How Gaboon Viper handles game data

This policy applies to the Gaboon Viper (formerly GUTSY) iPhone and Android apps and the browser game on this website.

1. iPhone app data

Best scores, unlocked stages, sound, and display settings are stored on your device, not sent to our servers. Deleting the app removes these local records.

2. Game Center leaderboard

The iPhone app optionally uses Apple Game Center. You can play the full single-player game without signing in. If you sign in, Apple handles your nickname and scores under its rules. We do not separately store that Game Center data. See Apple's Privacy Policy.

3. Android app and Play Games Services

The Android app stores best scores, unlocked stages, and settings on your device; we do not separately send this local data to our own servers. You can play without signing in. If you sign in to Google Play Games Services, the app reads your public display name and leaderboard entries, and submits your score and game mode to Google at the end of a run for the Standard, Map Mode, or Time Attack leaderboard. Play Games Services may also process gamer identity, usage, and diagnostics data to provide and improve its services; data is encrypted in transit. We do not separately store your Play Games data. Google and your Play Games profile settings control retention and visibility. See Google's Privacy Policy.

4. Browser game and public leaderboard

Local browser progress and scores awaiting submission stay in your browser. After a run, your score is sent only if you choose "Submit score." We store your chosen player name, score, game mode, world and stage, difficulty, duration, completion status, and submission time in Cloudflare D1. The leaderboard is split by game mode (Standard, Map Mode, Time Attack), and each mode publicly displays its top 20 names, scores, and stages. Do not use your real name or other personal information as your player name.

The web leaderboard is separate from Game Center and needs no account. Submitted records remain until we remove them on request or discontinue the service. To request deletion of your record, email us your player name, score, stage, and approximate submission time so we can identify it. We may be unable to delete a record if we cannot verify it belongs to you.

5. How to delete data

To delete Android progress and settings on your device, clear the app's data or uninstall it. To delete your Play Games profile or this game's Play Games data (including leaderboard scores), open your Google Play Games profile and choose the option to delete this game's data, or use the deletion controls in your Google Account. Google stores this data; we cannot delete it directly from Google's servers. To request deletion of a browser leaderboard entry, email the address below with your player name, score, stage, and approximate submission time so we can verify and remove the entry. Browser entries remain until a verified deletion request is completed or the service ends. Android local data remains until you clear app data or uninstall. Retention of Play Games data follows Google's policies.

6. Ads, tracking, and purchases

The app and website have no ads or advertising SDKs. We do not track users across apps or websites, or add a separate analytics service. Play Games Services processes usage and diagnostics data needed for its services. The app has no in-app purchases. No account is needed for single-player gameplay.

7. System permissions

The iPhone and Android apps do not request camera, photos, contacts, location, or microphone access.

8. Website services

This website is hosted on GitHub Pages. The web leaderboard uses Cloudflare Workers and D1. These providers may process connection and security logs under their policies. See the GitHub Privacy Statement and Cloudflare Privacy Policy.

9. Contact and updates

For privacy questions or browser leaderboard deletion requests, email mkjohnny@gmail.com. We will update the date and this page if our data practices change.