Ludivela is a word game for children, families and curious minds, operated by Beyonix (a sole trader), beyonixsoftware@gmail.com.
The short version
You can play without an account, and then nothing about you leaves your phone except what Google's ads need to work (see below). If a grown-up creates an optional account, we keep only an email address and a copy of the game progress, so it can be restored on a new phone. We never sell data, and we never track players.
Playing as a guest
Your progress (levels, stars, candies, lives, settings) is saved only in Ludivela's private storage on your device. Deleting the app deletes it.
Optional account
If you create an account (email and password, Sign in with Apple, or Sign in with Google), we store: your email address (or Apple's private relay address), your name if you use Sign in with Google (Google passes it to the sign-in system; the game never shows or uses it), a sign-in ID, and a copy of your game progress. This is stored with Google Firebase, which processes it on our behalf. It is used only to sign you in and restore your progress. Before an account is created, the game asks for the year of birth (only the answer "13 or over" or "under 13" is kept, never the year). Children under 13 cannot create an account themselves: a parent or guardian can create one with their own email address. Everyone can play the whole game without an account.
Deleting it: Settings → Account → Delete account removes your account and the cloud copy straight away. You can also email us and we will delete it within 30 days.
Friends (only with an account)
Players with an account get a friend code (like BEAR-4821) and a candy name picked from a list (like "Chocolate Bear") — never a real name. Someone can only become a friend by typing the code you gave them. There is no searching for players and no chat. We store: your candy name and character, your code, your friends list, and the words friends send each other with the result (won or not, and in how many tries). Friends can see your candy name, character and those results. You can remove a friend at any time (hold their name), and deleting your account deletes all of this.
Advertising
Ludivela only shows ads that the player chooses to watch for a reward (an extra life or letter). There are no banners and no pop-up ads. The ads come from Google AdMob and every request is marked as directed to children: Google serves only non-personalised, family-friendly ads (content rating G), does not build an advertising profile and does not track the player across apps. To deliver an ad, AdMob receives limited technical information such as the device model, operating system and IP address, which Google uses to show the ad, count it and prevent fraud. See policies.google.com/privacy.
Purchases
Purchases (life and candy packs, and the Ludivela Plus subscription) are handled entirely by the App Store or Google Play. We never see card details. Every purchase requires a grown-up check inside the game, and families can also use the store's own parental controls (such as Ask to Buy).
Who we share with
Only the service providers above: Google (AdMob ads and Firebase accounts), and Apple or Google for purchases. Nobody else, and we never sell data. Each of these providers is required to protect any data it receives to the same standard as this policy, and to use it only to provide its service to us.
Reporting an ad
If you see an ad that is inappropriate or not suitable for children, tap the ⓘ / AdChoices marker on the ad, or use Settings → Report an ad in the game (it emails beyonixsoftware@gmail.com). Tell us roughly what the ad showed and when, and we will block it with Google.
Children
Ludivela is designed to be safe for children. Children can play fully without an account and without giving any personal information. We do not knowingly collect personal information from a child without a parent or guardian's involvement; if you believe a child has created an account without permission, email us and we will delete it.
How long we keep data
Guest progress stays on the device until the app is deleted. Account data (email, cloud copy of progress, candy name, friend code, friends list and words sent between friends) is kept until the account is deleted. If an account is unused for 3 years we may delete it.
How to delete your data
Guest: delete the app — everything is removed from the device. Account: Settings → Account → Delete account removes the login, the cloud save, the friend code, all friendships and all words sent or received, straight away. You can also email us and we will do it within 30 days.
How to withdraw consent
The account is optional: signing out stops any syncing, and deleting the account withdraws everything above. Ludivela does not track you and never asks for tracking permission, so there is no tracking consent to withdraw. Watching ads is always optional — only when you tap "Watch an ad".
Your rights (UK GDPR / EU GDPR)
You can ask to see, correct, export or delete the data we hold about you, by emailing beyonixsoftware@gmail.com. You can also complain to the UK Information Commissioner's Office (ico.org.uk) or your local data protection authority.
Changes
If this policy changes, we will update this page and the date at the top.