Privacy policy.

Neon Mania ("the App") is developed by Lockify Labs ("we", "us"), the studio of Subhodeep Roy, an independent developer based in India. This policy explains what information the App collects, why, and the choices you have.

Information Stored on Your Device

The following are saved locally on your device:

• Level progress: stars, Perfect badges, your best and fastest runs (moves, play time and the finished board), and the date you first cleared each level.
• Your play history: which days you played, how many levels you started and won, and whether you claimed the Daily Gift.
• Lives, items (hints, solutions, extra moves, extra time), purchases you own, tutorial and reward progress, and Daily Gift progress.
• A random installation ID, created by the App, used only to keep your item counts correct when your progress is restored on another device.
• Your settings (music, sound effects, vibration, notifications, usage data) and your age group.

We do not upload any of this to our own servers. Uninstalling the App or clearing its data deletes it. If you sign in to Google Play Games, your progress, play history, items and rewards are also backed up to your Play Games account (see below); settings and your age group are not.

Information Collected by Third-Party Services

The App uses the following services, all provided by Google. Each collects information automatically when you use the App and processes it under Google's own privacy policy.

Google AdMob (advertising)

AdMob shows ads in the App, including optional rewarded ads you choose to watch for free items. To serve and measure ads and to prevent fraud, it may collect your device's advertising ID, IP address (used to estimate your approximate location), device model, operating system, language, app version and your interactions with ads.

Where the law requires it (for example in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom and Switzerland), the App asks adult players for consent before personalized ads are shown. Where this applies, you can change your choice at any time from Settings → Ad Privacy Settings in the App. If you do not consent, you may still see non-personalized ads.

Players under 16 are never shown personalized ads, and their advertising ID is not used. Players under 13 see only ads suitable for children, requested as child-directed from Google Play certified ad networks (see "Children and the Age Question" below).

Google Analytics for Firebase (usage measurement)

Analytics helps us understand how the App is used so we can improve levels and features. It may collect an app instance ID, device model, operating system, approximate location (country and city, estimated from your IP address, which is not stored), app version, session lengths, levels played and how they ended (including the moves and time taken and, for a win, the finished board), items used, rewards claimed, ads watched, purchase events, notifications opened, your in-app settings and your age group. For adult players outside regions that require consent, it may also use the advertising ID. It does not collect your name or email.

Nothing is measured until the age question has been answered, and you can stop it at any time by switching off Settings → Usage Data in the App.

Firebase Crashlytics (crash reporting)

When the App crashes or hits a serious error, Crashlytics sends a crash report so we can fix the problem. A report contains the error details, device model, operating system, app version, device state at the time of the crash (such as free memory and orientation), the screen and level you were on, and an installation identifier. It also reports errors the App recovers from, such as saved data that could not be read, so we can fix them.

Google Play Games (optional sign-in and cloud save)

You can choose to sign in with Google Play Games from Settings. When you do, the App uses your Play Games player ID and saves a backup of your game progress and items to Play Games Saved Games, so you can continue on another device. This backup is stored by Google in your Play Games account. If you do not sign in, nothing is sent to Play Games.

Google Play Billing (purchases)

Purchases such as item packs, the Starter Pack and Neon Mania Plus are processed entirely by Google Play. Google handles your payment information; we never receive or store it. The App receives only purchase confirmations (product, order ID and purchase status) so it can deliver what you bought and restore one-time purchases such as Neon Mania Plus. Which one-time purchases you own is stored on your device.

Google Play reviews and updates

The App may ask whether you are enjoying it and, if you choose to rate it, uses Google Play's In-App Review to show the rating sheet. The App also uses Google Play's In-App Updates to check whether a newer version is available, when you open it and once a day in the background. Both are handled entirely by Google Play; no game data is sent to us.

Learn more about how Google handles this data:

• Google Privacy Policy
• How Google uses information from apps that use its services
• Privacy and security in Firebase
• How Google uses data for advertising

Notifications

The App can remind you when your lives are full, when a Daily Gift is waiting, when an update is available, and, for a few weeks after your last visit, that the game is there to come back to. These reminders are scheduled on your device by the App itself: no server is involved, no push token is created and nothing is sent anywhere. They are planned when you leave the game and cancelled when you return. On Android 13 and newer the App asks for permission once, after the first-run tour; you can turn reminders off at any time with Settings → Notifications in the App or in your device's notification settings.

Lockify Labs News

The App downloads a small news file from our website, lockifylabs.com, to show studio news under Settings → More from Lockify Labs. This is a plain download: no information about you or your game is sent with it, beyond what any web request carries (such as your IP address, which our host uses only to deliver the file).

Data Sharing

We share information only with the Google services described above, and only for the purposes described there. We do not share it with anyone else, and we do not sell it. If you choose to email us, your message stays between you and us.

What We Do Not Collect

• Your name, email address, phone number or postal address (unless you email us).
• Your precise (GPS) location.
• Your contacts, photos, files, messages or calendar.
• Your payment card or bank details (Google Play handles payments).
• Your exact date or year of birth (only an age group is kept).

We do not sell your personal information.

How We Use Information

• To show ads and give you rewards for the ads you choose to watch.
• To deliver and restore your purchases, and to back up your progress if you sign in to Google Play Games.
• To give younger players the protections described below.
• To find and fix crashes and bugs.
• To understand which levels and features players enjoy, and improve the game.
• To prevent fraud and abuse.

Your Choices

• Usage measurement: switch off Settings → Usage Data in the App to stop Google Analytics collection. Crash reports are still sent so that we can keep the App working.
• Cloud save: signing in to Google Play Games is optional. You can manage or delete your Play Games data in the Google Play Games app or your Google Account.
• Ad personalization: where consent is required, change your choice from Settings → Ad Privacy Settings in the App. You can also reset or delete your advertising ID, or opt out of ad personalization, in your device's settings (Settings → Google → Ads, or Settings → Privacy → Ads, depending on your device).
• Google ad settings: manage how Google personalizes ads at My Ad Center.
• Delete local data: uninstall the App or clear its storage in your device's settings.
• Data requests: since the App has no accounts, we cannot link analytics or crash data to you by name. If you would like us to delete data associated with your installation, contact us at the address below and we will help.
• Emailing us: if you write to us, we receive your email address and message and use them only to reply.

Data Retention and Security

Data on your device stays until you clear the App's data or uninstall it. A Play Games backup stays in your Play Games account until you delete it there. Crash reports are kept by Google for about 90 days. Detailed analytics data is kept for a limited period under the Google Analytics retention setting; after that only aggregated reports remain, which cannot identify you.

All data sent by these services is encrypted in transit. While we take care to protect your information, no software or online service can guarantee absolute security.

Device Permissions

• Internet and network state: to load ads, send analytics and crash reports, connect to Google Play for purchases, reviews and updates, sync your Play Games cloud save, and download Lockify Labs news. The levels themselves play offline.
• Advertising ID: used by AdMob and Analytics as described above, and never for players under 16.
• Notifications: to show the reminders described above. Asked for once; refusing it simply turns reminders off.
• Run at startup: to set your pending reminders again after the phone restarts, since a restart clears them. Nothing is read or sent because of this permission.
• Google Play Billing: to make in-app purchases.
• Vibrate: to provide haptic feedback during gameplay. No data is read or sent because of this permission.

Children and the Age Question

Neon Mania is made for players of all ages, including children, and follows the Google Play Families policy. The first time the App opens, it asks the player's year of birth in a neutral way. The App keeps only the resulting age group (under 13, 13–15, or 16 and over) on the device; the year itself is not stored or sent. The question is asked once.

For players under 16, the App:

• does not use the advertising ID and never shows personalized ads;
• does not show the advertising consent form, because no consent is collected from them;
• for players under 13, requests ads only as child-directed and suitable for children, from Google Play certified ad networks.

The App never asks children for their name, email, contacts, photos or location beyond the approximate country and city that Google Analytics estimates, and it has no chat or ways to share information with other players. Usage measurement for children is limited to how the game is played, and a parent can switch it off from Settings → Usage Data.

Parents or guardians who want to review or delete information about their child, or who have any question about their child's privacy, can contact us at the address below.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this policy when the App changes. The "Last updated" date at the top shows when it was last revised. Significant changes will be reflected here before they take effect in the App. This policy is governed by the laws of India.

Contact

Questions about this policy can be directed to:
support@lockifylabs.com