Last updated: 30 October 2026
This Privacy Policy explains how the Android game Tiltloom (package name: com.hiddenhitbox.tiltloom) handles information. Tiltloom is published by HIDDEN HITBOX STUDIO PRIVATE LIMITED ("Hidden Hitbox Studio", "we", "us").
Contact: hiddenhitboxstudio@gmail.com
THE SHORT VERSION
Tiltloom does not require a separate account with Hidden Hitbox Studio. We do not operate game servers or our own in-game analytics or crash-reporting service. Google Play Games authentication is available for online features. Google's software processes data as described in sections 4 and 5.
Your settings and best times are stored only on your device.
Rewarded ads are provided by Google AdMob. Google's ad software may collect data from your device as described in section 4.
Leaderboards use Google Play Games Services. If you choose to sign in, your Endless Ascent scores are sent to Google and tied to your Play Games profile.
Local co-op works over your local Wi-Fi network between two nearby devices. It does not use the internet or any server of ours.
2. INFORMATION STORED ON YOUR DEVICE
Tiltloom saves a small file in its private app storage on your device. It contains:
Settings: sound, volume, vibration, control sensitivity, left/right reverse options, reduced motion, selected appearance theme, and the last game mode you used.
Progress: your best completion times for Campaign, Time Trial and local co-op boards, and your Endless Ascent best scores.
A counter of completed levels used to decide when an ad break is due.
A short list of leaderboard scores waiting to be sent to Google Play Games. Each entry includes your Play Games player ID, which is a Google-issued identifier, together with the score. This only exists if you signed in to Play Games.
When an older save file is first upgraded, a verbatim backup copy of it may be kept in the same private storage.
This file never leaves your device through Tiltloom's own code. The game turns off Android's app backup for itself, so this file is not copied to Google Drive by Android's backup feature. The game does not read your contacts, photos, files, camera, microphone or location, and does not request those permissions.
3. PERMISSIONS
Tiltloom requests Android permissions only for these purposes:
Internet and network-state access: to load and show ads, to talk to Google Play Games, and to check whether a connection is available.
Wi-Fi state access: to support local-network co-op.
Vibration: for optional vibration feedback (you can turn it off in Settings).
Advertising ID access: declared so the Google ads software can use the Android advertising ID, as described in section 4.
The Google software included in the game may also add standard technical permissions that Android requires for it to work.
4. ADVERTISING (GOOGLE ADMOB AND USER MESSAGING PLATFORM)
Tiltloom uses Google AdMob (Google Mobile Ads SDK) to offer rewarded video ads. In Endless Ascent, you may choose to watch a rewarded ad to earn a continue. Watching an ad is always optional. Tiltloom does not use mediation partners or any ad network other than Google.
Current testing build. The current testing build is configured to request Google test rewarded ads only. Production advertising is disabled. Before production advertising is enabled, we will review and update this policy as necessary.
Data collected by Google. According to Google's published Google Play data disclosure for the Google Mobile Ads SDK, the SDK automatically collects and shares the following for advertising, analytics and fraud prevention purposes:
IP address (which may be used to estimate your general location);
User product interactions (for example app launches, taps and video views);
Diagnostic information (for example app launch time, hang rate and energy usage);
Device and account identifiers, including the Android advertising ID, the app set ID, and other identifiers tied to signed-in Google accounts where applicable.
Google states that this data is encrypted in transit using TLS. This data is collected and processed by Google under Google's own privacy policy (https://policies.google.com/privacy). Hidden Hitbox Studio does not receive this raw data. Google may show us aggregated advertising performance information in our AdMob account.
Consent. We use Google's User Messaging Platform to check whether a consent message is required, present privacy choices where applicable, and manage those choices. Where required, you can revisit these choices through AD PRIVACY OPTIONS in Settings.
Your controls:
Where Google requires a privacy options entry, Tiltloom shows "AD PRIVACY OPTIONS" in Settings, which reopens Google's consent form so you can review or change your choices at any time.
You can reset or delete your advertising ID, and opt out of ads personalization, in your Android settings (Settings > Privacy > Ads, or the equivalent on your device).
You can decline to watch any ad.
5. GOOGLE PLAY GAMES SERVICES (LEADERBOARDS)
Tiltloom uses Google Play Games Services for Endless Ascent leaderboards ("Pure Ascent" and "Extended Ascent"). Using it is optional; every mode is playable without signing in.
When Tiltloom starts, it quietly checks whether you are already signed in to Play Games. It does not force a sign-in prompt. You can sign in from the Leaderboards screen, which shows Google's own sign-in prompt.
If you are signed in, Tiltloom reads your Play Games player ID so that scores are submitted for the correct account. Tiltloom does not request an email address, a server authentication code or any additional account permissions.
Your Endless Ascent scores are submitted to Google Play Games Services. Depending on your Play Games profile and privacy settings, your Play Games display name and avatar, together with your score and rank, may be visible to other players on the leaderboard. Tiltloom does not choose or store your display name.
If you are offline, a score may wait on your device (section 2) and be sent later. A score queued for one account is never sent for a different account.
Tiltloom does not use Play Games achievements, saved games, friends or events.
Google collects and processes data for Play Games under the Google Privacy Policy and Google Play Games Services terms. According to Google's Play Games Services data disclosure, the Play Games SDK automatically collects gamer identity details (such as gamertag and avatar), analytics and diagnostics, and collects game scores based on how the game uses it. Google states this data is encrypted in transit using HTTPS.
Hidden Hitbox Studio does not operate the leaderboard database. Scores are held by Google. We have no tool of our own to read, edit or delete individual leaderboard entries.
6. LOCAL CO-OP (SAME WI-FI NETWORK)
Tiltloom's local co-op lets two devices play together over a local network.
The host device announces a room using small broadcast messages on the local network every second. The announcement contains a generic room name ("Tiltloom room"), the game build number, protocol version, the connection details needed to join and a board data version. It does not contain your name, account or device name.
Local co-op exchanges controls, game state and results directly between the two players' devices over the local network. This traffic is not encrypted, and each device can see the other device's local network address. Use local co-op only on networks you trust. Hidden Hitbox Studio does not operate a relay or receive this co-op traffic.
Co-op does not use the internet, a relay or any server of ours. We do not collect or receive co-op data. Co-op best times are saved only on your device (section 2).
Anyone on the same local network who runs Tiltloom can see the room announcement while a room is open. Only use co-op on networks you trust.
Co-op announcements and connections stop when you leave the room or close the game.
WHAT WE DO NOT DO
We do not sell your personal information.
We do not create accounts or ask for your name or email address in the game.
We do not run our own advertising, analytics or crash-reporting software inside the game, and we do not use mediation partners.
We do not combine or track your activity across other apps ourselves. Google's ads software may do so as described in section 4 and Google's policies.
8. SHARING
Google software included in Tiltloom processes and transmits data to Google for the purposes described in sections 4 and 5, under Google's terms and privacy policies. Local co-op transmits gameplay data to the other player's device. Hidden Hitbox Studio receives information you send when contacting us by email and may receive aggregated advertising reports through AdMob.
9. RETENTION
On-device data: Tiltloom keeps its save file on your device until you reset it, uninstall the game or clear the app's data. Android removes the game's private storage when you uninstall.
Leaderboard scores and Play Games profile data: held by Google for as long as Google's own rules provide; we do not set or control that period. See Google's documentation and privacy policy for details.
Advertising and consent data: held by Google and on your device by Google's software under Google's policies; we do not set or control that period.
Email you send us: kept only as long as needed to handle your request.
10. YOUR CHOICES AND DELETION
Reset best times: Settings > RESET BEST TIMES (confirm with a second tap) clears your Campaign, Time Trial and co-op best times, your Endless Ascent best scores, and the list of leaderboard scores waiting to be sent. It does not change your other settings. "Restore defaults" in Settings resets sound, vibration, control and appearance options but keeps your best times.
Delete everything on your device: uninstall Tiltloom, or clear its storage in Android Settings > Apps > Tiltloom > Storage.
Ad choices: use AD PRIVACY OPTIONS in Settings (where shown) and your Android advertising ID and ads personalization settings.
Play Games data: Google states that you can delete your Play Games account and associated games data through your Play Games profile (https://play.google.com/games/profile) or your Google Account (https://myaccount.google.com). Deleting data for an individual game is available through your Play Games profile. Resetting the Tiltloom save on your device does not delete scores already submitted to Google.
Sign-in: you can play without signing in to Play Games and can manage your Play Games sign-in in the Google Play Games app and your Google Account.
Other requests: you may email us at hiddenhitboxstudio@gmail.com about privacy questions. Because we do not hold your game data on our own servers, most data deletion has to be done through the on-device options and Google tools above.
11. CHILDREN
For privacy questions or requests concerning a child's information, a parent or guardian can contact hiddenhitboxstudio@gmail.com.
CHANGES TO THIS POLICY
If the game's data practices change, for example when new services are added or production advertising is enabled, we will update this page and the "Last updated" date. Please review it periodically.
13. CONTACT
HIDDEN HITBOX STUDIO PRIVATE LIMITED
App: Tiltloom (com.hiddenhitbox.tiltloom)
Email: hiddenhitboxstudio@gmail.com