Privacy Policy

1. Overview

Arrowmi (the "App") is a casual mobile puzzle game published by Melih Özkaş (the "Developer", "we", "us"). This Privacy Policy explains what information the App and its third-party components handle, why, and what choices you have. It applies to the iOS and Android versions of Arrowmi.

We do not run our own backend. We do not have user accounts. We do not store your gameplay on our servers. The App keeps your progress on the device. The only data leaving your device is what Apple, Google, and Google AdMob handle on our behalf for store operations, ads, and crash diagnostics — described below.

2. What we collect

Stored locally on your device

The following is stored only on your device using standard sandboxed storage (Hive). It never leaves your phone unless you back up your device to iCloud or Google Drive, in which case the backup is governed by Apple's or Google's policy, not ours.

• Level progress per game mode (which levels you've cleared)
• In-game gold balance ("kopya")
• Selected language, music track, music and sound-effect volumes, mute state
• Counter used for ad-frequency capping

Information processed by Apple or Google for store operations

When you install or update the App, Apple's App Store or the Google Play Store handles the transaction. They may collect device identifiers, country, language, and aggregated install/uninstall metrics. We do not control or directly access that data. See Apple's Privacy Policy and Google's Privacy Policy.

Diagnostic information shared with Google AdMob

When the App requests an ad, Google's AdMob SDK collects standard advertising signals (advertising identifier where allowed, IP address, approximate location derived from IP, device model and OS version, app version, ad interaction events). This is used to serve and measure ads. We do not see individual user-level data from AdMob.

3. What we don't collect

• Your name, email address, phone number, or photo.
• Your contacts, calendar, microphone, or camera.
• Your precise GPS location.
• Health, financial, or biometric data.
• Custom analytics events on our own servers — there is no such server.

4. How we use information

Local data on your device is used solely to make the App work: remembering your progress, your language and audio preferences, and your gold balance. Information that flows to Apple, Google, or Google AdMob is used by them to operate the store, serve and measure ads, and detect fraud. We do not sell, rent, or share user-level data with anyone.

5. Third-party services

6. Advertising and tracking

The App shows two ad formats from Google AdMob:

• Rewarded ads: shown only when you tap the "Watch ad, +3 gold" button on the level-complete screen. You always opt in.
• Interstitial ads: reserved for future placement. As of this version, no interstitial is shown on the level-transition path.

On iOS, the App requests permission via Apple's App Tracking Transparency framework on first launch. If you decline, ads still appear but they are not personalised based on cross-app behaviour.

On Android, you can reset or delete your Advertising ID from Settings → Google → Ads. Limit personalised ads from the same screen.

To opt out of personalised advertising in EU/EEA regions, the App presents Google's UMP consent flow. You can re-open this flow anytime from the in-app Settings screen.

7. In-app purchases

Future versions of the App may offer optional in-app purchases (for example, removing ads, gold packs, or cosmetic items). Payment processing is handled entirely by Apple or Google. We receive only the receipt of the transaction (the product identifier and purchase status) so we can unlock the corresponding feature on the device. We do not receive your card number, billing address, or any other payment details.

8. Children

Arrowmi is suitable for general audiences but is not specifically directed at children under the age of 13 (or the equivalent age in your jurisdiction). We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided personal information through the App, please contact us and we will work with the relevant platform to delete it.

9. Your rights (GDPR / CCPA)

If you are a resident of the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, or California, you have the right to:

• Access the personal data processed about you.
• Request correction or deletion of inaccurate data.
• Restrict or object to certain processing.
• Withdraw consent at any time (where consent is the legal basis).
• Lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority.

Because we do not run a backend and do not maintain user accounts, the personal data we directly hold about you is effectively limited to what is on your device. To exercise any of these rights against the third parties listed above (Apple, Google, Google AdMob), please follow their published procedures linked in section 5.

10. Data retention and deletion

Local data on your device is retained until you uninstall the App or clear its storage from system settings. There is no separate cloud copy maintained by us. To delete all local Arrowmi data:

• iOS: long-press the app icon → Remove App → Delete App.
• Android: Settings → Apps → Arrowmi → Storage → Clear data, or uninstall the app.

11. Security

We follow standard mobile-app security practices: data on your device is sandboxed by the operating system; ad and store traffic uses HTTPS managed by Apple, Google, and AdMob. No system is perfectly secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security of information transmitted to or processed by third-party services.

12. Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The effective date at the top of this page reflects the most recent revision. If we make material changes, we will indicate them clearly when you next open the App.

13. Contact

Questions, concerns, or requests under data-protection law can be sent to:

Melih Özkaş
Email: melihozkass@gmail.com