Glimmerwords Privacy Policy
In short: Glimmerwords has no accounts and no sign-in, and we, the developer, collect no personal information. Your game progress stays on your device. The game shows ads through Google AdMob, and Google may collect some device data to show and measure those ads, as explained below.
1. Who we are
Glimmerwords is a word puzzle game made by an independent developer ("we", "us"). If you have any question about this policy, email devoffice7@gmail.com.
2. Information stored on your device
The game saves the following only on your phone. It is never sent to us:
- Your progress: levels, stars, coins, streaks, trophies, relics and collected words.
- Your settings: sound, music, theme, text size, contrast and reminders.
- Counts used to keep ads fair, such as how many videos you've watched today.
You can erase all of this with Settings → Reset progress, by clearing the app's storage, or by uninstalling the app. Android's own backup may copy this data to your Google account if you have backup turned on. That is controlled by your device settings and Google's policies.
3. Advertising (Google AdMob)
Glimmerwords is free and is supported by ads from Google AdMob. Rewarded videos are always your choice. Full-screen ads appear only between levels. To serve, limit and measure ads and to prevent fraud, the Google Mobile Ads SDK may collect:
- Device identifiers, including the Android advertising ID
- Your IP address and the approximate location derived from it
- Device and app information, such as the model, OS version, language and app version
- Ad interactions, such as ads shown, taps and video completions
- Crash and performance data about the ads SDK
This data is collected and processed by Google, not by us. We cannot see it or link it to you. See how Google uses information from apps that use its services and Google's Privacy Policy.
Your choices:
- If you are in the EEA, the UK or Switzerland, Glimmerwords asks for your consent through Google's consent form before showing personalised ads. You can change your choice any time in Settings → Privacy options.
- On any Android device, you can reset or delete your advertising ID, or opt out of ad personalisation, in Android Settings → Google → Ads (or Settings → Privacy → Ads).
- All ads are limited to content suitable for a general audience (G rating).
4. Notifications
If you turn on Reminders, the app schedules at most one notification a day for the Daily Puzzle. It is scheduled on your device, and no data is sent anywhere. You can turn it off in Settings or in Android's notification settings.
5. Permissions
| Permission | Why it is used |
|---|---|
| Internet | Only to load ads and the consent form. The puzzles work fully offline. |
| Notifications | Only for the optional daily reminder. |
| Vibrate | Gentle haptic taps while you swipe letters. You can turn this off in Settings. |
6. What we do not do
- We do not ask for your name, email, phone number, contacts, photos or precise location.
- We do not run our own analytics or servers, and we do not sell personal information.
- There are no in-app purchases, so we never handle payment details.
7. Children
Glimmerwords is a general-audience game and is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child's data has been collected through the ads in this app, please contact us and we will help you request its deletion from Google.
8. Data security and retention
Game data stays in the app's private storage on your device until you reset or uninstall the app. Data collected by Google AdMob is kept according to Google's own retention policies.
9. Your rights
Depending on where you live (for example under the GDPR, the UK GDPR, India's Digital Personal Data Protection Act or US state laws), you may have the right to access, correct or delete personal data and to withdraw consent. We hold no personal data about you. For data processed by Google for ads, use the choices in section 3 or contact Google. For anything else, email us.
10. Changes to this policy
If this policy changes, we will update this page and its effective date. Significant changes will also be mentioned in the app's release notes.
11. Contact
Email: devoffice7@gmail.com