Summary: We respect your privacy. We collect minimal technical data necessary to deliver online multiplayer, save your game progression, process optional in-app purchases, and display advertisements. We do not sell your personal data.
1. Information We Collect
When you play Kohatu: Tiki Stones & Elements, we collect and process the following categories of information:
- Authentication & Profile Data: We create an anonymous unique user identifier (Firebase Authentication User ID) to maintain your game saves, coins, totems, and multiplayer rankings. If you sign in via Apple or Google, we process your unique auth token.
- Gameplay & Progress Data: High scores, completed campaign levels, totem inventory, unlocked items, and online match states stored securely via Google Firebase Realtime Database.
- In-App Purchase Records: Transaction identifiers and purchase verification tokens processed securely through RevenueCat and Apple App Store / Google Play. We do not collect or store financial credit card details.
- Device & Analytics Data: Operating system version, IP address, device model, and performance logs to diagnose technical issues.
- Advertising Identifiers (IDFA / GAID): If you grant permission via the App Tracking Transparency (ATT) prompt on iOS, Google AdMob processes your device identifier to display personalized ads. If declined, non-personalized ads are shown.
2. How We Use Your Information
We use the collected information for the following specific purposes:
- To provide and operate the game, multiplayer matches, and campaign progression.
- To verify and grant digital items purchased in the Kohatu Bazaar.
- To store high scores on the global multiplayer leaderboard.
- To deliver optional video ads and rewarded coin bonuses via Google AdMob.
- To ensure app security, prevent fraud, and enforce fair play.
3. Third-Party Services
We partner with trusted third-party service providers that process data on our behalf strictly in compliance with privacy laws:
4. Data Retention & Account Deletion
We retain your game progress as long as your account remains active. You have full control over your data:
- In-App Account Deletion: You can permanently delete your account and clear all associated cloud data at any time inside the app via Settings → Delete Account.
- Web Account Deletion Request: If you no longer have the app installed, you can submit a manual account deletion request via our Account & Data Deletion Page.
5. Your Rights (GDPR & CCPA / CPRA)
Depending on your jurisdiction (including the UK, EU, and California), you hold the following privacy rights:
- Right to access, retrieve, or request a copy of your personal data.
- Right to request the immediate erasure of your account and stored game data.
- Right to opt-out of personalized advertising via your device settings or the in-app ATT prompt.
6. Children's Privacy
Kohatu: Tiki Stones & Elements does not knowingly collect personal identifiable information from children under 13. If you believe a child has provided us with personal data, please contact us immediately for deletion.
7. Contact Us
If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or your data, please contact us at:
Email: support@kohatu.app