# Privacy Policy — Whoosh Pod! (iOS and Android)

**Effective date:** September 26, 2026
**Developer:** Ishan Sharma ("we", "us")
**Contact:** elevenpaperflights@gmail.com

## Introduction

Whoosh Pod! keeps your gameplay data on your device, and it has no accounts or servers of its own. This policy applies to both versions of the game:

| Platform | App | Identifier |
| --- | --- | --- |
| iOS / iPadOS | Whoosh Pod! (project ElevenPaperFlights) | `aavya.elevenpaperflights` |
| Android | Whoosh Pod! (project ElevenPaperFlightsAndroid) | `com.aavya.elevenpaperflights` |

In this policy, "the App" means both versions. A section marked **iOS only** or **Android only** applies to that platform alone.

### The short version

- Scores, attempts, streaks and settings are stored **only on your device**.
- The App has **no sign-up, no in-app purchases, no chat**, and no servers or databases run by us.
- **Optional rewarded ads** (Google AdMob) appear only when you choose to watch one to continue a crashed flight.
- Scores go to **Apple Game Center** (iOS) or **Google Play Games** (Android), but only if you are signed in.
- **Android only:** anonymous gameplay statistics are sent to Google Analytics for Firebase.

## Information we collect

We collect no personal data ourselves. The table below lists every kind of data the App handles and where it goes.

| Data | Where it stays or goes | Platform |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Flights used today, daily reset time, day streak, remaining second chances | Your device only | Both |
| Today's best, personal best, run log, local high-score list | Your device only | Both |
| Settings (background sound, game sounds, haptics, plane fold) | Your device only | Both |
| Queue of scores waiting to be submitted to the leaderboard | Your device only, until submitted | Both |
| Date of the last rating prompt | Your device only | Both |
| Game scores and achievements | Apple Game Center or Google Play Games, only if you are signed in | Both |
| Ad request data (IP address, device model, OS version, app ID, advertising ID if allowed) | Google AdMob | Both |
| Anonymous gameplay events, app-instance ID, basic device info, coarse location from IP | Google Analytics for Firebase | Android only |
| Motion sensor (tilt) readings | Used in real time on the device, never stored or sent | Both |

### Data we do not collect

The App does not collect or access your precise location, contacts, photos, camera, microphone, health data, browsing history, email address or biometric data. The iOS version records its gameplay events only in the device's local system log. It does not send them anywhere.

## How we use information

The App uses data only to run the game, show optional ads and, on Android, to understand how the game is played.

- **Gameplay:** local data tracks your daily flights, streaks, best scores and settings.
- **Leaderboards:** scores are submitted to Game Center or Play Games so you can see your rank. The App reads other players' public nicknames and scores to show standings.
- **Optional ads:** Google serves a rewarded video when you choose **Continue** after a crash. Ads never appear during normal play, and you never have to watch one to play the free daily flights.
- **Analytics (Android only):** anonymous events show us, for example, how many players reach each of the day's flights. We do not use them for advertising.
- **Ratings:** the App occasionally shows the standard App Store or Google Play review dialog, at most once a month. We never see what you write or rate.
- **Sharing:** if you share a score card, the App passes an image and message to your device's share sheet. You choose where it goes, and the App never posts for you.
- **Notifications:** the App sends none and never asks for permission. Updates remove any daily reminder left by older versions.

## Third-party services

Every third-party SDK in the App comes from Apple or Google. Each one processes data under its own privacy policy, and we do not receive that data.

| Service | Platform | Purpose | Privacy policy |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Google Mobile Ads (AdMob) | Both | Optional rewarded ads | [Google Privacy Policy](https://policies.google.com/privacy), [How Google uses ad data](https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads) |
| Google User Messaging Platform | Both | Ad consent form where the law requires one | [Google Privacy Policy](https://policies.google.com/privacy) |
| Apple Game Center | iOS only | Leaderboards | [Apple Privacy Policy](https://www.apple.com/legal/privacy/) |
| Google Play Games Services | Android only | Leaderboards and achievements | [Google Privacy Policy](https://policies.google.com/privacy) |
| Google Play In-App Review | Android only | Rating dialog | [Google Privacy Policy](https://policies.google.com/privacy) |
| Google Analytics for Firebase | Android only | Anonymous usage statistics | [Google Privacy Policy](https://policies.google.com/privacy) |

### Advertising and consent

In the EEA, UK and Switzerland, the App shows Google's consent form before it requests any ad. If you decline, you may see non-personalized ads or no ads at all. The rest of the game is not affected.

- **iOS:** the App uses your advertising identifier only if you allow tracking through Apple's App Tracking Transparency prompt. The game works fully if you decline.
- **Android:** you can reset or delete your advertising ID in **Settings → Privacy → Ads**. You can also turn off ad personalization at [adssettings.google.com](https://adssettings.google.com).

### Analytics (Android only)

The Android App logs these events: flight started, flight finished (with flight number and score), tutorial completed, second chance used and session end. Firebase also collects a random app-instance ID, device model, OS version, language, coarse location from IP, and app-open and session counts. This data contains no name, email or precise location, and Google keeps it for at most **14 months**.

## Permissions

The App asks for no sensitive permissions, such as location, camera, contacts or notifications.

| Permission | Platform | Why |
| --- | --- | --- |
| App Tracking Transparency (asked only if the ad consent flow needs it) | iOS | Personalized ads, only if you allow it |
| Game Center | iOS | Leaderboards |
| Motion sensors (no prompt needed) | Both | Tilt parallax on the home screen |
| `INTERNET`, `ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE` | Android | Ads, leaderboards, analytics |
| `VIBRATE` | Android | Haptic feedback |
| `com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID` | Android | Advertising ID for AdMob |

## Sharing, retention and security

We do not sell, rent or share personal data, because we hold none. Data reaches Apple or Google only through the services listed above.

| Data | How long it is kept | How to delete it |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Local game data | Until you delete or uninstall the App | Delete or uninstall the App. On Android you can also clear the App's data. |
| Game Center scores | Kept by Apple with your Game Center account | [privacy.apple.com](https://privacy.apple.com) or iOS Settings → Game Center |
| Play Games scores and achievements | Kept by Google with your Google account | [myaccount.google.com](https://myaccount.google.com) |
| Ad data | Kept by Google under its policies | [adssettings.google.com](https://adssettings.google.com), [myactivity.google.com](https://myactivity.google.com) |
| Firebase analytics (Android) | Up to 14 months | Clear the App's data or uninstall to reset the ID, or email us to request deletion |

**Security:** data leaves your device only through Apple's and Google's SDKs, over encrypted connections. None of it passes through servers we run.

## Children's privacy and your rights

The App is not directed at children, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone. It has no chat or social features. Google serves ads under its ad-content policies. Parents control Game Center through Apple Family Sharing and Play Games through Google Family Link. If you believe a child has shared personal information through the App, contact us and we will help.

### Your rights

Depending on where you live, you may have the right to access, correct, delete or object to the use of your personal data. These laws include the GDPR (EU/UK), the CCPA/CPRA (California) and the DPDP Act (India). Apple and Google hold the data described here, so you can exercise these rights most directly with them:

- **Apple:** [privacy.apple.com](https://privacy.apple.com)
- **Google:** [myaccount.google.com](https://myaccount.google.com) and [adssettings.google.com](https://adssettings.google.com)

In the EEA or UK, you can change your ad-consent choice by reinstalling the App or, on Android, by clearing its data. The consent form then appears again. We will also answer any privacy request sent to the contact address below.

## Changes and contact

If an update changes how the App handles data, we will update this page and its date. We will also note important changes in the App Store and Google Play release notes.

**Questions about privacy in Whoosh Pod!:** elevenpaperflights@gmail.com