Privacy Policy for "I Knew It!"

Last Updated: October 2, 2025

1. Data Controller

The Data Controller for the data collected through the "I Knew It!" application (hereinafter referred to as the "App") is:

• Company Name: Musi di Alice di Puccio
• Contact Email for Privacy Matters: info@musi.biz

2. Introduction

Welcome to I Knew It! ("we," "our," or "us"). We are committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains what data we collect, why we collect it, how we use it, and your rights regarding your personal information.

By using the App, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.

3. Information We Collect

The App does not collect direct personal identifiers like your name, email address, or phone number. The information we process is as follows:

3.1 Information You Provide

• Nickname: You choose a nickname that is visible to other players in your game room.
• Game Preferences: We store your language selection and game settings when you create or join a room.

3.2 Automatically Collected Information

• Game Data: Your answers, response times, scores, and game statistics during quiz sessions.
• Technical and Usage Data: We collect information about your device and how you interact with our App, such as device type, operating system, browser type, app version, time spent in the app, and screens visited.
• Device Identifiers: To enable game functionality and advertising, we may process identifiers such as your device's Advertising ID (e.g., IDFA), a locally generated unique ID for game sessions, and your IP address.

4. How We Use Your Information and Our Legal Basis for Processing

We process your information for the following purposes, relying on specific legal bases under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR):

• To Provide Game Functionality: To operate multiplayer quiz rooms, track scores, and synchronize game state in real-time.
  Legal Basis: Performance of a contract (to provide the service you requested by playing the game).
• To Improve User Experience: To remember your nickname and language preferences and to troubleshoot technical issues.
  Legal Basis: Our legitimate interest in providing a seamless and functional user experience.
• For Analytics and Service Improvement: To understand how users interact with the App, identify areas for improvement, and optimize the service.
  Legal Basis: Our legitimate interest in improving our App.
• For Advertising: To display advertisements that support the free version of the App. This includes measuring ad performance, fraud prevention, and delivering personalized ads through Google AdMob.
  Legal Basis: Your consent for personalized advertising and our legitimate interest for non-personalized ads, fraud prevention, and aggregate analytics.

5. Data Sharing and Third-Party Services

We do not sell your personal information. We share data only in the following circumstances:

• With Other Players: Your nickname and in-game statistics are visible to other players within the same game room.
• With Service Providers: We share device identifiers and usage data exclusively with Google AdMob to provide and measure advertising services. Your game data is stored using Google Firebase. These partners process data according to their own privacy policies:
  • Google (AdMob & Firebase): You can review how Google uses information from apps that use its services here: Google's Privacy & Terms.
• For Legal Requirements: We may disclose your information if required by law or to protect our rights, property, or safety.

6. International Data Transfers

Data collected by our service providers, such as Google AdMob, may be transferred to and processed on servers located outside of the European Economic Area (EEA), including in the United States. Google is committed to ensuring an adequate level of data protection in compliance with applicable regulations, using mechanisms like Standard Contractual Clauses. By using our App, you consent to this transfer and processing.

7. Your Rights Under GDPR

As a user, you have the following rights regarding your personal data under the GDPR:

• Right to Withdraw Consent: You can opt-out of personalized advertising at any time by changing your device's privacy settings.
  • On Android: Go to Settings > Google > Ads > Opt out of Ads Personalization.
  • On iOS: Go to Settings > Privacy > Tracking and disable tracking permissions for the app.
• Right of Access and Rectification: You have the right to request access to the data we hold about you and to ask for it to be corrected if it is inaccurate.
• Right to Erasure (Right to be Forgotten): You have the right to request the deletion of your data. Game room data is automatically deleted after 24 hours of inactivity. To remove your device identifier and preferences, you can clear your browser's local storage.
• Right to Lodge a Complaint: You have the right to file a complaint with a competent data protection authority (such as the Garante per la Protezione dei Dati Personali in Italy) if you believe your privacy rights have been violated.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at the email address provided in Section 1.

8. Data Retention and Security

• Firebase Cloud Firestore: Game data is stored securely in Google Firebase.
• Local Storage: Your device identifier and preferences are stored locally on your device.
• Retention: Game room data is automatically deleted after 24 hours of inactivity. Preferences stored locally remain until you clear your browser data.

9. Children's Privacy

Our App is intended for a general audience and does not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 13. If you believe we have inadvertently collected such information, please contact us immediately so we can take steps to remove it.

10. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any significant changes through an in-app notification or other appropriate means and by updating the "Last Updated" date at the top of this document. Your continued use of the App after such changes constitutes your acceptance of the new policy.

11. Contact Us