Privacy Policy

Line Chase is a game built by TEKKNIGHTS. This Privacy Policy explains what information the Line Chase mobile app ("the Game") collects and how it's used. We collect as little as possible: you can start playing as a guest with no sign-up form, and the only data that leaves your device is what's needed to run online matches, keep your coins and rank safe on our server, and operate the standard third-party services below.

1. The short version

You can play the offline bot without any account. To play online (real-time 1v1, private rooms, leaderboards) the Game creates a guest account tied to a hashed, random install identifier — no email, name or personal details required. You may optionally link a Google, Apple or Facebook account so your progress can be restored on a new device. We never sell your data, we never ask for your date of birth, and we never show your email to other players.

2. Information you provide

• Optional profile — a display name, a preset avatar, and (optionally) a country. A gender field is optional and, if provided, is stored encrypted and used only for correctly gendered in-game text.
• Linked sign-in (optional) — if you link Google, Apple or Facebook, we store the provider's user identifier and (where available) your email address encrypted, solely to sign you in and restore your account. Your email is never shown publicly.

3. Information created by playing

To run the Game and keep competitive play fair, our server stores:

• a hashed install identifier (never the raw device id);
• your coin balance and a complete coin history (wins, entries, purchases, rewards);
• progression — XP, level, rank points and tier;
• match records and results;
• results of offline bot matches (difficulty, outcome and time), which your device sends to us when it reconnects so we can award the matching coins;
• coin-purchase and rewarded-ad records (for delivery and anti-fraud).

Live match state (whose turn it is, the current picks, presence and line counts) is held temporarily in Google Firebase Realtime Database while a match is in progress, so both players stay in sync. It is transient match data, not a long-term profile of you.

4. Information we do NOT collect

• No date of birth.
• No precise location (a country is optional and self-selected).
• No contacts, photos, camera or microphone access.
• No payment card details — purchases are handled entirely by the Apple App Store or Google Play.

5. Third-party services

The Game relies on a small set of well-known services, each governed by its own privacy policy:

Service	Purpose	Provider
Firebase Realtime Database	Live 1v1 match state	Google LLC
Firebase Analytics	Anonymous, opt-out usage analytics	Google LLC
Firebase Crashlytics	Crash & error reporting	Google LLC
Google AdMob	Rewarded & banner/interstitial ads	Google LLC
In-app purchases	Coin-pack payments & entitlement	Apple Inc. / Google LLC
Sign-in (optional)	Account link / restore	Google / Apple / Facebook

Analytics & advertising

Analytics events are anonymous and aggregated. On iOS they are gated behind Apple's App Tracking Transparency prompt; you can also turn analytics off any time in Settings → Privacy. Ads are served by Google AdMob, which may use a device advertising identifier to show and measure ads under Google's Privacy Policy. Any coin purchase that removes ads stops those ad requests.

6. Public profile & leaderboards

On leaderboards and when another player views your profile, what's visible depends on your privacy mode: an Open profile shows your name, avatar, country and coin total; a Private profile shows only your name and country. Your email is never shown. This filtering happens on our server, not on the device.

7. Children

Line Chase includes a bright “Kids” theme, but it collects no personal information from any player beyond the minimal, mostly-anonymous data above. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. Because in-app purchases are processed by the device's app store, we recommend parents enable store-level parental controls for younger players.

8. Your choices

• Play offline — the bot needs no account at all.
• Turn off analytics in Settings → Privacy (or decline the iOS tracking prompt).
• Limit ad tracking from your device settings, or remove ads with a purchase.
• Delete your account in-app: we soft-delete it, wipe your personal fields and provider links, and revoke your sessions. Anonymized coin-ledger records are retained for financial integrity.

9. Data security & retention

Data in transit is protected with TLS. Sensitive fields (gender, linked-account email) are encrypted at rest and install identifiers are hashed. We keep your account data while your account exists; when you delete it, personal fields are wiped as described above.

10. Changes

We may update this Privacy Policy as the Game evolves. The “Last updated” date above always reflects the current version, and continued play after a change means you accept it.

11. Contact

Questions about privacy in Line Chase? Email info@tekknights.com.