Block Builder Privacy Policy

1. Information stored on your device

The Game saves a small amount of data on your device: your best score, your settings (sound effects, music, vibration, and how the leaderboard is shown), your screws balance, whether you own Remove Ads, the block styles and power-ups you own, and a record of the Google Play purchase codes already delivered (so a purchase is never applied twice). If you use Google Play Games, the Game also keeps a copy of your last cloud sync and any score waiting to be sent to the leaderboard.

We do not receive this data. If you do not sign in to Google Play Games, it stays only on your device and is deleted when you uninstall the Game or clear its data. If you sign in, your progress is also backed up as described in section 2.

2. Google Play Games (sign-in, leaderboard and cloud save)

The Game can use Google Play Games Services. On Android, Google may sign you in automatically if you already use Play Games. Signing in is optional: you can play the full Game without it.

• Sign-in: Google provides the Game with your Play Games player ID and gamer name.
• Leaderboard: when you are signed in, the score of each finished game is sent to Google, which keeps your best scores for today, this week and all time. Your score is shown publicly on the leaderboard with your Play Games gamer name, according to your Play Games profile visibility settings. If you play while signed out, your highest score is kept on your device and sent after you sign in. The Game also downloads the top scores and gamer names from Google to show the leaderboard inside the Game.
• Cloud save: when you are signed in, your progress (screws, the block styles you own and the one you use, power-ups, best score and the purchase codes already delivered) is saved in Google Play Games Saved Games under your Google account, so it can be restored after reinstalling or on a new device. Your settings stay on your device. Remove Ads is not part of cloud save, because it is always checked with Google Play.

This data is stored and processed by Google, not on our servers. You control your Play Games profile, visibility and data in the Google Play Games app and your Google account settings. See the Google Privacy Policy.

3. Advertising (Google AdMob)

The Game shows banner ads, occasional full-screen ads between games, and optional rewarded ads (you choose to watch one for a second chance). If you buy Remove Ads (see section 6), banner and between-game ads are no longer requested or shown; only the optional rewarded ads remain. These ads are served by Google AdMob. To show ads, measure them and prevent fraud, Google may collect and process information from your device, such as:

• your device's advertising ID, IP address and approximate location derived from it;
• device and app information (model, operating system, language, app version);
• ad interactions (which ads were shown or tapped) and diagnostic information.

We do not see or store this information ourselves. Google's use of it is described in How Google uses information from sites or apps that use its services and the Google Privacy Policy.

Your choices: if you are in the European Economic Area, the UK or Switzerland, the Game shows Google's consent form when you first open it, before any ads are loaded, asking whether your information may be used for personalised ads. If you decline, Google may still show non-personalised or limited ads, which use less information (for example, to count ads and prevent fraud). Where the law requires it, the Game also shows a Privacy options button in its Settings, so you can review or change your choice at any time. Anywhere, you can reset or delete your advertising ID, or opt out of personalised ads, in your device settings (Settings → Google → Ads, or Settings → Privacy → Ads).

4. Information we collect

We do not collect or receive any personal information ourselves. Apart from the Google services described in this policy, the Game contains no analytics or other third-party tracking services. An internet connection is only needed to load ads, make purchases and use Google Play Games; the Game can be played offline.

5. Device permissions

The Game may use your device's vibration to give a short buzz when you drop a block, and internet / network state access to load ads and connect to Google Play and Google Play Games. The Google Mobile Ads SDK also uses the advertising ID permission, and the Google Play Billing library uses the Google Play billing permission to process purchases. None of these give us access to your personal information.

6. In-app purchases

The Game offers optional packs of screws (the in-game currency) and a one-time Remove Ads purchase for real money. Purchases are entirely optional and the whole Game can be played without them: screws can also be earned by playing, and Remove Ads only turns off ads.

• All purchases are processed by Google Play under the Google Play Terms of Service. Google handles your payment details and purchase history as described in the Google Privacy Policy; we never receive your name, email address, card or other payment details.
• To deliver a purchase, the Game receives from Google Play only which item you bought (for example a screw pack or Remove Ads), its status (completed or pending) and a purchase code (token). This is used only to deliver and confirm your purchase with Google Play, and to show local prices from Google Play in the shop. It is kept on your device (and in your cloud save if you are signed in to Google Play Games); we do not send it to our own servers.
• If a payment is pending (for example a cash or bank payment that hasn't cleared yet), the item is delivered once Google Play confirms the payment, the next time you open the Game.
• Remove Ads turns off banner ads and the ads between games. Optional rewarded ads (which you choose to watch for a second chance) remain available. Because Google Play keeps this purchase on your Google account, the Game checks it with Google Play when it starts, so it is restored automatically if you reinstall the Game or use another device with the same account, and it is removed if the purchase is refunded.
• Screws you buy are stored on your device. If you are signed in to Google Play Games, they are also backed up in your cloud save and restored after reinstalling or on a new device; otherwise they are lost if you uninstall the Game or clear its data. If a purchase was paid for but not delivered, use Shop → Restore purchases; this also re-checks Remove Ads.
• You can require password or biometric confirmation for every purchase in the Play Store app (Settings → Authentication → Require authentication for purchases); parents can also use Google Family Link to approve purchases.
• For refunds or billing questions, use Google Play (Google Play refund policies) or contact us.

7. Children

The Game is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children. Ads in the Game are limited to content suitable for general and family audiences (rated PG or lower). In-app purchases are made through Google Play, which applies its own age and parental-approval settings. If you believe a child has provided personal information through the Game, or made a purchase without permission, contact us and we will help.

8. Data retention and deletion

• Game data on your device (scores, settings, screws, items and delivered-purchase records): uninstall the Game or clear its data in your device settings (Settings → Apps → Block Builder → Storage → Clear data). Remove Ads is restored from your Google account the next time you install the Game.
• Cloud save and leaderboard: kept by Google Play Games until you delete them. You can delete your Play Games data for the Game, or your whole Play Games profile, in the Google Play Games app (Profile → Settings → Delete Play Games account & data). Note: if you are still signed in on a device with the Game installed, the Game may back up that device's progress again.
• Payment and purchase-history data is held by Google Play; you can view it in the Play Store under Payments & subscriptions → Budget & history.
• Advertising data is held by Google; you can reset or delete your advertising ID in your device settings, and manage your Google data at myaccount.google.com.
• We hold no other data about you, so there is nothing else to delete.

For any request or question, email us and we will respond as soon as possible.

9. Changes to this policy

We may update this policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with a new effective date.

10. Contact

PlayAct Games, Lebanon
Email: playactgames.pa@gmail.com