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Privacy Policy

Last updated: 23 October 2026

This Privacy Policy explains how Grooviz ("we", "us") handles data when you play Scuttle: The Escape Crew (the "App"), available on Android through Google Play (package com.grooviz.scuttle.game), and when you visit this website.

The short version: no accounts, no logins, no cloud save. Your game progress stays on your phone. Google services we use (AdMob for ads, Firebase for analytics, crash reports and remote settings, Google Play for purchases) process a limited amount of device and usage data. In regions that require it, you choose whether ads can be personalised, and you can change that choice in Settings.

1. Who we are

The App is published by Grooviz, which is responsible for the data processing described here. You can reach us at dev@grooviz.com.

2. What data is collected

The App does not ask for your name, email address, phone number, contacts, photos or precise location.

Data	Examples	Purpose	Processed by
App interactions	Levels started and cleared, taps, hints used, purchases made in the App	Analytics: understanding which levels are too hard or too easy	Firebase Analytics, using a pseudonymous app-instance ID (no account)
Device or other identifiers	Advertising ID, Firebase app-instance / installation ID, device model, OS version, language	Advertising, analytics, remote settings	Google AdMob, Firebase. Where Google's consent rules apply, the advertising ID is only used for personalised ads after you consent.
Purchase history	Whether you bought Remove Ads or another in-app item	Delivering and restoring what you bought	Google Play Billing (we never see your payment details)
Crash logs and diagnostics	Stack traces, device state at the time of a crash	Fixing crashes and bugs	Firebase Crashlytics
Approximate location	Country or region derived from your IP address	Serving ads appropriate to your region	Google AdMob (not collected by the App itself)

3. What stays on your device

Game progress (levels, stars, ranks, streak, crew gear, settings) is stored locally on your phone. We do not upload it and there is no cloud save. Uninstalling the App or clearing its data deletes it.
Share images.When you tap Share on a clear card, the App creates an image and hands it to Android's share sheet. Where it goes is your choice; we do not receive it.
Ratings.If the App shows a "Rate Scuttle" prompt, the rating flow is run by Google Play. We do not see who rated or what was written, beyond what Google Play shows publicly.

4. How we use data

To run the App, deliver purchases and remember your choices.
To show ads, unless you have bought Remove Ads.
To diagnose crashes and improve stability.
To understand how levels play (for example, where players get stuck) and tune difficulty.
To change settings remotely without an app update (Firebase Remote Config), for example to switch a feature on or off.
To reply when you email us.

Legal bases (EEA/UK): performance of a contract (providing the App and purchases); consent (personalised advertising and related ad storage); and legitimate interests (crash reporting, aggregated analytics, security and fraud prevention). We do not sell your personal information.

5. Third-party services

Google AdMob and Google User Messaging Platform (UMP): ads and consent. How Google uses data for ads.
Firebase Analytics, Crashlytics and Remote Config (Google). Firebase privacy and security.
Google Play Billing and Google Play In-App Review. Google Privacy Policy.

This website uses Vercel hosting and Vercel Web Analytics, which counts page views without cookies. Vercel processes standard request data (such as IP address and browser type) to serve pages.

6. Ads and consent

Scuttle is free and shows ads (including interstitial ads between levels; optional rewarded videos may be offered). An optional in-app purchase removes ads.

In the EEA, the UK and other regions where consent is required, the App shows Google's consent form (UMP) early in play. Until you answer, ad storage, ad user data and ad personalisation are set to "denied", and they are updated from your choice.
You can reopen the consent form at any time from Settings → Ad privacyin the App (shown where Google's consent rules apply).
You can also reset or delete your Android advertising ID in your phone's settings (Settings → Google → Ads, or Settings → Privacy → Ads, depending on your device).

7. Daily reminder notifications

The App can send one reminder a day when the daily break-out is live. It is offuntil you say yes, and Android will ask for notification permission. The reminder is scheduled on your phone; no push server or notification token is used. Turn it off in the App's Settings or in Android's notification settings.

8. Children

Scuttle is a general-audience game and is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 (or the age of digital consent in your country). If you believe a child has provided personal information, contact dev@grooviz.com and we will help delete it.

9. Your rights

Depending on where you live, you may have rights to access, correct, delete, restrict or object to processing of your personal data, to data portability, and to withdraw consent at any time. Because the App has no accounts, we usually cannot link data to you personally; Google services process data under pseudonymous IDs. Email dev@grooviz.comwith the subject "Privacy request" and we will help, normally within 30 days.

California:we do not sell personal information for money. Use of advertising identifiers for ads may count as "sharing" under the CCPA/CPRA; you can opt out by resetting or deleting your advertising ID, or by emailing us.

EEA/UK: you may lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority.

10. Data retention

Game progress lives on your device until you delete the App or its data. Crash reports are kept by Firebase Crashlytics for up to 90 days. Analytics data is kept according to the retention setting of our Google Analytics for Firebase property. Ad data is kept according to Google's policies. Emails are kept as long as needed to handle your request.

11. International transfers

Google and Vercel may process data outside your country, including in the United States, under lawful transfer mechanisms such as Standard Contractual Clauses.

12. Changes to this policy

We will update this page when the App or the services it uses change. The date at the top shows the latest version. Material changes will be flagged in the App or on this page.

13. Contact us

Grooviz
dev@grooviz.com