Personal Data Notice (KVKK)
Under Turkish Law No. 6698 on the Protection of Personal Data (“KVKK”), Kadir Arıkan, the developer of First D8 (“First D8”), as data controller, explains which personal data it processes, why, on what legal basis, and your rights.
1. Data controller
Kadir Arıkan (individual developer), Antalya, Türkiye. Contact: kadir.search@gmail.com.
2. Data processed
Account: anonymous guest ID; if you sign up, your email or the ID and email provided by Apple/Google. No name or photo is requested.
In-app: your game choices and scores, badges, per-match nicknames and labels, Lifeprint preferences, anonymous Star Atlas texts, lights, bonds and whispers, reports and feedback.
Cosmic D8 (optional): your birth date, time and city stay on your device; only the planet and sign positions calculated from them are sent to our servers. Comparisons happen only with both people’s consent.
Location: only with your permission, an approximate location (rounded to ~5 km squares) for the heat map. Exact location is not stored.
Technical: error logs, app version, device type and language; a one-way hash of the installation ID to prevent abuse and ban evasion (the raw device ID is not stored). Your IP address is not stored for profiling.
Purchase records: the store transaction number, product, date and amount of Premium and star pack purchases. We never receive your card or payment details; Apple or Google processes the payment.
3. Purposes
Providing the service, account security, preventing abuse and fraud, content moderation, managing subscriptions and trials, legal compliance and improving the service.
4. Legal bases
KVKK Art. 5/2-c (contract), 5/2-ç (legal obligation), 5/2-f (legitimate interest: security and moderation) and Art. 5/1 (explicit consent) for optional features such as location and birth data.
5. Transfers
Data may be transferred to our infrastructure and database providers (Supabase; database hosted in the West EU / Ireland region), app stores (Apple and Google, for subscriptions) and authorities when legally required. Cross-border transfers follow the conditions of KVKK Art. 9.
6. Retention
Account data is kept while your account is open and permanently deleted when you delete it. Star Atlas stars fade after 30 days. Statutory retention duties are reserved.
7. Your rights (KVKK Art. 11)
You may learn whether your data is processed, request information, learn the purpose and recipients, request correction, deletion or destruction, object, and claim damages. Write to kadir.search@gmail.com, or use “Delete my account” in the app.