Privacy Policy for GCSE Maths: Grade 9 Prep

Last updated: 14 July 2026

This Privacy Policy explains how GCSE Maths: Grade 9 Prep, developed by Cingulata Studios, handles information when you use the application.

1. Overview

GCSE Maths: Grade 9 Prep is an educational application designed to help students prepare for GCSE Mathematics examinations.

The app does not require users to create an account. Cingulata Studios does not directly request or collect users' names, email addresses, passwords, postal addresses, contacts, photographs or precise location.

Certain information may nevertheless be stored locally on the device or processed by third-party services used for advertising, subscriptions, application distribution and technical operation.

2. Information Stored Locally on the Device

The app stores learning progress, gameplay information and preferences locally on the user's device. This may include:

• completed levels;
• answers and learning progress;
• correct and incorrect answer statistics;
• experience points, gems, hearts and similar in-app rewards;
• streak information;
• study time and daily study statistics;
• category performance;
• mistakes and resolved mistakes;
• app preferences;
• notification preferences and reminder times;
• current world and level progress.

This information is generally stored locally using device storage and is not sent to Cingulata Studios.

Local data remains on the device until the user clears the app's storage, resets their progress where that option is available, or uninstalls the app.

3. Advertising

The app may display advertisements, including rewarded advertisements, using Google AdMob.

Google and its advertising partners may automatically process certain information when advertisements are requested, displayed or interacted with. Depending on the user's device, region, age, settings and consent choices, this information may include:

• IP address;
• device and app identifiers;
• advertising identifier;
• approximate location derived from the IP address;
• device type and operating system;
• app version;
• advertisement impressions;
• advertisement clicks and other advertising interactions;
• diagnostic, crash and performance information;
• information used to detect fraud, abuse and invalid traffic.

This information may be used to:

• display advertisements;
• provide personalised or non-personalised advertisements;
• measure advertising performance;
• limit repeated advertisements;
• detect fraud and invalid traffic;
• maintain security;
• comply with legal obligations;
• improve advertising services.

Where required by applicable law, the app will request appropriate privacy choices or consent before using personal data for personalised advertising.

Users may receive personalised, non-personalised or limited advertisements depending on their age, region, device settings and consent choices.

Information processed by Google is governed by Google's own privacy policies and terms.

4. Tracking Permission on Apple Devices

On supported Apple devices, the app may request permission through Apple's App Tracking Transparency framework before accessing the device's advertising identifier or using information for tracking as defined by Apple.

Users may allow or decline this permission.

Declining tracking permission does not prevent the user from using the app. The user may still see advertisements, but those advertisements may be less personalised.

The user can review or change tracking permissions through the privacy settings on their Apple device.

5. Purchases and Subscriptions

The app may offer subscriptions or other digital purchases.

Purchases are processed through:

• Google Play on Android devices;
• Apple's App Store on Apple devices;
• RevenueCat, which helps the app validate and manage purchase and subscription status.

Cingulata Studios does not receive or store complete payment card details.

Google Play, Apple and RevenueCat may process information such as:

• purchase history;
• purchased product or subscription;
• subscription status;
• purchase date and expiry date;
• transaction and receipt information;
• country or store region;
• an app-specific or anonymous user identifier;
• information required to restore purchases;
• information required to detect fraud and confirm entitlement to paid features.

RevenueCat may assign an anonymous identifier to an installation of the app. Unless the app later introduces user accounts or another identification system, this identifier is not intended to directly identify the user by name.

Purchase information is used to:

• complete purchases;
• determine whether a subscription is active;
• unlock paid features;
• restore previous purchases;
• manage subscription access;
• prevent fraud;
• provide customer support;
• comply with legal and financial obligations.

Purchase and subscription information is retained by Google, Apple and RevenueCat according to their respective legal obligations, terms and retention policies.

6. Notifications

The app may ask for permission to send local notifications, such as study reminders.

Notification settings, reminder times and related preferences are stored locally on the device.

Users can disable notifications at any time through the app or their device settings.

The app does not use notification permission to access private messages or unrelated device information.

7. Time and Time-Zone Information

The app may use the device's current time zone and may contact an internet time service to check the current time.

This may be used to support features such as:

• daily streak calculations;
• study reminders;
• date-based rewards;
• prevention of accidental or improper manipulation of time-based features.

When the app connects to an internet time service, the service may automatically receive technical information necessary to establish the connection, including the device's IP address.

The app does not use time-zone information to determine or store the user's precise physical location.

8. Sharing, PDF Creation and Printing

The app may allow users to create, view, print or share educational materials or progress-related content.

PDF files are generated locally unless the user chooses to send, save, print or share them through another application or system service.

When the user selects a sharing or printing option, the selected information is transferred to the application, printer, cloud service or recipient chosen by the user.

Cingulata Studios does not control how a third-party application or service processes information after the user chooses to share it.

Users should avoid sharing information that they do not want others to receive.

9. How Information Is Used

Information handled by the app or its service providers may be used to:

• provide educational lessons and questions;
• save and display learning progress;
• calculate scores, rewards and streaks;
• personalise the in-app learning experience;
• send requested study reminders;
• display and measure advertisements;
• process and restore purchases;
• confirm access to subscription features;
• detect fraud, abuse and invalid advertising activity;
• maintain security;
• diagnose technical problems;
• comply with legal obligations;
• improve the app and user experience.

Cingulata Studios does not sell users' personal information.

10. Third-Party Services

The app uses or may interact with the following third-party services:

• Google Play;
• Google AdMob;
• Apple App Store;
• Apple App Tracking Transparency;
• RevenueCat;
• operating-system sharing and printing services;
• internet time services.

These providers may process information under their own privacy policies, terms and legal obligations.

Cingulata Studios does not control all data-processing practices of third-party providers.

11. Sharing and Disclosure of Information

Information may be processed or shared with service providers only where necessary to provide the app's functions, including:

• advertising providers;
• payment and subscription providers;
• application stores;
• fraud-prevention and security providers;
• services selected by the user for sharing or printing.

Information may also be disclosed where reasonably necessary to:

• comply with applicable law or regulation;
• respond to valid legal process;
• protect users, Cingulata Studios or the public;
• investigate fraud, abuse or security incidents;
• enforce applicable terms and policies.

Cingulata Studios does not sell or rent personal information to data brokers.

12. Children's Privacy

GCSE Maths: Grade 9 Prep is an educational application intended primarily for students preparing for GCSE examinations. Some users may therefore be under the age of 18.

The app does not require users to provide their name, email address or other direct identifying information.

Advertising and data processing may be restricted where the user is treated as a child under applicable law. Personalised advertising should not be enabled for users who are legally considered children unless all applicable legal requirements have been satisfied.

Parents and guardians should supervise children's use of applications and review the privacy and advertising controls available on the child's device.

If a parent or guardian believes that a child has provided personal information directly to Cingulata Studios, they should contact Cingulata Studios so that the matter can be investigated and the information deleted where appropriate.

13. Legal Bases for Processing

Where the United Kingdom General Data Protection Regulation, European Union General Data Protection Regulation or similar law applies, information may be processed on one or more of the following legal bases:

• consent, including advertising or tracking consent where required;
• performance of a contract, including providing purchased subscription features;
• legitimate interests, including operating, securing and improving the app;
• compliance with legal obligations.

Users may withdraw consent through the available app, device, advertising or operating-system settings. Withdrawal does not affect processing that lawfully occurred before consent was withdrawn.

14. International Data Transfers

Third-party service providers may process information in countries other than the user's country of residence.

Where applicable, those providers are responsible for implementing appropriate safeguards for international data transfers as required by relevant law.

15. Data Security

Cingulata Studios uses reasonable technical and organisational measures intended to protect information handled through the app.

Learning progress is primarily stored locally on the user's device.

Third-party providers are responsible for securing information processed through their own systems.

No electronic storage, network connection or transmission method can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

16. Data Retention

Locally stored progress and preferences remain on the device until the user:

• clears the app's storage;
• uses an available progress-reset function; or
• uninstalls the app.

Advertising, purchase, transaction, fraud-prevention and diagnostic information may be retained by Google, Apple, RevenueCat or other providers according to their own policies, legal obligations and legitimate operational needs.

Cingulata Studios does not currently maintain a separate database containing users' learning progress or user profiles.

17. Data Deletion and Privacy Requests

The app does not currently require users to create an account.

Users can delete locally stored learning progress and preferences by:

• using an in-app reset option, where available;
• clearing the app's storage through device settings; or
• uninstalling the app.

Uninstalling the app may not automatically delete purchase records retained by Google, Apple or RevenueCat because some transaction records must be retained for subscription restoration, fraud prevention, accounting or legal compliance.

Users may contact Cingulata Studios regarding privacy questions or deletion requests at:

rita15062425@icloud.com

Requests concerning information controlled directly by Google, Apple or RevenueCat may also need to be submitted to the relevant provider.

18. User Rights

Depending on the user's location and applicable law, users may have rights relating to personal information, including the right to:

• request access;
• request correction;
• request deletion;
• restrict certain processing;
• object to certain processing;
• withdraw consent;
• request data portability;
• complain to an applicable data-protection authority.

Because Cingulata Studios does not require an account and does not directly maintain identifiable learning profiles, it may not always be possible to associate a request with data processed under an anonymous device or service identifier.

19. Changes to This Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy may be updated when:

• app functionality changes;
• new third-party services are introduced;
• data practices change;
• legal or platform requirements change.

The updated policy will be published at the same location, and the “Last updated” date will be revised.

20. Contact Us

For questions, concerns or requests relating to this Privacy Policy, contact: