Ad Policy

Last updated: June 2025

1. Overview & Advertising Philosophy

STUMPED is dedicated to providing high-performance, offline-first cricket scoring for players, captains, and tournament organizers worldwide. To keep our core offline scoring tools freely accessible on Android, we utilize non-intrusive banner and interstitial advertisements provided by Google AdMob. Our goal is to balance ad monetization with an uninterrupted user experience, ensuring that live match scoring remains 100% distraction-free.

2. Our Advertising Partner (Google AdMob)

Stumped displays advertisements through Google AdMob, operated by Google LLC. All ad delivery, inventory serving, and network compliance are governed strictly by Google's advertising policies and privacy standards. By using the free tier of the STUMPED mobile application, you acknowledge that ad delivery is handled securely via Google's mobile advertising ecosystem.

3. Who Sees Advertisements

Advertisements are displayed to free-tier users only. Users who upgrade to a STUMPED Pro subscription or lifetime access tier enjoy a completely ad-free interface across all screens, devices, and tournament setups.

4. Ad Placement Rules & Distraction-Free Scoring

We prioritize gameplay flow and scoring accuracy above all else. Ads are strictly limited to non-critical utility areas of the app:

5. Data Collection, Ad Personalization & Privacy

Google AdMob may utilize device-level advertising identifiers (such as the Advertising ID on Android devices or IDFA on iOS devices) to display tailored or contextual advertisements based on your interest profile.

STUMPED does not sell, rent, or trade your personal data, match records, player statistics, or phone contact details to third-party advertisers. All ad-related data requests are managed directly through device-level sandboxing governed by Google AdMob.

6. Managing Ad Preferences and Opting Out

You can control how personalized advertisements are delivered to your device at any time by modifying your operating system preferences:

Please note that opting out of personalized advertising will not remove advertisements completely on the free tier; it simply ensures that ads served by Google AdMob will be non-personalized context-based ads.

7. STUMPED Pro (Permanent Ad-Free Experience)

If you prefer a totally clean, offline-first interface without banner impressions, you can upgrade to STUMPED Pro. Upgrading removes all Google AdMob ad requests permanently across your registered account.

8. Protection of Minors & Children

We do not knowingly show targeted or personalized advertisements to children under the age of 13. STUMPED is designed for general audiences, recreational players, and adult tournament administrators.

9. Policy Updates & Inquiries

We may update our Advertising Policy periodically to reflect changes in Google AdMob regulations, local data privacy compliance, or new app features. Continued use of STUMPED indicates acceptance of our updated policy terms.

If you have questions, feedback, or compliance inquiries regarding our ad policy, please reach out directly to our team at ads@getstumped.app or support at developer@getstumped.app.