Privacy Policy for Dama Ta!

This policy explains what information Dama Ta! ("the App") collects, how it is used, and your choices. The App has no account or login system and does not collect your name, email address, or other real-world identity.

Information We Collect

• Guest ID: the first time you open the App, it obtains a random guest identifier — generated by our server, or generated on your device if it can't reach the server yet — and stores it only on your device. It is not linked to any real-world identity. Its only purpose is letting the server reattach a dropped connection to an in-progress multiplayer match so you can rejoin it (see "Reconnect data" below); the server does not keep any other record of it.
• Username: during first launch you choose a username once. It's stored only on your device and shown to your opponent — along with your rating in ranked games — and, for public lobby games, to other players browsing the lobby list, whenever you play multiplayer. It is not linked to any account and not visible to anyone while you play against the AI or use Analysis Board.
• Local match history: when a game you play (vs AI, Analysis Board, or multiplayer) finishes, a record of it — the moves, result, and who you played — is saved automatically on your device so you can review or replay it later from the History screen. This history is stored only on your device; we do not receive or store a copy of it on our servers. You can delete it at any time using "Clear all history" in the History screen, or by uninstalling the App.
• Gameplay data: your moves and board state are sent to our game server only to power the AI opponent, multiplayer matches, and move analysis. This data lives only in server memory for the duration of your session — it is not written to a database or sold.
• Reconnect data: while you're in an active multiplayer match, the server temporarily associates your guest ID with that match in memory, purely so you can rejoin it if your connection drops or you switch away from the App. This association is discarded the moment the match ends or times out — it is never written to a database.
• Saved games: "Export Game" and "Load Saved Game" read and write a game file to a storage location you choose yourself, via your device's own file picker. These files stay on your device and are never transmitted anywhere unless you choose to share them.
• Device identifier: the App reads a device identifier (such as the Android ID) and uses it only on your device — to encrypt your locally-stored data and to detect a copied data folder from another device. This identifier is not transmitted to our servers and is not used for advertising or tracking.
• Technical data: like any networked app, our server necessarily processes your device's IP address to deliver network responses. The App does not collect precise location, contacts, camera, or microphone data, and requests no such permissions.

In-App Purchases

The App offers an optional one-time Premium upgrade (Remove Ads + Unlimited Credits). Purchases are processed by Google Play Billing — we never see or store your payment details. To confirm a purchase is genuine, the App sends the Google Play purchase token to our server, which verifies it with Google Play; the token is processed only to confirm your entitlement and is not saved to a database. Your Premium entitlement is held by your Google Play account, so it restores on a new device or after reinstalling.

Fraud Prevention (App Integrity)

To protect purchases and prevent tampering, on Android the App may request an integrity token from Google Play services (the Play Integrity API) and send it to our server, which asks Google to decode it. This confirms the App is a genuine, unmodified copy running on a genuine device. The token is processed transiently for this check only and is not stored.

Advertising

The App may display ads served by Google AdMob to support free play. When ads are shown, Google may collect and process data (such as advertising identifiers) under its own privacy policy, to serve relevant ads and measure performance. You can review Google's practices at policies.google.com/privacy and manage ad personalization in your device settings.

Children's Privacy

The App is not directed at children under 13 and does not knowingly collect personal information from children.

Data Sharing

We do not sell your information. We share data with third parties only as described above — Google AdMob (if/when ads are shown) and Google Play (for purchase verification and the App-integrity check) — and where required by law.

Data Retention

On our server: multiplayer session data (live match state, the guest-ID-to-match association used for reconnects) is discarded when a match ends, times out, or the server restarts — nothing is retained long-term.

On your device: your guest ID, username, local match history, rating profile, credit and ad counters, and premium-unlock status persist in the App's local storage so they're still there next time you open the App, until you clear them (see "Your Choices") or uninstall. Exported game files persist wherever you saved them until you delete them yourself.

Your Choices

You can delete your local match history at any time via "Clear all history" in the History screen, without affecting your guest ID or username. Uninstalling the App removes everything stored locally — guest ID, username, match history, ratings, credits and unlocks, and any saved game files you have not exported elsewhere.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this policy from time to time. Changes will be reflected with a new effective date at the top of this page.

Contact Us

Questions about this policy? Contact: marjoncajocon08@gmail.com