Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy describes Our policies and procedures on the collection, use and disclosure of Your information when You use Viking Smash (the "Application") and tells You about Your privacy rights and how the law protects You.

We use Your Personal Data to provide and improve the Service. By using the Service, You agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

Interpretation and Definitions

Interpretation

The words whose initial letters are capitalized have meanings defined under the following conditions. The following definitions shall have the same meaning regardless of whether they appear in singular or in plural.

Definitions

For the purposes of this Privacy Policy:

• Account means a unique account created for You to access our Service or parts of our Service.
• Affiliate means an entity that controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with a party.
• Application refers to Viking Smash, the software program provided by the Company.
• Company (referred to as either "the Company", "We", "Us" or "Our" in this Privacy Policy) refers to HiFEKU.
• Country refers to: Turkey.
• Device means any device that can access the Service such as a computer, a cell phone or a digital tablet.
• Personal Data is any information that relates to an identified or identifiable individual.
• Service refers to the Application.
• Service Provider means any natural or legal person who processes the data on behalf of the Company.
• Usage Data refers to data collected automatically, either generated by the use of the Service or from the Service infrastructure itself.
• You means the individual accessing or using the Service, or the company, or other legal entity on behalf of which such individual is accessing or using the Service, as applicable.

Collecting and Using Your Personal Data

Types of Data Collected

Personal Data

While using Our Service, We may collect certain personally identifiable information. This may include:

• Email address (if You sign in via Apple, Google, or Facebook)
• Display name (if You sign in via Apple, Google, or Facebook)
• Social provider user ID (Apple, Google, or Facebook)
• Facebook friends list (if You sign in via Facebook)

If You use Guest mode, no personally identifiable information is collected. A random pseudonymous identifier is generated locally on Your Device.

Usage Data

Usage Data is collected automatically when using the Service. Usage Data may include information such as Your Device's Internet Protocol address (e.g. IP address), device type, operating system version, the screens of our Service that You visit, the time and date of Your visit, the time spent on those screens, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data. This data is pseudonymized using a random identifier that resets on app reinstall.

Local Data Storage

The following data is stored locally on Your Device:

• Game progress and level completion data
• Coin balance and in-game currency
• Booster and power-up inventory
• Lives count and regeneration timestamps
• Settings preferences (language, sound, vibration)
• ToS acknowledgement status and version
• Social login profile (display name, email, auth type)
• Purchase history (stored in an encrypted SQLite database using SQLCipher)

This data is stored in Your Device's SharedPreferences and an encrypted SQLite database. This data is not transmitted to Our servers.

Use of Your Personal Data

The Company may use Personal Data for the following purposes:

• To provide and maintain our Service, including to monitor the usage of our Service.
• To manage Your Account: to manage Your registration as a user of the Service.
• For the performance of a contract: the development, compliance and undertaking of the purchase contract for the products, items or services You have purchased or of any other contract with Us through the Service (e.g. In-App Purchases).
• To contact You: To contact You by email or other equivalent forms of electronic communication regarding updates or service-related notices.
• To provide and improve the Service: To analyze usage patterns, diagnose technical issues, and improve game features.

Service Providers

We may share Your Personal Data with the following Service Providers to facilitate our Service:

• PostHog Analytics (ToS Acknowledgement Required)

  We use PostHog to collect pseudonymized usage analytics to improve our application. Data collection only occurs after You acknowledge the Terms of Service via an in-app prompt. Data collected includes:

  • Screen views and navigation patterns (pseudonymized)
  • Feature usage statistics (levels played, boosters used, features used)
  • App performance metrics (load times, errors, crashes)
  • User properties (language, platform, app version, game progress, auth method)

  No personally identifiable information is collected by PostHog. Identity is pseudonymized (random UUID that resets on app reinstall). You can withdraw consent by using the in-app GDPR reset function.

  PostHog's Privacy Policy can be viewed at https://posthog.com/privacy

• Google AdMob

  We use Google AdMob to display rewarded video advertisements. AdMob may collect device identifiers and usage data to serve ads. Their Privacy Policy can be viewed at https://policies.google.com/privacy

• AppLovin MAX

  We use AppLovin MAX as an additional rewarded video ad provider. AppLovin may collect device identifiers and usage data to serve ads. Their Privacy Policy can be viewed at https://www.applovin.com/privacy/

• Apple Sign In, Google Sign In, Facebook Login

  We use these services for user authentication. When You sign in, the respective provider may share Your email and name with Us. Payment information is not involved.

  • Apple Privacy Policy: https://www.apple.com/legal/privacy/
  • Google Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy
  • Facebook Privacy Policy: https://www.facebook.com/privacy/policy/
• Apple StoreKit & Google Play Billing

  Used to process In-App Purchases. Payment information is handled directly by Apple or Google and is not stored by Us.

• Game Center (Apple) & Google Play Games (Android)

  We use these services to save game progress, leaderboards, and achievements. Their Privacy Policies apply to data shared with these services.

GDPR Privacy (EU Users)

Legal Basis for Processing Personal Data under GDPR

We may process Personal Data under the following conditions:

• Consent: You have given Your consent for processing Personal Data for one or more specific purposes (e.g. acknowledging ToS for analytics tracking, signing in via social providers).
• Performance of a contract: Provision of Personal Data is necessary for the performance of an agreement with You (e.g. purchasing In-App items).
• Legitimate Interests: Processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by the Company (e.g. analyzing app usage to improve stability, displaying ads to support the free service).

Your Rights under the GDPR

The Company undertakes to respect the confidentiality of Your Personal Data and to guarantee You can exercise Your rights. You have the right under this Privacy Policy, and by law if You are within the EU, to:

• Request access to Your Personal Data. The right to access, update or delete the information We have on You.
• Request correction of the Personal Data that We hold about You.
• Object to processing of Your Personal Data.
• Request erasure of Your Personal Data. You have the right to ask Us to delete or remove Personal Data when there is no good reason for Us to continue processing it.
• Request the transfer of Your Personal Data.
• Withdraw Your consent. You have the right to withdraw Your consent on using your Personal Data. If You withdraw Your consent, We may not be able to provide You with access to certain specific functionalities of the Service.

To exercise any of these rights, You can use the in-app GDPR reset function or contact Us using the details provided below.

CCPA/CPRA Privacy Notice (California Users)

This section provides additional details for residents of California. We do not sell Your Personal Data. We may share Personal Data with our Service Providers as described above.

Under CCPA/CPRA, You have the right to:

• Know what Personal Data is being collected about You.
• Request deletion of Your Personal Data.
• Opt-out of the sale or sharing of Personal Data (although We do not sell Your data).
• Not be discriminated against for exercising these rights.

Retention of Your Personal Data

The Company will retain Your Personal Data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy.

• Game progress, purchase history, and preferences are stored locally on Your Device in an encrypted SQLite database and SharedPreferences.
• Analytics data collected by PostHog is retained according to PostHog's data retention policy. You can request deletion by using the in-app GDPR reset function.
• Social login data (email, name) is stored locally on Your Device and can be cleared by signing out.

Local Notifications

The Application may send local push notifications to remind You about daily rewards, life regeneration, and other game-related events. These notifications are sent locally from Your Device and do not involve server-side data transmission.

Children's Privacy

Our Service does not address anyone under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 13. If You are a parent or guardian and You are aware that Your child has provided Us with Personal Data, please contact Us.

Links to Other Websites

Our Service may contain links to other websites that are not operated by Us. If You click on a third party link, You will be directed to that third party's site. We strongly advise You to review the Privacy Policy of every site You visit.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may update Our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify You of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, You can contact us:

• By email: hifeku2026@gmail.com