Privacy Policy
This is a translation. If it differs from the Turkish original, the Turkish version prevails.
This Privacy Policy applies to all games and apps developed by Elvy Studio ("Studio", "we") and published on the App Store, Google Play and other platforms, including Block Shine, and to the elvystudio.com website (together, the "Services"). The data controller is Elvy Studio (Istanbul, Türkiye).
1. Data we collect
Data you provide: The username or avatar you choose in the game; the player ID and display name passed to us by Google Play Games or Apple Game Center when you sign in; and the email address, message and attachments you share in a support request.
Closed test sign-up: When you sign up for a closed test through the form on our website, your email address, chosen platform and language are used only to send you a test invitation and information about the test. This data is deleted after the test ends, within 12 months at the latest. You can have your sign-up deleted at any time by writing to support@elvystudio.com.
Data collected automatically: A randomly generated user ID, device identifiers and advertising ID (IDFA / AAID); device model, operating system, language and country-level location derived from your IP address; game progress, levels, scores and session length; ad impressions and clicks; purchase records; crash and performance logs; and, in games that use push notifications, a push token if you allow notifications.
Data from third parties: Authentication data from sign-in platforms, and information from our ad measurement partners about which ad campaign led you to install the app.
We do not collect sensitive data such as health, beliefs or biometrics. If such data reaches us by mistake, we delete it promptly.
Google Play Games leaderboards and achievements
- Block Shine's game data (progress, scores and settings) is stored on your device and in Google Play Games. Elvy Studio does not store this data on its own servers.
- Block Shine sends your player ID, display name and score to Google Play Games for leaderboards and achievements.
- Your display name and score on the leaderboard can be seen by other players of the game. This visibility depends on your Google Play Games profile visibility setting.
- You can turn off or change the visibility of your game activity in the Google Play Games app settings. If you do, your name and score are not shown to other players.
- Storage and deletion of this data on Google's side are governed by Google's privacy terms for the Play Games service: Google Privacy Policy.
2. How we use data
| Purpose | Data | Legal basis |
|---|---|---|
| Providing the game and storing your account and progress | User ID, account and game data | Performance of a contract |
| Providing leaderboards and achievements | Player ID, display name, score | Performance of a contract |
| Verifying and delivering purchases | Purchase records | Performance of a contract, legal obligation |
| Fixing bugs, keeping the Services secure and preventing cheating | Device data, crash logs, game data | Legitimate interest |
| Improving the game and producing statistics | Usage and game data | Legitimate interest; consent where required |
| Sending push notifications | Push token | Consent (device notification permission) |
| Showing personalized ads | Advertising ID, ad interactions | Explicit consent |
| Showing non-personalized ads | Device data, country-level location | Legitimate interest |
| Measuring ad campaigns | Advertising ID, install data | Consent |
| Answering support requests | Email, request content | Performance of a contract, legitimate interest |
| Meeting legal obligations | Relevant records | Legal obligation |
Notifications: Block Shine's reminder notifications are scheduled by your device itself (local notifications). No data is sent to our servers and no personal data is collected for these notifications. You can turn them off at any time in your device settings. References to a "push token" in this policy apply only to Elvy Studio games that use push notifications.
3. Who we share data with
We do not sell your data. We share it only as needed to provide the Services, with the service providers below, each subject to its own privacy policy:
| Service | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Google Firebase (Analytics, Crashlytics, Cloud Messaging, Firestore) | Analytics, crash reports, notifications, account and progress storage |
| Sentry | Error monitoring |
| AppsFlyer | Install attribution and ad campaign measurement |
| Google AdMob, AppLovin, Unity Ads, ironSource | Showing and measuring ads |
| Google User Messaging Platform | Ad consent management |
| Google Play Games, Apple Game Center | Sign-in, accounts, leaderboards and achievements |
| Apple App Store, Google Play Billing | Purchases and subscriptions |
Current version of Block Shine: Of the services in the table above, it uses only Google Play Games and, where in-app purchases are offered, the stores' payment systems (Google Play Billing, Apple App Store). Firebase, Sentry, AppsFlyer and ad networks are not used at this time. This policy will be updated before any of these services is introduced.
Ad partners may act as independent controllers for the ads they serve. We may also share data when the law requires it, to protect our rights or users' safety, or in the event of a sale or merger of the Studio.
4. Ads and consent
The current version of Block Shine does not show ads. If ads are added in the future, this policy will be updated in advance and players will be informed.
Users in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom, Switzerland and Brazil are asked for consent to personalized ads when the game is first opened. On iOS, personalized ads are shown only if you grant App Tracking Transparency permission. On Android, you can reset or delete your advertising ID in your device settings. You can withdraw consent at any time from the in-game Settings screen; ads will then continue without personalization.
5. International transfers
Our service providers' servers are located outside Türkiye, mainly in the United States and the European Union. Your data is transferred to these countries with the safeguards required by KVKK Art. 9 and the GDPR (standard contractual clauses, adequacy decisions and, where needed, explicit consent).
6. Security and retention
We protect data with encrypted connections, access controls and our service providers' security measures. We keep data only as long as needed:
- Block Shine game data (progress, scores, settings): stored on your device and in Google Play Games; Elvy Studio does not store it on its own servers
- Crash and error logs: up to 90 days
- Analytics data: up to 14 months
- Support correspondence: up to 2 years
- Purchase records: for the period required by tax and commercial law
- Push token (only in games that use push notifications): until you turn off notifications or uninstall the app
- Leaderboard and achievement data held in Google Play Games: subject to Google's retention terms
7. Your rights and data deletion
You have the right to access your data, ask for it to be corrected or deleted, ask us to restrict processing, object to processing based on legitimate interest, and withdraw consent you have given. You can delete your account in the game or write to support@elvystudio.com. We respond within 30 days at the latest. If you are not satisfied with our answer, you can complain to the data protection authority in your country (in Türkiye, the Personal Data Protection Board).
How to delete your Block Shine data
- Data on your device: Use the "Delete Account" option on the in-game Settings screen, or uninstall Block Shine from your device. Uninstalling the app deletes the game data on the device.
- Data in Google Play Games: In the Google Play Games app, go to Settings, open the option to delete your Play Games account and data, and under deleting individual game data select Block Shine to delete your leaderboard entries, achievements and game activity. Storage and deletion of this data are governed by Google's terms: Google Privacy Policy.
Support email
- If you write to support@elvystudio.com, we will explain these steps and help if needed. Just mention the game's name (Block Shine).
- The only information Elvy Studio may hold is what you sent us yourself: your support correspondence and any closed test sign-up made on our website. If you ask, we delete it within 30 days at the latest.
What is kept or outside our control
- Purchase records are kept by Apple and Google for the period required by tax and commercial law.
- Anonymized statistics that cannot be linked to you are not deleted.
- Elvy Studio cannot delete data held in Google Play Games; you need to delete it in the Google Play Games settings using the steps above.
8. Children's privacy
Our games are intended for a general audience. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children under 13 (or under a higher age set by local law in some countries) and do not show them personalized ads. If we learn that a child has given us data, we delete it. If you have concerns, write to support@elvystudio.com.
9. Regional rights
European Economic Area, United Kingdom and Switzerland: In addition to the GDPR legal bases listed in the table above, you have the right to data portability and the right to lodge a complaint with your local supervisory authority.
United States: Under California and other state laws, you have the right to know what data we collect and to correct and delete it. We do not sell your data for money. Sharing advertising IDs for targeted advertising may count as "sharing" in some states; you can turn this off in your device's ad tracking settings or the in-game Settings screen. We will not treat you differently for exercising your rights.
Brazil: Under the LGPD, you also have the right to request anonymization of your data and to learn with whom it is shared. You may contact the National Data Protection Authority (ANPD).
Japan: Under the APPI, you have the right to request information about transfers of your data abroad, to learn the purposes of use, and to request that use of your data be suspended.
10. Changes
When we update this policy, we change the effective date at the top of the page. We announce significant changes in the game or on this page.
11. Contact
Elvy Studio · Istanbul, Türkiye · support@elvystudio.com
Last updated: October 23, 2026