NovaLab

Physics lab: build, measure, get the ball to the target

Privacy policy

Last updated: 5 September 2026

NovaLab computes entirely on your device. There is no account, no registration, no server of ours, no advertising and no analytics. The app never opens an internet connection on its own: progress, best runs, statistics and the sound setting are stored locally only. Data leaves the device at two points only, and both belong to Apple — a purchase in the App Store and, if you voluntarily sign in, Game Center.

1. Data controller

We have not appointed a data protection officer or an EU representative because we do not reach the relevant thresholds. Please address all requests to the contact above.

2. What data we process

What we explicitly do not collect

• No account with us, no registration, no e-mail address, no name — the app has no free-text input field at all
• No location, no contacts, no photos, no microphone, no camera
• No advertising, no advertising ID, no tracking, no third-party analytics or crash-reporting components
• No server of ours: the app cannot send us anything, because it knows no network connection to us

3. Permissions on your device

The app requests only the following permissions. Each of them can be revoked at any time in your device settings; the app remains usable afterwards, with reduced functionality.

• Internet — Only for purchases through the App Store and — if you sign in — for Game Center. Without either, the app runs entirely offline.
• Game Center (optional) — Only if you confirm Apple’s sign-in prompt. The app then reports total stars, solved levels and achievements to Game Center. If you decline, or switch Game Center off in your system settings, nothing is reported and the game remains fully usable.

4. Legal bases

We process personal data under the Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection (revFADP). Where the GDPR applies, we rely on:

• Performance of a contract (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR) — everything needed for the app to deliver the function you requested.
• Legitimate interests (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) — secure and stable operation, abuse prevention, troubleshooting.
• Consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR) — for anything you actively enable in this app: signing in to Game Center and reporting stars, solved levels and achievements to it. Consent can be withdrawn at any time with effect for the future by revoking the permission in your system settings.
• Legal obligation (Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR) — in particular commercial and tax retention duties for payments.

5. Recipients and third parties

We do not sell data and do not disclose it for advertising purposes. Data is disclosed only to the following parties, and only where required for operation:

Authorities and courts receive data only where we are legally obliged to provide it.

Transfers abroad

Some of the recipients listed above process data outside Switzerland and the EEA, in particular in the United States. We base such transfers on the European Commission’s Standard Contractual Clauses with the Swiss adaptations recognised by the FDPIC and, where applicable, on the EU-US Data Privacy Framework. We will provide information on the safeguards in place on request.

6. Retention and deletion

All game data lives exclusively on your device and disappears when you delete the app. Whatever you reported to Game Center sits in your Game Center profile at Apple and stays there until you delete it there; removing the app does not delete it. Purchase receipts are held by Apple in your Apple account.

Step-by-step instructions are available at Delete data.

7. Children and young people

This app is not directed at children. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children under 16. If we learn that such data has been submitted without parental consent, we delete it without delay.

8. Data security

Wherever the app transmits data at all, connections are encrypted via HTTPS/TLS. On the server side we use access restrictions, tenant separation and regular backups. Nobody can, however, guarantee absolute security for data transmission over the internet.

We operate no server at all for NovaLab: the app stores everything in the protected area of its own app container, which under iOS only the app itself can read. The only encrypted connections are those Apple itself establishes to the App Store and to Game Center.

9. Your rights

• Access to the personal data we process
• Rectification of inaccurate data
• Erasure or destruction of your data
• Restriction of and objection to processing
• Receiving or porting your data in a common format
• Withdrawal of consent with effect for the future

An informal message to info@babala.ch or a call to 076 792 63 50. We normally respond within 30 days. To verify your identity we may request suitable proof. You may also lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority (Switzerland: FDPIC; EU: your competent authority).

10. Changes to this policy

We may adapt this policy when the app or the legal framework changes. The version published on this page, with the date shown above, is the applicable one. We announce material changes inside the app.