Privacy policy

The controller responsible for data processing in the Tycoonery app and on this website, within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), is:

You can contact this address at any time with questions about data protection or to exercise your rights. No data protection officer has been appointed, as there is no legal obligation to do so.

Tycoonery processes only the data needed for saved games, purchases, advertising and improving the game. Saved games and usage data are stored on our own server in Austria. Purchases and advertising are handled by Google.

We do not receive payment details such as credit card or account numbers. These are processed by Google only.

Saved games and analytics data are stored on a server we run ourselves in Austria. We do not use any external analytics providers.

Saved games. On first launch the app creates a random Player ID. The server keeps your gem balance and its history under this ID, so gems and purchases stay consistent. If you turn on Cloud backup in Settings, the server also stores your progress, so it is not lost when you change phones. You do not create an account, and we do not ask for your name, email address or a password.

Play Games. If you sign in with Google Play Games, the app receives your Play Games player ID and display name from Google and stores them with your saved game, so you can restore your progress on another phone. The display name is shown in the app's settings. Signing in is optional.

Usage analysis. With your consent, the app sends game events to our server, such as levels reached or features used, together with the app version. The app does not send your device model or Android version. This data is linked to the random Player ID, not to your name. We use it only to improve the game and fix errors.

Server log data. On every connection the server necessarily processes your IP address and the time of access. This data is used only to operate the server securely.

Purchases in the app, such as gems, are handled exclusively by Google Play Billing. The provider is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

From Google we receive only the order number, the product bought, the time of purchase and the purchase status. We use these to unlock the purchase in your saved game and check that it is valid. We do not see your name, payment method or billing address.

Google's privacy policy applies to payment processing by Google.

Tycoonery shows ads through Google AdMob, provided by Google Ireland Limited. You can choose to watch ad videos to skip waiting times in the game or to receive rewards.

AdMob processes your device's advertising ID, device and network information, your IP address and an approximate location derived from it, and your interactions with ads. The purpose is to serve, measure and bill ads.

Consent. On first launch a consent dialog asks whether you allow personalised ads. If you decline, AdMob shows only non-personalised ads. You can change your choice at any time in the app's settings. You can also reset or delete the advertising ID in your Android settings.

More information: How Google uses information from apps that use its services.

You can withdraw any consent at any time with effect for the future, in the app's settings or by email.

We do not pass data stored on our own server to third parties and do not sell it. The only exception is a legal obligation, for example towards authorities.

Google Ireland Limited receives data for purchases and advertising. Google may also transfer data to Google LLC in the USA. Google LLC is certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, for which the European Commission has found an adequate level of data protection. Google also uses the European Commission's standard contractual clauses.

You can have your saved game and analytics data deleted at any time. In the app, go to Settings and tap Delete account at the bottom; this opens our account deletion page with your Player ID filled in. You can also email tycoonery@aligueler.com with your Player ID, which is shown at the bottom of the app's settings. We delete the data within 30 days of your request.

You have the right of access (Art. 15 GDPR), rectification (Art. 16), erasure (Art. 17), restriction of processing (Art. 18), data portability (Art. 20) and objection (Art. 21). An email to tycoonery@aligueler.com is enough.

If you believe that the processing of your data breaches data protection law, you can lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority. In Austria this is the Datenschutzbehörde, Barichgasse 40–42, 1030 Vienna, dsb@dsb.gv.at.

Children. Tycoonery is intended for people aged 13 and over. We do not knowingly process data of younger children. If we become aware of such data, we delete it.

Data security. The connection between the app and the server is encrypted with HTTPS. Access to the server is restricted to the controller.

Changes. We update this policy when the app or the law changes. The version published at this address applies.