Privacy policy

Last updated: 11 October 2026

Who we are

Word Jumble is published by Damurka. For anything about privacy, write to wordjumble@damurka.com.

What stays on the device

The game keeps these on the phone or tablet it is played on:

• progress: points, level, badges, path stops passed, words learned and words to practise again;
• best scores and the days the game was played;
• the settings chosen in the game;
• whether the full game has been unlocked.

We cannot see any of this. If backup is switched on for the device, Android may copy progress, scores and settings to the device owner's own Google account so that they can be restored after a reinstall or on a new device. A parent can also save progress to a file, and restore it, from the game's settings; that file stays wherever the parent chooses to keep it.

Uninstalling the game, or clearing its data in the device settings, deletes everything it stored on the device.

What is sent to us

Unless a parent switches it off, the game sends anonymous information through Google's Firebase services:

• How the game is played (Google Analytics for Firebase): for example that a round started or finished, which kind of step was played, whether it was solved, skipped or timed out, how many stars and points it earned and how long it took, and that the parents' screens were opened. The words themselves are not sent.
• Crashes (Firebase Crashlytics): what went wrong in the program and what kind of round was being played at the time.
• Game tuning (Firebase Remote Config): the game asks for its latest tuning, such as how many seconds a step allows. Different groups of players may be given different tuning so that we can compare them.

Along with this, Google's software records general details about the device: its model, operating system version, language and country, the version of the game, and a random number that identifies this installation of the game. That number is not linked to a name or account, and it changes if the game is reinstalled or its data is cleared.

The game is set up so that it does not collect the device's advertising ID or Android ID, and so that nothing it sends is used to personalise adverts.

To switch this off: open Settings in the game, go to "For grown-ups", and turn off "Send anonymous usage and crash reports".

Purchases

The full game is bought through Google Play, which handles the payment. We never see card or payment details. The game only learns from Google Play whether the full game is owned by the Google account on the device. A sum for a grown-up has to be answered before the purchase screen opens.

Sound

Words are read aloud by the text-to-speech software already on the device. The game does not record sound and does not ask to use the microphone.

Who receives information

Only Google, which runs the Firebase and Google Play services described above on our behalf. We do not sell information and do not give it to anyone else. Google explains how it handles this data in Privacy and Security in Firebase and in the Google Privacy Policy.

How long it is kept

Crash reports are kept for 90 days. Usage information is kept by Google Analytics for a limited period and is then deleted automatically.

Children's privacy and parents' choices

We designed the game to collect as little as possible and nothing that names or contacts a child. Parents and guardians can:

• switch off usage and crash reports in the game's settings at any time;
• delete everything stored on the device by clearing the game's data or uninstalling it;
• write to us at wordjumble@damurka.com with any question, or to ask us to delete information connected with their installation of the game.

Changes to this policy

If the game changes in a way that affects privacy, we will update this page and the date at the top before the change reaches players.