# Privacy Policy for Playlix
**Effective Date:** July 3, 2026
**Last Updated:** July 3, 2026
Welcome to **Playlix** ("we," "our," "us," or the "Application"). We are committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains our data practices for the Playlix application, which is deployed across Android (Google Play), iOS (Apple App Store), and Web platforms.
Playlix is a multi-game hub featuring:
* **Tic-Tac-Toe (XO)**: Pass-and-play local match for two players.
* **Sudoku**: Single-player classic number placement puzzle.
* **Scrabble (Scramble)**: Single-player word board game to build crossword puzzles and score points.
* **Connect Four**: Vertical checkers drop game played either vs. on-device AI or in local pass-and-play match.
* **Sliding Puzzle**: Single-player tile ordering game (classic 15-piece challenge).
* **Loop the Loop (Slitherlink)**: Single-player logic grid-drawing puzzle.
* **Hitori**: Single-player grid-shading number puzzle.
* **Spellathon**: Single-player anagram/word discovery puzzle.
* **Gomoku**: Five-in-a-row alignment game played either vs. on-device AI or in local pass-and-play match.
* **Reversi (Othello)**: Disk-flipping strategy board game played either vs. on-device AI or in local pass-and-play match.
* **Checkers**: Traditional jumping board game played either vs. on-device AI or in local pass-and-play match.
* **Battleship**: Single-player naval combat guessing game played vs. on-device AI.
* **Dots and Boxes**: Grid-connecting strategy game played either vs. on-device AI or in local pass-and-play match.
* **2048**: Single-player sliding tile merge puzzle.
Please read this Privacy Policy carefully to understand how information is handled when you use the Application. By installing, accessing, or using Playlix, you agree to the practices described in this policy.
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## 1. Executive Summary: Zero Personal Data Collection
We believe in absolute data minimization.
* **No Accounts:** You do not need to create an account, register, or log in to play any games. No profile names, avatars, or registration details are collected.
* **No Developer Server:** We do not own, operate, or maintain any backend servers, custom databases, or APIs.
* **No Data Harvest:** We do not collect, track, store, or sell personal identifiers such as your name, email address, phone number, physical address, precise location coordinates, or contact lists.
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## 2. Technical Architecture & Local Storage
Playlix functions entirely as a **client-side application** built on the Flutter framework.
All core gameplay mechanics, configurations, and progress data are kept locally on your physical device:
* **Data Stored Locally:** High scores (e.g., 2048 high score), game settings (such as audio and theme preferences), active game states, statistics, and solved puzzle history.
* **Storage Technologies Used:** Device-level storage systems (specifically, Flutter `SharedPreferences` on mobile and the Web browser's local storage/IndexedDB on web).
* **Network Status Check:** The application utilizes the `connectivity_plus` package to verify internet status locally on your device. This is used solely to determine whether advertisements can be loaded or to display a non-intrusive offline message. No connectivity metadata is collected, logged, or sent to the developer.
* **User Control:** Because this data resides solely on your device, we have no access to it. You can erase all game progress and settings at any time by clearing the Application's cache/data via your device settings, clearing your browser cache (for the Web version), or by uninstalling the Application.
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## 3. Third-Party Services: Google AdMob
To keep Playlix free for casual players of all ages, we integrate **Google AdMob** (a service provided by Google LLC) to serve advertisements.
While the Application developer does not collect or receive your personal information, Google AdMob operates independently and may collect, process, and share specific device-level metadata.
### A. Data Collected by Google AdMob
Google AdMob may collect and process:
* **Ad Formats Displayed:** Banner advertisements, full-screen interstitial advertisements, and user-triggered rewarded advertisements.
* **Device Identifiers:** Advertising identifiers associated with your device (e.g., Google Advertising ID on Android, or Identifier for Advertisers [IDFA] on iOS).
* **IP Address:** Used to determine approximate location (country, state, or city level) to serve relevant local advertisements.
* **Usage and Technical Data:** Ad interaction statistics (clicks, impressions, views), device model, brand, operating system version, mobile network carrier, and system language.
### B. Personalization and User Consent
* **European Economic Area (EEA) & United Kingdom (UK):** For users in the EEA and UK, we implement Google's User Messaging Platform (UMP) Consent SDK. You will be prompted to grant or withhold consent for personalized ads. If you withhold consent, you will still see ads, but they will be non-personalized (relying on context rather than user tracking).
* **Personalization Toggle:** You can manage and disable personalized ads at the device level:
* **Android:** Go to *Settings > Privacy > Ads* and select "Reset advertising ID" or "Delete advertising ID".
* **iOS:** Go to *Settings > Privacy & Security > Tracking* and turn off "Allow Apps to Request to Track".
* **Google's Privacy Practices:** For more information on how Google manages advertising data, please review:
* [Google Privacy & Terms](https://policies.google.com/privacy)
* [How Google uses information from sites or apps that use our services](https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites)
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## 4. Cookie and Web Local Storage Policy (Web Version Only)
When you access the Web-deployed variant of Playlix through a web browser:
* **Cookies:** Google AdMob and its advertising partners may place and read cookies on your browser, or use web beacons to collect information in the course of ads being served.
* **Browser Local Storage:** Our Flutter Web deployment uses local browser storage (such as LocalStorage or IndexedDB) to save your offline game progress and high scores.
* **Opt-Out Options:** You can configure your web browser to refuse all cookies, delete existing cookies, or alert you when a cookie is sent. You can also opt-out of interest-based ads via:
* [Network Advertising Initiative Opt-Out Page](https://optout.networkadvertising.org/)
* [Digital Advertising Alliance WebChoices Tool](https://optout.aboutads.info/)
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## 5. GDPR & UK GDPR Compliance (European Users)
Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and UK Data Protection Act 2018, we disclose the following:
* **Data Controller:** The developer of Playlix, reachable at `playlixapp@gmail.com`.
* **Legal Basis for Processing:**
* **Consent:** When you explicitly consent to personalized advertising via the Consent SDK.
* **Legitimate Interests:** For basic, non-personalized ad delivery, fraud prevention, app stability, and diagnostic telemetry processed by Google AdMob.
* **Data Subject Rights:** You have the right to access, rectify, restrict, object to, port, or erase your personal data.
* *Operational Note:* Because the developer does not collect or transmit any of your personal data to remote servers, we do not possess any records associated with your identity. Consequently, we cannot search, verify, modify, or delete any data on your behalf. To exercise your rights, please manage your device's ad tracking settings or clear your local app storage.
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## 6. CCPA/CPRA Compliance (California Residents)
Under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), California residents are entitled to disclosures regarding the collection, sale, and sharing of personal information.
* **No Collection or Sale:** We do not collect, and have not collected or sold, any personal information from you in the preceding 12 months.
* **Third-Party Network Ads:** Google AdMob may collect device identifiers and usage metrics as described in Section 3. You can opt-out of the "sale" or "sharing" of your data for cross-context behavioral advertising by opting out of tracking on your iOS/Android device settings or utilizing the WebChoices tool referenced in Section 4.
* **Non-Discrimination:** We will not discriminate against you (e.g., by charging different prices or blocking access to features) for exercising your privacy rights.
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## 7. Children's Privacy (COPPA & GDPR-K Compliance)
Playlix contains casual games of all ages and is intended for a General Audience.
* **No Under-Age Data Collection:** We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us at `playlixapp@gmail.com`.
* **AdMob COPPA Compliance:** We instruct the Google AdMob SDK to treat ad requests from our Application in accordance with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) where required. If you configure the app for children or if Google detects child-directed usage, personalized ads are automatically disabled, and ad tracking is strictly restricted.
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## 8. Data Security
Although your gameplay progress and settings are saved locally, no local storage or electronic transmission is 100% secure. We encourage you to secure your device with strong passwords/biometrics and keep your operating system updated to protect your local data from unauthorized access.
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## 9. Changes to this Privacy Policy
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by updating the "Effective Date" at the top of this document and publishing the revised policy within the Application or on our website. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.
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## 10. Contact Us
If you have any questions or suggestions regarding this Privacy Policy or our compliance practices, please contact us at:
* **Email:** `playlixapp@gmail.com`