Game Radar · Privacy Policy
Who we are
Game Radar is made by Bindraft, which is the data controller for the data described here. You can reach us at teamdreams@bindraft.com about anything in this policy.
What the app is
Game Radar is a free-games tracker. It lists giveaways (games, loot and beta keys) that stores such as Epic, Steam and GOG are handing out, using the public GamerPower.com API, and it can alert you when a new one appears.
There are no accounts and no login. You never create a profile and there is nothing to post. Your alert settings and bookmarks are stored on your device only, and we run no server that stores data about you.
What is collected, and why
Push alerts (Firebase Cloud Messaging)
When the app first starts, your device gets a Firebase messaging token and is subscribed to two default alert topics, Epic Games Store full games and Steam full games, so alerts work without any setup. Android only shows these alerts if you allow notifications. Each topic stands for a store and an alert type, for example "Steam full games", and is not tied to a name, email or account. You can change the topics or switch alerts off completely in the Alerts screen.
Usage analytics (Google Analytics for Firebase)
The app records a small, fixed set of in-app events (onboarding completed, store selected, claim tapped, bookmark added, alert toggled) plus the standard events Google Analytics collects automatically, such as app opens and screen views. These come with an app instance ID, your device's advertising ID, device and app information, and an approximate location that Google derives from your IP address.
We use this to see which features people use and how well alerts lead to claimed games. Because the Game Radar project links Google Analytics with AdMob, Google can also use this data to measure ad performance.
Ads (Google AdMob)
The app shows one banner ad on the feed. Google's ad SDK collects your device's advertising ID, an approximate location derived from your IP address, how you interact with the ad, and diagnostic data about ad performance. Google uses this to show, measure and protect ads, and, where you allow it, to personalize them. There are no full-screen ads and no ads between a notification and claiming a game.
Crash reports (Sentry)
When the app crashes, a report is sent to Sentry with the error details, the app version, and your device model and OS version, so the bug can be found and fixed. Sentry is set up not to store your IP address with these reports.
Who receives it
We do not sell any data. The data above goes to two service providers: Google (Firebase Cloud Messaging, Google Analytics for Firebase and AdMob) and Sentry (crash reports). Google receives ad-related data as part of serving ads and may use it under its own policies. If you agree to personalized ads in the consent form, Google's advertising partners listed in that form may receive it as well.
Google and Sentry process data on servers in the United States and other countries. Where data leaves the EEA or the UK, these providers rely on recognized safeguards such as the EU Standard Contractual Clauses.
Why we are allowed to use it (EEA and UK)
- Ads and analytics storage: your consent, given in the consent form described below.
- Push alerts: providing the alert service the app exists for.
- Crash reports: our legitimate interest in keeping the app working.
How long it is kept
- Analytics events: deleted by Google after the retention period set for the project, at most 14 months.
- Crash reports: kept by Sentry for no more than 90 days.
- Messaging token and topics: until you uninstall the app or Firebase retires the token.
- Ad data: kept by Google under its own retention rules.
- Alert settings and bookmarks: on your device until you uninstall the app or clear its data.
Your choices
You can change or switch off alerts at any time, per store and per type, in the app's Alerts screen. Switching an alert off unsubscribes your device from that topic.
If you are in the EEA or the UK, a Google-provided consent form asks for your choices about ads and data storage. You can change your answer at any time from More → "Privacy choices" in the app. Anywhere, you can reset or delete your advertising ID in Android Settings → Privacy → Ads.
Note about version 1.0.0: in the first version of the app, analytics can start before the consent form has been answered, and turning down the consent form limits ads but does not yet switch off analytics. Version 1.0.1 fixes this, so that analytics follows your consent choice. Until you have that update, you can ask us to delete your analytics data by emailing us.
Your rights
Depending on where you live, including under the GDPR in the EEA and the UK, you have the right to access the data we hold about you, to have it corrected or deleted, to object to or restrict its use, to withdraw consent at any time (this does not affect anything done before you withdrew), and to complain to your local data protection authority. Email teamdreams@bindraft.com to use any of these rights. We do not hold your name or email, so we may ask for details that help us find the data linked to your device.
Data deletion
Uninstalling Game Radar unsubscribes your device from all alert topics, deletes your settings and bookmarks, and stops all the collection described here. To have data that was already collected deleted, email teamdreams@bindraft.com.
Children
Game Radar is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect data from them.
Giveaway content
All giveaway listings, images and end dates come from GamerPower.com. Claiming a giveaway sends you to the store's own site, where that store's privacy policy applies.
Changes
If this policy changes, the updated version is posted at this URL with a new effective date. Important changes are also mentioned in the app.
Contact
Bindraft · teamdreams@bindraft.com