Tumble Jam – Privacy Policy
This policy explains what happens to your information when you play Tumble Jam (the "game"), made by Drop Shadow Games ("we", "us"). The game is free to play. It shows ads and offers optional in-app purchases.
What the game stores on your device
Your progress (levels, coins, boosters, skins and settings) is saved on your device. If you uninstall the game or clear its data, this progress is deleted.
What we collect ourselves
We have no accounts of our own, and we never collect your email, your phone's contacts, photos or precise location. To run the weekly league, keep the levels fair and see how the game plays, the game uses Unity Gaming Services (Unity Technologies) as its server. Unity gives your copy of the game a random player ID (no sign-in needed), and the game sends with it:
- The weekly league (from level 25): your league name (a made-up name from the game's list, or your Google Play Games name on Android or Game Center name on iPhone if you're signed in), the cube skin you show and the points you win. Other players can see your league name, skin and points.
- Friends in the League. Each player gets a friend code. When you add a friend's code, or let Tumble Jam see your Game Center (iPhone) or Google Play Games (Android) friends, we store which players are friends so the Friends tab can show their stars. If you're signed in to Game Center or Google Play Games, your name there becomes your league name, and your player ID there lets your friends find you. You can remove a friend at any time.
- Game statistics: which levels you start, win or lose, how many balls you had and had left, boosters used and ads shown, with basic device information (model, operating system, and country from the IP address). We use them only to tune the levels and fix problems. In the EU, the UK and Switzerland they are sent only if you agree on the consent form, and you can stop them any time in Settings › Ad privacy.
- Level updates: once a launch the game checks for updated ball counts, sending the game's version.
We do not sell this data or use it for ads. It is kept while you play, and we delete it when you ask (contact below). How Unity handles it: Unity's Game Player and App User Privacy Policy.
Ads
The game shows ads through Google AdMob. To show ads, measure them and prevent fraud, Google and the ad partners it works with may collect:
- your device's advertising ID and other device identifiers
- device information (model, operating system, language, screen size), IP address and approximate location (country or city, from the IP address)
- how you interact with ads (views, taps, installs) and basic app activity
- crash and performance data from the ad software
Ads may be personalized depending on your choices. In the EU, the UK and Switzerland, the game asks for your consent (Google's consent form) before ads that use your data are shown, and you can change your choice any time in Settings › Ad privacy. You can also reset or delete your advertising ID, or opt out of personalized ads, in your phone's settings (Android: Settings › Privacy › Ads).
On iPhone, the game first asks for permission to use your advertising ID (Apple's "Allow tracking" question). If you choose not to allow it, the advertising ID is not shared and ads are not personalized with it. You can change this any time in Settings › Privacy & Security › Tracking.
How Google uses data from apps that show its ads: How Google uses information from sites or apps that use our services. Google's ad technology providers: list of ad technology providers.
In-app purchases
Purchases (for example, removing ads) are handled by Google Play or Apple's App Store. We never see your card or payment details. The store tells the game only what you bought, so it can unlock it. Their handling is covered by Google's Privacy Policy and Apple's Privacy Policy.
Children
The game is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children.
Your rights
Depending on where you live (for example under the GDPR or US state laws), you may have the right to access, delete or object to the use of your data, and to opt out of the sale or sharing of personal data for advertising. For ad data, the fastest way is the in-game privacy settings and your phone's ad settings. For your league and game statistics, contact us and we will delete them. You can always contact us and we will help.
Changes to this policy
If we change how the game uses data, we will update this page and the date above.
Contact
Questions or requests: dropshadow.games.01@gmail.com