Privacy Policy: Puzzle Crew
Puzzle Crew is a jigsaw game for children and adults, published by Blinqdroid. This page says what information the app handles and why.
The short version
- There are no accounts. The app never asks for your name, email, age, phone number or location.
- Puzzles you play on your own stay on your phone.
- Photos you choose for a "My photo" puzzle never leave your phone.
- Ads are suitable for all ages and are never personalised.
What stays on your phone
Your unfinished puzzle, your level stars, your best times, the display name you type, your sound and notification choices, and the names of players you have shared a room with. Uninstalling the app deletes all of it.
What is sent when you play online
Online rooms ("Solve together" and "Race the clock") run on Google's Firebase service. While you are in a room, the app sends:
- the display name you typed, so the other players can see who is there;
- your puzzle moves and progress, so everyone sees the same puzzle;
- an anonymous ID that Firebase creates for your phone, to tell players apart. It is not linked to your identity.
If you switch on room invites, the app also stores a push-notification token for your phone, so an invite can reach you. Switching invites off removes it.
Do not type a real full name as your display name if you would rather other players did not see it.
Notifications
All notifications are off until you turn them on. Reminders are scheduled on your phone. News and room invites are delivered through Firebase Cloud Messaging.
Ads
The app shows ads from Google AdMob. Because children play Puzzle Crew, every ad request is marked as child-directed, ads are limited to content suitable for all ages, and the app does not use the advertising ID. To show and measure ads, Google's ad software collects some device information, such as device type, approximate location derived from the IP address, and how the ad was interacted with. See Google's privacy policy.
Children
Puzzle Crew is designed to be suitable for children. It collects no personal information from them knowingly, has no chat, and shows no personalised ads.
Third-party services
| Service | Used for |
|---|---|
| Google Firebase | Online rooms, anonymous sign-in, push notifications |
| Google AdMob | Ads |
Photos in the game
The photographs used for puzzles come from Wikimedia Commons under public domain, CC0 and CC BY licences. Each is credited under "Photo credits" on the app's home screen.
Contact
Questions or requests: Blinqdroid@gmail.com