Privacy Policy

ISSUED BY FIREFLIES GAME STUDIO Last Updated:

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:

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:

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:

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.

If you have any questions about this document, please contact: [email protected]