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Privacy Policy — Melbees: The Rescue

Effective date: [FILL IN — date] · Last updated: 2026-07-16 (draft)

1. Who we are

Melbees (“the app”, “we”, “us”) is provided by [FILL IN — legal name of the individual/company + country]. For any privacy question or request, contact [FILL IN — contact e-mail].

2. Scope

This policy explains what information Melbees handles, how, and your choices. It applies to the Melbees game distributed on [CONFIRM — stores, e.g. Google Play and Microsoft Store].

3. Information we handle

Melbees stores the following only on your device to make the game work; none of it is sent to us or to a server:

Game progress: solved secrets (your Vault), best times, unlocks and settings.
Your age band (13-or-over / under-13), derived on your device from the date of birth you enter. The date of birth itself is used only for that calculation and then immediately discarded — it is never stored or transmitted.
Your advertising/analytics consent choice (players 13+).
Your chosen language.

We do not collect your name, e-mail, phone number, precise location, contacts, or any account identifier.

4. Children and the age gate (COPPA)

Melbees is family-friendly and shows a neutral age screen on first run. Players under 13 are placed in Kids-safe mode, in which:

No personal data is collected, and no persistent-identifier analytics are used.
Any advertising is non-personalized and rewarded-only, from a child-appropriate source — or disabled.
Purchases and watch-an-ad-for-a-reward actions are placed behind a parental gate.
Account sign-in and social features are not offered.

Players 13 and over use Standard mode, where personalized advertising and analytics are used only with consent (off by default).

5. Advertising

CHOOSE ONE (keep the paragraph that matches the shipping build; delete this box and the other paragraph):

A — no ads yet: This version does not display third-party advertising. There is no ad SDK in the app. If this changes, we will update this policy and the store listing beforehand.

B — rewarded ads: We show rewarded video ads through [FILL IN — ad network, e.g. Google AdMob]. For players 13+ who have consented, these ads may be personalized; otherwise they are non-personalized. In Kids-safe mode ads are non-personalized and rewarded-only (or disabled), and are placed behind a parental gate.

6. In-app purchases

CHOOSE ONE:

A — no purchases yet: This version does not offer in-app purchases.

B — with purchases: In-app purchases are processed by the platform store ([FILL IN — Google Play / Microsoft Store]), not by us; we do not receive your payment details. In Kids-safe mode, purchases are behind a parental gate.

7. Analytics and third-party services

We do not use third-party analytics or tracking SDKs. [UPDATE if you add any — list each service and link its privacy policy.]

8. Your choices and rights

Consent: players 13+ can turn personalized advertising/analytics on or off at any time in Settings.
Delete my data: Settings → “Delete my data” erases all local game data on the device and returns the app to the age screen.
Requests: contact [FILL IN — contact e-mail].

This version targets the United States first. If Melbees is later offered in the EU/UK or California, the applicable GDPR/CCPA rights and legal bases will be added here. [Confirm scope with counsel before an EU/UK release.]

9. Data retention

On-device data is kept until you delete it (via “Delete my data”) or uninstall the app.

10. Changes to this policy

We may update this policy; the “Last updated” date will change, and for material changes we will provide notice in the app.

11. Contact

[FILL IN — contact e-mail and, if applicable, mailing address]