This policy explains how games published by Play Sparrow (including Final Blaster, Claim Jumpers, Ricochet Lab, Coin Heros, Realm Defenders, Darklin Wars, and any game we release in the future) and our website handle information when you play, view ads, make purchases, use online features, or contact us. Not every game uses every feature described here. This policy describes what our games may do so that it covers each game at whatever permission and feature level it actually uses. Where a game does not include a feature, the processing described for that feature does not occur in that game. Store listings and in-game prompts describe what a particular game does.
1. Who We Are
Our games and website are published by Sparrow Enterprises, doing business as Play Sparrow ("Play Sparrow," "we," "us," or "our"). Questions and privacy requests may be sent to matt@sparrowia.com.
2. Information Our Games May Process
- Game data stored on your device. Our games store settings, progress, inventory, unlocks, and purchase-entitlement state locally so the game can function offline and remember your choices.
- Anonymous installation and gameplay analytics. Our games may generate a random installation identifier that is separate from platform advertising identifiers and send it to our servers with install and return timestamps, day index, session and gameplay events (such as levels or contracts reached, items used, outcomes, and time played), app build, device model, operating system, performance samples, error and crash diagnostics, and a coarse two-letter country code derived by our hosting provider. We do not store the IP address with these analytics. We use this information to measure whether players return, find bugs, and improve balance and reliability.
- Advertising data. Games that show ads may use advertising networks and mediation providers, currently including Unity LevelPlay, ironSource Ads, Unity Ads, and their advertising partners. These providers may process device information, IP address, approximate location derived from IP, ad interactions, diagnostic information, and advertising identifiers to deliver, measure, and prevent fraud in ads. On iOS, the Identifier for Advertisers (IDFA) is available only when you authorize tracking through Apple's App Tracking Transparency prompt. On Android, the advertising ID is subject to your device's ads settings. When we advertise a game ourselves, we may use the advertising identifier to attribute an install to one of our own ads and may report that install to the network that showed the ad; the identifier is used only for that matching. We may use AppsFlyer, a mobile measurement partner, for that attribution; AppsFlyer processes device information, IP address and advertising identifiers on our behalf under its own privacy policy. If a game does not request tracking permission, it does not access the IDFA.
- Purchases. Games that offer in-app purchases or subscriptions use Apple In-App Purchase or Google Play Billing. The game may receive product, receipt, purchase-token, and transaction information needed to complete, verify, or restore a purchase. We do not receive your full payment-card details.
- Leaderboards and friends. Games with our cross-platform leaderboard use your random installation identifier or account identifier, a temporary or chosen display name, best scores, rank, and friend connections you create by tapping other players. They do not require your real name, email address, Apple Game Center identity, or Google account identity. Display names and scores are visible to other players.
- Game accounts and cloud save. Games with cloud save may create an anonymous game account on first launch with a random account identifier and a generated call sign or display name. We store your game progress on our servers (for example credits, upgrades, contracts, inventory, and world state) together with a short device identifier and device model used to tell your devices apart, so progress can be restored after reinstalling or on a new device. The account is not tied to your name, email address, Apple identity, or Google identity unless you later choose to link one. Deleting the app does not delete the account.
- Multiplayer and social features. Games with shared online worlds, multiplayer, chat, clans, or friends lists may transmit your call sign or display name, position and actions in the game world, messages you send, and group memberships to our servers and to other players. Anything you type in a chat or name field may be seen by other players; do not include personal information.
- Linked sign-in. If a game offers it and you choose to link Sign in with Apple, Google, Game Center, or Google Play Games, we receive the identifier and any profile information you authorize the platform to share, and use it only to secure and restore your account.
- Push notifications. Games that offer notifications will ask for permission first. If you allow them, a device push token is stored with our provider so we can send reminders, rewards, or event notices. You can turn notifications off in your device settings at any time.
- Generated content. Some games may use our own or third-party automated services to generate in-game text such as dialogue, station greetings, or mission descriptions. These services receive only the game context needed to generate the content, such as your call sign and game state, not your contact information.
- Support and website communications. If you contact us through the game, the support form, or email, we receive the information you include, such as your email address, message, screenshots, and troubleshooting details. If you subscribe to updates on our website, we store your email address to send them.
Our games may request device permissions such as network access, notifications, and, on iOS, tracking. You can decline any optional permission; the game will still work, though the related feature will be unavailable.
3. How We Use Information
We use information to:
- operate, save, secure, and troubleshoot our games and website;
- provide game accounts, cloud save, multiplayer, chat, clans, and other online features;
- provide rewarded, interstitial, and banner advertising in games that show ads;
- process and restore purchases and verify entitlements;
- provide leaderboards, display names, rankings, and friends features;
- measure installation retention and engagement and improve game balance, difficulty, and reliability;
- send notifications you have opted into;
- answer support and privacy requests;
- detect and prevent cheating, fraud, abuse, and security incidents; and
- comply with legal obligations.
4. Service Providers and Sharing
We use the following categories of providers, which may vary by game:
- Apple for the App Store, StoreKit, Game Center, Sign in with Apple, and iOS platform services;
- Google for Google Play, Google Play Billing, Google Play Games, Google sign-in, and Android platform services;
- Unity, including the Unity engine, Unity LevelPlay, ironSource Ads, and Unity Ads, for game runtime services and for ad delivery, mediation, measurement, fraud prevention, and related advertising services;
- Vercel, Supabase, and other hosting providers to operate our website, leaderboards, game accounts, cloud save, game servers, and analytics;
- content-generation and email providers where a game or our website uses them.
These providers process information under their own privacy policies. Advertising providers may combine or share advertising data with their partners to deliver and measure ads, subject to your device choices and applicable law. We may also disclose information when required by law, to protect players or the service, or as part of a business transfer.
We do not sell personal information for money. Certain advertising disclosures may be treated as a "sale," "sharing," or targeted advertising under some privacy laws. See Your Choices below.
5. Your Choices
- Tracking permission (iOS): You can allow or deny tracking when iOS asks, and change that choice later in iOS Settings under Privacy & Security > Tracking. Denying tracking prevents the game from accessing the IDFA but does not remove ads.
- Advertising ID (Android): You can reset or delete your advertising ID and opt out of ads personalization in your device's Google settings.
- Advertising privacy: Where required, you may make consent or sale/share choices through controls offered in the game or by our advertising providers, or by contacting us.
- Notifications: Turn them off at any time in your device settings.
- Local game data: You can remove locally stored game data by deleting the app or clearing its data. Device backups may retain a copy according to your Apple or Google backup settings.
- Game accounts: Deleting the app does not delete a game account or cloud save. To delete your account, use the in-game deletion option where available, or follow the steps at play-sparrow.com/data-deletion.
- Privacy requests: You may request access, correction, deletion, or restriction of personal information, or object to certain processing, by emailing us. Depending on where you live, you may also have the right to withdraw consent, opt out of targeted advertising or sale/sharing, or appeal a request decision.
We will not discriminate against you for exercising a privacy right. We may need information to verify and fulfill a request. Because our installation identifier is random and is not tied to an account or email address, we may be unable to identify a particular analytics record unless you provide enough device-specific information to locate it.
6. Retention and Deletion
- Local game data remains on your device until it is reset, overwritten, or the app is deleted.
- Anonymous installation and gameplay analytics are kept for up to 24 months, after which they are deleted or aggregated.
- Game accounts, cloud saves, leaderboard entries, and friend connections are kept while the account is in use and deleted on request or after 24 months without activity.
- Chat messages and other multiplayer content may be kept for up to 90 days for moderation and safety, or longer if needed to investigate abuse.
- Support communications are generally kept for up to 24 months after the request is resolved.
- Purchase and legal records may be kept as long as needed to provide entitlements, prevent fraud, resolve disputes, and meet tax, accounting, or other legal requirements.
- Our service providers retain information according to their own policies and legal obligations.
To request deletion of information controlled by Play Sparrow, see play-sparrow.com/data-deletion or email matt@sparrowia.com.
7. Children
Our games are not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. Where a store or law treats a game as appealing to children, we configure advertising and analytics providers accordingly. If you believe a child has provided personal information, contact us so we can investigate and delete it as appropriate.
8. Regional Rights
If you are in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom, or Switzerland, we process information on the bases of performing our contract with you (operating the game), our legitimate interests (analytics, security, and non-personalized advertising), your consent (tracking, personalized advertising, notifications), and legal obligations, and you may lodge a complaint with your local supervisory authority. If you are a resident of California or another U.S. state with a comprehensive privacy law, you have the rights described in Your Choices, including the right to opt out of the sale or sharing of personal information for targeted advertising.
9. International Processing
We are based in the United States. Our providers may process information in the United States and other countries, which may have different privacy laws from your country. Providers use safeguards required by applicable law for such transfers.
10. Security
We use reasonable administrative and technical safeguards appropriate to the information we process, including encrypted connections to our servers. No storage or transmission method can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
11. Changes to This Policy
We may update this policy as our games, providers, or legal requirements change. We will post the revised policy here and update the effective date. Material changes may also be presented in the game.
12. Contact
Sparrow Enterprises (Play Sparrow)
Email: matt@sparrowia.com
Data deletion: play-sparrow.com/data-deletion