Screaming Words Privacy Policy
Effective date and last updated: October 25, 2026
This policy covers the Screaming Words mobile game and this policy website. It explains what information is handled, why, which services receive it, and the choices available to families. The website is a static information page and does not use advertising or analytics scripts.
Who we are and who this policy covers
This policy applies to Screaming Words (Android package
com.bytecode.screamingwords), published by Bytecode and
developed by Mukesh Tiwari. The privacy contact is
bytecode.creation@gmail.com.
The game is designed for children ages 5 and under and ages 6–8, with
a parent or guardian involved.
The game does not require an account. It does not operate a Bytecode game server or cloud profile for player progress. “We” in this policy means the Screaming Words publisher/developer; services operated by Google, the device manufacturer, or other providers have their own privacy terms.
Information handled by the game and its services
The game does not ask children to provide names, email addresses, phone numbers, photos, precise location, or voice recordings. The following information may nevertheless be processed to make the game, purchases, font delivery, and support work:
| Information | Purpose and handling | Recipient |
|---|---|---|
| Game progress (completed-level identifiers) and sound, music, and speech choices | Stored on the device so the game can remember progress and settings. This information is not sent to Bytecode. | Stored locally by the app using device app storage. |
| Google Play product information, product identifiers, and purchase/ownership status | Used to show available purchase options, unlock content after the store confirms a purchase, and restore eligible purchases. The app does not receive or store payment-card or bank credentials and does not send purchase receipts to a Bytecode server. | Google Play processes checkout and keeps its purchase/account records. The app receives store responses needed for entitlement handling. |
| Words or sentences spoken by text-to-speech | When speech is enabled, the game passes its displayed game text to the text-to-speech engine selected on the device. The engine may process speech locally or remotely depending on its provider and settings. The game does not use the microphone or record a child's voice. | The device's selected text-to-speech provider; its own privacy terms and settings apply. |
| Technical information in a Google Fonts request | The app may request the Fredoka font from Google Fonts. A font-delivery request can include an IP address and ordinary technical request/device information. The font may be cached on the device for later use. | Google's font-delivery service, under Google's applicable terms and Google Fonts' privacy information. |
| Information a parent or guardian includes in a support email | Used to read, investigate, and respond to the request. Please do not email sensitive information about a child unless it is necessary. | Bytecode and the email providers involved in sending and receiving the message. |
| Technical request data when this policy website is visited | May be processed to deliver, secure, and troubleshoot the website. The website has no tracking or advertising scripts. | GitHub Pages and GitHub's infrastructure, under GitHub's Privacy Statement. |
Google Play purchases
Chapter, pack, and full-game unlocks are optional one-time purchases processed by Google Play Billing. Google Play handles the checkout, payment credentials, and transaction records. The game requests product details and purchase ownership/status from Google Play so it can display the store's product information, unlock content, and restore eligible purchases. The game does not operate its own payment processor or developer-side purchase database. Google may process information associated with a Google Play account and transaction under its own terms. See Google's Privacy Policy and Google Play purchase help .
A checkout opening does not itself unlock content; the game waits for a store purchase result. Purchase options are behind an in-game parent-facing math check. Parents and guardians should also use Google Play family and purchase-authentication controls.
Local storage, retention, and deletion
| Information | How long it remains and how to remove it |
|---|---|
| Game progress | Remains in app storage until progress is reset, app storage is cleared, or the app is uninstalled. Use the in-game Reset progress control to remove progress; this does not reset sound, music, or speech choices. |
| Sound, music, and speech choices | Remain in app storage until app storage is cleared or the app is uninstalled. Clearing storage or uninstalling removes local game data. |
| Google Play purchase records | Managed and retained by Google Play under Google's policies and account controls. Removing local app data does not delete a Google Play transaction; contact Google for requests about Google account or purchase records. |
| Support emails | Kept only as long as reasonably needed to respond, follow up, and meet applicable legal obligations, then deleted or retained only as required. Email providers may retain their own copies under their terms. |
| Website request data, font requests, and text-to-speech processing | Handled by the respective providers under their own retention policies and settings; Bytecode does not control their retention periods. See the provider links in this policy. |
The game has no user account, so there is no game account to delete and no account-deletion request process. Parents can reset or remove local game data as described above. No player-progress database is held by Bytecode to retrieve or delete.
Sharing, advertising, and analytics
We do not sell personal information. We do not use player progress for advertising or profiling, and the current game includes no advertising SDK, analytics SDK, account sign-in, chat, or social sharing. Information is shared with or processed by the named providers only as needed for their functions described above: Google Play Billing, Google Fonts, the device's selected text-to-speech provider, email providers when a support message is sent, and GitHub Pages when this policy site is visited. These providers may process technical or transaction data under their own privacy terms.
Children and family privacy
The game is designed for the listed child age groups and does not prompt a child for direct contact details, account credentials, precise location, photos, or voice input. Parents or guardians can contact us with questions or privacy requests. Please include only the information needed to handle the request. Applicable privacy rights can depend on where the family lives.
Security
Game progress and settings are kept in the app's private local storage; they are not backed up to a Bytecode game server. Network services are provided by the third parties named above, which apply their own security measures and terms. No method of storage or transmission can be guaranteed completely secure. Do not use the game as a backup for important information.
Your choices and contacting us
- Use game settings to turn sound, music, or speech on or off.
- Use Reset progress in the game to remove saved completion progress.
- Clear the app's storage or uninstall it to remove its locally stored settings and progress.
- Ask a parent or guardian to email bytecode.creation@gmail.com with questions or a privacy request.
- For Google Play account, checkout, or transaction records, use Google's account and purchase support.
Bytecode can respond only to information it receives, such as a support email. It cannot access device-local game progress or delete records held by Google or another provider.
Changes to this policy
We will update this policy if the app's data practices, services, or features change. The effective/updated date above will change when a revision is published. Material changes will also be reflected in the app and the applicable Google Play disclosures before release.