Privacy Policy

This privacy policy applies to the Shimeji GO – Anime Screen Pets app, referred to as the "Application", for mobile devices. The Application was created by zhafirainfo, referred to as the "Service Provider", as a Free service. This service is provided "AS IS".

The Application website is https://shimejigo.com.

1 Information Collection and Use

The Application may collect information when you download, open, or use it. This information may include:

• Your device's Internet Protocol address, such as IP address.
• The pages or features of the Application that you visit, the time and date of your visit, and the time spent using those pages or features.
• The time spent using the Application.
• The operating system and general device information used on your mobile device.
• Device identifiers, advertising identifiers, install attribution information, analytics events, and crash or diagnostic information.

The Application does not request precise location, camera, microphone, contacts, SMS, calendar, or external storage permissions in the reviewed build.

The Service Provider may use collected information to operate the Application, provide app features, show and measure advertisements, analyze performance, prevent abuse or fraud, improve stability, and provide required notices or support.

2 Permissions Used by the Application

The Application may request or use the following permissions to support its features, service operation, advertising, analytics, and app stability:

• Internet and network access: Used to load online content, advertisements, analytics services, crash reporting, updates, and other network-based features.
• Network state and Wi-Fi state access: Used to check connection status and improve loading behavior for online content, ads, and app services.
• Advertising ID and Ad Services permissions: Used by advertising and analytics partners to measure ad performance, provide ads, support attribution, prevent fraud, and improve ad relevance where permitted by your device settings and applicable law.
• Phone state and basic phone state: May be used for device compatibility, analytics, advertising measurement, fraud prevention, and service optimization. The Application does not use this permission to read call content, contacts, or messages.
• Foreground service: Used to keep user-visible app functions running when required for the screen pet experience or related active features.
• Foreground service special use: Used for screen pet display behavior and related ongoing functions that need to remain active while the feature is in use.
• Foreground service data sync: May be used by app components or SDK services to complete background data synchronization tasks.
• Wake lock: Used to help maintain app operation while certain active features, services, or SDK tasks are running.
• Request ignore battery optimizations: May be used to help keep screen pet features or related services available when the user chooses to allow this behavior.
• Set wallpaper: Used if the Application provides wallpaper or home screen customization features.
• Vibration: Used for haptic feedback or notification-related user experience where supported.
• Firebase Cloud Messaging receive permission: Used to receive push messages or service notifications where enabled.
• Install referrer permission: Used to measure app install attribution and campaign performance.
• Dynamic receiver permission: Used internally by the Application to protect app broadcast receivers and prevent unauthorized access by other apps.

You can manage some permissions through your device settings. You can also stop related data processing by uninstalling the Application.

3 Third Party Access

Only aggregated, anonymized, or service-related data is periodically transmitted to external services to help the Service Provider operate, secure, analyze, monetize, and improve the Application. The Application may use third-party services that have their own privacy policies.

Third-party services and SDKs used by or included in the Application may include:

• Google Play Services
• Google Mobile Ads / AdMob
• Firebase
• Meta / Facebook Audience Network
• AppLovin
• Chartboost
• Adjust

These third parties may process data such as device information, advertising identifiers, app interaction data, crash logs, approximate network-derived information, and ad performance data according to their own privacy policies.

4 Opt-Out Rights

You can stop all collection of information by the Application by uninstalling it. You may use the standard uninstall process available on your mobile device or through the mobile application marketplace.

You can also limit or reset personalized advertising through your device settings. On Android devices, you can manage your advertising ID and ad personalization choices in Google or privacy settings, depending on your device version.

5 Data Retention Policy

The Service Provider retains user-provided data for as long as you use the Application and for a reasonable time thereafter, unless a longer period is required for legal, security, fraud prevention, accounting, or operational purposes.

Anonymous or aggregated usage, advertising, analytics, and diagnostic data may be retained for up to 24 months to help understand how the Application is used and to make improvements.

If you would like to request deletion of data that you have provided through the Application, please contact the Service Provider at [email protected]. Some data may also be removed by clearing app data or uninstalling the Application. Data processed by third-party services may be subject to those providers' retention and deletion policies.

6 Children

The Service Provider does not knowingly use the Application to solicit data from or market to children under the age of 13.

If the Service Provider discovers that a child under 13 has provided personal information, the Service Provider will take steps to delete such information. If you are a parent or guardian and believe that your child has provided personal information, please contact the Service Provider at [email protected].

7 Security

The Service Provider is concerned about safeguarding the confidentiality of your information and uses reasonable physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards to protect information processed and maintained.

Please be aware that no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is completely secure, and no security system can prevent all potential security incidents.

8 Changes

This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time for any reason. The Service Provider will notify users of changes by updating this page with the revised Privacy Policy.

You are advised to review this Privacy Policy regularly. Continued use of the Application after changes are posted will be considered acceptance of the updated Privacy Policy.

9 Your Consent

By using the Application, you consent to the processing of your information as described in this Privacy Policy and as amended from time to time.

If you reside outside the area where the Service Provider operates, your information may be processed or transferred outside your country of residence, where data protection laws may differ.

10 Contact Us

If you have any questions regarding privacy while using the Application, or questions about the Service Provider's practices, please contact the Service Provider by email at [email protected].

For more information, please visit https://shimejigo.com.