Privacy Policy for Sudoku-cat

Effective Date: 06 July 2026

Thank you for playing Sudoku-cat. Your privacy is important to us. This Privacy Policy explains what information the game collects, how it is used, and your rights.

1. Information We Collect

Information You Provide

Sudoku-cat does not require you to create an account or provide personal information such as your name, email address, phone number, or postal address.

Automatically Collected Information

To help improve the game, we may collect limited technical information, including:

• Anonymous installation identifier generated by the app
• Device operating system (such as Android version)
• App version
• Game statistics, such as:
  • Difficulty level
  • Time taken to complete a puzzle
  • Number of hints used
  • Score (if applicable)
  • Win/loss information
• Crash or error information, if available

This information is used only for improving the game and understanding how it is played.

2. Advertising

Sudoku-cat displays advertisements provided by Google AdMob.

AdMob may collect and process information in accordance with Google’s Privacy Policy, which may include:

• Device identifiers
• IP address
• Advertising identifiers
• Approximate location derived from IP address
• Information required to provide and measure advertisements

For more information, please visit Google’s Privacy Policy.

3. How We Use Information

The collected information is used to:

• Improve gameplay and user experience
• Measure game performance
• Detect crashes and technical issues
• Balance game difficulty
• Prevent abuse or fraudulent use of the service
• Generate anonymous usage statistics

We do not use the information to identify individual players.

4. Data Sharing

We do not sell your personal information.

We may share limited information only with trusted service providers necessary to operate the game, including:

• Google AdMob for advertising services
• Google Play services, where applicable

These providers process information according to their own privacy policies.

5. Data Storage

Anonymous gameplay statistics may be stored securely on our servers for analytical purposes.

Reasonable technical and organizational measures are used to protect stored information from unauthorized access.

6. Children’s Privacy

Sudoku-cat is intended for a general audience.

We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe personal information has been collected from a child unintentionally, please contact us so that it can be removed.

7. Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have rights regarding your personal information, including the right to:

• Request access to information relating to you
• Request deletion of information where applicable
• Object to certain types of data processing

Because Sudoku-cat does not maintain user accounts and stores only anonymous gameplay information, we may not be able to associate stored information with a specific individual.

8. Third-Party Services

Sudoku-cat may use third-party services including:

• Google Play Services
• Google AdMob

These services are governed by their own privacy policies.

9. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time.

Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated Effective Date. Continued use of the game after changes become effective constitutes acceptance of the revised Privacy Policy.

10. Contact Us

If you have any questions regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:

Email: support@theplayingcat.com
Website: https://theplayingcat.com