1. General Guidance & Commitment to Privacy
sosogame is committed to protecting the privacy and security of users of the GrowMyBall (공키우기) application. This Privacy Policy transparently discloses how our application accesses, collects, uses, stores, protects, shares, and deletes Google user data and personal information.
This policy strictly adheres to the Google Cloud Platform API Services User Data Policy (including the Limited Use requirements), the Google Play Developer Distribution Agreement, and applicable international data protection regulations including the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA).
GrowMyBall's use and transfer of information received from Google APIs to any other app will adhere to the Google API Services User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements.
GrowMyBall's use and transfer to any other app of information received from Google APIs will adhere to Google API Services User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements.
This Privacy Policy is officially published by sosogame for the exclusive operation of the GrowMyBall (공키우기) game application. This policy is hosted on the same domain as the app (https://sosogame.mycafe24.com), is linked on our official application homepage, and is prominently accessible in the application interface.
2. What Google User Data is Accessed and Collected by Your Application
Our application will access the data you have provided to us and the information you authorize through Google services (including Google Sign-In, Google Play Games Services, and Google Cloud APIs). We may collect, or process on behalf of our customers, the following categories of personal data and Google user data when you use or interact with our products and services:
| Google User Data Item | Specific Data Fields Accessed | How Data is Collected | Detailed Purpose of Access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Email Address (Google Account / OAuth) | User primary email address (e.g., via userinfo.email or Google Sign-In). | Directly authorized by the user during Google Sign-In / Google Account linking. | To uniquely identify the player account, authenticate access, prevent duplicate accounts, and provide customer support communications. |
| Name & Profile Information (Google Profile / OAuth) | User display name, given name, family name, profile avatar photo URL (e.g., via userinfo.profile). | Provided by Google upon user sign-in approval. | To display your personalized gamer profile name and avatar within the game interface and public leaderboards. |
| Google User ID / OpenID | Unique Google Account subject identifier (sub) and Google Play Games Player ID. | Generated by Google OAuth / Play Games authentication. | To securely authenticate your game session and link game save data without storing passwords. |
| Google Play Games & Cloud Save Data | Saved game states, stage progression, ball stats, levels, coin/gem balances, achievements, and leaderboard high scores. | Synchronized automatically through Google Play Games Services and Google Cloud Storage. | To provide cross-device gameplay continuity, automatic cloud save backups, and achievement tracking. |
| Device & Diagnostic Data | Device model, operating system version, screen resolution, language setting, IP address, and crash logs. | Collected automatically through Google Play Console and Firebase Crashlytics SDKs. | To diagnose technical issues, analyze crashes, ensure device compatibility, and optimize game performance. |
| Advertising Identifier | Google Mobile Advertising ID (GAID / AAID). | Accessed via Google Mobile Ads (AdMob) SDK. | To serve optional rewarded in-game video advertisements and prevent fraudulent ad views. |
Explicit Clarification: We do NOT access any sensitive personal information such as financial banking records, credit card numbers, precise real-time GPS locations, contacts, photos, microphones, or device cameras.
3. How Your Application Uses Google User Data
We will use your data to provide you with the services you requested. Specifically, Google user data and personal data are used solely for providing or improving user-facing features of the GrowMyBall application, including the following specific uses:
- User Authentication & Account Setup: We use your Google Account ID and email address to securely sign you in and maintain your unique player profile.
- Cloud Save Synchronization: We use your Google Play Games ID and cloud storage permissions to automatically save and restore your game progress, ball upgrades, and stage achievements across multiple devices.
- Leaderboard & Community Features: We use your public display name and avatar to present your high scores and rankings on global leaderboards.
- Game Stability & Bug Fixing: We use diagnostic telemetry and crash reports to detect technical glitches, optimize loading times, and release software updates.
- In-Game Rewards: We use advertisement identifiers solely to deliver rewarded in-game bonuses (such as Super Fever boosts and coin bonuses) when you voluntarily watch ads.
- Customer Support: We use your contact email address to respond to support inquiries, assist with account recovery, and process data deletion requests.
We will not sell your data to third parties, but we may share it with our partners who help us provide our services.
Our policy requires that you limit your use of data to providing or improving user-facing features. All other uses of Google user data are prohibited, and we strictly affirm that we do NOT use or transfer Google user data for any of the following reasons:
- Targeted advertising
- Selling to data brokers
- Providing to information resellers
- Determining credit-worthiness
- Lending purposes
- User advertisements
- Personalized advertisements
- Retargeted advertisements
- Interest-based advertisements
- Creating databases
- Training non-personalized AI and/or ML models
- Training generalized machine-learning (ML) or artificial intelligence (AI) models
For AI/ML use cases, our privacy policy explicitly affirms that Google Workspace APIs and Google user data are not used to develop, improve, or train non-personalized AI and/or ML models.
4. With Whom We Share, Transfer, or Disclose Google User Data
We do not transfer or disclose your information to third parties for purposes other than the ones provided.
We will not sell your data to third parties, but we may share it with our partners who help us provide our services.
Your information is shared only with the following certified service providers that are necessary for operating the application:
- Google LLC (Google Play Services & Google Cloud Platform): Provides account authentication, cloud save databases, leaderboards, and developer console telemetry. Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy.
- Google AdMob: Serves in-game rewarded video advertisements within the game. Ad Policies: https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads.
- Legal Requirements: We will disclose user data only if required to do so by applicable law, court subpoena, or valid government judicial process.
We do not transfer Google user data to any third party for targeted advertising, data enrichment, broker resale, or AI training.
5. Data Protection Mechanisms for Sensitive Data
Security procedures are in place to protect the confidentiality of your data. We use encryption to protect your information.
sosogame implements comprehensive technical, administrative, and physical security measures to safeguard Google user data against unauthorized access, destruction, loss, alteration, or misuse:
- Encryption in Transit: All data transmitted between the GrowMyBall application and Google Cloud servers is protected using industry-standard TLS 1.3 / HTTPS encryption.
- Encryption at Rest: Cloud save data and database backups stored on Google Cloud infrastructure are encrypted using Advanced Encryption Standard (AES-256).
- Access Control: Access to production systems, server credentials, and developer consoles is strictly restricted to authorized development personnel utilizing multi-factor authentication (MFA).
- Regular Security Reviews: We continuously review our code dependencies, API permissions, and cloud security configurations.
6. Data Retention and Deletion Disclosures
We store your personal information for a period of time that is consistent with our business purposes.
We will retain your personal information for the length of time needed to fulfill the purposes outlined in this privacy policy unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.
When the data retention period expires for a given type of data, we will delete or destroy it.
Retention Periods:
- Local Device Data: Maintained on your device for as long as you have GrowMyBall installed. Clearing local cache or uninstalling the app permanently purges local data immediately.
- Cloud Saved Game Data: Retained while your Google Play Games account is actively linked and utilized. If an account remains inactive for over 24 consecutive months or upon explicit deletion request, cloud saved data is scheduled for destruction.
- Diagnostic & Crash Logs: Retained in aggregated, anonymized form on Google Play Console for up to 90 days before automated deletion.
How You Can Request Deletion of Your Data:
You may request for your data to be deleted by sending an email to sosogamezone@gmail.com.
To submit a deletion request, please contact us with the subject [GrowMyBall - Data Deletion Request] and include your Google Play Games Gamer ID or display profile name.
- Processing Timeline: We will verify your request and permanently delete all associated server and cloud save records within 14 business days.
- Revoking Access Directly: You can also immediately revoke GrowMyBall's access to your Google Account at any time by visiting Google Account Security Permissions.
7. Children's Online Privacy Protection (COPPA & Families Policy)
GrowMyBall is designed for general audiences and adheres to the Google Play Families Policy and the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). We do not knowingly collect or solicit personal information from children under the age of 13 (or under 16 in the European Economic Area). If we learn that we have inadvertently collected personal data from a child without verified parental consent, we will promptly delete that information from our servers.
8. Contact Information & Policy Updates
If we update this Privacy Policy, we will post the revised policy on this dedicated webpage and update the "Effective Date" at the top of the page. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.
If you have any questions, comments, or data privacy requests regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact the Service Provider:
- Organization: sosogame (소소게임)
- Official Inquiries Email: sosogamezone@gmail.com
- Official YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@sosogamezone
- Application Homepage: https://sosogame.mycafe24.com/growmyball/index.html