Magnet SquaredPrivacy Policy
This policy explains what data the Magnet Squared mobile game (for Android and iOS) and this website collect, and why. The app and this website are made by Owen Lee ("we", "us").
In short: the game has no accounts and no servers of its own. Your score stays on your device. The app shows ads from Google AdMob, and Google collects some device data to serve and measure them. You can limit this, as described below.
Data the game itself stores
- Your best score and your ad consent choices are stored locally on your device. They are never sent to us.
- We don't ask for your name, email address, contacts, location, photos or any other personal information, and we don't run any servers that receive data from the app.
- Uninstalling the app deletes this local data.
Advertising (Google AdMob)
The app is free and supported by full-screen ads shown between games. Ads are served by Google AdMob, a service of Google LLC. To serve ads, Google's software in the app may collect and process:
- device identifiers, such as the Android advertising ID or, on iOS, the IDFA (only if you allow tracking; see below)
- your IP address, which may be used to estimate your general location
- device and app information, such as device model, operating system version, app version and language
- ad interactions, such as which ads were shown and whether they were tapped
- diagnostic information, such as crash and performance data from the ads software
Google uses this data to deliver ads, to measure how ads perform, to prevent fraud and abuse, and, where you have allowed it, to personalize ads. How Google uses this data is described in How Google uses information from sites or apps that use our services and in the Google Privacy Policy.
We don't receive this data in a form that identifies you. We only see aggregate reports, such as how many ads were shown.
Your choices
Consent in the EEA, UK and Switzerland
If you are in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom or Switzerland, the app asks for your consent before ads use your data, using Google's consent form. You can change your choice at any time: open Help in the game and tap Privacy options.
Tracking on iPhone (App Tracking Transparency)
On iOS, the app asks your permission before the advertising identifier (IDFA) can be used. If you choose Ask App Not to Track, ads are still shown, but they aren't personalized using the IDFA. You can change this later in Settings › Privacy & Security › Tracking.
Personalized ads on Android
You can reset or delete your advertising ID in Settings › Google › Ads (the exact menu path varies by device). Once the ID is deleted, apps can't use it to personalize ads.
United States privacy rights
Depending on the state you live in (for example California, Colorado, Connecticut, Virginia or Utah), you may have the right to opt out of the "sale" or "sharing" of personal information for targeted advertising. Where these laws apply, the app offers this choice under Help › Privacy options. The Android and iOS settings described above also limit ad personalization.
Children
Magnet Squared is not directed at children under 13, and we don't knowingly collect personal information from them. If you believe a child has provided personal information through the app, contact us and we will help remove it.
This website
This website doesn't use cookies, analytics or trackers, and it loads nothing from third parties. The playable demo at /play shows no ads and saves your best score in your browser's local storage, which never leaves your device. Our hosting provider may keep standard server logs (such as IP addresses and request times) for security and to operate the service.
Data retention and security
Data the game stores on your device stays there until you uninstall the app. Data collected by Google through AdMob is retained according to Google's policies, linked above. Connections made by the ads software use encryption in transit (HTTPS).
Changes to this policy
If this policy changes, we'll update this page and the effective date above. Significant changes will also be noted in the app's release notes.
Contact
Questions or requests about privacy: support@magnetsquared.com