GearHead GamingWelcome to GearHead Gaming (“we,” “our,” or “us”). We are committed to protecting your personal data and ensuring absolute transparency in how we handle information when you play our mobile games and use our services (collectively, the “Games”). By downloading, installing, or continuing to use our Games, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
This policy is designed to comply with:
- The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) — for users in the EEA and the United Kingdom.
- The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) — for residents of California, USA.
- Google Play Developer Content Policies regarding data safety and user transparency.
Information We Collect
We collect information to operate, optimize, secure, and monetize our Games. This data falls into two distinct categories.
1.1 — Non-Personal & Technical Data (Collected Automatically)
To deliver high-performance gameplay and relevant ads, our integrated third-party Software Development Kits (SDKs) automatically collect specific device telemetry, including:
- Device Identifiers: Advertising IDs (such as Google Advertising ID / GAID), IP address, and unique device tokens.
- Device Analytics: Device hardware model, operating system version, mobile carrier, time zone settings, language preferences, and network state.
- Gameplay Metrics: Session duration, in-game events, crash logs, diagnostic performance reports, and interactions with features or ads.
1.2 — Personal Data (Voluntarily Provided)
Our games generally do not require registration or account creation. However, we may collect personal data when you explicitly provide it, such as your name, email address, or the content of communications when you submit a customer support request directly to our team.
Device Permissions
Our Games may request access to specific hardware or software features on your device to enable core functionalities (such as local notifications or caching data).
User Control: You can modify or revoke these permissions at any time via your device settings: Settings → Apps → GearHead Gaming → Permissions. Please note that denying certain permissions may cause some gameplay features to function improperly.
How We Use Your Information
We utilize the collected data to provide a seamless and secure entertainment experience, specifically to:
- Maintain, monitor, debug, and optimize game performance.
- Track and diagnose technical crashes via Firebase.
- Serve, personalize, and optimize ad placements across our mediation waterfall.
- Ensure brand safety, fraud prevention, and invalid traffic (IVT) detection via Integral Ad Science.
- Comply with legal obligations, enforce our terms, and prevent malicious exploitation.
Third-Party Services & SDK Disclosures
We do not directly sell your personal data. However, our Games integrate third-party mobile ad networks, mediation stacks, and analytics tools. These third parties handle data in accordance with their respective privacy policies. Below is the complete list of partners utilized by GearHead Gaming.
Children's Privacy (COPPA)
Our Games are not directed to children under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.
If you are a parent or guardian and believe that your child has provided personal information to us, please contact us immediately. If we discover that we have inadvertently collected data from a child under 13, we will execute immediate steps to purge that data securely from our records.
International Transfers & User Rights
6.1 — GDPR (EEA & UK Users)
If you reside within the European Economic Area, you have specific data protection rights, including the right to access, rectify, or erase your personal data, as well as the right to withdraw consent for targeted ads. Where legally required, our ad stack displays a Consent Management Platform (CMP) to collect your explicit opt-in before initialization.
6.2 — CCPA (California Users)
If you are a California resident, you have the right to request a disclosure of what data we collect, request deletion, and opt out of the “sale or sharing” of personal data for cross-context behavioral advertising. You can exercise these choices via your device's built-in privacy tools (“Opt out of Ads Personalization” on Android).
Data Retention & Security
We retain collected data only as long as necessary to fulfill the operational, diagnostic, and monetization purposes outlined in this policy. While we utilize industry-standard, commercially accepted security protocols to safeguard data transit and storage, no electronic storage method or internet transmission is 100% secure; therefore, we cannot guarantee absolute security.
Changes to This Policy
We reserve the right to update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect shifts in our game features, ad network partnerships, or global legal requirements. Any modifications will become effective immediately upon posting the revised policy page. We encourage you to review this page regularly.
Contact Us
If you have any questions, compliance requests, data deletion inquiries, or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact our privacy compliance officer directly.