Account & Data

Account & Data Deletion

Effective date: April 28, 2026 · Response time: within 30 days

Paper Plane takes your privacy seriously. Under GDPR Art. 17 (right to erasure / "right to be forgotten") and Turkey's KVKK Art. 7, you can request deletion of your personal data. This page explains what data we keep and how to delete it.

1 What Data We Keep

Paper Plane may store data in two places:

a) On your device (local)

Your high score
Unlocked planes
Sound on/off preference
Number of games played

This data is only on your device; we do not have a copy on our servers.

b) On our servers (Firebase)

Anonymous Firebase UID (random, does not identify you as a person)
Your nickname — if you joined the leaderboard
Your score record — in the global and weekly leaderboards

Google Analytics and AdMob also keep anonymised usage and ad data that does not directly identify you.

2 Deleting Local Device Data

You have two options to clear all local data on your device:

Option A — Clear app data

Android: Settings → Apps → Paper Plane → Storage → Clear data

This resets your high score, unlocked planes and all other local settings. The app will look like a fresh install.

Option B — Uninstall the app

Long-press the app icon → Uninstall. All local data is removed.

3 Deleting Server Data

To delete your leaderboard record, nickname and anonymous UID from our servers, just write to us. We process the request free of charge within 30 days.

Step 1 — Find your anonymous UID (optional)

If you have multiple devices or want to delete only one account, providing the UID speeds things up:

Open the app
Go to Leaderboard → Ranking screen
Tap the pencil icon next to your nickname and note any "Show my ID" option
If you can't find it, no problem — we can locate you with your nickname and approximate score

Step 2 — Send the email

Copy the template below and send it to abdulkadir.kilic@ownerclick.com:

Subject: Paper Plane - Data Deletion Request Hello, I'd like to request deletion of my personal data from Paper Plane. - Nickname: __________ - Approximate high score: __________ - Firebase UID (if known): __________ - Device model and Android version: __________ Under GDPR Article 17 and KVKK Article 7, please delete all personal data stored on your servers. Thank you.

Step 3 — Confirmation

We send a confirmation email once deletion is complete. The process usually takes 1–7 days, no later than 30 days.

4 What is NOT Deleted

Some data cannot be deleted immediately due to legal obligations or technical reasons:

Backups: Removal from Firebase automated backups can take up to 30 days.
Anonymous, aggregate analytics: Stats like "X games played in total" that do not identify you remain.
Crash logs: Kept up to 90 days for legal record-keeping.
Legal obligations: Data required to comply with court orders or legal requests.

5 What Happens After Deletion

Your nickname is removed from global and weekly leaderboards.
The next time you open the app a new anonymous session is created (new UID).
Local device data is unaffected (unless you also do Option A or B).
Your unlocked planes remain on the device, but you'll restart from scratch on the global leaderboard.

6 Other Rights

Instead of deletion you may want to view or correct your data. Under GDPR you have the following rights:

Access your data
Correct inaccurate data
Restrict processing
Data portability — move your data to another service
Object to automated decisions

You can exercise these rights from the same email address.

7 Contact

Send Deletion Request

abdulkadir.kilic@ownerclick.com
OwnerClick · Türkiye

Right to complain: You may lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority (e.g. ICO in the UK, CNIL in France, Turkey's KVKK at kvkk.gov.tr).