The Oblong Studio

Wordy Birdie Privacy Policy

Last Updated: August 20, 2026

The Oblong Studio (“we,” “us,” or “our”) develops and operates Wordy Birdie, a mobile word game.

This Privacy Policy explains how information may be collected, used, processed, and shared when you use Wordy Birdie.

1. Information We Collect

Game and Usage Information

Wordy Birdie may collect information about how the game is used, including information such as:

• Game sessions and gameplay activity
• Game progress
• Words or rounds completed
• Number of guesses
• Turn balances, usage, and rewards
• In-game currency earned and spent
• Bird collection, selection, and ability usage
• Rewarded-ad activity
• Run starts and endings
• Purchase-related events
• App, device, usage, and diagnostic information made available by our third-party services

We use this information to understand how players use Wordy Birdie, improve gameplay, balance the game's progression and economy, diagnose problems, measure feature usage, and improve the overall player experience.

Firebase Analytics

Wordy Birdie uses Google Firebase Analytics to help us understand how the game is used.

Analytics may include gameplay and interaction information such as game progress, words or rounds completed, turn usage and rewards, in-game currency activity, bird and feature usage, rewarded-ad activity, purchase-related events, and other usage or technical information provided by the Firebase SDK.

Wordy Birdie's own analytics events do not intentionally send player names, email addresses, contacts, messages, or other information entered for the purpose of directly identifying a player.

Players may be provided with an option within Wordy Birdie to disable analytics collection. When analytics collection is disabled through this option, Wordy Birdie disables Firebase Analytics collection for that installation.

Information processed by Google through Firebase is also subject to Google's applicable privacy practices.

Google Privacy Policy
Google Firebase Privacy and Security

2. Advertising

Wordy Birdie uses Google AdMob to provide advertising.

This includes optional rewarded advertisements that players may choose to watch in exchange for in-game rewards, such as additional turns.

Google and its advertising partners may collect or process information in connection with advertising. Depending on the player's device, location, privacy choices, and applicable law, this may include information such as:

• Advertising or device identifiers
• IP address
• Approximate location derived from information such as IP address
• Ad views and interactions
• Device and app information
• Diagnostic information
• Other advertising and usage information

The information collected or processed by Google and its advertising partners is governed by their respective privacy policies and practices.

Google Privacy Policy

3. Consent and Advertising Privacy Choices

Where required by applicable law, Wordy Birdie uses Google's consent-management technology to obtain or manage privacy choices related to advertising.

Players in applicable regions may be presented with options regarding the processing of their information for advertising purposes.

The availability and content of these privacy choices may depend on the player's location, applicable law, and Google's consent requirements.

Where required, players may also be provided with a way to review or change their advertising privacy choices.

4. How We Use Information

Information collected through Wordy Birdie may be used to:

• Operate and maintain the game
• Provide gameplay features and rewards
• Save or maintain game state where applicable
• Understand gameplay and player engagement
• Balance game progression and the in-game economy
• Understand which game features are being used
• Measure advertising activity and performance
• Understand purchase-related activity
• Detect and diagnose technical problems
• Improve Wordy Birdie and future updates
• Maintain the security and reliability of the game
• Comply with applicable legal and regulatory obligations

5. Third-Party Services

Wordy Birdie uses third-party services that may collect or process information independently according to their own privacy policies and terms.

These services include:

• Google AdMob, for advertising and rewarded advertisements
• Google Firebase Analytics, for game analytics and usage measurement
• Google consent-management services, for managing advertising privacy choices where applicable

These third-party providers may process information on servers located outside the country or region where a player lives.

Their collection, use, retention, and protection of information are governed by their own policies and applicable law.

6. Purchases and In-Game Currencies

Wordy Birdie may offer in-game currencies, items, or other digital content.

Purchase-related gameplay events may be recorded for analytics purposes, including information such as the product involved, product type, price, currency, and platform.

Payments for real-money purchases are processed through the applicable platform or app store. We do not directly receive or store complete payment-card information through Wordy Birdie.

7. Local Game Data

Wordy Birdie stores certain game information locally on the player's device.

This may include information such as:

• Game progress
• Turns
• In-game currencies
• Bird collection and selection information
• Gameplay state
• Player settings and preferences
• Analytics preference settings

Removing Wordy Birdie, clearing its application data, resetting game progress, or changing devices may result in the loss of locally stored information where that information has not been separately backed up or synchronized.

8. Children's Privacy

Wordy Birdie is a general-audience game and is not specifically directed to children under 13.

We do not knowingly request that children provide us with personal information directly through the game.

If you are a parent or guardian and believe that a child has provided personal information to us in a manner that requires action or removal under applicable law, please contact us using the information below.

9. Data Retention

Locally stored game information generally remains on the player's device until it is deleted, reset, overwritten, or the application's data is removed.

Information processed by third-party services such as Google AdMob and Firebase Analytics may be retained according to those providers' respective policies, settings, and legal obligations.

We may retain information for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, including operating and improving Wordy Birdie, complying with legal obligations, resolving disputes, and protecting the game and its users.

10. Your Privacy Rights

Depending on where you live, applicable privacy laws may provide you with rights concerning your personal information.

These rights may include the ability to:

• Request access to certain personal information
• Request correction of inaccurate information
• Request deletion of certain information
• Object to or restrict certain processing
• Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent
• Manage certain advertising privacy choices

Wordy Birdie may provide in-game controls for disabling analytics collection and managing advertising privacy choices where applicable.

You may also contact us using the information below regarding a privacy-related request.

Because Wordy Birdie does not currently require a player account for ordinary gameplay, we may have limited ability to identify information associated with a particular individual solely from an email request.

11. International Data Processing

Our third-party service providers may process information in countries other than the country in which you live.

Where required, such processing is subject to applicable legal protections and the privacy practices of the relevant service provider.

12. Security

We take reasonable measures designed to protect information associated with Wordy Birdie.

However, no method of electronic transmission, processing, or storage can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

13. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time as Wordy Birdie, its features, third-party services, or applicable legal requirements change.

When we update this Privacy Policy, we will revise the Last Updated date at the top of this page.

We encourage players to review this Privacy Policy periodically.

14. Contact Us

If you have questions, concerns, or privacy-related requests regarding Wordy Birdie or this Privacy Policy, please contact:

The Oblong Studio
Email: theoblongstudio@gmail.com
Website: playwordybirdie.com