Privacy policy

Last updated: 22 October 2026

This policy covers the Ant Laboratory app for iPhone, iPad, Mac and Android, and this website. Both are made by the developer of Ant Laboratory, who you can reach at support@antlaboratory.com.

The app

What stays on your device

The app keeps your colonies and your settings on your phone, tablet or Mac: in the app's own storage, and as files in the app's private folder. It uses them only to run the game. Like the rest of your device, they are included in your iCloud Backup or computer backup if you use one; Apple handles those backups under its own privacy policy. On Android they are included in your device's backup if you have turned it on, which Google handles under its own privacy policy.

Deleting

When you delete a colony in My colonies, it leaves your list, but a recovery copy stays on your device in case you change your mind. You can bring it back or export it from Other recovery copies in My colonies. To remove everything the app keeps, delete the app: your phone or tablet removes its storage and its files with it. Copies already in your device backups stay there until those backups are replaced or deleted.

What the app does not do

• It does not ask for your name, email address or any other personal details, and it has no accounts.
• It does not show ads, and it contains no analytics, tracking or advertising code.
• It does not send anything over the internet, or fetch anything from it. The game runs entirely on your device and works offline.
• It does not ask for access to your location, contacts, photos, camera or microphone.

Music, nature sounds and iPhone Duo

The radio's soundtrack and the nature recordings are files bundled inside the app. They play from your device, with no network connection and no streaming service. On iPhone Duo, the app reads how far the phone is open and where its fold is, only to lay out the screen. It keeps none of it and sends nothing.

Files you export

When you export a colony or the records in Data, the app hands the file to the share sheet, and it goes only where you choose to send it. Links in the app's About and privacy panel open this website in your browser.

When you contact us

If you email us, we receive your email address and whatever you choose to send, such as an exported colony. We use it only to reply and to fix problems you report, we don't share it with anyone, and we delete it when it is no longer needed for that.

This website

This website uses no cookies, no analytics and no ads, and it loads nothing from other websites: its fonts and images are served from here. Like any website, our hosting provider receives technical information when you visit, such as your IP address, browser type and the pages requested, and uses it only to deliver the site and keep it secure. Links to Ant Laboratory’s pages on Instagram, TikTok and Reddit, and to the App Store and Google Play, take you to those services, which have their own terms and privacy policies.

Children

Ant Laboratory is suitable for a general audience. It collects no personal information from anyone, including children.

Changes

If this policy changes, we will update it here and change the date at the top.

Contact

Questions about privacy? Email support@antlaboratory.com.