Privacy Policy - Tea Sphere

Luminous Organisation ("us", "we", or "our") operates the Tea Sphere mobile game (the "Game").

This page informs you of our policies regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of personal data when you use our Game and the choices you have associated with that data.

We use your data to provide and improve the Game. By using the Game, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.

Definitions

Game

Game means the Tea Sphere mobile game operated by Luminous Organisation.

Personal Data

Personal Data means data about a living individual who can be identified from those data (or from those and other information either in our possession or likely to come into our possession).

Usage Data

Usage Data is data collected automatically either generated by the use of the Game or from the Game infrastructure itself (for example, the duration of a game session).

Cookies

Cookies are small pieces of data stored on your device (mobile device).

Data Controller

Data Controller means the natural or legal person who (either alone or jointly or in common with other persons) determines the purposes for which and the manner in which any personal information are, or are to be, processed.

For the purpose of this Privacy Policy, we are the Data Controller of your Personal Data.

Data Processors (or Service Providers)

Data Processor (or Service Provider) means any natural or legal person who processes the data on behalf of the Data Controller.

We may use the services of various Service Providers in order to process your data more effectively.

Data Subject (or User)

Data Subject is any living individual who is using our Game and is the subject of Personal Data.

Information Collection and Use

We collect several different types of information for various purposes to provide and improve our Game to you.

Types of Data Collected

Personal Data

While using our Game, we may ask you to provide us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you ("Personal Data"). Personally identifiable information may include:

Email address (for Google login)
Name of Google Account
Profile Picture of Google Account
Unique User Identifier (UID)
Cookies and Usage Data

Game Data

We collect information about your gameplay and progress including:

Your unlocked gardens and estates
Your tea processing achievements
Your stall customization and decorations
Your leaderboard scores and rankings
Your in-game purchases and transactions

Tracking & Cookies Data

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity in our Game and hold certain information.

Cookies are files with small amount of data which may include an anonymous unique identifier. Tracking technologies are also used to improve and analyze our Game.

Examples of Cookies we use:

Session Cookies: We use Session Cookies to operate our Game.
Preference Cookies: We use Preference Cookies to remember your preferences and various settings.
Advertising Cookies: Advertising Cookies are used to serve you with advertisements that may be relevant to you and your interests.

Use of Data

Tea Sphere uses the collected data for various purposes:

To provide and maintain our Game
To notify you about changes to our Game
To allow you to participate in interactive features of our Game when you choose to do so
To provide customer support
To gather analysis or valuable information so that we can improve our Game
To monitor the usage of our Game
To detect, prevent and address technical issues
To provide you with news, special offers and general information about other goods, services and events which we offer
To display your name and profile picture in leaderboards
To save your progress and enable cross-device gameplay

We do not sell any user data to third parties. Your data is used solely for the operation and improvement of the Tea Sphere game.

Data Storage and Security

Your data security is important to us. We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data:

All data transfers are encrypted using TLS
Access to your data is restricted to authorized personnel only
We use Firebase's security rules to protect your game data
Regular security reviews and updates

Your game data is tied to your Google account. To maintain security:

Keep your Google account credentials secure
Use two-factor authentication for your Google account
Do not share your device with unauthorized users

Data Retention

We will retain your Personal Data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use your Personal Data to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations (for example, if we are required to retain your data to comply with applicable laws), resolve disputes, and enforce our legal agreements and policies.

We will also retain Game Data for internal analysis purposes. Game Data is generally retained for a longer period of time to allow you to continue your game progress across devices and after reinstalling the Game.

Disclosure of Data

Business Transaction

If Tea Sphere is involved in a merger, acquisition or asset sale, your Personal Data may be transferred. We will provide notice before your Personal Data is transferred and becomes subject to a different Privacy Policy.

Disclosure for Law Enforcement

Under certain circumstances, we may be required to disclose your Personal Data if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g. a court or a government agency).

Legal Requirements

We may disclose your Personal Data in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:

To comply with a legal obligation
To protect and defend the rights or property of Tea Sphere
To prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Game
To protect the personal safety of users of the Game or the public
To protect against legal liability

Service Providers

We may employ third party companies and individuals to facilitate our Game ("Service Providers"), to provide the Game on our behalf, to perform Game-related services or to assist us in analyzing how our Game is used.

These third parties have access to your Personal Data only to perform these tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.

Analytics

We may use third-party Service Providers to monitor and analyze the use of our Game.

Google Firebase

Google Firebase Realtime database – The Firebase Realtime Database is a cloud-hosted NoSQL database that enables data to be stored and synced between users in real time.

For more information on what data Firebase collects, please visit the Google Privacy Policy page: https://policies.google.com/privacy

Advertising

We may use third-party Service Providers to show advertisements to you to help support and maintain our Game.

AdMob by Google

AdMob by Google is provided by Google LLC.

For more information on how Google uses the collected information, please visit the "How Google uses data when you use our partners' sites or app" page: http://www.google.com/policies/privacy/partners/ or visit the Privacy Policy of Google: http://www.google.com/policies/privacy/

Links to Other Sites

Our Game may contain links to other sites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third party link, you will be directed to that third party's site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit.

We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any third party sites or services.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page.

We will let you know via email and/or a prominent notice in our Game, prior to the change becoming effective and update the "effective date" at the top of this Privacy Policy.

You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

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