PRIVACY & LEGAL

THE SHORT VERSION

You can play TimeStop without creating a TimeStop account. Progress is saved on your device. Online features use Supabase, production Android app analytics use Firebase, ads use Google AdMob, and diagnostics use Sentry. Optional Google Play Games connects gameplay stats to your Google gamer profile. These services can process identifiers, app and device information, and usage data as described below.

PLAYER IDENTITY

TimeStop does not operate its own account system or use Firebase Authentication. Daily and weekly leaderboards and duels use a name from a built-in word list and a random player ID, separate from Google Play Games. You do not need to provide a name or email to play.

DATA STORED ON YOUR DEVICE

Your saved progress, stars, hearts, statistics, and settings are kept locally. This release does not provide cross-device cloud saves. Clearing app data resets the local copy; device backup settings may affect restoration. The online results, analytics, diagnostics, and signed-in Play Games stats described below are sent separately.

REMINDERS & RATINGS

TimeStop stores your reminder choices and last-opened time on this device. Daily challenge and comeback reminders are enabled by default; your device's notification permission is needed before they can appear. The app uses your device's time zone to schedule a daily challenge reminder at noon and a nudge after two inactive days. These reminders are scheduled locally without a push-notification server. Reminder preferences and the scheduling timestamp are not uploaded for this feature. App usage is measured separately by Firebase. You can turn either reminder off in Settings or disable notifications in your device's settings.

After at least three completed games, TimeStop requests Google Play's native in-app review on Android or Apple's StoreKit review on iOS once a result has settled. Google or Apple decides whether to display the review sheet. Completed-game counts and review-attempt state are stored locally to avoid repeated requests. Any rating or review you choose to submit is handled by the corresponding app store.

APP ANALYTICS (FIREBASE)

The production Android app uses Google Analytics for Firebase to understand usage and improve the game. Collection stays off while the app checks Google's privacy choices and remains off if the required consent purposes are denied, unknown, or unavailable. When enabled, the SDK automatically measures first open after installation or reinstallation, sessions, and engagement. TimeStop also records screen views and round starts, completions, and abandonment, including mode, target, timing error, rank, stars, level, and streak where relevant. The SDK processes an app-instance identifier, app and device information, and approximate geographic information such as country. Our custom events do not include player names, duel codes, or a custom account ID. Analytics is disabled in the separate preview app and normal debug builds. Firebase is not used for cloud saves or authentication.

See Firebase privacy information and Google's privacy policy.

GOOGLE PLAY GAMES (OPTIONAL)

On Android, Google Play Games can authenticate an existing gamer profile automatically according to your Play Games settings. You can also choose Connect Play Games in Settings; creating a new profile is offered only through that action. You can keep playing without connecting. When authenticated, TimeStop sends completed-round events and player-level updates to Google's Game Stats API. These include mode, timing error, perfect stops, passed levels, and survival streaks. Google associates these stats with your gamer profile, where their visibility follows your Play Games settings. This does not restore local saves or link the generated Supabase leaderboard identity to your Google account. Manage sign-in, profile visibility, and Play Games data through Google Play Games or your Google account settings.

See Google's privacy policy.

LEADERBOARDS (DAILY & WEEKLY)

When you play a daily or weekly challenge, the app uploads your result so it can appear on the global leaderboard:

• the date and the target time,
• how far off you were, in milliseconds,
• your generated player name,
• a random player id.

The id is a UUID created inside the app on first run — it is not derived from your device hardware. It identifies results from this installation. This data is stored with Supabase on servers in the United States, and top results are visible to other players. Supabase also processes the technical request information needed to provide and protect its services.

DUELS

Duels are relayed live between the two players over a temporary channel identified by the room code you share. Your generated name and round results are exchanged with your opponent during the duel. TimeStop does not save duel history in its server database; Supabase may process technical service logs.

PRIVACY CHOICES

TimeStop uses Google's User Messaging Platform to check privacy requirements when the app opens. In the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom, and Switzerland, Google's consent message lets you consent, decline, or manage individual purposes and partners. These choices cover advertising and Google Analytics for Firebase. The app requests ads only when Google's consent SDK allows it and enables Firebase collection only after receiving the required valid consent signals. You can keep playing while these services are unavailable.

Where Google requires an entry point to revisit your choices, open Settings > Privacy choices to change or withdraw consent. Changes apply to future collection; they do not automatically delete data previously sent. Google stores consent information on your device. Consent choices are not synced to other apps.

ADVERTISING (GOOGLE ADMOB)

TimeStop shows a banner below the Home navigation bar and lets you choose to watch a rewarded ad to refill hearts. Ads are served by Google AdMob, which may collect device information such as your advertising id and IP address to serve and measure ads, as described in Google’s privacy policy and how Google uses data from partner apps. You can reset or delete your advertising id anytime in your device’s Google settings.

CRASH REPORTING (SENTRY)

TimeStop sends error reports and sampled performance diagnostics to Sentry to find and fix problems. These can include device model, operating-system version, app version, error details, and diagnostic context. We use these reports to improve reliability, not for advertising.

THIS WEBSITE

This static website does not run analytics or set analytics cookies. Our hosting provider (Vercel) can process standard request logs, including network and browser information. Fonts are served by Google Fonts, so your browser makes requests to Google when loading them.

DATA DELETION

Clearing app data removes the local copy of your saves and settings. It does not automatically delete data already sent to service providers. For leaderboard deletion or other privacy requests, email help@jiss.tech with your generated player name and approximately when you played so we can identify the relevant records. Manage data held by Google through your Google account and Play Games settings. Contact us if you need help understanding which provider handles a request.

CHILDREN

TimeStop is intended for players aged 13 and older and is not directed to children under 13. Parents or guardians with questions about a child's use of TimeStop, or who believe a child's data has been shared, can contact help@jiss.tech so we can review the request.

CHANGES

If this policy changes, the updated version is posted here and ships with an app update, and the effective date above moves forward.

CONTACT

TimeStop is published by Jiss Tech. Questions or deletion requests: help@jiss.tech

CREDITS

Music and some sound effects are royalty-free tracks from Pixabay (Pixabay Content License — free for commercial use, no attribution required). The remaining sound effects are generated by the app’s own tooling.

The app and this site use the Space Grotesk and Chivo Mono typefaces, licensed under the SIL Open Font License 1.1. Space Grotesk © 2020 The Space Grotesk Project Authors; Chivo © 2019 The Chivo Project Authors.