This is a translation, provided for convenience. If there is any difference, the Portuguese version prevails.

Privacy Policy — Vortex.io

Effective as of October 5, 2026

Vortex.io is a game published by PlayDude Inc: you control a hole that roams the city swallowing everything and growing huge. This page explains, plainly, what the game does with information.

1. What stays on your device

The game stores in the device's local storage (localStorage):

• progress: account level, XP, in-game coins and stages;
• records and local achievements;
• purchased and equipped skins, and the "Meu Buraco" (My Hole) you built;
• preferences: language, sound and vibration;
• the local record of purchases (product and transaction identifier), used to deliver and restore what you bought.

None of this identifies you, and everything is deleted when you uninstall the game.

2. Data handled by Google services

This data is handled by Google under the Google Privacy Policy. PlayDude Inc does not sell anyone's information.

3. Ads (Google AdMob)

• Formats: only two. A strip (banner) at the bottom during a stage and the rewarded video, which only appears if you choose to watch it to earn a bonus or double your coins. There is never a full-screen ad that opens on its own.
• AdMob may use the Android advertising ID and device data to show, measure and, where the law allows, personalize ads. You can reset or delete the advertising ID, or limit personalization, in Android settings.
• In the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom and Switzerland, Google's consent form (UMP) appears first, and the choice can be reviewed in Settings → Privacy options.
• Whoever buys No ads no longer sees the banner and gets the rewards without having to watch a video.

4. Usage statistics (Google Analytics for Firebase)

The game records events so we can understand how it is played:

• app opened; stage started, completed or abandoned; hole level; achievement unlocked;
• shop opened; purchase started, completed or failed;
• banner loaded or shown; rewarded video requested, watched and reward delivered;
• technical data collected automatically by the SDK: random app instance identifier, device model, Android version, language, approximate country/region and app version.

Purpose: Analytics (improving the game). In the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom and Switzerland, collection only starts after you answer the consent form.

5. Google Play Games (optional)

Signing in to Google Play Games is optional. With sign-in, the game sends your achievements and the scores of the global leaderboards ("Account XP" and "Best score"); your profile name and avatar appear according to Play Games' own privacy settings. Without sign-in, everything stays only on the device. You manage this data in the Google Play Games app and at myaccount.google.com/data-and-privacy.

6. In-game purchases

Items for sale: coin packs (consumable), the premium skin "Meu Buraco" and "No ads" (permanent). Payment is handled entirely by Google Play: we do not receive card numbers or bank details. The app keeps only the product and the transaction identifier, to deliver the item and allow Restore purchases. Refunds follow Google Play's rules. Coins have no money value, cannot be transferred and are only for skins — nothing that gives an advantage in the game.

7. Rating on Google Play

After a completed stage, Google Play may show the standard app review window (In-App Review API). It is a screen of Google itself.

8. Children

The game is for all ages, but it is not directed at children. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children under 13. Parents and guardians can write to lgpd@playdude.com.br at any time.

9. What the game does NOT do

• does not ask for sign-up, e-mail, phone number or name;
• has no chat: the rivals in a match are bots that run on the device itself;
• does not access contacts, photos, camera, microphone, files or location;
• does not sell data.

10. How long and how to delete

• Data on the device: until you uninstall the app, which deletes everything it stored.
• Statistics (Firebase): according to the Google Analytics settings of our account. To request deletion of the analytics data linked to your device, write to lgpd@playdude.com.br.
• Ads: reset or delete the advertising ID in Android settings.
• Google Play Games and purchases: managed through your Google account.

11. Your rights

You have the rights provided by the Brazilian General Data Protection Law (LGPD, Law 13.709/2018) and, depending on your country, the GDPR and the CCPA/CPRA: to know what is processed, correct, delete and withdraw consent. Since we have no server of our own and no user accounts, we keep no data about you on our side. For data handled by Google, use myaccount.google.com/data-and-privacy; for anything else, talk to us.

12. Security

All communication between the game and Google services uses an encrypted connection (HTTPS).

13. Third-party service policies

• Google Privacy Policy
• How Google uses data in ads
• Privacy and security in Firebase
• Google Play Terms of Service

14. Changes to this policy

If the game starts handling data in a different way, this page is updated before the new version reaches the store, and the effective date at the top changes with it.

15. Contact

lgpd@playdude.com.br