Privacy Policy for Ember
Last updated 20 September 2026
Ember is a puzzle game for Android, published by NingNing Wang. This policy explains what data the app handles and why. It is short because the app does very little: there is no account to create, no server of ours to talk to, and the whole game can be played offline.
What we collect ourselves
Nothing. We operate no servers and no backend. We do not ask for your name, your email address, your phone number, your contacts, your photos, your location or your files, and we have no way to receive them.
What is stored on your device
The game saves your progress locally, on your phone:
- the level you have reached
- how many stars you have earned on each level
- whether you have turned the music on or off
This stays on your device. It is not sent to us and we cannot read it. Uninstalling the app removes it. If Android's own backup is switched on for your device, Android may include this save in your Google account backup — that backup belongs to you and to Google, not to us.
Advertising — Google AdMob
Ember shows an optional rewarded advert: after you run out of sparks on a level, you may choose to watch an advert in exchange for one more spark. You are never required to watch one, and nothing in the game is withheld if you do not.
These adverts are served by Google AdMob. To serve them, Google's Mobile Ads SDK collects and shares your device's advertising ID and technical information about your device. We never see this information; it goes to Google, not to us.
- Google's handling of it is described in the Google Privacy & Terms, and you can read how AdMob uses data at Google AdMob Help.
- You can reset or delete your advertising ID at any time in Settings → Google → Ads on your device.
- If you play offline, no advert is requested and nothing is sent. Aeroplane mode is a complete opt-out.
Consent, if you are in the EEA, the UK or Switzerland
If you are in a region that requires it, the app shows Google's own consent form the first time you open it, before any advert is requested and before any advertising identifier is collected. You may refuse. If you refuse, or if the consent check cannot complete, no advert is requested at all and you get the entire game anyway.
Where the law requires an ongoing way to change your mind, a Privacy options row appears in the game's Settings screen, which reopens the same form.
Sign-in and the leaderboard — Google Play Games
Ember offers an optional leaderboard of total stars, through Google Play Games Services. This is entirely optional: if you do not sign in, you get the whole game, and the leaderboard simply says so.
If you do sign in, then:
- Google provides the app with your Play Games player ID and the display name you chose for Play Games — not your email address and not your real name unless you have made that your Play Games name;
- the app sends your total number of stars to Google's leaderboard, so it can be ranked against other players;
- other players who view the leaderboard can see that display name and that score. Nothing else about you is shown.
This data is held by Google under the Google Privacy Policy. We store none of it. You can manage or delete your Play Games profile and its scores through the Google Play Games app.
Children
Ember is not directed at children, and we do not knowingly collect any data from children. The app is not enrolled in Google Play's Designed for Families programme.
Analytics and tracking
The app contains no analytics SDK, no crash-reporting SDK and no tracking of any kind beyond the advertising described above.
Security
Because we hold no data about you, there is nothing of yours for us to lose. The data described above is handled by Google under their own security practices.
Your choices, in one place
- No adverts: play offline, or refuse consent where the consent form is shown.
- No leaderboard: do not sign in to Play Games, or sign out in the Google Play Games app.
- No saved progress: uninstall the app.
- Reset your advertising ID: Settings → Google → Ads.
Changes to this policy
If the app starts handling data differently, this page will be updated and the date at the top will change.
Contact
Questions about this policy: ember.ad.thegame@gmail.com