Effective Date: June 27, 2025

Scope: This Privacy Policy applies to the mobile game Shadow Samurai, developed by Target Cat (referred to as “we,” “us,” or “our”) and distributed on Google Play. It explains how we collect, use, share, store, and protect your information, as well as your rights and choices.

1. Developer & Contact Information

• Developer: Target Cat

• Game: Shadow Samurai

• Audience: Ages 16 and up

• Contact Email: targetcatjo@gmail.com

If you have any questions, feedback, or requests regarding privacy (including access, correction, or deletion), please contact us at the above email.

2. Information We Collect

To provide and continuously improve Shadow Samurai, we may collect the following categories of information when you use the game:

1. Device & Operational Data

   • Device identifiers (Google Advertising ID), device model, OS version

   • Network type (Wi-Fi, 4G/5G), region, and time zone settings

   • Crash reports, performance metrics (FPS, memory usage, load times), and network logs

2. Behavioral & Preference Data

   • Game progress (levels completed, achievements earned, character level, equipment)

   • Session duration, login frequency, in-game purchases and usage patterns

   • Personalization settings (language, sound/music toggles, graphics quality, push notification preferences)

3. Third-Party Service Data

   • Firebase / Firebase Analytics: User events, retention rates, crash data

   • Facebook SDK: Social login credentials, referral/share statistics, ad targeting data

   • Appsflyer: Ad attribution, click-to-install conversion metrics

   • Usercentrics: Cookie consent status and categories (necessary, functional, analytics, marketing)

4. Transaction & Payment Data

   • In-app purchase details (item ID, name, price, purchase time, order number)

   • Virtual item consumption records (item type, quantity, usage time, context)

   • Refund policy: Consumed items are non-refundable. For payment issues, provide screenshots or transaction proofs, and we will assist in verifying with the payment platform.

3. Purposes of Use

We process your information only for the following legitimate and necessary purposes:

• Core Service & Account Management: Verify identity, save and restore progress, manage login status.

• Performance Monitoring & Optimization: Analyze crashes and latency to improve client and server performance.

• Personalized Experience: Suggest events, levels, or items based on your history and preferences.

• Product Improvement: Use A/B testing and feedback to refine game balance, UI, and interactions.

• Targeted Marketing & Promotion: Evaluate ad performance and optimize creative and audience targeting.

• Security & Anti-Cheat: Detect abnormal logins, transaction risks, and cheating to ensure fair play.

• Compliance & Legal Requirements: Support Google Play reviews, legal inquiries, and regulatory obligations.

4. Sharing & Disclosure

We adhere to a strict “minimum necessary” principle. We share or disclose your information only in the following scenarios:

• Service Providers: To achieve the purposes above, we share necessary data with trusted partners such as Google LLC (Firebase/Cloud Storage), Facebook, Inc., AppsFlyer Ltd., and Usercentrics GmbH.

• Legal Obligations: When required by law, regulation, or valid legal process, we may disclose information to government or judicial authorities.

• Emergency Situations: To protect users or the public from imminent harm, we may disclose necessary information within legal bounds.

• Anonymous Reports: We may publish aggregated or de-identified statistics for research or reporting, which do not contain any personally identifiable information.

5. Data Storage & Security

We commit to industry-standard measures to protect your data:

• Storage Locations & Retention

  • Behavioral and analytics data stored on Google Cloud with multi-region backups, retained up to two years.

  • Payment and transaction records stored with trusted payment platforms and local databases, retained 3–7 years to meet financial and legal requirements.

  • Account and progress data stored on Google Cloud and local backups, retained until user deletion plus one additional year.

• Security Measures

  • Transmission Encryption: All data transmitted via TLS 1.2 or higher.

  • At-Rest Encryption: AES-256 encryption for stored data, with industry-standard key management.

  • Access Control: Least-privilege access principles; only authorized team members and audit systems can access production data.

  • Security Testing: Regular vulnerability scans, penetration tests, and third-party audits.

  • Incident Response: Established procedures for detecting, responding to, and notifying affected users of any data breaches.

6. Your Rights & Choices

We respect your rights and make it easy for you to exercise them:

• Access & Export: You may request a copy of your personal data (account details, game progress, behavior, and transactions).

• Correction & Update: You may request correction or completion of inaccurate or incomplete data.

• Deletion & Account Closure: You may request deletion of your data by providing your account ID and relevant proofs (screenshots, order numbers); we will delete your data within 30 days and confirm upon completion.

• Consent Withdrawal: You may withdraw or modify Cookie and push notification consents at any time via game settings or the Usercentrics interface.

• Complaints: If you are dissatisfied with our privacy practices, you may lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority.

7. Children & Minors

Shadow Samurai is intended for users aged 16 and above. If we discover data for a user under 16, we will delete it and terminate access within 48 hours.

8. Cross-Border Transfers & Compliance

To ensure reliable service, we may transfer or store your data on servers operated by Google Cloud, Facebook, or AppsFlyer worldwide. We adhere to GDPR, CCPA, and other applicable privacy laws, employing Standard Contractual Clauses or equivalent mechanisms to ensure lawful cross-border data flows.

9. Policy Updates

We may update this Policy to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements. We will post any changes prominently on our Google Play page and in-game, update the “Effective Date,” and, for significant changes, notify you via in-game prompts or email to obtain your consent if required.

10. Contact Information

If you have any questions, feedback, or data subject requests, please contact us at:

Email: targetcatjo@gmail.com

Thank you for playing Shadow Samurai. We remain committed to protecting your privacy and data rights.