1. Introduction
Welcome to Fat Uncle Games, a mobile puzzle game development studio. This Privacy Policy explains how information is collected, used, and shared when you use our apps. We are committed to protecting your privacy and being transparent about our data practices.
2. Information We Collect
When you use our apps, certain information is collected automatically by the third-party services we integrate, in order to provide advertising, analytics, and purchase functionality:
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Google AdMob: We use Google AdMob to serve advertisements in our apps. AdMob may collect and process data including:
- Device identifiers (such as the Advertising ID)
- IP address
- Device information (such as model and operating system version)
- App usage data and interactions with ads
- Approximate location (based on IP address)
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Google Analytics for Firebase: We use Google Analytics for Firebase to understand how our apps are used and to improve them. Firebase may collect and process data including:
- Device identifiers (such as the Advertising ID)
- IP address
- Device information (such as model and operating system version)
- App usage and event data
- Approximate location (based on IP address)
- Apple StoreKit: If you make an in-app purchase (such as "Remove Ads"), Apple processes the transaction. We do not have access to your payment information. Apple's privacy policy governs how your purchase data is handled.
- Google Play Billing: If you make an in-app purchase (such as "Remove Ads") on an Android device, Google processes the transaction. We do not have access to your payment information. Google's privacy policy governs how your purchase data is handled.
Your game progress, settings, and purchase status are stored locally on your device.
3. How Information Is Used
The information collected is used for the following purposes:
- Advertising: To serve advertisements through Google AdMob, including personalized advertisements where you have allowed tracking
- Purchases: To process in-app purchase transactions through Apple StoreKit (iOS) or Google Play Billing (Android)
- Analytics and App Improvement: To understand how our apps are used and to improve them, through Google Analytics for Firebase
4. Data Sharing
To provide advertising and to measure and improve our apps, certain information (including advertising identifiers and app usage data) is shared with the third-party advertising and analytics providers listed below, which process it in accordance with their own privacy policies:
- Google AdMob: Google Privacy Policy
- Google Analytics for Firebase: Google Privacy Policy
- Apple: Apple Privacy Policy
- Google Play Billing: Google Privacy Policy
You can limit the use of your information for personalized advertising as described in Section 6.
5. Children's Privacy
Our apps are not directed to children. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 years of age.
If you are a parent or guardian and believe that your child has provided personal information through our apps, please contact us at the email address below, and we will delete it.
6. Your Choices and Rights
You have choices about how your information is used:
- App Tracking Transparency (iOS): When you first launch the app, you can choose whether to allow tracking for personalized ads. You can change this choice at any time in your device's privacy settings.
- Device Advertising Settings: You can reset your advertising identifier or opt out of personalized advertising through your device's privacy settings.
- Remove Ads: You can purchase the "Remove Ads" option to remove banner and interstitial advertisements from the app.
- Consent (EEA/UK/Switzerland): Where required, you will be shown a consent form before personalized ads are served, and you can change your choice at any time.
7. Data Security
We take reasonable measures to protect the security of any data processed through the app. However, please be aware that no method of electronic transmission or storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
8. Data Retention
We retain personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law. When the information is no longer needed, it is deleted or anonymized. Data collected by the third-party services we integrate is retained in accordance with their respective privacy policies.
9. International Users
Our apps are available worldwide. Data collected by third-party services (such as Google AdMob) may be transferred to and processed in countries other than your own. These transfers are conducted in accordance with applicable data protection laws.
10. Your Regional Privacy Rights
Depending on where you live, you may have additional rights over your personal information under local data protection laws.
- European Economic Area, United Kingdom, and Switzerland: You have the right to access, correct, delete, restrict, or object to the processing of your personal information, the right to data portability, and the right to withdraw consent at any time (for example, consent to personalized advertising). You also have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority.
- California and other U.S. states: You have the right to know what personal information is collected, to access, delete, or correct it, and to opt out of the sale or sharing of personal information and of targeted advertising. We will not discriminate against you for exercising these rights.
To exercise any of these rights, contact us at the email address in the Contact section. You can also control personalized advertising through your device settings as described in Section 6.
11. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, legal requirements, or app features. When we make changes, we will update the "Last Updated" date at the top of this policy. We encourage you to review this policy periodically to stay informed about how we protect your privacy.
12. Contact Us
If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us at:
Email: support@fatunclegames.com