MERGE ISLE – PRIVACY POLICY
Effective date: September 25, 2026
THE SHORT VERSION
Your game progress and settings are saved on your device. We do not run servers and we do not receive your game data.
- There are no ads, no analytics or tracking tools, and no advertising ID in Merge Isle.
- You don't need an account to play. Signing in to Google Play Games is optional and only used for leaderboards.
- Purchases are handled by Google Play. We never see your payment details.
- Merge Isle is not directed at children under 13.
WHO WE ARE
Merge Isle (the "game") is an Android game published on Google Play by Quinton Watts, an independent developer ("we", "us"). This policy explains what information the game uses, where it goes, and the choices you have.
Questions? Email quintonwatts14@gmail.com.
2. INFORMATION STORED ONLY ON YOUR DEVICE
To save your game, Merge Isle stores the following on your phone or tablet, using Android's standard app storage:
Game progress: board items, coins, gems, energy, stars, island areas, quests, events and your best scores.
- Settings: music, sound and vibration on/off, and tutorial progress.
- Purchase records: which items you own (for example Coin Doubler or VIP Pass) and the Google Play order IDs of purchases already delivered, so an item is never delivered twice.
- A random support code (like MI-7KQ2M9XA) created on your device. It isn't linked to your name, your device or any advertising identifier. It is only used if you choose to include it in a support email.
The game does not send this information to us. If Android backup is turned on for your device, Android may include the game's data in your device backup, which is stored in your Google Account under Google's terms. We cannot access those backups.
3. GOOGLE SERVICES USED BY THE GAME
Merge Isle uses two Google services. Google processes the data they handle under the Google Privacy Policy (https://policies.google.com/privacy).
Google Play Billing (in-app purchases)
If you buy gems, energy or another item, the purchase is completed by Google Play. Google collects and processes your payment information. We never receive your card number or other payment details. The game receives a purchase confirmation from Google Play (which product was bought, an order ID and a purchase token) so it can deliver your item and confirm the purchase with Google Play. That confirmation is kept on your device as described above. You can see your purchase history in your Google Play account. Refunds are handled under Google Play's refund policies.
Google Play Games Services (optional sign-in and leaderboards)
Merge Isle has two leaderboards, "Island Stars" and "Weekend Event". They use Google Play Games Services. Android may sign you in to Play Games automatically when you open the game, or you can sign in from the Leaderboard screen. Signing in is optional, and you can play the whole game without it.
When you are signed in:
Google shares your Play Games profile with the game: your gamer name (display name), avatar and Play Games player ID. The game uses these only to show leaderboards and highlight your own entry.
- The game submits your scores to Google's leaderboards: your all-time total stars earned (Island Stars) and your points in the current weekend event (Weekend Event).
- Other players can see your gamer name, avatar and scores on the leaderboards, depending on the visibility you chose for your Play Games profile.
- Google's Play Games SDK also collects analytics and diagnostic data to keep its service stable and improve it. It sends this data to Google over encrypted (HTTPS) connections.
We do not receive your email address or Google Account name. We do not store your Play Games information on any server of our own. You can change your profile visibility, turn off automatic sign-in, or delete your Play Games profile and its game data in the Google Play Games app or in your Google Account. Google describes what the Play Games SDK collects in its Play Games Services data disclosure: https://developer.android.com/games/pgs/data-collection
WHAT WE DO NOT DO
- No advertising. The game doesn't show ads or use the Android advertising ID.
- No analytics, crash reporting or tracking tools of our own, and no third-party ones.
- No accounts of our own, no chat, and no sharing of content between players.
- No access to your location, contacts, photos, camera, microphone or files.
- We do not sell or rent personal information, and we don't share it for advertising.
5. WHEN YOU CONTACT US
If you tap Settings > Contact support, the game opens your own email app with a draft message. The draft includes the game version, your random support code and your device platform (for example "android"), and you can edit or delete any of it. If you send the email, we receive your email address and whatever you wrote. We use it only to answer you. We delete support emails when they are no longer needed, or sooner if you ask.
6. CHILDREN
Merge Isle is intended for players aged 13 and over and is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child under 13 has sent us personal information, for example in a support email, contact us and we will delete it.
7. KEEPING OR DELETING YOUR DATA
Game progress and settings (on your device): kept until you reset or uninstall. To delete them, use Settings > Reset progress in the game (the items you bought are kept). You can also clear the app's storage in Android Settings, or uninstall the game. Deleted progress can't be recovered by us.
- Play Games profile, leaderboard scores, SDK analytics (held by Google): kept as set by Google. Use the Google Play Games app (profile settings) or your Google Account to manage or delete your Play Games profile and game data.
- Purchase history (held by Google): kept as set by Google. See your Google Play account and the Google Privacy Policy.
- Support emails (held by us): kept until your request is resolved. Email quintonwatts14@gmail.com and ask us to delete them.
Because progress is stored on your device, uninstalling the game or changing devices can erase it unless Android backup restores it. Items you bought once and own permanently (Coin Doubler, VIP Pass, Starter Pack ownership) can be restored with "Restore purchases" in the shop. Consumable items that were already used, such as gems and energy, can't be restored.
8. SECURITY
We keep data on your device instead of collecting it. Google's services send data over encrypted connections. No method of storage or transfer is 100% secure, but we don't hold your game data on any server, so it can't be exposed from us.
9. YOUR RIGHTS
Depending on where you live (for example in the EU/UK under the GDPR, or in California under the CCPA/CPRA), you may have rights to access, correct or delete personal information and to object to certain processing. We hold almost no personal information about you: at most, a support email you chose to send. To make a request, email us. For data held by Google, use your Google Account tools or contact Google.
CHANGES TO THIS POLICY
If the game changes how it handles information, for example by adding a new feature, we will update this page and its effective date. If a change is significant, we will also mention it in the game's release notes.
11. CONTACT
Quinton Watts, developer of Merge Isle
Email: quintonwatts14@gmail.com