PRIVACY POLICY

01. INTRODUCTION

Welcome to V-Arcade ("the App", "we", "our", or "us"). We respect your privacy and are committed to safeguarding the personal information of all players. This Privacy Policy explains what information is collected, how it is used, and how your privacy is protected when you download, install, or use V-Arcade on Android devices via Google Play.

By installing and using V-Arcade, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy. If you do not agree, please discontinue using the application.

02. GOOGLE PLAY DATA SAFETY DECLARATION

V-Arcade does not require user registration, account creation, logins, passwords, emails, or phone numbers. You can launch and play all 12 game modules completely anonymously.

03. INFORMATION WE COLLECT & PROCESS

• Local Game Progress & High Scores: High scores, game settings, puzzle completion states, sound/vibration toggles, and user preferences are saved strictly locally on your Android device (using local storage / SharedPreferences). This information never leaves your device.
• Custom Images / Photos (Image Puzzle & Neural Wing modules): V-Arcade includes creative features allowing players to optionally select an image from their device gallery to create custom jigsaw puzzles or customized player avatars. These images are processed strictly locally in device memory. They are never transmitted over the internet, never backed up to remote servers, and never accessible to anyone other than you.
• Diagnostics & Crash Reports: Anonymous technical telemetry (such as device model, OS version, crash stack traces) may be gathered through standard Google Play Services to diagnose bugs and improve game stability.

04. THIRD-PARTY ADVERTISING (GOOGLE ADMOB)

V-Arcade is supported by in-game advertisements served by Google AdMob (Google LLC). Google AdMob may automatically collect and process certain non-personally identifiable diagnostic and advertising data in accordance with Google's Privacy Policy.

This may include:

• Google Advertising ID (AAID)
• Device information (hardware model, screen resolution, operating system version)
• General location data (at country or city level derived from IP address)
• Ad performance metrics (impressions, clicks, interaction time)

Our authorized publisher string is registered and verifiable in our official app-ads.txt file: google.com, pub-2645523377739093, DIRECT, f08c47fec0942fa0

To learn more about how Google processes advertising data and how you can personalize your ad preferences, visit: Google Ads & Privacy Policies.

05. FAMILIES POLICY & CHILDREN'S PRIVACY

In full compliance with Google Play's Families Policy and the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA):

• We do not knowingly request, collect, or transmit personally identifiable information from children under 13 (or under the applicable age of consent in your jurisdiction).
• Ad requests in V-Arcade are configured to request family-safe, non-personalized advertising content appropriate for all age tiers.
• We do not employ interest-based targeting or remarketing for users identified as children.

06. DATA SECURITY & ENCRYPTION

Any communications between the app and third-party services (such as Google Play and Google AdMob SDK) utilize modern cryptographic protocols including HTTPS / Transport Layer Security (TLS) to encrypt data in transit. Since user scores and custom photos remain strictly on your local device, they are protected by Android's application sandbox security architecture.

07. USER RIGHTS & DATA DELETION

Depending on your jurisdiction (such as GDPR in the European Union / United Kingdom or CCPA/CPRA in California), you have rights regarding your personal data. Because V-Arcade does not maintain server accounts or store your personal data on external servers:

• Delete Local Data: You can completely and irreversibly erase all local game progress, scores, and cached configurations at any time by navigating to your device's Settings > Apps > V-Arcade > Storage > Clear Data / Clear Cache, or by simply uninstalling the application.
• Reset Advertising ID: You can reset or delete your device's Google Advertising ID at any time via Android Settings > Google > Ads > Reset Advertising ID / Delete Advertising ID.

08. THIRD-PARTY SERVICES & LINKS

The application and this website may include links to external services, including Google Play Store and Google AdMob. Please note that these external websites and SDKs operate under their own independent privacy policies:

• Google Privacy Policy
• Google AdMob Policies & Restrictions
• Google Play Families Policy

09. UPDATES TO THIS POLICY

We may update our Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes in game features, legal regulations, or third-party SDK updates. Any revisions will be posted directly to this URL (https://v-arcade.apexsubnet.uk/privacy) with an updated effective date. We encourage you to review this page periodically.