Privacy Policy

App Name: Arrow Path Architect

Contact: [INSERT PRIVACY EMAIL]

 ("we", "us", or "our") operates the Arrow Path Architect mobile game.

This Privacy Policy explains what information may be collected, how it is used, how it may be shared, and the choices available to users.

1. Information We Collect

Arrow Path Architect may collect or process the following information depending on the features you use.

Anonymous Account Information

When you first launch the game, the app may automatically create an anonymous Firebase account.

This may include:

• Anonymous user ID
• Automatically generated display name
• Account creation time
• Last login time
• Game progress and statistics

The anonymous account allows the game to save progress and support features such as leaderboards and community levels.

Optional Google Account Information

Users may optionally connect their anonymous game account with a Google account.

If you choose to connect your account, information provided by the selected authentication provider may include:

• Account identifier
• Display name
• Profile information made available through the authentication service

Account linking is optional.

Game Data

The game may store:

• Levels completed
• Stars earned
• Best completion times
• Materials used
• Number of attempts
• Daily challenge progress
• Streak information
• Coins
• Hints
• Achievements
• Published community levels
• Level descriptions and tags
• Share codes
• Workshop statistics
• Favorites and related game activity

Display Name

Players may choose a display name for leaderboards and community levels.

Display names must follow the game's naming rules and may be filtered for inappropriate content.

Country Information

The game may determine a country code using device locale or IP based information for leaderboard features.

The country code may be displayed next to a player's leaderboard entry.

Users may be able to change their displayed country through the game settings.

2. Local Storage

Some game information may be stored locally on the device.

This can include:

• Game progress
• Settings
• Player statistics
• Draft community levels
• Display name
• Daily challenge information

The game specification uses local SQLite storage for gameplay progress and settings.

3. How We Use Information

Information may be used to:

• Save game progress
• Provide gameplay features
• Maintain leaderboards
• Display player names
• Provide community levels
• Generate and process share codes
• Provide daily challenges
• Synchronize progress across devices when an account is linked
• Process purchases
• Display advertisements
• Measure app performance
• Detect crashes and technical problems
• Improve game stability and functionality
• Prevent abuse and cheating
• Respond to user requests

4. Firebase Services

Arrow Path Architect may use Firebase services for authentication, cloud storage, analytics, crash reporting, and game data synchronization.

These services may process information required to provide their respective functionality.

Firebase services used by the final production version should be listed accurately in the app's Data Safety declaration and this Privacy Policy.

5. Advertising

The game may display advertisements through third party advertising services.

The final production version may include banner advertisements and rewarded advertisements.

Advertising providers may collect certain device, advertising, and usage information according to their own privacy policies.

Users who purchase the Remove Ads option may have advertisements disabled as described by the purchase.

6. In App Purchases

Arrow Path Architect may offer optional in app purchases.

These may include:

• Remove Ads
• Premium themes
• Character or persona items
• Visual effects
• Other optional game content

Payment processing is handled by the applicable app store provider.

We do not directly receive or store users' complete payment card information.

7. Analytics and Crash Reporting

The production version may use analytics and crash reporting services to understand app performance and identify technical problems.

This may include information such as:

• App version
• Device and operating system information
• Crash information
• Performance information
• General gameplay events

Analytics and crash reporting should be configured according to applicable platform requirements and user privacy settings.

8. Community Content

Players may create and publish their own levels through the Workshop.

Published content may include:

• Level title
• Level description
• Difficulty
• Tags
• Level data
• Share code
• Author display name
• Gameplay statistics

Users should not include personal information in community level titles, descriptions, or other public content.

9. Sharing

Users may choose to share their created levels using platform sharing features.

A shared level may contain its title, author display name, share code, and a link or deep link to the game.

Sharing is initiated by the user.

10. Data Sharing

We may share information with service providers that help us operate the game, including services used for:

• Authentication
• Cloud storage
• Analytics
• Crash reporting
• Advertising
• Payment processing
• Hosting and infrastructure

We do not sell personal information as a separate commercial product.

Third party services may process information according to their own privacy policies and terms.

11. Data Security

We use reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect information handled by the game.

However, no method of electronic storage or transmission can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

12. Data Retention

Game information may be retained for as long as necessary to provide the relevant game features, maintain legitimate records, prevent abuse, resolve technical issues, or comply with legal requirements.

The final production implementation should define specific retention periods where required.

13. Account and Data Deletion

Users who have linked an account should be provided with a clear method to request deletion of their account and associated personal data.

Upon a valid deletion request, applicable personal data should be deleted or anonymized unless retention is required by law or is otherwise permitted by applicable regulations.

For deletion requests, contact:

[INSERT PRIVACY EMAIL]

14. Children's Privacy

Arrow Path Architect is a general puzzle game.

The final target audience and content rating will be declared through Google Play's applicable content rating and target audience systems.

We do not knowingly request unnecessary personal information from children.

If the final app is configured for children or mixed audiences, all applicable child safety and advertising requirements must be followed.

15. Third Party Services

The final version of this Privacy Policy should include links to the privacy policies of all third party services actually used by the production application.

These may include Firebase, Google Play services, advertising providers, analytics services, crash reporting services, and payment services.

16. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy when the app's features, data practices, or legal requirements change.

The updated version will include a revised effective date.

17. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or want to request deletion of your data, contact:

App: Arrow Path Architect