Privacy Policy

1Who this app is for

60 Second Puzzles is intended for a general audience aged 13 and older. It is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 13, and the ads shown in the app are not designed for children. If you believe a child under 13 has provided us information, contact us using the email address in Section 11 (Contact us) and we will delete it.

2Information we collect directly

60 Second Puzzles does not require an account, login, or sign-up to use. We do not ask for your name, email address, or any personal identifier to play.

The app stores a small amount of information only on your device, using standard on-device storage: your best score; how many rounds you have played today and how many bonus rounds you have earned (for the daily limits); a count of your correct answers for each puzzle type (used to unlock new puzzle variations); whether Premium is active; which puzzle types you chose to play and any custom colors you picked in Skins; and details of your current subscription plan (which plan, when it renews or expires, whether it will renew, and any pending plan switch). This information is not linked to your name or identity, and we do not receive, see, or store it on any server we control. If you delete the app, this data is deleted with it. Your device's own backup features (such as iCloud or Google backup) may back up app data under your device settings; we do not control those.

As of the date above, the app does not include any analytics or crash-reporting tools of our own. Apple and Google do send us aggregated statistics and crash reports, as described in Section 3. If we add any tool of our own, we will update this policy.

3Information collected by third-party services

To keep the free version of the app running and to handle subscriptions, the app includes third-party services that may collect limited technical information as described below. We do not control these services' data practices — each operates under its own privacy policy, linked below where available.

To be upfront: several parts of the app are run by Apple on iPhone and iPad (and by Google on Android), not by us. We rely on them because they are built into your device and its app store, and they do these jobs well. Each one is listed below, with what it does and whose rules apply.

• Google AdMob — shows full-screen and rewarded video ads in the free version of the app. AdMob (Google) may collect and use your IP address, device and advertising identifiers (on iOS, the advertising identifier only if you allow tracking), general device information, and information about how you interact with ads, to serve, measure, and personalize ads where permitted and to prevent fraud. Google's consent tool asks for your permission where required, and on iOS the app shows Apple's tracking-permission prompt. See Google's Privacy Policy and AdMob's data disclosure.
• Subscription management service — a third-party provider confirms your subscription status on our behalf across the App Store and Google Play, including whether a free trial is active, and the app asks Apple or Google (not us) whether your account can still start a free trial. It receives an anonymous app user ID that it generates, purchase and transaction data from Apple or Google, and basic technical information (such as your device and app version and IP address). We do not give it your name, email address, or any other identifier, and it does not receive your payment card details.
• Apple Game Center (optional leaderboards) — leaderboards are optional and off until you open them yourself (from Settings or after a round). If you choose to use them, the app sends your score for each round (the number of puzzles you solved) to Game Center, linked to your Game Center player profile, and reads back how many players a board has and your rank. Other players can see your Game Center nickname and scores on the boards. Your Game Center account is run by Apple under Apple's Privacy Policy. The app itself does not read your Game Center identity, and nothing about your Game Center account is sent to us or stored by us; we never receive your Apple ID, real name, contact details or the scores linked to your profile. Apple decides how Game Center data is stored, shown and protected, and it may apply its own age and account rules. On Android, the same would apply to Google Play Games once leaderboards are offered there.
• Apple's rating prompt (Google Play's in-app review on Android) — after a new best score, the app may ask Apple to show its standard "Enjoying the app?" rating window. Apple runs that window and decides whether and how often it appears. Any rating or review you leave goes to Apple and is shown on the App Store under Apple's terms; the app is not told whether you rated it or what you wrote.
• The share sheet — when you share your score, your progress or the support log, the app hands a picture or text to your device's built-in share sheet, run by Apple on iPhone and iPad (by Google and your device maker on Android). You choose where it goes, and it is then handled by that app or person under their own terms. Nothing is sent to us unless you choose to send it to us.
• Your phone's haptics (vibration) — in the last seconds of a round the app asks your device's own haptics system (Apple's on iPhone, Android's on Android phones) to play a short, light vibration. No information is collected or sent for this. It follows your device's settings: with haptics or vibration turned off, nothing plays.
• Statistics and crash reports from Apple and Google — Apple and Google give every developer aggregated reports, such as downloads, sales, subscriptions and, if you have allowed your device to share analytics with app developers, anonymous usage statistics and crash reports. These reports do not tell us who you are. We use them only to understand how the app is doing and to fix problems.
• Apple App Store / Google Play — distribute the app and its updates, take all payments, and run subscriptions (renewals, cancellations, refunds and Restore Purchases) under their own policies. We never see or store your payment card information.

4Legal basis for processing (where applicable law requires one)

Where the law of your country requires a legal basis for processing your information (for example in the EEA or UK), the bases we rely on are: your consent (for personalized advertising, collected through Google's consent tool where required — you may withdraw it at any time; see Section 6); performance of a contract (confirming your subscription so you get what you paid for); and our legitimate interests (operating the app and preventing fraud).

5Data retention

We do not operate servers that store your personal data, so there is nothing for us to retain or delete on request; if a request concerns data held by a third party, we will point you to that provider. Gameplay data lives only on your device for as long as the app is installed. Data held by AdMob, our subscription provider, Apple, and Google is retained under each provider's own retention policy, described in Section 3.

6Your choices

• Ad personalization — on iOS, you can decline Apple's tracking prompt or change it later in Settings → Privacy & Security → Tracking. On Android, you can reset your advertising ID or opt out of ad personalization in your device settings (typically Settings → Privacy → Ads; exact steps vary by device). Where Google's consent form is shown, choose the options you prefer. The app does not currently include its own button for reopening that form.
• Subscription management — manage or cancel a subscription any time through your Apple ID or Google Play account settings, not through us directly.
• Statistics shared with developers — on iPhone and iPad, turn off Settings → Privacy & Security → Analytics & Improvements → Share With App Developers; on Android, use your device's usage-and-diagnostics setting.
• Leaderboards — the app plays the same without them. To stop sending scores, sign out of Game Center (Settings → Game Center); to change who sees your nickname and scores, or to remove your Game Center data, use Apple's Game Center settings.
• Deleting your data — see the steps directly below.

How to delete your data

1. Data on your phone (best score, daily counters, progress, streaks, Premium status): delete the app. This erases it, and we cannot recover it because we never receive it.
2. Purchase record (an anonymous ID and transaction history held by our subscription provider): email us at the address in Section 11 (Contact us) with the subject line Delete my data. We will delete the record and reply within the time required by applicable law. Deleting a purchase record does not cancel a subscription; cancel that in your Apple ID or Google Play account settings.
3. Advertising identifier (held by Google and Apple, not by us): reset or delete it in your phone's settings (Android: Settings → Privacy → Ads; iOS: Settings → Privacy & Security → Tracking).

There is no server-side account for us to delete. Data held by Google, Apple, or Google Play is governed by their own policies.

7Your rights (GDPR / CCPA and similar laws)

Depending on where you live, you may have the right to: access the personal information associated with you; correct inaccurate information; request deletion; object to or restrict certain processing; data portability; and withdraw consent at any time (for processing based on consent, such as personalized ads). Because we hold no personal account data ourselves, most such requests will be minimal for us to fulfill directly, but you can still reach us at the email address in Section 11 (Contact us) with any request, and we will respond within the timeframe required by applicable law. For data held by Google, our subscription provider, Apple, or Google Play, you will need to contact that provider. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority.

California residents: we do not sell your personal information for money. Our ad provider (AdMob) may use advertising identifiers to show and measure ads, which some laws treat as "sharing" or "sale." The app does not currently offer its own opt-out control for this; you can limit it with the device controls described in Section 6. You may also email us and we will respond, although we cannot change what third parties collect on their own.

8International data transfers

We're based in the United States, and our third-party providers (AdMob, our subscription provider, Apple, Google) may process data on servers located outside your country, including in the United States. Where required, these providers rely on legal safeguards such as Standard Contractual Clauses for such transfers — see each provider's own privacy policy (Section 3) for details.

9Data security

We do not operate servers that receive your personal data from the app. The small amount of data the app stores on your device relies on your device's own security features. No method of electronic storage or transmission is 100% secure. Data processed by our third-party providers (AdMob, our subscription provider, Apple, Google) is subject to their own security practices.

10Changes to this policy

We may update this policy as the app changes — for example, when we add new features or third-party services. We'll update the "Last updated" date above when we do. If a change is material, we'll make reasonable efforts to give you more notice (for example, in an app update's release notes or on this page). Continued use of the app after a change means you accept the updated policy.

11Contact us

Questions about this policy or your data? MailTo: 60 Second Support (60secpuzzles.good778@passinbox.com).