STARSHOOTERPrivacy Policy
Effective date: 16 October 2026
This Privacy Policy explains how MDAKA Advanced Technologies ("MDAKA", "we", "us") handles information when you play StarShooter (the "App") on Android, iOS or the web. If you have questions, email us at info@mdakatech.com.
The short version
- You don't need an account, and we don't ask for your name, email, phone number or location.
- Your progress (scores, coins, upgrades, settings) is saved only on your device. We don't have a copy.
- The App shows ads from Google AdMob. Google may collect device identifiers and usage data to show and measure ads, as described below.
- Purchases are handled by Google Play or the Apple App Store. We never see your payment details.
- We do not sell your personal information.
1. Information stored on your device
The App saves your game data in your device's local storage so you can keep playing where you left off. This includes your high scores, local leaderboard, coins, ships, upgrades, missions, achievements, daily rewards, statistics, settings, the pilot name you type in (if any), and a record of items you have purchased.
This data stays on your device and is not sent to us. If you have Android backup turned on, Android may include it in your device backup to your Google account, under Google's terms. You can delete it at any time by clearing the App's data or uninstalling the App (see Deleting your data).
2. Advertising (Google AdMob)
The App is free to play and uses Google AdMob to show optional rewarded video ads (for example, to revive once or double the coins you earned in a run). When ads are loaded or shown, Google and its partners may automatically collect information from your device, such as:
- Your device's advertising ID (Android Advertising ID or Apple IDFA, where permitted)
- IP address and approximate location derived from it
- Device type, operating system, language and app version
- Ad interactions, such as ads viewed or tapped, and crash or performance data related to ads
Google uses this information to deliver, personalise (where you have allowed it), measure and protect against fraud in ads. MDAKA does not receive your advertising ID or any information that identifies you personally from AdMob. We only see combined reports, such as how many ads were shown.
To learn more, see How Google uses information from sites or apps that use its services and the Google Privacy Policy.
Your advertising choices
- Consent (EEA, UK and Switzerland): if you are in these regions, the App shows Google's consent form before ads are personalised. You can choose not to allow personalised ads.
- Android: go to Settings > Privacy > Ads (or Settings > Google > Ads) to reset or delete your advertising ID.
- iOS: go to Settings > Privacy & Security > Tracking to control whether apps can ask to track you.
- Remove Ads: if offered in your version of the App, the "Remove Ads" purchase turns off ads completely.
3. In-app purchases
If you buy an item in the App (such as Remove Ads, a premium ship or coin packs), the payment is processed by Google Play or the Apple App Store under their own terms and privacy policies. We don't receive your name, card number or billing address. We only receive confirmation of which item was bought, so it can be unlocked in your game.
4. Fonts and network connections
The App loads its fonts from Google Fonts. When it does, your device connects to Google's servers, which receive your IP address and basic device information in order to deliver the fonts. See the Google Fonts privacy FAQ. Apart from Google AdMob and Google Fonts, the App doesn't send your information anywhere.
5. Permissions
The App only uses the Internet permission (to load ads and fonts). It may also use your device's vibration for game effects, which you can turn off in Settings. The App does not access your camera, microphone, contacts, photos, files or precise location.
6. Summary of data
| Data | Collected by | Why | Shared with us? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Game progress and settings | Stored on your device only | Saving your game | No |
| Advertising ID, IP address, device info, ad interactions | Google AdMob | Showing and measuring ads, preventing fraud | No (only combined reports) |
| Purchase history | Google Play / Apple App Store | Processing purchases | Confirmation of the item bought only |
| IP address | Google Fonts | Delivering fonts | No |
7. Children
StarShooter is a general-audience game and is not directed at children under 13. We don't knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us and we will delete it.
8. Deleting your data
Because your game data is stored only on your device, you control it:
- Android: Settings > Apps > StarShooter > Storage > Clear data, or uninstall the App.
- iOS: uninstall the App.
- Web: clear your browser's site data for the game.
This permanently erases your progress. For data held by Google for advertising, use the advertising choices in section 2 or visit My Ad Center. If you emailed us, you can ask us to delete your messages at any time.
9. Your rights
Depending on where you live, including under South Africa's Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA), the EU and UK GDPR, and US state privacy laws, you may have the right to access, correct or delete personal information about you, to object to or restrict certain processing, and to complain to a data protection authority. In South Africa, this is the Information Regulator. Since we don't hold personal information about players, most requests can be handled directly on your device. For anything else, email info@mdakatech.com.
10. Security and retention
We don't run servers that store player data. Information you send us by email is kept only as long as needed to answer you. Google keeps advertising data according to its own retention policies.
11. Changes to this policy
We may update this policy if the App changes, for example if we add online leaderboards. We will post the new version on this page and change the effective date above. Significant changes will also be noted in the App's store listing.
12. Contact
MDAKA Advanced Technologies
South Africa
Email: info@mdakatech.com