Privacy Policy
In short: 7 Square has no accounts and we don't run our own servers. Your scores, settings and game progress stay on your device. The game shows ads through Google AdMob, which may use your device's advertising ID. If you are in the EEA, the UK or Switzerland, you choose whether ads may be personalized, and you can change that choice at any time. Optional Google Play Games sign-in keeps your leaderboard score and achievements. We may collect anonymous usage statistics to improve the game; they can't identify you.
Who we are
Viya Games ("we", "us") built 7 Square - Merge Number Puzzle (the "App") as a free, ad-supported game. Viya Games is the data controller for the information described here. You can reach us at viyagames@gmail.com.
Information stored on your device
The App saves your high score, the current board, unlocked themes, sound and vibration settings, and tutorial progress on your device only. We never receive this information. Uninstalling the App or clearing its data deletes it.
Advertising (Google AdMob)
The App shows banner, interstitial and optional rewarded video ads from Google AdMob. To serve and measure ads and to prevent fraud, Google may collect:
- your device's advertising ID and app set ID,
- your IP address and the approximate location derived from it,
- device and app information (model, operating system version, language, app version),
- ad interactions (for example, which ads were shown or tapped) and diagnostic data.
We don't receive this data in a way that identifies you. Google processes it under its own policy: How Google uses information from sites or apps that use its services and the Google Privacy Policy.
Your consent and ad choices
EEA, UK and Switzerland: the first time you open the App, a consent form from Google's User Messaging Platform asks whether Google and its ad partners may use your data for personalized ads. If you don't consent, you still get the full game, and you see non-personalized (limited) ads instead. You can change your choice at any time from the App's Menu → Privacy settings.
Everywhere: you can reset or delete your advertising ID, or opt out of ad personalization, in your Android device settings (Settings → Privacy → Ads, or Settings → Google → Ads on some devices).
Google Play Games Services
If you use Google Play Games on your device, the App signs you in with your Play Games profile. This saves your best score to the leaderboard and unlocks achievements. Google provides this service. It uses your Play Games profile (gamer name and avatar), your scores and your achievements, which other players may see according to your Play Games settings. We don't receive your email address or any other account details. See the Google Privacy Policy. You can manage your Play Games profile and its visibility in the Google Play Games app.
Anonymous usage statistics (TelemetryDeck)
To learn which parts of the game are hard (for example, where players stop the tutorial), the App may send anonymous usage signals to TelemetryDeck, a privacy-focused analytics service based in the EU. A signal contains an event name (such as "tutorial step completed"), the app version, the operating system version, the device model and the language. It is linked to a random identifier that is hashed on your device, so it can't identify you. It doesn't contain your advertising ID, name, email or precise location, and it is never used for advertising or shared with ad networks.
Summary of third parties
| Service | Purpose | Privacy policy |
|---|---|---|
| Google AdMob | Showing and measuring ads | Google advertising |
| Google User Messaging Platform | Asking for and storing your ad consent choice | Google Privacy Policy |
| Google Play Games Services | Sign-in, leaderboard, achievements | Google Privacy Policy |
| TelemetryDeck | Anonymous usage statistics | TelemetryDeck Privacy |
Legal bases (EEA, UK and Switzerland)
- Consent: personalized ads, and storing or reading information on your device for advertising.
- Legitimate interests: showing non-personalized ads to fund a free game, preventing ad fraud, and anonymous statistics to improve the game.
- Performance of the service: Play Games sign-in, leaderboard and achievements that you choose to use.
Your rights
Depending on where you live, you may have the right to access, correct or delete your personal data, to object to or restrict processing, to data portability, and to withdraw consent at any time (see "Your consent and ad choices" above). Because we don't hold personal data that identifies you, requests about ad or Play Games data are best handled by Google through your Google Account. You can always write to us at viyagames@gmail.com, and you have the right to complain to your local data protection authority.
Data retention and transfers
Data on your device stays until you clear the App's data or uninstall it. Google and TelemetryDeck keep data according to their own retention policies. Google may process data outside your country, including in the United States, under safeguards described in its privacy policy.
Children
The App is not directed at children under 13. We don't knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided personal information, contact us and we will help remove it.
Security
We keep the data we handle to a minimum and rely on services that protect it with industry-standard measures. However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is 100% secure.
Changes to this policy
We may update this policy when the App changes. The date at the top shows the latest version.
Contact
Questions or requests: viyagames@gmail.com