PRIVACY
Last updated: October 16, 2026
This is the privacy policy for Pickle Drop, a free iPhone game, and for this website. The developer and App Store seller is Matthew Medici. The developer website is https://pickledrop.app, and this policy lives at https://pickledrop.app/privacy.
The policy describes what the app and site collect, how optional advertising works, and how to reach us. It matches the App Privacy details on the Pickle Drop App Store listing for version 1.3.
Apple shows a privacy label on the Pickle Drop product page. The current label says the data below may be collected and is not linked to your identity. There is no account and no login. We do not ask for your name or email in the app, and we do not connect this data to a profile of who you are.
The label lists two purposes: Third-Party Advertising and Analytics. That data is processed when optional rewarded ads and related ad services run. The App Store label does not list a separate “Data Used to Track You” category.
| Category | Data type | Purposes | Linked to you |
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Coarse Location | Third-Party Advertising | No |
| Identifiers | Device ID | Third-Party Advertising, Analytics | No |
| Usage Data | Product Interaction | Third-Party Advertising, Analytics | No |
| Usage Data | Advertising Data | Third-Party Advertising, Analytics | No |
These types are processed by Google AdMob (Google LLC) and its partners when you choose an optional rewarded video, and some technical data may be processed when the Google Mobile Ads SDK starts so those offers can load. If you never tap an ad offer, less of this data is sent.
Levels, coins, lives, streaks, cosmetics, and settings stay on your device. There is no account. We do not ask for your name or email inside Pickle Drop. The core game plays offline after it is installed.
A network connection is used when you choose to watch an optional rewarded video, or when the ad SDK needs to load or confirm that request. Version 1.3 removed in-app purchases. The current game does not take a payment and does not send purchase receipts anywhere.
We do not sell your personal information. We do not share your in-game progress with advertisers for money.
Pickle Drop is free. We do not show ads during a drop, and we do not show an interstitial when you finish or fail a level. The only in-app ads are optional rewarded video ads from Google AdMob. You can watch one in exchange for extra coins, a bonus coin-wheel spin, a life refill, or 2× pickle-stand coins. If you never tap those offers, you can play without watching ads. Watching is a choice, not a requirement to clear levels.
When you start a rewarded ad, AdMob and its partners may use the Google Mobile Ads SDK, device advertising identifiers, IP address, and similar signals to deliver the video, confirm the reward, measure performance, help prevent fraud, and (where the law and your choices allow) personalize advertising.
Information Google and other ad partners may process includes:
On iPhone, Apple’s App Tracking Transparency prompt asks whether the app may track you across other companies’ apps and websites. Your choice controls whether the IDFA can be used. The App Store privacy label for Pickle Drop does not list this data as “used to track you.” If you allow tracking, ad partners may use the identifier as your choice and Apple’s rules permit. If you deny tracking, rewarded videos you choose are requested without the IDFA.
Apple may also use SKAdNetwork for privacy-preserving ad attribution. Ad networks registered with Apple may receive limited conversion data under Apple’s rules.
Google’s use of information from apps that use its services is described in How Google uses information from sites or apps that use our services and in Google’s Privacy Policy. More about the ad product is at Google AdMob Help.
If you are in the European Economic Area, United Kingdom, or Switzerland, Google’s EU user consent policy applies. Where required, the app uses Google’s User Messaging Platform so you can accept or decline purposes such as personalized ads and ad measurement before those features run. You can change that choice later from the privacy options in the app when they are shown. If you decline personalized ads, a rewarded video you still choose to watch may be less tailored (non-personalized or limited ads).
If you are a California resident, you can email yomatt41@gmail.com to ask what personal information we have and to request deletion. We do not sell personal information for money. Ad personalization by Google can be treated as “sharing” under California law. Use the iPhone tracking switch and Google Ads Settings to opt out of that sharing, and email us if you want us to pass the request on.
Pickle Drop is rated 4+ on the App Store and is a general-audience game. It is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has provided personal information through the app or this site, email us and we will delete what we can. Where required, ad requests are configured so users who should not receive interest-based advertising do not receive it.
pickledrop.app is the developer website for Pickle Drop. It describes the game, the privacy policy, and how to get support. The website does not show AdMob or other ads.
The site uses DataFa.st to count visits (pages viewed, country, and device type). DataFa.st is not used to track you across other apps or sites for advertising. The site does not ask you to create an account.
Game progress stays on your device until you delete the app or reset the device. We do not keep an account database of players. Ad partners keep diagnostic and advertising data under their own policies. To ask about data tied to a support email you sent us, write to yomatt41@gmail.com. To limit ad data held by Google, use Google Ads Settings and Google’s privacy tools.
We update this policy when the app, our partners, or the law changes. The date at the top changes when we do. The current version is always the page at this URL.
Privacy and ad questions for Pickle Drop: yomatt41@gmail.com