This Privacy Policy explains what information the mobile game Dual World (the "App") and this website process, why, and what choices you have. The App and this website are published by Igor Lukić under the name Dual World Studio ("we", "us"). You can reach us at dualworld.game@gmail.com.
Dual World is currently in development and not yet available for download. This policy describes the App as we plan to release it on Google Play for Android. We will update this page if the App changes in a way that affects your privacy.
1. Summary
- You do not need an account. The App does not ask for your name, email address or phone number.
- Your game progress and settings are stored only on your device. We do not run servers that receive or store them.
- The App shows advertisements from Google AdMob. Google collects certain device and usage information to show, measure and protect ads, as described below.
- Where the law requires it (for example in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom and Switzerland), the App asks for your consent through Google's consent form, and you can change your choices later in the App's settings.
- Neither the App nor this website uses analytics, crash-reporting or tracking services of our own, and this website does not set cookies.
2. Information stored on your device
The App saves game data locally on your device, for example:
- completed levels, stars and best results;
- settings such as sound effects and vibration;
- how many hints you have used today and help you have earned;
- the last level played and which tutorials you have already seen;
- simple counters the App uses to decide when an advertisement may be shown (for example the number of levels completed since the last full-screen ad and the time of the last rewarded ad).
The App does not send this data to us or to anyone else. You can reset your progress in the App's settings, or delete all App data by clearing the App's storage in Android settings or by uninstalling the App. If you use Android's device backup, Android may include the App's data in your backup; that backup is handled by Google under your Google account settings, not by us.
3. Advertising (Google AdMob)
The App is free and shows advertisements provided by Google AdMob (Google LLC; for users in the EEA, the UK and Switzerland, Google Ireland Limited):
- full-screen ads that may appear between levels, and
- optional rewarded ads that you can choose to watch to receive in-game help, such as extra undos or hints. You can always decline them.
According to Google, the Google Mobile Ads SDK used in the App automatically collects and shares the following information for advertising, analytics and fraud-prevention purposes:
| Information | Examples |
|---|---|
| IP address | May be used to estimate the general (approximate) location of your device. |
| Device and account identifiers | Android advertising ID, app set ID and, where applicable, other identifiers related to signed-in accounts on the device. |
| App interactions | App launches, taps and video views. |
| Diagnostic information | App launch time, hang rate and energy usage. |
Google states that this information is encrypted in transit. Google processes it under its own privacy policy. We do not receive this information about you; AdMob only gives us aggregated reports (for example, how many ads were shown). Learn more about how Google uses information from apps that use its services and read Google's Privacy Policy.
Personalised ads. Depending on your choices and on applicable law, Google may show personalised ads (based on your interests), non-personalised ads or limited ads. If you do not consent to personalised advertising, the App may still show ads where Google and the law allow it. You can reset or delete your advertising ID, or opt out of ads personalisation, in your Android device settings (the exact path depends on your device, for example Settings → Privacy → Ads). You can also manage Google ads settings in My Ad Center.
4. Consent and privacy choices (Google UMP)
The App uses Google's User Messaging Platform (UMP) to find out whether consent is required in your region and, if so, to ask for it before any ad is requested. To do this, the App contacts Google, which processes your IP address. Your choices are stored on your device in a standard format (the IAB Transparency & Consent Framework string) and are sent with ad requests so that Google can respect them. Where this option applies in your region, you can review or change your choices at any time in the App under Settings → Privacy choices.
5. Permissions
The App requests only the permissions it needs:
- Internet and network state — to load ads and the consent form.
- Vibration — for optional haptic feedback.
- Audio settings — to play sound effects.
- Advertising ID and related Android advertising permissions, added by the Google Mobile Ads SDK — used by Google for advertising as described above.
- Background-work permissions (wake lock, foreground service) declared by Android libraries that the Google Mobile Ads SDK uses.
The App does not access your camera, microphone, contacts, photos, files or precise location.
6. Google Play and Android
When you download the App from Google Play, Google Play and Android services may process information (for example about installs, updates and crashes) under Google's own terms and privacy policy. We receive only aggregated statistics from Google Play, and crash reports only if you have allowed your device to share them with Google.
7. This website
This website is hosted by Cloudflare (Cloudflare Pages). It has no accounts, forms, analytics or advertising, and it does not set cookies. Like any web server, Cloudflare processes technical information such as your IP address, browser type and the pages you request in order to deliver the website and protect it from abuse, under the Cloudflare Privacy Policy.
8. When you contact us
If you email us, we receive your email address and whatever you write, and we use them only to answer you. Our email is provided by Google (Gmail). We keep messages for as long as needed to handle your request and delete them when they are no longer needed, or earlier if you ask us to.
9. Children
The App is intended for users aged 13 and older and is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child under 13 has provided personal information to us, please contact us and we will delete it.
10. Data retention
We do not keep personal information about App users on our own systems. Game data stays on your device until you reset it, clear the App's storage or uninstall the App. Emails are kept as described in section 8. Information collected by Google and Cloudflare is retained according to their own policies.
11. Your rights
Depending on where you live (for example under the EU or UK GDPR or US state privacy laws), you may have rights such as access, correction, deletion, objection or withdrawal of consent. Because we do not hold personal information about App users, most requests concern data processed by Google: you can change your consent in the App under Settings → Privacy choices, reset or delete your advertising ID in Android settings, and use Google's privacy tools. For emails you sent us, or any other question, contact us and we will help as far as we can. You may also have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority.
12. Changes to this policy
We may update this Privacy Policy, for example when the App changes. The updated version will be published on this page with a new effective date.
13. Contact
Igor Lukić (Dual World Studio)
Email: dualworld.game@gmail.com