The essentials
No developer account is required. Progress is saved locally and, when available, backed up through Apple Game Center and iCloud, including energy and recovery timing. Optional rewarded ads use Google AdMob. Signing in to Apple Game Center enables total-star and achievement submissions. The game retrieves public configuration at startup. Each feature and your privacy choices are explained below.
01Scope and developer
This policy applies to the iOS version of Mint: Unblock Car Puzzle, provided by Jocelyn (bundle identifier: com.simple.game.mint), and this privacy policy website.
No developer account is required. Core game progress is saved locally, with optional Apple cloud synchronization described below. Rewarded ads, Apple Game Center, and remote configuration use network connections. Google, Apple, and GitHub process related information under their own privacy policies.
02Data in the game
We do not operate a backend that receives player save files or add a separate behavioral analytics SDK. The following information is stored in the app’s local storage:
| Local information | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Level results, best stars, best move counts, and badge progress | Continue play and calculate unlocks and total stars. When Game Center is enabled, total stars and achievement progress are also submitted to Apple. Level results, stars and best moves may be backed up to private iCloud storage. |
| Energy, recovery times, and reward state | Calculate energy recovery and handle ad rewards; energy and recovery timing may be backed up to private iCloud storage. |
| Language, music, sound, vibration, and tutorial preferences | Remember your choices. The device language helps select the initial interface language. |
| Cached remote configuration | Keep the latest valid configuration available when a network request fails. |
Information used by ads and Game Center is explained below. We do not ask players for their real name, phone number, or contacts.
03Rewarded ads and choices
The game uses Google AdMob (Google Mobile Ads SDK) for optional rewarded ads. When energy is below 30, completing an ad grants 5 energy, capped at 30. Each undo or manual hint also requires completing its corresponding ad. Closing early or not receiving a valid reward callback does not grant the reward or perform the action.
According to Google’s SDK disclosure, ad services may process IP addresses (including an approximate location inferred from them), device or advertising identifiers, ad impressions and interactions, crash logs, and performance diagnostics for ad delivery, measurement, and service operation. Processing depends on the SDK, region, device settings, and applicable privacy choices. We do not actively access precise location, photos, contacts, or the microphone for advertising.
Where applicable, Google’s consent flow presents privacy choices. When required by the service, an ad privacy options entry appears in game settings. Starting with iOS version 1.0, build 3, the game requests non-personalized ads and disables the publisher first-party ID used for ad personalization. It does not request App Tracking Transparency permission or access IDFA, and does not use app data for tracking across other companies’ apps or websites. Non-personalized ads still process information needed for ad delivery, fraud prevention, frequency capping, reporting and diagnostics; they do not mean that no data is collected. Consent choices remain applicable where required.
See the Google Privacy Policy and Google Mobile Ads SDK disclosure.
04Apple leaderboards and achievements
The iOS game uses Apple Game Center for one total-stars leaderboard (up to 297 stars) and 10 stage achievements. It may initiate Game Center authentication at startup. After authentication, it submits total stars and achievement completion percentages to Apple. Game Center processes player identity, game activity, scores, and achievements associated with your Apple Account.
Your Game Center nickname, avatar, and leaderboard scores may be visible to other players. Activity and achievement visibility depend on Apple’s service rules and your profile settings. Manage sign-in and privacy in the system’s Game Center settings. This game does not request your friends list or obtain your Apple Account password.
When signed in to Game Center and iCloud with iCloud Drive available, the game uses Apple’s saved-game service to back up level results, best stars and best move counts in your private iCloud container. It merges the best results across devices and can restore previously uploaded progress after reinstallation. Energy balances and recovery timing are also backed up to the private iCloud container. Devices use the most recent energy operation rather than adding balances, with a cap of 30. Preferences such as language and sound remain local. Local play remains available when signed out, while score and achievement synchronization requires authentication and a network connection. See Game Center & Privacy.
05Startup configuration and connections
During loading, the game retrieves ad service configuration and the privacy policy address over HTTPS from a public file hosted by GitHub, and caches valid results locally. The request does not attach your level save, total stars, Game Center player identifier, or email address. If the request fails, the game uses an available cache or built-in defaults.
Network connections still disclose the IP address and request information needed by the hosting service. GitHub may retain operational and security logs under its privacy statement. Configuration retrieval is separate from ad delivery and Game Center submissions.
06Retention, deletion, and security
Local saves are kept in iOS app storage. “Delete App” normally removes that app’s data from the device; “Offload App,” which keeps documents and data, is different. System backups, transfers, and restoration may retain or restore data depending on your Apple device and backup settings. We cannot restore saves from a developer backend.
Deleting the game does not automatically delete iCloud saves, scores or achievements already stored by Apple or information already processed by Google. Third-party retention periods and deletion procedures follow those services’ policies. Use Apple’s or Google’s privacy tools, or contact us for assistance.
We rely on operating-system app storage isolation and use HTTPS for remote configuration. No storage or transmission method is absolutely secure. Third-party services may process information outside your region; their policies explain applicable locations and safeguards.
07This website and external links
GitHub Pages hosts this website. The page includes no advertising SDK, analytics script, tracking cookies, or browser local storage. It uses system fonts, and its styles and icon are supplied by this repository.
GitHub Pages logs visitor IP addresses for security. See GitHub Pages documentation and the GitHub Privacy Statement. External sites process visits under their own policies.
08Support and privacy requests
If you email us, we receive your email address, message, and any attachments you choose to provide. We use them only to answer questions, provide support, or address privacy requests, not for marketing. Our email provider processes correspondence. We retain it as needed to resolve the request and related follow-up, then delete it unless retention is legally required.
Subject to applicable law, you may request access, correction, or deletion of information we hold, or raise other data-processing requests. For information directly controlled by Apple, Google, or GitHub, also use their privacy channels. Please do not send unrelated sensitive information.
09Children’s privacy
The game does not ask children for their name, email, or contact details. However, online ads and Game Center may process the information described above; this version is not a completely offline app that processes no data. Guardians can use Apple’s family and privacy settings to manage children’s use of related services.
If you believe a child has provided us with personal information we should not retain, contact us below so we can investigate and handle deletion. Consult each third-party service’s policy for its rules on children’s accounts.
10Policy updates
When features or data practices change, we will update this page and its effective date, and provide notice or obtain consent where required by applicable law.
11Contact us
For privacy questions, support, or data requests, contact:
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