Privacy Policy for Emoji Merge: Candy Puzzle Game

Effective Date: 05-Jul-2025

Thank you for choosing to be part of our community at Emoji Merge: Candy Puzzle Game. We are committed to protecting your personal information and your right to privacy. If you have any questions or concerns about this privacy policy, or our practices with regards to your personal information, please contact us at basavaraja@heyidb.com.

When you visit our mobile application (the "App"), and more generally, use any of our services (the "Services", which include the App), we appreciate that you are trusting us with your personal information. We take your privacy very seriously. In this privacy policy, we seek to explain to you in the clearest way possible what information we collect, how we use it, and what rights you have in relation to it. We hope you take some time to read through it carefully, as it is important. If there are any terms in this privacy policy that you do not agree with, please discontinue use of our Services immediately.

1. What Information Do We Collect?

- Location: Approximate location data (e.g., city-level) may be collected to improve the user experience and serve relevant advertisements.
- App Activity: Information about your interactions with the app and other actions taken within the app.
- Device or Other IDs: Unique device identifiers.
- App Info and Performance: Crash logs and diagnostic data to improve app performance.
- OAuth Information: We collect information from you when you use our App's OAuth features for game services. This may include your Google account's basic profile information such as your name and email address. We use OAuth only for authentication purposes.

2. How Do We Use Your Information?

- The information collected through OAuth is used solely for the purpose of authenticating your account within our game services. We do not use your Google user data for any other purpose.
- The other collected information is used for serving relevant advertisements, improving app performance and user experience, and analyzing app usage to optimize features and functionality.

3. Will Your Information Be Shared With Anyone?

- We do not share your personal information with any third parties, except as necessary for authentication through Google's OAuth service.
- We may share the other collected data with third-party companies or organizations, as follows:
  - Location: Approximate location data may be shared to improve ad targeting.
  - App Activity: Information about app interactions and other actions may be shared for analytics and advertising purposes.
  - Device or Other IDs: Unique device identifiers may be shared for advertising and analytics.

4. Do We Use Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies?

- We do not use cookies or other tracking technologies.

5. How Do We Handle Your Social Logins?

- Our App allows you to sign in using OAuth services provided by Google. We use this only for authentication purposes.

6. Is Your Information Transferred Internationally?

- We do not transfer your personal information internationally.

7. How Long Do We Keep Your Information?

- We do not retain any personal information related to OAuth authentication after you log out or uninstall our App.
- The other collected information may be retained for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this privacy policy.

8. How Do We Keep Your Information Safe?

- We are committed to protecting your data but cannot guarantee absolute security as data isn’t encrypted and your data isn't transferred over a secure connection.

9. Third-Party Links

- Our application may contain links to third-party websites or services that are not operated by us. We have no control over, and assume no responsibility for, the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services.

10. Do We Make Updates to This Policy?

- We may update this privacy policy from time to time. The updated version will be indicated by an updated "Revised" date and the updated version will be effective as soon as it is accessible.

11. How Can You Contact Us About This Policy?

- If you have any questions or comments about this policy, you may contact us at basavaraja@heyidb.com.