Privacy Policy

Overview

This Privacy Policy explains how Bubble Wordz, a mobile word game published by Melvine Leclerc, handles information when you use the app and related tools such as Bubble Studio. It is intended to describe the main categories of information involved, how they are used, and the choices available to you.

Information We Collect

Bubble Wordz may collect or receive information that you provide directly, such as support messages, consent choices, gameplay-related settings, or information involved when you choose to connect a third-party account such as TikTok.

If you contact support, the information you provide may be used to respond to your request and manage the issue you reported.

Information Collected Automatically

The app may collect technical and usage information automatically, including device type, operating system, app version, language, country or region signals, gameplay events, diagnostics, performance data, crash logs, and identifiers made available by the device or platform.

Depending on your consent choices, device settings, region, and service availability, advertising identifiers or advertising signals may be used for ad delivery, frequency capping, fraud prevention, measurement, and personalization.

Advertising and Analytics

Bubble Wordz may use Google Play services, Firebase or Google Analytics, Firebase Crashlytics, Google AdMob, and Google User Messaging Platform (UMP) for consent management. These services may help operate the app, understand usage, diagnose crashes, improve stability, display ads, measure ad performance, and manage consent where required.

Where required in the EEA, UK, or other applicable regions, personalized advertising and certain analytics or ad storage features may depend on your consent choices.

Purchases

If Bubble Wordz offers in-app purchases or subscriptions, purchases are handled by Google Play Billing. Google Play may process payment details, transaction identifiers, subscription status, purchase history, refunds, and related account information under Google's own policies. Bubble Wordz may receive purchase tokens, product identifiers, entitlement status, and related technical information needed to validate and provide purchased content.

TikTok Account Linking and Social Sharing

If you choose to connect your TikTok account, Bubble Wordz or Bubble Studio may request TikTok permissions such as user.info.basic to verify the linked profile. This may include information such as a TikTok API-side user identifier, display name, and avatar.

OAuth tokens may be used to maintain the connection and access the features you authorized. These tokens are not sold. TikTok data is also subject to TikTok's rules and policies when you authorize the connection. Bubble Wordz does not publish videos automatically without your explicit action or confirmation.

You can revoke access through TikTok account settings. You may also request disconnection or deletion of TikTok-linked data by contacting support.

Legal Bases / Consent

Where privacy laws require a legal basis, information may be processed to provide and maintain the app, perform a contract with you, comply with legal obligations, protect legitimate interests such as security and fraud prevention, or based on your consent.

In the EEA and UK, consent may be requested for personalized ads, certain analytics, ad storage, and related technologies when required. You can manage or withdraw consent through the app's consent flow where available or through your device and platform settings.

How We Use Information

Information may be used to operate Bubble Wordz, provide gameplay features, validate purchases, maintain account linking you request, display and measure ads, manage consent, analyze usage, fix crashes, improve performance, prevent abuse, respond to support requests, and comply with platform or legal requirements.

Third-Party Services

Bubble Wordz may rely on third-party services including Google Play services, Google Play Billing, Firebase or Google Analytics, Firebase Crashlytics, Google AdMob, Google UMP, and TikTok when you authorize TikTok account linking. These providers may process information according to their own privacy policies, terms, SDK behavior, and platform settings.

Data Retention

Information is kept only as long as reasonably needed for the purposes described in this Policy, including app operation, support, security, analytics, crash diagnostics, purchase validation, account linking, legal compliance, and dispute resolution. Retention periods may also depend on third-party provider settings and platform requirements.

Children's Privacy

Bubble Wordz is not intended for children under 13. The app does not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has provided personal information, contact support so the issue can be reviewed.

Your Choices and Rights

You may be able to manage ad personalization and identifiers through your device settings, Google settings, and the in-app consent flow where available. You can revoke TikTok access through TikTok settings and request disconnection or deletion through support.

Depending on your location, you may have rights to request access, correction, deletion, restriction, portability, or objection to certain processing. To make a request, contact support. Verification may be required before a request can be fulfilled.

International Processing

Information may be processed in countries other than your country of residence, including by third-party service providers. Data protection laws in those countries may differ from those in your region.

Security

Reasonable technical and organizational measures are used to protect information handled by Bubble Wordz. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure, and no absolute security guarantee can be made.

Changes to This Policy

This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time. When changes are made, the "Last updated" date will be revised. Continued use of Bubble Wordz after an update means the updated Policy applies.

Contact

For privacy questions, account-linking requests, or deletion and disconnection requests, contact: bubblewordz@gmail.com.