Word Connect PRIVACY POLICY
1. Introduction
Welcome to Word Connect (“App,” “we,” “our,” or “us”).
We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting the information associated with your use of the App. This Privacy Policy explains what information may be collected, how it may be used, how third-party services may process information, and the choices available to you.
By downloading, installing, accessing, or using Word Connect, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy.
If you do not agree with this Privacy Policy, please discontinue using the App and uninstall it from your device.
2. Information We Collect
Word Connect is designed primarily as an offline word puzzle game. We do not require users to create an account or provide personal information to access the core gameplay features.
However, certain information may be collected automatically by the App or by integrated third-party services.
2.1 Information You Provide
The App may allow you to provide optional information, such as:
- Player nickname
- Selected profile avatar
- Game preferences
- Feedback or support messages
- Information voluntarily included in an email sent to us
Please do not include sensitive personal information when contacting us unless it is necessary to resolve your request.
2.2 Game and App Data
The App may create and store gameplay-related information, including:
- Current game level
- Completed levels
- Words discovered
- Bonus words found
- Coins earned or spent
- Hints and boosters used
- XP and player progression
- Daily and weekly challenge progress
- Achievements
- Gameplay statistics
- Daily reward streaks
- Selected themes
- Music, sound, vibration, language, and display preferences
This information is generally stored locally on your device using Android storage technologies such as Room Database and DataStore.
Uninstalling the App or clearing its storage may permanently delete locally stored game progress unless a backup or cloud-save feature is introduced and enabled.
3. Automatically Collected Information
Third-party services integrated into the App may automatically collect certain technical information, including:
- Device type and model
- Operating system and Android version
- App version
- Device language
- Country or approximate location
- IP address
- Advertising identifier
- App interactions
- Ad impressions, clicks, and engagement
- Session duration
- Diagnostic information
- Crash reports
- Performance information
The App does not intentionally collect precise GPS location data.
4. How We Use Information
Information may be used to:
- Provide and maintain the App
- Save game progress and preferences
- Enable offline gameplay
- Display advertisements
- Provide optional rewarded advertisements
- Measure App usage and engagement
- Improve gameplay and user experience
- Analyze performance
- Identify and fix errors
- Prevent fraud, misuse, or abuse
- Respond to feedback and support requests
- Comply with applicable laws and Google Play requirements
We do not sell users’ personal information.
5. Offline Gameplay
Word Connect is designed so that its primary gameplay features can be used without an active internet connection.
An internet connection may still be required for certain optional services, including:
- Loading advertisements
- Watching rewarded advertisements
- Analytics
- Crash reporting
- Opening external links
- Rating the App
- Sharing the App
- Future cloud backup or synchronization features
- Future online leaderboards or events
- Future in-app purchases
The availability of offline features may vary depending on the App version.
6. Advertising
Word Connect may display advertisements using Google AdMob, provided by Google.
The App may include:
- Banner advertisements
- Interstitial advertisements
- Rewarded advertisements
- Native advertisements
- App-open advertisements
Google and its advertising partners may collect or process information such as:
- Advertising identifier
- IP address
- Device information
- General or approximate location
- Ad impressions
- Ad interactions
- Diagnostic information
This information may be used to provide, measure, personalize, limit, or improve advertisements, subject to the user’s consent choices and applicable laws.
Rewarded advertisements are optional. A user may voluntarily choose to watch a rewarded advertisement in exchange for an in-game benefit, such as:
- Coins
- Hints
- Shuffles
- Extra time
- Bonus rewards
- Other virtual game items
If a rewarded advertisement is unavailable, the related reward may not be available through that option.
Google’s privacy practices are governed by Google’s own privacy policies and terms.
7. Advertising Consent
Where required by applicable law, the App may use Google’s User Messaging Platform consent solution to request and manage advertising consent.
Depending on your location, age, device settings, consent choices, and applicable laws, you may be shown:
- Personalized advertisements
- Non-personalized advertisements
- Limited advertisements
- Contextual advertisements
You may be able to review or update privacy and advertising choices through the App’s settings, the consent message, or your device and Google account settings, where available.
8. Analytics and Crash Reporting
The App may use services such as Google Analytics for Firebase and Firebase Crashlytics.
These services may collect information relating to:
- App launches
- Screen interactions
- Gameplay events
- Feature usage
- Session information
- Device information
- App performance
- Errors
- Crash logs
- Diagnostic information
We use this information to understand how the App is used, improve features, identify technical problems, and enhance stability.
We do not use analytics intentionally to collect sensitive personal information.
9. Third-Party Services
Word Connect may use third-party services that process information according to their own privacy policies.
These services may include:
- Google Play Services
- Google AdMob
- Google User Messaging Platform
- Firebase Analytics
- Firebase Crashlytics
- Google Play Billing
- Google Play Games Services, if introduced
- Other service providers required to operate or improve the App
We encourage users to review the privacy policies of these third-party service providers.
10. In-App Purchases
The App may offer optional in-app purchases, including:
- Remove Ads
- Coin packs
- Hint packs
- Premium themes
- Premium features
- Subscriptions
Payments are processed by Google Play. We do not directly receive or store your complete payment-card or banking information.
Google may process purchase information according to its own terms and privacy policies.
Purchase status and transaction-related information may be used to provide purchased features, restore eligible purchases, prevent fraud, and provide customer support.
11. Remove Ads
If the App offers a “Remove Ads” purchase, purchasing it may disable certain advertising formats.
Optional rewarded advertisements may remain available when they provide voluntary in-game rewards, depending on the App version and purchase description shown to the user.
The exact benefits of a purchase will be displayed before the transaction is completed.
12. Permissions
Depending on the App version and enabled features, Word Connect may request or use limited Android permissions.
These may include:
Internet Access
Used for:
- Loading advertisements
- Analytics
- Crash reporting
- Consent management
- In-app purchases
- Opening online content
Network State
Used to determine whether an internet connection is available before requesting online services.
Notifications
Used only if you allow notifications for features such as:
- Daily challenges
- Daily rewards
- Streak reminders
- New content
- Game updates
You may disable notifications through the App settings or your Android device settings.
The App does not request access to contacts, call logs, SMS messages, microphone, camera, or precise location unless a future feature clearly requires it and appropriate notice and permission are provided.
13. Children’s Privacy
Word Connect is intended for a general audience unless the App’s Google Play listing states otherwise.
We do not knowingly request children to provide personal information directly.
If the App is made available to children or included in Google Play’s Families program, we will apply appropriate child-directed settings and comply with applicable child-privacy requirements.
Advertising shown to children, where applicable, will be configured according to Google Play policies, Google advertising requirements, and applicable laws.
Parents or guardians who believe that a child has provided personal information may contact us using the contact details provided below.
14. Data Sharing
Information may be shared with:
- Advertising providers
- Analytics providers
- Crash-reporting providers
- Cloud and technical service providers
- Payment and purchase-processing providers
- Government authorities when legally required
- Professional advisers when reasonably necessary
Information may also be disclosed when necessary to:
- Comply with applicable laws
- Respond to valid legal requests
- Protect users
- Prevent fraud or abuse
- Protect our rights, property, or services
- Investigate security incidents
We do not sell users’ personal information.
15. Data Retention
Locally stored game data may remain on your device until:
- You reset your progress
- You clear the App’s storage
- You uninstall the App
- The data is otherwise removed through an App feature
Information processed by third-party services may be retained according to their respective privacy policies and retention periods.
Support communications may be retained for a reasonable period to respond to requests, maintain records, resolve disputes, and comply with legal obligations.
16. Data Security
We use reasonable administrative and technical measures designed to protect information associated with the App.
These measures may include:
- Secure Android storage mechanisms
- Encrypted network connections where supported
- Restricted access to operational information
- Code optimization and obfuscation
- Regular dependency updates
- Security and performance monitoring
However, no electronic storage or internet transmission method is completely secure. Therefore, absolute security cannot be guaranteed.
17. Your Privacy Choices
Depending on your location and applicable law, you may have rights or choices relating to personal information, including the ability to:
- Request information about certain data practices
- Request access to eligible personal information
- Request correction of eligible information
- Request deletion of eligible information
- Withdraw consent where applicable
- Manage advertising consent
- Disable personalized advertising
- Disable notifications
- Reset locally stored game progress
- Uninstall the App
Because most gameplay information is stored locally, you may be able to remove it by using the App’s reset feature, clearing App storage, or uninstalling the App.
To submit a privacy request, contact us using the email address provided below.
18. External Links
The App may contain links to external websites or services, including:
- Privacy Policy
- Terms and Conditions
- Help and support
- Rate App
- Share App
- Google Play pages
We are not responsible for the privacy practices, security, availability, or content of third-party websites and services.
19. International Data Processing
Third-party service providers may process information on servers located outside your country or region.
Where required, information will be handled using appropriate legal and security measures.
20. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect:
- New App features
- Changes to third-party services
- Legal requirements
- Google Play policy updates
- Security or operational changes
The updated Privacy Policy will be made available through the App, the Google Play listing, or the Privacy Policy webpage.
The “Last Updated” date at the top of this Privacy Policy will be revised when changes are published.
You are encouraged to review this Privacy Policy periodically.
21. Contact Us
If you have questions, concerns, feedback, or privacy-related requests, contact us:
Email: admin@tallypremiumclub.com
We will make reasonable efforts to review and respond to valid requests.