Privacy Policy

1Who we are

AppTactical is a brand of 4BOOKS&GAMES, LLC (“we”, “us”, “our”), a company based in California, United States. We are responsible for the information described in this policy.

2What this policy covers

• the website at apptactical.software (the “Site”);
• Android games and apps that we publish on Google Play under the AppTactical brand or the 4BOOKS&GAMES, LLC developer name and that link to this policy (the “Apps”);
• emails and project briefs you send us.

If we build an app for a client and it is published under the client’s name, the client’s privacy policy applies to that app.

3Information from the website

The Site is a simple static website. It has no user accounts, no analytics, no advertising and no tracking scripts.

• Technical data. Our hosting and security provider, Cloudflare, processes the data any website needs to deliver pages and protect itself from abuse: IP address, browser and device type, the page requested, the referring page and the time of the request. It is used for delivery, security and troubleshooting.
• The brief form. The form on the Site does not send anything to our servers. It opens your own email app with a draft message, and nothing reaches us until you send that email yourself.
• Emails. When you write to us, we receive your email address, your name if you include it, and anything you put in the message.

4Information in our apps and games

What an App collects depends on the App and its features. Each App’s Google Play listing has a Data safety section that lists the data the App collects and shares, and we keep it accurate. In general, an App may process:

• Device and app data — device model, Android version, app version, language and settings, used to run the App and fit it to your device.
• Gameplay and usage data — progress, scores, in-app events and session length, used to save your progress, balance difficulty and improve the App.
• Diagnostics — crash reports and performance data, used to find and fix bugs.
• Purchases — payments for in-app purchases are processed by Google Play. We receive confirmation of the purchase and what was bought, not your card or billing details.
• Advertising identifier — only if an App shows ads. You can reset or delete it in your Android settings.
• Support requests — anything you include when you contact us from an App.

Apps do not ask for your contacts, precise location, photos, microphone or camera unless a feature clearly needs it, and Android then asks for your permission first.

5How we use information

• to provide, maintain and update the Site and the Apps;
• to save game progress and deliver purchased content;
• to fix crashes and improve performance and design;
• to reply to emails and project briefs, and to work on projects with clients;
• to prevent fraud, cheating and abuse, and to keep our services secure;
• to meet legal obligations and enforce our Terms of Service.

We do not sell personal information, and we do not use it to make decisions that have legal or similarly significant effects on you.

6When we share information

• Service providers that work for us: Cloudflare (hosting and security), Google (Google Play distribution and payments) and, in Apps that show ads or measure usage, the analytics, crash-reporting or advertising partners named in that App’s Data safety section. They may use the information only to provide their services, under their own privacy policies.
• Authorities, when the law requires it or to protect rights, safety and property.
• A buyer or successor, if our business or an App is sold or merged, under the protections described here.

7Cookies

The Site does not set cookies for analytics or advertising. Cloudflare may set strictly necessary security cookies to tell people from bots. Apps do not use browser cookies; Apps with ads may use the advertising identifier described in section 4.

8How long we keep information

We keep information only as long as we need it for the purposes above: emails and briefs for as long as the conversation or project lasts and as our business records require; diagnostics and usage data no longer than needed to fix and improve the Apps; server logs for the short period set by our hosting provider. After that we delete or anonymize it.

9Children

The Site is meant for adults and businesses. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 (or the minimum age in your country) without verifiable parental consent. If an App is designed for children, it follows Google Play’s Families Policy and the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), and its listing says so. If you believe a child has given us personal information, email us and we will delete it.

10Your choices and rights

In the Apps

You can stop all collection by uninstalling an App, clear its stored data in Android Settings → Apps, and limit ad personalization in your Android settings.

California residents

Under the California Consumer Privacy Act, as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act, you have the right to know what personal information we collect, use and disclose; to access, correct and delete it; to opt out of the sale or sharing of personal information (we do not sell it, and where an App shows personalized ads you can opt out in your Android ad settings or by emailing us); to limit the use of sensitive personal information; and not to be discriminated against for using these rights.

EEA, UK and Switzerland

You have the right to access, correct, delete or port your data, to restrict or object to its processing, and to complain to your data protection authority. We rely on performance of a contract (to provide the Apps and reply to you), legitimate interests (security, fixing bugs, improving our services) and consent where it is required, for example for personalized ads.

How to make a request

Email help@apptactical.software and tell us which App and device your request is about. We may need to verify your identity before we act. We reply within 45 days, or within one month where the GDPR applies. You may also use an authorized agent.

11Security

The Site is served only over HTTPS. We limit access to information to people who need it and use reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect it. No system is perfectly secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security.

12International users

We are based in the United States, and our service providers may process information in the United States and other countries. Where the law requires it, transfers are protected by appropriate safeguards such as the European Commission’s Standard Contractual Clauses.

13Changes to this policy

We may update this policy when our services or the law change. The date at the top shows the current version. If a change is significant, we will give notice on the Site or in the affected Apps.

14Contact us

Questions and requests about privacy: help@apptactical.software, or by mail to 4BOOKS&GAMES, LLC, 15495 Oakflats Rd, Chino Hills, CA 91709, United States.