Privacy Policy

Who we are

The Strait: Oil Empire Game ("The Strait") is an iPhone game operated by Carolus Investments Pty Ltd, an Australian company ("we", "us"). You can contact us about privacy at support@thestrait.net.

Summary

• We do not run player accounts or our own game servers. Your run, scores, settings and purchase state are stored on your iPhone.
• The app shows ads from Google AdMob and uses Google Analytics for Firebase to understand how the game is played.
• The Strait does not ask for permission to track you, and it does not access your device's advertising identifier (IDFA).
• We do not ask for your name, email address or other contact details in the app.

Information processed

• Local gameplay data: your current run, best scores, settings, ad timing and purchase state are stored on your device.
• Game Center: if you sign in, Apple handles your Game Center identity and leaderboard scores.
• In-app purchases: Apple processes the Remove Ads purchase and Restore Purchase. We never receive your payment card details.
• Advertising (Google AdMob): to show, measure and protect ads, Google may process device and app information, IP address and approximate location, ad interactions, and diagnostic and performance data.
• Analytics (Google Analytics for Firebase): app usage events linked to a random app instance ID, described below.
• Support email: if you email us, we receive the information you choose to send.

Ads

The Strait shows two kinds of Google AdMob ads:

• Automatic ad breaks (interstitial ads) at some checkpoints and at the end of a run. The Remove Ads purchase turns these off.
• Optional reward videos. Once per run you can choose to watch a video ad to receive a free escort in the game. These only play when you tap to watch one, and they stay available after you buy Remove Ads.

Google and its partners may use information from your device to show, measure and improve ads, prevent fraud and meet legal requirements, subject to the consent rules in your region. Learn more in Google's Privacy Policy, how Google uses information from apps that use its services and Google AdMob privacy information.

Your ad and privacy choices

The Strait uses Google's User Messaging Platform to ask for consent where the law requires it, for example in the European Economic Area, the UK and some US states. The message appears when you open the app, before ads are requested. You can review or change your choices at any time from Privacy choices in Account & Extras or in the Arms Dealer tools sheet. That option appears when it applies in your region.

Because The Strait never asks for tracking permission, iOS does not give the app or its ad partners your advertising identifier. You can also manage tracking settings in iOS Settings under Privacy & Security.

Analytics (Google Analytics for Firebase)

We use Google Analytics for Firebase to learn how the game is played so we can improve it. It records:

• Game events: starting a run, ending a run (with the mode, simulated net worth and outcome), retiring, setting a new best, ad impressions, receiving the free escort, completing the Remove Ads purchase (without price, receipt or transaction ID), tapping Restore Purchase, and the app asking for a rating.
• Standard Firebase events such as first open, sessions and engagement, plus device and app information (for example device model, iOS version and app version) and approximate location derived from your IP address.

These events are linked to a random app instance ID and a Firebase installation ID created on your device. They are pseudonymous, not anonymous. We do not send your name, email address, Game Center identity or Apple Account to Firebase.

We have set Firebase so that it does not collect the advertising identifier (IDFA) or the identifier for vendors (IDFV). Advertising storage, advertising user data and ad personalization are denied, Google signals is off, and ad personalization is turned off for our Analytics property. Analytics data is not linked to Google Ads or AdMob.

Analytics collection is paused while the consent message is open. There is no separate in-app switch to turn analytics off. Deleting the app stops all further collection. To ask about data already collected, email us.

Tracking

The Strait does not show Apple's App Tracking Transparency prompt and does not access the IDFA. We do not sell your personal information, and we do not combine app data with data from other companies' apps or websites for targeted advertising. Google may still process data for ads as described in its policies and according to your consent choices.

Crash and performance data

The Strait does not include a separate crash reporting service. Google's ad and analytics software may collect diagnostic and performance data to keep its services working.

Game Center

The Strait uses Apple Game Center for leaderboards. If you use Game Center, Apple handles your account, nickname, player identity and score display under Apple's terms. See Apple Privacy and the Game Center Terms and Conditions.

Children

The Strait is rated 9+ on the App Store, but it is made for a general audience and is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has given us personal information, contact us and we will deal with it.

Where data is processed

Google processes ad and analytics data on servers in the United States and other countries. Apple processes Game Center and purchase data under its own policies.

Data retention

Local gameplay data stays on your device until you delete the app. Analytics data is kept by Google for the retention period set in our Google Analytics property and then deleted. Support emails are kept as long as needed to respond and keep records.

Your rights

Depending on where you live, you may have the right to access, correct or delete personal information, object to or restrict certain processing, or withdraw consent. Email support@thestrait.net and we will respond within a reasonable time. Because we do not run player accounts, we may need details from you to find any data. If you are in Australia and are not satisfied with our response, you can complain to the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (oaic.gov.au). If you are in the EEA or UK, you can contact your local data protection authority.

This website

thestrait.net uses Google Analytics to count visits and see which pages are viewed. Google Analytics sets cookies in your browser and receives information such as the pages you visit, your browser and device type, and approximate location derived from your IP address. The website does not show ads. You can block these cookies in your browser settings or use the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on. Our hosting provider, Vercel, keeps standard server logs, such as IP addresses and request details, to run and secure the site.

Changes

We may update this policy as the app changes. The updated version will be posted on this page with a new date.

Contact

Carolus Investments Pty Ltd. Email support@thestrait.net.