Privacy Policy
The short version
- Knockdown has no accounts and never asks for your name or email address.
- Your progress is saved on your phone, not on a server of ours.
- The game shows ads from Google. To do that, Google's ad software collects some information from your device. The details are below.
- Purchases are handled by Apple. We never see your payment details.
Who we are
Knockdown is made by Yomad Games, based in Kuwait. In this policy, "we" and "us" mean Yomad Games. You can reach us at info@yomad.games.
What the game saves on your phone
To work as a game, Knockdown saves:
- your level, your coins, and the upgrades and boosters you own;
- whether you have bought Remove Ads;
- a note of each purchase that has already been delivered, so that nothing is delivered twice;
- the choices you make about ads.
This stays on your phone. It is not sent to us. Deleting the game deletes it.
Ads, and what Google collects
Knockdown shows ads through Google AdMob, an advertising service run by Google. To show and measure ads, Google's software inside the game may collect:
- identifiers for your device. These include its advertising identifier, but only if you allow tracking, and identifiers that apply only to this game or this developer;
- your approximate location, worked out from your internet (IP) address. The game never asks for your precise location;
- which ads you have been shown and how you responded to them;
- other interactions with the game, such as when it is opened;
- diagnostic and performance information, such as crash reports, how long the game takes to start, and how much energy it uses.
Google uses this to choose and show ads, to measure how they perform, and to improve its services. If you allow tracking, Google may also use it to show you ads based on your interests and on your activity in other apps and websites.
We do not receive this information in a form that identifies you. What we see are totals, such as how many ads were shown.
Google explains its side here:
Your choices about ads
- Apple's tracking question. When Knockdown first asks whether it may track you, you can choose "Ask App Not to Track". Google then does not receive your device's advertising identifier, and the ads you see are less tailored to you. The game works the same either way. You can change your answer at any time in Settings, under Privacy & Security, then Tracking. Apple describes this in If an app asks to track your activity.
- In Europe, the United Kingdom and Switzerland. The game asks for your consent before showing personalised ads. You can change your answer later with the Privacy Choices button in the game's shop.
- Google's own settings. You can review and change how Google personalises ads for you in Google's ad settings.
- Remove Ads. This purchase removes the ads shown between levels. Reward ads, which you choose to watch, stay available, so Google's ad software still runs.
Purchases
Coin packs and Remove Ads are sold through Apple's In-App Purchase. Apple takes the payment and tells the game that a purchase succeeded: what was bought, when, and a transaction number. We never receive your card number or billing details. Apple's handling of your information is covered by Apple's Privacy Policy.
What we do not collect
Knockdown does not ask for or collect your name, email address, contacts, photos, camera, microphone or precise location. It has no accounts and no sign-in. We run no analytics or tracking tools of our own.
Children
Knockdown is not directed at children under 13, or under the age at which the law where you live requires a parent's consent. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided personal information through the game, please contact us and we will help.
How long information is kept, and how to delete it
- On your phone. The game's saved information stays until you delete the game.
- With us. We keep no personal information about players, so there is nothing for us to delete. If you write to us, we keep your message only as long as needed to answer it.
- With Google and Apple. Each keeps information according to its own policy, linked above, and offers its own tools to see and delete it.
- Withdrawing consent. Use the Privacy Choices button in the shop where it is shown, or change the tracking setting described above.
Other companies
The only companies that receive information through Knockdown are Apple and Google, as described above. Both are bound by their own privacy commitments and by their agreements with developers, which require them to protect your information to a standard at least equal to this policy.
Your rights
Depending on where you live, you may have the right to ask for a copy of your personal information, to have it corrected or deleted, or to object to how it is used. Because we hold nothing that identifies you, most requests are best made to Google or Apple directly. You can always write to us and we will help. You also have the right to complain to the data protection authority where you live.
We do not sell personal information for money. Showing ads based on your interests can count as "sharing" under the laws of some US states. You can limit it by choosing "Ask App Not to Track".
Changes to this policy
If this policy changes, the new version will be posted on this page with a new date at the top.
Contact
Questions about this policy or your information: info@yomad.games.