SURPLUSSURPLUS Privacy Policy
Last updated: 2026-10-05
SURPLUS ("the app") is a single-player life simulation game published by SURPLUS.
What we collect
- Playing as a guest. Your game, the name you typed, your preferences, statistics and achievements stay on your device. So that a guest can keep their progress by creating an account later, the app may create an anonymous sign-in with Firebase Authentication (operated by Google). It holds a random identifier, not your name or email address. A guest's game is not uploaded.
- Signing in (optional). Firebase Authentication processes your email address (with Google sign-in, the name, email address and profile picture of your Google account) and assigns you a user identifier. A copy of your profile and your current game is kept in your account in Cloud Firestore (operated by Google, stored in the United States) so they can follow you between devices: the name you typed, your character's look, your preferences, your statistics and achievements, and your game save. Only your own signed-in account can read or change it.
- Security. When a sign-in happens, Firebase Authentication also processes your IP address and basic device and app-version information to protect accounts and prevent abuse.
We use this data only to run your account and your save. We do not sell it or share it.
What stays on your device
Your game save, settings and tutorial progress are stored in the app's private storage. Uninstalling the app deletes them.
Notifications
If you turn on the daily reminder in Settings, the app schedules it with your phone's own notification system. No server is involved and nothing about it leaves your device. You can turn it off in Settings or in your phone's notification settings.
Network access
The game runs offline. Network requests happen only when you sign in (or the app creates a guest's anonymous sign-in), while a signed-in game saves to or loads from your account, when you buy something, or when you open a link from Settings.
Accounts and deletion
Accounts are optional. You can delete a signed-in account at any time in the app: Settings → Account → Delete account. That removes the sign-in account, the copy of your profile and game kept in it, and all data on that device. Without the app, see www.surpluslife.app/delete-account.
Advertising and analytics
The app contains no advertising and no analytics or tracking SDKs.
Purchases
The app offers optional in-app purchases where your store supports them: packs of extra game days, single-use Wellness™ items, and Limited homes, rides and looks that last one life. They are sold through Google Play (or the App Store): payment details are handled entirely by the store, never by us. Purchases are processed by RevenueCat (RevenueCat, Inc.), which receives each purchase from the store together with an app user identifier (your Firebase user identifier when you are signed in, otherwise a random one). The app keeps a record of what you bought and how much of it you have used, with your game data on the device; if you are signed in, that record is part of the copy kept in your account, so it follows you between devices. SURPLUS+, a subscription, is not offered in this version.
Children
The app is not directed at children under 13 and does not knowingly collect information from them.
Changes
If this policy changes, the updated version will be posted at the same URL and the "last updated" date will change.