Privacy Policy
Last updated: August 2, 2026This Privacy Policy applies to all games published by Pinecone Arcade ("we", "us", or "our"). It is not specific to any one game.
Information Processed When You Use Our Games
We do not require a Pinecone Arcade account, and we do not operate servers that collect or store your name, email address, contacts, precise location, or other personal content. Game progress and settings are stored on your device unless an optional platform service described below handles them.
Our games display advertisements supplied by Google AdMob. These may include banner ads and optional rewarded ads that provide an in-game benefit when viewed. The Google Mobile Ads SDK may automatically process the following data. These are the same categories used in our App Store privacy disclosures:
- Coarse location: Google may use your IP address to estimate a general location, such as a city or region, for third-party advertising. This does not use your device's location services or precise GPS location.
- Device ID: Google may process device and app identifiers for third-party advertising. This can include the iOS advertising identifier when Apple permits access and you have granted tracking permission.
- Product interaction: Google may process information about interactions with the app or an ad for third-party advertising.
- Advertising data: Google may process information such as ads shown and interactions with those ads for third-party advertising.
- Crash data and performance data: Google may process diagnostic information, app launch time, hang rate, energy use, and similar technical data for analytics and to improve the advertising service.
Our App Store privacy disclosures identify coarse location, device ID, product interaction, and advertising data as linked to the user's identity. In this context, that can mean association with a device or advertising identifier. It does not mean that Pinecone Arcade receives your name, email address, or other personal content. Google may use this data to serve and measure ads, improve its services, and detect fraud or abuse, subject to your consent and device settings.
We may see aggregated advertising reports in AdMob. We do not use the AdMob integration to obtain your name, email address, contacts, photos, or other personal content.
System Permissions and Advertising Choices
Our games do not request access to your camera, microphone, contacts, photos, or device location. Any privacy or tracking prompt shown by one of our games is there only because the game uses Google AdMob to serve and measure advertisements.
On Apple devices, a game may display Apple's App Tracking Transparency prompt. If you allow tracking, AdMob may access the device's advertising identifier and use data for personalized advertising and advertising measurement across apps and websites. If you decline, gameplay remains available and the advertising identifier is not made available for tracking. Google may still serve limited or non-personalized ads and process data needed for ad delivery, measurement, security, and fraud prevention.
Where required, Google may also show a consent or privacy-options form so you can make or review advertising choices. You can change Apple's tracking permission at any time in your device's Privacy & Security settings.
Third-Party Services
- Google AdMob: Google processes advertising data under its own terms and privacy practices. See How Google uses information from sites or apps that use its services and the Google Privacy Policy.
- Apple Game Center: Some games may offer optional Game Center features such as leaderboards or achievements. Apple handles the related Apple account, player profile, score, and achievement data under the Apple Privacy Policy.
- Apple App Store purchases: Some games may offer an in-app purchase to remove standard ads or provide access to a feature without watching a rewarded ad. Apple processes the payment and provides the game with the purchase status needed to unlock the purchased feature. We do not receive your payment-card details or billing address.
Children's Privacy
Our games are intended for a general audience and are not specifically directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information directly from children. If you believe a child has sent personal information directly to us, please contact us so we can address it.
Data Retention and Security
We do not maintain a Pinecone Arcade user database. Data processed by Google or Apple is retained and protected according to those providers' policies. No internet transmission or storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this policy when our games, advertising services, or legal obligations change. The current version and its effective date will always be posted on this page.
Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, contact us at [email protected].