Privacy Policy
Effective date: November 8, 2026 · Applies to the Rocket Roadster game (Android, iOS) and this website
The short version
- Free to play, with optional ads. The game shows rewarded videos you choose to watch and occasional ads between runs. iOS uses Google AdMob. Android uses Google AdMob or, in versions with mediation enabled, Unity LevelPlay and the advertising partners described below. Ads may use your device's advertising ID; where the law requires it (for example in the EU/EEA, UK and Switzerland) we ask for your consent first.
- One optional purchase. "Remove ads" is sold through Google Play. We never see your payment details.
- No account needed. The game plays without signing in. We do not sell your data.
- Online ranking. Your pilot name, 4-digit tag and best runs appear in the world ranking under an anonymous account. Signing in with Google (or Apple on iPhone) is optional and only keeps your records on other devices; you can delete your account and records at any time.
- Settings stay on your phone. Sound, graphics and language choices are stored only on your device.
- Pseudonymous usage statistics. Each play session and gameplay events are recorded with a random app-instance ID, never your name or contacts.
- Crash reports help us fix bugs. They include technical data and an installation identifier.
- Questions or requests? Write to contact@vklapps.com.
1. Who we are
Rocket Roadster is developed and published by VKL Apps ("we", "us"). We are responsible for the personal data processed through the game and this website. You can reach us at contact@vklapps.com.
2. What we collect and why
In short: very little, and only to run and improve the game.
a) Game data on your device
Your settings (sound, music, vibration, graphics, language, privacy choices), your pilot name and your best runs (score, distance, time and date) are saved in the app's private storage on your device. Your saved records are kept on your device. For the online ranking, your pilot name, scores and a short run log are also sent to the ranking server (see e) below). Usage events and technical reports may include scores, settings and run context as explained below. Deleting the app or its data removes the local copy; it does not automatically delete reports already sent.
b) Game configuration
When the game starts it may download its current settings from Firebase Remote Config (for example, whether online features are available). The Remote Config request includes a random installation identifier created by the app, the app identifier and the configuration SDK version. Android versions with advertising mediation also retrieve the selected advertising provider from Firebase Realtime Database over HTTPS. That request exposes the connection IP address to the hosting service; the last valid selection is cached on the device. Why: to deliver the game correctly. Legal basis: our legitimate interest in operating the game.
c) Crash reports (Firebase Crashlytics)
If the game crashes or hits a serious error, a technical report is sent: the error and the code location, device model, operating system and app version, memory and storage status at the time, a Crashlytics installation identifier, and game context (which screen was open, graphics setting, language, distance of the current run). Reports contain no names, contacts or precise location. Why: to find and fix bugs. Legal basis: our legitimate interest in providing a stable game. Your choice: you can object at any time by emailing us, or stop all collection by uninstalling the game.
d) Usage statistics (Firebase Analytics)
The game records each play session and gameplay events linked to a pseudonymous app-instance identifier:
| Event | What it contains |
|---|---|
| Screens opened | Menu, game, settings, help, records, pause |
| Run started / ended | Score, distance, duration, max combo, how the run ended, number of ROCKET modes, SUPERNOVAs, shockwaves, near misses and tricks |
| New personal best | Score and distance |
| Settings changed | Which setting and its new value (e.g. graphics "high") |
| Result shared | Whether the share sheet or the clipboard was used |
| Ads | When an ad was offered, watched, skipped, closed early or could not load, and its placement (continue, boost, between runs); the revenue reported for an ad impression, advertising provider, network, format and placement |
| "Remove ads" purchase | When the price was shown, the button tapped, and whether the purchase completed, is pending or was cancelled (with price and currency); whether you own it |
Firebase Analytics also records basic technical data such as device model, operating system, app version, language, an app-instance identifier and an approximate country or region derived from the IP address (the IP address itself is not stored by Analytics). Why: to understand how the game is played and improve balance and performance. Legal basis: our legitimate interest in improving and maintaining the game. Your choice: you can object at any time by emailing us, or stop all collection by uninstalling the game.
e) Online ranking and optional sign-in
Online ranking. When the online ranking is available, the game creates an anonymous account automatically (no email, phone or social login needed) and sends, for each finished run, your pilot name, score, distance, time, max combo, a short run log used to detect cheating, the app version and platform. Your country, used only for the regional rankings, comes from your phone's SIM or mobile network country; if that is unknown, the server looks up the country of your IP address with the free api.country.is service (only the IP is sent, and only the two-letter country is kept), and as a last resort the region of your device language. Pilot names, 4-digit tags and scores are visible to other players. Legal basis: performance of the service you choose to use.
Optional sign-in. In Settings › Account you can choose to sign in with Google or, on iPhone and iPad, with Apple, so your records follow you to other devices. Firebase Authentication (Google) then stores the email address and name shared by that provider, linked to your pilot; with Apple you may hide your email (Apple gives us a relay address). We use them only to sign you in, never for marketing, and never show them to other players. Signing out keeps your records on the account. Settings › Account › Delete account deletes your pilot, records, runs and sign-in account at once (see Deleting your account). Legal basis: performance of the service you choose to use.
f) Ads — Android and iOS
On iOS, ads are served through Google AdMob. On Android, depending on the app version and enabled advertising configuration, ads are served through Google AdMob or Unity LevelPlay. The formats are rewarded video ads that you choose to watch to continue a run or start with OVERDRIVE, and interstitial ads shown at most every few runs when you leave the game-over screen. To serve ads, measure them and prevent fraud, advertising services may collect and share your device's advertising ID and other device identifiers, IP address and approximate location derived from it, device and app information, ad interactions (such as views and taps), and technical diagnostics. The exact data depends on the network serving or processing the ad and your privacy choices. Where required by law (for example in the EU/EEA, the UK and Switzerland), Google's consent form appears when the game starts and you can choose whether ads may be personalized; you can change this later in Settings › Privacy › Ad privacy choices. You can also reset or delete your advertising ID, or opt out of personalized ads, in your device's settings. Why: to support development and operation of the game. Legal basis: your consent where required, otherwise our legitimate interest in supporting the game. Google explains its processing in the Google partner sites policy and the Google Privacy Policy. Other advertising providers are listed in section 4.
On iOS, Apple's App Tracking Transparency (ATT) prompt asks for permission before AdMob may access the advertising identifier (IDFA) for tracking. Declining does not prevent you from playing. You can change this permission in iOS Settings › Privacy & Security › Tracking. ATT is requested first, after StoreKit checks existing purchases. Owners of Remove Ads are not asked for advertising permissions. Refusing ATT does not open another tracking request; advertising requests use non-personalized treatment and disable publisher first-party identity. The app still refreshes regional consent requirements and requests ads only when Google's consent SDK permits them. If additional consent is required after ATT refusal, no ads are requested. Where applicable, the ad privacy choices also allow users in supported US states to opt out of sale or sharing for advertising. Firebase Analytics and Crashlytics remain enabled independently of advertising choices, as described above.
g) "Remove ads" purchase (Google Play and App Store)
"Remove ads" is a one-time purchase handled by Google Play on Android or the Apple App Store on iOS: we do not receive payment details from the store. The game receives a verified purchase confirmation from the store to unlock it, and stores on your device that you own it and how many free daily bonuses you used. On iOS, StoreKit verifies the entitlement, restores purchases through Settings, and handles refunds and revocations. The purchase belongs to your store account, independently of your game login. Apple processes payments under its App Store terms. Google Play keeps the purchase record under the Google Play Terms of Service and its privacy policy. Legal basis: performance of the purchase you request.
h) This website
This site does not use cookies, analytics or trackers. It remembers your language choice in your browser's local storage. Our hosting provider (Firebase Hosting) processes standard server logs, such as IP address and browser type, to deliver and protect the site.
3. What we never do
- We do not sell personal data.
- Our usage statistics (Firebase Analytics) never collect your advertising ID and are not used for advertising; the advertising services described above may use it.
- We do not access your contacts, photos, microphone, camera or precise location.
- We do not ask for your real name, email or phone number to play. Signing in with Google or Apple is optional.
4. Who processes the data
We use Google Firebase to operate the game and process technical reports and usage statistics, Google AdMob and, when enabled on Android, Unity LevelPlay and its advertising partners to serve ads, and Google Play or the Apple App Store to sell the "Remove ads" purchase.
For ads, Google (AdMob) acts as an independent data controller for the data its SDK collects, under the Google Ads Controller-Controller Data Protection Terms; see how Google uses information from apps that use its services. Google Play processes purchases as described in its own terms.
Android mediation: versions using Unity LevelPlay can request ads from Google AdMob, ironSource Ads, Meta Audience Network and Yandex Ads. AppLovin and Unity Ads are not currently enabled for this game. A provider receives advertising requests when its integration is enabled and used; availability differs by app version and configuration.
These providers process advertising data under their own policies, including their purposes, retention periods, international transfers and privacy request procedures:
- Unity LevelPlay, ironSource Ads and Unity Ads privacy policy
- Meta privacy policy (Audience Network)
- Yandex Ads privacy policy (listed as Yango in Google's consent partner list)
- AppLovin privacy policy
Advertising partners may process data in countries outside your country of residence. Their policies explain the applicable safeguards and how to exercise your rights. You can review the advertising partners and choices in the consent message where available, or contact us for help with a privacy request.
Crash reports, usage statistics, game configuration and website hosting are provided by Google (Firebase), acting as our data processor under the Firebase Data Processing Terms. Data may be processed in the United States and other countries where Google operates, with safeguards such as the EU Standard Contractual Clauses. Learn more in Privacy and Security in Firebase and the Google Privacy Policy.
Analytics data is used only to understand and improve the game. Google products & services data sharing is disabled on our Google Analytics account, so Google does not use this data to improve its own products and services. Google signals is disabled and this property has no linked Google Ads account. See Google Analytics data sharing settings and the Google Privacy Policy. These Analytics settings do not apply to Crashlytics reports or Remote Config requests.
5. How long we keep it
| Data | Kept for |
|---|---|
| Game data on your device | Until you delete the app or its data |
| Crash reports | 90 days |
| Analytics event-level data | 2 months in our Analytics property |
| Analytics user-level data | 14 months; this period resets when new user activity is received |
| "Remove ads" ownership and daily bonus count | On your device until you delete the app or its data; the store keeps the purchase record |
| Data collected by advertising providers | Under each provider's retention policy, linked in section 4 |
| Online ranking: pilot name, tag, records and run logs | While your account exists; deleted when you delete your account |
| Sign-in account (email and name from Google or Apple) | Until you sign out and delete your account, or ask us to delete it |
These Analytics retention settings do not apply to standard aggregated reports. Data Google processes for its own purposes under the sharing setting is subject to Google's privacy and retention policies.
6. Your rights and choices
In short: you are in control, and you can ask us anything.
You can review your ad consent in Settings › Privacy (where required by law), reset or delete your advertising ID in your device settings, delete your online account and records in Settings › Account › Delete account (or by email), and delete all game data on your device by clearing the app's data or uninstalling it. Depending on where you live (for example the EU/EEA, the UK, Brazil under the LGPD, or California under the CCPA/CPRA), you may also have the right to access, correct, delete or port your data, to object to or restrict processing, and to withdraw consent. To exercise these rights, email contact@vklapps.com. Because we do not know who you are, we may ask for details that help us find data linked to your installation. You may also complain to your local data protection authority.
Deleting your account and data
In the game: open Settings › Account › Delete account and read the separate confirmation. Apple accounts first require fresh Apple authentication; this alone does not delete anything. The final confirmation enables after three seconds and can be cancelled. Once confirmed, the game verifies the same Apple user and revokes their authorization before deleting the account. This permanently deletes your pilot name and tag, your online records (all-time and weekly), your run logs and limits, and your sign-in account in Firebase Authentication, including the email and name shared by Google or Apple. Records stored only on your device are removed by clearing the app's data or uninstalling it.
Without the app: email contact@vklapps.com with the subject "Rocket Roadster account deletion" and your pilot name with its 4-digit tag (and, if you signed in, the email of that Google or Apple account). We delete the same data within 30 days and confirm by email. We keep no copy of deleted ranking data. Crash reports, usage statistics and data held by advertising providers follow the retention periods above and are not linked to your ranking account.
7. Children
Rocket Roadster is intended for players aged 13 and older. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 (or the minimum age required in your country). If you believe a child has provided personal information through an online feature, contact us and we will delete it.
8. Security
Data sent to our backend and advertising services is transmitted over encrypted connections (HTTPS). Service providers apply the security measures described in their policies. No system is perfectly secure, but we collect as little as possible to keep the risk low.
9. Changes to this policy
If we change this policy, we will publish the new version on this page with a new effective date. For important changes, such as new types of data, we will also tell you in the game and ask again where consent is needed.
10. Contact
VKL Apps · contact@vklapps.com
See also our Terms of Use.