Privacy Policy

1. Who we are

Battleship: Naval Fleet Battle (“the Game”) is a mobile game for Android developed and published by Kodonic Digitech Private Limited (“Kodonic Games”, “we”, “us” or “our”), a company incorporated in India.

This Privacy Policy explains what information Battleship: Naval Fleet Battle collects, why we collect it, who we share it with, and the choices and rights you have. It applies only to Battleship: Naval Fleet Battle. Our other games have their own privacy policies, and our website is covered by our studio privacy policy.

For the purposes of data protection law (including the EU and UK GDPR and India’s Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023), Kodonic Digitech Private Limited is the controller (“data fiduciary”) of the personal data described here.

2. Playing without an account

If you choose Continue as offline guest, your captain name, chosen avatar, settings, saved games and statistics are stored only on your device. Nothing is sent to us, and uninstalling the app removes this data.

3. What data we collect

If you create an account to use online features of Battleship: Naval Fleet Battle, the following information is collected:

If you contact our support team, we also receive your email address and whatever you choose to include in your message. We do not collect your location, contacts, photos or files, microphone or camera data or an advertising ID.

4. Why we collect it

We use the information above only for the purposes listed next to each item, which in summary are to:

• provide, operate and maintain Battleship: Naval Fleet Battle, including your account, matches and progress;
• send you notifications you have allowed;
• respond to your support requests;
• keep the game secure and prevent cheating and abuse; and
• comply with our legal obligations.

Legal bases (EEA, UK and Switzerland)

Where the GDPR applies, we rely on: performance of a contract (to provide Battleship: Naval Fleet Battle to you); legitimate interests (to keep the Game secure, fix bugs and improve our services, balanced against your rights); consent (where we ask for it); and legal obligation (for example, keeping transaction records for tax purposes).

5. Third-party SDKs

Battleship: Naval Fleet Battle includes the following third-party software development kits (SDKs). These providers may collect information directly from your device, as described in their own privacy policies:

Our hosting provider runs the game servers and database on our behalf.

Each provider processes data only to provide its service to us. We do not sell your personal information. We share information with authorities only where required by law.

6. Advertising and analytics

Battleship: Naval Fleet Battle does not show ads, and we do not use your data for advertising or profiling.

Battleship: Naval Fleet Battle does not use third-party analytics.

7. In-app purchases

Battleship: Naval Fleet Battle does not offer in-app purchases.

8. Children’s privacy

Battleship: Naval Fleet Battle is rated Everyone and is not directed at children under 13 years of age (or the higher minimum age required in your country). We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under that age. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided us with personal information, contact us at support@kodonic.com and we will delete it.

9. Data retention

We keep personal data only for as long as we need it for the purposes described in this policy.

• Account data is kept while your account exists. Deleting from inside the game removes your account immediately. Requests made on the web or by email are completed 90 days after the request: we email you a confirmation with a link to cancel, and you can cancel any time before then.
• Data stored only on your device remains there until you clear the game’s data or uninstall it.
• Matches you already played against other players: Kept in your opponents' history so their records remain correct; shown as "Deleted player" and no longer linked to you. Retention: Anonymised, kept while the opponent's history exists.
• Server technical logs (time, request ID, IP address, error codes): Security and troubleshooting. Retention: Up to 30 days.
• Support emails are kept for as long as needed to resolve your request.
• Data collected by third-party SDKs is retained according to each provider’s policy linked above.

10. Your rights

Wherever you live, you can ask us to:

• tell you what personal data we hold about you and give you a copy;
• correct data that is inaccurate;
• delete your data;
• stop using your data for a particular purpose, or withdraw consent you have given.

EEA, UK and Switzerland (GDPR)

You have the rights of access, rectification, erasure, restriction of processing, data portability and objection, and the right to withdraw consent at any time without affecting processing that took place before. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority.

California (CCPA / CPRA)

California residents have the right to know what personal information we collect, use and disclose; to request deletion and correction; to opt out of the “sale” or “sharing” of personal information; to limit the use of sensitive personal information; and not to be discriminated against for exercising these rights. We do not sell personal information for money.

India (Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023)

You have the right to obtain a summary of the personal data we process about you, to request correction, completion, updating and erasure of your data, to have your grievances addressed, and to nominate another person to exercise your rights in the event of death or incapacity.

How to exercise your rights

Email us at support@kodonic.com and mention Battleship: Naval Fleet Battle. We may need to verify your identity before acting on your request. We will respond within the time required by applicable law (usually within 30 days).

11. Security

We use reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect personal data, including encryption in transit (HTTPS/TLS), access controls limiting who can view data, and working only with reputable service providers. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security. If a data breach affects your personal data, we will notify you and the relevant authorities where the law requires it.

12. International transfers

We are based in India. Our service providers, including those listed above, may process data in the United States and other countries. These countries may have data protection laws that differ from those in your country. Where we transfer personal data from the EEA, UK or Switzerland, we rely on appropriate safeguards such as the European Commission’s Standard Contractual Clauses offered by those providers.

13. How to delete your data

You can delete your Battleship: Naval Fleet Battle account and associated data from inside the game or by sending us a request from the web. Full instructions, including what is deleted and what is retained, are on the Battleship: Naval Fleet Battle account & data deletion page.

14. Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time, for example when we add features or new third-party services. When we do, we will update the “Last updated” date at the top of this page and, for significant changes, notify you in the game or by other appropriate means before the changes take effect.

15. Contact us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your data, contact us:

Grievance Officer (India)

In accordance with the Information Technology Act, 2000 and the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023, you may contact our Grievance Officer:
TODO: Grievance Officer name — support@kodonic.com