Fangforge Privacy Policy

What we collect ourselves

Nothing that identifies you. We do not ask for your name, email address, phone number, contacts, photos or precise location, and you do not need an account or a login to play.

Your game progress (coins, parts and their levels, workbench upgrades, open roads, slain monsters, daily bounty streak and settings) is saved only on your device, in the game's local storage. Fangforge has no game server of its own, and uninstalling the game deletes this data.

Advertising (Google AdMob)

The game shows optional reward videos (for example a blessing that re-strikes a sword, double pay for an order, a new hero or the daily chest, only when you choose to watch one) and, after the first orders, an occasional full-screen ad between orders (never during forging and at most every few orders). AdMob may collect your device's advertising ID, app set ID, IP address (used to estimate your approximate location), device and app information, ad interactions and diagnostic data to serve, measure and limit ads, for analytics and to prevent fraud. Ads are limited to content suitable for a general audience.

In the EEA, UK and Switzerland, and in US states with privacy laws, the game asks for your consent or offers you a choice through Google's consent message (UMP) before personalised ads are used. You can reset your advertising ID or opt out of personalised ads in your device's Google settings, and clearing the game's data shows the consent message again. How Google uses data from apps that use its services: policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites.

Gameplay analytics (GameAnalytics)

To understand how the game is played and to tune difficulty and fix bugs, the game sends gameplay events to GameAnalytics: a random identifier created on your device at first launch (not your advertising ID), session start and length, device model and OS version, progression (orders started, won and lost, monsters and regions reached), in-game coins earned and spent, choices made in the game, and the product and price of any in-app purchase. GameAnalytics derives your approximate country from your IP address. This data is used only for analytics. GameAnalytics' policy: gameanalytics.com/privacy.

Notifications

After your first wins the game may ask (on Android 13 and later) whether it may send a few local reminders, for example when heroes are waiting or a hunt report is ready. They are scheduled on your device; no notification data is sent to us. You can turn them off in the game's settings or in your phone's notification settings.

Purchases

The optional “Remove ads” purchase is processed by Google Play Billing. Google handles your payment details; we never see them. The game only receives the purchase status, so it can turn off the between-order ads and restore the purchase after a reinstall (Settings → Restore purchases). Reward videos stay available if you want them.

How long data is kept

Progress on your device is kept until you uninstall the game or clear its data. Analytics events are kept by GameAnalytics according to its retention policy and are not linked to your name or email. Advertising data is kept by Google according to its policies.

Your choices and rights

Ad choices: opt out of personalised ads or reset your advertising ID in your device's Google settings.

Delete your data: uninstalling the game or clearing its data in your phone's settings deletes everything the game stores. We hold no copy. For analytics or advertising data, email us a deletion request and we will help.

Depending on where you live (for example the EEA/UK under the GDPR, or California under the CCPA) you may have rights to access, correct, delete or object to processing of your data. Contact us to exercise them. We do not sell your personal information. Data is transmitted over encrypted (HTTPS) connections.

Children

Fangforge is intended for players aged 13 and over and is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child under 13 has used the game, contact us.

Changes

If this policy changes, we will update the date at the top and, for significant changes, mention it in the game's update notes.