🪜 Word Ladder — Privacy Policy

Developer: MuskratProductions
Contact: vladfantasyfootball@gmail.com
Effective date: April 19, 2026

This Privacy Policy explains what information Word Ladder ("the app", "we", "our") collects, how it is used, and your rights regarding your data. By using the app you agree to this policy.

1. Information We Collect

Account Information

When you sign in with Google (Android) or Apple (iOS), we receive a unique user ID from that provider. We do not receive or store your password. We may receive your name and email address from the provider depending on your privacy settings, but we do not store your email address in our database.

Data You Provide

Leaderboard display name — a name you choose to appear on public leaderboards (optional).

Data Generated by Your Use of the App

Data type	Purpose
Game progress (scores, streaks, puzzle attempts, completion times)	Saving your progress and showing statistics
Leaderboard ranking data	Displaying public leaderboards
Premium purchase status	Unlocking paid features
Ad interaction data (date last watched)	Tracking daily ad limits
Notification preferences and push token	Sending daily puzzle reminders (only if you opt in)
App review prompt tracking	Avoiding showing review requests too frequently

Device and Advertising Identifiers

On Android, the app requests the Google Advertising ID to enable personalized advertising through Google AdMob. On iOS, the app presents Apple's App Tracking Transparency (ATT) prompt before accessing any advertising identifier. You may decline tracking at any time via your device settings.

2. How We Use Your Information

To create and maintain your account
To save and sync your game progress across app sessions
To display leaderboards and rank you against other players
To verify and restore in-app purchases
To send daily puzzle reminder notifications (only if you opt in)
To display advertisements that help keep the app free
To improve the app using aggregated, anonymized analytics

We do not sell your personal data to third parties.

3. Third-Party Services

Service	Purpose	Privacy Policy
Firebase (Google)	Authentication & database	firebase.google.com/support/privacy
Google AdMob	Advertising	policies.google.com/privacy
RevenueCat	In-app purchase management	revenuecat.com/privacy
Expo	Push notification delivery	expo.dev/privacy
Google Sign-In	Authentication (Android)	policies.google.com/privacy
Apple Sign-In	Authentication (iOS)	apple.com/legal/privacy

4. Data Retention

Your data is retained for as long as your account exists. When you delete your account, all data stored on our servers is permanently deleted immediately with no retention period. Third-party services may retain anonymized or aggregated data in accordance with their own policies.

5. Children's Privacy

Word Ladder is a word puzzle game suitable for general audiences. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 13. If you believe a child under 13 has provided us with data, please contact us at vladfantasyfootball@gmail.com and we will delete it promptly.

6. Your Rights

Access the data we hold about you — contact us by email.
Delete your account and all associated data — use the in-app "Delete Account" option in your Profile, or email us.
Opt out of push notifications — toggle off in your Profile or via device settings.
Opt out of ad tracking — decline the ATT prompt (iOS) or reset/opt out of the Advertising ID in Android settings.

7. Data Security

All data transmitted between the app and our servers is encrypted in transit using TLS/HTTPS. Our backend is hosted on Google Cloud Run. Authentication is handled by Firebase, which provides industry-standard security.

8. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The effective date at the top of this page will reflect the most recent revision. Continued use of the app after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

9. Contact

Questions or requests: vladfantasyfootball@gmail.com