Privacy Policy
This policy explains what Shave the Balloon (“the game”, “we”) does and does not do with information when you play at shavetheballoon.com. Shave the Balloon is responsible for the game. You can reach us at hello@shavetheballoon.com.
The short version
- There are no accounts, and we do not ask for your real name, email address or location.
- Your progress, coins, settings and nickname are stored on your own device, not on our servers.
- If advertising is turned on, our ad partners may use cookies or device identifiers to show and measure ads. See “Advertising” below.
Information stored on your device
The game uses your browser’s local storage to remember:
- Your level progress, stars and coins, and the blades and power-ups you own.
- Your settings, such as sound, music and haptics.
- An optional nickname, if you choose to enter one. It is used only to personalize the game’s messages and your share cards on your own device.
- Small records for features such as daily gifts, challenges, awards and Foam Rush best scores.
This information never leaves your device through the game. If you clear your browser data, uninstall the home screen icon or switch devices, it will be removed and cannot be restored by us.
Information collected automatically
Like any website, our hosting infrastructure processes standard technical data when your browser requests a page, such as your IP address, browser type and the pages requested. This is used to deliver the site, keep it secure and measure overall traffic with aggregate statistics. We do not use this data to identify you personally.
Advertising
The game offers optional rewarded ads, where you can choose to watch an ad in exchange for a bonus such as extra coins or a power-up. The browser version uses simulated demo ads. Native Android and iOS development builds use Google’s official test-ad units; these are test creatives and do not represent paid production placements.
When live mobile advertising is deliberately enabled for a release, ads are served by Google AdMob. Google’s Mobile Ads SDK and consent tools may process device or advertising identifiers, technical diagnostics and ad interaction information to deliver and measure ads. Where required, the app asks for consent before requesting ads; the mobile Settings screen provides a privacy-options entry when one is required. See the Google Privacy Policy and Google ad settings for Google’s processing and controls. The web demo does not request Google ads.
Before live ads are enabled, the publisher will set the app’s audience and age classification and configure the relevant consent and child-directed-ad controls for the markets where the app is available.
Sharing
When you tap Share, the game creates an image on your device and passes it to your device’s share menu or downloads it. We do not receive it. What happens next is up to you and the app you share with.
Children
The game is designed to be safe and suitable for a general audience, including children. We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone, and the game has no chat, accounts or user-generated content. If you believe a child has given us personal information, contact us and we will help.
Your choices
- Turn sound, music and haptics on or off in the game’s Settings.
- Change or remove your nickname in Settings.
- Clear your browser’s site data to erase everything the game has saved on your device.
- Choose not to watch rewarded ads. They are always optional.
- In the mobile app, use “Manage ad privacy” in Settings when that option is required for your region.
Depending on where you live, you may have rights to access, correct or delete personal data and to object to certain processing. Because we hold no account data about you, there is usually nothing to access or delete, but you are welcome to contact us with any request.
Data security and retention
The site is served over HTTPS. We do not keep a database of players, so we do not retain player profiles. Technical logs kept by our hosting provider are retained for a limited period under their policies.
Changes to this policy
If we change how the game handles information, for example when new features or advertising partners are added, we will update this page and the date above.
Contact
Questions about this policy? Email hello@shavetheballoon.com.