Privacy Policy

1. Scope and the person responsible

Emre Pehlevan is the developer and publisher responsible for the personal information described in this policy. “I”, “me” and “my services” refer to Emre Pehlevan and the games, applications, emrepehlevan.com website and related support services that I operate and that link to this policy. This notice applies across those services; it is not limited to one game, device platform or release. Work displayed in my portfolio that is published or operated by another organization is governed by that organization's own notice.

Different games can offer different features. A reference here to a purchase, online feature or analytics tool does not mean that every game includes it. The relevant game's store disclosures, in-app explanations and any clearly identified supplemental notice describe its actual features. A supplemental notice adds detail for that service and takes priority on the specific matter it addresses. A new feature does not grant permission for unrelated data collection.

For privacy questions, rights requests and concerns about a child's information, use the contact form. Select a clear subject such as “Privacy request” and identify the service concerned. You may also write to the postal address at the end of this page. A parent, guardian or duly authorized representative can make a request on someone else's behalf.

2. Information you choose to provide

When you contact me, I receive the information you enter, such as your name or preferred form of address, reply address, subject, message and any supporting material you choose to provide. A purchase inquiry can include the game, product, store order reference and transaction date. Technical assistance may require a device model, operating-system version, app version and steps that reproduce the problem. This information is used to investigate and reply, not to add you to a marketing list.

Only send what is needed for your request. Do not include passwords, full payment-card numbers, authentication codes or unrelated identity documents. Hide other people's information in screenshots. If an optional newsletter is offered and you subscribe, the subscription address and preference are processed to deliver the requested messages. Contacting support, buying an item or merely opening a page does not subscribe you.

3. Game progress and information stored on your device

A game may store progress, scores, selected characters, upgrades, inventory, virtual-currency balances, settings, tutorial completion and records needed to deliver a purchase once. Local storage lets the game resume and remember your choices. Information kept solely on your device is not automatically available to me. Deleting the app or its data can remove it; an operating-system backup may retain a separate copy under your device settings.

A local save is different from an online account or cloud save. Do not assume that progress is backed up, shared between games or transferable between Android and iOS unless the relevant game explicitly provides that feature. Where a service offers an account or a connected platform feature, it must explain the information required and the available controls. This general policy does not itself activate account creation or cloud synchronization.

4. Optional gameplay analytics

In games that use analytics, the purpose is to understand how the game performs and where its design needs improvement. Relevant events can include starting or completing a tutorial, entering a level, winning or losing a run, choosing a character or upgrade, using a weapon, earning or spending virtual currency, viewing an offer and the outcome of a purchase flow. Aggregated combat measurements can describe hits, damage and defeats without reporting every frame or player input. App version, content configuration, platform, language, approximate session duration and a randomly generated app identifier can provide context.

Firebase Analytics and Amplitude are analytics providers used where enabled in the relevant service. Their software can process app-instance or device identifiers, operating-system and device characteristics, event timestamps, usage events and technical connection information. Google Analytics can also derive an approximate country, region or city from the connection IP address; this does not require GPS or precise-location permission. An identifier that does not contain your name can still be personal data; these records should not be understood as anonymous merely because they use a random ID. Analytics is used for product measurement and balancing, not to identify a player's real-world identity.

Where an optional analytics choice is provided, collection remains off until the required permission is given. Declining does not prevent ordinary gameplay or change the price of an item. You can change the choice through the game's privacy controls. Withdrawing permission stops future optional collection; it is different from asking for deletion of information already lawfully received. Games and older releases that do not enable analytics do not begin sending events merely because this policy mentions these tools.

5. Purchases and transaction information

Apple App Store, Google Play or another clearly identified distributor processes payments made through its checkout. I do not receive your complete card details from those transactions. The game and store integration receive information needed to display prices, verify purchase status and deliver or restore eligible items: for example a product identifier, price and currency, transaction reference, receipt and entitlement status. A transaction identifier used to prevent duplicate delivery is not a payment-card number.

Purchase events included in optional analytics can describe the product, value, currency and outcome. Full receipts, payment credentials and support messages are not needed for gameplay measurement. App stores maintain their own account and billing records and may provide transaction reports to the publisher. Their processing is governed by their own notices, including Apple's privacy policy and Google's privacy policy. Declining optional game analytics does not stop the store from processing a purchase you request.

Some games use Unity In-App Purchasing to connect to the store. In versions 5.4 and later, Unity can also process installation and session identifiers, device information, country and transaction or service-operation records needed for its commerce service. This is separate from the optional gameplay measurement described above. Declining optional game analytics does not prevent the processing needed to complete, secure and support a purchase you request. Unity advertising and optional Unity analytics consent remain denied in these games; enabling Firebase or Amplitude measurement does not grant them.

6. Website technologies and communications

Hosting and network services process technical data needed to deliver the website, such as an IP address, requested resource, browser information, time and security logs. Necessary storage can remember a privacy preference or maintain an administrator's authenticated session. Optional website measurement is separate from necessary page delivery. It is disabled unless you choose “Agree” in the cookie preferences panel; you can change or withdraw that choice later using “Cookies”.

When enabled, website measurement can send interaction events, a random browser identifier, browser language and device or browser information to Amplitude through the website. Session replay is not enabled by this website's measurement implementation. Privacy, terms and support pages are excluded from its optional interaction events. Refusing measurement does not prevent reading these pages or using support. Browser settings can also clear stored preferences, although doing so may cause the choice to be requested again.

Contact and newsletter delivery can use Resend. These services process the addressing and message information needed to deliver communications. Embedded media and external pages may receive technical information when loaded or opened. Their providers' privacy practices apply independently; a link on this website does not place that provider under my control.

7. Why information is processed

Information is processed to provide the service you request, maintain progress and entitlements, answer questions, resolve failed purchases, deliver subscribed communications, protect the service against abuse and satisfy legal obligations. Where optional analytics is enabled, it helps identify difficult levels, confusing menus, unreliable purchase flows and performance differences between app versions. Reports can guide fixes and game-balance changes.

These purposes do not require your contacts, precise GPS location, microphone recordings or camera images for ordinary gameplay analytics. Do not supply sensitive information in free-text fields unless it is necessary for a specific request. I do not use the analytics described here to make automated decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects on you. Gameplay rules such as scoring, item prices or difficulty adjustments are product features, not decisions about access to credit, employment or other essential services.

8. Legal grounds and consent

The applicable legal ground depends on the service, the purpose and the law that applies. Processing necessary to provide a requested service or purchase may be based on performing a contract. Records required by tax, consumer or other laws are processed to meet legal obligations. Proportionate security and support administration may rely on a legitimate interest where that basis is available and is not overridden by your rights. Optional analytics and marketing rely on consent where required; an in-app or website choice explains the relevant purpose.

Reading this notice is not consent to every possible use of information. Permission for one purpose does not authorize another. Where consent is the basis, you may decline or withdraw it without changing the lawfulness of processing that took place before withdrawal. Necessary transactions or legal records may still be processed on a separate lawful basis. If information is needed to fulfill a request, I will explain the practical consequence of not providing it rather than treating optional information as mandatory.

9. Service providers and disclosures

Information may be handled by providers that supply hosting, network delivery, analytics, message delivery, app distribution or payment processing. Access should be limited to what is necessary for the stated service. Firebase is provided by Google; Amplitude provides product analytics; Resend supports website communications where configured. Their privacy information is available at Firebase privacy and security, Amplitude privacy and Resend privacy.

Information may also be disclosed to a professional adviser when needed for a dispute or legal obligation, to an authority when a valid legal requirement applies, or to another person at your direction. A lawful business transfer may require relevant records to pass to a successor, subject to applicable safeguards and notice. Such an event would not itself authorize incompatible new purposes. I do not sell personal information, and the optional analytics described here is not used to serve personalized advertising across other companies' services. Any future materially different advertising practice would require its own accurate disclosure and applicable choices before activation.

Where a game uses Unity In-App Purchasing, Unity provides the purchasing integration and related service operations described above. See Unity's privacy policy. The applicable SDK version and enabled features determine the data it processes; a general provider reference does not mean every game uses every service.

10. Processing in other countries

I operate from Türkiye, while app stores and technology providers may operate infrastructure in other countries. Your information can therefore be processed outside your country of residence. Those countries may have different data-protection rules. The location of your device alone does not determine the location of every provider's infrastructure.

Where cross-border transfers are restricted by applicable law, an appropriate transfer mechanism and safeguards must apply, such as an adequacy decision or legally recognized contractual arrangements. Consent to optional analytics is not a blanket waiver of transfer protections. You can request information about the recipients, relevant transfers and applicable safeguards through the contact form. Copies may be limited or redacted where necessary to protect confidential business information or another person's rights.

11. Retention and deletion

Information is retained for the purpose for which it was collected and any necessary legal, security or dispute-resolution period. There is no single retention period that fits local game saves, analytics, a support conversation and a statutory transaction record. Local progress remains subject to your device and backup settings. Support records are kept while needed to resolve and document the issue; irrelevant attachments should be removed when no longer needed. Subscription information is retained while the subscription continues, with a minimal suppression record where needed to honor an unsubscribe request.

Analytics retention depends on the provider and project configuration; a deletion request can cover identifiable analytics records as well as support data. Aggregated statistics that no longer identify an individual may be retained for product planning. Information subject to a lawful preservation requirement can be restricted instead of immediately deleted. Backup copies may expire through their normal protected rotation rather than being removed instantly from every medium. Uninstalling a game stops that installation from generating new events, but does not itself request deletion of records already received by a provider.

12. Security and data minimization

Reasonable technical and organizational measures are used to reduce unauthorized access, loss and misuse. Relevant measures include limiting access, using encrypted connections where supported, keeping service credentials separate from public content and minimizing information included in analytics. No internet service, device or storage system can promise absolute security. Your device lock, operating-system updates and store-account protection also help protect local progress and purchases.

If you notice a possible security issue, report it privately through the contact form with the affected service and enough detail to investigate. Do not obtain other people's information, disrupt a service or publish secrets as part of a report. Where a personal-data incident creates a legal notification obligation, the required notifications will be handled under the applicable rules.

13. Children, teenagers and parents

My games are intended for a general audience unless a particular game's listing expressly says otherwise. They are not specifically directed at children under 13 merely because a younger person may be able to play them. Store age ratings describe content suitability and are different from a declaration of the audience for whom a game is designed. Parents should consider the individual game's rating, features and their child's needs before allowing use.

I do not knowingly seek personal information from children under 13 for optional analytics or marketing. Where age and privacy controls are provided, younger players should use the restricted choice and ask a parent for help with support and purchases. The age at which a person can independently consent to data processing varies by jurisdiction; a higher applicable threshold must be respected. Choosing an adult option on a screen is not a substitute for any legally required parental authorization.

A parent or guardian who believes a child has supplied personal information can request access, correction or deletion through the contact form. Please identify the service and describe the issue without sending unnecessary details about the child. If I learn that information was collected in a manner not permitted by applicable children's privacy rules, I will stop the affected use and take appropriate deletion or authorization steps. Website newsletter subscriptions and optional website measurement choices are intended for adults.

14. Your choices and privacy rights

You can use available in-app privacy settings, change the website's optional measurement choice, unsubscribe from a newsletter and manage device permissions. Depending on the law that applies, you may also request confirmation of processing, access to and a copy of information, correction, deletion, restriction, portability, information about recipients or an objection to certain uses. You may withdraw consent where processing relies on it. Exercising a privacy right will not itself result in a different price or deliberate reduction of unrelated gameplay access.

Turkish data subjects may exercise the applicable rights under Article 11 of Law No. 6698, including asking about processing and transfers, requesting correction or erasure where conditions are met, and the other remedies provided by that law. People in the EEA or UK may exercise applicable GDPR or UK GDPR rights and complain to their competent supervisory authority. Residents of other jurisdictions may have additional rights under their local laws, including an appeal against a decision where provided. These descriptions do not reduce rights that apply to you.

Submit a request through the contact form or the postal address below. State the game or service, the right you want to exercise and enough context to locate the record. If available, an in-app analytics identifier can help locate pseudonymous records; you do not need to publish it publicly. I may request proportionate verification to avoid disclosing or deleting someone else's information. Requests are handled within applicable legal periods, with an explanation of any lawful exception or extension. You may approach the relevant authority without first contacting me where the law allows it.

15. Changes and further information

The effective date appears at the top of this page. This policy may be updated when services, providers or legal requirements change. Material changes will be explained through an appropriate notice where required, such as an in-app message or a prominent website notice. A change to this page does not override an existing refusal of optional analytics or authorize processing that requires a fresh choice.

You can revisit this page before installing an update and use the contact form for questions about a particular game or an earlier policy. The Terms of Service address permitted use and purchases; they do not replace this explanation of personal-data practices. The English and Turkish versions are provided for accessibility and are intended to describe the same practices. If wording seems inconsistent, please request clarification; mandatory rights under applicable law remain unaffected.