Void Remnant

This policy describes what data Void Remnant collects, how that data is used, and your rights as a player. If anything here is unclear or you'd like to exercise a right described below, email us at armedcrab@gmail.com.

Who we are

Void Remnant is made by Armed Crab, a solo game studio based in the United States. Our website is armedcrab.com. For privacy questions about this game or any other Armed Crab title, contact us at armedcrab@gmail.com.

What Void Remnant collects

Void Remnant stores the following on your device only:

• Your run stats (runs played, upgrades purchased, bosses defeated).
• Your unlock state (which ships, weapons, or ship upgrades you've earned).
• Game settings (audio, accessibility, control, and notification preferences).
• A small amount of UI state (which tutorial prompts you've dismissed).
• Which in-app purchases you own (for example, Void Patron), plus a short local record of recent purchase credits so an ore pack is never accidentally granted twice.

This data is stored by the app using standard device storage (localStorage and IndexedDB inside the game's WebView). None of it is transmitted to Armed Crab or to any Armed Crab server. Armed Crab does not operate a backend, an account system, or any player database. We have no way to identify an individual player.

Clearing the app's storage (through your device's settings, or by uninstalling the app) removes all of this data. There is no cloud backup. If you uninstall, your progress is gone; purchases of permanent items can be restored by Google Play when you reinstall (see the purchases section below).

Starting with version 2.1.0, Void Remnant also sends gameplay analytics, anonymous-by-design progression events (for example, which boss you defeated or which ending you reached), to Google Analytics for Firebase. See the Firebase Analytics section below for exactly what that includes.

Void Remnant does not collect:

• Your name, email address, phone number, or contact list
• Your precise location
• Your photos, camera feed, microphone, or any media
• Your payment card details or billing information (Google Play processes all purchases; we never see them)
• Any account credentials (there are no accounts)

Third-party services: Google AdMob

Void Remnant uses Google AdMob to serve rewarded-video ads at a small number of opt-in moments; for example, you can watch an ad to continue after a loss or to double the ore from a run. Rewarded ads are the only kind of ads the game shows; there are no interstitial ads, no banner ads, no forced ad views. If you purchase Void Patron, the game stops requesting ads entirely and grants those bonuses automatically.

When AdMob serves an ad, it collects information on Armed Crab's behalf, including:

• Your device's advertising identifier (Android Advertising ID)
• Approximate location, derived from your IP address
• Your IP address
• Device type, OS version, and language
• Ad interaction data (ad impressions, clicks, completion, whether the reward was granted)
• AdMob SDK diagnostic information (ad load latency, fill rate, request success/error codes, network timing), used by Google to monitor SDK health and improve ad delivery. This is AdMob SDK-level diagnostics; Void Remnant does not collect or transmit app crash logs.
• App usage patterns used by AdMob to make ads more relevant (only where you've consented to personalized ads)

AdMob's collection and use of this data is governed by Google's privacy policy, available at policies.google.com/privacy, and by Google's advertising-specific practices at policies.google.com/technologies/ads.

Consent for personalized ads (EU / EEA / UK). If you're in a region where consent is legally required, Void Remnant shows a consent prompt (via Google's User Messaging Platform) the first time you launch the app. You can choose to see personalized ads or non-personalized ads. Non-personalized ads still collect limited data (for fraud prevention and delivery), but they don't use your behavior to target ads. You can re-open the consent form at any time: tap PRIVACY OPTIONS from the pause menu. (This option is visible only in regions where consent is legally required, i.e. EU / EEA / UK.)

If you're in a region where consent isn't legally required, ads are shown with Google's default personalization. Your device's system-level ad-tracking controls also apply. On Android, look under your device's Settings for "Ads" or "Google Ads"; the exact path varies by Android version (Settings → Google → Ads, or Settings → Privacy → Ads on newer versions).

Purchases: Google Play Billing

Starting with version 2.2.0, Void Remnant offers optional in-app purchases: the Void Patron supporter pack and ore packs. All purchases are processed by Google Play. Armed Crab never receives or stores your name, payment card details, billing address, or any other payment information. Google Play handles the entire transaction under Google's privacy policy and terms of service.

On your device, the game keeps only what it needs to deliver what you bought: which permanent items you own (for example, whether you are a Void Patron) and a short local record of recent purchase credits. At each launch, the game asks Google Play, on the device, which purchases you own, so permanent purchases are restored automatically if the app's local data was lost. None of this leaves your device through us. Your Google Play purchase history and refunds are managed by Google through your Google account. Separately, because our Firebase project is linked to Google Play, Google reports each completed purchase (the product, price, currency, and quantity — never your payment details) to our Google Analytics property. See the Firebase Analytics section below.

Third-party services: Google Analytics for Firebase

Starting with version 2.1.0, Void Remnant uses Google Analytics for Firebase, an analytics service provided by Google, to understand how players actually play (where runs end, which bosses stop people, which endings get reached) and to measure whether our ad campaigns bring in players who stick around.

What it collects. Firebase Analytics runs automatically while you play and sends the following to Google:

• An app-instance ID, a random identifier Firebase assigns to your install of the game. It is not your name, email, or account (Void Remnant has none of those).
• Your Android Advertising ID, used to attribute installs and gameplay to our Google Ads campaigns.
• Approximate location (country/city level), derived by Google from your IP address. Google masks IP addresses in this process; the game never asks for location permission and never sees your precise location.
• App-interaction events: standard events like sessions and screen views, plus a small set of gameplay events we defined ourselves: defeating your first boss, reaching a boss milestone, reaching an ending, completing a rewarded ad, using your once-per-run free continue, and receiving a courtesy reward when an ad fails to load. These events carry only fixed gameplay values (things like the boss number, the ending, the ship you flew, and the game mode). There is no free-text input anywhere in the game, and no personal information is ever attached to these events.
• Purchase events: when you complete an in-app purchase, Google Play reports it to our Analytics property through the link between our Firebase project and Google Play. Each purchase event carries the product, price, currency, and quantity, tied to the same app-instance ID and advertising ID described above. It never includes your name, payment method, card details, or billing address; Google Play keeps those and we never see them.

Why. Three reasons, and only these three: to understand gameplay progression (so we can tune difficulty and content where players actually are), to measure ad-campaign performance, and to see how purchases relate to that progression and to those campaigns. We do not use analytics data to build profiles of you, and we do not sell it.

Where it goes. This data is transmitted to Google, encrypted in transit, and processed under Google's terms. Google may use it in connection with its own services, including linking measurement data to Google Ads. For Google's side of the story: the Google Privacy Policy, how Google uses information from apps that use its services, and Firebase privacy and security.

Your choices. In this version of the game there is no in-game switch to turn analytics off; it is on for everyone. What you can control at the device level: you can delete or reset your advertising ID (Android Settings → Privacy → Ads → Delete advertising ID), which removes the identifier that links your device to ad attribution, and you can opt out of ads personalization in the same Ads settings screen. The PRIVACY OPTIONS entry in the game's pause menu controls consent for ad personalization (Google AdMob) in regulated regions; it does not currently control Firebase Analytics.

If you'd rather we didn't process something described here, email us at armedcrab@gmail.com and we'll do what we reasonably can, including forwarding deletion requests through Google's tools. As everywhere else in this policy: Armed Crab does not operate a backend, an account system, or any player database; analytics data lives with Google, not on our servers.

Notifications

Void Remnant can send an optional local reminder, at most once a day, for example when a daily mission is still open. These notifications are scheduled entirely on your device. They involve no server, transmit no data, and exist only if you grant the notification permission when asked; if you decline, the game will not ask again. You can turn them off at any time in the game's settings or in Android settings, and the game works fully without them.

Permissions the app requests

• Internet and network state: used by Google's ad, billing, and analytics services. The game itself contacts no Armed Crab server.
• Notifications: optional, for the local reminder described above.
• Billing: allows Google Play to process in-app purchases.

The app does not request access to your location, camera, microphone, contacts, photos, files, or any other sensitive permission.

Data retention

Armed Crab does not retain any of the data AdMob collects. We do not operate a backend or database. Google anonymizes advertising data in its server logs by removing part of the IP address after 9 months and cookie information after 18 months; see Google's advertising privacy pages linked above. Armed Crab itself retains nothing. Identifier-linked analytics data collected by Google Analytics for Firebase is retained by Google for a limited period set on our Analytics property, currently 14 months; we do not archive analytics data ourselves.

Cookies and local storage

Void Remnant is built on web technology (HTML5) and runs inside a native app container. It uses localStorage and IndexedDB inside the app to persist save data on your device. It does not use cookies in the browser sense, and it does not participate in any cross-site tracking.

Data sharing

Armed Crab does not sell, rent, or share player data. We have no player database to share from. AdMob's own data practices, including whether AdMob shares data with other Google services or advertising partners, are governed by Google's privacy policy linked above. Gameplay analytics events and purchase events are shared with Google (Google Analytics for Firebase / Google Ads) as described in the Firebase Analytics section above.

Children's privacy

Void Remnant is a general-audience game and is not directed at children under 13. Armed Crab does not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your under-13 child has been using Void Remnant and that personal information was collected, email us at armedcrab@gmail.com and we will delete any information we may have. (As noted above, we don't operate a player database; in practice, there is nothing device-side to delete on our end beyond what clearing app data already does locally. The AdMob SDK has its own deletion mechanism linked from its privacy policy.)

Your rights

If you're in the EU, EEA, or UK (GDPR)

You have the right to:

• Access information about what's collected
• Correct inaccurate information
• Delete your data ("right to erasure")
• Object to processing
• Restrict processing
• Port your data to another service
• Withdraw consent for personalized ads at any time (see "Consent for personalized ads" above)

Because most of what Void Remnant stores lives on your device, you can exercise access, correction, and deletion rights directly: check your device's app storage settings, clear app data, or uninstall. For data held by AdMob on our behalf, follow AdMob's deletion process linked from Google's privacy policy.

Why we're allowed to do this. Where you're in the EU, EEA, or UK, personalized ads and the reading of your advertising ID rest on your consent, given through the PRIVACY OPTIONS prompt. Everything else — serving non-personalized ads, fraud prevention, and gameplay measurement — rests on our legitimate interest in running and improving a free-to-play game.

Where the data goes. Google processes this data in the United States and elsewhere. Transfers out of the EU/EEA/UK are covered by Google's Standard Contractual Clauses under its Controller-Controller Data Protection Terms, and by Google's certification under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework.

We make no automated decisions about you with legal or similarly significant effects. You don't have to provide any data to play; declining personalized ads doesn't change the game.

You also have the right to complain to your national data protection authority — in the UK, the Information Commissioner's Office (ico.org.uk).

If you're in California (CCPA / CPRA)

You have the right to:

• Know what categories of personal information are collected (listed above)
• Delete personal information (see local-device note above)
• Opt out of the sale or sharing of personal information. We don't sell your data. Personalized ads do count as "sharing" under California law; you can opt out by resetting or deleting your advertising ID and turning off ads personalization in your device's ad settings.
• Not be discriminated against for exercising a privacy right

How to exercise a right

Because Armed Crab does not retain any user data off-device, there is no server-side deletion endpoint for us to provide. For data held on your device: clear the app's storage or uninstall the game. For data held by Google via AdMob: follow Google's deletion controls linked from its privacy policy. Email us at armedcrab@gmail.com if you have questions about either path; we'll respond within 30 days.

Security

The save data Void Remnant stores lives on your device, protected by your device's operating system. Third-party data (what AdMob collects) is handled by Google under its own security practices. No system is perfectly secure, but we commit to taking reasonable, practical measures appropriate to a small studio with no player database.

Changes to this policy

If we update this policy, we'll change the effective date at the top and note the change in the game's next release notes on the Play Store. Material changes (for example, adding a new third-party SDK) will be surfaced in-game where practical. Continued use of Void Remnant after changes means you accept the updated policy.

Change on September 2, 2026: added purchase events to the Firebase Analytics section. Our Firebase project is linked to Google Play, so completed purchases are reported to our Analytics property as described above. Nothing about how purchases are made or what Google Play keeps has changed.

Change on September 7, 2026: added a Notifications section and a list of the permissions the app requests, ahead of an update that adds an optional once-a-day local reminder. The reminder is scheduled on your device and sends nothing anywhere. No data collection has changed.

Change on September 23, 2026: added the legal basis for each kind of processing, where the data goes and the transfer safeguards, the right to restrict processing, the right to complain to a data protection authority, and a statement on automated decisions; named Google's advertising-data retention periods and our 14-month Analytics retention setting; clarified that personalized ads count as "sharing" under California law and how to opt out; removed references to iOS, which Void Remnant is not on. No data collection has changed.

Effective date of this version: September 23, 2026.

Contact

Email: armedcrab@gmail.com
Studio: Armed Crab, United States
Website: armedcrab.com

We aim to respond to privacy requests within 30 days.