🔧 GateBend Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

Welcome to GateBend (“we,” “our,” or “us”), a mechanical gate and hinge puzzle game featuring 40 handcrafted campaign levels.

We value your privacy and are committed to being transparent about how information is handled when you use GateBend.

This Privacy Policy explains what information may be processed when you install and play GateBend, how that information is used, the third-party services used by the game, and the choices available to you.

2. Information We Collect

We distinguish between information directly requested by GateBend and technical information that may be processed automatically by third-party services.

Information GateBend Directly Requests

GateBend does not require account registration, login, or a user profile.

We do not directly request or collect personal information such as:

• Name
• Email address
• Phone number
• Physical address
• Precise location
• Passwords or account credentials
• Payment information

GateBend does not contain a custom user-account system.

Gameplay Information

GateBend stores certain gameplay information locally on your device to save your progress and provide game functionality.

This may include:

• Level number
• Level unlock status
• Level completion status
• Number of moves
• Completion time
• Attempts and retries
• Star ratings
• Lives remaining during gameplay
• Hint usage
• Gameplay-related information
• Game settings such as sound and music preferences

Selected gameplay events are sent to Firebase Analytics as described below.

Technical and Device Information

GateBend uses Firebase Analytics , provided by Google LLC.

Firebase Analytics may process certain technical, app, device, and session-related information as part of providing its Analytics service.

This may include information such as:

• Firebase App Instance ID or similar analytics identifiers
• Device model
• Operating system information
• App version
• Application usage information
• Session-related information
• Analytics event information

GateBend's current release does not use or collect the Android Advertising ID through Firebase Analytics . Advertising ID collection has been explicitly disabled in the application.

3. Permissions Used

GateBend currently uses permissions required by the application and its supporting services.

android.permission.INTERNET

This permission enables network communication required for services used by GateBend, including Firebase Analytics and Firebase Crashlytics.

android.permission.VIBRATE

This permission is used to provide haptic feedback during gameplay.

GateBend does not request permissions for:

• Camera
• Microphone
• Contacts
• GPS or precise location
• Photos or videos
• External storage or media
• Phone state
• SMS

4. Firebase Analytics

GateBend uses Firebase Analytics , provided by Google LLC, to understand how players interact with the game and to improve gameplay, level balancing, stability, and the overall player experience.

Firebase Analytics may process gameplay events and standard app, device, and session-related information.

Gameplay Events We Track

GateBend sends gameplay analytics events including:

• level_start — when a level begins
• level_complete — when a level is completed
• level_failed — when a level is failed
• gate_opened — when a gate successfully opens
• gate_blocked — when a gate cannot open because its path is blocked
• hint_used — when the hint feature is used
• level_restart — when the current level is restarted

Level-related events may include information such as:

• Level ID
• Gate ID
• Number of moves
• Elapsed time
• Star rating
• Remaining lives
• Failure reason

Purpose of Analytics

We use this information to:

• Understand player progression through the campaign
• Measure level completion and failure rates
• Identify difficult or unbalanced levels
• Improve puzzle design and difficulty
• Understand how game features are used
• Improve game stability and the overall player experience

GateBend's current release does not use Firebase Analytics data for advertising or advertising personalization.

Advertising ID collection is disabled in this release.

For more information about Google's privacy practices, please review the Google Privacy Policy.

5. Firebase Crashlytics

GateBend uses Firebase Crashlytics , provided by Google LLC, to help identify crashes, errors, and technical problems.

Crashlytics may process technical information associated with application crashes or errors, which can include information such as:

• Device information
• Operating system information
• Application version
• Crash and error information
• Diagnostic information associated with application failures

We use this information to:

• Identify application crashes
• Diagnose technical problems
• Improve application stability
• Fix software errors
• Improve the overall reliability of GateBend

Crashlytics is not used by GateBend for advertising.

For more information about Google's privacy practices, please review the Google Privacy Policy.

6. Local Game Data

GateBend stores gameplay progress and settings locally on your Android device.

This may include:

• Unlocked levels
• Level completion status
• Star ratings
• Completion times
• Move counts
• Gameplay progress
• Hint usage
• Audio preferences
• Music preferences
• Other gameplay settings

GateBend does not upload locally stored gameplay progress to a GateBend-operated server.

How to Remove Local Data

You can remove locally stored game data by:

• Clearing GateBend's application data through Android settings.
• Uninstalling GateBend, subject to normal Android operating-system behavior.

Resetting or removing local progress does not automatically delete information that may already have been processed by Firebase Analytics or Crashlytics.

7. Third-Party Services

GateBend currently uses the following third-party services:

Firebase Analytics — Google LLC

Firebase Analytics helps us understand gameplay activity, player progression, and general application usage.

Firebase may process gameplay events and certain technical, app, device, and session-related information as part of providing the Analytics service.

Firebase Crashlytics — Google LLC

Firebase Crashlytics helps us identify crashes and technical problems and improve application stability.

Google Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy

GateBend's current release does not integrate:

• Advertising SDKs
• AdMob
• Payment gateways
• Social-media plugins
• User-account services

8. Data Sharing

GateBend does not sell your personal information.

Gameplay analytics and related technical information may be transmitted to Firebase Analytics , a service provided by Google LLC, for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy.

Crash and diagnostic information may be transmitted to Firebase Crashlytics , a service provided by Google LLC, for crash reporting and application stability purposes.

GateBend's current release does not share information with advertising networks because the current version does not contain advertising SDKs.

9. Advertising

GateBend's current release does not display advertisements .

The current version contains:

• No AdMob
• No interstitial advertisements
• No rewarded advertisements
• No banner advertisements
• No advertising SDK
• No Advertising ID collection through Firebase Analytics

GateBend is currently provided as a free-to-play, ad-free game.

10. Children's Privacy

GateBend is designed for a General Audience and is not specifically directed toward children.

GateBend does not directly request personal information such as:

• Name
• Email address
• Phone number
• Physical address
• Precise location

The game does not include:

• User accounts
• Login functionality
• Public player profiles
• Chat functionality
• Personalized advertising

If you are a parent or guardian and have questions about GateBend's data practices, please contact us using the information below.

11. Data Security

We take reasonable steps to protect information handled by GateBend.

GateBend does not operate a custom backend containing player accounts.

Local gameplay data is stored within the application's local/private storage environment on the device.

Analytics information sent to Firebase is transmitted using secure network communication provided by the Firebase service.

Crash information sent to Crashlytics is handled through Google's Firebase service.

GateBend does not collect passwords, payment information, or account credentials.

Keystore credentials and private signing keys are not included in the application or public source repository.

No method of electronic storage or transmission can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

12. Data Retention & Deletion

Local Game Data

Local gameplay data remains on your device until you:

• Clear the application's data
• Reset or remove the application's stored data
• Uninstall GateBend

Firebase Analytics

Firebase Analytics data retention is controlled through the associated Google/Firebase Analytics configuration and Google's applicable policies.

GateBend does not set a custom Analytics retention period within the application.

Firebase Crashlytics

Crash and diagnostic information is retained and managed according to the applicable Firebase Crashlytics service configuration and Google's policies.

Analytics and Crashlytics Requests

For questions or requests concerning information processed through Firebase Analytics or Firebase Crashlytics, please contact us using the privacy contact information below.

13. International Data Processing

Because GateBend uses Google/Firebase services, information processed by those services may be handled or stored in jurisdictions outside your country.

Such processing is subject to the applicable policies, contractual arrangements, security measures, and legal requirements of the relevant service providers.

For more information, please review Google's Privacy Policy: Google Privacy Policy

14. Your Privacy Choices and Rights

Depending on applicable law, you may have rights regarding information processed about you, which may include rights relating to:

• Access
• Correction
• Deletion
• Consent
• Withdrawal of consent where applicable
• Other privacy choices provided under applicable law

GateBend provides direct control over locally stored gameplay data through the Android device's application-data controls.

For questions or requests regarding information processed through Firebase Analytics or Firebase Crashlytics, please contact us using the details below.

15. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect:

• Changes to GateBend
• Changes in our data practices
• Changes to third-party services
• Changes in applicable legal or regulatory requirements

When this policy is updated, the Effective Date shown at the top of this page will be updated.

We encourage users to review this Privacy Policy periodically.