SCREW SORT PRIVACY POLICY

 

IN SHORT

- No account and no sign-in. We don't ask for your name, email, contacts, photos or precise location.

- Your progress (level, coins, settings) is saved only on your phone.

- The game shows ads from Google AdMob. Google collects some device data to show and measure those ads.

- We don't sell your personal information.

WHO WE ARE

Screw Sort is a puzzle game made by an independent developer. In this policy, "we", "us" and "our" mean the developer of Screw Sort. This policy explains what information the game uses, why, and the choices you have.

INFORMATION SAVED ON YOUR DEVICE

The game saves a few things on your phone so you can carry on where you left off:

- your current level and coins

- your sound setting

- which level the "rate this game" card was last offered after

This information stays on your device. It is not sent to us, and we have no way to see it.

Share with friends

When you tap Share with friends, the game makes a picture of the "Level complete" box and saves it in the game's private storage on your phone. It is only sent to the app you choose (for example WhatsApp), together with a short message and a link to the game on Google Play. We don't receive the picture or know who you shared it with.

INFORMATION COLLECTED BY GOOGLE SERVICES

The game uses the services below, which are provided by Google. When the game runs, these services may collect information from your device directly. Google uses it as described in the Google Privacy Policy (https://policies.google.com/privacy) and How Google uses information from sites or apps that use its services (https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites).

- Google AdMob (Google Mobile Ads SDK)

  What it may collect: Device and advertising identifiers (such as the Android advertising ID and app set ID), IP address and approximate location based on it, ad interactions and app activity, and crash and performance information

  Why: Showing ads, measuring them, limiting how often you see the same ad, analytics, and preventing fraud and abuse

- Google User Messaging Platform

  What it may collect: Your consent choices, and your general region to check whether consent is needed

  Why: Asking for and remembering your consent for ads where the law requires it

- Google Play in-app updates

  What it may collect: Information handled by the Google Play Store app, such as which version of the game you have

  Why: Telling you when a new version is available and installing it

- Google Play in-app review

  What it may collect: Your star rating and review, if you choose to leave one

  Why: Letting you rate the game without leaving it. Reviews are public on Google Play under your Google account name, as with any Play review.

Google states that the data its ad SDK collects is encrypted while it is sent. The game needs internet access only so ads and these Google services can work. You can play without an internet connection; ads will just not appear.

ADS AND YOUR CHOICES

- Personalized ads: if you are in the European Economic Area, the UK, Switzerland or a region with similar laws, the game asks for your consent before personalized ads are shown. You can change your choice at any time with the Privacy settings button on the game's home screen.

- Advertising ID: you can reset or delete your advertising ID, or opt out of ads personalization, in your phone's settings. On most phones this is under Settings › Privacy › Ads or Settings › Google › Ads.

- Google ad settings: you can manage how Google personalizes ads at My Ad Center (https://myadcenter.google.com).

- Rewarded ads are optional: you choose whether to watch them for boosters or extra coins.

SELLING AND SHARING

We don't sell your personal information, and we don't share it with anyone ourselves. The only data that leaves your device is collected directly by the Google services listed above. Under some US state laws, showing personalized ads can count as "sharing" data. You can stop this with the advertising ID and Privacy settings choices above.

CHILDREN

Screw Sort is not directed at children under 13, and we don't knowingly collect personal information from them. If you believe a child has used the game and want their information handled, contact us and we will help, including by passing the request to Google where it holds the data.

HOW LONG DATA IS KEPT AND HOW TO DELETE IT

- Data on your device: kept until you uninstall the game or clear its data in Settings › Apps › Screw Sort › Storage. Either one deletes your progress and settings straight away.

- Data collected by Google: kept and deleted according to Google's own policies. Deleting or resetting your advertising ID stops it being linked to your past ad activity. You can also use Google's tools at myaccount.google.com (https://myaccount.google.com/data-and-privacy).

- We don't hold a copy of any of your data, so there is nothing for us to keep after you remove the game.

SECURITY

Your progress is stored in the game's private storage, which other apps on your phone can't read. The picture made for sharing is only made available to the app you pick. We don't run our own servers or collect your data, which keeps the amount of information at risk as small as possible.

YOUR RIGHTS

Depending on where you live, you may have the right to access, correct or delete your personal information, to object to or limit how it is used, and to withdraw consent. Because we don't hold your data, most requests are best made directly to Google using the links above. You are always welcome to contact us and we will help.

CHANGES TO THIS POLICY

If the game changes in a way that affects your privacy, we will update this page and change the date at the top. The latest version is always at this address.

CONTACT

Questions about this policy or your privacy? Email us at the developer email address shown on the Screw Sort page on Google Play, under App support. We will reply as soon as we can.

Hanaa Designers

appdev166@gmail.com