Rodbender Privacy Policy

1. Who we are

Rodbender is developed and published by Muhammed Çelik, sole proprietor, trading as Celik Works (Türkiye) (“we”, “us”). Celik Works is a brand name, not a separate company. On the App Store, Muhammed Çelik is shown as the seller.

For the little personal data we handle (mainly emails you send us, see section 2), we are the data controller. In Türkiye, we are the veri sorumlusu under Law No. 6698 on the Protection of Personal Data (KVKK).

2. Data we collect

a. In the game: none

Rodbender does not collect personal data. It makes no network requests of its own, has no account, and contains no advertising, analytics, purchase, crash-reporting or tracking software from other companies. It does not access the Apple advertising identifier (IDFA) and does not show the tracking prompt.

What stays on your iPhone. Your career progress (the catches you have landed, your trips and best catches, coins and XP), your species book, the rods, reels and lines you own and use, the rod finishes you have unlocked, small game records (such as the daily free re-hooks you have used and the tips you have seen) and your settings (sound, haptics, slow-motion assist, drag assist, Steady Line and reduced effects) are saved in the game’s storage on your iPhone. They are included in your iPhone’s backups (iCloud Backup or a backup on your computer). We never receive them.

Your age range, where the law requires it. Where the law requires an age check for certain Apple Accounts (for example in Texas), the game may ask Apple’s Declared Age Range feature for your age range, such as “under 13” or “18 or over”. Depending on the law and your Apple Account settings, Apple either shares it when the game asks or lets you, or your parent, decide whether to share it. The answer stays on your iPhone and is not used by any feature of this version: the game asks for it only to comply with age-check laws. It is not saved and is not sent to us.

What Apple may share with us. Apple runs the App Store and gives us aggregated statistics, such as the number of downloads. If you chose to share analytics with app developers in your iPhone settings (Settings › Privacy & Security › Analytics & Improvements), Apple may also give us crash reports and usage statistics about the app, such as how many players return after a day or a week. These do not tell us who you are. Apple’s own data practices are described in Apple’s privacy policy.

b. On these web pages

The Rodbender web pages use no cookies, analytics, advertising trackers or third-party scripts. Our hosting provider processes your IP address and basic request data (such as browser type, the page requested and the time) to deliver the pages and protect them from abuse.

c. Data you send us

If you email us, we receive your email address, your message and anything you attach.

What we do not collect: your name, contacts, photos, microphone or camera data, location, device identifiers, advertising identifiers, payment details, or “sensitive personal information” as US state laws define it.

3. How we use data, and our legal bases

We do not use your data for advertising, profiling or automated decisions.

4. Advertising and tracking

Rodbender 1.0 shows no ads and does not track you. It does not link data from the game with data from other companies’ apps or websites, and it does not share data with data brokers. Because nothing is tracked, the game does not ask for permission to track.

5. Partners who receive data

The game sends no data to any partner. Two service providers help us with the email and web parts described above, under their own terms:

Apple distributes the game through the App Store under its own privacy policy.

6. Children and teens

Rodbender is rated 13+ on the App Store and is made for a general audience. It is not directed at children under 13. The game collects no personal information from any player, including children: there is no chat, no public profile, no user content, no ads and no purchases. The only links in the game open these Rodbender web pages in your browser.

If a child emails us, we use the email only to reply and delete it once the question is answered. Parents can contact us at hello@celikworks.com with the subject “Parent privacy request”.

If a future update adds features that use personal data, such as optional ads, we will add age-appropriate protections and update this policy before that update is released.

7. How long we keep data

8. International transfers

We are based in Türkiye. Our email and hosting providers may process data in other countries, including the United States and the European Union. Where the law requires it, we rely on safeguards such as the European Commission’s Standard Contractual Clauses and the standard contracts of the Turkish Personal Data Protection Authority, together with our providers’ data processing terms.

9. Your rights

United States. Depending on your state (for example California, Virginia, Colorado, Connecticut or Texas), you may have the right to know what personal information we have about you and to get a copy of it, to correct or delete it, to opt out of its sale or sharing and of targeted advertising, and to appeal if we refuse a request. To appeal, reply to our answer with the subject “Appeal”. We will not treat you differently for using these rights. You can use an authorised agent.

EEA, UK and Switzerland (if the game is offered there). You have the right to access, correct, erase, restrict, object to and port your data, and to withdraw consent at any time. You may also complain to your data protection authority.

Türkiye (KVKK). Under Article 11 of Law No. 6698 you may ask whether we process your data and request information about it; learn the purpose and whether it is used for that purpose; learn the recipients in Türkiye or abroad; ask for correction, deletion or destruction, and for third parties to be told; object to a result that is against you and comes only from automated analysis; and claim compensation for damage caused by unlawful processing. You can apply in writing to the postal address in section 1, or by email to hello@celikworks.com. We reply free of charge within 30 days at the latest. You may also complain to the Personal Data Protection Authority (KVKK).

How to make a request

Email hello@celikworks.com with the subject “Privacy request” and tell us what you are asking for. Because the game collects nothing, the only personal data we may hold about you is your emails with us. We confirm requests within 10 business days and answer within 30 days, or within the shorter period your law sets.

Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information (US states)

We do not sell or share personal information, and we do not use it for targeted advertising, so there is nothing to opt out of. If that ever changes, we will update this policy first and give you a way to opt out.

California notice at collection

Sources: you (emails) and your browser (web requests). We do not sell or share the personal information of anyone, including players under 16.

10. Deleting your data

There is no account to delete. Deleting Rodbender from your iPhone deletes all game data stored on it. Copies in iPhone backups made before you deleted the game stay in those backups until you delete them. We do not have a copy of your progress, so we cannot restore it or delete it for you.

To delete emails you sent us, email hello@celikworks.com with the subject “Data deletion request”. We confirm within 10 business days and complete the request within 30 days. We may keep a record of the request.

11. Security

The game stores your data only on your iPhone, protected by iOS. Access to our email and hosting accounts is limited to us. These pages are served over an encrypted connection (HTTPS). No method is completely secure. If a breach affects your data, we will notify you and the authorities as the law requires.

12. These web pages and Global Privacy Control

Global Privacy Control (GPC) is a browser setting that tells websites you want to opt out of the sale and sharing of your personal information. We treat it as a valid opt-out request. Neither the game nor these pages sell or share anything, so there is nothing more to switch off.

13. Changes to this policy

When we change this policy, we update the version and the “Last updated” date at the top and keep earlier versions available on request. Before we release an update that changes what Rodbender collects (for example, by adding optional ads, in-app purchases or analytics), we post the updated policy on this page, describe the change in the update notes, and ask for your consent in the game where the law requires it.

14. Contact

For privacy questions, start your email subject with “Privacy”.