This Privacy Policy explains how the Mancala game (the “App”) handles information when you use it on a phone, tablet or computer. The App is built around a simple principle: your game belongs on your device.
1. Summary
- The App requires no account and asks for no personal information — no name, email, phone number or contacts.
- Your settings, progress and saved games are stored only on your device. They are never sent to us.
- The App displays advertisements through Google AdMob, which may process device identifiers as described in Section 3.
- You can wipe everything at any time by clearing the App's data or uninstalling it.
2. Information involved
2.1 Game data stored on your device
The App keeps the following locally, using on-device storage:
- Your preferences: color theme, board style, stone style and whether sound is on;
- Your progress: unlocked levels, stars earned and basic play statistics;
- Your current game, so it can be resumed after you leave;
- A launch counter, used only to delay advertisements during your first few launches.
This data stays on your device and is not transmitted to us.
2.2 Information we never ask for
The App does not request or collect your name, email address, address, date of birth, contacts, photos, microphone, camera or precise location.
2.3 Information handled by advertising
When advertisements are shown, Google AdMob and Google Play services may automatically process information such as your IP address, advertising identifier (Google Advertising ID or Apple's IDFA), device and browser details, approximate region derived from your IP, and how you interact with ads. This processing is governed by Google's own policies; see Section 3.
2.4 When you contact us
If you email us, we receive your email address and whatever you choose to include in your message. We use it only to reply and to resolve your request.
3. Advertising
- The App uses Google AdMob to display banner advertisements.
- Ads appear only on Android and iOS, and never during your first few launches of the App.
- AdMob may use the advertising identifier and usage data to serve and measure ads, and to personalise them where permitted. Google's handling of this data is described in Google's Privacy Policy.
- You can opt out of personalised advertising through your device settings (Android: Google account → Ads → Opt out of Ads Personalisation; iOS: Settings → Privacy → Apple Advertising → Personalised Ads), and you can reset your advertising identifier at any time.
- We do not receive your name, email address or other personal details from advertisers, and we do not sell any data.
4. How information is used
- To operate the App: rendering your chosen theme, remembering progress and restoring your saved game;
- To display and improve advertisements;
- To respond to support requests when you contact us.
We do not use your information for profiling, marketing or any purpose beyond running and supporting the App.
5. Local storage
All game data lives in the App's private storage on your device (protected by the operating system's sandbox). There is no player database and no cloud sync: because the data never leaves your device, we cannot see it, back it up or recover it for you.
6. Sharing and third parties
We do not sell, rent or trade any information. The only third parties involved in the App are:
- Google (AdMob / Google Play services) — advertising, governed by Google's privacy policy;
- Your platform provider (Google Play or the Apple App Store) — handles your relationship with the store itself, including purchases, under its own terms.
The App contains no analytics SDKs, social media plugins or tracking toolkits beyond those required for advertising.
7. Children's privacy
The App is suitable for a general audience and does not knowingly collect personal information from anyone, including children under 13 (or the equivalent minimum age in your country). If you believe a child has provided personal information to us through email, contact us and we will delete it promptly.
8. Retention and deletion
- On-device data is kept until you clear the App's data or uninstall the App, at which point it is removed by the operating system.
- Emails you send us are kept only as long as needed to handle your request.
- Advertising data is retained by Google according to its own retention policies.
9. Your choices and rights
- Clear the App's data at any time in your device's Settings → Apps → Mancala → Storage → Clear data (this erases progress and preferences);
- Uninstall the App to remove it and its local data completely;
- Opt out of personalised advertising as described in Section 3;
- Email us to ask questions about, or request deletion of, any personal information you may have sent us (for example, in a support message).
10. Security
The App relies on the operating system's sandboxing to protect local data, and it collects so little information that there is no player database to breach. Email communication, like any email, is not guaranteed to be encrypted end to end — please avoid sending sensitive personal details.
11. Changes to this policy
We may update this Privacy Policy as the App evolves. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated effective date. Continued use of the App after changes means you accept the revised policy.
12. Contact
Questions about this Privacy Policy or your data? Write to us at hin.ratha10@gmail.com and we will respond as soon as we can.