Privacy Policy for Oddly Sorted: Cozy Tale
This Privacy Policy sets out the data processing principles and protocols applied by Tackut ("we", "us", or "our") regarding the collection, transmission, storage, and protection of information when you download, install, play, or access Oddly Sorted: Cozy Tale (the "Application").
1. Consent and Application Scope
By downloading, accessing, or interacting with the Application, you accept the practices outlined in this policy. If you do not accept these provisions, you should uninstall and discontinue use of the game. For users located within jurisdictions mandating explicit affirmative consent (such as the European Economic Area and the United Kingdom), personalized ad processing is initialized solely upon explicit user consent via an IAB-compliant Consent Management Platform (CMP).
2. Categories of Data Processed
In adherence to the principle of data minimization, we limit the collection of personal and technical data to items strictly necessary for stability, game progression, and service operation:
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Device brand, model, operating system version, CPU architecture, screen aspect ratio, general region derived from coarse IP, and localized system language settings.
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Google Advertising ID (AAID), vendor UUIDs, and game installation instance IDs used exclusively for fraud detection, attribution, and ad telemetry.
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Level progression, sorting moves, stage completion rates, chapter milestones, achievement triggers, session lengths, and rewarded video watch confirmations.
bug_report Technical Diagnostics
Uncaught error logs, frame rate dips, memory crash dumps, and stack traces processed through Firebase Crashlytics to resolve bugs.
3. Legal Grounds for Data Processing (GDPR)
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Performance of a Contract: Syncing puzzle milestones, restoring game states, and providing requested player support.
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Legitimate Interests: Optimizing stage difficulty curves, patching software vulnerabilities, and preventing memory tampering.
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Affirmative Consent: Displaying personalized advertisements and analytics tracking, modifiable at any time.
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Legal Obligation: Complying with statutory reporting requirements and applicable regulatory demands.
4. Google Play Games Services (PGS) & Cloud Save
Oddly Sorted: Cozy Tale integrates Google Play Games Services (PGS) to provide secure, cross-device game progression backup and achievement tracking without requiring account registration on our servers:
- Cloud Save Architecture: When signed into Google Play Games, your cozy chapter progress, unlocked items, and sorting records are synced directly with Google's secure cloud storage.
- Player Identity Separation: We process only a pseudonymous Player ID provided by Google Play Games. Tackut does not receive, view, or retain your Google account password, contact lists, or personal email address.
- Account Decoupling: You can disconnect your Google Play Games account at any time via your device's Google settings or inside the Google Play Games app. Progress will remain localized on your physical device.
5. Advertising Transparency & Personalization Controls
To maintain Oddly Sorted: Cozy Tale as an accessible free-to-play title, we present interstitial, banner, and optional rewarded advertisements. We enforce complete transparency regarding ad data collection:
Personalized Advertising
Delivered only when consent is granted. Uses AAID and aggregated interests to display tailored ads via certified ad mediation networks.
Contextual Advertising
Active when consent is denied or withdrawn. Displays non-targeted ads based purely on contextual parameters (e.g., game genre and device language).
You have full control over your Advertising ID. To reset or eliminate advertising profiling, navigate to: Settings → Google → All Services → Ads → Tap "Delete advertising ID" or "Reset advertising ID". European and UK players can also re-trigger and modify their CMP preferences anytime via the in-game Settings menu.
6. Integrated Third-Party SDK Partners
We work exclusively with trusted, certified SDK partners who adhere to rigorous data compliance regimes:
7. Data Retention & Pseudonymization Policy
Data is stored only for the duration required to accomplish the legitimate objectives stated in this document:
- Analytics & Crash Telemetry: Stored in pseudonymous form for up to 14 to 24 months, after which records are permanently purged or aggregated into non-identifiable statistics.
- PGS Cloud Saves: Preserved within Google Cloud infrastructure until deleted by the user or invalidated by Google account inactivity rules.
- Support Communications: Maintained for the duration of the inquiry resolution plus 12 months for quality assurance.
8. Global Player Rights & Data Erasure
Under the GDPR (Articles 15–22), CCPA/CPRA, and comparable frameworks, players retain comprehensive rights regarding their personal data, including the right to access, rectify, restrict processing, and demand permanent erasure.
delete_forever How to Submit a Data Deletion Request
To request full deletion of any pseudonymous telemetry associated with your device or game profile, email us at info@tackut.com with the subject line "Data Deletion Request - Oddly Sorted". Please include your Google Play Games Gamer ID or Advertising ID. Requests are processed within 30 days without undue delay.
9. Children's Privacy Protections (COPPA / GDPR-K)
Oddly Sorted: Cozy Tale is designed as an all-ages casual title and does not knowingly collect, harvest, or solicit personally identifiable information from children under the age of 13 (or under 16 where required by local statute). If we discover that personal data from an underage player has been gathered without verified parental consent, we take immediate corrective steps to remove such records from our databases.
10. Data Controller Contact Information
For any inquiries, feedback, or legal questions concerning our privacy practices, please contact our Data Protection representative: