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Pitch Marbles Android game
Pitch Marbles is a single-player Android game. In this release, it does not require an account or sign-in and does not include online multiplayer, a public leaderboard, cloud game saves, or in-app purchases.
Game information stored on your device
The game stores a chosen nickname, marble collection, achievements, settings, and game progress on your device so the game can work. We do not receive this saved game information on our servers. Android's own device-backup feature may include app data if backups are enabled on your device; that backup is controlled by Android and your Google account settings, not by our game servers. You can delete the game's local save from Settings > Delete my game data, clear the app's storage in Android settings, or uninstall the app. Clearing storage or uninstalling may permanently erase your progress.
Optional rewarded advertising and consent
The game uses Google Mobile Ads (AdMob) to provide optional rewarded video ads, and Google's User Messaging Platform to check consent requirements and show a consent form where required. A video is displayed only after a player chooses a reward offer. The ad software may load an ad after the consent check so it is ready if the player asks to watch one. If ads are unavailable or the player's privacy choice does not allow an ad request, the video will not be shown. Players can continue playing, and a free starter-marble rescue remains available when they have no marbles.
Google's Mobile Ads SDK automatically collects and shares some information with Google for advertising, ad measurement, analytics, and fraud prevention. This can include the device's IP address (which may be used to estimate general location), interactions such as app launches, taps, and video views, diagnostic information about app or SDK performance, and device or account identifiers such as the Android Advertising ID and App Set ID, where applicable. Google says this SDK data is encrypted in transit using TLS. Google processes this information under its own policies; see Google's Privacy Policy.
The game does not send your locally saved nickname, marble collection, or game progress to us or use that saved information to request ads. The ad SDK may still receive the app interactions described above. In this version, ad requests are configured for child-directed and under-age-of-consent treatment and are limited to G-rated ad content.
Where Google's consent tools require it, a consent form is shown. If a privacy-options control is available in the game settings, it opens Google's privacy choices form so you can revisit your choices. You can also manage or reset the Android Advertising ID in Android device settings. Google's data practices and choices may change; the Play Console Data safety answers for Pitch Marbles will describe the final app and its included SDKs.
Your choices
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Contact
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