In short
- Kings is a single-player puzzle game. It does not require an account and has no ads.
- Your settings and puzzle progress are stored only on your device. We never receive them.
- The only data that leaves your device is when you choose to sign in to Google Play Games for leaderboards.
- We use no analytics, no advertising, and no third-party tracking SDKs.
1. Who we are
The data controller is xBitsNL Gaming (Jeroen Oudshoorn), the developer and publisher of Kings. Contact: oudshoorn.jeroen@gmail.com.
2. Data stored on your device
Kings stores the following on your device only, in the app’s private storage (Android
DataStore). It is not transmitted to us or to any third party:
- an optional player name you may type in Settings;
- preferences: difficulty / board size, crown style, and toggles such as auto-mark and highlight violations;
- your current saved game, so a puzzle can be resumed;
- your daily-puzzle history: which dates you solved, your solve times, whether a hint was used, current and best streak, and total solved.
This data is removed when you uninstall the app or clear its storage in Android settings.
3. Data processed through Google Play Games Services
Kings offers optional online leaderboards using Google Play Games Services. You are only signed in if you choose to be; all single-player features, including the daily puzzle and your on-device streak, work without signing in.
If you sign in, Google processes, on our behalf as a Play Games developer:
- your Play Games player ID and public gamer profile (display name and avatar);
- the scores the game submits: your longest streak, your total number of puzzles solved, and your fastest hint-free daily solve time.
These are used solely to display leaderboards inside Google’s Play Games interface. This processing is governed by the Google Privacy Policy and the Google Play Games terms. We do not receive your email address or Google account details. You can review or delete your Play Games data at myaccount.google.com and in the Play Games app settings.
The legal basis for this processing is your consent, given when you sign in. You can withdraw it at any time by signing out or by not using the leaderboards.
4. Network permission
Kings requests the INTERNET permission only to communicate with
Google Play Games when you use the leaderboards. The app also declares the
com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID permission for store-configuration
compatibility, but the current version does not use the advertising ID and shows no
advertising.
5. What we do not do
- No advertising or advertising SDKs.
- No analytics, telemetry, or crash-reporting SDKs.
- No sale or sharing of personal data.
- No collection of location, contacts, photos, or device identifiers.
6. Children
Kings is not directed at children under 13 (or under the age of digital consent in your country). We do not knowingly collect personal data from children. Sign-in to Google Play Games is subject to Google’s own age requirements.
7. Data retention
On-device data is kept until you delete it (uninstall or clear app data). Leaderboard data held by Google Play Games is retained and deleted according to Google’s policies and your Google account settings.
8. International transfers
Where Google Play Games processes your data, it may be transferred to and stored on servers outside your country, including in the United States, under the safeguards described in Google’s Privacy Policy.
9. Your rights
If you are in the EEA or UK, you have the right to access, correct, delete, restrict, or object to the processing of your personal data, and to data portability.
- On-device data: change it in the app, or clear the app’s storage / uninstall.
- Play Games data: manage or delete it through your Google account and the Play Games app.
- For any question or request, contact us at oudshoorn.jeroen@gmail.com. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority (in the Netherlands, the Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens).
10. Changes to this policy
We may update this Privacy Policy. Material changes will be reflected by an updated date above and, where appropriate, announced in the app or on the Google Play listing. If a future version of Kings introduces advertising or analytics, this policy and the Google Play Data safety section will be updated before that version is released.
11. Contact
xBitsNL Gaming — Jeroen Oudshoorn
oudshoorn.jeroen@gmail.com