Privacy Policy

App: 6 Degrees
Developer: Northvale Pixel Labs
Effective date: September 24, 2026
Last updated: October 16, 2026

This Privacy Policy explains how Northvale Pixel Labs ("we", "us") handles information in connection with the 6 Degrees mobile application (the "App"). We are committed to being transparent about what data is collected and how it is used.

1. Information We Collect

Information you provide

6 Degrees does not require you to create a Northvale Pixel Labs account or provide your name, email address, age, or date of birth. On supported Android devices, Google Play Games Services may authenticate your existing Google Play Games profile so that you can use global leaderboards. On supported iOS devices, Apple Game Center may authenticate your existing Game Center profile for the same purpose. These platform authentication services are provided by Google and Apple respectively and are separate from any account system operated by Northvale Pixel Labs.

Information collected automatically

The App uses Google Analytics for Firebase to collect usage analytics. Firebase Analytics may process technical and usage information, which may include:

• App interactions and events (such as "app opened" or "game started")
• App version
• Device and operating-system information
• General technical information associated with an app installation
• Automatically generated Firebase installation and analytics identifiers
• Approximate or coarse location information derived from network information, such as masked IP-based location, where applicable

What is NOT collected

• The App does not require a Northvale Pixel Labs account. Google Play Games Services on Android or Apple Game Center on iOS may authenticate your existing platform gaming profile for leaderboard features.
• The App does not collect your name, email address, age, or date of birth.
• The App does not upload the actual words you guess. The text you enter is checked locally on your device and is not sent to analytics.
• The App does not provide a social network or messaging system.
• The App does not store gameplay history on a Northvale Pixel Labs server.

2. Firebase Analytics

The App uses Google Analytics for Firebase, provided by Google, for app usage measurement. Firebase Analytics may process technical information, app interactions, automatically generated identifiers, device and operating-system information, and approximate or coarse location information derived from network information where applicable. We use this information to understand aggregate usage patterns and improve the App.

The App sends the following types of analytics events to Firebase Analytics:

• App opened
• Game started
• A guess was submitted
• Whether a submitted guess was correct
• Puzzle completed
• Completion time / time category
• Number of guesses
• Number of incorrect guesses
• Stats viewed
• Share button tapped

The actual word entered by the player is never sent to analytics. Only the event metadata described above is sent.

The App does not deliberately send names, email addresses, or other directly identifying personal information to Firebase Analytics.

For information about how Google handles data collected by Firebase Analytics, see Google's privacy and data practices:

• Google Privacy & Terms
• Firebase Privacy Information

3. Purposes of Analytics

The usage analytics collected through Firebase Analytics are used for the following purposes:

• Measuring how the App is used in aggregate
• Understanding which features are used and how often
• Identifying bugs and improving app stability
• Improving the puzzle experience over time

Analytics data is not used to identify individual users or to build profiles for targeted advertising.

4. Platform Gaming Services and Global Leaderboards

Google Play Games Services (Android)

On Android, the App uses Google Play Games Services for platform authentication and global Easy and Hard leaderboards. When Play Games Services is available and you are authenticated, the App submits your puzzle completion time to the appropriate Google Play leaderboard.

Google states that Play Games Services may process gamer identity information such as your gamertag and avatar, service analytics and diagnostics, and game-service data generated through features you use, including leaderboard scores. Northvale Pixel Labs does not receive your Google account email address through this leaderboard integration and does not use Play Games Services as a Northvale Pixel Labs account system.

Your leaderboard visibility and Play Games profile settings are controlled through Google Play Games. Public or social leaderboard visibility may depend on the privacy settings you choose for your Play Games profile.

You can manage or delete Play Games data through your Google Play Games profile or Google Account controls. See Google's Privacy Policy for more information.

Apple Game Center (iOS)

On iOS, the App uses Apple Game Center for platform authentication and global Easy and Hard leaderboards. When Game Center is available and you are authenticated, the App may submit your puzzle completion time to the appropriate Game Center leaderboard.

Apple may process Game Center profile information, player identifiers, service information and leaderboard scores in connection with these features. Northvale Pixel Labs does not receive your Apple ID email address through the Game Center integration and does not use Game Center as a Northvale Pixel Labs account system.

Your Game Center profile, privacy settings and leaderboard visibility are controlled through Apple and your device or Apple Account settings.

For information about how Apple handles data through Game Center and related services, see Apple's Privacy Policy.

5. Local Device Storage

Your game progress and personal statistics — including streaks, completion times, guess statistics, and your local top-ten results list — are stored locally on your device. This data is not uploaded to or stored on Northvale Pixel Labs servers.

Because this data lives on your device, it remains under your control. Northvale Pixel Labs cannot remotely access, read, or delete data stored locally on your device.

6. Sharing of Information

Google receives information through Google Analytics for Firebase and, on Android, Google Play Games Services. Apple may receive information through Game Center on iOS. These services are described above. Northvale Pixel Labs does not sell this information or share it with unrelated third parties for advertising.

7. No Sale of Personal Information

Northvale Pixel Labs does not sell personal information to anyone. We do not sell or rent the data collected through the App.

8. No Targeted Advertising

The App does not contain advertising and does not use personal data for targeted advertising. Analytics data is not used for ad profiling or cross-app tracking.

9. No Northvale Pixel Labs Accounts

6 Degrees does not offer a Northvale Pixel Labs account or login system. Google Play Games platform authentication on Android and Apple Game Center platform authentication on iOS do not create an account with Northvale Pixel Labs. Users can remove locally stored game progress and statistics by deleting the App or clearing its app data where supported (see Deletion of Local Data). Platform gaming data can be managed through Google Play Games / Google Account controls on Android or Apple Game Center / Apple Account controls on iOS.

10. Children's Privacy

6 Degrees is a casual word puzzle game and is not directed at children under 13 (or the equivalent minimum age in the relevant jurisdiction). The App does not knowingly seek to collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided personal information through the App or a related support interaction, please contact us so we can review the matter and take appropriate steps.

If you believe a child has provided information to the App, please contact us at northvalepixellabs@google.com and we will take appropriate steps.

11. Data Retention

Locally stored game data (progress and statistics) is retained on your device until you delete the App or clear its app data. Northvale Pixel Labs does not retain this data because it is not transmitted to our servers.

Analytics data sent to Firebase Analytics, Play Games Services data such as leaderboard scores, and Apple Game Center data such as leaderboard scores are retained by Google or Apple according to their applicable data-retention policies and account settings. For more information, see Firebase Privacy Information, Google's Privacy Policy, and Apple's Privacy Policy.

12. Security

We take reasonable measures to protect the App and the data it collects. However, no method of transmission or electronic storage is completely secure. Locally stored data is protected by the security features of your device's operating system. Data transmitted to Firebase Analytics, Google Play Games Services, or Apple Game Center is handled using the respective provider's infrastructure.

13. International Processing

If you use the App outside of the region where Northvale Pixel Labs operates, information processed by Google through Firebase Analytics or Google Play Games Services, or by Apple through Game Center, may be transferred to and processed in other countries where those providers or their service providers operate, subject to their applicable privacy and data-processing terms.

14. User Choices

Because the App does not require a Northvale Pixel Labs account, there is no Northvale Pixel Labs profile to manage. Your choices regarding data are:

• Local data: You can delete your locally stored game progress and statistics by deleting the App. On Android, you may also be able to clear the App's data through your device settings.
• Analytics: The App uses Firebase Analytics for usage measurement. Available device-level privacy controls vary by platform and operating-system version. You can review your device privacy settings and Google's Firebase privacy information for details about available controls.
• Google Play Games: On Android, you can manage your Play Games profile, privacy/visibility settings and game data using Google Play Games and your Google Account controls.
• Apple Game Center: On iOS, you can manage your Game Center profile, privacy settings and related game data through your device settings and Apple Account controls.

For more information about your privacy choices, see our Privacy Choices page.

15. Deletion of Local Data

You can remove all locally stored game data — including progress, statistics, streaks, and your top-ten results — using the methods below:

• Android: Delete the App from your device, or clear the App's data through your device settings where that option is available.
• iOS: Delete the App from your device. Offloading the App may preserve its documents and data and should not be used if your intention is to delete all locally stored 6 Degrees data.

Northvale Pixel Labs cannot remotely delete data stored locally on your device. Only you can remove it using the methods above.

16. Third-Party Services

The App uses the following third-party services:

• Google Firebase / Google Analytics for Firebase — used for usage analytics. See Firebase Privacy Information and Google's Privacy Policy.
• Google Play Games Services (Android) — used for platform authentication and global Easy/Hard leaderboards. Google may process gamer identity, service analytics/diagnostics and submitted game scores in connection with these features. See Google's Privacy Policy.
• Apple Game Center (iOS) — used for platform authentication and global Easy/Hard leaderboards. Apple may process Game Center profile information, player identifiers and submitted game scores in connection with these features. See Apple's Privacy Policy.

Where third-party service providers process information on our behalf, we use providers whose contractual and privacy obligations are intended to provide protections consistent with applicable data-protection requirements. Google Analytics for Firebase and Google Play Games Services are subject to Google's applicable privacy and data-processing terms, and Apple Game Center is subject to Apple's applicable privacy terms. Northvale Pixel Labs does not control Google or Apple's infrastructure or independent processing practices.

The App also uses standard platform and Flutter functionality for sharing, local storage, and opening links. Northvale Pixel Labs does not use those features to collect the content of your puzzle guesses or to create a user profile.

17. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. If we make material changes, we will update the "Last updated" date at the top of this page. If advertising is introduced in a future version of the App, this Privacy Policy will be updated before that version is released.

We encourage you to review this page periodically to stay informed about how we handle information.

18. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how the App handles data, please contact Northvale Pixel Labs: