Privacy Policy (Datenschutzerklärung)

1. General Information

The protection of your personal data is important to us. This privacy policy informs you about which data is collected, processed, and used in connection with the use of our game.

This privacy policy applies to the worldwide published mobile game Praline Paradise, available for Android and iOS, as well as to the associated website on which this policy is provided.

2. Controller

Controller within the meaning of data protection laws:

media nova Verlag GmbH
Weinzierlstrasse 13, 84036 Landshut
support (at) nextbestgame.com

3. Collection and Processing of Personal Data

We ourselves do not collect or store any directly personal data such as name, address, or email address unless you voluntarily provide it to us (e.g. by email).

However, when using the game, certain data may be automatically collected by third-party providers, particularly for advertising and analytics purposes.

4. Advertising, Analytics & Third-Party Providers

Our game uses personalized advertising. We cooperate with the following third-party providers:

• ironSource
• Google (Google Play Services / Google Ads)
• Apple (Apple App Store / Apple Advertising)
• Unity Technologies (Unity Analytics / Unity Services)

These providers may collect, among other things, the following data:

• Device information (e.g. device type, operating system, version)
• Advertising ID (e.g. Google Advertising ID, Apple IDFA)
• IP address (shortened or anonymized)
• Location information (approximate)
• Interactions with ads (e.g. clicks, impressions)

This data is used to:

• display personalized advertising
• measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns
• prevent fraud
• analyze game usage and player retention
• improve gameplay balancing and user experience
• identify technical issues and crashes
• monitor game performance

Processing is carried out in accordance with the respective providers’ privacy policies.

4a. Analytics & Game Performance Monitoring

Our game uses analytics services provided by Unity Technologies to better understand how players use the game and to improve stability, gameplay experience, and performance.

The following information may be collected automatically:

• Device information (device model, operating system, language)
• Gameplay events and progression
• Session duration and retention statistics
• Crash reports and diagnostics
• Country or region (approximate)
• Advertising identifiers and user IDs

This data is used to:

• analyze game usage and player retention
• improve gameplay balancing and user experience
• identify technical issues and crashes
• monitor game performance

Unity processes this data in accordance with its privacy policy.

Unity Privacy Policy:
https://unity.com/legal/privacy-policy

5. Privacy Policies of Third-Party Providers

Further information on data processing by our advertising partners can be found here:

• ironSource Privacy Policy:
  https://www.is.com/privacy-policy/
• Google Privacy Policy:
  https://policies.google.com/privacy
• Apple Privacy Policy:
  https://www.apple.com/legal/privacy/

6. Legal Basis for Processing

The processing of personal data is based on:

• Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR (consent), in particular for personalized advertising
• Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR (legitimate interest), e.g. financing the game through advertising

Where required, consent is obtained via the systems of the respective platforms (Android / iOS).

7. Opt-Out & Advertising Settings

You can disable personalized advertising at any time in our game:

• Android & iOS:
  Settings → Privacy & Legal → Manage consent → Do not consent

8. Data Storage

We do not store any personal data ourselves. The storage duration at third-party providers is governed by their respective privacy policies.

9. User Rights

You have the right to:

• Access to stored data (Art. 15 GDPR)
• Rectification (Art. 16 GDPR)
• Erasure (Art. 17 GDPR)
• Restriction of processing (Art. 18 GDPR)
• Object to processing (Art. 21 GDPR)

To exercise your rights, please contact the respective third-party providers directly or contact us using the details provided above.

10. Children’s Privacy

Our game is not specifically directed at children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children. If you are a parent or guardian and become aware that data has nevertheless been collected, please contact us immediately.

11. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to amend this privacy policy if necessary to adapt it to legal requirements or changes in the game. The current version is available on our website.

12. Contact

If you have any questions regarding data protection, you can reach us via our contact page or by email at:

support (at) nextbestgame.com