TapFlare Privacy Policy

Effective: 2026-06-13 · App: TapFlare (com.eltacrew.tapflare) · Developer: EltaCrew

Summary — TapFlare has no server of its own.
There is no sign-up. Game progress (coins, upgrades, codex, settings) is stored on your device by default. The developer does not collect your data. Ads (Google AdMob) and achievements, leaderboards and cloud save (Google Play Games — optional) are third-party services provided by Google.

1. Information processed

Item	Details	Stored
Game progress	Coins, upgrade nodes, hero and codex unlocks, achievement/mission/daily reward progress, chapter records, the run in progress (for resume)	On device (also in Google Play Games if you turn on cloud save)
Preferences	Language, sound effects/music/vibration, graphics quality	On device

None of the above is transmitted to a developer server (there is none). Cloud save stores it in Google Play Games Saved Games only when you choose to (section 4).

2. Permissions

TapFlare uses no sensitive (dangerous) permissions — no camera, location, or contacts. Only normal permissions such as internet access for ads, achievements, leaderboards and cloud save.

3. Advertising (third party)

TapFlare shows ads via Google AdMob (native, interstitial, rewarded). AdMob (Google) may collect advertising ID, device information, and approximate location to serve ads. Users in the EEA/UK are asked for consent first (Google UMP). Rewarded ads (revive, double result coins, card reroll, three-item chest) play only when you choose to watch them.

Google ads policy: policies.google.com/technologies/ads
Google privacy policy: policies.google.com/privacy

4. Google Play Games (achievements, leaderboards, cloud save — optional)

Achievements, leaderboards and cloud save use Google Play Games Services sign-in. Sign-in is optional — every part of the game is playable without it. When signed in, Google processes your player profile (gamer ID, etc.), and the app sends unlocked achievements and leaderboard records (most kills in a run, Flare Tier total).

Cloud save (Saved Games): if you turn it on, your game progress (the game progress item in section 1) is saved to Google Play Games Saved Games so you can continue on another device. The data is kept on Google's servers and the developer cannot see it. It is handled under Google's policies.

Google privacy policy: google.com/policies/privacy

5. Retention & deletion

Game progress and settings stay on your device and are deleted when you uninstall the app.
Achievements, leaderboard records, cloud save data and your Play Games profile can be deleted from your Play Games profile or your Google account settings (Play Games data deletion).

6. Children

TapFlare is not directed at children and does not knowingly collect personal information from children.

7. Contact

Privacy inquiries: [email protected]

8. Changes

Any changes to this policy will be posted on this page.

Crash reporting and usage analytics (Firebase) — added 2026-09-18

The app uses Google Firebase Crashlytics and Firebase Analytics (Google LLC) to collect diagnostic information when the app crashes or hits an error, and statistics about which screens and features are used.

Data collected: crash logs (stack trace and the screen where the error occurred), device model, OS version, app version, an app-instance identifier (Firebase installation ID), app interactions (screen views, feature usage counts, session length, and the step and error type when a feature fails), and approximate location (country/region inferred from IP address).
Not collected: name, email, contact details, or anything you type into the app.
Purpose: fixing errors and improving the service. Not used for advertising or marketing.
Processor: Google LLC (Firebase). Data is stored on Google servers.
Retention: crash data for 90 days; usage statistics are deleted after the period set in Google's retention settings.
Opt-out: this collection is required for the app to function and cannot be switched off individually. Uninstalling the app stops further collection.

Details: Google Privacy Policy · Privacy and Security in Firebase

International data transfers

The app uses Google LLC services for crash reporting, usage analytics and ads, so the data described above is processed on Google's servers. If you do not want this, you can avoid the feature or uninstall the app.

Updated 2026-10-27: game v3 (roguelike survivor) — updated processed data and rewarded ad uses; added Play Games achievements and optional cloud save.
Updated 2026-10-19: added international transfers, failure details in analytics, app name line.