This Privacy Policy explains how **Next Gen Car Simulator** ("Game") handles information when you use the Game.
The Game is independently developed and uses Photon PUN 2 / Photon Cloud to provide online multiplayer functionality. The Game also displays advertisements provided by Google AdMob.
## 1. Information We Collect
Next Gen Car Simulator does not intentionally collect or store unnecessary personal information from users.
The Game does not require users to create an account or provide information such as:
* Email address
* Phone number
* Home address
* Contacts
* Photos or videos
* Financial or payment information
* Precise GPS location
### Player Nickname
The Game allows players to enter a nickname for use during multiplayer gameplay.
The nickname is used to identify or display the player during the current multiplayer session. The Game does not intentionally save the nickname permanently. When the Game is closed, the nickname entered during that session is no longer retained by the Game, and the player may enter a new nickname when playing again.
The nickname may be transmitted to other players or to the multiplayer service as necessary to operate the multiplayer session.
### Multiplayer Technical Information
When using online multiplayer, Photon PUN 2 / Photon Cloud may process technical information required to provide the networking service. This can include:
* IP address
* Photon User ID or temporary player identifier
* Multiplayer room and session information
* Gameplay networking information necessary to connect and synchronize players
Photon states that its Photon Cloud service processes minimal end-user information, including the IP address of the end-user device and a User ID provided by the game application.
### Advertising Information
The Game uses Google AdMob to display advertisements. When ads are loaded or shown, Google AdMob and its partners may collect and process certain information from your device, such as:
* Advertising ID
* IP address
* Device information (such as device model, operating system version, and language)
* Information about ad interactions (such as ads shown or clicked)
* App usage and diagnostic information related to ad delivery
This information is collected by Google and its partners directly through the AdMob SDK. The Game itself does not store this information.
## 2. How Information Is Used
Information processed through the Game or its multiplayer service may be used to:
* Provide online multiplayer functionality
* Connect players to multiplayer rooms
* Identify players during a multiplayer session
* Maintain multiplayer connections
* Synchronize gameplay between players
* Maintain the security and functionality of the multiplayer service
* Troubleshoot technical problems
Information processed by Google AdMob may be used to display ads (which may be personalized or non-personalized), measure ad performance, prevent fraud and abuse, and improve ad services, as described in Google's policies.
We do not intentionally use player information for personal profiling.
## 3. Multiplayer Service – Photon PUN 2
The Game uses **Photon PUN 2 / Photon Cloud**, a multiplayer networking service provided by **Exit Games**, to provide online multiplayer functionality.
Photon may process information such as IP addresses and User IDs as necessary to provide its networking services. Photon also explains that users who are not authenticated can receive a temporary User ID that lasts until the session ends.
For more information about Photon’s privacy practices, please review the official Photon Privacy Policy:
The current version of Next Gen Car Simulator **contains advertisements**.
The Game uses **Google AdMob**, an advertising service provided by Google, to display ads. Ads may include full-screen (interstitial) advertisements shown at certain points during gameplay.
Google AdMob and its partners may use the Advertising ID and similar technologies to show ads, which may be personalized based on your interests, or non-personalized. This information is handled by Google according to Google's own privacy policies:
* [How Google uses information from sites or apps that use its services](https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites)
**Your choices:** You can reset your Advertising ID or opt out of ad personalization at any time in your device settings (for example, on Android: Settings > Privacy > Ads, or Settings > Google > Ads). Opting out does not remove ads from the Game, but the ads shown will be less relevant to you.
Where required by law (for example, in the European Economic Area and the United Kingdom), the Game may ask for your consent before showing personalized ads.
We do not control the content of the ads shown by Google AdMob. If you see an ad you believe is inappropriate, please contact us using the email address below.
## 5. Purchases and Payment Information
The Game does not currently directly collect or process users' payment card or banking information.
If paid features or in-app purchases are introduced in the future, the applicable privacy disclosures will be updated.
## 6. Internet Connection
The Game can be played offline for features that do not require online connectivity.
An internet connection is required for the online multiplayer mode because multiplayer functionality uses Photon Cloud. An internet connection is also required for advertisements to be loaded and displayed.
## 7. Data Sharing
We do not sell or rent users' personal information.
Information may be transmitted to third-party service providers when necessary to provide Game functionality.
The primary third-party services used by the Game are Photon PUN 2 / Photon Cloud for online multiplayer networking and Google AdMob for displaying advertisements.
Photon may process IP addresses, User IDs, and other necessary networking information to provide its services. Google AdMob may process the information described in the "Advertising Information" section above.
## 8. Children's Privacy
The Game is not specifically designed to collect personal information from children.
We do not intentionally request or collect unnecessary personal information from users.
Advertisements in the Game are served by Google AdMob, which may collect information as described in Section 4.
Because the Game includes online multiplayer functionality, users should avoid entering personal information such as their real name, phone number, email address, home address, or other sensitive information as their multiplayer nickname.
If you believe that personal information has been provided through the Game in a way that requires action under applicable law, you may contact us using the email address below.
## 9. Data Security
We take reasonable measures to limit the collection and use of information to what is necessary for the Game's functionality.
However, no internet transmission or electronic storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
## 10. Data Retention
The Game does not intentionally retain the player's temporary nickname after the Game is closed.
Technical information processed by Photon Cloud may be retained by Photon according to its applicable policies and requirements.
Photon's privacy documentation explains how Photon handles information processed through its services.
Information collected by Google AdMob is retained by Google according to Google's own policies.
## 11. Data Deletion and Privacy Requests
If you have a privacy-related question or believe that information associated with your use of the Game needs to be deleted, you may contact us at:
We will review privacy requests and respond as appropriate under applicable laws and based on the information available to us.
Please note that information processed directly by third-party services such as Photon and Google AdMob may be subject to that service's own privacy policies and procedures.
## 12. Third-Party Services
The current version of the Game uses:
**Photon PUN 2 / Photon Cloud**
Provider: **Exit Games**
Photon provides the networking infrastructure required for online multiplayer functionality.
**Google AdMob**
Provider: **Google LLC**
Google AdMob is used to display advertisements in the Game.
The Game currently does not use other advertising or analytics services.
## 13. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy if the Game's features, third-party services, advertising, or data practices change.
When this Privacy Policy is updated, the Effective Date at the beginning of the policy will also be updated.
## 14. Contact Us
If you have questions, concerns, or privacy-related requests regarding Next Gen Car Simulator, please contact:
**This Privacy Policy applies to Next Gen Car Simulator, its online multiplayer functionality using Photon PUN 2 / Photon Cloud, and its advertising using Google AdMob.**