Privacy Policy
Bus Board is published by Amazing Apps SRL (“we”), which is responsible for the data described here. This policy explains what the game collects, why, and how to have it deleted. Contact: pasteancalin@gmail.com.
The short version
- We don't ask for, and don't collect, your name, email address, phone number, contacts, photos or precise location.
- Your progress is stored on your device. A backup copy is kept on our server under a random install ID, so it can be restored.
- The game sends us gameplay statistics (for example “level 12 started”, “level 12 won”) so we can balance levels and fix problems.
- Ads are shown by Google AdMob, which uses your device's advertising ID. In the EEA, the UK and Switzerland you are asked for consent first.
- Payments are handled by Google Play or Apple. Your card details never reach us.
1. Data stored on your device
Your game progress (levels, coins, boosters, settings and items you bought) is saved on your device. The game also creates a random install ID the first time it starts. That ID isn't derived from your device or from you; it just tells your copy of the game apart from others.
2. Cloud backup
A copy of your progress is sent to our server and stored under your install ID, so it can be restored if something goes wrong on the device. It contains game data only (levels, coins, items, settings), nothing that identifies you.
3. Gameplay statistics (analytics)
The game sends events about how it is played, each with the time it happened, your install ID, a session number, the app version and build, and the platform (Android or iOS). Examples:
- levels started, won, failed or quit, and boosters used;
- coins earned and spent, and rewards collected;
- ads shown (type and where in the game) and offers shown or bought (product and price);
- answers to in-game prompts (for example the rating prompt).
We may also record a coarse country worked out from the network address of the request. We don't store that address with the statistics. Like most web servers, ours keeps standard access logs (IP address, time, page requested) for security and troubleshooting. These are deleted automatically after about 14 days.
We use this data only to run and improve the game: finding levels that are too hard, fixing crashes and problems, and seeing how ads and offers perform. We don't sell it, and we don't use it to identify you.
4. Ads (Google AdMob)
The free version of the game shows ads served by Google AdMob. To show and measure ads, and to prevent fraud, Google may collect your device's advertising ID, your IP address, basic device information and how you interact with ads. If you are in the EEA, the UK or Switzerland, the game shows Google's consent form (Google User Messaging Platform) before any ad loads. You choose there whether ads may be personalised. Without consent you may still see non-personalised ads. You can reset your advertising ID, or turn off personalised ads, in your device settings (Android: Settings › Google › Ads; iOS: Settings › Privacy & Security › Tracking). You can read how Google uses this data in How Google uses information from sites or apps that use its services and in the Google Privacy Policy. Buying “Remove Ads” stops ads between levels.
5. Purchases
In-app purchases are processed entirely by Google Play or the Apple App Store under their terms. We never see your payment card or billing details. To check that a purchase is genuine and deliver it once, our server receives the store's purchase receipt: the product, order number, purchase token and the store's signature. We keep a record of verified purchases (product, order number, install ID and time; the purchase token only as a one-way hash) while it is needed for refunds, support and accounting.
6. Legal bases (EEA/UK)
We rely on performing our agreement with you for providing the game and the cloud backup, on our legitimate interest in understanding and improving the game for the gameplay statistics, and on your consent for personalised advertising.
7. Where the data is stored
Our server is a rented server in Amsterdam, the Netherlands (European Union). Google and Apple process the data they collect under their own policies, which may involve transfers outside your country.
8. How long we keep it
- Gameplay statistics: 24 months, then deleted.
- Cloud backup of your progress: until you delete it (see below).
- Web server access logs: about 14 days.
- Records of verified purchases: as long as needed for refunds, support and accounting.
9. Children
Bus Board is not directed at children under 13 and we don't knowingly collect personal information from them. If you believe a child has used the game and want their data removed, email us or use the deletion page.
10. Deleting your data and your rights
On your device: in the game, open Settings › Reset progress. This deletes your progress on the device. Uninstalling the game also removes it from the device. Cloud copy: use the form on the Delete my data page with your install ID, or email pasteancalin@gmail.com. Once the cloud copy is deleted, the install ID is marked deleted and our server stops recording statistics for it. Statistics already recorded are tied only to that random ID and are deleted when they reach 24 months.
Depending on where you live, you may have the right to access, correct, delete or export your data, to object to or restrict its use, and to withdraw consent at any time. To exercise any of these rights, email us. You can also complain to your local data protection authority.
11. Changes
If this policy changes, we will update this page and the date at the top.