Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

FLOWIT: Water Sort Puzzle ("FLOWIT", "the game") is an offline puzzle game for Android made by ZEXP, a solo indie developer based in Malta, in the European Union. In this policy, "we", "us" and "our" mean ZEXP.

This policy explains what information is involved when you play FLOWIT, who handles it and what choices you have. We keep things simple: the game has no accounts, no registration, no chat and no user-generated content, and we run no servers of our own.

2. Information we collect

Data we collect directly

None. ZEXP does not collect, receive or store any personal data about you.

Data stored on your device

Your game progress, settings, coins and stars are saved locally on your device only. We cannot see or access this data.

Data collected by Google services in the game

The game uses a few Google services, described in the next section. Those services may collect some data when they are used. That data goes to Google, not to us.

What the game does not access

FLOWIT does not ask for location permission and does not access your camera, microphone or contacts.

Permissions

• INTERNET and ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE: to show ads, process purchases and connect to Google Play Games.
• VIBRATE: for haptic feedback, which you can turn off in Settings.

3. Third-party services

Google AdMob (Google Mobile Ads SDK)

FLOWIT shows interstitial and rewarded ads through Google AdMob. To deliver ads, measure them and prevent fraud, AdMob may collect:

• your device's advertising ID
• your approximate location, worked out from your IP address
• device information, such as model, operating system and language
• how you interact with ads
• crash and diagnostic data

Google handles this data under its own policies:

• Google Privacy Policy
• How Google uses information from sites or apps that use our services

Google Play Billing

FLOWIT offers one optional, one-time "Remove Ads" purchase. Payment is processed entirely by Google Play. We never see or store your payment details.

Google Play Games Services (optional)

You can choose to sign in with Google Play Games to use leaderboards and save your progress to the cloud. This is only used if you sign in. Any data involved, such as your Play Games profile, scores and cloud save, is handled by Google under the Google Privacy Policy.

4. How data is used

• Local game data stays on your device and is used to save your progress and settings.
• AdMob data is used by Google to show ads, measure them, run analytics and prevent fraud. Depending on your consent, ads may be personalised or not.
• Purchase data is used by Google Play to process the "Remove Ads" purchase and restore it.
• Play Games data, if you sign in, is used by Google to show leaderboards and keep your cloud save.

We do not sell your data, and we do not use it for anything other than what is described here.

5. Consent and your choices

Consent in the EEA and UK

If you are in the European Economic Area or the United Kingdom, the game asks for your consent through Google's User Messaging Platform (UMP) before ads use your data. You can accept or decline. If you decline, you may still see ads, but they will not be personalised.

Personalised ads and your advertising ID

On Android, you can reset or delete your advertising ID, or opt out of personalised ads. Go to Settings > Google > Ads or Settings > Privacy > Ads; the exact path depends on your device.

Other choices

• Buy "Remove Ads" to stop interstitial ads.
• Don't sign in to Play Games if you don't want to use leaderboards or cloud save.
• Turn off haptics in the game's Settings.

6. Your rights under GDPR

If you are in the EU, EEA or UK, you have the right to:

• Access: ask what personal data is held about you.
• Rectification: ask for wrong data to be corrected.
• Erasure: ask for your data to be deleted.
• Objection: object to your data being used, including for personalised ads.
• Complaint: complain to a data protection authority. In Malta this is the Information and Data Protection Commissioner (IDPC), at idpc.org.mt.

Because we don't collect personal data ourselves, most requests about ads, purchases or Play Games data are handled by Google. Email us and we will help point you in the right direction. We reply within 30 days.

7. Data retention

• Local progress stays on your device until you delete it. To delete it, use Settings > Reset progress in the game, or uninstall the app.
• Data held by Google for ads, purchases or Play Games is kept according to Google's retention policies.

For any other deletion request, including your Play Games cloud data, email us and we will reply within 30 days.

8. Data security

Data sent by the Google services in the game is encrypted in transit using HTTPS. Your game progress is stored on your device and is protected by your device's own security.

9. Children's privacy

FLOWIT is not directed at children under 13; it is intended for players aged 13 and over. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children under 13.

If you believe a child under 13 has provided personal data in connection with the game, please contact us. We will take steps to delete it.

10. Changes to this policy

We may update this policy, for example if the game adds new features or services. When we do, we will update the effective date at the top of this page. Please check back from time to time.

11. Contact

For questions or requests about this policy or your data, contact:

ZEXP (Malta, EU)
Email: support@zexp.dev

We reply within 30 days.