ToyformingStudios ("we," "our," or "us") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you play our mobile puzzle game, "Puzzle of Gears" (the "Application"). Please read this Privacy Policy carefully.
1. Age Limit (Target Audience)
The Application is designed and intended solely for adults aged 18 and older. We do not knowingly collect or solicit personal information from anyone under the age of 18. If we learn that we have inadvertently collected personal information from a user under 18, we will take immediate steps to delete that information from our records.
2. Information We Collect and How We Collect It
We may collect the following types of information when you use the Application:
- (1) Device Information and Log Data: We automatically collect certain information from your device, including your hardware model, operating system version, unique device identifiers, IP address, crash logs, and gameplay statistics (such as puzzle progression, Lens usage, current harmony/winning streaks, and in-game purchase history).
- (2) Advertising Identifiers: We may collect advertising identifiers, such as Apple's IDFA (Identifier for Advertisers) or Google's GAID (Google Advertising ID), to deliver and measure the effectiveness of advertisements within the Application.
- (3) In-App Purchase Data: When you purchase a time-limited pass (e.g., Express Passes), the financial transaction is processed securely through the platform store (Apple App Store or Google Play Store). We do not collect or store your financial data, such as credit card numbers. We only receive purchase receipts and validation tokens from the platform to grant your purchased rewards.
3. How We Use Your Information
We use the collected information for the following purposes:
- To provide, operate, and maintain the Application and its core services.
- To save your gameplay progress and synchronize your data.
- To validate in-app purchases and prevent fraudulent activities.
- To analyze crash reports, fix technical bugs, and improve the overall game experience.
- To display personalized or contextually relevant advertisements.
- To respond to your inquiries and provide customer support.
4. Third-Party Services and SDKs
We do not sell or share your personal data with third parties, except as required by law. However, to optimize gameplay analysis and serve advertisements, the Application integrates third-party Software Development Kits (SDKs). These third parties process data under their own respective privacy policies:
| Google AdMob (Google LLC) |
Purpose: Delivering and optimizing in-game advertisements (video and rewarded ads). Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy |
|---|---|
| Google Analytics / Firebase (Google LLC) |
Purpose: Analyzing app usage, gathering log telemetry, and tracking crash data. Policy: https://firebase.google.com/support/privacy |
5. Data Retention and Security
We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy. We implement reasonable technical and organizational security measures to protect your data from unauthorized access, loss, alteration, or disclosure.
6. Your Data Rights (Access and Deletion)
Depending on your country or state of residence (such as under GDPR, CCPA, or Japan's Act on the Protection of Personal Information), you may have certain rights regarding your personal data, including the right to request access to, correction of, or deletion of your data. To request the deletion of your account or associated data, please contact us at the email address provided below.
7. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect regulatory changes or updates to the Application. We will notify you of any major updates by posting the new Privacy Policy within the Application or on our official website. Changes are effective immediately upon posting.
8. Contact Us
If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or your personal data, please contact us at:
Email: hello@toyforming.com