App: Parquel — Shikaku Puzzle · bundle id com.ergeakova.Parquel
1. Overview
Parquel (the “app”, “we”) is an offline-playable Shikaku (grid-dividing) puzzle game developed by
Erge Akova. We respect your privacy. This policy explains what data is processed,
why and on what legal basis, with whom it is shared, how long it is kept, and how you can exercise
your rights.
This policy applies when you download and use the app. By using the app you acknowledge that you
have read this policy. If you do not agree, please do not use the app, or delete it.
2. Data we do NOT collect directly
No account. No sign-up; we do not ask for your name, email, phone, address, date of birth, or any identity document.
No location. We do not collect precise or coarse location data ourselves.
No contacts / photos / health / financial data.
No server of ours. We do not operate a backend or user database; your game progress is never sent to us.
3. Data stored locally on your device (never sent to us)
The following is stored only on your device (iOS UserDefaults) and
is lost entirely if you delete the app:
Game progress: current level (currentLevel), saved board (savedGame), best times per level/day.
Daily mode: solved days (dailySolved), streak state (streakState).
Achievements and statistics counters (achStats, solve counts, etc.).
Ads/consent flags: ads enabled state (adsEnabled) and your UMP consent choice (stored by the Google SDK).
This data is not linked to your identity and is not backed up anywhere, including iCloud (the app
does not use iCloud sync).
4. Data processed via third-party services
The app uses Google services for advertising and basic usage analytics. These services may
process data on their own servers:
4.1 Google AdMob (ads)
Purpose: to show interstitial (between puzzles) and rewarded (optional hint) ads. Revenue is ads-only; there are no in-app purchases.
Data that may be processed: device information (device model, OS version, language/country, coarse IP-based region), the advertising identifier (IDFA — only if you allow it), ad interactions (impressions, clicks), approximate (IP-based) location.
Personalization and consent: in the European Economic Area (EEA), UK and Switzerland, Google’s UMP (User Messaging Platform) consent form is shown before ads appear. You may decline personalized ads; if you decline you will see non-personalized (contextual) ads.
Nature: these events are not linked to your identity and contain no personal data such as name/email. Firebase may use a per-device pseudonymous “app instance ID” and technical device info.
Purpose: to detect and fix app crashes and stability issues.
Data collected: crash logs (stack traces), device state (model, iOS version, memory/storage state), app state at the time of the crash, and a per-device pseudonymous installation identifier. Contains no personal data such as name/email.
Nature: not linked to your identity; used solely for app functionality (bug fixing).
Purpose: to manage the legal consent flow in the EEA/UK/Switzerland and store
your consent choice. You can update your consent at any time.
4.5 Apple
The app is distributed via the App Store. Apple may process App Store usage data under its own
privacy policy (see apple.com/legal/privacy).
iOS App Tracking Transparency (ATT) governs access to the IDFA.
5. Tracking, IDFA and the advertising identifier
The IDFA is used for tracking/personalization only if you explicitly grant the iOS App Tracking Transparency permission.
You can change this permission anytime: Settings → Privacy & Security → Tracking.
If you decline, the app still works fully; only ads will not be personalized.
6. Purposes of processing
Serving ads and measuring ad performance (revenue).
App functionality, crash/performance diagnostics, and improvement.
Compliance with legal obligations (e.g., consent management).
7. Legal bases (GDPR Art. 6)
Consent (Art. 6(1)(a)): personalized ads and IDFA-based tracking (via UMP consent + ATT permission).
Legitimate interests (Art. 6(1)(f)): non-personalized ad serving, fraud prevention, basic/anonymous analytics, and secure operation of the app. You have the right to object.
Performance of a contract (Art. 6(1)(b)): providing the game functionality you request (data stays on device).
8. Data sharing and recipients
We do not sell your data. We do not rent personal data to third parties for marketing.
The service providers listed above (Google AdMob, Firebase, UMP; Apple) process data within their respective roles.
We may disclose data where legally required (court order, lawful request) to the extent mandated by law.
9. International data transfers
Google and Apple may process data in countries outside your own (e.g., the USA). Such transfers
rely on the relevant provider’s standard contractual clauses (SCCs) and privacy frameworks. See
the providers’ privacy policies for details.
10. Data retention
On-device data: kept on your device until you delete the app; deleting the app removes it entirely.
Third-party data: Google and Apple retain data per their own retention policies. For analytics, the retention period configured in Firebase applies.
11. Security
We do not send personal data to any server of ours; the limited data collected is transmitted over the providers’ encrypted (HTTPS/TLS) connections.
No system is 100% secure; we apply reasonable technical and organizational measures, but absolute security cannot be guaranteed.
12. Children’s privacy
The app is intended for a general audience and does not knowingly collect personal data from
children under 13 (or 16 in some countries). If a parent/guardian believes their child has
provided data, contact dev.ergeakova@gmail.com and we
will take appropriate steps to remove it. In the EEA, we aim not to serve personalized ads to
child users.
13. Your rights
Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have the following rights:
GDPR (EEA/UK): access, rectification, erasure (“right to be forgotten”), restriction of processing, data portability, objection, and withdrawal of consent. You may also lodge a complaint with your local Data Protection Authority (EEA) or the ICO (UK).
KVKK (Turkey): under Art. 11 of Law No. 6698, the right to request information, rectification, deletion/destruction, objection, and compensation for damages; and to apply to the Personal Data Protection Board.
CCPA/CPRA (California): the right to know categories collected, to delete, to correct, and to opt out of “sharing/sale”. We do not sell your data in the traditional sense; ad partners may process identifiers for cross-context behavioral advertising — you can stop this by declining UMP consent and turning off ATT permission.
How to exercise your rights:
Withdraw personalized-ads consent via the UMP form.
Turn off IDFA tracking in iOS Settings → Privacy & Security → Tracking.
The app is not a web browser and does not use classic cookies; it is not subject to browser “Do
Not Track” signals. Ad/analytics SDKs may use the identifiers described above.
15. Third-party links
Ads may link to third-party websites outside our control. We are not responsible for those sites’
privacy practices; we recommend reviewing their policies.
16. Changes
We may update this policy from time to time. The current version is published at this address with
an updated “Effective date”. For material changes, we will try to notify you in-app or in update
notes.