Privacy Policy
1. Who we are
CORE DIVER is published by Spektrum Games ("we", "us"). Contact for anything in this policy: corediver@spektrumgames.com.
In short: the game has no accounts and no servers of ours. The only third party that receives data is Google, through its advertising software.
2. Data we do not collect
- We do not collect your name, email address, phone number, address or any account data. The game has no sign-in.
- We do not use analytics or crash-reporting software.
- The game code itself does not connect to any server of ours. We do not receive, store or sell any data about you.
- We do not ask for access to your camera, microphone, contacts, photos, files or precise location.
3. Data stored on your device
The game saves the following on your device only. We cannot see it.
- Settings: sound effects, screen shake and damage numbers.
- Your game progress profile: experience points (XP), best depth, kills, valves, runs, medals and helmet mods.
- A counter that decides how often a full-screen ad appears.
This data is private to the app (Android backup is turned off). Reset progress in the game resets only your game progress; your settings and the ad counter stay on the device. Uninstalling the game (or clearing its app data) removes everything.
4. Advertising (Google AdMob)
CORE DIVER is free and is supported by ads from Google AdMob. The game shows rewarded ads (you can watch one to continue after death, to double the XP of a run, or to reroll the upgrade cards) and full-screen (interstitial) ads.
To show and measure ads, the Google Mobile Ads SDK on your device communicates with Google. This may include:
- your advertising ID (Android Advertising ID), app set ID and ad personalisation settings;
- your IP address and the approximate location that can be derived from it;
- device and app information, such as device model, Android version, language, app version and network type;
- ad interactions, such as app launch, taps, and ads shown, clicked or watched;
- diagnostics about the performance of the app and the SDK, such as app launch time.
Google collects this data for advertising, analytics and fraud prevention purposes. It is sent over encrypted (TLS) connections.
The app declares the Android permissions INTERNET, ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE, ACCESS_WIFI_STATE, AD_ID, ADSERVICES (Android attribution and topics APIs), WAKE_LOCK and FOREGROUND_SERVICE. The Google Mobile Ads SDK adds them, and only the advertising software uses them.
Google processes this data under its own privacy policy. We do not receive it. See:
- Google Privacy Policy
- How Google uses information from sites or apps that use its services
- Google Ad Settings (turn ad personalisation off or on)
5. Consent and how to change it
Where the law requires consent for ad data (for example in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom and Switzerland), the game shows a consent form from the Google User Messaging Platform (UMP). Personalised ads are shown only if you consent where consent is required. If you refuse, you may still see ads, but they are not personalised.
Where a consent form applies to you, you can review or change your choice at any time in the game: Settings › Privacy options (the button appears only where the law requires it). You can also:
- reset your advertising ID or turn off ad personalisation in Android: Settings › Privacy › Ads (menu names vary by phone);
- use Google Ad Settings.
6. Children
CORE DIVER is for people aged 13 and older. It is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect data from them. Ads are limited to a maximum content rating of "T" (teen). If you believe a child under 13 uses the game, tell us at corediver@spektrumgames.com and ask a parent to uninstall it.
7. Data retention and deletion
We hold no personal data about you, so there is nothing for us to delete on our side. To remove the data on your device, uninstall the game or clear its app data. Reset progress resets only your game progress; settings and the ad counter stay until you uninstall. Data that Google holds for advertising is kept and can be controlled under Google's own policy and tools (links in section 4).
8. Your rights
GDPR (EEA, UK): you may request access, correction, deletion, restriction and portability, object to processing, withdraw consent at any time, and complain to your data protection authority. For ad data, Google is responsible for the processing. Use Google's tools above, or contact us and we will help you reach the right place.
Turkey: a Turkish version of this policy is available at /tr/gizlilik.
California (CCPA/CPRA) and other US states: we do not sell your personal information for money. Showing ads through Google may count as "sharing" or "sale" for advertising under some state laws. You can opt out through Google Ad Settings and the Android settings in section 5.
To use a right with us, write to corediver@spektrumgames.com. We answer within 30 days.
9. Security
Progress data stays in the private storage of the app on your device and is protected by the Android app sandbox. The advertising software connects to Google over encrypted connections. No method is perfectly secure, but we keep the amount of data to the minimum.
10. Changes to this policy
If we change this policy, we publish the new version on this page and update the date at the top.
11. Contact
Spektrum Games · corediver@spektrumgames.com