Privacy Policy

Last updated: September 26, 2026

Introduction

Flavo (“we”) develops and publishes Backlog. This privacy policy describes how we handle your data when you use our app.

Data collected

Backlog does not collect any personal data. The app requires no account, contains no advertising and has no tracking, analytics or crash reporting.

Your backlog, archived games, notifications and preferences are stored exclusively on your device and synced through iCloud (Apple's private cloud). We have no access to this data.

Data shared with third parties

Backlog does not share any personal data with third parties. No data is sold, transferred or made available to any entity.

Third-party services

Backlog queries the following services to display game information:

• IGDB (operated by Twitch) — game information, images, videos and events. Authentication uses the app's credentials, never a personal account.
• Flavo (api.flavo.fr) — our own service, which receives a game's name to find its Metacritic score and HowLongToBeat lengths. It keeps no request logs.
• Steam — player reviews, only for games linked to a Steam page.
• YouTube — trailer playback. The player only loads when you open a video and stores no persistent cookies in the app. Google then receives the technical data involved in playing a YouTube video.

These requests are only used to retrieve game information and do not transmit any personal data that identifies you. As with any internet connection, your device's IP address is visible to the servers contacted.

Notifications

Backlog's notifications are local: they are scheduled on your device. No notification server is used and no device identifier is transmitted. You can turn them off at any time in iOS Settings.

Widgets

Widgets display a snapshot of your backlog saved on your device. They make no network requests.

Data import and export

Backlog lets you import your collection from a CSV file and export it at any time. These operations happen on your device, without going through our servers. Importing queries IGDB to find the matching games.

In-app purchases

Backlog Premium subscriptions and the lifetime purchase are handled entirely by Apple through the App Store. Payment, billing, renewals and refunds are Apple's responsibility and fall under its privacy policy. We receive no payment information and no data that identifies you; Apple only sends us aggregated sales reports.

The app checks your purchases on your device, with the App Store. Your Premium status is kept on the device and shared with the widgets; it is never sent to any Flavo server.

Advertising

Backlog contains no advertising.

Security

Your data is stored locally on your device and synced through iCloud. It is protected by Apple's security mechanisms (iCloud encryption, passcode, Face ID, Touch ID). The IGDB access token is kept in your device's Keychain.

Data deletion

You can delete your games at any time from the app. You can also delete the app to erase local data, then remove the associated iCloud data in iOS Settings > your name > iCloud > Manage Storage.

Changes

We reserve the right to modify this privacy policy. Any change will be posted on this page with an updated revision date.