Privacy Policy for Pathrift: Arrow Puzzle

01.Introduction & Acceptance of Terms

Welcome to Pathrift: Arrow Puzzle ("we," "our," "us," or the "Application"). We are committed to protecting your personal privacy and providing a secure, transparent, and enjoyable gaming experience.

This Privacy Policy explains how Pathrift: Arrow Puzzle, developed by Orabella / Jeet Goyani under Orabella Game World, handles information when you install, play, or interact with our casual arrow maze puzzle game on the Android operating system via the Google Play Store.

By downloading, installing, or playing Pathrift: Arrow Puzzle, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agreed to the practices described in this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with this policy, please discontinue use and uninstall the Application.

02.Information We Collect

A. Zero Direct Personal Identifiable Information (PII)

Pathrift: Arrow Puzzle is designed with a strict privacy-first architecture:

• No Account Registration: Users do not need to register, create accounts, or authenticate with social credentials to play.
• No Direct PII Collection: We do not directly collect, harvest, store, or transmit your legal name, physical address, email address, telephone number, contacts/address book, camera photos, microphone audio, or sensitive financial information.
• No Proprietary Server Storage: We do not operate custom databases storing private user profiles.

B. Local Device Storage (Android SharedPreferences)

To deliver a smooth, high-speed, offline-capable puzzle experience, Pathrift: Arrow Puzzle writes and stores gameplay configurations strictly on your local device via Android's SharedPreferences:

• Current level progression, star ratings, and chapter unlocks across 300+ levels and 15 chapters.
• User gameplay settings (sound effects toggle, haptic vibration toggle).
• Cosmetic selections and unlocked arrow skin styles.

C. Automatically Collected Data via Third-Party SDKs

When your device is connected to the internet, certified third-party SDKs automatically collect technical and diagnostic telemetry:

• Advertising Identifiers: Google Advertising ID (GAID / AAID), IP address (used to infer broad country or city-level location), and vendor hardware identifiers.
• Device Telemetry: Manufacturer, model, OS version (e.g., Android 14), screen resolution, preferred system language, and network connection status.
• Game Analytics & Events: Level start/finish timestamps, hint activations, puzzle completion rates, and session durations.
• Diagnostics & Stability: Crash stack traces, error reports, and App Not Responding (ANR) logs used to troubleshoot issues.

03.How We Use Collected Information

Collected telemetry is utilized solely for operational, functional, and support purposes:

• Core Game Persistence: Preserving your level progress, stars, and preferences reliably across sessions.
• Serving Advertisements: Displaying Banner, Interstitial, Rewarded video, and App Open ads via Google AdMob to keep Pathrift: Arrow Puzzle free to play.
• Application Stability: Diagnosing and fixing bugs, software crashes, and device-specific rendering issues.
• Difficulty Balancing: Analyzing aggregate, anonymized level completion statistics to refine maze difficulty curves.
• Dynamic Settings: Updating ad frequencies and promotional links via Firebase Remote Config without requiring full APK updates.
• Fraud Prevention: Detecting invalid traffic, bot attacks, and fraudulent advertising impressions.

04.Third-Party Services & Links to Their Policies

Pathrift: Arrow Puzzle integrates trusted third-party SDKs that process information in compliance with the Google Play Developer Program:

05.Cookies & Mobile Tracking Technologies

As a native Android application, Pathrift: Arrow Puzzle does not use traditional browser cookies during regular gameplay.

However, integrated SDKs (AdMob and Firebase) utilize mobile advertising identifiers (Google Advertising ID) and cryptographic instance tokens for frequency capping, ad attribution, and analytical tracking. Where required by regional law, consent is requested via Google's User Messaging Platform (UMP) consent dialog.

06.Device Permissions and How They Are Used

Pathrift: Arrow Puzzle requests only 3 basic Android permissions and does not request any sensitive or runtime "Dangerous" permissions:

07.Legal Bases for Processing (GDPR & UK GDPR Compliance)

For users located in the European Economic Area (EEA) and United Kingdom, our processing of data relies on the following lawful bases under GDPR:

• Consent (Art. 6(1)(a)): For serving personalized ads and accessing your Advertising ID via Google's Consent Management Platform.
• Legitimate Interests (Art. 6(1)(f)): For monitoring app performance, debugging crashes, detecting fraud, and balancing puzzle difficulty.
• Contractual Performance (Art. 6(1)(b)): To deliver the requested game mechanics and persist level progression.

Under GDPR, you retain full rights to access, rectify, erase, restrict, or object to processing of your data, or withdraw consent at any time.

08.California Privacy Rights (CCPA / CPRA Compliance)

Under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) as amended by the CPRA:

• We do not sell personal information for monetary payment.
• Sharing device identifiers (GAID) with AdMob for cross-context behavioral advertising may be defined as "sharing" under California law. You may opt out anytime by resetting or deleting your Advertising ID in Android Settings.
• California residents have the right to know, access, delete, and receive non-discriminatory treatment when exercising privacy rights.

09.Children's Privacy (COPPA Compliance)

Pathrift: Arrow Puzzle is designed as a casual puzzle game intended for a general audience (Ages 13 and older).

We do not knowingly collect, solicit, or maintain personal information from children under 13 in violation of COPPA. If a parent or guardian discovers that their child has provided data without consent, please contact us immediately at support@orabella.world and we will promptly coordinate with our third-party partners to erase such records.

10.Data Retention, Security & User Controls

All SDK network communication occurs over encrypted HTTPS/TLS channels. You maintain complete control over your advertising identifier:

To erase your local level progress, open device Settings → Apps → Pathrift: Arrow Puzzle → Storage → Clear Storage.

11.Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect app enhancements, third-party updates, or regulatory revisions. Any updates become effective immediately upon posting with a revised Effective Date. Continued use of Pathrift: Arrow Puzzle indicates your acceptance of the updated terms.