1. Who we are
Golf Party Clash (Android app com.globalcodeapps.swingparty) is published by Global Code Apps, an independent developer. We are the data controller for the data described below.
Contact for any privacy question or request: globalcode.apps@gmail.com.
In short: you never create an account with your email or real name. The game uses a random anonymous player ID. We do not sell your data, we have not added any analytics tool to the game, and the game does not use your phone's GPS location, contacts, photos or microphone (advertising may estimate your general region from your IP address, see section 4).
2. Data stored only on your phone
Your progress (level, coins, gems, stars, items, settings, chosen language, your name) is saved on your phone. It is not sent to us, except the pieces listed in section 3. Uninstalling the game or using Settings › Erase my progress deletes it.
3. Data processed on our servers (Google Firebase)
Online features run on Google Firebase (Realtime Database and Cloud Functions in the europe-west1 region, Belgium; Firebase Authentication). Google acts as our processor.
| Data | Why | How long |
|---|---|---|
| Anonymous player ID (random, created by Firebase Authentication) and technical connection data such as the IP address processed by Google to deliver the service | Identify your game on our servers, security | Until you ask us to delete it |
| During online matches: your name, ball and equipment, trophies, shots and ball positions | Play with other players in real time | Deleted at the end of the match, at the latest about 2 hours after the room was last used |
| If you use "Friends": public profile (name, ball, 6-character friend code, last time online, language), friends list, invitations, who you played with | Friends list, online status, invitations | Profile and friends: until you ask us to delete them. Invitations: 24 hours. "Played together": 7 days |
| Weekly rankings: name, ball, points, wins, number of matches, the result of each counted match as seen by each player | Show the weekly rankings and check results (anti-cheat) | Rankings: current and previous week (about 2 weeks). Match results: 24 hours. Top 3 of each week: 8 weeks. Crowns won: until deletion request |
| "Report" button: your player ID, the reported player's ID, the reason | Moderation of names and cheating | 30 days |
| If you accept notifications: a Firebase Cloud Messaging token for your phone | Send you your friends' invitations and new-version notices | Until you disable notifications, uninstall the game, or ask for deletion |
| For in-app purchases: product bought, Google Play order number and purchase token fingerprint, date, your player ID | Check the purchase with Google Play before giving the item, prevent fraud | As long as needed to prevent the same purchase being used twice, then deleted on request unless the law requires us to keep it |
| Anti-abuse counters (number of requests per hour) | Prevent spam and abuse | 24 hours |
Your name, ball, points and crowns are visible to other players (in matches, friends lists and rankings). Do not use your real name if you do not want to. Offensive names are replaced automatically.
4. Advertising (Google AdMob)
The game is free and shows ads from Google AdMob: optional reward videos and, between matches, occasional full-screen ads. Google may collect and use your phone's advertising ID, IP address, device information (model, system version, language) and your interactions with ads, to show ads, measure them, limit how often you see them and prevent fraud.
In the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom and Switzerland, the game asks for your consent with Google's consent form (UMP) before personalised ads. You can change your choice at any time in Settings › Privacy and ads. You can also reset or delete your advertising ID in your Android settings (Google › Ads). Without consent, Google may still show non-personalised ads, using limited data.
Google acts as an independent controller for this data: see How Google uses information from sites or apps that use its services and Google's Privacy Policy. If you buy "No ads", full-screen ads stop.
5. In-app purchases (Google Play)
Payments are handled entirely by Google Play. We never see your bank card or payment details. We only receive what is listed in section 3 to check the purchase.
6. Legal bases (GDPR)
- Performance of the service you ask for (online play, friends, rankings, purchases, notifications you turned on).
- Consent for personalised advertising (you can withdraw it at any time).
- Legitimate interest for security, anti-cheat and anti-abuse measures and non-personalised ads that fund the free game.
- Legal obligation for purchase records where required.
7. Sharing and transfers
We do not sell or rent your data. Data is only shared with Google (Firebase, AdMob, Google Play) as described above, and with other players for what is visible in the game. Google may process data outside the European Union (for example in the United States) with appropriate safeguards (EU standard contractual clauses / EU-US Data Privacy Framework).
8. Security
All exchanges with our servers are encrypted (HTTPS / TLS). Database access is protected by strict security rules: each player can only change their own data, and rankings and points are written by our servers only.
9. Age
Golf Party Clash is intended for players aged 16 and over. It is not directed at children. If you believe a child has used online features, contact us and we will delete the data.
10. Your rights and how to delete your data
Depending on where you live (for example under the GDPR), you have the right to access, correct, delete, export your data, to object to or restrict its use, and to withdraw your consent.
- Data on your phone: Settings › Erase my progress, or uninstall the game.
- Data on our servers: email globalcode.apps@gmail.com with the subject "Delete my data" and your player ID (shown in Settings, at the bottom), or else your name and friend code. We delete your profile, friends, notification token, rankings, crowns and other data linked to your player ID within 30 days and confirm by email. Purchase records may be kept if the law requires it.
- Ads: change your choice in Settings › Privacy and ads, or reset your advertising ID in Android settings.
- Notifications: turn them off in the game settings or in Android settings.
You can also lodge a complaint with your data protection authority (in France: CNIL).
11. Changes
We will update this page when the game changes the way it uses data, and change the date at the top. Important changes will be announced in the game.