Last updated: 9 November 2026
CramZ ("the app") is a word puzzle game developed by Driftwest. This policy explains how the app handles information. The short version: CramZ does not require an account. If you choose to post a score to the world leaderboard, the display name you pick and your score are sent to our server. The Android version also shows ads through Google AdMob, which may collect device and advertising identifiers as described below.
CramZ does not require an account and does not ask players for their email, precise location, or other identifying information. The only information we receive is described in "World leaderboard" below, and only if you choose to use it.
CramZ includes an optional world leaderboard. If you choose to post a score, the app sends a display name of your choosing and your score, level, and game mode to our server (hosted by Driftwest). Our server also records the IP address of the request and a timestamp, which we use to operate the leaderboard and limit abuse. We recommend you do not use your real name as your display name. Leaderboard entries are public to other players. If you never enter a name or post a score, none of this information is sent. Monthly leaderboard standings reset at the start of each month; all-time standings are retained.
The first time you post a score, the app also creates a random key and keeps it on your device. Our server stores only a one-way hash of that key with your scores, and uses it to let your install delete them. It is not linked to your identity or used for anything else. To remove your entries, tap Delete my scores on the World Leaderboard screen, use the deletion request form, or contact us at the email below.
CramZ saves your best scores and game settings locally on your device using standard app storage. This information never leaves your device, is not transmitted to us, and is removed if you uninstall the app.
The Android version of CramZ displays advertisements through Google AdMob. To serve ads, Google and its partners may collect and process certain information, including device identifiers, advertising ID, IP address, and general app-usage and diagnostic data. This data is handled by Google in accordance with Google's Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy. You can manage or reset your advertising ID in your device's Google settings.
Where the law requires it (for example in the EEA, the UK and Switzerland), the app asks for your consent through Google's consent form before ads load. You can change your answer at any time with Ad privacy choices at the bottom of the home screen.
The web version at driftwest.xyz/cramz is ad-free and does not use any advertising SDKs. It records basic anonymous page-view counts (no personal data) so we can see how many people play, and it uses the same optional world leaderboard described above.
CramZ is not directed at children under 13. Because the Android version serves ads via AdMob, we ask that it not be used by children under the age at which advertising identifiers may be collected without parental consent in your region.
If this policy changes, the updated version will be posted at this URL with a new "last updated" date.
CRAMZ is made by ZIEHRO, an independent developer in Strathmore, Alberta, Canada, who is responsible for your data (the "controller" under EU and UK law).
We keep the name and scores you post to the world leaderboard because you chose to post them. Everything else stays on your device.
Personalised ads are only shown with your consent where the law requires it (EU, EEA, UK and Switzerland). You can change that choice at any time with Ad privacy choices in the app.
The leaderboard runs on our own server in Canada, which the EU recognises as giving adequate protection. Ads come from Google, which may process data in the United States or other countries under the EU Standard Contractual Clauses and the EU-US Data Privacy Framework.
Wherever you live, you can ask for a copy of what we hold about you, ask us to correct or delete it, ask for it in a portable form, and object to how we use it. In the EU, EEA and UK the GDPR gives you these rights, and you can also complain to your local data protection authority. Email beachbookca@gmail.com and we'll reply within 30 days.
Questions? Email beachbookca@gmail.com.