Steel War – Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy describes how the Android game Steel War (the “Game”), published by Windy Production (“we”, “us”), handles information. We designed the Game to collect as little information as possible. In short: we do not collect, store or sell any personal information ourselves, and we do not run any server for the Game. The only information that leaves your device is handled by Google services that the Game uses for advertising and for the optional in-app purchase, as explained below.
1. Information the Game does not collect
- The Game has no user accounts, no login and no social features.
- We do not ask for your name, email address, phone number, contacts, photos, microphone, camera or precise location.
- We do not use analytics or crash-reporting services of our own, and we do not operate any server that receives data from the Game.
2. Information stored on your device
The Game saves a few small files on your device only: your settings (for example sound volume and screen options) and whether you have purchased the “Remove Ads” product. These files are never sent to us. You can delete them at any time by clearing the Game’s storage in Android settings or by uninstalling the Game.
3. Advertising (Google AdMob)
The free version of the Game shows a banner advertisement provided by Google AdMob. To show and measure ads and to prevent fraud, Google may collect and process information from your device, such as:
- your Android Advertising ID (a resettable identifier) and, where permitted, other device identifiers;
- your IP address and the approximate location that can be derived from it;
- device and software information (for example model, operating system version, language, network type);
- information about how ads are displayed and interacted with (impressions, clicks).
This data is collected and used by Google under Google’s own privacy practices; we do not receive it in a form that identifies you. See How Google uses information from sites or apps that use our services and the Google Privacy Policy.
Your choices. Where the law requires it (for example in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom and some other regions), the Game shows a consent message provided by Google’s User Messaging Platform before any advertising data is used, and ads are served according to your answer. On your device you can also reset your Advertising ID or opt out of ads personalization in Android’s settings (usually Settings → Privacy → Ads; the exact path depends on your device). You can remove the advertisement completely with the in-app purchase described in the next section.
4. In-app purchase (Google Play Billing)
The Game offers one optional one-time purchase, “Remove Ads”. Payments are processed entirely by Google Play. We never receive or store your payment card or other payment details; we only learn, through Google Play, whether the purchase has been completed so that the Game can switch ads off. Google’s handling of payment information is described in the Google Privacy Policy and the Google Play Terms of Service.
5. Permissions used by the Game
- Internet and network state – only to load advertisements and to connect to Google Play for the purchase.
- Advertising ID – declared by Google’s advertising library so that ads can be served (see section 3).
6. Data sharing, retention and deletion
We do not sell, rent or share personal information, because we do not hold any. Information processed by Google is retained and can be managed according to Google’s policies; you can review and control it in your Google Account under Data & privacy. Because the Game stores nothing on our side, there is nothing for us to delete other than the local files described in section 2, which you control.
7. Security
The Game does not transmit your data to us. Communication with Google services uses the security measures provided by those services and by the Android platform.
8. Children’s privacy
The Game is not directed to children under 13 (or under 16 in the European Economic Area), and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided personal information through the Game, please contact us and we will help with the request.
9. Your rights
Depending on where you live (for example under the GDPR or the CCPA/CPRA), you may have rights to access, correct, delete or restrict the processing of your personal information. As we do not hold personal information about you, we generally have nothing to provide or delete, but you are welcome to contact us with any question or request. For data held by Google, please use Google’s privacy tools.
10. Changes to this policy
We may update this Privacy Policy, for example if we add new features. The current version is always available at this page, and the effective date at the top shows when it last changed.
11. Contact
Developer: Windy Production
Email: team.windy.production@gmail.com