Privacy Policy
How the app “Santa WANTED” (サンタ募集中) handles your information
Last updated: October 31, 2026
WELLSTERIA LLC (“we”, “us”) sets out below how we handle information about users of “Santa WANTED” (Japanese title: サンタ募集中), our app for iOS and Android (the “App”).
This English version is a translation provided for convenience. If it differs from the Japanese version, the Japanese version prevails.
1. Who we are
| Company | WELLSTERIA LLC |
|---|---|
| Address | 2603 Kimbolton Dr, College Station, TX 77845-1233, U.S.A. |
| Contact | info@wellsteria.com |
2. Information we collect
We do not collect information that directly identifies you, such as your address or phone number, and we do not store your name or email address. (When you link a Google account on Android, the information Google sends back includes data such as your name and email address; we use it only to verify your sign-in and do not store it.) We do not track you for advertising. (We do not use advertising identifiers—the IDFA on iOS or the Advertising ID on Android—and we do not track your activity across apps. For the ads themselves, see “4. Sharing with third parties”.)
2.1 Account identifier
So that you can save your game without registering an ID or password, the App automatically issues an anonymous identifier. It is used only to store the App’s data and is not linked to your account on any other service.
To move your progress to a new device, you may optionally link Sign in with Apple (iOS) or a Google account (Android). If you do, we store only the per-user identifier issued by Apple or Google. We do not request your email address or name from Apple and do not receive them. With Google, the information sent back for verification includes data such as your name and email address; we use it only for that check and do not store it.
2.2 Game progress
We store your game progress (characters you own, materials, delivery history, minigame records, purchased costumes and so on) on our servers, so that your data carries over when you change devices or reinstall the App.
2.3 Display name (optional)
You may set a name to show on the leaderboards (1–12 characters). The name you set is shown to other users through the leaderboards. You do not need to use your real name, and you can use the App without setting one.
To prevent inappropriate names, our servers reject names containing discriminatory, violent or sexual expressions, advertising and the like. Other users can also report an inappropriate name; after review, the operator may remove a reported name from every user’s screen (a name reported by two or more users is hidden automatically).
2.4 Purchase information
When you make an in-app purchase, our servers verify the receipt or purchase token and transaction ID issued by Apple (iOS) or Google Play (Android) to confirm that the purchase is valid, and store the entitlements you bought (such as the subscription expiry date and purchased costumes). Payment details such as card numbers are handled by Apple or Google; we never receive them.
2.5 Usage information
To improve the App, we use Google Analytics for Firebase, which automatically collects the following:
- Activity logs such as app launches and exits, screens viewed and time spent
- An app installation identifier and a device identifier
- Device model, OS version and language setting
- Country or region estimated from your IP address (the App does not request location permission)
2.6 Report records
When you report a leaderboard display name, we record the anonymous identifiers of the reporting user and the reported user, the display name at the time of the report, and the date and time. These records are used only to deal with inappropriate names, and the operator is notified of the report by email. We never tell the reported user or anyone else who made a report.
3. How we use information
- To save your game data and carry it over between devices
- To provide the leaderboards
- To verify in-app purchases and to grant and restore the entitlements you bought
- To find bugs and improve game balance and usability
- To detect and prevent cheating (such as tampering with scores or reusing purchase receipts)
- To deal with inappropriate display names (receiving reports and notifying the operator)
- To show video ads (only when you choose to watch one)
4. Sharing with third parties
We do not sell the information we collect.
The App contains video ads that play only when you tap a button yourself. Ads are delivered by Google’s ad service (Google AdMob). To show ads, measure them and prevent fraud, information such as the device type, OS version, approximate region, IP address, a vendor-scoped device identifier (such as the IDFV on iOS) and the outcome of the ad is sent to Google. For how Google handles this information, see “How Google uses information from sites or apps that use our services”.
We do not track you for advertising. We do not use advertising identifiers (the IDFA on iOS or the Advertising ID on Android), and we do not track your activity across apps or websites. Ads are served without being based on your interests (non-personalized).
We entrust the handling of information to the following service providers, only to the extent needed for the purposes above.
| Provider | What they do for us |
|---|---|
| Google LLC (Firebase / Google Analytics / Google Play / Google AdMob) | Data storage, anonymous authentication, usage analytics, payment processing and purchase verification for Android in-app purchases, Google account linking, delivery of video ads and measurement of their results and fraud |
| Apple Inc. | Payment processing and receipt verification for in-app purchases, Sign in with Apple linking |
| Zoho Corporation (Zoho Mail) | Sending the email that notifies the operator of a report (the reported display name and identifiers) |
Except where disclosure is required by law, we do not provide information to any other third party.
5. Where and how long we keep information
- Game data and purchase entitlements are stored on Google Cloud (Firebase).
- Game data is kept until you delete your account or ask us to delete it.
- Report records are kept after the report has been dealt with, to prevent the same abuse from recurring, and are deleted when the reporting user or the reported user deletes their account.
- Usage information is deleted automatically after a period set in Google Analytics.
6. Your rights (access and deletion)
You can delete your account and data at any time from “Delete Account” on the App’s Settings screen. Your progress, leaderboard entries, purchase records, report records and authentication records are deleted from our servers. If you linked Apple or Google, the linking information on our servers is deleted, and the link with Apple is also revoked on Apple’s side. (We keep a purchase ledger, with the link to you removed, to prevent the same transaction from being reused.)
You can also ask us to disclose, correct or delete the data we hold about you. Please contact info@wellsteria.com. The deletion steps are also described on the account deletion page.
The App works with an anonymous identifier, and we have no way of identifying you. When you contact us, please include the “User ID” shown on the App’s Settings screen (you can copy it with the “Copy” button).
7. Children
The App is not designed for children under 13. We do not serve ads targeted at children and do not use behavioral targeting.
8. Governing law
This policy is interpreted and applied in accordance with Japan’s Act on the Protection of Personal Information and other applicable laws.
9. Changes to this policy
We may revise this policy when laws change or the service changes. If we make an important change, we will announce it on this page or by a notice in the App.