Last Updated: [2025-04-04]
We are committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you play Sprunklings (“the Game”). Please read this policy carefully to understand our views and practices regarding your personal data and how we will treat it.
1. Information We Collect
When you use the Game, we may collect and process the following data:
- Gameplay Data: Information related to your interactions with the Game, such as level progress, scores, and achievements.
- Technical Data: Anonymized data including your device type, operating system, and general geographic location inferred from your IP address.
- Cookies and Tracking Technologies: We use cookies and similar technologies to collect statistical data via Google Analytics. You can opt out of Google Analytics tracking by visiting Google Analytics Opt-Out.
- Contact Information: If you initiate a support request, we may collect your email address to respond to your inquiry.
2. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect for the following purposes:
- To Enhance Gameplay: Saving your game progress and preferences to improve your gaming experience.
- Analytics and Performance Monitoring: Analyzing aggregated gameplay patterns to assess and improve game difficulty and performance.
- Customer Support: Responding to your inquiries and providing assistance when requested.
3. Sharing of Your Information
We do not sell your personal data. However, we may share your information with third parties in the following circumstances:
- Service Providers: With third-party vendors, such as Amazon Web Services (AWS), for secure data storage and hosting.
- Analytics Services: With Google Analytics to help us understand how our Game is used, ensuring IP anonymization is enabled to protect your privacy.
- Legal Obligations: If required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court or government agency).
4. Your Rights and Choices
You have certain rights regarding your personal data:
- Access and Portability: You can export your game data via the settings panel within the Game.
- Data Deletion: You may request the deletion of all your game progress and personal data by contacting us at [Your Contact Email]. Please note that we may require verification of your identity before processing such requests.
- Opt-Out of Analytics: You can toggle analytics tracking off or on via the switch located in the footer of the Game.
5. Children’s Privacy
Our Game is not intended for children under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal data from children under 13. If we become aware that we have inadvertently gathered personal information from a child under 13, we will take steps to delete such information promptly.
6. Data Security
We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. However, please be aware that no method of electronic transmission or storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
7. Data Retention
We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy. When we no longer need to use your information, we will securely delete or anonymize it.
8. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any significant changes by posting the new policy on our website and within the Game. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically to stay informed about how we are protecting your information.