Privacy Policy for Brain Bolt

Effective Date: June 29, 2026

Last Updated: July 21, 2026

1. Introduction

This Privacy Policy describes how Brain Bolt — developed by VibeDeV and published by VIBECORE DIGITAL ("we," "our," or "us") — collects, uses, and shares information when you use our mobile game application. Brain Bolt is an offline-first trivia game: questions are bundled with the app and answered entirely on your device.

2. Information We Collect

2.1 Automatically Collected Information

• AdMob Advertising: We use Google AdMob to display advertisements. AdMob may collect device information, the advertising ID, app-interaction data, and approximate (coarse) location derived from your IP address to show relevant ads and measure ad performance.
• Game Data: Your progress, ELO rating, streaks, coins, achievements, and settings are stored locally on your device.
• In-App Purchases: Purchases (e.g. Remove Ads and coin packs) are processed securely by Google Play Billing. We do not receive or store your payment card details.
• Technical Information: Device type, operating system version, and app performance data.

2.2 Information We Do NOT Collect

• Personal identification information (name, email, phone number)
• Precise or GPS location
• Camera or microphone access
• Contact list or personal files
• Social media accounts

3. How We Use Information

• Provide and improve the game experience
• Display relevant advertisements through AdMob
• Process in-app purchases securely through Google Play
• Analyze app performance and fix technical issues
• Save your game progress and settings locally

4. Information Sharing

We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information. We may share limited technical data with:

• Google AdMob: For advertising purposes (subject to Google's Privacy Policy)
• Google Play Games: For leaderboards and sign-in (only if you choose to sign in)
• Google Play Billing: For processing in-app purchases

5. Children's Privacy (COPPA Compliance)

Our app is designed to be family-friendly but is not specifically directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we learn that we have collected such information, we will delete it immediately.

6. Data Security

All game data is stored locally on your device. We do not operate our own servers and do not build personal profiles. We implement appropriate measures to protect against unauthorized access, alteration, or destruction of data.

7. Third-Party Services

Our app uses the following third-party services:

• Google AdMob: Google Privacy Policy
• Google User Messaging Platform (consent): Google Privacy Policy
• Google Play Games Services: Google Privacy Policy
• Google Play Billing: Google Privacy Policy

8. Your Choices

• Ad Consent & Personalization: On first launch you can set your ad-consent preferences (where required), and you can opt out of personalized ads in your device's advertising settings
• Remove Ads: You can purchase the Remove Ads option to disable advertisements
• App Permissions: You can revoke app permissions through your device settings
• Data Deletion: Uninstalling the app removes all locally stored game data

9. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify users of any material changes by updating the "Last Updated" date at the top of this policy.