Request Data Deletion
This page explains how to request deletion of the data collected about you by the Boss Lock: Pirate Match 3 RPG mobile app, operated by Michael Dieterle (the developer shown on the app's Google Play listing).
Boss Lock has no account and no login, and your in-game progress is stored only on your own device. The app does use Google services that collect data from your device:
- Google Analytics for Firebase: an app-instance identifier, gameplay events, session and diagnostic data, and approximate location inferred from IP.
- Google AdMob (ads): your device's advertising ID, ad interactions, diagnostics, and approximate location inferred from IP.
- Google Play Services: handled by Google under your Google account.
How to request deletion
- Email darknodegame@gmail.com with the subject “Data deletion request”.
- We will reply within 30 days, and within any period required by applicable law.
Please note: the app has no account and can't currently show you its analytics identifier, so we usually cannot pick out one person's analytics records from an email. If we can't identify your records, we will tell you so. They are then deleted automatically at the end of the retention period below.
What may be kept
- Aggregated, anonymized statistics that no longer identify you.
- Any data we are required to retain by applicable law.
Retention if you do not request deletion
- Automatically-collected analytics data: retained for up to 24 months from collection.
- Aggregated / anonymized data: retained indefinitely, as it no longer identifies you.
Other ways to control your data
- Turn off analytics: in the app, open Options (the gear on the map) and switch off Share usage data. The app then stops sending analytics events. It does not delete data already sent; for that, email us as described above.
- Limit ad data: you can reset or delete your advertising ID in your device's Android settings. Non-personalized ads may still be shown.
- Uninstall the app: this stops all collection and removes your locally-stored game progress from the device.