The short version: Gamikids has no ads and no advertising or analytics trackers. We only process what the app needs to work – mainly game progress and settings – and we never sell or rent anyone's data. You can delete everything at any time.
1. Who we are
This policy applies to the Gamikids mobile app ("the app") and the website gamikids.com. The app and the website are provided by Gamikids, an independent developer based in Türkiye ("we", "us"). We are the data controller for the information described here.
Contact: help@gamikids.com
2. Children's privacy
Gamikids is designed for children aged 3–7 and their parents. We take children's privacy especially seriously and designed the app to collect as little as possible:
- No advertising of any kind, and no advertising, tracking or analytics SDKs.
- No chat, messaging, social features or public profiles. Children cannot share anything with other users.
- No location, contacts, photos, camera or microphone access.
- Account creation, settings, reports, sharing and purchases are placed behind a parental gate that young children cannot pass.
- The only personal detail entered during setup is a first name or nickname for the child and an age range. A nickname works just as well; we recommend not entering a full name.
The app is designed to comply with the Google Play Families Policy, the US Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), the EU/UK GDPR and Turkish Personal Data Protection Law No. 6698 (KVKK). Parents can review or delete their child's information at any time (see Your rights). If you believe we hold information about a child that we should not, please contact us and we will delete it.
3. What we collect
| Category | What exactly | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|
| Child profile | First name or nickname, age range (3–4, 5–6, 7+), the dino's colour and accessories | Entered in the app during setup |
| Game progress | Levels played and completed, stars, number of mistakes, time spent per level and per day, quests, coins and items unlocked, report history | Created automatically while playing |
| Settings | Language, sound and music settings, daily play time limit | Chosen by the parent |
| App account identifier | A random account ID created automatically when the app is first opened (it contains no personal details) | Created automatically |
| Parent account (optional) | Parent's email address and password (the password is stored only in hashed form by our authentication provider; we never see it) | Provided by the parent |
| Subscription status | Whether Premium is active, which plan, and when it ends or renews | Google Play, via our subscription provider |
| Technical data | IP address, device type and operating system version and app version that our service providers necessarily receive when the app connects to them | Sent automatically when the app connects |
| Support messages | Whatever you choose to write to us, and your email address | When you contact us |
Payment details: Purchases are processed entirely by Google Play. We never receive or store your card or bank details.
What we don't collect: precise or approximate location, advertising IDs, contacts, photos, audio, browsing history or any special categories of personal data.
4. How we use it
- To run the games: saving progress, stars, coins and unlocked items, and adjusting difficulty.
- To give parents tools: daily play time limits, weekly and monthly progress reports.
- To back up and restore progress across devices when a parent account is used.
- To provide Premium: verifying subscriptions and restoring purchases.
- To keep the service secure and working: preventing abuse and fixing errors.
- To answer your messages when you contact support.
We do not use anyone's information for advertising, profiling or automated decision-making, and we never sell, rent or trade it.
5. Legal bases
Under the GDPR and KVKK we rely on: performance of a contract (providing the app and Premium to you); legitimate interests (keeping the service secure and fixing errors); legal obligations (for example, keeping records required by tax or consumer law); and, where required, consent, which a parent gives on behalf of their child and can withdraw at any time by deleting the account.
6. Service providers
We use a small number of trusted providers who process data only on our instructions and only to deliver the service:
- Google Firebase (Google Ireland Ltd. / Google LLC) – sign-in (Firebase Authentication), cloud storage of progress (Firebase Realtime Database, servers in Belgium, EU) and server functions. Firebase privacy information.
- RevenueCat (RevenueCat, Inc., USA) – verifies Google Play subscriptions and tells the app whether Premium is active. It receives the random app account ID and purchase information, never names or email addresses. RevenueCat privacy policy.
- Google Play (Google LLC) – app distribution and payment processing, under Google's privacy policy.
We may also disclose information if required by law, or to protect the rights and safety of our users.
7. International transfers
Game data is stored in the European Union (Belgium). Some providers, such as RevenueCat and Google, may process data in other countries, including the United States. These transfers are made with appropriate safeguards such as the European Commission's Standard Contractual Clauses and, for transfers from Türkiye, the safeguards set out in Article 9 of the KVKK.
8. How long we keep it
- Profile, progress and settings are kept for as long as the account exists. When an account is deleted, all of its data in our database is erased automatically, usually within minutes.
- Subscription records held by our subscription provider are deleted together with the account. Google Play keeps its own purchase records under its own policies and legal obligations.
- Data kept only on the device (before any backup) is removed when the app is uninstalled.
- Support emails are kept for up to 2 years and then deleted, unless we must keep them longer by law.
9. Security
All connections are encrypted (HTTPS/TLS). Database rules ensure that each account can only read and write its own data, and subscription status can only be written by our servers. Passwords are never stored by us in readable form. No system is perfectly secure, but we work hard to protect your information and will notify you and the authorities as required by law if a breach affects you.
10. Your rights
Depending on where you live, you (and parents on behalf of their children) have the right to:
- learn whether we process your data and request a copy of it;
- have inaccurate data corrected;
- have your data deleted;
- restrict or object to certain processing;
- receive your data in a portable format;
- withdraw consent at any time;
- learn who we share data with and whether it is transferred abroad;
- claim compensation for damage caused by unlawful processing (KVKK Art. 11).
To use any of these rights, email help@gamikids.com from the email address of your parent account if you have one. We will reply within 30 days at the latest and free of charge. You also have the right to complain to your data protection authority – in Türkiye, the Personal Data Protection Authority (KVKK, kvkk.gov.tr); in the EU, the authority in your country.
Turkish-speaking users can read the KVKK Information Notice in the Turkish version of this policy.
11. Deleting your data
You can delete the account and all associated data at any time:
- In the app: parent area → account → Delete Account.
- On the web: on our account deletion page.
- By email: write to help@gamikids.com.
Deleting the account does not cancel a Google Play subscription – please cancel it in Google Play as well.
12. This website
gamikids.com is hosted on Firebase Hosting. It uses no cookies, no analytics and no third-party trackers. It stores only your language choice in your own browser. The hosting provider processes standard server logs (such as IP address and pages requested) to deliver and secure the site. The account deletion form sends your email and password directly to Firebase Authentication over an encrypted connection; we don't keep them.
13. Changes to this policy
We may update this policy when the app changes or the law requires it. We will change the "last updated" date above and, for important changes, let you know in the app.
14. Contact
Questions or requests about privacy: help@gamikids.com
Data controller: Gamikids, Türkiye