This Privacy Policy explains what information the Cat Zip mobile game ("Cat Zip", "the game", "we", "us") uses, and why. We made Cat Zip to be a relaxed puzzle game, and we try to keep the information it uses to a minimum.
The short version
- Cat Zip has no sign-up. We never ask for your real name, email address or phone number.
- Your progress, hints and settings are saved only on your device.
- Only if you use Teams: the game gives you an anonymous player ID, and your player name, avatar, frame, team and team points are stored on our server so your team mates can see them.
- The game shows ads from Google AdMob. AdMob collects some information from your device to show and measure ads, as described below.
Information saved on your device
To let you continue where you left off, Cat Zip saves the following on your device: the levels you finished, your Daily Challenge results and streak, how many hints you have, your sound, music and vibration settings, and the player name, avatar and frame you picked in your profile.
This information stays on your device. We do not collect it, and we cannot see it. If you uninstall the game or clear its data, it is deleted.
Teams
Teams are optional. When you open Teams for the first time, the game signs you in anonymously with Google Firebase (a service of Google LLC that we use as our server). This creates a random player ID. It is not linked to your name, email address or Google Account.
While you use Teams, the following is stored on our Firebase server:
- your anonymous player ID;
- the player name, avatar and frame you chose in your profile, and your number of Team Champion titles;
- the team you created or joined (team name, emblem, team code, whether it is open to everyone, who is the captain);
- your results on the team boards (points, times and hints used) and the date you joined.
Your player name, avatar, frame and points are shown to the other members of your team. The names and emblems of open teams can be found by other players in the team search. Please choose a player name and team name that do not reveal personal information.
When you leave a team, your membership and your points in the current challenge are removed. When the last member leaves, the team is deleted. To delete all Teams information about you, write to us at catzipgame@gmail.com (or from the game's Settings → Support) — see Delete your data for the steps.
When you send a team invitation, your phone's share menu opens and you choose the app and the person. We do not see or store who you invite.
Ads (Google AdMob)
Cat Zip is free and shows ads: a full-screen ad between some levels, and optional ads you can watch to get extra hints. Ads are provided by Google AdMob, a service of Google LLC.
To show ads, limit how often you see them, measure them and prevent fraud, AdMob may collect and process information such as:
- your device's advertising ID and other device identifiers;
- your IP address and the approximate location derived from it;
- information about your device (for example model, operating system and language);
- how you interact with the ads (for example whether an ad was shown, watched or tapped).
Depending on where you live and the choices you make, the ads may be personalized (based on your interests) or non-personalized. If you are in a region where consent is required by law (such as the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom or Switzerland), the game will ask for your choice before personalized ads are shown, and you can change that choice later in the game's Settings.
You can also reset or delete your advertising ID, or opt out of personalized ads, in your Android device settings (Settings → Google → Ads, or Settings → Privacy → Ads, depending on your device).
To learn how Google uses this information, see How Google uses information from sites or apps that use its services and the Google Privacy Policy.
Sharing
We do not sell your information. Apart from the ad information that Google AdMob collects and the Teams information described above (stored with Google Firebase and shown to your team mates), Cat Zip does not send information about you to anyone else.
Children
Cat Zip is meant for players aged 13 and older and is not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided personal information through the game, please contact us and we will help.
Security and storage
Your game progress is kept on your device and protected by your device's own security. Teams information is stored with Google Firebase, sent over encrypted connections, and protected by access rules so that players can only change their own information.
Your choices and rights
You can delete all game data on your device at any time by uninstalling Cat Zip or clearing its data in your device settings. You can leave your team at any time, and you can ask us to delete your Teams information by email (see Teams above). You can control ad personalization as described in the Ads section.
Changes to this policy
If a new feature uses information in a new way (for example saving your progress to your Google Account), we will update this Privacy Policy before that feature is released and change the date at the top of this page.
Contact
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, write to us at catzipgame@gmail.com.