Privacy Policy

Dave: The Forgotten World · Last updated 9 September 2026

Short version: Dave itself collects nothing about you. Your progress never leaves your device, and there is no account, no analytics and no crash reporting. The one exception is the optional rewarded video ad — if you choose to watch one for a free continue, Google AdMob serves it and receives data about your device in order to do so. If you never tap that button, no ad request is ever made.

What the app stores

Dave saves your game progress — level completion, stars, coins, gems, equipment, settings — only on your own device, using the operating system's standard local storage for apps. This data:

never leaves your device
is not readable by us or any third party
is deleted when you uninstall the app
can be erased at any time from Options → Erase Data

The optional "cloud save" feature generates a text code representing your progress and copies it to your clipboard. Nothing is uploaded anywhere — you choose where that code goes. If you paste it into another device, that device reads it locally.

Advertising

Dave shows exactly one kind of ad: a rewarded video you opt into on the death screen, in exchange for a free continue. There are no banners, no interstitials and nothing that interrupts play. Every one of the 100 levels can be completed without ever watching one.

Ads are served by Google AdMob. When you choose to watch one, Google may collect and process:

your device's advertising identifier (Android Advertising ID / Apple IDFA)
device and network information such as model, OS version, coarse location derived from IP address, and language
ad interaction data — whether an ad was shown, viewed or clicked

That data is handled under Google's Privacy Policy and how Google uses data from partner apps. We never receive it in a form that identifies you; we only see aggregate counts and earnings in the AdMob dashboard.

Your choices

Don't watch the ad. The button is optional and the game is fully completable without it. No ad request is made unless you tap it.
In the EEA and UK, Dave shows Google's consent form the first time it runs. You can decline personalised ads there and still play the whole game.
Reset or limit your advertising ID at any time in your device settings: Android — Settings → Google → Ads; iOS — Settings → Privacy & Security → Tracking.

What the app does NOT do

No personal information is collected by the game (no name, email, phone, contacts or photos)
No analytics or crash reporting
No user accounts, no chat, no user-generated content
No sale or sharing of personal information by us — we hold none to sell

Children

Dave is rated 9+ on the App Store and PEGI 7 / ESRB Everyone 10+ on Google Play, and its store listing targets ages 13 and over. It is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from them.

Permissions

The app declares INTERNET, and on Android com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID, both used only for serving the optional ad. Controller vibration uses the standard haptics API and needs no permission.

Changes

If this policy changes, the updated version ships with the app update and the date above changes.

Contact

Questions about this policy: connect@akshaykotish.com