GAMOZ PRIVACY POLICY

1. Introduction & Scope

Welcome to Gamoz. Gamoz is an advanced, high-performance all-in-one retro gaming emulator, multiplayer netplay engine, and cloud synchronisation platform developed for Android devices and accessed via our official website (https://gamoz.online).

This Privacy Policy governs your use of the Gamoz Android Application package and our related web services. It explains what information we collect when you run the application, sign in, save games, use 2-Player Netplay, or interact with our services, why that data is necessary, and how your privacy rights are protected.

2. Information We Collect

Depending on how you interact with Gamoz, we may collect and process both personal information that you voluntarily supply and technical information that is transmitted automatically by your device.

A. Google Sign-In & Authentication Data

When you sign in to Gamoz using Google Sign-In (powered by Firebase Authentication), we receive basic profile credentials authorized by Google:

• Unique User Identifier (Firebase UID): A pseudo-anonymous alphanumeric string used to associate cloud save states and Cloud Pass subscription entitlements with your profile.
• Email Address: Used for account identification, payment confirmation receipts, and customer support communications.
• Display Name & Profile Picture URL: Used strictly to display your user profile within the Gamoz app drawer and multiplayer lobby.

B. Cloud Save States & Game Metadata

If you subscribe to the Gamoz Cloud Pass, Gamoz uploads your in-game save files to our secure cloud servers:

• Save State Files (.state, .savestate, .srm): Binary snapshots representing your precise progress in emulated titles.
• Metadata: Associated game title, console type (NES, SNES, GBA, J2ME), save slot number, timestamp, and file size.

C. Device & Diagnostics Information

To guarantee high-performance 60 FPS emulation and troubleshoot crashes across diverse Android hardware architectures, we may collect:

• Device Specifications: Device model, manufacturer, Android OS version, and CPU architecture (e.g., ARM64-v8a, armeabi-v7a).
• Crash & Error Logs: Anonymous stack traces generated if a native C++ emulation core (QuickNES, Snes9x, mGBA, FreeJ2ME) terminates unexpectedly.

D. Payment & Subscription Information

Payments for the Gamoz Cloud Pass subscription are processed securely via verified third-party payment gateways (such as Razorpay and/or Google Play Billing). Gamoz never collects, sees, or stores your raw credit card numbers, debit card details, CVVs, or bank account PINs on our servers. We receive only transaction confirmations containing the payment status, date, and external transaction ID.

3. Android Device Permissions & Justifications

In accordance with the Google Play Developer Policy on Permissions and APIs that Access Sensitive Information, the table below outlines all sensitive Android permissions declared by the Gamoz application and the exact technical justifications for their usage:

4. How We Use Your Information

We process collected data exclusively for the following legitimate business and technical purposes:

• Cloud Save Synchronization: Uploading, storing, and delivering your manual snapshots and silent exit auto-saves across your Android devices under your authenticated account.
• Multiplayer Netplay Operation: Facilitating peer-to-peer room discovery, socket negotiation, and latency-optimized game frame synchronization between connected players.
• Subscription Entitlement Management: Checking the validity of your Gamoz Cloud Pass subscription to grant unlimited cloud saves and activate complete ad removal across all games.
• Customer Support & Inquiries: Responding to troubleshooting inquiries, bug reports, and account deletion requests submitted to support@gamoz.online.
• Serving Contextual & Standard Ads: Delivering non-intrusive banner and interstitial ads through Google AdMob to sustain free-tier app development (completely suppressed for active Cloud Pass subscribers).
• Service Security & Fraud Prevention: Protecting our servers against unauthorized API flooding, abuse, or unauthorized reverse engineering.

5. Third-Party Service Providers

To provide our services, Gamoz partners with industry-leading third-party technology providers. These services process data in accordance with their own respective privacy policies:

6. Advertising & Google AdMob Disclosures

Gamoz incorporates the Google Mobile Ads SDK (Google AdMob) to display banner and interstitial advertisements to users who do not have an active ad-free pass.

AdMob may access your device's Google Advertising ID (AAID) and use cookies or anonymous identifiers to serve contextual or personalized advertisements based on Google's advertising algorithms.

7. Cookies & Web Tracking

When you visit our website at https://gamoz.online, we utilize standard browser storage mechanisms (such as localStorage and temporary session cookies) solely to:

• Remember interface preferences (e.g. mobile drawer status).
• Maintain secure session headers for API downloads.
• Track anonymous, aggregated website traffic and APK download counters.

We do not employ cross-site tracking beacons, invasive third-party ad pixels, or data brokerage trackers on gamoz.online.

8. Data Retention & Account / Data Deletion

In compliance with the Google Play Data Deletion Policy, we provide clear, permanent mechanisms for users to request the deletion of their accounts and associated cloud data.

Data Retention Periods

We retain your profile credentials and cloud save states as long as your account remains active. If your Cloud Pass subscription expires, your uploaded save states are safely retained for a grace period of 90 days before scheduled cleanup, allowing you to resume your gaming progress upon resubscription.

How to Delete Your Data

9. Children's Privacy (COPPA & GDPR-K)

Protecting the privacy of young children is critically important. The Gamoz service and mobile application are not directed to children under the age of 13 (or under 16 for residents of the European Economic Area).

Gamoz does not knowingly collect, solicit, or maintain personal information from individuals under the age of 13. In accordance with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) and GDPR Article 8, if we discover that a child under 13 has provided us with personal information without verified parental consent, we will promptly delete that information from our servers.

If you are a parent or guardian and believe that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us immediately at support@gamoz.online so that we can take swift corrective action.

10. Data Security Protocols

We implement multi-layered administrative, technical, and physical security measures to safeguard your personal data and cloud saves against unauthorized access, loss, alteration, or misuse:

• TLS 1.3 / HTTPS Encryption: All data transmitted between the Gamoz Android app, the website, and backend API servers is strictly encrypted using transport layer security.
• Token-Based Authorization: Cloud save downloads and uploads require valid Firebase Authentication JWT tokens matched against authorized user accounts.
• Isolated Storage: Save states are stored with unique, randomized hashes on dedicated, firewalled storage instances to prevent directory traversal or cross-user access.

While no digital storage method or internet transmission is 100% impenetrable, we continually evaluate and upgrade our infrastructure to maintain the highest standards of security.

11. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect new features in the Gamoz ecosystem (such as new console cores or expanded netplay options), regulatory changes, or adjustments to Google Play Developer Policies.

When changes are made, we will revise the "Last Updated" date at the top of this page. For significant modifications affecting how your personal data is handled, we will post a prominent notification inside the Gamoz app announcement banner or on our homepage. We encourage you to review this page periodically to stay informed.

12. Contact & Data Protection Officer

If you have any questions, concerns, feedback, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy, your personal data, or our privacy practices, please contact our data protection team: