Tinkerfall

Privacy policy

Effective November 7, 2026 (previous version: November 2, 2026).

This policy explains what data the game Tinkerfall uses and why, in both versions: Android (Google Play, package com.tinkerfall.game) and PC (Windows and Linux, sold on itch.io). The sections on Google Play Games, ads, in-app purchase and Google Play diagnostics apply to Android only; the PC version has its own section, PC version. Tinkerfall is published by Clankworks. Questions or requests: [email protected].

What stays on your phone (Android)

Your progress (solved levels, stars, hints used), your machines in progress and your settings are stored only in the device's internal storage. So are small technical performance logs (frame times) and error logs, which never leave the device. We run no servers of our own and never receive these files. Uninstalling the game deletes them. If you sign in to Google Play Games, a copy of your progress is also kept in your Google account (below).

Google Play Games (optional)

If you sign in to Google Play Games, the game uses Google's services for:

• Cloud progress: a copy of your in-game progress (levels solved, stars, hints viewed, attempts and the machine built in each level) is kept by Google in your account (Saved Games), so you can continue on another device or after reinstalling. Game settings and purchases are not included.
• Achievements: Google records which achievements you unlocked, linked to your Play Games profile.
• Profile: the game reads your Play Games profile name only to show it in Settings.

This data is handled by Google under the Google Privacy Policy. You can play without signing in to Play Games, and you can delete your Play Games profile and data in the Google Play Games app settings.

Ads (Google AdMob)

On Android, Tinkerfall is free and offers optional video ads: an ad only plays when you choose to watch one, in exchange for a hint or for unlocking a level. No ad opens on its own. Ads are provided by Google AdMob (Google LLC). To show and measure ads and to prevent fraud, the AdMob SDK collects from the device and sends to Google:

• the Android advertising ID and other device and app identifiers;
• the IP address, from which Google estimates an approximate location (never precise location);
• technical device and app information, and the SDK's crash and performance logs;
• interactions with ads (impressions, taps).

• In Brazil, the game only requests non-personalized ads: ads are not based on your profile or on your activity in other apps.
• In the European Union, the United Kingdom, Switzerland and US states with their own privacy laws, the game asks for your consent first, through a Google form, and you can change your choice at any time in Settings → Ad privacy.
• Ad content is limited to the "Parental guidance" (PG) rating, and sensitive categories (such as gambling, dating and alcohol) are blocked.
• In any country you can reset or delete the advertising ID in Android settings (Google → Ads).

The game has no server of its own: this data goes straight from the device to Google and never passes through us. Learn more at How Google uses data in ads.

In-app purchase (Google Play)

The optional Inventor purchase is sold through Google Play, which processes the payment. The game never receives card or payment details: it only receives confirmation that the item was bought and keeps that on the device to unlock it. Your purchase history stays in your Google account and lets you restore the purchase on another device or after reinstalling.

Google Play diagnostics

Like any app distributed through Google Play, anonymous technical crash and performance reports may be collected by Google Play itself and shown to us in aggregate (Android vitals).

PC version (Windows and Linux)

The PC version is sold on itch.io. It has no ads, no in-game purchases and does not use Google Play Games: what the Inventor purchase unlocks on Android comes unlocked, and the hints and levels that ask for a video on Android open right away.

What stays on your computer. Your progress, machines in progress, settings, the game's caches and technical logs (game version, operating system, graphics card, error messages, frame times and the game engine's log) are stored only in a folder on your computer:

• Windows: %APPDATA%\Clankworks\Tinkerfall
• Linux: ~/.local/share/Clankworks/Tinkerfall (or $XDG_DATA_HOME/Clankworks/Tinkerfall if that variable is set)

The game makes no internet connection and sends nothing to us or to anyone else. It only opens your browser when you click Settings → Privacy policy.

Purchase and download (itch.io). The purchase, payment, your account and the download are handled by itch.io (and by the itch app, if you use it), under the itch.io privacy policy. itch.io collects the payment and later pays the sales revenue out to us: we never receive card or payment details. As sellers, we receive from itch.io the purchase data it passes on to sellers, such as email address, name, IP address, country and transaction ID. This data is received by Clankworks, which is responsible for it. We use this data only for sales records, bookkeeping and taxes, refunds and support, and to tell buyers about the game they bought (for example, an update) through the itch.io email tool. We don't sell or share this data, and we don't add anyone to a mailing list. Sales records are kept for the period tax law requires.

What we don't do

• The game doesn't ask for sign-up, email, phone number, contacts, camera, microphone or location.
• Apart from Google's services on Android (ads and Play Games), we don't use third-party analytics or tracking tools.
• We don't sell personal data. On Android, the only sharing is the ad data with Google described above. On PC, no data leaves your computer through the game.
• No loot boxes, no daily login rewards and no notifications calling you back to the game.

How to delete your data

• On your phone: uninstall the game (or clear its storage in Android settings).
• On PC: delete the Clankworks\Tinkerfall (Windows) or Clankworks/Tinkerfall (Linux) folder shown above. It sits outside the install folder: uninstalling the game in the itch app or deleting the folder where it was installed does not delete it.
• Play Games (cloud progress and achievements, Android only): in the Google Play Games app, open your profile → Settings → Delete Play Games account and data, or remove just this game's data.
• Ads (Android only): reset or delete the advertising ID in Android settings (Google → Ads); data kept by Google can be managed at myaccount.google.com.
• Android purchase: the local record is deleted when you uninstall; your purchase history belongs to your Google Play account.
• itch.io purchase: your account and purchase history are managed by itch.io. For the purchase data itch.io passed on to us, ask by email; sales records that tax law requires us to keep are kept for the period it requires.
• Request by email: write to [email protected]; we reply within 30 days.

Children and teenagers

The game is not directed at children under 13 and does not knowingly collect data from children. Because younger players may still find it, the game is built to be safe for them: no loot boxes and no time-based rewards. On Android, rewarded ads only appear when requested, with PG ad content and non-personalized in Brazil, and purchases go through Google Play, where parents can require approval (Google Family Link). On PC there are no ads and no in-game purchases, and the game doesn't connect to the internet.

Your rights (GDPR and LGPD)

You can request information, access, correction or deletion of data at the email above. We run no servers of our own. On Android, Play Games, ad and purchase data is managed by Google. On PC, the purchase data itch.io passes on to us stays in the itch.io seller dashboard and in the sales records we keep for bookkeeping.

Support email

If you write to us ([email protected] or [email protected]), we receive your email address and whatever you send, and use it only to reply.

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