Privacy Policy

Welcome to Wordle Infinite, developed and operated by AR Next Lab ("we," "us," or "our"). We are deeply committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring transparency about how we handle your data. This comprehensive Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your personal and non-personal information when you use our mobile application and related services (collectively, the "Service").

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1. Information We Collect

To provide a seamless, competitive, and personalized gaming experience, we collect data in the following categories:

1.1 Authentication & Profile Data

• Account Credentials: When you log in via third-party providers (Google Sign-In, Facebook) or play as a Guest, we collect your automatically generated User ID (UID), Display Name, Avatar/Emoji preferences, and Email Address (if provided through social login).
• Profile Customization: Your selected avatar emoji, nickname, preferred language, and theme preferences.
• Friend Connections: Lists of friends you add, pending requests, and social interaction history within the game.

1.2 Gameplay & Cloud Data

• Progress Sync: Your match history, win/loss records, current rank, earned trophies, virtual currency (Coins) balance, inventory items (Themes, Chat Packs, Power-ups), and achievement unlocks are continuously synced to our cloud servers.
• Game Session Data: Words guessed, time taken per match, power-ups used, and in-game decisions for analytics and anti-cheat purposes.
• Multiplayer Interactions: Chat messages, friend invites, gift exchanges, and competitive match data.

1.3 Device & Technical Information

• Device Identifiers: Hardware model, operating system version, unique device identifiers (e.g., Android ID, IDFV), and mobile network information.
• App Performance: Crash logs, error reports, load times, and feature usage statistics to optimize performance.
• Installation Data: App version, installation source (Google Play/App Store), and referral source (if applicable).

1.4 Payment & Transaction Data

• Purchase Records: Transaction IDs, purchase timestamps, product identifiers (e.g., "word_pass_pro"), and receipt tokens from Google Play or Apple App Store.
• Important: AR Next Lab does NOT collect, process, or store your credit card numbers, bank details, or full payment credentials. All financial transactions are securely handled by official app store payment systems.

1.5 Cookies & Tracking Technologies

• Advertising IDs: Your device's Advertising ID (AAID on Android, IDFA on iOS) may be collected by our advertising partners to serve personalized advertisements.
• Analytics Cookies: Non-personal usage data to understand player behavior and improve game features.
• Opt-Out: You can disable personalized ads anytime via your device's OS privacy settings (Settings > Privacy > Advertising).

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2. How We Use Your Data

We use the collected information strictly for operational, functional, and improvement purposes:

• Save your progress securely to Google Firebase / Firestore and enable cross-device synchronization.
• Facilitate our multiplayer matchmaking system to pair you with opponents of similar skill levels.
• Maintain global leaderboards and display your username, rank, and trophies to other players.
• Process in-app purchases and deliver virtual goods to your account.
• Monitor for suspicious activities, cheating, and exploits to enforce fair play guidelines.
• Send important service notifications (e.g., match invites, gift receipts, security alerts).
• Analyze aggregated, anonymized data to improve game balance, features, and user experience.
• Comply with legal obligations and respond to lawful requests from authorities.

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3. Data Sharing & Third-Party Services

We may share your information with trusted third-party service providers who assist us in operating the Service. These partners are contractually obligated to protect your data:

• Cloud Infrastructure: Google Firebase & Cloud Firestore for secure data hosting, real-time synchronization, and authentication.
• Advertising & Monetization: Google AdMob and Unity Ads to serve in-game advertisements. You can opt out of personalized advertising via your device settings.
• Analytics & Performance: Google Analytics for Firebase and Crashlytics to understand player behavior and collect crash reports.
• Social Authentication: Google Sign-In and Facebook Login for streamlined authentication.
• Payment Processors: Google Play Billing and Apple In-App Purchase for financial transactions.

We may also disclose your information if required by law, subpoena, court order, or governmental request.

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4. Data Retention

• Active Accounts: Data is retained while your account is active and for a reasonable period thereafter to support account recovery and legal compliance.
• Inactive Accounts: Accounts inactive for 24 consecutive months may be subject to anonymization or deletion.
• Transaction Records: Purchase receipts and financial data are retained for accounting and fraud prevention purposes as required by law.

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5. Your Rights & Account Deletion

Depending on your location, you may have rights regarding your personal data, including access, correction, restriction, and deletion.

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6. Data Security

We implement industry-standard technical and organizational measures to protect your data, including TLS/SSL encryption for data in transit, AES-256 encryption at rest (via Firebase), strict access controls, and encrypted local storage (Hive database). However, no method of electronic transmission or storage is 100% secure.

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7. Service Transfer & Discontinuation Disclaimer

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8. Contact Us