Privacy Policy

Applies to: Pit Crew Manager (Android), published by LionClad Studios.
Effective date: October 6, 2026
Last updated: October 17, 2026

The short version: Pit Crew Manager is a single-player game. It has no accounts, no multiplayer, no chat, no ads and no analytics. Your driver name, team name and career progress are saved only on your device. We do not run a server that receives your game data. If your version offers the optional Full Career Unlock, that purchase is handled by Google Play.

Who we are

LionClad Studios ("we", "us") is an independent game developer. This policy explains what information Pit Crew Manager handles and why. Our other games have their own privacy policies.

Information the game saves on your device

To work, the game saves the following in the app's private storage on your device:

the driver name, driver number and team name you type when you start a career (these can be made up; a real name is not required);
your car colors, career progress, race results, trophies, money, crew, upgrades, notes and in-progress race checkpoints;
your settings, such as sound, race auto-pause options and text size;
if you own the Full Career Unlock, a local flag recording that you own it.

This information is used only to run the game on your device. It is never sent to us. We have turned off Android's automatic app backup for this game, so your saves are not automatically copied to your Google account.

Information we do not collect

The game does not ask for your name, email address, phone number, contacts, photos, camera, microphone or location, and does not read your advertising ID. There is no account system and no way to message other players. We do not use analytics or crash-reporting services, and the game shows no advertising.

Things you can choose to do

Career backup. You can export a career to a .pcmbackup file, saved wherever you choose with Android's file picker. It contains your driver, team and career data. The game does not upload it. The file is not encrypted, so keep it somewhere you trust; anyone you give it to can read it.
Test report details. The About screen has a button that copies the game version, Android version, device model and window size to your clipboard. Nothing is sent. If you paste it into a message to us, we receive only what you paste.
Emailing us. If you contact us, we receive your email address and what you write. We use it only to reply and improve the game, and delete it when we no longer need it.

Purchases and Google Play

Some versions of the game offer one optional, one-time purchase, the Full Career Unlock, sold through Google Play. When it is available:

Google Play handles your payment, your payment details and your purchase records under the Google Privacy Policy. We never see your card or payment credentials.
The game uses the Google Play Billing library to show the price, complete the purchase and restore your unlock. The game receives purchase status from Google Play, such as whether you own the item. It connects to Google Play when it starts and when you return to it, so it can restore your unlock.
For this, the game uses the Android permissions Internet, Network State and Google Play Billing. They are used for Google Play Billing, not for sending your career data anywhere.
Google Play and its billing library may process technical information under Google's own policies, which we do not control.

For Google Play's Data safety section: we declare Purchase history as collected, for app functionality only. It is whether you own the Full Career Unlock, which the game receives from Google Play so it can unlock and restore it. It is sent encrypted, it is not shared with anyone, it is not used for advertising or analytics, and it never leaves Google Play's systems for any server of ours.

Career backups do not carry your purchase. If you reinstall or switch devices, use Restore Purchases with the same Google Play account.

Third parties

Google Play handles distribution and purchases, as described above. The game is built with the open-source Godot Engine, which runs inside the game and does not collect your data. We do not sell your information and do not share it for advertising.

Advertising

This version of the game shows no ads. If we add ads in the future, we will update this policy before releasing that version.

Children

Pit Crew Manager is designed for teens and adults and is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone, including children. If you believe a child has sent us personal information, contact us and we will delete it.

Data retention and deletion

Saves and settings: stay on your device until you remove them. In the game, open Load Game and choose Delete on a career. You can also clear the app's data or uninstall the game.
Exported backup files: deleting a save in the game does not delete backups you exported. Delete those yourself from where you saved them.
Purchase records: held by Google Play and managed through your Google account.
Emails to us: kept only as long as needed to reply. Ask us to delete them at any time.

Security

Your game data stays in the app's private storage on your device, protected by Android. Because we run no server for your game data, there is no central player database to breach. Backup files you create are your responsibility.

Changes to this policy

If the game starts handling information differently, such as adding ads, analytics or online features, we will update this page and its effective date before that version is released.

Contact

Questions or requests about privacy: email lioncladstudios@gmail.com.