Last updated: 8 November 2026
This Privacy Policy explains how Creative Technology ("CT", "we", "us", "our") processes personal data when you use our games and applications distributed globally through platforms such as the App Store, Google Play and Steam (collectively, the "Services").
We use a limited set of data to operate and improve our apps and games, such as device/app diagnostics, gameplay usage, purchase status and support messages. We do not collect precise GPS location, contacts, microphone recordings or camera recordings as part of normal usage.
Depending on the app, data may be processed by trusted providers (for example Firebase, RevenueCat, Branch, OneSignal and CAS Mediation partners) to support analytics, crash reporting, subscriptions, attribution, notifications and ads where legally permitted. On iOS, App Tracking Transparency is used where required, and personalized ads are blocked until consent is obtained.
Some of our games include social or co-op features. In those games, the username you choose, your country, and gameplay progress (such as level and focus statistics) may be visible to other players.
Time Miner City Feed notice: City Feed is optional. If you publish your city, your player name, city layout, focus hours, level and building count become public to other players. You can remove your city at any time. See Time Miner City Feed below.
Time Miner notice: Time Miner uses Screen Time / Family Controls only to block apps selected by the user during focus sessions on that user's device. This Screen Time / Family Controls data is processed on-device and is not collected, stored on our servers or shared with third parties by us.
CT is the data controller for the processing described in this policy, except where third-party providers act as independent controllers under their own policies.
This is a global, general policy. Some Services may have additional in-app privacy notices where required by platform or local law.
Depending on the Service you use, we and our providers may process:
We do not request or intentionally process precise GPS location, contacts, microphone data or camera recordings as part of normal Service usage.
For Time Miner specifically, Screen Time / Family Controls data is used only to block user-selected apps during focus sessions on-device, and that data is not collected or shared by CT.
Some Services may attract users under 13 (or a higher age threshold depending on local law). In child-directed or child-attractive contexts, we disable ads and avoid unnecessary tracking.
If you are a parent or guardian and believe a child provided personal data in a way that should be removed, contact us at privacyrequest@cihadturhan.com.
Depending on your jurisdiction, we rely on one or more of the following legal bases:
Some of our games display advertising (delivered through CAS Mediation and its partner ad networks); others contain no ads at all. Where ads are shown:
We may share relevant data with service providers needed to run the Services. Current provider categories include:
| Provider / Category | Purpose | Privacy Policy |
|---|---|---|
| CAS Mediation and mediated ad networks | Advertising delivery and monetization (only in games where ads are enabled) | https://cleveradssolutions.com/privacy-policy |
| Branch | Attribution / measurement (MMP) | https://www.branch.io/policies/#privacy |
| Google Firebase (Analytics, Crashlytics, Remote Config and related products) | Analytics, crash diagnostics and configuration | https://firebase.google.com/support/privacy |
| RevenueCat | Purchase and subscription management | https://www.revenuecat.com/privacy |
| OneSignal | Push notifications and messaging | https://onesignal.com/privacy_policy |
| Google Firebase (Cloud Functions and Firestore) | Storing and serving published Time Miner cities and report records | https://firebase.google.com/support/privacy |
| Google Forms | Receiving support messages and data deletion requests | https://policies.google.com/privacy |
| Platform providers (Apple, Google, Valve/Steam) | Distribution, billing and platform services | See relevant platform privacy policies |
Time Miner City Feed data is not sent to advertising SDKs or ad networks.
Because our Services are distributed worldwide, your personal data may be processed in countries other than your own. Where required, we rely on appropriate safeguards provided under applicable laws, including contractual and technical protections used by our processors.
If a Service allows photo or other content uploads, you are responsible for ensuring you have the rights and permissions to upload that content and that it does not violate applicable law or third-party rights.
We may remove content that violates law, platform rules or this policy, and we may respond to valid legal and rights-holder requests.
Rules for Time Miner City Feed content are in the Time Miner Terms of Use.
City Feed lets Time Miner players publish their city so that other players can browse it and visit it read-only. Publishing is optional, and nothing is published until you choose to publish and accept the feed terms.
What is published. When you publish, the following becomes public to other players:
The feed also shows short activity lines derived from these values, such as a level you reached or a building you added. Your country, your friend's name and your in-app user ID are not published. If your player name does not pass our name filter, it is dropped and your city appears under "A Miner".
Removing your city. "Remove" on the Feed tab deletes your city's server record immediately. A device that already loaded your city may show it for a short time afterwards. Cities that have not synced for 180 days are deleted automatically.
"Remove" only works on the device that published the city. If you reinstalled the game or changed device, use the Time Miner data deletion page and we will delete your city manually.
Report records are kept after deletion. When a player reports a city, we store a report record containing the reporter's randomly generated in-app ID (GUID), the reported City ID, the reason and the time, along with a count of reports for that city. These records stay on our servers after the city is deleted, whether by "Remove", by the 180-day expiry or by a deletion request, and deleting your city does not delete reports you made about other cities. We keep them to moderate the feed and to prevent abuse of the report system, and they currently have no fixed deletion date. They do not contain the reported city's layout or player name, and they are not visible to other players.
Age check and terms record. Where the law requires app stores to check age (for example in Texas), the game asks the App Store or Google Play for your age range before showing City Feed. The answer is used only on your device to decide whether City Feed is available; it is not sent to our servers. Your device also keeps the version of the City Feed terms you accepted and when you accepted it.
Advertising. City Feed data is not sent to advertising SDKs or ad networks, and publishing does not depend on your App Tracking Transparency choice.
We apply reasonable administrative, technical and organizational measures designed to protect personal data against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure or destruction. No system can be guaranteed to be 100% secure.
Depending on your location, you may have rights to access, correct, delete, restrict, object, withdraw consent and request portability of personal data, as well as the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority.
To exercise your rights, contact privacyrequest@cihadturhan.com. We may request information necessary to verify your request. We respond within applicable legal timelines.
To delete a published Time Miner city that you can no longer remove in the game, use the Time Miner data deletion page.
We may update this policy from time to time. Material changes will be reflected by updating the "Last updated" date above and, where appropriate, through in-app or platform notice.
Privacy requests: privacyrequest@cihadturhan.com
General contact: contact@cihadturhan.com
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