PHROUREO HEART GUARD - PRIVACY POLICY

We respect your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how information is handled when you use PHROUREO: Heart Guard.

By using the Game, you acknowledge the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

1. Information We Collect

PHROUREO: Heart Guard does not require you to create an account, provide your name, email address, phone number, or other personal information to play the Game.

Depending on the features you use, the following information may be processed.

A. Anonymous Player ID and Leaderboard Information

The Game uses Unity Leaderboards to provide online leaderboard functionality.

When you use leaderboard features, Unity's services may create and use an anonymous player ID associated with your game session/player account.

This may be used to:

• Identify your leaderboard entry without requiring your real name

• Submit and retrieve your scores

• Display your ranking

• Maintain your leaderboard progress

• Prevent or manage duplicate leaderboard identities

The anonymous player ID is not intended to directly identify you by your real-world identity.

Unity documents Leaderboards as a service that stores, sorts, and ranks player scores, and Unity Authentication supports anonymous player access without requiring login credentials.

Leaderboard information may include your anonymous player ID, score, rank, and related gameplay statistics.

B. Advertising Information

The Game uses Google AdMob to display advertisements, including potentially rewarded advertisements.

AdMob may automatically process information such as:

• IP address

• Device or advertising identifiers

• General location information derived from IP address

• Advertising information

• Ad interactions and views

• App interactions

• Technical and diagnostic information

• Performance information

This information may be used for advertising, analytics, fraud prevention, and improving advertising performance.

The Google Mobile Ads Unity Plugin's current documentation confirms that its SDK may collect information including IP address, device identifiers, advertising data, user interactions, and diagnostic/performance information.

Advertising practices may also depend on your device settings, applicable law, and the consent choices available in your region.

C. Purchases

The Game uses Unity IAP (In-App Purchasing) to process purchases.

Payments are processed through the applicable platform's app store, such as Google Play or Apple's App Store.

We do not receive or store your complete credit card, debit card, or other payment-card information through the Game.

Purchase information may be used to:

• Complete transactions

• Verify purchases

• Deliver purchased content

• Restore eligible purchases

• Prevent fraudulent transactions

The information actually processed during a purchase may depend on the platform and payment provider.

D. Screenshots and Native Sharing

The Game may provide a native sharing feature for screenshots.

When you choose to share a screenshot, the Game may create or access the screenshot needed for the sharing action and invoke your device's native sharing functionality.

We do not automatically upload your screenshots to our servers.

The screenshot is shared only when you initiate the sharing action, and the information you choose to share is handled through the sharing functionality provided by your device and the application you select.

2. Information Stored Locally

Certain gameplay information may be stored locally on your device, such as:

• Game progress

• Objectives or milestones

• Gameplay statistics

• Settings

• Other information necessary for the Game to function

Some locally stored information may be lost if you uninstall the Game, clear its application data, or reset your device.

3. How We Use Information

Information processed through the Game and its third-party services may be used to:

• Provide and operate the Game

• Save and display leaderboard scores

• Maintain anonymous player identification

• Process in-app purchases

• Provide rewarded and other advertisements

• Measure advertising performance

• Detect and prevent fraud or abuse

• Improve Game functionality and performance

• Respond to technical problems

• Maintain the security and reliability of our services

We do not sell your personal information as part of operating the Game.

4. Third-Party Services

PHROUREO: Heart Guard uses third-party services to provide certain functionality:

Unity Gaming Services / Unity Leaderboards
Used to provide anonymous player identification and leaderboard functionality.

Google AdMob
Used to provide advertisements and related advertising services.

Google Play / Apple App Store
Used to distribute the Game and process in-app purchases.

These third-party providers may process information according to their own privacy policies and terms.

5. Children's Privacy

PHROUREO: Heart Guard is intended to provide a general-audience gaming experience.

We do not knowingly request children's names, email addresses, phone numbers, or other directly identifying information.

Because third-party advertising services may process device and advertising information, parents and guardians should review the privacy practices of the applicable platform and advertising provider.

If you believe that a child has provided personal information to us directly, please contact us so that we can investigate and take appropriate action.

6. Data Security

We take reasonable measures to protect information processed through the Game and the services we use.

However, no method of electronic transmission or storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

7. Data Retention

Leaderboard information may be retained by the relevant Unity services for the purposes of operating leaderboard functionality.

Information associated with purchases may be retained by the relevant app store according to its policies.

Advertising-related information may be retained and processed by Google and its advertising partners according to their applicable policies and retention practices.

Locally stored gameplay information generally remains on your device until it is deleted by you, the Game, or the operating system.

8. Your Privacy Choices

Depending on your device, location, and applicable law, you may have choices regarding:

• Advertising personalization

• Advertising identifiers

• Device-level privacy settings

• Certain data processing and consent choices

You can also stop the Game from processing information by uninstalling it, although uninstalling the Game does not necessarily delete information already held by third-party services.

9. Data Deletion and Privacy Requests

Because the Game uses an anonymous player ID rather than requiring a traditional account, there is no conventional username/password account to delete.

However, if you would like to request information about data associated with your anonymous player ID or request deletion where applicable, you may contact us.

When making a request, we may need sufficient information to identify the relevant anonymous player record. We will process requests according to applicable privacy laws and the capabilities of the third-party services involved.

Google Play requires privacy policies to explain data handling, retention/deletion practices, and provide a privacy contact mechanism.

10. Third-Party Services and Links

The Game may interact with third-party services, including advertising networks, app stores, and Unity services.

Those services operate independently and may have their own privacy policies and terms.

We encourage users to review the privacy policies of those providers.

11. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy when the Game, its features, or the services used by the Game change.

When we make changes, we will update the "Last Updated" date at the top of this policy.

12. Contact Us

If you have questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or the privacy practices of PHROUREO: Heart Guard, you can contact us at:

Zongeeks Studios
Abuja, FCT, Nigeria

Email: contact@zongeeksstudios.site