Nordgrid – Privacy Policy
Short version: Nordgrid has no account and sends nothing you do in the app to us. Your puzzles, times, streaks and settings stay on your phone. The free version shows ads from Google AdMob, which collects some device data – with your consent where the law requires it. With Nordgrid Pro there are no ads, and the ad service is not started.
Who we are
Nordgrid is developed by Tavvian, a brand of ENDRIANO-HANSEN DIGITAL, org. no. 936 023 223, Litland 87, 5282 Lonevåg, Norway ("we", "us"). Contact: hello@tavvian.com.
Data stored on your device
Your puzzle progress, solved puzzles, solve times, hints used, streaks, statistics, reminder choice and app settings are stored only locally on your device. The app never sends them to us. We cannot see, access or recover them. The daily puzzles are built into the app – no server is involved.
Advertising (free version)
The free version of Nordgrid shows full-screen ads between free-play puzzles and optional rewarded ads for hints. Ads are provided by Google AdMob (Google Ireland Limited / Google LLC). To show and measure ads and to prevent fraud, the Google Mobile Ads SDK may collect and process:
- the device's advertising ID and other device identifiers,
- IP address and approximate location derived from it,
- information about ads shown and your interaction with them, app performance and diagnostics.
In the EEA, the UK and Switzerland, Nordgrid asks for your consent through Google's consent form (UMP) before ads are requested. If you do not consent, Google may still show non-personalised ads, which use data only for purposes such as frequency capping, fraud prevention and aggregated reporting. You can change your choice at any time in Settings → Privacy choices (ads). You can also reset or delete your advertising ID in your Android settings. Google's use of data is described at How Google uses information from sites or apps that use its services and in the Google Privacy Policy. We receive only aggregated ad reports from Google, never data that identifies you.
With Nordgrid Pro, the app shows no ads and does not start the ad SDK.
Purchases (Nordgrid Pro)
Nordgrid Pro is a one-time purchase through Google Play Billing. Payment is processed entirely by Google; we never receive your payment details. The app receives a confirmation from Google that the purchase was made and checks it on your device to unlock Pro. As the seller, we may receive standard sales reports from Google (such as order number, country and amount), as with any Google Play purchase.
Permissions
- Notifications – only if you turn on the daily reminder. Reminders are scheduled locally on your phone and are re-scheduled after a restart (this is why the app may run briefly at start-up).
- Internet and network state – used for Google Play purchases and, in the free version, for ads.
- Advertising ID – used by Google AdMob as described above (free version).
- Vibration – short haptic feedback while playing (can be turned off in Settings).
Sharing results
When you tap Share, the app creates a short text with your result (no puzzle solution) and opens Android's share menu. Nothing is sent unless you choose an app to share with; from then on, that app's terms apply.
Android backup
If you use Android's own backup to your Google account, your Nordgrid progress may be included in that backup and restored on a new phone. This is controlled by you in your Android settings. Pro is always re-checked with Google Play, never taken from a backup.
Deleting your data
You can delete all Nordgrid data by uninstalling the app or by clearing its storage in Android's app settings (Settings → Apps → Nordgrid → Storage → Clear storage). We hold no personal data about you, so there is nothing for us to delete on our side. For data processed by Google for ads, see Google's privacy controls.
Children
Nordgrid is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect data from children.
Your rights
Under the GDPR you have the right to access, correct and delete personal data and to withdraw consent. Because Nordgrid does not send personal data to us, your game data is under your own control on your device; for ad data, use the privacy choices in the app and Google's controls. You are welcome to contact us with questions, and you may complain to the Norwegian Data Protection Authority (Datatilsynet).
Changes
If this policy changes, we will update it on this page and change the effective date above.