Privacy Policy
This policy explains what happens to information when you use Kolam Flow, an Android puzzle game published by Nova Makers.
The short version. The game itself collects nothing about you and has no account, no login and no server. Everything you do stays on your phone. The game does show ads, and the Google AdMob advertising service collects some information in order to do that. The rest of this page explains exactly what.
Information the game stores on your device
Kolam Flow saves a small file on your phone containing:
- which levels you have solved and which level you have reached
- a puzzle you left half finished, so you can come back to it
- your sound and theme choices
- how many hints you have left today
This file never leaves your device. It is not sent anywhere, we cannot see it, and it is deleted when you uninstall the game. You can also erase it yourself at any time using Settings → Reset progress inside the game.
Advertising
Kolam Flow shows ads through Google AdMob. Ads appear between levels, and you can choose to watch a video in exchange for extra hints or to skip a level.
To serve those ads, the Google Mobile Ads SDK automatically collects and shares the following, for advertising, analytics and fraud prevention:
| What | Why |
|---|---|
| IP address | May be used to estimate the general area a device is in, so ads are relevant |
| Interactions with the app | App launches, taps and video views |
| Diagnostic information | Performance data such as launch time, hang rate and energy usage |
| Device and account identifiers | The Android advertising ID, the app set ID, and where applicable identifiers linked to accounts signed in on the device |
This information is collected by Google, not by us. We never receive it, and we cannot identify any individual player from it. Google states that all of it is encrypted while in transit. We only see anonymous totals in our AdMob dashboard, such as how many ads were shown.
Google's handling of this information is covered by how Google uses information from sites or apps that use their services.
Your choices
- Reset or delete your advertising ID. On your phone, open Settings → Google → Ads. You can reset the ID or turn off personalised ads entirely. Ads will still appear, but they will be less targeted.
- Erase your progress. Settings → Reset progress inside the game.
- Remove everything. Uninstalling the game deletes the saved file completely.
To ask Google about information it holds, use My Ad Center, since that information is held by Google rather than by us.
Children
Kolam Flow is intended for players aged 13 and over. It is not directed at children and we do not knowingly collect anything from a child. If you believe a child has provided information through this app, please contact us and we will look into it.
Permissions
Kolam Flow requests no Android permissions. It does not use the camera, microphone, contacts, files, or precise location. It works offline, apart from loading ads.
Changes to this policy
If this policy changes, the date at the top of the page changes with it. Significant changes will be noted in the app's release notes on Google Play.
Contact
Questions about this policy or about the game: Mahesh Dodamani