8bit Studio ("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 use our mobile games (collectively, the "Service") available through the Google Play Store. Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. By installing, accessing, or using our Service, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by all the terms outlined herein. If you do not agree with this policy, please do not access or use our Service.
We design our games with privacy in mind, and this policy fulfills our legal obligations to inform you about our practices, including those required by the Google Play Store and applicable privacy laws like the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). As required by Google Play, we provide a prominent disclosure about our data practices within our games and obtain your informed consent before collecting any personal or sensitive data.
Our Service collects both personal and non-personal information to provide and improve your gaming experience. The following table details the categories of data we collect:
Category of Data
Specific Types of Data Collected
Purpose of Collection (See Section 3)
Device Information
Device type, model, manufacturer, operating system, platform and version, unique device identifiers (e.g., Android Advertising ID - AAID), IP address, general location (country/city level derived from IP).
Service Provision, Analytics, Personalization, Advertising, Security
Gameplay Data
Game progress (levels achieved, rewards, rankings, completed missions), in-app purchase history, session length, interaction with game features, timestamps of actions.
Service Provision, Analytics, Personalization, Security
Performance & Diagnostics
Crash reports, performance data (app launch time, hang rate), and energy usage.
Service Provision, Analytics
Advertising Data
Information about your interaction with advertisements (e.g., ads viewed, taps, time viewed), and your Advertising ID.
Advertising, Analytics
Sensitive Data: We do not knowingly collect sensitive personal information such as data revealing racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious beliefs, health data, or biometric data.
Children's Privacy: Our Service is not directed at children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we learn we have collected such data, we will delete it promptly. If you believe a child under 13 has provided us with personal data, please contact us immediately .
We use the collected data for the following business purposes, supported by legitimate legal bases as required by law:
Service Provision and Functionality: To operate, maintain, and provide the core features of our games, including tracking your game progress, achievements, and enabling in-app purchases. This use is necessary to perform our contract with you .
Analytics and Service Improvement: To analyze user behavior, trends, and preferences to understand how our games are used. This helps us in debugging, improving game stability, optimizing gameplay, and developing new features and services. This use is based on our legitimate interest in improving our Services .
Personalized Content and Advertising: To display personalized advertisements within our games, including ads for our other games (cross-promotion). We use your Advertising ID and limited device information to show you ads that are more relevant to your interests. Where required by law, we will obtain your explicit consent for such personalization .
Security, Fraud Prevention, and Safety: To protect the security and integrity of our Service, to detect, prevent, and address cheating, toxic behavior, fraud, and other security or technical issues. This use is based on our legitimate interest in ensuring a safe and fair environment for all users .
Communication: To respond to your customer support inquiries and, with your consent, to send you promotional communications about our games, events, and surveys .
We may share your information with the following types of third parties under strict conditions:
Service Providers and Partners: We engage third-party companies and individuals to perform services on our behalf. These include:
Cloud hosting and data storage providers
Analytics companies (e.g., Google Analytics) that help us understand Service usage
Advertising networks (Ad Entities) that deliver and personalize ads in our games
These partners are bound by contractual obligations to handle your data confidentially and only for the purposes we specify .
Legal Obligations and Safety: We may disclose your data if required by law, a legal process, or to protect and defend our rights, your safety, or the safety of others .
Business Transfers: In the event of a merger, acquisition, or sale of all or a portion of our assets, your data may be transferred to the new entity, subject to the same Privacy Policy.
We do not sell your personal information to advertisers or marketers for their own use without your separate consent .
We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data against loss, misuse, and unauthorized access. However, no internet transmission or electronic storage method is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security .
We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this policy, unless a longer retention period is required by law. For example, we keep your account data until you request deletion. Data related to sanctions (e.g., for cheating) may be retained longer to uphold our rules .
In compliance with Google Play's requirements, if our game allows account creation, we provide a method for you to delete your account and associated data . You can request account deletion:
Within the app: Via the settings menu.
Externally: By contacting us directly at [insert email address for deletion requests].
Upon verification, we will delete your personal data, unless we are required to retain it for legitimate reasons such as security, fraud prevention, or regulatory compliance .
You have control over your personal data. Depending on your location, you may have the following rights:
Access and Portability: The right to request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
Rectification: The right to correct inaccurate or incomplete data.
Erasure (Right to be Forgotten): The right to request deletion of your personal data.
Withdraw Consent: Where we process data based on consent (e.g., for personalized ads), you can withdraw consent at any time, without affecting the lawfulness of prior processing .
Object to Processing: The right to object to our processing of your personal data.
Restrict Processing: The right to request a temporary halt to the processing of your data.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at [insert contact email]. We may need to verify your identity before processing your request. For specific controls:
Advertising Preferences: You can opt-out of personalized advertising by adjusting the settings on your Android device:
Go to Google Settings > Ads > Enable "Opt out of Ads Personalization" .
Resetting or deleting your Android Advertising ID will also prevent its use for personalized ads.
If you are unsatisfied with our response, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority in your country.
Your personal data may be processed in countries other than your own, including Japan and other countries where our servers or service providers are located. These countries may have data protection laws that differ from your home country. We ensure that such transfers are protected by appropriate safeguards, such as standard contractual clauses approved by the European Commission .
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technology, legal requirements, or other reasons. The "Last Updated" date at the top of this policy will indicate when the latest changes were made. We will notify you of any material changes by posting the new policy within the Service and/or through other communication channels. Your continued use of the Service after such changes constitutes your acceptance of the new Privacy Policy.
If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at:
8bit Studio
Email: [privacy@8bitstudio.com]
[Insert Physical Mailing Address]
To comply with Google Play's Data safety section requirements, we have completed the Data Safety Form in the Play Console. Our disclosure includes:
The types of personal and sensitive user data we collect, use, and share, as detailed in this policy.
How we use the data for app functionality, personalization, analytics, and advertising.
Our data sharing practices, including with third-party service providers and advertising partners.
Our secure data handling procedures, including encryption in transit using Transport Layer Security (TLS) .
Our data retention and deletion policy, including the option for users to request account deletion.
We commit to keeping this disclosure accurate and up-to-date with our app's practices