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This Privacy Policy explains how Quest23 handles information across TreasureSteps, Cucumbers Forever, Quester+, our website, and related support experiences.

TreasureSteps Cucumbers Forever Quester+ We do not sell your data

Privacy, written for the whole Quest23 world.

Effective Date: June 22, 2026  |  Last Updated: July 27, 2026

Quest23 Inc. (β€œwe,” β€œus,” or β€œour”) values your privacy. This policy explains what information we collect, why we collect it, how we use it, how we share it, how long we keep it, and the choices and rights you have when using our website, apps, products, and support channels.

This policy applies to Quest23, TreasureSteps, Cucumbers Forever, Quester+, and any related services, pages, features, communications, or support experiences we operate. Some products collect additional information described in the product-specific sections below.

1. Information We Collect

We may collect information you provide directly, information created when you use our products, and technical information needed to operate, secure, and improve our services.

  • Account information: name, email address, username, display name, and login details. Passwords are stored only as a salted hash and never in plain text. If you use Sign in with Apple, we receive the Apple-provided identifier and, if you allow it, your email (which may be Apple’s private relay address).
  • Profile information: display name, chosen avatar, and (in TreasureSteps) date of birth, used to confirm you meet minimum-age requirements and to personalize the experience.
  • Product activity: progress, sticker collections, submissions, app activity, completed actions, preferences, and feature usage.
  • Apple Health data (TreasureSteps): with your explicit permission, TreasureSteps uses read-only access through Apple’s HealthKit framework to read your step count, walking/running distance, and active energy burned (calories) from the Apple Health app. This can include activity recorded by your iPhone or a paired Apple Watch and is used to improve the accuracy and completeness of the activity totals shown in TreasureSteps β€” see Section 2.
  • Motion & Fitness data (TreasureSteps): with your permission, TreasureSteps separately uses iPhone Motion & Fitness data to provide live step updates and movement-based progress while the app is in use β€” see Section 2.
  • Location data (with your permission): approximate or precise location used only for location-based features when the app is open β€” see Section 2.
  • Purchase & subscription data: transaction and subscription status, entitlements, and receipt identifiers (we never store full payment-card details β€” see Section 5).
  • Technical data: device type, browser type, IP address, operating system, app version, crash reports, logs, and diagnostic data.
  • Support data: messages you send us, screenshots, account details you choose to include, and issue history.

2. Product-Specific Information

Different Quest23 products may use different types of information depending on what the product does.

TreasureSteps

Uses Motion & Fitness data for live step updates while the app is in use and, with permission, read-only Apple Health data through Apple’s HealthKit framework for more complete step count, walking/running distance, and active energy burned (calorie) totals, including activity recorded by Apple Watch. Eligible activity creates virtual Power used throughout the game, including caring for Lumen, providing food, using toys, and completing other in-game activities. TreasureSteps also uses while-in-use location for on-map gameplay, sticker collections, missions, in-app purchases, optional rewarded ads, device data, and support details.

Cucumbers Forever

May use website activity, comic access requests, mailing list signups, community interactions, purchase-support messages, and contact details.

Quester+

May use account details, quest submissions, creator profile data, uploaded content, location-based quest data, reviews, favorites, and support history.

TreasureSteps β€” detailed data practices

TreasureSteps is an iOS activity-powered companion game. It uses Motion & Fitness data for live step updates and, with permission, Apple Health data through Apple’s HealthKit framework for more complete activity totals, including activity recorded by Apple Watch. Activity creates virtual Power that is used throughout the game. Because TreasureSteps also uses location, advertising, and in-app purchases, the following additional practices apply specifically to TreasureSteps.

Apple Health (HealthKit) & Motion & Fitness data

TreasureSteps uses two separate iOS activity-data sources for different purposes:

  • Motion & Fitness: with your permission, TreasureSteps uses iPhone Motion & Fitness data to provide live step updates and movement-based progress while the app is in use.
  • Apple Health: with your explicit permission, TreasureSteps uses read-only access to the Apple Health app through Apple’s HealthKit framework to read your step count, walking/running distance, and active energy burned (calories). Apple Health can include activity recorded by your iPhone and paired Apple Watch. TreasureSteps uses these data to improve the accuracy and completeness of your activity totals, synchronize activity that may not have been captured through the live Motion & Fitness feed, and display your steps, distance, and calories in the app.

Eligible activity is converted into virtual Power. Power is used throughout TreasureSteps to power in-game activities and progression, including caring for Lumen, providing food, using toys, and performing other actions within the game. Where needed to provide, synchronize, restore, secure, and prevent abuse of these features, activity totals, Power, and related gameplay progress may be associated with your TreasureSteps account.

  • We request access only to the specific Apple Health and Motion & Fitness data described above, and only after you are shown the applicable Apple permission screen.
  • TreasureSteps reads the listed Apple Health data types but does not write or save data to Apple Health.
  • We use Apple Health and Motion & Fitness data only to provide TreasureSteps functionality, including live step tracking, more complete activity totals, Power generation, Lumen care, food, toys, other in-game activities, and related progress.
  • We do not use Apple Health or Motion & Fitness data for advertising, marketing, cross-app tracking, profiling, or use-based data mining, and we do not provide this data to advertising or analytics networks, SDKs, or providers.
  • We do not sell Apple Health or Motion & Fitness data and do not share it with third parties for their own purposes. If a service provider processes account-linked activity totals or Power records on our behalf, it may use them only as necessary to operate TreasureSteps, must protect them under confidentiality and data-protection obligations, and may not use them for its own purposes.
  • TreasureSteps is for entertainment and general wellness motivation only. It is not a medical device and does not use this data to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any medical condition. Step, distance, calorie, and activity totals may not always be perfectly accurate.
  • You can change or revoke Apple Health access at any time through the Apple Health app or iOS Settings. You can change or revoke Motion & Fitness access in iOS Settings β†’ Privacy & Security β†’ Motion & Fitness. If access is denied or revoked, live step updates, Apple Watch activity, Power generation, or other activity-based features may be limited or unavailable.

Activity totals, Power records, and related gameplay progress associated with your account are retained and deleted as described in Sections 8 and 10.

Location data (while-in-use only)

TreasureSteps uses location to place collectible sticker packs on the map near you, detect when you are within range of a spawn, and power “find places near you.”

  • While-in-use only: location is accessed only while you have the app open. TreasureSteps does not use background location and does not track your location when the app is closed or in the background.
  • You can change or revoke location access any time in iOS Settings β†’ Privacy & Security β†’ Location Services β†’ TreasureSteps.

Advertising & App Tracking Transparency

If you are not a premium (“Lumen Plus”) subscriber, TreasureSteps may show advertising, including optional rewarded ads you choose to watch, served through Google AdMob. Ad partners may process device identifiers to deliver and measure ads. On iOS, we request your permission via Apple’s App Tracking Transparency before any cross-app/website tracking for advertising; if you decline, you will still see ads, but non-personalized ones. Premium subscribers do not see these ads.

Purchases & subscriptions

In-app purchases, such as Wish Tokens, and subscriptions, such as Lumen Plus, are processed by Apple through the App Store and validated via RevenueCat. Wish Tokens may be used inside TreasureSteps for virtual items or virtual currency, including coins. Coins may be used inside the app for virtual items such as sticker packs and Lumen customizations. We receive purchase/transaction status and entitlements; we never receive or store your full payment-card details β€” Apple handles billing.

Virtual items & collections

TreasureSteps rewards are virtual in-game items only β€” such as stickers, sticker packs, sticker collections, coins, and Lumen customizations. These items exist solely within TreasureSteps, have no monetary value, and cannot be exchanged, cashed out, transferred, or redeemed for money, gift cards, or any real-world goods or services. We store records of the virtual items associated with your account so we can display your collection, restore progress, and prevent abuse. Sticker packs may contain randomized virtual items. Drop odds are disclosed in the app’s FAQ/help area.

3. How We Use Information

We use information to operate Quest23 products, provide support, improve features, personalize experiences, keep accounts secure, process requests, and understand how our services are used.

  • To create, secure, and manage accounts and authenticate you.
  • To operate app features β€” including providing live step updates through Motion & Fitness; calculating and displaying more complete step count, walking/running distance, and active energy burned (calorie) totals through Apple Health; and converting eligible activity into virtual Power used for Lumen care, food, toys, other in-game activities, and related progress in TreasureSteps β€” and to run sticker collections, customizations, quests, submissions, and content access.
  • To place and validate on-map sticker packs and “find nearby places” features.
  • To process in-app purchases and subscriptions and deliver entitlements and virtual items.
  • To provide customer support and respond to messages.
  • To improve performance, safety, reliability, design, and user experience.
  • To detect, prevent, and investigate abuse, fraud, cheating, spam, technical issues, or security problems.
  • To send service-related updates, product notices, or optional communications.
  • To comply with legal obligations.

We do not sell your personal information.

4. Legal Bases (EEA / UK Users)

Where the GDPR or UK GDPR applies, we process personal data on the following bases: performance of a contract (providing our products), consent (e.g., location, tracking, and permission-based activity features, which you may withdraw at any time), legitimate interests (security, anti-fraud, and product improvement), and legal obligation.

5. Payments and Subscriptions

If you purchase subscriptions, digital products, virtual items, or other paid features through an app store or third-party payment provider, your payment is processed by that provider. We do not directly store your full payment card details.

For TreasureSteps, purchases and subscriptions are billed by Apple through your Apple ID and validated via RevenueCat; subscriptions are auto-renewable and can be managed or cancelled in your Apple ID settings. We may receive limited transaction information, such as purchase status, subscription status, product purchased, receipt identifiers, refund status, or billing-related support information.

6. Sharing of Information

We do not sell your personal information. We may share limited information only when needed to operate our services, comply with law, protect users, or work with trusted providers.

  • Apple β€” Sign in with Apple, App Store purchases/subscriptions, App Tracking Transparency, Apple Health/HealthKit authorization, and iOS Motion & Fitness permissions used by TreasureSteps.
  • RevenueCat β€” purchase validation and entitlement management.
  • Map & places providers β€” to render maps and return points of interest for location-based features.
  • Google AdMob β€” to serve and measure ads for non-premium users (see Section 2).
  • Service providers: hosting, analytics, email, support, storage, security, and infrastructure partners.
  • Legal requirements: when required by law, legal process, or government request.
  • Safety and protection: to protect Quest23, our users, our products, or the public.
  • Business transfers: if Quest23 is involved in a merger, acquisition, financing, or asset transfer.

We do not sell Apple Health or Motion & Fitness data; use it for advertising, marketing, tracking, profiling, or use-based data mining; provide it to advertising or analytics networks, SDKs, or providers; or share it with any third party for their own purposes. If a service provider processes account-linked activity totals on our behalf, it may use them only as necessary to operate TreasureSteps and must apply protections consistent with this Privacy Policy.

7. Cookies and Similar Technologies

Our website may use cookies and similar technologies to keep the site working, remember preferences, understand traffic, and improve performance. You can control or disable cookies through your browser settings.

8. Data Retention

We keep information only as long as needed to provide services, operate our products, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, prevent abuse, and maintain accurate records. We retain certain records (such as purchase and transaction records) longer where required for accounting, fraud-prevention, or legal compliance. When data is no longer needed, we delete or anonymize it. Retention periods may vary depending on the type of information and the product involved.

9. Security

We use reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures designed to protect information, including encryption in transit (HTTPS/TLS) and hashed passwords. No system is perfectly secure, but we work to reduce risk, protect accounts, and respond to security issues when they arise.

10. Your Rights and Choices

Depending on where you live (including under Canada’s PIPEDA, the GDPR/UK GDPR, and U.S. state privacy laws), you may have rights to access, correct, delete, export, or restrict certain uses of your personal information. You may also be able to object to certain processing or withdraw consent where consent is used. We will not discriminate against you for exercising your rights.

  • In-app account deletion (TreasureSteps): you can delete your account and associated personal data from within the app at Profile β†’ Settings β†’ Delete Account, or by emailing the address below. Some records may be retained as described in Section 8.
  • Permissions: you can grant or revoke Apple Health, Motion & Fitness, Location, and Tracking permissions at any time through the Apple Health app or iOS Settings. Revoking permission may limit or disable features that rely on that data.
  • Marketing: you can opt out of promotional emails where available.

To make a request, contact us using the email listed below. We may need to verify your identity before completing certain requests, and we will respond within the time required by applicable law.

11. Children and Age Requirements

Quest23 products are not intended for children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 13. If we learn that we collected personal information from a child under 13 without appropriate consent, we will take steps to delete it.

Virtual items only: TreasureSteps does not offer real-world prizes, cash, or gift cards. All in-game items β€” including stickers, sticker packs, coins, Wish Tokens, and Lumen customizations β€” are virtual, have no monetary value, and cannot be cashed out or exchanged for anything outside the app. Purchases of Wish Tokens and subscriptions are handled by Apple and are subject to Apple’s age and parental-control settings. Any use of Wish Tokens, coins, sticker packs, or Lumen customizations inside TreasureSteps is virtual-only.

12. International Users

If you access Quest23 from outside the country where our systems or providers operate, your information may be processed in other countries, including the United States. We take steps designed to protect information according to this Privacy Policy and applicable law.

13. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. If changes are significant, we may provide notice through our website, app, or other communication channels. The effective date above shows when this policy became effective; your continued use after changes take effect constitutes acceptance.

14. Contact Us

For privacy questions, support, data requests, or account-related requests, contact us at contact@quest23.com.

You can also visit our support page at quest23.com/support.

Quest23 Inc., Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

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