Terms & Privacy.

3. Game statistics and feature experiments

What: Jelly Merge 2048 uses Google Firebase Analytics to understand how the game is played and to improve balancing, tutorials, usability and technical performance. This can include app and device information, an app-instance identifier, approximate location derived by the service, sessions and gameplay events such as starting and finishing rounds, levels, scores, shots, merges, hints, pauses, sound settings, unlocked levels or achievements, and the average frame rate. We do not send your name, email address, contacts, photos or precise location through these events. The data is not anonymous.

We also use Firebase Remote Config to test limited variations of game hints and the end-of-round screen. While statistics are on, the App may fetch such a configuration and record which variation you see. While statistics are off, the App uses its built-in settings and requests no experiment configuration.

When: Statistics are off when the App is first installed. They are switched on when you tap “Agree” on the welcome screen (“Let’s get started.”), which also tells you that game statistics help us improve the game and that you can turn them off in the privacy settings. If you had already refused or switched off statistics, tapping “Agree” does not switch them on again. No gameplay history from before this point is sent later.

Your choice: You can switch statistics off, and on again, at any time under “Settings & How to play → Privacy → Allow gameplay analytics” (German: “Einstellungen & Spielhilfe → Datenschutz → Spielstatistik erlauben”), also reachable from the pause menu. You can keep playing without any disadvantage. Switching off stops further collection and experiment requests and resets the App’s local Analytics data on your device. It does not automatically delete data already sent to Google; contact us for data already processed.

Legal basis: Your consent, given by tapping “Agree” as described above and withdrawable at any time with effect for the future (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and, for storing or reading information on your device, § 25(1) TDDDG).

No advertising or tracking: Advertising storage, advertising user data and ad personalisation are disabled. On Android the advertising ID is not collected; on iOS the App does not request App Tracking Transparency permission, does not collect the advertising identifier (IDFA) or the identifier for vendors (IDFV) through Firebase, and does not track you across apps or websites of other companies.

Firebase processes data according to Google’s applicable privacy and service terms. See Firebase privacy information and the Google Privacy Policy.

3a. Google Play Games sign-in and leaderboards (Android)

On Android, Jelly Merge 2048 uses Google Play Games Services for sign-in and three leaderboards: Short, Medium and Long. You can play without signing in.

For signed-in players with score sharing enabled, the App sends the score and the relevant leaderboard identifier to Google after a completed regular round. Tutorial rounds and test modes are never submitted, and earlier local scores are not uploaded retroactively. Google associates the submission with the player’s Play Games profile. This enables score comparison and ranking. When displaying leaderboards, the App processes player names, player identifiers, scores and rank positions.

Score sharing is enabled by default. You can turn off “Share scores with Google Play Games” under “Settings & How to play → Privacy” (German: “Scores mit Google Play Games teilen” under “Einstellungen & Spielhilfe → Datenschutz”). Turning it off prevents new score submissions. It does not delete previously submitted scores or automatically sign you out of Google Play Games.

Score sharing is independent of game statistics (section 3). The App does not send Play Games profile names or player identifiers to Firebase. Switching statistics off does not turn off score sharing, and turning off score sharing does not change your statistics choice.

Recipients and visibility

Google receives Play Games submissions; Power 2000 GmbH processes leaderboard information through the App. Other players may see your player name, score and rank, depending also on your Google Play Games profile visibility settings. Review those settings in your Play Games profile.

Google’s Play Games SDK also processes gamer identity information, such as a gamertag and avatar, and automatic SDK analytics and diagnostics for stability and product improvement. These Google service operations are separate from the App’s game statistics. The score-sharing switch only controls the App’s score submissions; it is not a switch for all Google service processing. Google processes information under the Google Privacy Policy.

Retention and deletion

Previously submitted scores are not removed by disabling sharing, signing out or uninstalling the App. You can request deletion of this game’s Play Games data through your Play Games profile: open Your Data → Delete Play Games Account & Data, then choose Jelly Merge 2048 under Delete individual game data. Google also provides an option to delete your entire Play Games profile. Google applies its own storage and deletion processes; we do not specify a fixed retention period for Play Games scores.

3b. Apple Game Center leaderboards (iOS)

On iOS, Jelly Merge 2048 uses Apple Game Center for the same three leaderboards: Short, Medium and Long. Game Center sign-in is managed by iOS with your Apple Account; you can play without signing in. When you open the App while signed in to Game Center, iOS may show its own welcome banner.

For signed-in players with score sharing enabled, the App sends the score and the relevant leaderboard identifier to Apple after a completed regular round. Tutorial rounds and test modes are never submitted, and earlier local scores are not uploaded retroactively. When displaying leaderboards, the App processes Game Center display names (nicknames), player identifiers, scores and rank positions.

Score sharing is enabled by default. You can turn off “Share scores with Game Center” under “Settings & How to play → Privacy” (German: “Scores mit Game Center teilen”). Turning it off prevents new score submissions. It does not delete previously submitted scores or sign you out of Game Center.

Score sharing is independent of game statistics (section 3). The App does not send Game Center names or player identifiers to Firebase.

Recipients, visibility and deletion

Apple receives Game Center submissions; Power 2000 GmbH processes leaderboard information through the App. Other players may see your Game Center nickname, score and rank, depending on your Game Center settings on your device (Settings → Game Center). Apple processes this information under the Apple Privacy Policy and its Game Center privacy information. You can manage or request deletion of data held by Apple at privacy.apple.com; Apple applies its own retention and deletion processes.