Developer Of Mobile Gaming Apps Pays $1.4 Million To Settle CCPA Claims

The California Office of Attorney General ("CA OAG") announced a settlement with Jam City Inc. ("Jam City"), a developer of mobile gaming apps, for violations of the California Consumer Privacy Act ("CCPA") and Unfair Competition Law on November 21, 2025. Jam City agreed to pay penalties totaling $1.4 million to settle claims that it violated the CCPA when it sold or shared consumers' personal information without providing a compliant opt-out mechanism and sold or shared the personal information of consumers it knew were between 13 and 16 years of age without obtaining their affirmative consent.

Factual Background and Alleged Violations of Law

Jam City develops free mobile gaming apps that generate revenue partly through in-app advertisements. Jam City collects, uses, and discloses to third parties for cross-context behavioral advertising and analytics, the personal information of consumers, including device identifiers, IP addresses, and data about how the