This Privacy Policy explains how BlackCoffeeTechnology ("we", "us", "our") collects, uses, stores, and shares information when you use the Clearway mobile game ("Clearway", the "App"). This policy is specific to Clearway and, where it conflicts with our general developer privacy policy, this policy governs.
Clearway is a sliding car puzzle game. You can play it fully as a guest. Clearway does not collect your name, email content, contacts, location, photos, or health data. To provide optional features such as sign-in, cloud save, leaderboards, and ads, Clearway processes the limited data described below.
1. Information You Provide
- Optional sign-in (Google Play Games). If you choose to sign in, we receive a Google Play Games player ID and an associated account/user ID. This is used to save your progress to the cloud and to show your name and scores on leaderboards. If you do not sign in, you play as a guest and only a local, anonymous profile is used (no name or email).
- Purchases. If Clearway offers an in-app purchase (for example, to remove ads or unlock extra content) and you buy one, your payment is processed by Google Play — we do not receive or store your card details. We receive the purchase token, order ID, and your entitlement status to unlock and manage what you bought.
- Support messages. If you contact us from within the App or by email, we receive your message and any diagnostic details you choose to include (see section 2).
2. Information Collected Automatically
- Advertising ID. For ads (see section 5), your device's advertising ID and ad-interaction data are collected and shared with our advertising partner.
- Diagnostics / crash data. Device model, operating-system version, and app state at the time of a crash, via our crash-reporting provider, to help us fix problems.
- App-integrity token & device install ID. A device installation identifier and an app-integrity token used to protect our services from abuse and fraud.
- Remote configuration. The App fetches a small configuration file used to turn features on or off and tune the game. This does not require personal data.
3. Game Progress & Cloud Save
Your puzzle progress, statistics, unlocked items, and settings are stored locally on your device. If you sign in and cloud save is enabled, this game data is also stored in our cloud (Google Firebase) and linked to your account so it can sync across your devices.
- This data contains only game information — puzzle progress, scores, and preferences. It does not contain a personal profile, contacts, or location.
- You can turn sign-in and cloud save off, and you can delete your cloud data at any time (see section 8).
4. Leaderboards
If you sign in and submit scores, your best scores are sent to Google Play Games leaderboards and shown alongside your Play Games profile, according to your Google Play Games privacy settings. You control the visibility of your Play Games profile in the Google Play Games app.
5. Advertising
Clearway may display ads through Google AdMob. To do so, it collects and uses your device's advertising ID and ad-interaction data and shares it with Google for ad delivery, measurement, and fraud prevention. Ads may be personalized depending on your device and regional settings.
- You can reset or delete your advertising ID, or opt out of ad personalization, in your device's Settings → Google → Ads.
- Learn more in Google's Privacy Policy and how Google uses information from sites or apps that use its services.
6. Cloud Storage & Data Sharing
Where cloud save is used, your game data is stored on our cloud provider's servers (Google) and associated with your account.
We do not sell your personal information. We share data only:
- With service providers that process data on our behalf — mainly Google, for sign-in, cloud save & sync, crash reporting, app integrity, and our advertising partner.
- When required by law, or to protect rights, safety, and security.
7. Third-Party Services
Clearway relies on third-party providers, each governed by its own privacy policy:
- Google Play Games Services — optional sign-in and leaderboards. Privacy Policy
- Google Firebase — cloud save & sync, crash reporting, app integrity, and remote configuration. Firebase Privacy · Google Privacy Policy
- Google AdMob — advertising. Ad technologies
- Google Play Billing — processes any in-app purchases. Google Play Terms
8. Data Retention & Deletion
We retain your data while your account is active or as needed to provide the game. You can:
- Remove local data by clearing the app's data or uninstalling the App.
- Delete your cloud save and associated account data from within the App when cloud save is enabled, or by emailing blackcoffeetechnology@gmail.com with your request. We will delete your cloud data and the authentication account linked to it.
9. Security
Data is transmitted over encrypted connections (HTTPS/TLS) and stored on secure cloud infrastructure. We use an app-integrity mechanism to help prevent unauthorized access to our backend. No method of transmission or storage is 100% secure.
10. Children's Privacy
Clearway is not directed to children under 13 (or the minimum age required in your country), and we do not knowingly collect their personal data. If you believe a child has provided us data, contact us and we will delete it.
11. International Transfers
Your data may be processed and stored on servers located outside your country. By using Clearway, you consent to such transfers.
12. Your Rights
Depending on your region (e.g., GDPR, CCPA), you may have rights to access, correct, delete, or export your data, and to object to certain processing. Use the in-app controls or contact us to exercise these rights.
13. Changes to This Policy
We may update this policy from time to time. Material changes will be reflected by updating the "Last updated" date above. Continued use after changes constitutes acceptance.
14. Contact
BlackCoffeeTechnology — blackcoffeetechnology@gmail.com