Glowpipe privacy policy
Glowpipe is a puzzle game made by Pocket Comet ("we"). This policy explains what information the game uses and why. In short: we don't ask for your name, email or any account. The only information we keep ourselves is your daily leaderboard scores under a generated name. The game shows ads from Google, and Google collects some device information to do that.
Information stored on your device
The game saves your best score, your sound setting and your current game on your device so you can continue later. This stays on your device. We don't receive it. Uninstalling the game deletes it.
Advertising
Glowpipe is free and paid for by ads, served by Google AdMob. To show and measure ads, Google's software in the game may collect:
- your device's advertising identifier (you can reset or limit it in your phone's settings),
- your IP address and approximate location derived from it,
- device information such as model, operating system and language,
- how you interact with ads (views, taps).
Google uses this information as described in How Google uses information from sites or apps that use its services and the Google Privacy Policy. Ads may be personalized only if you allow it.
Daily leaderboard
When you finish a daily challenge, the game sends your moves and score to our leaderboard server so it can check the score and rank it. You appear on the leaderboard under a randomly generated name (like "Amber Otter 482"), never your real name, and you can change it to another generated name at any time. We store a random player ID, that name, and your daily scores and moves. We don't ask for or store any contact details. The server runs on Cloudflare, which receives your IP address to deliver each request; we don't store it. Leaderboard names and scores are visible to all players. To have your leaderboard data deleted, email us your player name (shown in the leaderboard as "Playing as") and we will remove it.
Your choices
- Europe, the UK and Switzerland: the first time you open the game, you are asked whether ads may use your data. You can change your answer at any time in the game: tap the ⓘ button, then Privacy choices.
- iPhone and iPad: the game asks for permission before any tracking across other companies' apps. You can change this in Settings > Privacy & Security > Tracking.
- Android: you can delete or reset your advertising ID in Settings > Privacy > Ads.
Children
Glowpipe is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect information from them. The game asks Google to show only ads suitable for teens and older.
Changes
If this policy changes, we will update this page and its effective date.
Contact
Questions about privacy: pocketcomet1@gmail.com