Privacy Policy
Last updated: June 4, 2026
This Privacy Policy explains how Country Trips LLC ("we", "us"), the operator of Bithereum007, collects, uses, and protects information across our website, iOS, Android, and desktop apps (the "Service"). Questions: [email protected].
1. Information we collect
| Category | What & why |
|---|---|
| Account | Email, a hashed password, display name, username, and optional avatar — to create and secure your account. |
| Age | Your date of birth, used to confirm you are 13 or older and to derive an age category. The Service is not for children under 13, and we refuse under-13 sign-ups. |
| Phone number | Optional. Used only to send a one-time SMS verification code (via Twilio) for certain civic features. We store the number and verification status, not the message contents. |
| Sign-in providers | If you use Google or Apple sign-in, we receive your email, name (first sign-in only for Apple), and a provider account identifier. We never receive your Google/Apple password. |
| Payments | Card payments are processed by Stripe; we do not receive or store full card numbers. We keep records of purchases (credits, vending orders) for fulfilment, support, and accounting. |
| Activity | Game progress, in-app credits/points/hearts, leaderboards, and civic participation (e.g., elections, factions) — to run the features you use. |
| User content | Images you upload (e.g., avatars, faction logos), stored via Cloudflare R2. |
| Technical | IP address, device/browser type, and server request logs — for security, abuse prevention, and reliability. |
2. Advertising & rewarded ads
The Service may offer optional rewarded ads (watch a short video to earn in-game hearts). When this feature is enabled, a third-party ad network (e.g., Monetag, AppLixir, or Google AdSense) may collect device and advertising identifiers to show and measure ads. We do not sell your personal information. On iOS, we will request your permission via Apple's App Tracking Transparency prompt before any cross-app tracking occurs. You are never required to watch ads to use the Service.
3. How we use information
- Provide, maintain, and improve the Service and your account.
- Authenticate sign-in and keep the Service secure (anti-fraud, rate limiting).
- Process payments and deliver purchased items (credits, vending).
- Enforce age requirements and child-safety rules.
- Communicate with you about your account, security, and (optional) updates.
- Comply with legal obligations.
4. Service providers we share with
We share the minimum necessary with processors who act on our behalf:
- Stripe — payment processing.
- Twilio — SMS verification.
- Google / Apple — sign-in, if you choose it.
- Amazon Web Services — hosting and database.
- Cloudflare — content delivery and file storage.
- Ad networks — only if rewarded ads are enabled (see §2).
We do not sell your personal information.
5. Children
The Service is intended for users 13 and older. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child under 13 has provided us information, contact [email protected] and we will delete it. Users between 13 and 17 should have a parent or guardian's permission.
6. Data retention
We keep your information for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide the Service, then delete or anonymize it, except where we must retain records to meet legal, tax, or security obligations.
7. Your rights & choices
- Access & correction — view and edit your profile in-app.
- Account deletion — you can request deletion of your account and associated personal data from within the app or by emailing us.
- Depending on where you live (e.g., EEA/UK under GDPR, California under CCPA/CPRA), you may have additional rights to access, port, restrict, or object to processing. Contact us to exercise them.
8. Security
Data is encrypted in transit (HTTPS). Passwords are stored hashed. Secrets and credentials are held in managed secret storage, never in client apps. No system is perfectly secure, but we work to protect your information.
9. International users
We operate in the United States; if you use the Service from elsewhere, your information is processed in the U.S.
10. Changes
We may update this policy; we will revise the "Last updated" date and, for material changes, provide additional notice.
11. Contact
Country Trips LLC
Email: [email protected]