GulpStorm

This Privacy Policy explains what information the GulpStorm mobile game (“the App”, “we”, “us”) handles, why, and what choices you have.

1. Information we do NOT collect

We do not collect, store or transmit:

• Your name, e-mail address, phone number or any other identity information
• Your precise (GPS) location
• Your contacts, photos, files, microphone or camera — the App requests none of these permissions
• Account credentials — there is no login
• Health, financial, biometric or payment data

2. Data stored only on your device

Your game progress is saved on your device only, with your operating system’s standard local storage:

• Stage progress, stars, coins, gems and upgrades
• Skins, collection and achievements
• Daily streak and quest state
• Settings (sound, vibration, language)
• Your auto-generated player name and your best score for the current week

This data never leaves your device, except for the leaderboard values described in section 3. It is deleted when you uninstall the App.

3. Weekly Storm leaderboard (data we send to our server)

If you play the Weekly Storm mode, the App submits your result to the global leaderboard. We use Google Firebase (Firestore and Anonymous Authentication) for this. What is sent:

This information is visible to other players in the in-game leaderboard, because that is the purpose of a leaderboard. Leaderboards are kept per week. If you never open the Weekly Storm mode, nothing is sent to our leaderboard.

4. Analytics (Google Firebase Analytics)

To understand how the game is played and where players get stuck, the App sends anonymous usage events — for example: a stage started or finished, an upgrade bought, a skin unlocked, an achievement claimed, an ad watched.

These events contain game values only (such as stage number or coin amount), never anything you have written. Firebase Analytics additionally collects, as Google’s standard behaviour: a random app instance ID, general device information (model, operating system version, language) and a country/region derived from your IP address.

• Google Privacy Policy
• How Google uses data from apps that use its services

5. Advertising (Google AdMob)

GulpStorm is free and supported by ads. It shows rewarded ads (watched by choice, in exchange for an in-game reward) and occasional interstitial ads between stages. Ads are served by Google AdMob, which may automatically collect:

• Advertising ID (a resettable identifier assigned by your device)
• IP address and a general location derived from it (country/city level)
• General device information (model, operating system version, language)
• Your interactions with ads

This data is collected and processed by Google under its own privacy policy, and is shared with Google for advertising purposes. We do not receive it in a form that identifies you.

Consent: if you are in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom or Switzerland, a consent window appears the first time you launch the App, where you choose whether personalised ads may be shown. The App requests ads only after you answer it.

You can reset or limit your Advertising ID at any time — Android: Settings → Privacy → Ads; iOS: Settings → Privacy & Security → Tracking. To change your ad consent answer, you can clear the App’s data or reinstall it.

6. Notifications

The App may ask permission to send local reminders (for example: your daily reward is ready, or your streak is about to break). These are created on your device and scheduled by your device — they are not sent through any server and we do not use them for advertising. Permission is requested only after your first win, never at first launch, and you can turn notifications off at any time in your device settings.

7. Sharing your score

If you use the share button, your operating system’s own share sheet opens with a short text containing your score. You choose where to send it. The App does not collect or transmit anything in this process.

8. Children’s privacy

GulpStorm is intended for a general audience aged 13 and over and is not directed at children. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided us with data, write to us and we will delete it.

9. Data security and retention

• All traffic between the App and Firebase/AdMob is encrypted in transit (HTTPS/TLS).
• Leaderboard records are stored per week and kept only as long as needed to run the leaderboard.
• Data on your device is protected by your device’s own security.

10. Your rights and data deletion

Since we hold no identity information, we cannot link a leaderboard record to a person. Even so:

• Local data: uninstalling the App deletes all of it.
• Leaderboard record: write to velphosteknoloji@gmail.com from the device in question and we will delete your current week’s record. Weekly leaderboards also roll over on their own each week.
• Advertising ID: resettable from your device settings (section 5).

Depending on where you live (for example under the GDPR or Turkey’s KVKK), you may have the right to access, correct or delete your data, or to object to its processing. Use the contact address above.

11. Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy. The “Last updated” date above changes with it, and significant changes will be communicated through the App or the store listing.

12. Contact

Questions about this policy: velphosteknoloji@gmail.com