TapEmuPrivacyPolicy
Email: ltsLeoliu@gmail.com
1. Introduction
This Privacy Policy explains how Tap EMU (“we,” “our,” or “us”) handles information when you use our emulator application for iOS and Android (“App”). Tap EMU lets you import game files you have the right to use, play them with on-screen controls, keep saves on your device, and optionally subscribe to VIP.
We are committed to protecting your privacy. This policy describes what stays on your device, what is sent to third-party services, and what we do not collect on our own servers.
See our Terms of Use for the rules on game files, subscriptions, and acceptable use.
2. Our Privacy Principles
Tap EMU is built with a local-first approach:
- No user accounts: We do not require registration, login, or a centralized profile.
- Your library stays on your device: Game files you import, covers, saves, controller skins, and playtime are stored locally unless you choose a feature that needs the internet.
- We do not upload your game files for analytics: The bytes of a ROM, save, or skin are not sent to Firebase.
- No payment card storage: Purchases are handled by Apple or Google. We do not collect your card number.
3. Information We Do NOT Collect on Our Servers
We do not:
- Require your name, email address, phone number, or other account identifiers (unless you voluntarily contact support)
- Collect or store payment card or banking information
- Upload the contents of a ROM, save file, or controller skin to our own analytics
- Operate a cloud backup of your library
- Request microphone access
4. Information Stored on Your Device
The following data is stored locally on your device:
- Library: Imported game files, the names you give them, covers, and related library metadata
- Saves: In-game battery saves, quick saves, and auto saves
- Skins: Controller skins you select, create, or import, including photos you use as a cover or skin
- Playtime and settings: Cumulative playtime, onboarding progress, language, mute, and similar preferences
- Subscription entitlement cache: A local record of whether VIP is active (no payment details)
This data remains on your device until you delete it, uninstall the App, or reset your device. If you use your device’s own backup, that backup is controlled by Apple, Google, or you, not by a Tap EMU account.
5. Game Files
Tap EMU is a player. It does not grant you any right to a third-party game.
- Files you import from the Files app or another app are copied onto your device. We do not receive those file contents on a Tap EMU server.
- If you choose to download a file from a list inside the App, the App requests that file over HTTPS from our file host. The request uses the file name. The file is then stored on your device.
- You may import or download a file only if you already have the legal right to use it. See the Terms of Use.
6. Photos and the Camera
The camera and photo library are used only so you can take or choose a picture for a custom cover or controller skin.
- Those images are stored on your device
- They are not uploaded to a Tap EMU server
- The App does not give us ongoing access to your camera or photo library. You choose each image
7. Third-Party SDKs and Services
Tap EMU integrates third-party services. These are not Tap EMU user-account servers. They may process certain data according to their own privacy policies:
| Service | Purpose | Data Involved |
|---|---|---|
| Google AdMob | Rewarded, app-open, banner, and interstitial ads | Advertising identifiers, ad interaction data, and, if the system allows it, location used to make ads more relevant |
| Firebase Analytics | Product analytics, on Android in the current release | App events such as onboarding, play sessions, paywall steps, and feature use. ROM contents are not attached. A catalog download event may include the catalog file name |
| Firebase Remote Config | Feature limits such as daily free-play time, on Android in the current release | A configuration fetch. Your library is not uploaded |
| Apple App Store / Google Play | Subscriptions and purchases | Purchase receipts and entitlement status, handled by Apple or Google |
| Our file host | A file you choose to download from an in-app list | The file name needed to fetch that file |
The current iOS release does not initialize Firebase. Analytics events and Remote Config fetches are not sent from that iOS build. Android may send the Firebase data described above.
Links to third-party privacy policies:
8. Advertising
Free play may include advertisements served by Google AdMob, including banner ads, interstitial ads, app-open ads, and rewarded ads that can add play time. VIP reduces or removes these interruptions, as described in the App.
AdMob may use device advertising identifiers and interaction data to serve and measure ads, in accordance with Google’s policies. On iOS, Tap EMU participates in Apple’s SKAdNetwork for ad attribution. You can limit ad tracking in your device settings.
The App declares location access so advertising services can show more relevant ads if you grant that permission. We do not build our own location history.
9. Analytics
On Android, we use Firebase Analytics to understand how the App is used, such as sessions, imports, play sessions, skins, and subscription steps, and Firebase Remote Config to read limits such as daily free-play time.
These reports are processed by Google Firebase, not stored as a Tap EMU user profile. Game-file contents, save contents, and photos are not sent to Firebase. You can learn more at Firebase Privacy.
10. Permissions
The App may request the following permissions:
| Permission | Why We Ask |
|---|---|
| Camera | Take a photo for a custom cover or controller skin |
| Photo Library | Choose an existing photo for a custom cover or controller skin |
| Files / storage | Import a game file, skin, or save that you select |
| Location | Allow advertising services to show more relevant ads, if you grant access |
| Advertising identifier | Serve and measure ads on Android |
| Internet | Load ads, complete a store purchase, and download a file you choose from an in-app list |
Tap EMU does not request microphone access.
11. Children’s Privacy
Tap EMU is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has provided information through the App, contact us at ltsLeoliu@gmail.com.
12. Data Retention
12.1 Local Data
Your library, saves, skins, and settings remain on your device until you:
- Delete an item inside the App
- Uninstall the App
- Reset or replace your device
12.2 Third-Party Processing
- AdMob and Firebase: Retain ad and analytics data under Google’s policies.
- Apple and Google: Retain purchase records under their policies.
- File host: Processes the download request you start. We do not keep a Tap EMU account copy of files you imported from outside the App.
13. Your Rights and Choices
Depending on your region, you may have rights regarding your personal information. Because Tap EMU stores most data locally:
- Access and deletion: You can delete games, saves, and skins in the App, or remove App data by uninstalling.
- Photos: A photo is used only when you choose it for a cover or skin.
- Ads and analytics: You can limit ad tracking through your device settings. VIP reduces ad interruptions inside the App.
- Purchases: Manage or cancel a subscription in the App Store or Google Play, and restore a purchase from the VIP screen.
- Contact us: For privacy requests, email ltsLeoliu@gmail.com.
If you are in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom, or California, you may have additional rights under the GDPR, UK GDPR, or CCPA, including access, correction, deletion, and the right to appeal a denial. Contact us and we will respond within a reasonable time.
14. International Data Transfers
AdMob and Firebase are operated by Google and may process data outside your country. A file you choose to download is requested over HTTPS and may be served from a host outside your country. Apple and Google process purchases in the regions where those stores operate.
15. Security
Tap EMU uses:
- Local storage for your library, saves, skins, and settings
- HTTPS for requests to third-party services and for a file you choose to download
Your data also depends on your device: a passcode or biometrics, current system updates, and how you back the device up.
16. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The new version will be posted on this page with a new date. If you keep using the App after the update is posted, the updated policy applies to that use.
17. Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, contact us at:
Email: ltsLeoliu@gmail.com
Tap EMU keeps your library on your device, does not require an account, and does not upload your game files for analytics.