Privacy Policy

Last updated: 23 October 2026

Facedown (“the game”, “we”) is a card game for Android and iOS made by Thomas Ungerer-Rehkopf, an independent developer based in Marseille, France. This policy explains what information the game uses, why, and the choices you have.

The short version: Facedown has no accounts and we don’t collect your personal information. Your settings and stats stay on your phone. If ads are shown, Google’s advertising service may collect some device information, and in the EU and UK it asks for your consent first.

1. Information stored on your device

The game saves the following on your device only. It is never sent to us or anyone else:

Your settings (sound, music, vibrations, bot speed) and your last match choices
Your chosen llama
Your stats, achievements and daily challenge streak
A match in progress, so you can continue it later
Whether you have finished the tutorial

You can delete all of it at any time by uninstalling the game or clearing its data in your phone’s settings. Stats can also be reset from the Stats screen.

2. Advertising (Google AdMob)

The free version of Facedown shows ads, provided by Google AdMob. To show and measure ads and to prevent fraud, AdMob may collect and process:

Your device’s advertising identifier (Android Advertising ID or Apple IDFA)
Your IP address and approximate location derived from it
Device and app information (model, operating system, language, app version)
How you interact with ads (views and taps)

Your choices:

EU, EEA, UK and Switzerland: before any ads are personalised, the game shows Google’s consent form. You can accept, refuse, or choose per purpose, and change your choice later from the game’s Settings.
iPhone: iOS asks whether Facedown may track you across apps. If you choose “Ask App Not to Track”, ads are not personalised.
Android: you can reset or delete your advertising ID in your phone’s settings (Settings › Privacy › Ads).
Remove ads: buying “Remove ads” stops ads, and the information collection that comes with them, permanently on that account.

Google’s handling of this data is described in its own policy: How Google uses information from sites or apps that use its services.

3. In-app purchases

The “Remove ads” purchase is processed entirely by Google Play or the Apple App Store. We never see or store your payment details. The store only tells the game that the purchase has been made, so it can switch ads off.

4. Permissions

Vibration: used for the short haptic taps when you press buttons or slap. You can switch it off in Settings.
Internet: used only to load ads and to check your Remove ads purchase.

The game does not access your contacts, photos, camera, microphone or precise location.

5. Children

Facedown is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect information from them. If you believe a child has provided information through the game, contact us and we will help remove it.

For players in the EU, EEA and UK: information stored on your device is used to provide the game you asked for. Personalised advertising relies on your consent, which you can withdraw at any time. Non-personalised ads, fraud prevention and purchase checks rely on our legitimate interest in running and funding the game.

You have the right to access, correct or delete your personal data, to object to its processing, and to complain to your data protection authority. In France, that is the CNIL. Because we don’t hold your data ourselves, most requests are handled by clearing the game’s data or through Google’s privacy tools, but we’re happy to help.

7. Changes to this policy

If this policy changes, for example when a new feature is added, the new version will be posted on this page with a new “Last updated” date.

8. Contact

Questions about privacy or the game:

Thomas Ungerer-Rehkopf Marseille, France hello@facedown.io