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Dick Dastardly medal 5002
256 days ago
Kevin
According to iGP Manager TERMS OF SERVICE AGREEMENT Section IIIb THE SITE AND THE GAME ARE NOT DIRECTED AT CHILDREN UNDER 13 YEARS OF AGE

If you feel either the game or the advertisements are not suitable for your child, the simple solution is to stop them from playing it.


Then iGP needs to take some responsibility and take it up with Apple and Google where it is age rated as 7 and suitable for everyone.  Having something in the public domain that conflicts with their TOS I would have expected to be a concern especially as it advertises other games which are rated 17+?
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John Doe medal 5001
256 days ago (Last edited by John Doe 256 days ago)
Chris

Malcolm
Peter

José
As said, Google Play or App Store are the ones who decide the age rating. Age rating is something that you can take as guidance. The last word is always up to parents!


That's not true at all. The game owners are the ones filling the surveys to generate the rating at both Google Play or App Store. So the responsible thing to do is to redo the surveys and generate an appropriate rating. If you lie in the survey and say that there is no violence, gambling or sex in the game, obviously you will get a Pegi 3 rating.

I'll take your word for it but if it's true that's ridiculous. It doesn't imply that the rating is the public's at all, neither would anybody assume it was. 

'Apparently' iGP Manager is rated for 17 years and over. Can anybody tell me where this is stated please, because I can't find it anywhere.

You do have to say, why wouldn't you want people under 17 playing the game? Makes no sense, it's car racing!




The game in the advert that you were talking about is rated 17+, not iGP. 

Google Play
iGPManager
Your Grand Prix Racing Team. Online and real-time formula race strategy. 
4.4*   72K Reviews
1M+   Downloads
3   PEGI 3

Nothing ambiguous about that. 

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Chris 'Iceman' Tones medal 5626
256 days ago

Malcolm
Chris

Malcolm
Peter

José
As said, Google Play or App Store are the ones who decide the age rating. Age rating is something that you can take as guidance. The last word is always up to parents!


That's not true at all. The game owners are the ones filling the surveys to generate the rating at both Google Play or App Store. So the responsible thing to do is to redo the surveys and generate an appropriate rating. If you lie in the survey and say that there is no violence, gambling or sex in the game, obviously you will get a Pegi 3 rating.

I'll take your word for it but if it's true that's ridiculous. It doesn't imply that the rating is the public's at all, neither would anybody assume it was. 

'Apparently' iGP Manager is rated for 17 years and over. Can anybody tell me where this is stated please, because I can't find it anywhere.

You do have to say, why wouldn't you want people under 17 playing the game? Makes no sense, it's car racing!




The game in the advert that you were talking about is rated 17+, not iGP. 

Google Play
iGPManager
Your Grand Prix Racing Team. Online and real-time formula race strategy. 
4.4*   72K Reviews
1M+   Downloads
3   PEGI 3

Nothing ambiguous about that. 



You said: "'Apparently' iGP Manager is rated for 17 years and over. Can anybody tell me where this is stated please, because I can't find it anywhere. You do have to say, why wouldn't you want people under 17 playing the game? Makes no sense, it's car racing!"

I was talking about the Grand Mafia game in the advert being 17+. I don't know where you got that iGP was 17+. 

Right.. The Grand Mafia 'game' is rated 17+. iGP is PEGI 3. ADVERTS are a different thing from the "game", either iGP or Grand Mafia.  You need to get hold of the creators of the advert, or the advert provider, and ask them how they deal with advert ratings within the media they are displaying it on, if they even have any at all. 


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Kevin Bissell medal 5000 Super Mod
256 days ago
Dick
Kevin
According to iGP Manager TERMS OF SERVICE AGREEMENT Section IIIb THE SITE AND THE GAME ARE NOT DIRECTED AT CHILDREN UNDER 13 YEARS OF AGE

If you feel either the game or the advertisements are not suitable for your child, the simple solution is to stop them from playing it.


Then iGP needs to take some responsibility and take it up with Apple and Google where it is age rated as 7 and suitable for everyone.  Having something in the public domain that conflicts with their TOS I would have expected to be a concern especially as it advertises other games which are rated 17+?


I was neither supporting nor criticising iGP Games, merely pointing out that their ToS state the game is not aimed at children under the age of 13.

I think the ToS were drafted before the mobile version of the game was launched (so before 2017) and may have been overlooked which would explain the mismatch between ToS and App Store age ratings. I agree that this is not ideal and something should be done to align Parental Guidance age ratings for iGP Manager wherever they are published.
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John Doe medal 5001
256 days ago

Kevin
Dick
Kevin
According to iGP Manager TERMS OF SERVICE AGREEMENT Section IIIb THE SITE AND THE GAME ARE NOT DIRECTED AT CHILDREN UNDER 13 YEARS OF AGE

If you feel either the game or the advertisements are not suitable for your child, the simple solution is to stop them from playing it.


Then iGP needs to take some responsibility and take it up with Apple and Google where it is age rated as 7 and suitable for everyone.  Having something in the public domain that conflicts with their TOS I would have expected to be a concern especially as it advertises other games which are rated 17+?


I was neither supporting nor criticising iGP Games, merely pointing out that their ToS state the game is not aimed at children under the age of 13.

I think the ToS were drafted before the mobile version of the game was launched (so before 2017) and may have been overlooked which would explain the mismatch between ToS and App Store age ratings. I agree that this is not ideal and something should be done to align Parental Guidance age ratings for iGP Manager wherever they are published.


Thank you. ??

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José Trujillo medal 6083 Community Manager
256 days ago
I’m copy pasting my previous message and locking the thread:

Game rating is decided by Google Play and App Store, not by us. As said, if you believe the game is not safe for your children you can always uninstall it in your kid’s device.
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