Sortwise is a TIVEXA game, developed and published by 2852483 Alberta Inc., Alberta, Canada ("we", "us"). For any privacy question or request, email admin.tivexa@protonmail.com.
We do not collect personal information. Sortwise has no account or sign-in, no analytics of its own, no in-app purchases, and we operate no server for it. Your game progress stays on your device.
Sortwise is free and supported by a banner ad on the menu screens, provided by Google AdMob, which collects some data when ads are requested and shown (see Ads). There is also an optional rewarded ad you can choose to watch for one extra hint on a level. You can turn the banner off from the app's "Ads and privacy choices" screen; the game can be completed without watching any ad.
To remember your progress, Sortwise stores the following in its own private storage on your device:
This is kept in the app's private storage (its web storage and a private Android settings file), which other apps cannot read. It is not sent to us or to anyone else. "Reset all progress" in Options erases the game save; uninstalling or clearing the app's storage (Settings > Apps > Sortwise > Storage > Clear storage) also removes it.
We do not collect or access your name, email address, contacts, precise location, photos or files, camera or microphone. Sortwise contains no analytics or tracking software of its own. The only third-party software that can collect data is Google's advertising and consent software described below.
Which ads. A banner on the menu screens, separated from the game controls, and an optional rewarded video you can choose to watch for one extra hint on a level. There are no full-screen ads between levels, no ads during play, and no in-app purchases. Watching a rewarded ad is always your choice — every level can be solved without one.
Who. Ads are provided by Google AdMob (Google LLC / Google Ireland Limited, depending on your region). When an ad is requested and shown, Google's software collects and shares, for advertising, measurement (analytics) and fraud prevention:
Google's software encrypts this data in transit. How Google uses it is explained in How Google uses information from sites or apps that use our services and the Google Privacy Policy; the SDK's data practices are listed at Google's AdMob data disclosure. Depending on the consent choices you make, Google and its advertising partners may show you personalized or non-personalized ads. We set Google's ad content limit to a teen rating, because Sortwise is meant for players aged 13 and over.
Consent and your choices. Sortwise uses Google's consent software (the User Messaging Platform). When ads are on, the app asks Google at start-up whether consent is needed in your region; this request goes to Google. Where the law requires your consent (for example in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom, Switzerland and some US states), Google's consent form is shown before any ad is requested. You can change your choices at any time from "Ads and privacy choices" in the app, where your region requires it, and you can turn the banner off entirely there. You can also reset or delete your advertising ID in your Android settings. Turning ads off stops new ad requests but does not delete data Google already received.
What we receive. We do not receive your advertising ID or other identifiers from these ads. We receive aggregated reports from Google about ad performance (for example how many ads were shown and the resulting earnings); they do not identify you.
Sortwise's own game code does not send or receive data over the internet, and the game plays fully offline. The app includes Android's Internet and network-state permissions, which Google's advertising software requires, and the vibration permission for optional haptic feedback. These do not give access to your contacts, photos, files, camera, microphone or precise location. The game's web view loads only files bundled inside the app.
Sortwise allows Android app backup. If backup is switched on for your device, Android may include your game save and restore it when you set up a new device. This is handled by Android and your Google account, not by us — we never see it. You can control it in your device's backup settings.
Sortwise is distributed through Google Play. When you download or update it, Google processes information such as your Google account and device details under the Google Privacy Policy; this is Google's processing, not ours. If you have allowed your device to share usage and diagnostics data with Google, Google may give us crash and performance statistics in the Google Play Console. We use them only to find and fix problems, and they do not include your name or contact details.
If you email us, we receive your email address and whatever you choose to include in your message. We use it only to reply and to fix the problem you report. We do not sell it or share it with anyone, apart from our email provider, which stores our mailbox. We keep support emails only as long as needed to handle your request, and you can ask us to delete your messages at any time.
Sortwise is intended for players aged 13 and over and is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone, including children.
Your progress never leaves your device through the game itself. It is protected by Android's app sandbox, which keeps it private to Sortwise. Data collected by Google's advertising software is handled by Google as described above.
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If Sortwise's data practices change, we will update this policy before releasing that version and show the new effective date at the top of this page.
2852483 Alberta Inc., Mailbox #456, 105-7655 Edmonds Street, Burnaby, BC V3N 0C3, Canada
Email: admin.tivexa@protonmail.com