Privacy Policy
Overview
This Privacy Policy explains how dwitlabs LLC (“we”, “us”, “our”) handles data in the mobile apps and games we publish (our “apps”), including SpellBuff. We build our apps to run almost entirely on your device. Our apps don’t require an account to play and don’t ask for your name or email; your progress is stored on your device and, if you’re signed in to Google Play Games, backed up to your Google account so it can sync across your devices.
This policy covers the limited data that is collected — mostly by the third-party Google tools we use for crash reporting, basic analytics, ads, and cloud game-progress backup — how it’s used, and the choices you have.
- No dwitlabs account and no sign-up — we never ask for your name or email, and the game plays fully offline.
- If your device is signed in to Google Play Games, the game sees your Play Games display name (shown in the app’s Settings) and backs your progress up to your Google account. That profile is Google’s, not ours — we don’t store it or send it anywhere.
- Your in-app progress is stored on your device. If you’re signed in to Google Play Games, it’s also backed up to your Google account and synced across your devices. We don’t run our own servers — any cloud backup is held by Google under your account.
- We use Google Firebase (analytics + crash reporting) and Google AdMob (ads). Usage analytics is off by default in the EEA/UK/Switzerland and can be turned off anytime everywhere else; crash reporting has its own switch. Both controls live in the app’s Settings, and ads are governed by your device settings and our consent prompt (EEA/UK).
- Our apps are not directed to children under 13.
Information we collect
Information you provide
None. Our apps have no accounts of our own and do not ask for personal information. If your device is signed in to Google Play Games, Google provides the game with your Play Games display name; we show it in the app’s Settings so you can see which profile your progress is syncing to, and we do not store it or send it anywhere.
Stored on your device (not collected by us)
Your in-app progress and settings are stored locally on your device. We can’t see it, and uninstalling the app removes it from the device.
Game progress & sync
Your in-app progress is stored on your device. If you’re signed in to Google Play Games, your progress is saved as a “saved game” snapshot in your Google account, so it syncs across your devices and can be restored after reinstalling. It is stored by Google under your account and governed by Google’s policies; you can view or delete it in the Google Play Games app. We do not operate this storage.
Collected automatically by third-party tools
To keep our apps stable, understand general usage, and show ads, we use these Google services, which may collect data as described in Google’s policies:
- Firebase Analytics — app usage and interaction events (e.g., screens viewed, features used), a pseudonymous app-instance identifier, and general device/app info (device model, OS version, app version, approximate region derived from IP). Used to understand how our apps are used and improve them. In the European Economic Area, the UK, and Switzerland this is off by default and runs only if you turn it on; everywhere else you can turn it off anytime. The switch is in the app’s Settings. It is not used to personally identify you.
- Firebase Crashlytics — crash and error diagnostics (the app’s state at a crash, device type, OS version) so we can fix bugs. You can turn crash reporting off anytime in the app’s Settings.
- Google AdMob — serves ads in apps that include them. AdMob may access your device’s Advertising ID and collect data to deliver and measure ads. Where required (EEA/UK), we ask for your consent first (see “Ads & consent”).
- Google Play Integrity — to help detect tampered or unofficial copies of our apps, the app occasionally asks Google Play to confirm it is the genuine app running on a genuine Android device. Google processes device and app integrity signals to make that determination and provides us only aggregate statistics; we do not receive or store information about your individual device.
We do not collect your name, email, contacts, photos, precise location, or the contents of your device.
How we use information
- Keep our apps working; find and fix crashes and bugs.
- Understand general, aggregate usage to improve our apps.
- Back up and sync your game progress across your devices (when you use Google Play Games).
- Show and measure ads that help support our apps.
We do not sell your personal information.
Ads & consent
Some of our apps show ads via Google AdMob. In the European Economic Area, the UK, and Switzerland, we present a consent prompt (using Google’s User Messaging Platform) before any ads that require consent, and we honor your choice. Usage analytics in those regions is handled separately and more simply: it is off by default and runs only if you switch it on in the app’s Settings. Elsewhere, you can limit ad personalization through your device settings (e.g., “Reset advertising ID” / “Opt out of Ads Personalization” on Android).
Cookies & similar technologies
Our apps are native mobile apps and don’t use browser cookies for their own features. The Google services above (Firebase and AdMob) may use cookies, mobile advertising identifiers (such as your device’s Advertising ID), and similar on-device storage or identifiers to provide analytics and ads, measure performance, and remember your consent choices, as described in Google’s policies. In the European Economic Area, the UK, and Switzerland these are used only in line with the consent you give in our prompt; anywhere, you can reset or limit your Advertising ID in your device settings.
Your choices & rights
- Analytics: turn it on or off anytime in the app’s Settings (in the EEA/UK/Switzerland it starts off).
- Crash reports: turn them off anytime in the app’s Settings.
- Ads: reset or limit your Advertising ID in your device settings; in the EEA/UK, revisit your consent choice via the app’s privacy/consent option.
- Cloud saves: if you use Google Play Games sync, you can view or delete your saved-game data in the Google Play Games app, or manage it in your Google account.
- Local data: uninstalling an app deletes its on-device data.
- GDPR (EEA/UK): you have the right to access, correct, delete, restrict, or object to processing of your personal data, and to withdraw consent. As we hold no accounts, most requests concern data held by Google under their policies; you can also contact us below.
- California (CCPA/CPRA): we do not sell personal information for money. Ad personalization may involve “sharing” of identifiers for cross-context behavioral advertising, which you can opt out of via the device/consent controls above. You may also request to know or delete your information.
Data retention
On-device data remains until you delete it or uninstall the app. If you use Google Play Games cloud saves, that data stays in your Google account until you delete it. Data collected by Google (analytics, crash, ads) is retained according to Google’s retention policies.
Data security
Data sent to Google’s services (including cloud saves) is transmitted over encrypted (HTTPS) connections. No method of transmission or storage is 100% secure, but we use reasonable safeguards.
Children’s privacy
Our apps are not directed to children under 13 (or the equivalent minimum age where you live), and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided such data, contact us and we will address it.
Third-party services
Data handled by the tools above is also governed by Google’s policies:
- Google Privacy Policy
- How Google uses data from apps that use its services
- AdMob / Google Ads
- Manage your Google Play Games data
International data transfers
Data processed by Google may be stored and processed in countries other than yours, with safeguards as described in Google’s policies.
Changes to this policy
We may update this policy from time to time. We’ll update the “Last updated” date above and, for significant changes, provide notice in the affected app or on its store listing.
Contact
Questions about this policy or your data? Contact us at [email protected].