Privacy Policy – Sudoku Master: Daily Brain Puzzle
This Privacy Policy explains how Sudoku Master: Daily Brain Puzzle (“the App,” “we,” “our,” or “us”) handles information when you use our Android mobile application.
We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting user information. By downloading, installing, or using the App, you acknowledge the practices described in this Privacy Policy.
1. Information We Collect
Sudoku Master is designed primarily as an offline puzzle game. The App does not require users to create an account or provide personal information to play Sudoku puzzles.
The App may collect or process limited information through third-party services used for advertisements, application performance, analytics, security, and error reporting.
Information that may be collected automatically includes:
- Device type and device model
- Android operating system version
- App version
- Device language
- General device information
- Advertising identifier
- Approximate location inferred from an IP address
- Advertisement interactions
- Advertisement impressions
- Diagnostic information
- Application performance information
- Crash logs and error information
We do not intentionally collect information such as:
- Name
- Home address
- Phone number
- Email address
- Contacts
- Photos
- Videos
- Personal files
- SMS messages
- Call history
- Precise GPS location
- Financial information
- Passwords
The exact information processed may depend on the features and third-party services enabled in the version of the App you use.
2. Sudoku Game Data
The App may store gameplay information locally on your Android device, including:
- Current Sudoku puzzle
- Saved game progress
- Numbers entered into a puzzle
- Sudoku notes or candidate numbers
- Difficulty level
- Puzzle completion history
- Game statistics
- Completion times
- Mistake counts
- Hint usage
- Daily Challenge progress
- Achievements
- Playing streaks
- App preferences
- Theme settings
- Sound and vibration settings
This information is primarily stored locally on your device and is used to provide game functionality.
Unless cloud synchronization or another online feature is introduced and separately disclosed, Sudoku gameplay data is not uploaded to our servers.
Uninstalling the App or clearing its application data may permanently remove locally stored game progress, settings, achievements, and statistics.
3. Advertising
The App uses Google AdMob, an advertising service provided by Google, to display advertisements.
The App may display:
- Banner advertisements
- Interstitial advertisements
- Rewarded advertisements
Google and its advertising partners may collect or process information such as:
- Advertising identifier
- IP address
- Device information
- App interactions
- Advertisement impressions
- Advertisement clicks
- Advertisement performance information
- Diagnostic information
- Approximate location
- Other identifiers permitted by applicable law and device settings
This information may be used to:
- Display advertisements
- Measure advertisement performance
- Limit repeated advertisements
- Detect fraud and abuse
- Provide personalized advertisements where permitted
- Provide non-personalized advertisements when required
The App does not control all information collected or processed independently by Google or its advertising partners.
For more information, review Google’s Privacy Policy and information about how Google uses data from applications that use its services.
4. Banner Advertisements
The App may display fixed Banner Ads on selected screens.
Banner Ads may be displayed on screens such as:
- Home
- New Game
- Sudoku Game
- Daily Challenge
- Statistics
- Achievements
- Game Completion
Advertisement availability may depend on:
- Internet connectivity
- User location
- Advertisement inventory
- Consent status
- Device configuration
- Google AdMob policies
5. Interstitial Advertisements
The App may display full-screen Interstitial Ads at appropriate transitions.
Interstitial Ads may appear:
- After completing a Sudoku puzzle
- Before starting another puzzle
- After completing a Daily Challenge
- During appropriate transitions between screens
Interstitial Ads are controlled using time intervals and frequency limits.
The App is designed not to display Interstitial Ads during active Sudoku gameplay.
6. Rewarded Advertisements
The App may offer optional Rewarded Ads.
Users may voluntarily choose to watch a Rewarded Ad to receive an in-app benefit, such as:
- Additional Sudoku hints
- An additional chance after reaching a mistake limit
- Temporary removal of Banner Ads
- Temporary access to selected themes or features
Watching a Rewarded Ad is optional.
The reward is provided only after the advertising service confirms that the required advertisement interaction has been completed.
Users may continue using the normal features of the App without choosing to watch Rewarded Ads, except where a particular optional reward requires completion of the advertisement.
7. Personalized and Non-Personalized Advertisements
Depending on your location, age eligibility, consent choices, Android settings, and applicable laws, Google AdMob may provide:
- Personalized advertisements
- Non-personalized advertisements
- Limited advertisements
Where required, the App may request consent before displaying certain types of advertisements.
Users may be provided with privacy choices through:
- A consent form
- Advertisement privacy settings
- Android privacy settings
- Google advertisement settings
The availability of these options may vary by country or region.
8. Consent Management
Where required by applicable privacy laws, the App may use Google’s User Messaging Platform or another consent-management solution.
Users may be asked to make choices regarding:
- Personalized advertising
- Advertisement-related data processing
- Advertising partners
- Privacy preferences
Where available, users may review or update their choices through the App’s privacy settings.
Withdrawing consent does not necessarily remove all advertisements. The App may continue to display non-personalized or limited advertisements where permitted.
9. Third-Party Services
The App may use third-party services that process information according to their own privacy policies.
Third-party services may include:
- Google Play Services
- Google AdMob
- Google User Messaging Platform
- Google Play Console services
- Crash-reporting services, if enabled
- Analytics services, if enabled
These providers may collect information independently under their own terms and privacy policies.
We encourage users to review the privacy policies of applicable third-party service providers.
10. Internet Access
The App may use an internet connection for:
- Loading advertisements
- Displaying Rewarded Ads
- Processing advertisement consent
- Accessing online Daily Challenges, if enabled
- Checking application updates
- Accessing external Privacy Policy or support pages
- Optional analytics or diagnostic services
Core Sudoku gameplay may remain available offline.
When the device is offline:
- Advertisements may not be displayed
- Rewarded Ads may be unavailable
- Online features may not work
- Offline Sudoku gameplay may continue normally
11. Data Storage
Sudoku game information and user preferences are primarily stored locally on the Android device.
Local information may remain on the device until:
- The user deletes saved game information
- The user resets statistics
- The user clears the App’s storage
- The App is uninstalled
Third-party services may retain information according to their own privacy policies and legal obligations.
12. Data Sharing
We do not sell users’ personal information.
Information may be processed or shared with third-party service providers only when necessary for purposes such as:
- Advertisement delivery
- Advertisement measurement
- Fraud prevention
- Application functionality
- Application security
- Performance monitoring
- Crash reporting
- Legal compliance
Third-party providers may process information according to their own privacy policies.
13. Data Security
We use reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect information handled by the App.
However, no electronic storage system, mobile application, internet transmission, or third-party service can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
Users are responsible for maintaining the security of their Android device.
14. Data Retention
Locally stored Sudoku information remains on the user’s device until it is deleted, reset, cleared, or removed through application uninstallation.
Information processed by Google AdMob, Google Play Services, or other third-party providers may be retained according to their respective privacy policies.
15. Children’s Privacy
The App is a general-audience Sudoku puzzle game and is not specifically directed toward children under the minimum digital-consent age applicable in their country.
We do not knowingly request or intentionally collect personal information directly from children.
Parents or legal guardians should supervise children’s use of mobile applications and review applicable advertising and privacy settings.
If you believe that a child has provided personal information directly to us, contact us using the details provided below so that we can review the request and take appropriate action.
16. User Privacy Choices
Depending on the user’s location and applicable laws, users may have rights regarding their information, including the right to:
- Request information about applicable data practices
- Access certain personal information
- Request correction of inaccurate information
- Request deletion of eligible information
- Object to or restrict certain processing
- Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent
Because most Sudoku gameplay information is stored locally, users can remove it by:
- Using available reset or delete options in the App
- Clearing the App’s storage through Android Settings
- Uninstalling the App
Requests concerning information independently processed by Google may need to be submitted directly to Google.
17. Advertising Choices
Users may manage certain advertising preferences through:
- Android device settings
- Google advertisement settings
- Privacy choices provided within the App
- Consent-management options, where available
Changing advertisement preferences may affect advertisement personalization but may not completely remove advertisements.
18. Permissions
Depending on the App version and enabled features, the App may request or use limited Android permissions.
Internet-related permissions may be used for:
- Loading advertisements
- Processing advertisement consent
- Accessing online features
- Checking network availability
The App does not require access to contacts, SMS messages, call history, microphone, camera, or precise location for normal Sudoku gameplay unless a future optional feature requires such access and is separately disclosed.
19. External Links
The App may contain links to external websites, advertisements, services, or third-party content.
We are not responsible for:
- External website content
- Third-party privacy practices
- Third-party security
- External products or services
Users should review the privacy policies of external services before providing information.
20. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy when:
- New App features are introduced
- Advertising services change
- Third-party services are added or removed
- Legal requirements change
- Privacy practices are updated
The revised Privacy Policy will display an updated “Last Updated” date.
Users are encouraged to review this Privacy Policy periodically.
Continued use of the App after an updated Privacy Policy becomes effective may indicate acknowledgment of the revised policy, subject to applicable law.
21. Contact Us
If you have questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy, contact:
Email: admin@tallypremiumclub.com