Soda Jam: Color Sort
01Overview
This Privacy Policy explains how Soda Jam: Color Sort (developed by Indie Core Dev) handles your information when you use our game. We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring a safe experience for all users.
02Personal Information
We do not collect, store, or sell any personally identifiable information (PII) such as your name, email address, or precise location. We do not require you to create an account or sign in to play.
Some third-party services we use (such as Google AdMob and Firebase) may process limited device identifiers — for example, an advertising ID or a push-notification token — to provide ads, deliver notifications, and gather anonymized analytics. These uses are described in the sections below and are governed by the relevant provider's privacy policy.
03Ad Configuration
To ensure the quality of our advertising experience and to comply with ad network policies, our game may check your device's public IP address when the app starts. This check is used solely to determine whether to display test advertisements or standard advertisements. It helps us prevent accidental invalid ad activity that could arise from our own testing networks.
This IP check is only performed for users located in Morocco, France, and Google Firebase Test Lab environments, as determined by Firebase Remote Config country-based conditions. If you are outside these regions, your IP address is never retrieved and you are served standard ads immediately.
How this works:
- When the app opens, Firebase Remote Config determines whether the IP check is enabled based on your country.
- If you are in Morocco, France, or a Firebase Test Lab environment, the app sends a single request to an external service (ipify.org) to retrieve your device's public IP address.
- This IP address is compared against a short list of our own internal testing networks.
- If your IP matches one of our testing networks, the app shows test ads instead of real ads. If it does not match, you see standard ads as normal.
- Your IP address is not stored, logged, or transmitted to any server we own. It is used only for this one-time comparison within the app and is discarded immediately after.
- No personal data is derived from this check. We do not use your IP address for tracking, profiling, location targeting, or any other purpose.
04Analytics & Performance
We use Firebase Analytics and Firebase Performance Monitoring to understand how users interact with our game and to keep it running smoothly. This data helps us improve gameplay, fix bugs, and optimize performance. Firebase may collect anonymized usage and performance data such as session length, screen views, crash events, interaction patterns, and network/render timings.
For more details, see the Firebase Privacy and Security page.
05Crash Reporting
We use Firebase Crashlytics to monitor, log, and analyze crash reports. This helps us maintain app stability and improve performance. Data collected is anonymized and does not contain personal identifiers.
06Push Notifications
We use Firebase Cloud Messaging (FCM) to send optional push notifications (for example, reminders or news about new content). To deliver these messages, Firebase generates a unique device registration token. This token is managed by Google and is not used by us to identify you personally.
You can disable notifications at any time in your device's system settings, and you may revoke notification permission whenever you wish. For more details, see the Firebase Privacy and Security page.
07Third-Party Services & Ads
Our game displays advertisements using the following ad provider:
- AdMob (by Google)
These ad networks may use device identifiers or cookies to show you relevant ads. You can opt out of personalized ads via your device settings.
As described in Section 3, we use ipify.org to retrieve your public IP address for ad configuration purposes only. ipify.org has its own privacy policy which you can review at ipify.org.
08User Accounts
Soda Jam: Color Sort does not require account creation or login. You can play the entire game without signing in.
09In-App Purchases
Our game does not offer in-app purchases (IAPs).
10Children's Privacy
Our game is not specifically directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect data from users in this age group. If you believe we have unknowingly collected personal information from a child, please contact us at contact@indiecore.net.
11Offline Use
You can enjoy Soda Jam: Color Sort offline without any data collection or internet connection. Ads, push notifications, and the ad configuration check described in Section 3 require an internet connection. When offline, standard ads are used by default and no notifications are delivered.
12Data Sharing
We do not share or sell your data with any third parties. The IP address check described in Section 3 is performed entirely within the app and is not sent to any server we own or operate. Any data collected by third-party services (like AdMob or Firebase) is governed by their respective privacy policies.
13Data Storage & Retention
We do not store any user data on our own servers. The IP address retrieved during the ad configuration check is held in the app's temporary memory only for the duration of that single session and is never saved to permanent storage. Game progress and settings are saved locally on your device.
14Your Rights
Since we do not store user data on our own servers, requests for data access or deletion are generally not applicable to us. For data handled by third-party services (such as Google AdMob and Firebase), you may exercise your rights through Google's settings and privacy tools. If you have any concerns about how your information is handled, you may still contact us.
15Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be reflected by updating the "Last Updated" date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this page periodically.
16Contact
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your data, please contact:
Indie Core Dev
contact@indiecore.net