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Find the Dog

Find the Dog Privacy Policy

Last updated: September 9, 2026

This Privacy Policy explains how Find the Dog is operated by Base Game Lab ("we", "us") and how data is handled when you use the mobile game.

Contact: growth@basegamelab.com

Summary

Find the Dog is a general-audience ad-supported hidden-object game rated 4+ with optional in-app purchases. It is not offered in the App Store Kids category. The app does not require an account. It uses advertising, attribution, analytics, purchase, and crash/diagnostic technologies to operate the game, show ads, measure and improve ad performance, and support purchases.

On iOS, the app asks for App Tracking Transparency (ATT) permission on first launch. If you allow tracking, the device advertising identifier (IDFA) may be shared with our attribution and advertising partners for ad measurement and optimization. If you deny tracking, the app does not access IDFA, and only aggregated, privacy-preserving attribution is used through Apple's SKAdNetwork and AdAttributionKit. The app remains fully playable either way, though ads may be less personalized when tracking is denied.

Data we may collect or process

Depending on your device, region, settings, and the final app build, the app and its service providers may process:

  • Gameplay and app activity: level starts/completions/failures, hints used, rewarded ad actions, settings changes, app opens, tutorial completion, session and product interaction events.
  • Advertising data and identifiers: ad impressions, ad interactions, approximate ad placement context, device advertising identifiers such as IDFA on iOS (with your permission) or Advertising ID on Android, a device identifier (IDFV), and ad-network measurement data including SKAdNetwork postbacks.
  • Device and technical data: device model, operating system, app version, IP address, coarse location inferred from network data, diagnostics, performance, and SDK logs.
  • Purchase data: product identifiers, purchase/restore status, transaction identifiers or purchase tokens, entitlement state such as No Ads, and non-consumable/consumable purchase history needed to fulfill purchases and restore entitlements.
  • Local app data: progress, settings, economy balances, hint counts, purchase-processing ledger, rate-prompt state, cached level assets, and a local anonymous cohort identifier used for experiments or rollout decisions.
  • User-initiated shared content: if you use a screenshot/share feature, the app may generate an image locally and pass it to the operating system share sheet or file system feature you choose.

The app does not require you to create an account and does not ask for your name, email address, contacts, precise location, camera, or microphone access for normal gameplay.

Why data is used

We and our service providers use data to:

  • operate the game and remember progress/settings;
  • show banner, interstitial, and rewarded ads;
  • attribute installs and measure ad performance and campaign optimization;
  • personalize ads where you have provided required authorization/consent (ATT allowed and/or applicable regional consent);
  • provide non-personalized/contextual ads and aggregated SKAdNetwork/AdAttributionKit attribution when tracking or consent is not available;
  • measure game performance, progression, ad performance, and feature health;
  • process in-app purchases and restore entitlements;
  • prevent fraud, debug issues, and maintain security;
  • respond to support and privacy requests.

Partners and purposes

Find the Dog uses the following providers depending on platform and build configuration, each processing the data described:

  • AppsFlyer — attribution and analytics. Processes install, session, level-progress, tutorial-completion, and purchase events; device identifiers such as IDFV and, with your permission, IDFA; and copies of SKAdNetwork postbacks.
  • Meta (Facebook/Instagram) Ads — receives install and in-app events forwarded through AppsFlyer for ad measurement and optimization, and aggregated SKAdNetwork data.
  • Apple Ads — install attribution via Apple's AdServices framework.
  • Google AdMob and the User Messaging Platform — serves in-app ads and manages consent flows; shows personalized ads only where you consent through the consent form or ATT. Processes ad identifiers, device and coarse location information, and SKAdNetwork data.
  • RevenueCat — processes in-app purchases and entitlements, including purchase history.
  • GameAnalytics — gameplay analytics using a pseudonymous user ID.
  • Firebase Crashlytics — crash and performance diagnostics.
  • Apple App Store and Google Play — purchases, refunds, subscriptions or purchase records, app distribution, and platform review.

These providers process data according to their own privacy policies and SDK disclosures. Store privacy labels and Google Play Data Safety answers are completed from the final build and provider configuration.

Data categories, linkage, and tracking

Consistent with our App Store privacy labels, we and our partners may collect: identifiers (user ID, device ID); purchases; usage data (product interaction and advertising data); coarse location; and diagnostics. Identifiers, purchases, and usage data may be linked to you and used for tracking as described above; diagnostics and coarse location are used to operate and improve the app.

Tracking, ATT, and ad consent

On iOS, Apple requires apps to request App Tracking Transparency permission before tracking you across apps and websites owned by other companies or accessing IDFA for tracking. Find the Dog requests this permission on first launch. You can allow or deny this prompt, and later change your choice in iOS Settings.

For users in regions where consent is required for personalized ads or ad-tracking storage/access, such as the EEA, UK, and Switzerland, the app or its ad SDK may show a consent flow. ATT permission and GDPR/ePrivacy consent are separate requirements. Personalized ads are only enabled when the required choices allow it.

For California and similar privacy-choice regimes, the app may provide or link to privacy choices such as opting out of sale/share for cross-context behavioral advertising where applicable.

Children

Find the Dog is intended for a general audience, rated 4+, and is not directed to children under 13. It is not offered in the App Store Kids category. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has provided personal information through the app or related services, contact us at growth@basegamelab.com.

Data retention

Local gameplay data remains on your device until you delete it, clear app storage, or uninstall the app. Third-party providers retain data according to their own retention rules and legal obligations. Purchase records may be retained by Apple, Google, RevenueCat, and related payment systems as required for transaction history, refunds, fraud prevention, tax, and legal compliance.

Your choices

You can:

  • revoke tracking permission in iOS Settings > Privacy & Security > Tracking;
  • reset or limit your device advertising identifier using your device settings where available;
  • manage ad consent through the in-game privacy options or consent reset controls where available;
  • clear local app data by deleting the app or clearing app storage;
  • contact us at growth@basegamelab.com for privacy requests.

See Data Deletion & Privacy Requests for more detail.

Changes

We may update this Privacy Policy as the app, SDKs, or legal requirements change. The "Last updated" date above shows when this page was last changed.