Privacy Policy | Cultivation Sect Simulator

This Privacy Policy applies to Cultivation Sect Simulator (Chinese title: 云水有归处; package name com.jcgame.shanmenzhiwai.global), referred to as the “Game,” and is provided by jcgame (“we,” “us,” or “our”).

The Game does not require or offer a player account. Game progress and settings are stored in the Game’s local app storage and are not uploaded to jcgame servers. The Game does use Google services for optional rewarded advertising, consent choices, standard app and session measurement, and limited custom ad-related analytics as described below.

No game accountNo registration, login, or cloud-save profile is required.

Local game savesYour sect and progress remain in the Game’s local app storage.

Google servicesAdMob, UMP, and Firebase Analytics may process limited data.

1. Information Stored on Your Device

The Game stores save-slot data locally, including game progress, any sect name you enter, a locally generated player identifier, resources, characters, unlocks, event history, virtual rewards, ad-reward counters, statistics, and timestamps. It also stores preferences such as language, music and sound settings, selected tracks, and consent-related choices.

These local game saves are used only on your device. We do not operate a player-account system, game backend, or cloud-save service for this release, and we do not receive your sect name, local player identifier, or save-file contents.

2. Information Processed by Google Services

Rewarded advertising and consent

The Android version of the Game uses Google Mobile Ads (AdMob) to provide rewarded advertisements and Google’s User Messaging Platform (UMP) to request and honor consent and privacy choices. After applicable consent requirements are addressed, the advertising SDK may initialize and prepare an ad even if you do not ultimately choose to watch one.

Depending on your region, choices, device, and the advertisement served, Google and participating advertising providers may process:

IP address, which may be used to estimate general location;
Advertising ID and other identifiers where available, for permitted purposes such as ad delivery, measurement, security, and fraud prevention;
App Set ID and similar identifiers where available, for permitted non-advertising purposes such as analytics, security, and fraud prevention;
App and ad interactions, such as app launches, taps, ad requests, impressions, video views, clicks, and rewarded-ad completion;
Diagnostic and performance data, such as app or SDK launch time, hangs, crashes, and energy usage; and
Device model, operating system, app version, language, and network information used for ad delivery, measurement, security, and diagnostics.

Firebase Analytics

The Game uses Firebase Analytics for standard app and session measurement and to understand whether rewarded-ad features are available and working. Analytics collection starts disabled and is enabled only when the consent state supplied through Google UMP permits collection.

When enabled, Firebase may assign an app-instance identifier and process standard app, session, device, and approximate-location information. The Game sends limited ad-related events, including the feature placement, daily request count, ad-ready state, result category, latency range, lifecycle stage, and a bounded error or response category. We do not intentionally send Firebase your sect name, local player identifier, save contents, email address, or other user-entered game text.

Information you send to us

If you email us for support, privacy questions, or a deletion request, we receive your email address and the information you choose to include. Please do not send passwords, government identification, payment information, or other unnecessary sensitive information.

For more information about Google’s processing, see Google’s Privacy Policy, How Google uses information from apps that use its services, and the Google Mobile Ads data disclosure.

3. How Information Is Used

To store and restore your progress and preferences locally;
To request and deliver a rewarded ad you choose to view and grant the related virtual reward after confirmed completion;
To record and honor applicable consent and advertising privacy choices;
To measure the availability, reliability, and outcomes of rewarded-ad features;
To deliver and measure advertising, prevent fraud and abuse, maintain security, and diagnose technical failures; and
To respond to messages, privacy questions, and legally valid requests.

4. Legal Bases and Your Choices

Where applicable law requires consent for personalized advertising, analytics, device storage or access, or related processing, the Game uses Google UMP to request your choice. In other circumstances, limited processing may be necessary to provide a feature you request, comply with law, or support legitimate interests such as security, fraud prevention, and service reliability, subject to applicable rights.

When Google indicates that a privacy-options entry point is required, an Ad Privacy Options button appears under Chronicle → Settings so you can review available choices. You may also be able to reset or delete the advertising ID, or limit its use, through Android settings; wording and availability vary by device and region.

Watching a rewarded ad is optional. You can continue playing without watching it, but you will not receive the virtual reward offered for completing that ad.

5. Sharing, Sale, and Targeted Advertising

We do not sell personal information for money. Google, Firebase, and participating advertising providers may collect or receive the data described above for advertising, analytics, measurement, security, fraud prevention, diagnostics, and legal compliance. Depending on local law, the use of identifiers for personalized advertising may be considered “sharing,” “targeted advertising,” or a similar activity. Where required, you can control that activity through the Game’s Google consent flow.

We do not share your local save data with Google or operate another business server that receives it. We may disclose information you send directly to us if required by law, necessary to protect rights and safety, or needed to respond to your request.

6. Retention and Deletion

Local game data remains in the Game’s app storage until you delete a save slot, clear the Game’s storage, or uninstall the Game. Consent and SDK preferences may remain locally until changed, expired, or cleared.

Firebase Analytics data is retained according to the retention settings configured for the applicable Google Analytics property. Those settings may not apply to standard aggregated reports, and Google and advertising providers otherwise retain information under their own settings, policies, and legal obligations.

Support and privacy correspondence is kept only as long as reasonably necessary to resolve the request and meet legal, security, or recordkeeping requirements.

See our Data Deletion Instructions and Request Page for deletion options.

7. Children’s Privacy

The Game is intended for a general audience and is not directed specifically to children under 13, or a higher minimum age where required by local law. We do not knowingly ask children to provide personal information directly to us. If you believe a child has provided personal information directly to us, contact us so we can review and, where appropriate, delete it.

8. Security

We use safeguards appropriate to the Game’s limited processing, including the Android app sandbox, access controls for service accounts, and encrypted transmission provided by Google services. No storage or transmission method is completely secure, so absolute security cannot be guaranteed.

9. International Processing

Google, advertising providers, and jcgame may process information in countries other than the one where you live. Each party applies safeguards required for the processing it controls under applicable law. Information you email to us may also be processed where we or our service providers operate.

10. Your Privacy Rights

Depending on where you live, you may have rights to access, correct, delete, restrict, or object to certain processing; receive a copy of certain information; withdraw consent; or appeal a response. Because the Game has no account and we do not receive local save data, we may not hold information that we can associate with your name or email. Requests concerning information independently controlled by Google or an advertising provider may need to be directed to that provider.

11. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy when the Game, its services, or legal requirements change. We will revise the date above and publish the updated Policy at this URL. Material changes may also be communicated in the Game or store listing where appropriate.

12. Contact Us

For privacy questions or requests, contact jcgame at qijiangyuan@gmail.com. Please include “Cultivation Sect Simulator Privacy” in the subject line.