App: Ghosst (com.astrixtech.ghosst) Developer: AstrixTech Last Updated: October 9, 2026
Welcome to Ghosst. This Privacy Policy describes how we collect, use, and protect your information when you use our mobile application.
1. Information We Collect
We collect minimal information necessary to deliver application features, manage key redemptions, and prevent fraudulent activities:
Account Information: When you create an account, we store your email address, user identifier, account creation date, and optional profile display name through our hosting provider.
Virtual Currency & In-App Activity: Virtual coins earned via rewarded ads, transaction/claim records, and redeemed product keys.
Advertising Data: Google and participating mediation partners may process advertising identifiers, IP address, device information, consent choices, ad interactions, and approximate location derived from IP.
2. Third-Party Services and Advertising
Our app integrates third-party services that may collect information used to identify you or personalize ads in accordance with their respective privacy policies:
Google AdMob: We show ads (including rewarded ads). Google AdMob may use device identifiers (like Advertising ID) and cookies to serve ads based on your visits.
For details, check Google Privacy & Terms.
Hostinger: Used for secure database authentication, user data sync, and server-side verification (SSV).
Unity Ads: May serve ads through Google AdMob mediation and process device and advertising data under the Unity Privacy Policy.
OneSignal (with Firebase Cloud Messaging): Used only to deliver device notifications — new products, restocked items, and app announcements. OneSignal receives an anonymous push subscription identifier for your installation; no email, coin balance, or purchase data is sent to it. See the OneSignal Privacy Policy.
Firebase (Firestore): Used for the world chat. Firebase receives your account ID and display name (or an anonymous handle) to deliver world chat messages; message text is stored there. No email, coin balance, or purchase data is sent to Firebase. See the Firebase Privacy Policy.
Where required, the app uses Google's User Messaging Platform to request consent before requesting ads. You can revisit available choices from Profile → Privacy choices.
3. Permissions Requested
Depending on your usage, the app may request the following permissions:
Internet Access: To synchronize coin balances, authenticate, retrieve products, and load ad networks.
Install Packages (Direct build only): The separately distributed Direct build uses REQUEST_INSTALL_PACKAGES solely to hand an APK that you explicitly downloaded to Android's system installer. The Google Play build never requests this permission; it only saves requested APKs to the device's Downloads folder for manual handling outside Ghosst.
Notifications (POST_NOTIFICATIONS, Android 13+): Optional. Used for new product, restock, and announcement notifications. Denying it leaves every feature of the app working; you simply get no push notifications.
4. How We Use Information
We use collected data solely to:
Provide, operate, and maintain the Ghosst app services.
Credit coins earned through rewarded advertising (using Server-Side Verification).
Facilitate the delivery of software keys and files.
Prevent fraud, botting, and abuse of the rewards system.
5. Data Retention & Security
We take reasonable administrative, technical, and physical security measures to protect your personal information. We do not sell, rent, or lease your personal information to third parties.
Account data is kept while your account is active. You can permanently delete your account in the app through Profile → Delete account. This deletes your account, profile, coin balance, reward history, and purchase records; claimed inventory records are disassociated from your user ID. You may also use our web deletion request page.
6. Children's Privacy
Our application is not targeted towards children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal identifiable information from children under 13.
7. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update our Privacy Policy periodically. Any updates will be posted directly to this URL with an updated "Last Updated" date.
8. Contact Us
If you have questions or suggestions regarding our Privacy Policy, please contact us at: