Idle Painter: Privacy Policy
Idle Painter ("the game") is made by Sycamore Hill Studios LLC ("we"). This policy explains what data the game handles and why. We do not run servers of our own and we do not sell personal data.
1. Data stored on your device
Your progress, settings, purchase records and an age range (if you were asked) are saved on your device. If Android backup is on in your device settings, Android's Auto Backup and device-to-device transfer copy your saved game to your Google account or your new phone, under Google's terms; you control this in your Android settings.
2. Google Play Games (optional)
If you sign in to Google Play Games, Google provides the game with your Play Games player ID, display name and avatar, and stores your achievements, leaderboard scores and, if Cloud save is on, a copy of your saved game (including a small picture of your current painting) in your Google account. The Play Games software also collects diagnostics for Google. If "Share play statistics" is on (Settings → Privacy), the game adds to anonymous totals kept by Play Games (for example how many weekly chests are opened); we only ever see the totals, never who contributed. Statistics are never sent for players under 18. Google processes this data under the Google Privacy Policy (policies.google.com/privacy). You can sign out, turn off cloud save or statistics, or delete the cloud copy in Settings.
3. Purchases
Purchases are processed by Google Play. The game receives a purchase record (product, order number, time, a purchase token) to deliver your items and keeps it on your device and, with cloud save, in your saved game. We never receive your payment details.
4. Advertising (optional rewarded ads)
The game shows ads only when you choose to watch one for a reward, and the advertising software starts only after you first tap a "Watch" button. Ads are provided by Google AdMob, which may then collect your device's advertising ID, approximate location derived from your IP address, device and app information and ad interaction data to show ads, measure them and prevent fraud. Where the law requires it (for example in the EEA, the UK and some US states), the game asks for your consent before any ad is requested; you can change your choice at any time in Settings → Privacy → Privacy options, or turn rewarded ads off there. Players under 13 are shown no ads. You can also reset or delete your advertising ID in your Android settings. See how Google uses data: policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites.
5. Age
Before the first ad or purchase the game may ask your age, or receive an age range from Google Play where Google provides one (Play Age Signals). Only the range (under 13, 13–15, 16–17, 18 or older) is kept, on your device, to choose suitable ads and settings; it is never sent to us.
6. Time check and game updates
To run seasons and events fairly, the game asks a Google server for the current time, and it downloads a small file of event corrections from the same website as this policy (GitHub Pages). These are simple web requests that send no personal data beyond what any internet request carries, such as your IP address.
7. Notifications
Reminders are scheduled on your device. Nothing is sent to us.
8. Support
If you email us, we receive your email address, your message and the diagnostic details the game adds (app version, device model, Android version, language, an anonymous save ID and recent game log lines, never payment tokens). We use them only to answer you and delete them within 12 months.
9. Children
The game is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal data from them. Players who tell us they are under 13 are shown no ads and send no statistics.
10. Your rights
Depending on where you live (for example under the GDPR, the UK GDPR, the CCPA/CPRA or Brazil's LGPD), you may have the right to access, correct, delete or object to the processing of your data. Because we hold no data on our own servers, most rights are exercised in the game (Settings → Privacy → Delete my data, Privacy options, Share play statistics) and with Google for data it processes. For anything else, contact sycamorehillstudios@outlook.com.
11. Retention and deletion
Local data stays until you reset progress or uninstall the game. The cloud copy stays in your Google account until you delete it in Settings → Account or through your Google account.
12. Changes
We will post changes on this page and update the effective date; the game links to the current version.
Contact: Sycamore Hill Studios LLC · sycamorehillstudios@outlook.com