Privacy policy — YARIK: Idle Boss Hunt

This policy explains what data YARIK: Idle Boss Hunt (Android package net.glintbyte.yarik), developed and published by GlintByte, an independent studio ("we", "us"), collects, why, and what choices you have.

1. The short version

You can play without creating an account or giving us your name, email or phone number.
Your progress is stored on your device. Online features — leaderboards, Weekly Hunt, leagues, cloud save and transfer codes — use our own game server.
The game shows optional rewarded ads from Google AdMob. Google may collect device data to show them.
We do not sell your data.

2. Data we collect

Stored only on your device

Your game save and settings.
A local play log (for example sessions, purchases made with in-game currency, bosses defeated). It stays on your device and is not sent to us automatically.

Sent to our game server (only when you are online)

A random account ID that the game creates on first launch. It is not your phone's hardware ID, advertising ID or any other personal identifier.
The display name you choose (otherwise a generated name such as "Hunter A1B2"). Other players see it on leaderboards.
Scores and results: progress score, deepest Rift floor, Weekly Hunt, league and contest results, and titles.
Cloud save: a copy of your save when you create a transfer code or back up your progress.
Technical data needed to run the service, such as your IP address and the time of each request, kept in server logs.

Collected by Google AdMob (only for rewarded ads)

Your advertising ID, device and app information, IP address (from which an approximate location can be derived), ad interactions and diagnostics.
Google processes this data under its own policies: https://policies.google.com/privacy and https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites.

The game does not collect your name, email, phone number, contacts, photos, precise location or payment details. It currently has no in-app purchases. If you write to us or use the forms on glintbyte.net, we receive what you type there; see the website privacy policy.

3. How we use data

To run online features: leaderboards, Weekly Hunt, leagues, contests, cloud save and moving your progress to a new phone.
To prevent cheating and abuse, for example by rejecting impossible scores.
To show the rewarded ads you choose to watch.
To keep the service secure and fix problems.

Google (AdMob) for ads, as described above.
Infrastructure providers that host our server: Amazon Web Services (data centre in Frankfurt, Germany) and Cloudflare (secure connections). They process data only on our behalf.
Other players see your display name, title and scores.
Authorities, if the law requires it.

We do not sell or rent personal data.

5. Security and retention

All connections to our server are encrypted (HTTPS).
Account data, scores and cloud saves are kept while your account is active. Weekly tables reset regularly, and old league tables are deleted periodically.
Transfer codes expire after 24 hours and can be used only once.
Server backups are kept for up to 30 days and then deleted.

6. Your choices and rights

Play offline: the game works without an internet connection; online features simply stay off.
Ads: an ad is shown only when you choose to watch one. You can reset or delete your advertising ID in your phone's Google settings.
Delete your data: uninstalling the game removes the data on your device. To delete your online account, display name, scores and cloud save, fill in the data deletion form with the display name shown in the game (Settings → Account), or email us. We delete it within 30 days and let you know when it is done; copies in server backups disappear within a further 30 days.
Depending on where you live (for example under the GDPR or Turkey's KVKK, Law No. 6698), you may have the right to access, correct or delete your data, or to object to its processing. Contact us to use these rights.

7. Children

The game is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal data from them. If you believe a child has sent us data, contact us and we will delete it.

8. Changes

We may update this policy. The date at the top shows the latest version; significant changes are announced in the game or on this page.

Contact

Questions about this policy or about YARIK: Idle Boss Hunt: [email protected]