Privacy Policy for Grid Rush

Effective Date: May 20, 2025

This Privacy Policy applies to Grid Rush, a mobile game designed for casual play and suitable for children and families. We are committed to protecting your privacy and complying with applicable data protection laws, including:

• General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
• GDPR-K (protection for children under 16 in the EU)
• Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA, for US)

1. What Information Does Grid Rush Collect?

Grid Rush does not collect any personal data directly from users.

However, the app may use third-party services that process limited non-personal or anonymized data:

• Gameplay statistics (e.g. levels completed)
• In-app purchase activity (handled entirely by Apple)
• Ad-related identifiers (fully COPPA/GDPR-K compliant via Google AdMob)

Grid Rush does not collect any of the following:

• Names, email addresses, or contact details
• Precise location data
• Device identifiers (unless anonymized by Apple or AdMob)

2. Why Is This Data Processed?

• To improve the game’s performance and user experience
• To show non-personalized, age-appropriate advertisements via Google AdMob
• To enable in-app purchases through Apple’s secure system
• To comply with privacy regulations

3. Legal Basis for Processing

Under the GDPR, data (if any) is processed based on:

• Legitimate Interests: Improving the app without collecting personal data
• Parental Consent: When optional services like ads are used and the user is under 16

4. Protecting Children’s Privacy

• No personal data is collected from children directly.
• All ads are configured to be COPPA- and GDPR-K-compliant.
• We do not use personalized tracking or targeting for children.
• Parental consent is required if optional features are ever expanded to use more data.

5. Data Retention

No personal data is stored by the app. Any data collected via third-party services is retained according to their respective policies:

• Google AdMob Privacy Policy
• Apple Privacy Policy

6. Data Sharing

Grid Rush does not sell, rent, or share personal data.

Third-party services used by the app (e.g. Apple, Google) may receive anonymized or aggregated data in accordance with their own privacy policies.

7. Your Data Protection Rights

Under GDPR and other laws, parents and guardians have the right to:

• Request information about data that may be collected
• Request correction or deletion of such data
• Withdraw consent at any time

To exercise these rights, contact us via email at [email protected].

8. Third-Party Services

The app may use the following trusted third-party services:

• Apple Game Center (leaderboards & achievements)
• Apple In-App Purchases (billing and receipts)
• Google AdMob (non-personalized ads, if enabled)

Please refer to their respective privacy policies for more information.

9. Changes to This Policy

This privacy policy may be updated from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated effective date.

10. Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out:

Email: [email protected]