Privacy policy

Curio: Brain Puzzles is made by P&J apps. This page explains what happens to your information when you play.

Last updated: 12 November 2026

What the game saves

Your rank, points, progress, streak, lives, hints and settings are saved on your phone. The game has no account or login of its own, and we don't ask for your name, email or phone number. We don't run a server of our own.

Your phone's own backup may include this saved progress. That backup belongs to your Google account, and we can't see it.

Scoreboard

The scoreboard uses Google Play Games. If you're signed in to Play Games, your Play Games name, picture and points are sent to Google, so other players can see where you stand. The points sent are your total for this week and your total of all time. You can play without signing in, and then nothing is sent to the scoreboard.

You choose who can see your Play Games profile in the Play Games settings. Google explains how it handles this information here: https://policies.google.com/privacy

Play statistics and crash reports

The game uses Google Analytics for Firebase to count how it's played: for example which games and levels are started, solved, skipped or left unfinished, when lives run out, and when someone taps to buy. Each record comes with your phone's model and system version, the game's version, your country from your internet address, and a random ID made for this install of the game. It doesn't include your name, email, phone number or advertising ID, and it isn't used for ads. We see it as totals in Google's tools, to find levels that are too hard and to improve the game.

If the game crashes, Firebase Crashlytics sends a crash report: what the game was doing, your phone's model and system version, and a random ID for this install. We use it only to fix problems.

Google explains how Firebase handles this information here: https://firebase.google.com/support/privacy

Reminders

If you ask to be reminded when your lives are full, the game sets a notification on your phone. Nothing is sent anywhere for this. You can turn notifications off in your phone's settings.

Ads

The game shows ads from Google AdMob. A short ad plays between some levels, and you can choose to watch an ad for a hint or for lives.

To show ads, measure them and prevent fraud, Google may collect your phone's advertising ID, device details, your general location from your internet address, and how you interact with ads. In some places you'll be asked for your consent first. You can reset or delete your advertising ID in your phone's settings.

Google explains how it uses this information here: https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites

Purchases

Google Play handles all payments. We never see your card or bank details. We only receive confirmation of what you bought, so the game can unlock it.

Children

The game is meant for players aged 13 and over. It isn't directed at children under 13, and we don't knowingly collect their information.

Deleting your information

Uninstalling the game removes everything it saved on your phone, and the random ID used for play statistics and crash reports. Those aren't linked to your name, and Google deletes them automatically after a set time: at most 14 months for statistics and 90 days for crash reports. You can delete your Play Games profile and its game data, including your scores, in the Play Games settings or your Google Account. Information collected by Google for ads is handled under Google's own policy.

Changes

If this policy changes, we'll update this page and the date above.

Contact

Questions about this policy: freshcodes.technology@gmail.com