Privacy Policy for Football for Geeks

 Privacy Policy

Effective date: June 22, 2026

Ovidiu F. Sandu built Paper Soccer for Geeks as a mobile game. This Privacy Policy explains what information may be collected or processed when you use the app.

1. Information We Collect

The app itself does not require users to create an account and does not directly ask for personal information such as name, email address, phone number, or address.

The app may store limited game-related information locally on your device, such as settings, preferences, game progress, coins, purchases status, or “remove ads” status. This information is stored on the device and is not sent to our own servers.

However, the app uses third-party services that may collect or process information as described below.

2. Third-Party Services

The app uses third-party SDKs and services, including:

- Google AdMob

- Google Mobile Ads SDK

- Google User Messaging Platform

- Firebase Analytics / Google Analytics for Firebase

- Google Play Games Services

- Google Play Billing

- Meta Audience Network / Facebook Ads mediation

- Facebook Share SDK

These services may collect information such as device information, advertising identifiers, IP address, app interactions, ad interactions, crash or diagnostic data, approximate location derived from network information, and other technical data needed to provide ads, analytics, fraud prevention, billing, game services, and app functionality.

These third parties process data according to their own privacy policies:

Google Privacy Policy:

https://policies.google.com/privacy

Firebase Privacy and Security:

https://firebase.google.com/support/privacy

Google AdMob / UMP information:

https://developers.google.com/admob/android/privacy

Meta Privacy Policy:

https://www.facebook.com/privacy/policy

3. Advertising

The app displays ads through Google AdMob and may use Meta Audience Network through mediation. Ads may be personalized or non-personalized depending on your region, device settings, and consent choices.

Advertising partners may use identifiers such as the Android Advertising ID to show ads, measure ad performance, limit ad frequency, detect fraud, and improve ad services.

Where required, the app may show a consent form that allows users to manage advertising consent choices.

4. Analytics

The app uses Firebase Analytics / Google Analytics for Firebase to understand general app usage, improve gameplay, diagnose issues, and improve the app experience. Analytics data may include app interactions, device type, app version, session information, and technical identifiers.

5. Google Play Games Services

If you choose to sign in with Google Play Games Services, Google may process your game profile information, achievements, leaderboard data, and related account/game activity. The app only uses this information to provide game-related features such as achievements and leaderboards.

6. In-App Purchases

The app may offer in-app purchases through Google Play Billing. Purchases are processed by Google Play. We do not receive or store your payment card details. The app may receive purchase status information from Google Play in order to unlock purchased content or remove ads.

7. Facebook Sharing

If you use Facebook sharing features, Meta/Facebook may process information related to that action according to Meta’s privacy policy. The app does not receive your Facebook password or payment information.

8. Permissions

The app may request internet and network-related permissions to load ads, connect to Google Play services, process purchases, and access online services.

If storage permission appears on older Android versions, it is not used by us to collect personal files. Android and Google Play may handle permissions differently depending on the device and OS version.

9. Data Sharing

We do not sell personal information.

We may share or allow processing of data through third-party SDKs listed in this policy for purposes such as advertising, analytics, fraud prevention, billing, app functionality, and legal compliance.

10. Data Retention

We do not operate our own backend server for storing personal user data.

Local game data stored on your device may be deleted by uninstalling the app or clearing app data. Third-party providers may retain data according to their own privacy policies and retention rules.

11. User Choices

You can manage ad personalization through your device settings and Google account settings.

You may reset or delete your Android Advertising ID from your device privacy settings, where supported.

You may sign out of Google Play Games Services from your Google Play Games settings.

Where a consent form is shown, you may use it to manage consent choices where available.

12. Children’s Privacy

The app is not intended to knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe that a child has provided personal information through the app or through a connected third-party service, please contact us.

13. Security

We use standard platform services and third-party SDKs to provide the app. While no method of transmission or storage is completely secure, we aim to use reputable providers and avoid collecting personal data directly.

14. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Updates will be posted on the page where this policy is hosted, with a new effective date.

15. Contact

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, contact us at:

osandu@yahoo.com