Privacy Policy — Puzzle Break

Last updated: 20 July 2026

This Privacy Policy explains how Puzzle Break (“the app”, “we”, “us”) handles information when you use it. Puzzle Break is developed by Piktus.

Summary

Puzzle Break is a single-player daily-puzzle game. We do not ask you to create an account, and we do not collect your name, email address, contacts, photos, precise location, or any content you type. We handle anonymous, aggregated gameplay analytics and crash-diagnostic data to understand how the game is played and to fix problems — and you can turn both off at any time from within the app. The app also shows optional rewarded video ads (which you choose to watch in exchange for an in-game reward) served by Google AdMob; these use an advertising identifier as described below.

Information we collect

Gameplay analytics (via Google Firebase Analytics)

To understand how players use the game, we use Google Firebase Analytics. It records anonymous, event-level gameplay data, such as:

Which puzzles are opened, solved, or abandoned, and how long that took
Progression signals grouped into ranges (e.g. level “10–19”, streak “7–13”, coin balance “500–1999”) — never exact personal profiles
In-game economy events (coins earned/spent, hints used, daily spins)
Which screens are viewed and whether the tutorial was completed

This data is not tied to your real-world identity. It is used only in aggregate to see what is fun, what is confusing, and what to fix.

Data collected automatically by Firebase

When analytics is enabled, Google Firebase automatically collects standard technical information required to operate the analytics service, including:

A randomly generated app-instance identifier and device/advertising identifiers
Device model, operating-system version, and app version
Approximate (coarse, country/region-level) location derived from IP address
General app-usage and diagnostic information

Google processes this data as described in Google’s Privacy Policy and How Google uses data when you use partners’ sites or apps.

Crash and diagnostic reports (via Google Firebase Crashlytics)

To find and fix crashes, we use Google Firebase Crashlytics. When the app crashes or hits an error, it records an anonymous diagnostic report, such as:

The type of crash and the technical stack trace
Device model, operating-system version, and app version
Non-identifying context about app state at the time (e.g. the screen you were on, and progression signals grouped into the same ranges used for analytics)

These reports are not tied to your real-world identity and are used only to make the app more stable. Crash reporting is covered by the same in-app opt-out as analytics (see Your choices).

Advertising (via Google AdMob)

The app shows rewarded video ads — always optional, and shown only when you choose to watch one in exchange for an in-game reward (such as a hint or doubled reward). Ads are served by Google AdMob. To request and measure ads, AdMob uses a resettable advertising identifier (the Advertising ID on Android; the Identifier for Advertisers on iOS) together with coarse, IP-derived location and standard device/technical information. This information is shared with Google and its ad partners to deliver ads, prevent fraud, and measure performance, as described in Google’s policies linked above.

iOS: before ads are personalized, the app shows Apple’s App Tracking Transparency prompt. If you decline, ads are still shown but are not personalized using the identifier for tracking.
European Economic Area, UK, and Switzerland: the app presents a Google-certified consent (UMP) message on first launch. Your choice there governs whether ads are personalized.
We do not receive or store your advertising identifier ourselves, and we do not sell your data.

What we do NOT collect

No account, sign-in, name, or email address
No precise/GPS location
No contacts, photos, files, microphone, or camera data
No text you enter into puzzles
We do not sell your data. Beyond the anonymous analytics, crash-diagnostic, and advertising data described above, we do not share your information with third parties.

Your choices

Turn analytics and crash reporting off. Puzzle Break includes an in-app toggle — the Analytics switch under the gear icon on the home screen — that stops all analytics and crash-diagnostic collection. When you switch it off, no further events or crash reports are sent.
Control ad personalization. On iOS you can allow or decline tracking via the App Tracking Transparency prompt (and later under Settings › Privacy & Security › Tracking). On Android you can reset or delete your Advertising ID, or opt out of ad personalization, in your device settings. In the EEA/UK/Switzerland you can revisit your consent choice from the in-app privacy options. Declining does not remove ads; it makes them non-personalized.
Reset the app. Clearing the app’s data or uninstalling it removes locally stored game progress from your device.

Data storage and retention

Your game progress (levels, coins, streaks, solved puzzles) is stored locally on your device, not on our servers. Anonymous analytics data is retained by Google Firebase according to the retention period configured in our Firebase project and Google’s standard policies.

Children’s privacy

Puzzle Break is a general-audience puzzle game intended for users aged 13 and over, and it is not directed to children. It does not knowingly collect personal information from children, and we do not knowingly build advertising or behavioural profiles of children. If you believe a child has used the app in a way that involved personal data, contact us using the details below and we will address it.

Terms of Service

Your use of Puzzle Break is also governed by our Terms of Service.

Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Material changes will be reflected by updating the “Last updated” date above.

Contact

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, contact us at:
Email: borarslan@gmail.com