Privacy Policy

1. Overview

Words Prime (the "App") is a free, ad-supported collection of word and puzzle mini-games 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 the App.

We do not have user accounts. We do not ask for your name, email, or phone number. The App keeps your progress and settings on your device. The only data that leaves your device goes to the third parties that make a free app possible: Apple or Google for store operations and payment processing, and Google AdMob for ads. Each of these flows is described in detail below.

2. What we collect

Stored locally on your device

The following is stored only on your device using standard sandboxed storage (a local database and key-value preferences). 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.

• Your game progress: current level and per-game records for the mini-games you play.
• Your in-game coin balance and daily-reward streak.
• The word and clue database, which ships inside the App as a bundled, read-only asset for offline play.
• Your preferences: selected language, music track, music and sound-effect volumes, and mute state.
• Small flags such as whether onboarding has been completed.

There is no Developer server behind the App. We do not operate a backend that receives your gameplay, and your coin balance is not synced to any cloud of ours — it lives only on your device.

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, and 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.
• Account credentials — there are no accounts to create.
• The words or text you type while playing — gameplay input is processed on-device and is never transmitted to us.
• Browsing history outside the App, or the content of other apps on your device.

4. How we use information

Local data on your device is used solely to make the App work: remembering your progress and records, your language and audio preferences, your coin balance and daily streak, and which in-app purchases you own. Information that flows to Apple, Google, or Google AdMob is used by them — on our behalf or as independent data controllers — to operate the store, process payments, serve and measure ads, and detect fraud. We do not sell, rent, or share user-level data with anyone outside this list.

5. Third-party services

6. Advertising and tracking

The App shows ads from Google AdMob to support free distribution. Two formats appear:

• Interstitial ads: shown briefly at natural breaks, such as when you open a game or advance to the next level.
• Rewarded ads: opt-in only. You may choose to watch a short video to earn bonus coins. If you do not tap the reward button, no rewarded ad is shown.

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. You can change this choice anytime in Settings → Privacy & Security → Tracking.

On Android, you can reset or delete your Advertising ID, or turn off personalised ads, from Settings → Google → Ads.

7. In-app purchases

The App offers optional in-app purchases, such as coin packs and an ad-removal upgrade. None of these are required to play.

Payment is processed entirely by Apple's App Store or by Google Play through the platform's official billing system. We do not see your card number, billing address, or any payment details. The App receives only the product identifier (so it knows what to unlock) and a store-issued purchase token used to confirm the purchase with Apple or Google. Non-consumable upgrades (such as ad removal) are bound to your Apple ID or Google account and can be restored on another device with the same store account.

8. Children

Words Prime 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 maintain user accounts or a Developer backend, the personal data we directly hold about you is effectively limited to what is stored on your own 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. We keep no server copy of your gameplay, coins, or settings. Apple, Google, and AdMob retain the data they process under their own retention policies.

11. How to delete your data

Because the App does not maintain a user account or a server-side profile, deleting your data is straightforward:

1. Delete the App.
   • iOS: long-press the app icon → Remove App → Delete App. This removes every coin balance, record, and cached file.
   • Android: Settings → Apps → Words Prime → Storage → Clear data, then uninstall the app.
2. Revoke advertising tracking. Reset or delete your IDFA (iOS: Settings → Privacy & Security → Tracking; Settings → Privacy & Security → Apple Advertising → Personalized Ads Off) or your GAID (Android: Settings → Google → Ads → Reset/Delete advertising ID).
3. Questions about deletion. Email melihozkass@gmail.com with the subject "Delete my data — Words Prime" and we will respond within 30 days as required by GDPR Article 17.

12. Security

We follow standard mobile-app security practices: data on your device is sandboxed by the operating system, and 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.

13. 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.

14. Contact

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

Melih Özkaş
Email: melihozkass@gmail.com