# Privacy Policy

_Last updated: 2026-05-07_

## Overview

Orb Sweeper is a single-player game. It is designed with privacy in mind and operates entirely on your device.

## Data Collection

**Orb Sweeper does not itself collect personal data.** Specifically:

- No personally identifiable information is gathered by the game.
- No analytics, telemetry, or usage tracking is performed.
- No device identifiers, advertising IDs, or location data are accessed.

If you choose to sign in to Google Play Games (see "Third-Party Services" below), gameplay scores and your Play Games profile are shared with Google. This is the only situation in which any data leaves your device.

## Advertising

Orb Sweeper does **not** display advertisements and does not integrate any advertising SDKs.

## Payments and Purchases

Orb Sweeper does **not** offer in-app purchases, subscriptions, or any form of payment.

## Third-Party Services — Google Play Games Services

Orb Sweeper integrates Google Play Games Services (GPGS) for online leaderboards. This integration is optional: leaderboard submission only occurs if you sign in with a Google account.

When you sign in, the following data is shared between your device and Google:

- Your Google account identifier and Play Games gamer ID / public profile (display name, avatar).
- Sign-in events (timestamps).
- Your best completion times for the six preset difficulties (Easy / Normal / Hard, Classic and No-Guess).

This data is processed and stored by Google under Google's privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy

Custom-difficulty records are never submitted to Google and remain on your device only.

### How to opt out

- Decline the sign-in prompt; nothing is uploaded.
- If signed in, sign out from inside the Google Play Games app on your device.
- Uninstalling the game removes all local data. Data already submitted to Google can be deleted from your Play Games account at https://myaccount.google.com → Data & Privacy.

## Network Access

Orb Sweeper requests the INTERNET and ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE Android permissions solely to communicate with Google Play Games Services. No other network calls are made.

## Local Storage

The game stores the following information locally on your device:

- Game settings (audio, haptics, background, difficulty preferences).
- High scores and best times.

If you sign in to Google Play Games, the same best-time records for the six preset difficulties are also submitted to Google's servers; see Third-Party Services. Otherwise this data never leaves your device.

You can remove local data at any time by uninstalling the app or clearing its storage through your device settings.

## Children's Privacy

Orb Sweeper itself collects no data. The optional Google Play Games Services integration is governed by Google's account-age requirements and privacy policy.

## Changes to This Policy

If this policy ever changes, the updated version will be published in this file along with a new "Last updated" date.

## Contact

Questions about this policy can be sent to **artem@nechunaev.com**.