Privacy policy

This policy explains what information tutti.frutti (the "Site") collects, how it's used, and what choices you have about it. By using the Site, you accept this policy.

What data we collect

Data you enter

• Player name: the one you type before playing. We don't ask for a last name, email, or any data that identifies you outside the game, unless you choose to sign in with Google (see below).
• Game answers: the words you type in each category during a round, so they can be compared with other players' answers to calculate the score.
• Room code: generated automatically when a game is created.
• What other players see: your player name, your fruit and your scores are shown in rooms, leaderboards and the weekly league. If you add friends, they can also see whether you played today, your daily challenge score and how many guesses you used in the Frutigram.

This data is stored in a database (Firebase, by Google) tied to an anonymous identifier generated in your browser, not your real identity. Rooms and their data aren't meant to be kept indefinitely. If you play the daily challenge or time attack, your player name, fruit and score appear in that day's or that week's public rankings.

Data stored on your device

We use your browser's local storage (localStorage) to remember, only on your own device, your player name, your fruit, your color theme, whether you prefer sound muted, and your stats and achievements. This information is never sent to our servers or to third parties.

The AI judge

To decide whether a word is valid (in time attack, Adventure, the daily challenge, duels and disputed answers in rooms), the word, its category and the letter are sent to an artificial intelligence service (Anthropic). Your name or any other personal data is never sent. Words that have already been decided are stored, without any of your data, to answer faster the next time someone uses them.

If you sign in with Google

Signing in is optional. If you do, Google shares your name and email address with us to identify your account, and we store your game progress in our database (Firebase) —seeds, shop purchases, Adventure stars, achievements, stats and duels— so you don't lose it and can use it on other devices. We don't use your email to send you messages and we don't share it with anyone. You can sign out at any time, and ask us to delete your account and data by writing to bauengames@gmail.com. If you use the Friends section, your player name, your fruit, its accessories and some game stats (stars, badges, wins, best time attack, day streak and games played) are visible only to the people you added as friends. Your email is never shown.

Advertising and cookies

This Site shows ads through Google AdSense. Google and its advertising partners may use cookies and similar technologies to show ads based on your visits to this and other sites. The first time you visit, we show you a notice about these cookies: if you visit from the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom or Switzerland, it's Google's consent notice, where you can accept them, reject them or choose which ones to allow; from anywhere else it's our own notice, where you can accept or reject them. If you reject them, ads are no longer personalized.

• You can learn how Google uses this information at policies.google.com/technologies/ads.
• You can turn off personalized advertising at adssettings.google.com. You can also opt out of personalized advertising from other vendors at aboutads.info or, if you are in Europe, at youronlinechoices.eu.

Usage statistics (Google Analytics)

We use Google Analytics to understand how many people visit the Site and which pages they use most, so we can improve it. If you reject cookies in either notice, Analytics stops storing cookies in your browser and only receives anonymous, aggregated data.

Who we share information with

We don't sell personal data. We share information only with the providers needed for the Site to work: Firebase (Google) for real-time room syncing, Anthropic for the AI judge, and Google AdSense and Google Analytics for advertising and statistics, each subject to their own privacy policies.

tutti.frutti app for iPhone

This section applies to the tutti.frutti app for iPhone, in addition to everything else explained in this policy.

• What data we use: you don't need an account to play. If you sign in with Google or Apple, we store your email and a player ID to save your progress: seeds, fruits, achievements, friends and scores. Other players can see your player name, your fruit and your scores in rooms, leaderboards and leagues.
• Analytics: we use Google Firebase Analytics to learn, anonymously, how many people play and which parts of the app they use: screens, games and rewards. It doesn't use your phone's advertising identifier.
• Ads: the app shows ads from Google AdMob. If you allow the app to track you in Apple's prompt, Google may use your phone's advertising identifier to show you personalized ads. If you don't, ads aren't personalized. In Europe and the UK we ask for your permission first, and you can change it in Settings → Ad privacy.
• Purchases: purchases ("No ads" and seed packs) are processed by Apple. We never see your payment details.
• Notifications: if you turn on notifications, we store a notification identifier for your phone so we can let you know when a friend challenges you, beats you in a duel or passes you in the league. It's deleted if you turn off notifications or delete your account.
• Game Center: if you use Game Center, Apple stores your achievements and scores under its own privacy policy.
• Moderation: you can report or block other players from the app. Reports store the reason and the reported name, and we review them by hand.
• Deleting your data: in Settings → "Delete my account" your account and your data are deleted. On the daily challenge leaderboard, your score stays without a name.
• Contact: bauengames@gmail.com

Children's privacy

This Site isn't specifically directed at children under 13, and we don't knowingly collect personal data from children. If you believe a child provided us with personal information, contact us and we'll delete it.

Changes to this policy

We may update this policy from time to time. Changes will be reflected on this same page along with the update date.

Contact

If you have questions about this policy, write to us at bauengames@gmail.com.