Privacy Policy

Grind Game Studios

Privacy Policy

The Grind Game Studios high respect to its users and their privacy rights and guarantees the preservation of information of all its users.  

General Provisions:

This document “Privacy Policy” (hereinafter referred to as “Policy”) consists methods of gathering of terms and information about the User (hereinafter also referred to as “You”) by Grind Game Studios.

By downloading and installing, you fully accept the terms of privacy.

However, we reserve the rights to amend our Privacy Policy at any time without any prior notification to the users, and such amendments will be effective right from the date and time of issuance on our website.

This Policy is an integral part of the documents referring to it including account holding apps/games End User License Agreements accompanying Applications and specifying the terms of use of the relevant Applications. 

We strictly comply with all relevant legislative & legitimate requirements, and, in the event of any inconsistency, the legislative requirements will override the provisions of this document.

If user is a minor at law (hereinafter referred to as underage 18 in countries including Australia and the United States, though this age may vary depending on the location of the user) then must get parental information, such as device ID, other persistent identifier linked to the device or computer, which may be used by a child to use the Service.

Privacy policy for Kids (COPPA Certified):

https://firebase.google.com/terms/data-processing-terms

These companies Analytics help us to understand our users (your use of the apps/games). In association with them, we may collect your unique device identifier, IP address, mobile phone carrier, game progress, time spent playing, and achievements. This information is for internal use only and can’t be shared with any third party or company.If you have any further questions about our collection and use, please contact us at emailing:

donegamer2008@gmail.com

We use Google Play approved third-party ads in our apps. We make sure these ads are children and family oriented in our games, designed for children and family. We continuously work to improve our games and to help us provide you with the best service and game experiences, we work with third party analytics providers Game Analytics and Firebase in our apps for children. Their respective Privacy Policies can be found at https://gameanalytics.com/privacy/

Third party ads for family approved by google:

Google Play approved Third-party Ads for Family we use are:

* Google analytics: https://gameanalytics.com/

* Unity: https://unity3d.com/legal/privacy-policy

* Google Admob: https://support.google.com/admob/answer/6128543?hl=en

*Ironsrc: https://developers.ironsrc.com/ironsource-mobile/air/ironsource-mobile-privacy-policy/

* Adcolony: https://support.adcolony.com/

Data Collection:

For all the purposes listed above the data that we collect is limited to:

The apps you are using:

⦁ Data pertaining to your activities on our applications and notably the way in which you interact with our applications (for instance, how and when you use our applications) and with the advertising served in our applications (for instance, number of ads served, potential clicks)

⦁ Technical information about the device you use and your connection (user agent, type of connection, timestamp)

⦁ Your Mobile Advertising ID (Apple IDFA or Google AAID - which are technical identifiers developed by mobile operating systems for advertising purposes which remain under your control and can be reset or erased at any time in through your device settings)

⦁ Your IP address

2. Information of Users

2.1.   User’s information in this Policy/Consent shall be taken in this regard that its associated with a certain user in both senses, either provided by the user and collected automatically by Grind Game Studios. Although such user may not be identifiable and such information shall remain anonymous, completely. 

2.2. Grind Game Studios processes information given by the user whether by filling forms in the relevant fields, including filling in user’s profile, approaching Grind Game Studios for technical support or using the feedback form etc. Grind Game Studios does contain the rights to set the content of the information that is mandatory to be given by or discloses by the user at his own discretion.

2.3.   Filling in User’s profile in the forms that User provides, that information contains; name (nickname).

2.4.   Besides the Grind Game Studios following mentioned anonymous data when user installs the app and uses it: the unique identifier of the device (persistent or non-persistent), Medium Access Control address (MAC-address), advertising identifier, model and other information about the mobile device, International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI), name, IP-address, browser details, timestamps and referring pages, information about communication network, location, information about the OS. We do not collect any Personal Information from you or related to you without your approval, which is obtained, through your active acceptance to the Terms and the Privacy Policy and from Consent Dialog from within App/Game.

2.5.   Moreover, Grind Game Studios creates a unique ID of each User (a user’s identifier). This user’s identifier is linked to the information of the User’s profile.

2.6.   This information may identify an individual or may be of a private and/or sensitive nature. Users of the Site/App/Game automatically provide their IP address (or Mac Address) mainly for enhancing the User’s experience and for geo-location and security purposes just for the sake of authentication systems.

     2.7.   Grind Game Studios collects the data on the User’s interaction with a game/app and other players inside the game via server that Grind Game Studios own, Application, or game log files. Such information can be linked to the player’s identifier. 

2.8.   The legal basis on which Grind Game Studios relies for the use of User’s information includes:

2.8.1 Proper processing of User’s information where he/she has provided consent for one or more specific purposes

2.8.2. Proper processing of User’s information that is mandatory for performance of app/games to which User is relevant;

2.8.3. Proper processing of User’s information that is compulsory to take steps at User’s request prior to become agreed with Grind Game Studios contract;

2.8.4. Proper processing of User’s data that is necessary for Grind Game Studios to comply with a legal duties;

3. Basic Purpose of Data/Information Collection

3.1      Non-Personal data is being used solely for sake of statistical and research and for customization and improvement of our Site/App/Game

3.2      To respond back users, their information is being used when users contact us by Emails/Facebook or to reply their reviews in the same manner.

3.3       Personal Information including Location/IP address is being used to show Ads according to respective location of the user. In general terms we call this contextual advertisement.

       We use the information we collect about you/your device to deliver services to you and to operate our business. Such use by us and by our Partners may include:

Delivering Our Services: Developing, delivering and improving our products, services, and content, tailoring our products and services, providing software updates and product support, understanding and analysing trends in connection with usage of the Apps, administering the Apps, and customer communications.

Displaying Advertisements: Displaying third party advertisements in our Apps and showing advertisements for our Apps in other publisher’s apps.

Cross-promotion: Cross Promoting our Apps and services, meaning we may promote one of our Apps while you are playing a different App of ours.

Analytics and Research: understanding and analysing trends in connection with the usage of the Apps, gathering demographic information about our user base, data about where the App was downloaded from. We may also create reports and analysis for the purposes of research or business intelligence, for example to track potential problems or trends with our Apps and services, or to test our new game features and content. We use the data we receive from Third Party Social Network only for internal analytics. For opting out from analytics please visit Opt-Out Section of this Privacy Policy.

Sharing of Data:

We do not share your personal data with third parties without your prior consent.When you consent to the collection of data for advertising and analytics purpose, we may share the data listed above with the following categories of recipients:

⦁ Authorities: only to the extent we are obliged to by applicable laws and regulations.

⦁ Analytic companies: that provide us with tools and technologies that allow us to better understand how users interact with our services and will help us improve it. Those partners also usually collect data via their own SDKs.

⦁ Ad Partners: that allow us to monetize the ad inventory of our games and provide users with free products and services.Those partners usually collect data via their own tools (Software Development Kits or “SDK”).

4.       Services to Keep Track

4.1.   Below are provider names of some of the third-party analytics and advertising services we use. Please see the links below to learn more about the privacy policy of our third-party service providers.

· Admob:  https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/

· Unity Ads:  https://unity3d.com/legal/privacy-policy/

. Facebook: https://web.facebook.com/policies/ads

5.     Transfer of User’s Information:

Grind Game Studios may keep the rights to transfer User’s data to the third parties. However, the user expressly agree that we may transfer and store your information on servers and equipment located in any territory, including, without limitation, Australia and the United States of America etc.

6. With regard to children

To use of Site/App/Games, you must be over the age of thirteen. Therefore, we do not knowingly collect Personal Information from children under the age of thirteen and does not wish to do so. We reserve the right to request proof of age at any stage so that we can verify that minors under the age of thirteen are not using the Site. Meanwhile, the persons under 13 are not allowed to provide any kind of personal information. If Grind Game Studios gets to know any such activity, it reserves the rights to delete or discard such information given by the user or elders can contact us at donegamer2008@gmail.com

7.  Security: 

We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. In order to prevent any misuse, theft, loss, alteration, destruction, unauthorized access or disclosure we have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.

8.     The 3rd Parties:

8.1. Purchases. If you pay for any Grind Game Studios item with your banking card, please, pay attention while your card’s number is transferred via the Internet it is securely coded. We (referred to as Grind Game Studios) duly note that we do not preserve or store any such information of the user. It is directly transferred to the company that works with your bank. In this case payment with a banking card on the Internet isn’t different from any payment for a purchase in a usual shop. Meanwhile, we guarantee the security of your information as well.

     8.2. Advertising: By using our Website/Apps, you may be offered advertising content. We or the ad networks we use may utilize ad-serving technologies that use cookies, beacons, tracking pixels and other technologies that are placed within the ads and allow us or our networks to collect Non-Personal Information. Non-Personal Information such as age and gender may be used to ensure that appropriate advertising is offered to you. Usage Data and Non-Personal Information such as advertising identifiers may be used to determine how many clicks an ad received, to measure the effectiveness of ad campaigns, to determine the proper amount of repeat views of a given ad, and/or to deliver ads that best relate to your interests. Depending on your device and its operating system, you may be able to choose to prevent your device’s ad identifier being used for interest-based advertising or reset your device’s ad identifier by changing the settings of your device.

8.3. Analytics. The Applications can use technologies of collection and processing of anonymized information provided by the outside business services providers: Unity Analytics. These outside providers can have access to the following data: the identifier of your device, MAC-address, IMEI, IP-address, location (based on IP-address to the accuracy of country, region, and city) which enables them to provide their services according to their privacy policies.

8.4. Links to Other Websites/Apps/Games: 

Our game may contain advertising and links to other websites of interest. However, once you have used these links to leave our site, you should note that we do not have any control over that other website. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information, which you provide whilst visiting such sites and this privacy statement does not govern such sites. You should exercise caution and look at the privacy statement applicable to the website in question.

9. Opt Out: 

We have created an opt-out option within our Apps. You may choose it by visiting Privacy Controls and Selection No from Consent Screen, the Consent Screen is shown when you launch the App/Game for the first time, afterwards if you wish to change you can do it from Privacy Controls from within the app. Opting Out will mean that you will still be served ads, but they will not be tailored to your preferences. Opting out will also effect on Analytics and other 3rd Party SDKs used. Please note you cannot Opt Out when you are using our website.

10. Change of the Privacy Policy

10.1. Grind Game Studios has the right to change or terminate this Policy unilaterally without any prior notice of the User. The User is recommended to read this Policy in the current version regularly.

10.2. A new version of the Policy comes into force upon its publishing unless otherwise stipulated by this new version of the Policy.

11. User Information Disposal:

We hereby inform our users that whenever we will not be needed our user’s affiliated/non-affiliated information, we will delete all their data, wouldn’t matter its nature. Also we will make sure the exact data deletion of our users by all third party partners. Meanwhile, user can also contact us if wish to discard its data/information. But we will be needed some prior information of that user to delete that information of the users. Feel free to contact us on below given email id for further queries and deletion of your data as well.

Data retention:

If we do happen to obtain any personal information, including emails or phone numbers perhaps obtained through support requests or other correspondence, it will be treated with the strictest confidentiality. Any such personal information will never be shared with any other entities. Any such personal information will not be retained beyond the resolution of the support request or other correspondence.

Why the data is shared and with whom?

Data collected for the purposes of our Ads services is only shared with the following categories of recipients and only to the extent such data is necessary for the purpose they are following:

Advertisers that are using our Ads services to serve personalized or non-personalized advertising.

Publishers that are using our Ads services to monetize their advertising inventory.

Email us: donegamer2008@gmail.com