Introduction
Welcome to Savannah Saga (“we,” “our,” or “us”). We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring a safe experience while you enjoy our Kenyan trivia game. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you use our mobile application and associated services.
Information We Collect
Information You Provide
- Account Information: When you create an account or sign in with Google, we collect your email address and display name.
- Guest Mode: If you play as a guest, we do not collect personal identifying information. A local anonymous identifier is used to save your progress on-device.
- User-Generated Content: If you submit trivia questions or feedback, we collect the content you provide.
Information Collected Automatically
- Game Progress Data: Scores, completed categories, earned titles, daily challenge streaks, coin balance, and leaderboard rankings.
- Analytics Data: We use Firebase Analytics to collect usage data including session duration, screens viewed, in-app events, device type, operating system version, and general location (country/region).
- Advertising Data: Google AdMob may collect device identifiers, IP address, and ad interaction data to serve relevant advertisements.
- Crash and Performance Data: Firebase Crashlytics collects crash logs and performance metrics to help us improve app stability.
How We Use Your Information
- To provide, maintain, and improve the Savannah Saga game experience.
- To save and sync your game progress, scores, and achievements across devices.
- To operate leaderboards, daily challenges, and referral programs.
- To display advertisements through Google AdMob and manage ad-related rewards (e.g., watching ads to earn coins or lives).
- To analyze usage patterns and improve game content, performance, and user experience.
- To communicate with you about updates, new features, or support inquiries.
- To detect and prevent fraud, abuse, or violations of our Terms of Service.
Third-Party Services
We use the following third-party services that may collect and process your data according to their own privacy policies:
Firebase Authentication
Account creation and sign-in
Firebase Firestore
Game data storage and sync
Firebase Analytics
Usage analytics and insights
Firebase Crashlytics
Crash reporting and stability
Google AdMob
In-app advertising
Google Play Services
App distribution and updates
Data Retention
We retain your personal information for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide you with our services. If you delete your account, we will remove your personal data from our active databases within 30 days. Some data may be retained in backups for up to 90 days. Anonymized, aggregated data (such as gameplay statistics) may be retained indefinitely for analytics purposes.
Data Security
We implement industry-standard security measures to protect your information, including encryption in transit (TLS/SSL), Firebase's built-in security rules, and secure authentication protocols. However, no method of electronic transmission or storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
Children's Privacy
Savannah Saga is intended for a general audience. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 13. If we learn that we have inadvertently collected personal data from a child under 13, we will take steps to delete that information promptly. If you believe your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us.
Your Rights Under GDPR (European Users)
If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA), you have the following rights under the General Data Protection Regulation:
- Right of Access: Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
- Right to Rectification: Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data.
- Right to Erasure: Request deletion of your personal data.
- Right to Restrict Processing: Request that we limit how we use your data.
- Right to Data Portability: Request a copy of your data in a structured, machine-readable format.
- Right to Object: Object to our processing of your personal data for certain purposes.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at the email address provided below.
Your Rights Under CCPA (California Users)
If you are a California resident, the California Consumer Privacy Act grants you the following rights:
- Right to Know: Request disclosure of the categories and specific pieces of personal information we have collected about you.
- Right to Delete: Request deletion of personal information we have collected from you.
- Right to Opt-Out: Opt out of the sale of your personal information. Note: we do not sell your personal information.
- Right to Non-Discrimination: We will not discriminate against you for exercising your privacy rights.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any material changes by posting the new Privacy Policy within the app and updating the “Last updated” date above. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically to stay informed about how we are protecting your information.
Delete Your Account
You can permanently delete your Savannah Saga account directly from the app. Here's how:
- Open the Savannah Saga app on your device.
- Go to the Profile section.
- Scroll to the very bottom of the page and tap “Delete Account.”
- Confirm the deletion when prompted.
Warning: This action is permanent and cannot be undone.
Once your account is deleted, all your data — including your game progress, scores, earned titles, coins, and leaderboard rankings — will be permanently removed. We cannot recover your account or any associated data after deletion.
Contact Us
If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at: