups. Apple manages storage, security, availability and quota under its policies. Sync requires a connection; normal local gameplay remains available without backup. The app asks you to choose before replacing a different local journey and does not merge inventories.

Turning automatic backup off stops automatic syncing but keeps existing cloud copies. Deleting the local app does not itself delete those copies. You control Apple-held data through Apple's account and iCloud storage controls; JDBD Games cannot delete it for you. TestFlight and App Store backup histories are separate. Enable backups again after moving from TestFlight to the App Store.

Apple services

Optional Game Center sign-in uses Apple's interface. Starwake receives your Game Center player identifier and displays your alias while connected. These are used on your device, not sent to a JDBD Games server. Game Center is not a separate JDBD Games account.

Apple's App Store handles purchases and payment confirmation. A random installation token and verified transaction identifiers are used for local purchase delivery and duplicate prevention. The installation token is supplied to Apple's purchase service; it is not an advertising identifier.

Starwake receives the transaction details needed to verify purchases and deliver items. It does not ask for your Apple password or payment-card number. Permanent cosmetic purchases can be restored through Apple; restoring cosmetics does not replenish passes.

Apple processes information under its own policies. See Apple's privacy information.

Support messages

Contacting support is optional. Your email application opens only when you choose it, and nothing is sent until you send a message. We receive your email address, any sender name, message and attachments you choose to include. Our support mailbox is provided by Gmail. Do not include passwords, verification codes, payment-card details or complete purchase receipts.

Only the developer manages the support mailbox. Messages are used to resolve your request. Resolved conversations are deleted after 12 months unless needed for a dispute or legal obligation. You can request earlier deletion by emailing jdbdgames@gmail.com.

Advertising and analytics

Starwake has no advertising or developer analytics SDK. We do not track you across other apps or websites, sell personal information or share it for targeted advertising. Apple may process service and diagnostic information under its own policies and your device settings.

This website

This website uses OpenAI Sites hosting and its infrastructure providers. Hosting providers receive technical request information, such as your IP address, browser information and the page requested, to deliver and protect the website. We do not add advertising pixels, analytics scripts or tracking cookies. See OpenAI's privacy policy for information about the hosting provider's practices.

Links to Apple and email services open those services, which have their own privacy practices.

Deletion and choices

Removing local app data can erase unbacked-up Starwake progress and unused passes. A valid optional iCloud backup may recover your journey in a supported version using the same Apple accounts, but never your training-pass balance. Removing the app does not delete cloud copies, purchase records or other information held by Apple, nor messages already sent to support.

To request access, correction or deletion of information you sent to support, email jdbdgames@gmail.com. We may need to verify that a request comes from the sender. We cannot recover deleted local game data or delete information controlled by Apple, your email provider or the website host; use those services' privacy controls for their records.

Younger players

Starwake is intended for a general audience aged 13 and older and includes fantasy combat. We do not knowingly request personal information from children under 13. If a child has sent personal information to support, contact us so we can address the request and delete it as appropriate.

Policy updates

We will update this page and its effective date if these practices change. Questions about this policy can be sent to jdbdgames@gmail.com.