Privacy

Pollen Madness Privacy Policy

Effective 20 October 2026

Pollen Madness is published by Gareth T Digital, an independent developer based in the United Kingdom. The game works without a player account or social login. It never shows forced adverts. A player may choose to watch an optional rewarded advert for one continue during a level attempt.

Data stored on your device

The app stores game progress, saved gardens, best completion times, Nectar, power-up balances, owned cosmetics, tutorials and preferences on your device. This data is used only to provide the game, resume progress and remember your choices.

You can erase this local data with Reset All Data in Settings. Removing the app may also remove local game data. Bee Quick is a restorable store entitlement. Nectar packs are consumable: credited Nectar and cosmetics bought with it are part of local game progress and cannot be restored after that data is erased.

Gameplay statistics and version changes

The replacement release does not collect gameplay statistics. Builds already in review or installed before this update may still offer optional statistics sharing. In those builds, sharing is off unless the player chooses to allow it; if allowed, puzzle outcomes, playing time and basic app information may be sent to our Cloudflare service. On updating to the replacement release, the app turns this collection off, clears queued events and requests deletion of records linked to the installation. If the device is offline, it keeps only the deletion credential until the request can be sent. The deletion control appears in Settings while a request is pending.

Purchases

Apple App Store or Google Play processes payments. Pollen Madness does not receive or store payment card details.

RevenueCat is used to validate and restore purchases. It may process an anonymous app user identifier, purchase history, store information and basic device or app information needed to provide purchase functionality and related purchase analytics. Automatic advertising-identifier collection and RevenueCat diagnostics are disabled in the app.

This information is used for app functionality, fraud prevention, purchase restoration and purchase-related analytics. It is not used for third-party advertising or cross-app tracking. Read RevenueCat's privacy policy.

Optional rewarded adverts

Google AdMob is used for optional rewarded adverts. In iOS version 1.0 (21), the app asks through Apple's App Tracking Transparency system on first launch, once the home screen is visible and the app is active, if the player's tracking choice is undecided. AdMob remains stopped until the player requests an optional continue and tracking permission is authorized. Build 20 requests this permission when the optional continue is chosen. If tracking permission is denied, AdMob does not start and the same continue is free. The app does not use banner, interstitial or app-open adverts. It requests non-personalised adverts and checks Google's consent status before an advert can load.

Google may process IP addresses, approximate location inferred from IP addresses, device or advertising identifiers, app and advert interactions, crash and performance diagnostics, other diagnostic data and reward events. The shipped Google SDKs declare uses for advertising and marketing, analytics and consent functionality. The app does not request precise GPS location. Availability and consent choices can vary by region. Declining or closing an advert spends no Nectar and never blocks normal play. Read Google's privacy policy.

Starting with Android version 1.0.3 and iOS version 1.0.2, all players receive protective under-age ad treatment without an age question or a stored birth date. Personalised advertising and remarketing are disabled, third-party ad vendor requests are restricted, and the advertising identifier (Android advertising ID or iOS IDFA) is not transmitted in these ad requests. General-audience ad content is requested. Google's consent status is checked before the advertising SDK starts; ads remain unavailable if readiness cannot be confirmed. Google may still process information needed to provide ads. These versions also offer an optional rewarded power-up gift after three consecutive losses. On iOS, the existing tracking-permission choice remains: if permission is denied, AdMob stays stopped and the reward is free.

Data sharing

Pollen Madness does not sell personal data. Purchase information is handled by Apple or Google and by RevenueCat as a service provider. Optional advert data is handled by Google AdMob. Cloudflare may receive opted-in gameplay events from earlier builds; the replacement release sends deletion requests for earlier records and no new gameplay events. Information may also be disclosed where required by law.

Retention and deletion

Local game data remains until it is reset or the app is removed. Apple, Google, RevenueCat and AdMob retain service records according to their own legal and operational requirements.

To request help with purchase-related information, email support@garethtdigital.co.uk.

Children

Pollen Madness does not ask players for names, email addresses, precise location, contacts, photos or microphone recordings. Purchases are subject to the family and parental controls provided by the device's app store. Android version 1.0.3 and iOS version 1.0.2 apply protective under-age ad treatment to everyone. Earlier Android and iOS versions are not marked as under the age of consent. The app is not marked as child-directed. These settings do not verify a player's age. Parents and guardians should supervise optional adverts and purchases.

Legal bases and international processing

We use information needed to provide and restore purchases to perform the purchase contract, and rely on legitimate interests for service security, fraud prevention and resolving support requests. Where required by law, processing relies on a legal obligation. Optional gameplay statistics in earlier builds rely on the player’s consent. Advert-related consent is requested where applicable through Google’s consent flow; choosing a non-personalised advert does not mean that no personal information is processed.

Apple, Google, RevenueCat and Cloudflare may process information outside the UK or European Economic Area. Their linked privacy notices describe their processing and transfer arrangements. Contact support@garethtdigital.co.uk for information about the safeguards relevant to data handled on our behalf.

Your privacy rights

Depending on the information and the legal basis for using it, you may ask to access, correct or erase your personal data, restrict its use, object to processing based on legitimate interests, or receive a portable copy. Where processing relies on consent, you can withdraw it without affecting earlier lawful processing. These rights are subject to legal conditions and exemptions.

Email support@garethtdigital.co.uk to make a request. Please describe the information involved; do not send passwords or payment card details. We may ask for information needed to verify your identity. We normally respond within one month and will explain if an extension is needed.

You can complain to the UK Information Commissioner’s Office. If you live in the European Economic Area, you can also contact your local data protection supervisory authority.

Website visitors and support emails

For information about website hosting, cookies and support correspondence, see our website privacy notice.

Changes

This policy may be updated when the app's features or service providers change. The effective date above will be revised when material changes are made.

Contact

For privacy questions or support, email support@garethtdigital.co.uk.