Privacy Policy for CineGuess

Last Updated: 2024-12-31

This Privacy Policy describes how CineGuess ("we", "us", or "our") collects, uses, and discloses information when you use our mobile application (the "Service").

By using the Service, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.

1. Information We Collect

A. Information You Provide to Us

User Content: When you use features like "Director Mode", we collect the images, titles, and scene descriptions you voluntarily submit to our database.
Profile Names: If you participate in Leaderboards or Duels, the username/nickname you create is stored publicly within the app to identify your score.

B. Information Collected Automatically

When you use CineGuess, strict third-party services integrated into the app may collect certain data automatically to ensure functionality, show advertisements, and improve the game.

Device Information: Device model, operating system version, unique device identifiers (e.g., Google Advertising ID).
Usage Data: Details about how you use the application (e.g., levels completed, session duration, features used).
Crash Data: Logs and stack traces if the app crashes, to help us fix bugs.

2. Third-Party Services

We use the following third-party services which may collect information used to identify you or your device:

1. Google AdMob (Ad Services)

We use Google AdMob to display advertisements (Banners, Interstitials, and Rewarded Videos).
AdMob uses the Advertising ID from your device to show personalized or non-personalized ads.
AdMob may monitor ad performance (clicks, impressions).
Google AdMob Privacy Policy

2. Google Firebase (Backend & Analytics)

Firebase Analytics: Uses tracking technologies to report on user engagement and retention.
Firebase Firestore & Storage: Used to host game content (images, levels) and store user submissions/scores.
Google Firebase Privacy Policy

3. Canvas Confetti & Lucide React

These typically run locally on your device and do not transmit personal data.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the collected data for the following purposes:

To Provide the Service: Ensuring the game runs, saves your progress, and loads new levels.
To Improve the Game: Analyzing which levels are too hard or too easy using Firebase Analytics.
To Show Ads: Funding the development of CineGuess via Google AdMob advertisements.
To Facilitate Social Features: Displaying your score on the global leaderboard or enabling sharing.

4. App Permissions

To function correctly, CineGuess may request the following permissions on your device:

Internet Access: Required to download movie images, sync levels, and load ads.
Storage / Photos (Optional): Required only if you use the "Share" feature to save a scorecard image to your device before sharing it to social media.
Vibration: Used for haptic feedback during gameplay (e.g., correct/wrong answers).
Notifications: Used to send you daily reminders for the "Daily Challenge". You can disable this in your device settings.

5. Children’s Privacy

CineGuess is a general audience app. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 13.

If we discover that a child under 13 has provided us with personal information, we will immediately delete this from our servers.
The Ads shown in the app are configured to be appropriate for general audiences, but parents are advised to monitor their children's app usage.

6. Data Security

We value your trust in providing us your information and strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect it. However, remember that no method of transmission over the internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure and reliable, and we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

7. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. Thus, you are advised to review this page periodically for any changes. These changes are effective immediately after they are posted on this page.

8. Contact Us

If you have any questions or suggestions about our Privacy Policy, do not hesitate to contact us.

Email: admin@peerware.site

Note: This privacy policy is a template generated based on the technical features of CineGuess involving AdMob and Firebase. You should review it to ensure it matches your specific legal jurisdiction requirements (GDPR, CCPA, etc.).