Privacy, in plain sight.

1. Who we are and what this covers

Usefulsoc (“we,” “us,” or “our”) creates mobile games available on Google Play. This policy applies to our games and this website. Usefulsoc is responsible for the first-party information described here. Google and other providers also process information under their own policies.

For questions or privacy requests, contact usefulsoc.official@gmail.com. A game’s store listing and any notices shown inside the game provide additional information specific to that game or version.

2. Information we process

Game progress and preferences

Games may save progress, scores, unlocked items, settings, and notification preferences locally on your device. These local saves are separate from usage analytics. Clearing app data or uninstalling can remove local progress; any restoration depends on your device’s backup settings and the game’s features.

First-party game analytics

Some current Android game builds send limited usage information to our analytics service. This helps us understand how our games are used. Depending on the game and version, this can include:

• A randomly generated installation identifier, separate for each game installation. It is not your name, email address, or Google advertising ID.
• The game identifier and version, installation and activity dates, session identifiers, and time spent in the foreground.
• Limited interaction events, such as opening the “Our Games” panel, following a game recommendation, or completing early onboarding steps in supported games.

The current shared analytics client does not ask for your name, email, phone number, contacts, or precise location. A persistent random identifier can still be considered personal data, even though it does not directly identify you. We do not describe this information as completely anonymous.

Network providers necessarily process connection information, including IP addresses, when receiving requests. Our current analytics database does not store IP addresses. Limited technical information may still be processed by our hosting provider to deliver and secure the service.

When you contact us

If you email us, we receive your email address and the information you choose to include, such as a bug description, device model, or screenshot. Please avoid sending passwords, payment details, or other sensitive information.

Optional device features and purchases

Where supported, games may request notification permission to send reminders. You can change this permission in Android settings. Any optional in-app purchases are handled by the store’s payment system; do not send us your full payment card information.

3. Advertising and your choices

Our games may display advertising provided by Google AdMob. Google and its advertising partners may process advertising or device identifiers, device and app information, IP addresses, approximate location derived from IP addresses, and ad interactions. Data processing depends on the SDK, your region, and your privacy choices.

Supported game builds use Google’s User Messaging Platform to show privacy messages where required and available. Where a game offers a privacy-options entry in its settings, you can use it to revisit your choices. You can also manage advertising privacy settings on your Android device. Non-personalized ads may still involve processing data for functions such as fraud prevention and frequency limits.

Learn more in the Google Privacy Policy and how Google uses information from apps that use its services.

4. Why we use information

We use information to operate our games, remember local preferences, understand installations and play sessions, evaluate game discovery features, respond to support requests, and improve the player experience. Advertising supports game development and helps keep games free to download.

Where data protection law requires a legal basis, we rely on consent for processing that requires it, our legitimate interests in operating and improving our services where permitted, and applicable legal obligations. Advertising consent choices are handled through the available in-game privacy messages. You can contact us to ask about the basis relevant to your situation.

5. Service providers and external services

Service providers process information to deliver the features described in this policy:

• Google AdMob and Google’s consent services: advertising, privacy messages, and related measurement.
• Google Play: game distribution, store services, and purchase processing where offered.
• Cloudflare: hosting for our first-party game analytics service. See the Cloudflare Privacy Policy.
• GitHub Pages: hosting for this website and public game catalog. See the GitHub Privacy Statement.

Information may be processed in countries other than the one where you live, including by these providers. Their applicable privacy terms explain their processing and transfer safeguards. We may also disclose information when required by law or to protect the security and rights of our players and services.

6. Storage, retention, and security

Local game data remains on your device until it is removed by you, the app, or the operating system, subject to device backups. Support correspondence is kept as needed to address your request and any applicable legal requirements.

Our current analytics service targets cleanup of detailed session and event records after 35 days and daily activity records after 65 days. Installation identifiers and historical aggregate statistics do not currently have automatic expiration. Cleanup is performed in batches, so these targets are not exact deletion deadlines.

We use technical measures such as HTTPS for analytics transmission and access controls for internal statistics. No method of transmission or storage can be guaranteed completely secure.

7. Your choices and privacy rights

• Manage advertising choices through available in-game privacy options and Android’s advertising privacy settings.
• Turn off notification permission in your device settings.
• Clear a game’s app data to remove local saves and preferences. This may permanently remove progress. It does not automatically delete records already held by service providers or our analytics service.
• Contact us about access, correction, deletion, restriction, objection, or other applicable privacy rights. These rights depend on your location and circumstances. Where processing is based on consent, you can withdraw that consent.

Because our game analytics do not include your name or email address, we may be unable to link an email request to a particular installation without additional information. We will explain what information, if any, can help locate relevant records. Do not send sensitive identity documents unless we specifically explain why they are necessary.

Where applicable, you may also complain to your local data protection authority.

8. Children’s privacy

Our games are not intended for children under 13, or under 16 in the European Economic Area. Store age ratings describe content suitability and do not replace this privacy notice.

We do not knowingly seek personal information from children. If you are a parent or guardian and believe a child has provided personal information through our services, contact us so we can investigate and take appropriate action.

9. This website

This is a static informational website. We do not add advertising scripts, analytics trackers, account registration, or tracking cookies to it. Fonts and game artwork are served from this site. Search and game filters run in your browser without sending your search terms to us.

GitHub Pages and its delivery infrastructure process technical request data to serve the website. Opening a Google Play or other external link takes you to a service with its own privacy policy. Emailing us uses your chosen email service.

10. Changes to this policy

We may update this policy as our games or services change. The latest version will remain available at this address with an updated date. Where required, we will provide additional notice or request consent for material changes.