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Privacy Policy – Square Race MAX

This policy explains exactly what data the game Square Race MAX collects, why we collect it, who it is shared with, and how you can control or delete it.

Effective Date: August 6, 2026  |  Last Updated: August 6, 2026
Applies to: Square Race MAX — Android package com.appmaven.squareracemax

Short version: Square Race MAX has no login and no user account. We never ask for your name, email address, phone number, precise GPS location, contacts or photos. Your game progress and the maps you build stay on your own device. Because the game shows ads and offers one optional purchase, Unity and Google SDKs may process advertising and pseudonymous identifiers, approximate location inferred from an IP address, gameplay and ad events, diagnostics and purchase history. On the first launch you can turn Personalized Ads and Analytics off, and you can change that choice at any time in the game's Settings.

1. Who we are

Square Race MAX is developed and published by AppMaven Studio ("we", "our", "us"), the data controller for the purposes of this policy.

This app-specific policy sits alongside our studio-wide Privacy Policy. Where the two differ, this page prevails for Square Race MAX.

2. What data the game collects

The table below reflects the game's current data practices and the current disclosures from its Unity and Google SDK providers. It provides the full detail behind the shorter Data safety summary shown on Google Play.

Data type (Google Play category) What this means in practice Collected Shared Can you opt out?
Location
(Approximate location)		 Unity and advertising providers may use an IP address to infer a broad area such as a country, region or city. The game does not request GPS permission and does not collect precise coordinates. Used for advertising, analytics, app functionality, fraud prevention, security and legal compliance. Yes Yes — with Unity and advertising partners Partly. Declining "Personalized Ads" limits advertising use, and turning "Analytics" off stops our gameplay analytics. Some approximate-location processing may remain for contextual ads, security, fraud prevention and compliance.
Personal info
(User IDs / personal identifiers)		 Pseudonymous identifiers used by Unity services to operate the SDKs and connect service requests. These are not your name, email address or phone number, and the game has no user account. Yes Yes — with Unity and advertising partners Partly. Declining personalized ads and analytics limits their use, but SDK identifiers required for app functionality, security or fraud prevention may still be processed.
Device or other IDs Google Advertising ID (GAID) and identifiers generated by the Unity SDKs (install ID, session ID). Used to deliver and cap ads, prevent ad fraud, and group analytics events into a session. Yes Yes — with our advertising partners Partly. Declining "Personalized Ads" switches the game to non-personalized ads. You can also reset or delete your Advertising ID in Android settings, but SDK-generated identifiers may remain necessary for app functionality, security and fraud prevention.
App activity
(App interactions)		 In-game events only: a race started or finished, which map was played, a map unlocked, the shop or settings screen opened, an ad watched, a purchase completed. No text you type and no map content is sent. Yes Yes — with analytics and advertising providers Partly. Turning "Analytics" off stops our developer-defined gameplay analytics. Ad views, taps and completions may still be processed when ads are shown.
App info and performance
(Crash logs, Diagnostics, Other app performance data)		 Crash reports, error traces, frame-rate and loading diagnostics, app version, operating system version and device model. Used to fix bugs and keep the game stable. Yes Yes — with our SDK providers Partly. Some crash and stability data may still be recorded by the Unity and Google Play SDKs so that the app can be kept working.
Financial info
(Purchase history)		 The fact that the optional Premium Pack was purchased, the product ID, the price and the currency. We never see or receive your card number, bank details or billing address — the payment is handled entirely by Google Play. Yes Yes — with Google Play and, where purchase measurement is enabled, Unity and advertising partners No, if you choose to buy. This data is required to deliver and restore your purchase. Simply do not purchase if you do not want it.

2.1 What the game does not ask you to provide

Square Race MAX does not ask you to enter or grant device permission for any of the following:

  • Your name, email address, phone number or postal address
  • Any account or login — the game has no sign-in at all
  • Precise location or GPS coordinates. SDK providers may infer an approximate area from an IP address as disclosed above.
  • Contacts, calendar, SMS or call logs
  • Photos, videos, audio, microphone or camera access
  • Files and documents on your device
  • Health, fitness or web-browsing history

3. Data that stays on your device

The following is stored locally on your device only and is never uploaded to us or to anyone else:

  • Your coins, unlocked maps and Premium status
  • Sound, music and vibration preferences
  • Your privacy choices (the Ads and Analytics switches)
  • Custom maps you create in Editor Mode — these are saved on your device and are not uploaded, published or shared by the game

All of this is removed when you uninstall the game or clear its app data (Android Settings → Apps → Square Race MAX → Storage → Clear data).

4. Third-party services we use

The game includes the following third-party software development kits (SDKs). Each provider processes data under its own privacy policy:

  • Unity Gaming Services – Analytics (Unity Technologies) — anonymous gameplay events, only when you allow Analytics.
  • Unity LevelPlay mediation (formerly ironSource) and the Unity Ads network — serving and measuring the ads inside the game. LevelPlay may pass your ad request to other mediated advertising partners; the exact set of partners can change over time as we tune ad fill.
  • Unity In-App Purchasing together with Google Play Billing — handling the optional Premium Pack purchase and restoring it.
  • Google Play services — app distribution, updates, integrity checks and the Advertising ID.

Their policies:

5. Advertising and your choices

Square Race MAX is free and is funded by advertising. It shows banner ads, interstitial (full-screen) ads, and rewarded video ads that you choose to watch in exchange for an in-game reward.

5.1 The consent screen

The first time you open the game you are shown a consent screen with two independent switches and a link to this policy:

  • Personalized Ads — allows advertising partners to use your advertising identifier to show ads that match your interests.
  • Analytics — allows anonymous gameplay statistics to be sent so we can improve the game.

If you turn Personalized Ads off, the game still shows ads, but they are non-personalized (contextual only). Technically, the game sends a "no GDPR consent" signal and a CCPA "do not sell my personal information" signal to the advertising SDK. If you turn Analytics off, the analytics service is never started and no gameplay events leave your device.

5.2 Changing your mind

  • Inside the game: open Settings and re-open the privacy/consent screen at any time. Your new choice is applied immediately.
  • On your device: Android → Settings → Privacy (or Google) → Ads → Delete advertising ID or Opt out of Ads Personalization.
  • Remove ads completely: buy the optional Premium Pack (see section 6).

6. In-app purchase

The game offers a single optional purchase, the Premium Pack — a one-time, non-consumable item that removes ads and unlocks the premium content. The purchase is processed entirely by Google Play; we never receive your payment details. We only receive the purchase receipt so the game can unlock your content and restore it.

  • Restoring: reinstall the game and sign in to Google Play with the same account. Your purchase is restored automatically.
  • Refunds: handled by Google Play under the Google Play refund policy. Contact us if you need help.

7. Why we are allowed to process this data (legal bases)

If you are in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom or Switzerland, we rely on:

  • Your consent — for personalized advertising and for analytics. You may withdraw it at any time (section 5.2), without affecting processing carried out before withdrawal.
  • Performance of a contract — for delivering and restoring the Premium Pack you bought.
  • Our legitimate interests — for crash reporting, security, and preventing ad fraud and abuse, balanced against your rights.

8. Data sharing — and what we never do

Data is shared only with the service providers listed in section 4, and only to the extent they need it to deliver ads, measure performance, process your purchase, and keep the game working.

We do not sell, rent or trade your personal information. If you decline the advertising consent, the game additionally transmits a CCPA/CPRA "do not sell" signal to our advertising SDK. We may disclose information if we are legally required to do so by a valid court order or government request, or to protect our rights, safety or property.

9. Security

Data transmitted by the game is encrypted in transit using HTTPS/TLS, as declared in our Google Play Data safety section. Our providers operate their own certified infrastructure. No method of transmission or storage is 100% secure, so while we take reasonable technical and organizational measures, we cannot guarantee absolute security.

10. How long data is kept

  • On your device: until you uninstall the game or clear its app data.
  • Analytics and crash data: retained by Unity according to its own retention schedule; we only ever view it in aggregated, non-identifying form.
  • Purchase records: retained by Google Play for as long as required for accounting, tax and refund purposes.
  • Support emails: kept for up to 2 years so we can follow up on your request.

11. Children's privacy

Square Race MAX is rated Everyone, but it is not directed to children under 13 and we do not knowingly collect personal information from them. The game is not enrolled in Google Play's Designed for Families programme and is not marketed to children.

In the EEA and the UK, the age of digital consent is between 13 and 16 depending on the country. If you are below that age, please decline the advertising and analytics consent — the game will then serve only non-personalized ads and will not collect analytics. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided us with personal information, contact us at hacong86@gmail.com and we will delete it.

12. Your rights

Depending on where you live (GDPR, UK GDPR, CCPA/CPRA and similar laws), you have the right to:

  • Access the personal data we hold about you
  • Correct inaccurate or incomplete data
  • Delete your data ("right to be forgotten")
  • Withdraw consent for advertising and analytics at any time
  • Object to or restrict certain processing
  • Data portability — receive your data in a machine-readable format, where applicable
  • Opt out of the "sale" or "sharing" of personal information (California)
  • Lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority

Because the game has no account system, we usually cannot identify a specific person from the data we receive. To help us act on a request, please include your device model, your Android Advertising ID and the approximate date you played, so we can ask our providers to locate the matching records.

To exercise any right, email hacong86@gmail.com or use our Data Deletion Request page. We respond within 30 days.

13. How to delete your data

  1. Stop future collection: open the game's Settings and turn off Personalized Ads and Analytics.
  2. Break the link to the ad identifier: Android → Settings → Privacy (or Google) → Ads → Delete advertising ID.
  3. Erase everything stored locally: uninstall the game, or go to Android Settings → Apps → Square Race MAX → Storage → Clear data. This deletes your progress and your custom maps permanently.
  4. Ask us to erase server-side records: email hacong86@gmail.com or use the Data Deletion Request page.

14. International data transfers

Our service providers (Unity Technologies and Google) operate globally, so your data may be processed in the United States and other countries whose data-protection laws differ from those in your country. These transfers rely on the safeguards implemented by those providers, such as the EU Standard Contractual Clauses.

15. Changes to this policy

We may update this policy to reflect changes in the game, in our providers, or in the law. The "Last Updated" date at the top of this page always shows the current version. If a change materially affects how we use your data, the game will ask for your consent again on the next launch.

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