Midday Catch Privacy Policy
- App Name: Midday Catch (Google Play Package: com.sbgc.fishing)
- Data Controller: Individual Developer Kim Seunghoon (Google Play Developer Name: s.h.)
- Effective Date: November 3, 2026
- Last Updated: November 3, 2026
Kim Seunghoon (the "Developer") processes the personal information of Midday Catch users (the "App") in accordance with applicable laws including the Personal Information Protection Act. This policy explains what information the App collects, where it is stored, who receives it, and how users can exercise their rights.
Summary
- The App has no user registration and the Developer does not operate its own server or use analytics tools.
- Game records and settings are saved only on your device.
- Information necessary for Play Games (leaderboard, achievements), Google Play billing, and AdMob ads is sent to Google LLC. Logging in to Play Games and making purchases are optional.
- The App displays AdMob ads. In the European Economic Area (EEA), UK, and Switzerland, whether personalized ads are shown depends on your consent choice. In other regions, only non-personalized ads are requested.
1. Personal Information Collected and Purpose
1.1 Information Saved on Device
| Item | Purpose | Retention |
|---|---|---|
| Settings: sound (sound effects, music, vibration), bite signals (fish, gauge, vibration, sound), controls (easy mode, left-handed), display (colorblind mode, reduce motion), language | Maintain app settings | Until app is uninstalled or app data is cleared |
| Fish log (list of caught fish, catch records by species, monthly record), aquarium layout (decoration placement, background), silver scales (in-game currency balance), acquired cosmetics (floats, rods, decorations), trip records (time, score, result), Today's Big Catch challenge progress, special bait balance | Provide game functionality, save game progress | Until app is uninstalled or app data is cleared |
| Purchase ownership (ad removal, pack, cosmetics, special bait), purchase tokens | Display purchase status offline, prevent duplicate purchases | Re-confirmed from Google Play on app startup, app resume, and store entry |
- This information is not transmitted to the Developer and is not visible to the Developer.
1.2 Information Sent to Google
| Feature | Information Transmitted | Purpose | Optional or Required |
|---|---|---|---|
| Play Games (Play Games Service) | If logged in: Play Games player ID, profile name and avatar, leaderboard score (Today's Big Catch daily high score), achievements (fish log 40, monthly record 40, guardian species 6), and diagnostic information automatically collected by Play Games SDK | Record rankings and achievements, SDK improvements | Optional. Game is fully playable without logging in (auto-login explained below) |
| Google Play Billing | Purchase history (items, purchase status, etc.) | Payment processing, purchase confirmation and restoration | Payment only when purchasing. Purchase status is checked from Google Play when app starts, when resuming, and when entering the store |
| AdMob Ads (Google Mobile Ads SDK) | IP address (may be used for approximate location estimation), app interactions like ad viewing, app performance diagnostic information, device identifiers like advertising ID and app set ID. If an error occurs in the ad feature, the Google Mobile Ads SDK may send error details (stack information) and device information (device type, OS version, memory status, app version) to Google. App code content is redacted before it is sent | Display ads, frequency capping and measurement, fraud prevention, checking ad feature errors | Ads are displayed by the App. Personalized ad preference is explained in section 2. Sending error information cannot be turned off by the user |
- Play Games Service auto-signs in when the app starts. If your device's Google account has a Play Games profile, you may be logged in without explicitly signing in, and rankings and achievements are automatically uploaded while logged in. If you don't have a profile, Google may suggest creating one, but you can use the game without it. Reference: https://developer.android.com/games/pgs/android/android-signin
- Play Games information is based on Google's published Play Games Service SDK data collection documentation: https://developer.android.com/games/pgs/data-collection
- AdMob information is based on Google's published Google Mobile Ads SDK data collection documentation: https://developers.google.com/admob/android/privacy/play-data-disclosure
- Payment method information like card numbers is processed by Google and not received by the Developer. The App handles only purchase information necessary for verification within the device and stores only purchase ownership status and purchase tokens.
- Users under 14 must obtain consent from a legal guardian before making any purchase. Cancellation and refunds follow Google Play policy.
1.3 Information Sent Directly by Users
| Item | Purpose | Retention |
|---|---|---|
| Email address, inquiry content | Answer inquiries, process rights requests | Deleted promptly after processing. Retained for applicable period if required by law |
1.4 Information Not Collected by Developer
- We do not ask for personal information like name, phone number, address, or date of birth.
- We do not request location, contacts, photos/storage, camera, or microphone permissions.
- The App does not use its own crash reporting or analytics tools. However, the Google Mobile Ads SDK may send error details to Google when an error occurs in the ad feature; this information is described in section 1.2. Information collected by the Play Games SDK on its own is also described in section 1.2.
- The Developer does not separately receive or store advertising IDs. The Google Mobile Ads SDK uses the advertising ID for ad display (section 1.2).
1.5 Google Play App Quality Information (Android vitals)
Google Play collects quality information like app crashes and unresponsive states from devices of users with "Usage and diagnostics data" enabled and provides it to the Developer through Google Play Console (Android vitals). This information is collected by Google at the device level, not by the app, and collection depends on user device settings. The Developer uses this information only for bug fixes and quality improvement.
Reference: https://support.google.com/googleplay/android-developer/answer/9844486
2. Ads and Your Choices
The App displays AdMob ads (3 rewarded ad units, 1 interstitial ad unit).
- EEA, UK, Switzerland: A Google User Messaging Platform (UMP) consent screen is displayed and personalized ads are determined by your choice. Ads are not requested before the consent process is complete. You can change your choice anytime in [Settings] > [Privacy & Ad Choices] (this menu only appears in regions where consent is required).
- Other regions (including Korea): The App requests only non-personalized ads. There is no menu in the app to enable personalized ads.
- Even non-personalized ads may use cookies or advertising IDs for frequency capping and aggregated ad reporting. Reference: https://support.google.com/admob/answer/7676680
- You can delete or reset your advertising ID in device settings.
- If you purchase ad removal, both rewarded and interstitial ads will not be displayed.
3. Retention Period and Deletion
- Information saved on device: Deleted immediately when the app is uninstalled or when storage data is cleared in device app settings.
- Android Auto Backup: App data is not included in Android Auto Backup.
- Information sent to Google: Retained by Google according to Google's privacy policy. https://policies.google.com/privacy
- Inquiry emails: Deleted promptly from inbox and trash after processing. If retention is required by law, relevant information is separately stored for the required period.
4. Third-party Sharing and International Transfer
The Developer does not sell user personal information. Because the App uses Google services, information is transferred internationally to Google when you use relevant features (detailed below). Information is not provided elsewhere except as required by law for requests from investigative agencies. The Developer does not outsource personal information processing to third parties.
| Recipient | Information Transferred | Country | When and How | Purpose | Retention Period | How to Opt Out and Effects |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Google LLC (Play Games: leaderboard, achievements, profile, SDK diagnostics) | Section 1.2 Play Games items | USA and countries where Google operates servers | When logged in (including auto-login), scores and achievements are uploaded or Play Games SDK sends diagnostic information via internet | Leaderboard, achievements, SDK improvements | Per Google policy | Don't log in: leaderboard scores, achievements, and profile info are not sent. Only rankings feature is unavailable. Uploaded data can be deleted per section 6 |
| Google LLC (Google Play Billing) | Purchase history | USA and countries where Google operates servers | When purchasing, when confirming or restoring purchase status on app start, app resume, and store entry via Google Play | Payment processing, purchase confirmation | Per Google policy | Don't purchase: no payment information or purchase history created |
| Google LLC (AdMob) | Section 1.2 AdMob items | USA and countries where Google operates servers | When loading and displaying ads, when interacting with ads, via internet | Display ads, frequency capping and measurement, fraud prevention | Per Google policy | EEA/UK/Switzerland can opt out of personalized ads via consent screen. Other regions: non-personalized ads only. Purchase ad removal to disable ads |
| Google LLC (Gmail, inquiry email) | Email address, inquiry content | USA and countries where Google operates servers | When you send inquiry email | Answer inquiry | Section 3 | Don't send email: not transmitted |
- Google contacts: https://support.google.com/policies/contact/general_privacy_form
- Google's international transfer safeguards: https://policies.google.com/privacy/frameworks
- How Google uses information from the App: https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites
5. Security Measures
As an individual developer, the Developer implements the following measures:
- No own server or own accounts, so the Developer does not collect or store user personal information centrally.
- Game data is stored in Android's app-exclusive storage area that blocks access from other apps. App data is not included in Android Auto Backup.
- Location, contacts, storage, camera, and microphone permissions are not requested. Permissions used by the App are vibration, internet, network status check, Google Play Billing, advertising ID, Android Ad Services (advertising ID, ad contribution measurement, topics of interest), device wake lock, foreground services, and app-specific permissions to block internal signals from other apps. Except for vibration, these are permissions added by Google Play Billing, ads, Play Games SDK, and Android libraries. None require separate user consent.
- Payment method information is not received.
- Inquiry emails are accessed only by the Data Protection Officer.
- Google publicly states that Play Games Service and Google Mobile Ads SDK encrypt collected data during transmission.
- If a personal information breach is discovered, the Developer notifies users as required by law and reports to the Personal Information Protection Commission or Korea Internet & Security Agency if necessary.
6. Your Rights and How to Exercise Them
Users (or legal guardians for children under 14) can request access, correction, deletion, suspension of processing, and withdrawal of consent. The Developer directly stores only inquiry email information, so most rights can be exercised directly using the methods below.
| Right | Content | How to Exercise |
|---|---|---|
| Access device save data | Section 1.1 items | View on each app screen. Example: species list in fish log screen, current settings in settings screen |
| Correct device save data | Settings changes, game progress (settings can be changed but game progress itself is not subject to correction) | Directly change through app settings screen or gameplay |
| Delete device save data | All game records, settings | Device Settings > Apps & Notifications > Midday Catch > Storage > Manage Storage > Clear all data |
| Delete Play Games data | This game's data uploaded to Play Games (achievements, leaderboard scores) | Follow "Delete individual game data" procedure on Google Play help page |
| Ad choices | Personalized ads preference (EEA/UK/Switzerland only) | Change in [Settings] > [Privacy & Ad Choices] (this menu only appears in regions requiring consent) |
| Reset advertising ID | Advertising ID | Device Settings > Google > Advertising ID > Reset advertising ID |
| Delete inquiry email data | Email address, inquiry content | Request deletion via contact below |
7. Applicable Laws
- Personal Information Protection Act (Korea)
- Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Data Protection (Korea)
- Act on Consumer Protection in Electronic Commerce (Korea)
8. Contact
Data Protection Officer
- Developer: Kim Seunghoon
- Email: seunghoon.system@gmail.com
For privacy complaints or concerns:
- Korea Privacy Dispute Mediation Committee (http://www.kopico.go.kr)
- Supreme Prosecutor's Office Cybercrime Investigation Division (http://www.spo.go.kr)