Privacy policy

GlintByte is an independent game and app studio. This policy explains what data the glintbyte.net website and GlintByte products collect, why, and what you can do about it.

The short version

• We do not sell your data. Ever.
• The website has no advertising. It uses Google Analytics only if you allow it.
• Our games show ads from Google AdMob, which uses some device data, such as your advertising ID, to show them.
• We only keep what we need to run the site and support the games.

The website

Visiting glintbyte.net does not require an account. The web server keeps standard technical logs (IP address, browser type, requested page, timestamp) for security and troubleshooting. These logs are kept for a short period and are not used to build a profile of you.

If you use the contact form, we receive the name, email address and message you type so we can reply. We keep that message until it is handled, then delete it. We do not add you to any mailing list.

The feedback form sends us your message, the game it is about and, if you add them, your device details and email address. The data deletion form sends us your in-game display name and email address so we can find your account and tell you when the deletion is done. We keep feedback while it is useful for improving the games, and deletion requests only as long as we need to handle them and show that we did.

The site sets a session cookie only when it is technically required — for example, to protect the contact form against abuse, or to remember your chosen language. No advertising cookies are set, and analytics cookies only with your consent (see below).

Analytics

If you choose “Allow” in the cookie bar, the website loads Google Analytics, a service of Google, to count visits and see which pages are read. It sets the _ga cookies and sends Google your IP address (Google Analytics does not log or store it), your browser and device type, an approximate location such as your country and city, and the pages you visit. We only see aggregated reports and do not use this data for advertising. Visit-level data is kept for at most 14 months. Google processes it under its own privacy policy, and it may be transferred to servers outside your country.

If you choose “No thanks”, or make no choice, Google Analytics is not loaded at all. You can change your mind at any time with “Cookie settings” at the bottom of every page; withdrawing consent deletes the cookies. Our games are not affected by this choice.

Embedded content

Game pages may embed a trailer from YouTube. We use YouTube's privacy-enhanced mode, which means YouTube does not store cookies about you unless you actually play the video. Once you press play, YouTube's own privacy policy applies.

The games

GlintByte games store your progress and settings on your own device. Some games also have optional online features, such as leaderboards or cloud saves, which use our own game server. What each game sends, and why, is listed on that game's own privacy page.

When you download a game from a store such as itch.io, Google Play or Steam, that store processes the purchase and your account details under its own privacy policy. We never receive your payment details.

Ads in our games

Our games show ads through Google AdMob, a service of Google. To show ads, measure them and prevent fraud, AdMob may collect your device's advertising ID and other device identifiers, your IP address (from which an approximate location such as your country can be derived), basic device and app information, and how you interact with ads. Google processes this data under its own privacy policy. We do not receive personal data from Google, only aggregated reports such as how many ads were shown.

In the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom and Switzerland, our games ask for your consent before personalised ads are shown, and you can change your choice in the game's settings. On any Android device you can reset your advertising ID or opt out of personalised ads in Settings → Google → Ads. Rewarded ads are always optional.

Deleting your data

To remove your saved progress and settings, uninstall the game or clear its data in your device settings. To remove the link between ads and your device, reset or delete your advertising ID in your device settings.

If a game has online features, it keeps an online account on our server. To have it deleted — or anything you sent us through this website — use the data deletion form or write to the address below. We delete it within 30 days and let you know when it is done.

Children

Our games are not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal data from them.

Your rights

You can ask what data we hold about you, ask for a copy, ask us to correct it, or ask us to delete it. Write to the address below and we will respond as quickly as we can.

Changes

If this policy changes, the updated version will be published on this page with a new date at the top.

Using the website and our games is also covered by our terms of use.

Contact

GlintByte
[email protected]