Who we are
Black Prism Games ("we", "us") is an independent game studio. This policy explains what information is used when you play our games or visit this website, why, and the choices you have. It covers Deepcore and every other game we publish, and blackprismgames.com.
Questions or requests about privacy: support@blackprismgames.com.
The short version
- Our games don't ask for your name, email address or an account. Your progress is saved on your device.
- Ads in our games are optional rewarded ads served by Google AdMob, which may use your device's advertising ID and similar data. Where the law requires it, we ask for your consent first.
- Purchases are handled by Google Play. We never see your payment details.
- This website uses no cookies, no analytics and no trackers.
- We don't sell your personal information.
Information in our games
Game progress
Your progress and settings are stored on your device. If Android backup is turned on, Android may back up the game's save to your Google account so it can be restored on a new device; Google handles that backup under its own privacy policy. You can copy your save as text from the game's Settings to move it yourself. We don't receive your save.
Player name
Deepcore lets you choose a name for its leaderboard. Today that name stays on your device. If we add online leaderboards (for example through Google Play Games), we will update this policy before they go live.
Advertising
Our games show optional rewarded ads through Google AdMob. An ad only plays when you choose to watch one. To show ads, measure them, prevent fraud and, with your consent, personalise them, Google may collect information such as your device's advertising ID, IP address (which can indicate an approximate location), device and app information, and how you interact with ads.
In the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom and Switzerland, we use Google's consent tool to ask for your choice before personalised ads are shown. You can change it at any time in the game under Settings → Privacy options. Anywhere, you can reset your advertising ID or opt out of personalised ads in your device's settings (on Android: Settings → Google → Ads, or Settings → Privacy → Ads).
Learn more: How Google uses information from sites or apps that use its services and Google's Privacy Policy.
If you buy the Ad-Free Pass, no ads are requested at all.
Purchases
In-app purchases are processed by Google Play. We receive confirmation of a purchase (such as the item and an order reference) so we can unlock it, but never your payment details.
Diagnostics
We don't run our own analytics in our games. Google Play may give us aggregated, anonymous statistics such as install counts, crash reports and app performance, which we use to fix problems.
This website
This website does not use cookies, analytics or advertising trackers, and our fonts are served from our own server. Like any website, our hosting provider processes basic technical information (such as your IP address, browser type and the pages requested) to deliver the site and keep it secure. These logs are kept only as long as needed for that purpose.
If you email us, we use your message and address only to reply and to help you.
How and why we use information
- To provide the game: saving your progress and unlocking purchases (performing our agreement with you).
- To show the ads you choose to watch: personalised ads only with your consent where required; otherwise non-personalised ads based on our legitimate interest in funding free games.
- To keep things working and secure: fixing crashes and preventing fraud (legitimate interests).
- To answer you when you contact us.
Who receives information
We share information only with the service providers that make our games and website work:
- Google (AdMob for ads and consent, Google Play for purchases and app distribution, Android backup).
- Our hosting provider, which runs this website.
We don't sell your personal information. We may disclose information if the law requires it.
How long information is kept
Game data stays on your device until you reset or uninstall the game. Emails are kept as long as needed to help you and then deleted. Information collected by Google is kept according to Google's own policies.
Your choices and rights
Depending on where you live (for example under the GDPR in Europe or privacy laws in California and other US states), you may have the right to access, correct, delete or move your personal information, to object to or restrict how it is used, and to withdraw consent at any time.
Because our games keep your data on your device, you control most of it directly: see how to delete your data. For anything else, email support@blackprismgames.com and we will respond within 30 days. You can also complain to your local data protection authority.
Children
Our games are not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from them. If you believe a child has given us personal information, contact support@blackprismgames.com and we will delete it.
International transfers and security
Our service providers may process information in countries other than yours, including the United States, using legal safeguards such as standard contractual clauses. We keep the information we handle to a minimum and protect it with appropriate security measures.
Changes to this policy
If this policy changes, we will update this page and its effective date, and for significant changes we will tell you in the game.
Contact
Black Prism Games
support@blackprismgames.com
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