This Privacy Policy explains how ZiBa Entertainment (“we”, “us”, “our”) handles information in connection with La Famiglia – Mafia Empire (“the Game”), available on Google Play (com.zibagames.la_famiglia_mobile) and the Apple App Store (com.zibagames.laFamigliaMobile). We are the controller of the data described here.
1. Data stored only on your device
Your gameplay data — your Don and family, campaign and story progress, crew and capos, districts and businesses, cash and ledger, respect and rank, and your game settings — is saved locally on your device. We do not upload your save to our own servers, and the names you type in the Game (for example your Don or family name) are never sent to us.
2. Data collected through Google Firebase
The Game uses the following Google Firebase services. Google processes this data on our behalf; see Firebase privacy and security.
| Service | Data | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Google Analytics for Firebase | Gameplay events (for example creating a Don, finishing the prologue, weeks played, chapters and ranks reached, districts taken, minigame results, and in-game cash and heat levels in broad bands); game settings such as difficulty and game language; app version, device model, operating system and language; approximate country or region derived from your connection; a random app-instance identifier. | To understand how the Game is played, find where players get stuck, and balance and improve the Game. |
| Firebase Crashlytics | Crash logs and stack traces, app version, device model, operating system, and a random installation identifier. | To detect, diagnose and fix crashes and stability problems. |
| Firebase Remote Config | App version, device language and country, and a random installation identifier. | To change game settings without an update and to show occasional announcements in the main menu. |
This data is pseudonymous: it is tied to random identifiers, not to your name or any account. We do not collect your name, email address, phone number, contacts, photos or precise location. Analytics also records how ads and the Premium offer are used in the Game (for example that a rewarded video was watched or the Premium screen was opened), so we can keep the number of ads fair. Because the Game now shows ads (section 3), Google Analytics for Firebase may also receive your device’s advertising ID to measure which of our own advertising campaigns brought you to the Game. We do not sell, rent or share this data with third parties for their own purposes.
3. Advertising (Google AdMob)
The Game is free to play and supported by ads served by Google AdMob: optional rewarded videos that you choose to watch in exchange for an in-game favour, and an occasional full-screen ad between in-game weeks. There are no banner ads, and no ads appear inside minigames or story moments.
To serve and measure ads, AdMob may collect your device’s advertising ID (advertising ID on Android, IDFA on iOS where you allow it), IP address (used to infer approximate location), device information (model, operating system, language) and ad interaction data. In the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom and Switzerland, the Game asks for your consent through Google’s consent message before personalised ads are shown; without consent, AdMob serves non-personalised ads. You can change your choice later from the Game’s settings, and you can opt out of personalised ads or reset your advertising ID at any time in your device settings (Android: Settings → Google → Ads; iOS: Settings → Privacy & Security → Tracking). Opting out does not remove ads; Premium does (section 4).
AdMob is governed by Google’s Privacy Policy and how Google uses data from partner apps.
4. In-app purchase (“Premium”)
The Game offers one optional, one-time purchase called Premium. It removes all full-screen ads and grants the rewarded favours without a video. The purchase is processed entirely by Google Play Billing or the Apple App Store. We never see your payment details; we receive only a confirmation (purchase token) that the transaction was completed, which the Game uses to unlock Premium on your device and to restore it after a reinstall.
5. In-game announcements
The main menu can show a short announcement that we publish through Firebase Remote Config, for example news about the Game, a sale on Premium, or a link to an update. If an announcement contains a link and you tap it, the page opens in your browser or the app store, and that site’s own privacy policy applies.
6. Legal basis
Where the EU/UK General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) applies, we process the data in section 2 on the basis of our legitimate interest in keeping the Game stable, understanding how it is used and improving it (Article 6(1)(f) GDPR). Personalised advertising by AdMob (section 3) relies on your consent (Article 6(1)(a)), which you can withdraw at any time; non-personalised ads rely on our legitimate interest in operating a free, ad-supported game. Processing the Premium purchase relies on contractual necessity (Article 6(1)(b)).
7. Permissions
La Famiglia uses an internet connection for Firebase, ads and purchases; the Game itself is fully playable offline. Through Google Play services it may read the advertising ID (see section 3). It does not request access to your camera, microphone, contacts, location, photos, notifications or health data.
8. Data retention
Your on-device save is kept until you clear the app’s data or uninstall the Game; we hold no copy. Analytics event data is kept for at most 14 months, after which Google deletes it. Crashlytics crash reports are kept for 90 days. Remote Config does not keep a history of your device. Data held by Google for AdMob and Play Billing is kept according to Google’s own retention policies.
9. International transfers
Google may process Firebase, AdMob and Play Billing data outside the European Economic Area, including in the United States. Google relies on the EU–US Data Privacy Framework and the European Commission’s Standard Contractual Clauses to protect this data.
10. Children
La Famiglia depicts a fictional organised-crime theme, is rated 12+ and is not directed at children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has provided personal data, contact us at info@zibaentertainment.com and we will delete it.
11. Your rights
Depending on where you live (for example under the GDPR or the CCPA), you may have the right to access, correct or erase your data, to restrict or object to its processing, and to lodge a complaint with a data protection authority (in the Netherlands: the Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens). Your save is fully under your control on your device. Because the Firebase data is pseudonymous we cannot look it up by your name, but contact us and we will help with any request. Uninstalling the Game stops all further collection. We do not sell personal information.
12. Changes
We may update this policy from time to time, for example when the Game changes. Material changes will be reflected by the “Last updated” date above.
13. Contact
- Developer: ZiBa Entertainment B.V., the Netherlands
- Website: zibaentertainment.com
- Email: info@zibaentertainment.com