Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy

Last updated: September 2026

Arar Games ("we," "our," or "us"), founded by independent developer Koray Arar in Bursa, Türkiye, is dedicated to safeguarding player and visitor privacy. This Privacy Policy governs your use of our video games Blocked: Pixel Panzer and Paint Trek across Android and Windows, as well as our official developer blog Mayhem Corporation (mayhemco.blogspot.com) and website (arargames.com).

Please review this document to understand our handling of technical information and your legal rights under international frameworks, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA/CPRA), and the Turkish Personal Data Protection Law No. 6698 (KVKK).

1. Data Minimization Principles

Arar Games adheres to strict data minimization. We develop arcade games for immediate entertainment, not profiling. We do not require proprietary user accounts to play our games, we do not build commercial tracking profiles, and we never sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third-party data brokers or marketing agencies.

2. Information We Collect and Receive

Depending on how you interact with our games and online services, we may collect or process the following categories of information:

  • Voluntary Communications: When you contact us via email at korayarar@gmail.com for technical support, bug reporting, media inquiries, or gameplay feedback, we collect your email address, your name or pseudonym if provided, and the contents of your message and attachments. This information is used exclusively to respond to your inquiry and resolve technical issues.
  • Device and Technical Information: When you download, install, or launch our games via authorized digital distribution platforms, anonymous technical information may be collected automatically. This includes your hardware model, operating system version (Windows 10/11 or Android release), CPU and GPU architecture, screen resolution, preferred system language, and general non-precise geographic region (such as country or city level).
  • Crash Reports and Diagnostics: In the event of an unexpected software crash or technical exception, diagnostic logs may be generated. These logs contain stack traces, runtime error messages, and internal game state data at the moment of failure. Crash data does not contain personal identification details and is analyzed solely to enhance game stability and resolve bugs.
  • Anonymous Gameplay Telemetry: We may gather aggregated gameplay statistics, such as game session length, high scores, level completion rates, weapon selection patterns, and achievement unlocks. This information is processed in aggregate form to calibrate game difficulty, improve balance, and guide future content updates.
  • Website and Blog Logs: When you visit mayhemco.blogspot.com or arargames.com, standard web server logs are maintained by our hosting providers. These logs capture internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser types, internet service providers (ISPs), referring and exit pages, timestamps, and clickstream data to administer the site and evaluate readership traffic.

3. How We Utilize Information

We process collected technical data and user communications strictly for legitimate operational purposes, including:

  • Delivering, operating, maintaining, and enhancing Blocked: Pixel Panzer, Paint Trek, and associated digital services.
  • Diagnosing technical defects, optimizing frame rates, and releasing software updates across Android and Windows PC platforms.
  • Responding directly to customer service inquiries, player feedback, and community bug reports.
  • Evaluating aggregated player trends to refine game mechanics, user interfaces, and audio-visual design.
  • Preventing fraudulent behavior, unauthorized duplication, and ensuring compliance with applicable platform licensing agreements.

4. Third-Party Services and Platform Integrations

Our games and web services utilize trusted third-party infrastructure and software development kits (SDKs) to facilitate distribution, platform integration, and analytics. These external providers operate under their respective privacy policies:

  • Google Play and Google Play Services (Google LLC): Facilitates game distribution, application updates, leaderboards, and cloud save services on Android. For details on Google's data practices, visit the Google Privacy Policy.
  • Microsoft Store and Xbox Services (Microsoft Corporation): Manages application packaging, distribution, and platform telemetry for our Windows PC releases. For details on Microsoft's data practices, review the Microsoft Privacy Statement.
  • Google Firebase and Analytics: In certain mobile releases, we may utilize Google Firebase to evaluate anonymous event telemetry and crash reports. Firebase processes data in an aggregated, non-personally identifiable format.
  • Blogger and Google Infrastructure: Our developer blog is hosted on Google Blogger. Google uses cookies and server-side logging to deliver web pages, maintain site security, and provide statistical traffic metrics.

5. Advertising and Monetization Policy

Arar Games does not deploy personalized, behavior-tracking commercial advertising networks within our games. If non-personalized advertising or optional rewarded advertisements are introduced in free-to-play mobile releases, they will operate strictly in compliance with platform guidelines without harvesting identifiable personal profiles. We do not engage in real-time bidding data exchanges or covert cross-app tracking.

6. Children's Online Privacy Protection (COPPA Compliance)

Protecting the privacy of children is of paramount importance to Arar Games. Our games and web properties are designed for general audiences and are not directed to children under the age of 13 (or under 16 in the European Economic Area). We do not knowingly solicit or collect personally identifiable information from children.

If a parent, guardian, or legal custodian becomes aware that a child has provided us with personal information without parental consent, please contact us immediately at korayarar@gmail.com. Upon notification, we will take prompt steps to verify and permanently delete any such information from our records.

7. Data Security and Global Transfers

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to safeguard data against unauthorized access, alteration, or loss. Web communications and third-party API transmissions use Transport Layer Security (TLS/HTTPS). Because our games are distributed worldwide through Google Play and Microsoft Store, data may be processed on servers in the United States and the European Union under standard contractual data protection safeguards.

8. Data Retention

We retain technical diagnostics, error logs, and support communications only as long as necessary to fulfill operational needs, such as resolving reported defects. When no longer required, data is deleted or permanently anonymized.

9. Your Legal Rights (GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, and KVKK)

Depending on your jurisdiction and geographic location, you hold significant statutory rights concerning your personal information:

  • European Union and United Kingdom (GDPR / UK GDPR): You have the right to request access to your personal data, request rectification of inaccurate data, request erasure ("right to be forgotten"), request restriction of processing, object to processing, and exercise the right to data portability.
  • California Residents (CCPA / CPRA): You have the right to know what categories of personal information we collect, the right to request deletion of your information, and the right not to receive discriminatory treatment for exercising your privacy rights. Arar Games does not sell your personal information.
  • Turkish Residents (KVKK No. 6698, Article 11): You have the right to learn whether your personal data is processed, request information regarding processing, learn the purpose of processing, know third parties to whom data is transferred, and request correction or deletion.

To exercise any of these rights, please email us directly at korayarar@gmail.com. We will process and respond to verified requests within statutory time limits free of charge.

10. Updates to This Privacy Policy

Arar Games reserves the right to amend, revise, or update this Privacy Policy at our discretion to reflect evolving legal requirements, new game releases, or changes in operational technology. When updates occur, the "Last updated" date at the beginning of this document will be modified accordingly. Continued use of our games and web properties following the posting of an updated policy signifies your acknowledgment of the revisions.

11. Contact Information and Data Controller

If you have any questions, comments, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our data handling practices, please contact our studio directly:

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