Ta-Ta-Tanks Privacy Policy · Iterative Key LLC

This Privacy Policy explains how Iterative Key LLC (“we,” “us,” or “our”) handles information in Ta-Ta-Tanks (the “game”) on every platform where it is offered, including Google Play and the App Store. It applies to the game only. Our website is covered by the separate website privacy policy.

Ta-Ta-Tanks is designed to work entirely on your device. It does not require an account, does not connect to any server operated by us, and does not use your data for advertising or profiling.

Information stored on your device

To work, the game stores the following on your device:

Progress: your story progress, stars and medals, unlocked chassis and paint jobs, and achievements.
Records: your best scores, including your best Daily Run of the day.
Your creations: maps you build in the level editor, replays of your matches, and pictures you take in photo mode.
Play style: a summary of how you play, such as where you tend to move and how often you fire while moving. The game’s AI opponent learns from it to adapt its tactics. It never leaves your device, except in your own Android or iCloud backup.
Settings: volumes, language, text size, controls, and other preferences.

This information is kept in the game’s private storage, which other apps cannot read. It is never sent to us, and we have no way to see it.

Backup and moving to a new device

On Android, if you have turned on backup for your Google account, Android includes the game’s progress and settings in your device backup and restores them when you reinstall the game or set up a new device. This backup is managed by Google under your account and Google’s privacy policy. We cannot access it. Replays and the maps you build are backed up too. You can turn backup off in your device’s settings.

On iPhone and iPad, the game’s data is included when you back your device up with iCloud Backup, or to a computer, and comes back when you restore that backup. This backup is made by iOS and stored in your own iCloud account or on your computer, under your control. It is not sent to us, and we cannot access it. You can manage iCloud Backup in your device’s Settings, under your name, then iCloud. Apple’s handling of backups is described in the Apple Privacy Policy.

Permissions the game uses

On Android, the game asks for no permissions that need your approval. It declares internet access, which the game engine includes by default. The game does not use it to send any of your information to us.

On iPhone and iPad, the game asks for no permissions. It uses the internet only for Game Center, as described below.

Google Play Games

On Android, if you are signed in to Google Play Games, the game uses it for:

Your profile: your Play Games name and profile picture, shown on the title screen and in the Hall of Fame. The game keeps a copy of the picture in its private storage on your device.
Achievements: which achievements you have unlocked, and your progress toward the ones that count up.
Leaderboards: your best scores in Assault and in the Daily Run. Other players can see your score with your Play Games profile name and picture, as allowed by your Play Games settings.
Saved games: a copy of your records and story progress, kept in your Google account so your progress can follow you to another device.

Google provides Play Games and handles this information under the Google Privacy Policy. We can see leaderboard entries as every player sees them. We do not receive your email address or contacts. You can sign out of Play Games, change who sees your profile, or delete your Play Games data in the Play Games settings on your device or in your Google account.

Game Center

On iPhone and iPad, if you are signed in to Game Center, the game uses it for the same things as Google Play Games on Android:

Your profile: your Game Center nickname and picture, shown on the title screen and in the Hall of Fame.
Achievements: which achievements you have unlocked, and your progress toward the ones that count up.
Leaderboards: your best scores in Assault and in the Daily Run. Other players can see your score with your Game Center nickname, as allowed by your Game Center settings.
Saved games: a copy of your records and story progress, kept in your iCloud account so your progress can follow you to another device. Game Center keeps saved games in iCloud Drive, so iCloud Drive needs to be on. The copy does not include your settings or your maps.

Game Center may sign you in on its own when you open the game, or show its own sign-in screen. You do not have to sign in to play; you can sign in later in your device’s Settings app. Apple provides Game Center and handles this information under the Apple Privacy Policy. We can see leaderboard entries as every player sees them. We never see or receive your saved games. You can sign out of Game Center or change who sees your profile in your device’s Settings, and delete the saved copy in your iCloud storage settings (in your device’s Settings, under your name, then iCloud).

Other store services

On other platforms, the game may use that platform’s own game services, such as Steam, for achievements, leaderboards, or saved games. When you use these services, the platform handles your data under its own privacy policy. We will update this policy before the game starts to use a new service.

Apart from what Google Play Games and Game Center show every player, we do not receive personal information through the game. We do not sell, rent, or trade your information, and we do not share it for advertising.

Your choices and rights

You can delete everything the game has stored by clearing its storage in your device’s settings or by uninstalling it. A copy may remain in your Android or iCloud backup, or in your Play Games or Game Center saved games, until you delete it.
Because we do not hold personal information about you, there is normally nothing for us to access, correct, or delete. If you have a question, please contact us.

Children’s privacy

The game is suitable for all ages. It has no chat and no way to contact other players, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone, including children under 13.

Changes to this policy

If the game starts to collect anything new, we will update this policy on this page before that version is released and change the effective date above. If the changes are significant, we will also let you know in the game or in its store listing.

Contact

Questions about this policy? Email us at [email protected].