1. INTRODUCTION AND GENERAL TERMS
These terms apply to the use of games and other products developed
by Fireflies Studio ("Fireflies" / "we" / "us"). FireFlies Studio is
company registered in United Kingdom. Our registered office address
is at Lytchett House, 13 Freeland Park, Wareham Road, Poole, Dorset,
BH16 6FA.
This privacy and data policy (“Privacy Policy”) applies and has
effect in respect of all games, related online services (including
online network play connectivity and interactivity) and other
software and products made available by us (together the “Game(s)”),
as well as any other online features relating to the Games including
our website (https://www.fireflies.studio/). Together the Game(s) and the Website are referred to as the
“Online Services”.
If you have any questions or comments about this Privacy Policy,
please contact us at
[email protected]
We are committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. The
Privacy Policy explains the basis on which personal information we
collect from you will be processed by us or on our behalf. Where we
decide the purpose or means for which personal data you supply
through these Online Services is processed, we are the “data
controller.” We will comply with all applicable data protection
laws, including the General Data Protection Regulation 2016/679.
Please read this Privacy Policy carefully as it contains important
information about the following:
- What information we may collect about you;
- How we will use information we collect about you;
- Whether we will disclose your details to anyone else; and
-
Your choices and rights regarding the personal information you
have provided to us.
This Privacy Policy forms a part of and should be read in
conjunction with our terms of use.
The Online Services may contain hyperlinks to services owned and
operated by third parties. These third party services may have their
own privacy policies and we recommend that you review them. They
will govern the use of personal information that you submit or which
is collected by cookies and other tracking technologies whilst using
these services. We do not accept any responsibility or liability for
the privacy practices of such third party services and your use of
these is at your own risk.
We may make changes to this Privacy Policy in future, which will be
posted on this page. You should check this page from time to time to
ensure you are aware of any changes. Where appropriate we may notify
you of changes through the Games.
2. INFORMATION WE MAY COLLECT ABOUT YOU
We collect and process the following information which may include
your personal data.
Information provided by you when using the Games (“Basic Information”)
We will collect the following information from you when you play our
Games:
- a unique pseudonymous identifier for you (User ID);
- your user preferences;
-
anonymous core information milestones related to your gameplay, such
as the completion of certain activities during your gameplay.
Information used for the purposes of serving advertisements
(“Advertising Data”)
Through our third party advertising network partners, we may gather
information about your devices when you install or play our Games,
depending on the permissions you’ve granted. This may include:
- the make, model and operating system of your device;
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properties of your device, such as screen size and orientation,
audio volume and battery;
- the mobile network operator linked to your device;
- the Games played;
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the country, time zone and locale settings on your device (i.e.
country and preferred language);
- network connection type and speed;
- IP Address;
- MAC address;
- internet browser used to access the Games;
-
the advertiser ID, which is an identifier unique to you if you use
an Apple or Android device, but which doesn’t reveal your name.
Information collected for the purposes of providing analytics
(“Analytics”)
We may collect technical information about your use of the Online
Services through the use of tracking technologies and analytics.
Personal data we may collect includes the following:
- your mobile device’s unique device ID (“Device ID”);
-
your User ID (which is generated by us and allocated to you when you
first play our games);
- your device operating system & version;
- your device make and model;
- game play attempts, progression and results;
- session game time start, end and duration;
- the country of your Device;
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the time, date and install source of your first download (e.g. from
a clicked advertisement);
- advertisements viewed and clicked;
- identification of crashes and defects.
Information about you collected from third parties (“Third Party Log
In Information”)
When you access the Games via a third party social media provider such
as Facebook, Twitter or Game Center, we may collect and store personal
and non-personal information which is available on that third party
social media provider, such as your Facebook or Twitter name, your
profile picture or its URL, your Facebook ID and other public data of
your friends, provided that you have expressly agreed to the use of
Facebook cookies within the Games. We will also receive technical data
in order to ensure the Games connect to the correct Facebook account.
3. WHY WE COLLECT INFORMATION ABOUT YOU
To provide our Games to you
We will use information about you (including Basic Information, Third
Party Log In Information and Analytics) for delivering our Games to
you under the terms of use agreed between us. The processing of
information in this way is necessary for us to record your progress
and current status within a Game, and to ensure the Games deliver the
features promised and function properly, so that you have the best
experience when playing any one of our Games.
To help us improve the Online Services and fix any problems
We may process non identifiable Analytics so that we can analyse and
improve our Games and Online Services. This processing is also
necessary for us to pursue our legitimate interests of (i) ensuring
that our Online Services function properly so that you and other users
have the best experience when playing any of our Game(s) and using the
other Online Services; (ii) improving the quality of our Online
Services, and providing a better experience to our users; (iii)
identifying and correcting any bugs in the Games and Online Services
and iv) understanding the effectiveness of our marketing to attract
new users and re-engage our current users at an aggregated level. We
use third party providers Fabric (for crash analytics), AppsFlyer and
Tenjin (user attribution and analytics), Game Analytics, AppOnboard
and SOOMLA (for analytics). Fabric, AppsFlyer Tenjin, AppOnboard, Game
Analytics and SOOMLA may collect analytics on our behalf and in
accordance with our instructions, and their applicable privacy
notices. If you would like to find out more about the way Fabric,
Tenjin, and AppsFlyer and SOOMLA collects and processes this
information this is likely to be set out in their privacy policies
and/or terms and conditions. Please refer to
https://docs.fabric.io/android/fabric/data-privacy.html,
https://www.appsflyer.com/privacy-policy,
https://apponboard.com/legal//privacy-policy,
https://soomla.com/privacy-policy/,
https://www.tenjin.io/privacy/.
For advertising purposes We may process Advertising Data to show you
advertisements for third party services. The information we collect
about you may be used to understand how advertisements placed in our
Games have performed or how many people have viewed certain
advertisements. We will not process your information for the purposes
of marketing or pass your information on to third parties for the
purposes
4. DATA SHARING
Fireflies Studio will share your information as described in this
Privacy Policy.
Group members, personnel, suppliers, or subcontractors:
We maintain the confidentiality of your information but may disclose
it to any member of our group (including subsidiaries, our ultimate
holding company, and its subsidiaries), our personnel, suppliers, or
subcontractors as reasonably necessary for the purposes outlined in
this Privacy Policy. However, this is under the condition that they do
not independently use the information and have agreed to safeguard it.
Merger, acquisition, or change in ownership:
In the event of involvement in a merger, acquisition, or sale of all
or part of its assets, you will be notified through account messages
and/or prominent notices on our website regarding changes in ownership
or the use of your information, along with any choices you may have
concerning this information.
Legal obligations:
We may disclose your information as required by law to government
bodies, law enforcement agencies, or in connection with legal
proceedings, prospective legal proceedings, to establish, exercise, or
defend our legal rights, including providing information for fraud
prevention.
Enforcement and protection:
Your personal information may be disclosed to third parties to enforce
agreements, investigate potential breaches, or protect the rights,
property, or safety of Fireflies Studio, our customers, or others.
5. AUTOMATED DECISION MAKING
At Fireflies Studio, we use automated decision-making methods that
don’t involve human intervention to process your information. This is
primarily for identifying users engaged in cheating activities within
our Games. Users identified as cheating following an automated
decision process may be blocked from accessing the Games or Online
Services. In such cases, affected users will be notified of the
outcome and have the right to seek human intervention to express their
perspective and contest the decision to block access.
6. CONSUMER CONTROL AND OPT-OUT OPTIONS
If you prefer not to receive notifications or targeted advertisements
from us, you can opt-out by adjusting your device's advertising and
notification settings directly. You retain the ability to withdraw
your consent by modifying your device's advertising settings or by
deleting the Game at any time.
7. DATA RETENTION
At Fireflies Studio, we'll retain your personal information on our
systems for as long as necessary for the relevant services or as
otherwise outlined in this Privacy Policy.
8. CHILDREN
We don’t knowingly solicit information from or market to children
under the age of 13 in our Online Services. Should we inadvertently
collect personal information from a child under 13 years of age, we'll
promptly delete that information. If you suspect that we may have
information about a child under 13, please contact us at
[email protected].
9. SECURITY
Fireflies Studio takes reasonable technical and organizational
precautions to prevent the loss, misuse, or alteration of your
personal information. Our databases contain encrypted and anonymized
information, are password protected, and accessible only to essential
employees requiring system access. Please note, while we strive to
provide reasonable security, no system can guarantee prevention of all
potential security breaches.