Squishy Bop! Privacy Policy
The short version
- Squishy Bop! has no accounts, no sign-in, no chat and no way for players to share anything.
- We (Penny Paws Games) run no servers and keep no information about you or your child. The only information that leaves the device is technical information the Google ad software sends to Google, described below.
- Game progress is saved only on your device.
- The game shows ads from Google AdMob. Every ad request is marked as coming from a child, so the ads are not personalized and are limited to content rated for general audiences.
- The optional Squishy Pass is bought through Google Play. Google handles the payment; we never see payment details.
- Purchases, settings and outside links sit behind a grown-up check.
Some versions of the game, including early test versions on Google Play, contain no advertising or purchase software. In those versions the Ads and Purchases sections below do not apply and no information leaves your device.
Who we are
Squishy Bop! is made by Penny Paws Games, the trade name of Corey Kozak, an individual developer in the United States, who is the operator of the game. If you have a question about this policy or your child's privacy, you can reach us by email at quietops89@gmail.com, by phone at +1 586-929-9644, or by mail at 4806 Rockport Dr, Durham, NC 27703, USA.
What stays on your device
The game saves your progress on your device so you can pick up where you left off: scores, stickers, collected squishies, levels, settings, whether the Squishy Pass is owned, and counters and a short log of when ads were offered and shown, which the game uses to space out ads. This information stays on the device and is never sent to us. The game switches off Android's backup for its data, so it is not copied to your Google account.
You can delete all progress at any time: open the pause menu, tap Grown-ups, then Wipe progress. Uninstalling the game deletes everything it saved.
What we collect
Nothing ourselves. Squishy Bop! does not ask for or collect names, email addresses, photos, voice, contacts or location. It does not use the camera or microphone. It has no analytics or tracking tools of our own, and we run no servers that receive information from the game.
Ads (Google AdMob)
Squishy Bop! is free and shows ads from Google AdMob. Some ads are optional videos a player can choose to watch for a reward, such as an extra rescue. Short ad breaks appear only between games, never during play. The Squishy Pass removes ad breaks.
Every ad request from the game is marked as directed to children under the U.S. Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) and as coming from a user under the age of consent in Europe, and is limited to ads rated for general audiences. With these settings we instruct Google not to show personalized (interest-based) ads or remarketing and to limit the information it uses, as Google describes in its child-directed ads documentation. The game does not request the Android advertising ID permission.
To show ads, count them and prevent fraud, the Google Mobile Ads software in the game sends Google technical information such as the device's IP address, device model, operating system and language, the app's version, which ads were shown or tapped, and app-level identifiers Google uses to count ads and prevent fraud (not the advertising ID). Google's list is at developers.google.com/admob/android/privacy/play-data-disclosure. Google uses this information as described in Google's Privacy Policy and How Google uses information from sites or apps that use our services. We do not receive this information.
If you see an ad that seems wrong for children, email us the date, the approximate time and what it showed, and we will report it to Google and block the advertiser.
Purchases (Google Play)
The Squishy Pass is an optional one-time purchase made through Google Play. Google processes the payment under its own terms and privacy policy. We do not see or store names, email addresses or payment details. The game only receives Google Play's confirmation that the Pass was bought, so it can unlock it and restore it on a new device.
Buying or restoring the Pass always goes through a grown-up check first, and Google Play may ask for your Google account password or fingerprint as well.
Children's privacy
Squishy Bop! is made for children and the grown-ups who play with them. The game gives children no way to enter or share personal information. The only information collected from children is the technical information Google needs to show ads, count them and prevent fraud. We rely on COPPA's support-for-internal-operations exception for this: it is never used to contact a child, build a profile or show behaviourally targeted ads.
Because we hold no information about your child, there is nothing for us to review or delete. We keep no personal information, so we have no retention period. Google keeps the technical ad information for the periods described in its privacy policy. Progress saved on the device can be wiped by you at any time as described above. If you have questions or concerns, email us and we will help.
Google Play and Android
Google Play and Android may collect information such as install counts and crash reports under Google's own policies and your device settings. Google shows us aggregated reports (install counts, crash reports by device model and Android version, ad counts and earnings, and order numbers with country and amount for refunds). We do not use them to identify anyone.
Selling and sharing
We do not sell personal information and do not share it for cross-context behavioural advertising, as California law defines those terms.
Your rights
Depending on where you live (for example, in the European Union, the United Kingdom or California), you may have rights to access, correct or delete personal information. We do not hold any personal information about you, and the data on your device is under your control. For information Google holds, use the tools in your Google account. You can still contact us with any request and we will respond.
Where EU or UK law applies, Penny Paws Games is the controller for the ad information collected in the game, and Google LLC (USA) processes it under its own terms. Our legal basis is our legitimate interest in funding a free game with non-personalized ads and in preventing fraud. Google transfers data to the United States under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework and standard contractual clauses. You may complain to your data protection authority (in the UK, the ICO).
Changes to this policy
When we change how the game handles information, we will update this page and its effective date.
Contact
Penny Paws Games (Corey Kozak)
4806 Rockport Dr, Durham, NC 27703, USA
Phone: +1 586-929-9644
Email: quietops89@gmail.com