Privacy Policy

Cratescraper is a crate-stacking game made by G Digital ("we", "us"). This policy explains what information the game uses, why, and the choices you have. It covers the Android and iPhone apps and the web version at cratescraper.com (also at cratescraper.gdigital.pk).

1. Information saved on your device

The game saves your best score, your settings (sound, vibration), whether you've seen the tutorial, the number of games played, whether you bought "Remove ads", your leaderboard name, and a random player ID. This stays on your device (in your browser's storage for the web version). We can't see it unless it's sent to the leaderboard, described next.

2. The world leaderboard

After a game, your score may be sent to our leaderboard server at cratescraper.com (the same server answers at cratescraper.gdigital.pk). We store:

• the name you choose (we suggest a nickname, not your real name);
• your score, tower height and when you set it (the game also sends how long it lasted, which we use only to spot fake scores and don't keep);
• a random player ID made by the game, so your best score replaces your older ones. It isn't linked to your device's advertising ID or to any account.

The top 100 names and scores are shown to everyone who plays. If your score isn't high enough for the top 100, you're never asked for a name.

Our server briefly uses your IP address, in memory only, to stop the leaderboard being flooded with requests. We don't store it with your score. Like any website, our hosting may keep short-lived technical logs (IP address, time, page requested) for security and troubleshooting.

2a. Who's playing

While the game is open on your screen, it tells our server every half minute that it's running, with your random player ID, which version you're playing (web, iPhone or Android) and how many games you've finished since the last time. We use this to show how many people are online right now, and to count how many people play each day. Nothing else about you is sent: no name, no device ID and no location, and the IP address isn't stored with it. We keep these daily counts while the game runs.

3. Ads (Android and iPhone apps)

The phone apps show ads from Google AdMob: a full-screen ad between some games, and optional videos you can choose to watch for a reward (an extra life, or calmer wind). The web version has no ads.

To show and measure ads, and to prevent fraud, Google may collect information such as your device's advertising ID, IP address, device type, app usage and ad interactions. How Google uses this is described in How Google uses information from sites or apps that use its services and the Google Privacy Policy.

• Europe, the UK and Switzerland: Google's consent form appears when you first open the app. You choose whether ads may be personalized. You can change your choice any time with Privacy choices in the game's pause menu.
• iPhone: your advertising ID is only used for tracking if you allow it in Apple's "Allow tracking?" prompt. You can change this in iPhone Settings → Privacy & Security → Tracking.
• Android: you can reset or delete your advertising ID in Android Settings → Privacy → Ads (or Google → Ads).

4. Purchases

The one-time "Remove ads" purchase is handled entirely by Google Play or the Apple App Store. We never see your payment details. The game only receives confirmation that the purchase was made, so it can turn ads off.

5. Who we share information with

• Other players see leaderboard names and scores.
• Google (AdMob) for ads in the phone apps, as described above.
• Google Play and Apple for purchases and app downloads, under their own privacy policies.
• The law: we may share information if required by law.

We don't sell or rent your information to anyone.

6. How long we keep it

Leaderboard entries are kept while the leaderboard runs, unless you ask us to remove them. Information saved on your device is removed when you uninstall the app or clear your browser's site data.

7. Your choices and rights

You can play without ever joining the leaderboard: just skip the name prompt. To see, correct or delete your leaderboard entry, email us with the name you used and roughly when you played. Depending on where you live (for example under the GDPR in Europe or the CCPA in California), you may have further rights to access or delete your information, or to object to how it's used. Contact us and we'll help.

8. Children

Cratescraper is a general-audience game and isn't directed at children under 13. We don't knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has entered their real name on the leaderboard, contact us and we'll remove it.

9. Security

The game talks to our server over an encrypted connection (HTTPS), and we keep as little information as possible. No method of storage or transfer is completely secure, but we take reasonable steps to protect what we hold.

10. Changes to this policy

If we change this policy, we'll update the date at the top of this page. Big changes will also be mentioned in the app's release notes.

11. Contact us

G Digital
Email: hello@gdigital.pk
Website: gdigital.pk