Candy Sort (“the game”, “we”, “us”) is a mobile puzzle game published by Code Lagoon. This policy explains what information the game uses, why, and the choices you have. If you have questions, contact us at hello@code-lagoon.com.
1. What the game stores
Your progress (level, coins, boosters, mode progress, daily streak and settings) is saved on your device. We do not ask you to create an account, and we do not run our own servers. We do not collect your name, email address, phone number, contacts, photos or location. Uninstalling the game removes the local copy.
If you sign in to Google Play Games, your progress is also saved to your Google account through Google Play Games Services, so you can continue on another device. We cannot see your Google account details. The cloud copy can be deleted from your Google Play Games settings, and you can play without signing in.
2. Advertising
The game is free and shows ads through Google AdMob. AdMob may collect and use your advertising ID, IP address, device and app information, and your ad interactions to show ads, measure them and prevent fraud. This may include using cookies or similar technologies on your device.
In the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom and similar regions, we ask for your consent first, and you can change your choice at any time under Settings → Ad Privacy. You can reset or delete your advertising ID, or opt out of personalized ads, in your Android settings (Settings → Privacy → Ads). Learn how Google uses data from apps that use its services: policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites.
3. Analytics and crash reports
The game uses Google Firebase (Analytics, Crashlytics and Remote Config) to understand how the game is used and to fix crashes. Firebase may collect an app-instance identifier, your device model, Android version, country, app version, gameplay events (for example levels played and purchases made) and crash logs. We do not link this to your name or contact details. Remote Config downloads settings such as ad frequency. Learn more: firebase.google.com/support/privacy.
4. Achievements, leaderboards and ratings
If you sign in to Google Play Games, the game can post your trophies and star score to Google Play Games leaderboards and achievements, which are handled by Google. The game may ask you to rate it using Google Play’s in-app review; your rating is handled by Google Play. The Share button on the win screen only opens your phone’s share menu, and nothing is sent unless you choose an app.
5. Notifications
With your permission the game schedules a few local reminder notifications on your device (never more than three, and none after you open the game again). They are created on your phone, not sent from a server. You can turn them off in the game under Settings → Reminders or in your Android notification settings.
6. Third-party services
The game uses services provided by Google: AdMob (advertising), Google User Messaging Platform (consent), Firebase (analytics, crash reports and remote settings) and Google Play Games Services (cloud save, leaderboards and achievements). These providers process data under their own privacy policies, including Google’s privacy policy. We do not use any other analytics or tracking tools.
7. What we do not do
We do not sell your data, do not ask for your name, email, phone number or location, and do not track you across other apps or websites.
8. Data retention and your choices
We do not keep your personal data on servers of our own. Data on your device is removed when you uninstall the game. Cloud saves are held by Google until you delete them. Depending on where you live, you may have rights over your personal data, such as access, correction or deletion; for data held by Google, use Google’s tools, and for anything else write to us at hello@code-lagoon.com.
9. Children
Candy Sort is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect information from children. If you believe a child has given us information, contact us at hello@code-lagoon.com and we will address it.
10. Changes and contact
If this policy changes we will update this page and the date at the top. Questions: hello@code-lagoon.com.