Tic-Tac-Foe — Privacy Policy

Last updated: 9 September 2026

Tic-Tac-Foe (the “App”, package com.rogue01x01.tictacfoe) is published by Rogue01x01 (“we”, “us”). This policy explains what information the App handles, why, and the choices you have. It is written to be short because the App is designed to collect as little as possible.

The short version

• We do not collect your name, email address, phone number, precise location, contacts, photos, or files.
• Our game server does not log IP addresses.
• You sign in with Google Play Games. We store an opaque, app-scoped player identifier and your Play Games gamer tag — not your Google account, name, or email.
• The App shows ads through Google AdMob. Buying “Remove Ads” turns all ads off permanently for your account.
• You can ask us to delete your data at any time (see Contact).

What we store, and why

• Play Games identity. When you sign in, we store the Google Play Games player ID (an opaque value scoped to this App — it cannot be resolved to your real Google identity) and your Play Games gamer tag. Used to sign you in, attribute your stats, and show you on the leaderboard.
• Gameplay data. Match results, your Elo rating, wins, games played, a “Luck” statistic, unlocked achievements, your chosen favourite emoji, and whether you have seen the tutorial. Used to run the game, the leaderboard, and achievements.
• Purchases. Which in-app items you own, plus the Google Play order ID and purchase token, which our server checks with Google to confirm a purchase is genuine and to restore your items after a reinstall. We never see or store payment card details — Google Play processes all payments.
• Friends (optional). If you grant the Play Games friends permission, the App reads your Play Games friends list so it can float your friends’ open games to the top of the room browser and offer a “Friends” leaderboard filter. Your friends’ opaque player IDs are sent to our server only to match them against other players. Declining changes nothing else about the App.
• Bug reports (optional, only if you choose). If you use the in-app “Report a Bug” button, we receive the text you write, your gamer tag, and the App version. If you additionally tick the “include basic device data” box, we also receive a rough description of your device — browser/OS string, device memory, CPU core count, screen size, connection type, and time zone. This contains no identifiers, no location, and no contacts. Bug-report data is used only to fix problems and is deleted at the end of the test period.

Data stored only on your device

Your session token, sound/music preferences, an optional server-address override, and a cached copy of your friends list are stored locally on your device (browser local storage) and are not sent to us except as described above.

Advertising

The App displays advertising supplied by Google AdMob (Google Mobile Ads SDK). To serve and measure ads, Google may collect and process device information, a resettable advertising identifier, app-activity signals, and approximate location derived from your IP address. This data is shared with Google for advertising, analytics, and fraud prevention, as described in Google’s policy.

• Where local law requires it (for example the EEA, the UK, and Switzerland), you are asked on first launch whether you consent to personalised ads. You may choose non-personalised ads instead.
• You can reset your advertising ID or opt out of ad personalisation in your device settings.
• Purchasing Remove Ads disables all advertising, and the ad SDK stops requesting ads, for your account.

Who we share data with

We do not sell your data. We do not share it with anyone except the following service providers, each acting under Google’s Privacy Policy:

• Google Play Games Services — sign-in, achievements, and the friends list.
• Google Play Billing and the Google Play Developer API — processing and verifying purchases.
• Google AdMob — advertising (see above).
• Google Fonts — a display font is fetched from Google’s servers when the App’s interface first loads; Google receives that request.

Retention and deletion

Account and gameplay data is kept for as long as your account exists. Bug-report data is deleted at the end of the test period. You can ask us to delete your account and associated stats at any time by emailing the address below; we will remove your account record, stats, achievements, and entitlement records from our server.

Children

The App is not directed to children under 13 (or under 16 in the EEA), and we do not knowingly collect data from them. If you believe a child has provided us data, contact us and we will delete it.

Security

We take reasonable measures to protect the limited data we hold. Because no method of transmission or storage is completely secure, we cannot guarantee absolute security.

Your rights

Depending on where you live, you may have the right to access, correct, or delete your data, to object to or restrict its processing, and to opt out of personalised advertising. To exercise any of these, contact us.

Changes

If we change this policy, we will update the date at the top and, for material changes, note it in the App’s release notes.

Contact

Rogue01x01
cicsales2022@gmail.com