Privacy Policy for Pyramid Tiles: Match Quest
Pyramid Tiles: Match Quest ("the Game", "we", "us", or "our"), developed and published by IYGroup, is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how our mobile application collects, uses, stores, and discloses information when you use our game on Android and iOS devices.
By downloading, installing, or playing Pyramid Tiles: Match Quest, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
1. Information We Collect
A. Non-Personal & Gameplay Data
We do not require you to provide personally identifiable information (such as your legal name, physical address, phone number, or personal email address) to play our game. To provide a seamless gameplay experience and cloud synchronization, we collect:
- Anonymous Unique Identifier: A randomly generated device-specific UUID and Firebase Anonymous Authentication ID used exclusively to save and synchronize your game progression securely across sessions.
- Game Progress & Inventory: Current level reached, high scores, stars earned, coins collected, unlocked pharaoh relics, artifact milestones, and booster counts.
- Player Preferences: Sound effects (SFX), background music (BGM) volume, haptic feedback settings, and notification preferences.
B. Automatically Collected Diagnostics & Analytics
When you play our game, third-party SDKs may automatically collect technical diagnostics and performance telemetry:
- Device Information: Device hardware model, operating system version, screen resolution, locale, network carrier, and system language.
- Crash & Diagnostic Data (Firebase Crashlytics): Stack traces, memory usage, ANR (Application Not Responding) events, and state of the app at the time of an unexpected crash or freeze to help us diagnose and fix bugs promptly.
- Gameplay Analytics (Firebase Analytics): Aggregated, pseudonymous gameplay metrics (such as level start, level victory, level defeat, item purchase, booster usage, and session length) to improve game balance and level difficulty.
C. Advertising Identifiers & Data
We use Google AdMob to display advertisements (banner, interstitial, rewarded video, and app open ads) that enable the game to remain free to play. AdMob may collect and process:
- IP address (truncated and anonymized where required by law).
- Mobile Advertising Identifiers (Google Advertising ID / Apple IDFA, subject to device tracking permissions).
- Ad interaction, viewability, and impression data to deliver relevant ads and prevent ad fraud.
2. How We Use the Information
We use the collected information strictly for the following purposes:
- Core Gameplay & State Sync: To save, restore, and sync your game progress, unlocked relics, and inventory across app restarts and cloud backup.
- Game Stability & Improvement: To detect and resolve crashes, bugs, and performance bottlenecks across various devices and OS versions.
- Monetization & Ad Delivery: To serve advertisements (including opt-in Rewarded Ads for free in-game boosters, relics, and coins) in compliance with ad network policies.
- Game Balancing: To optimize puzzle solvability, level difficulty progression, and feature enhancements.
- Security & Policy Compliance: To prevent fraudulent gameplay, ad manipulation, or unauthorized tampering.
3. Third-Party Service Providers
We integrate trusted third-party services that process data in accordance with their respective privacy policies:
Google AdMob (Google LLC)
AdvertisingDelivering banner, interstitial, app open, and rewarded video ads (allowing players to earn optional in-game boosters and coins). Collects pseudonymous device identifiers, advertising IDs (GAID/IDFA), ad interaction metrics, and coarse geographic telemetry.
Firebase Analytics (Google LLC)
Analytics & TelemetryAnalyzing aggregated gameplay telemetry (level starts, victories, defeats, relic unlocks, item purchases, and booster usage) to balance puzzle difficulty and optimize user experience.
Firebase Crashlytics (Google LLC)
Crash DiagnosticsReal-time crash diagnostics, ANR (Application Not Responding) tracking, memory state logging, and stability monitoring to resolve technical issues promptly.
Firebase Authentication & Cloud Firestore (Google Cloud)
Cloud Database & AuthProvides anonymous guest authentication and securely synchronizes game progress, stars, coins, and relic milestones to the cloud.
Apple App Store & Google Play Services
Platform ServicesUnderlying mobile operating system services, app updates, in-app billing distribution, and native platform store reviews on Android and iOS.
4. Children's Privacy (COPPA & GDPR-K Compliance)
Pyramid Tiles: Match Quest is designed for general audience entertainment. We do not knowingly collect or solicit personal information from children under the age of 13 (or under 16 in certain European jurisdictions).
Advertisements served within the game are configured to adhere strictly to Google Play Family Policy and Apple App Store guidelines. If you believe that a child has provided us with personal information without parental consent, please contact us immediately, and we will promptly take steps to delete such data.
5. Data Retention and Security
- Local Storage: Gameplay state is stored locally on your device using encrypted and sandboxed storage (
SharedPreferenceson Android /UserDefaultson iOS). - Cloud Storage: Anonymized progress data is synced with Google Cloud Firestore under strict security rules that isolate each player's data using their unique anonymous player ID.
- Security: We implement industry-standard administrative, physical, and technical security measures to protect your information against unauthorized access, alteration, loss, or misuse.
6. Your Rights & Data Deletion (GDPR & CCPA/CPRA)
Depending on your jurisdiction (such as GDPR in the European Union or CCPA/CPRA in California), you have rights regarding your data:
- Right to Access & Portability: You can request a summary of the data associated with your anonymous user ID.
- Right to Deletion: You can request the deletion of your cloud-saved game progress at any time by clearing app data or contacting us with your anonymous User ID (found in Game Settings).
- Opt-Out of Personalized Ads: You can manage or reset your advertising identifier directly in your device settings:Android: Settings > Google > Ads > Reset advertising ID or Delete advertising IDiOS: Settings > Privacy & Security > Tracking > Toggle off "Allow Apps to Request to Track"
7. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update our Privacy Policy periodically to reflect new features, operational practices, or legal requirements. Any modifications will be posted on this page with an updated Last Updated date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.
8. Contact Us
If you have any questions, suggestions, or data deletion requests regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact us: