Privacy policy · iOS & iPadOS
Your game.
Your privacy.
This policy explains how Backgammon Elo Challenge for iOS & iPadOS handles information.
Effective and last updated: October 28, 2026
Developer: JW Holdings LLC, doing business as AppsByJW, United States.
Privacy contact: pfroi555@gmail.com
- Computer and pass-and-play games run on your device.
- Online games use an anonymous Firebase identifier and share the game state with the other participant.
- Advertising, analytics, purchases and optional platform game services involve the providers described below.
Information used by the game
| On your device | Settings, saved games, statistics, streaks, experience, internal ratings, Master Challenge progress and theme preferences are stored locally. Device backup or restore features may preserve this information. |
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| Online play | Firebase Authentication creates an anonymous identifier. Firebase Realtime Database processes room codes, participant identifiers, connection/presence information and game state, including the board, dice, cube, scores and match progress. Your opponent receives the room information needed to play. These identifiers are pseudonymous; you do not enter an email address to join a room. |
| Purchases | Purchases use Apple App Store and StoreKit. The app receives product identifiers, transaction or purchase information and entitlement status to unlock content and restore purchases. Payment-card details are not provided to our app. |
Advertising
The game uses Google AdMob. Google’s Mobile Ads SDK may process IP address (including inferred general location), device or app identifiers, advertising interactions, app interactions, diagnostics and performance information for advertising, measurement and fraud prevention. The data and ad-serving mode depend on your consent, location, device controls and the SDK’s configuration.
Where required, a consent message provides advertising choices. Privacy choices can be revisited through the app’s advertising privacy entry point when available. The remove-ads purchase or full all-boards/ad-free bundle suppresses advertising in the app; purchasing an individual board does not by itself remove ads.
Usage analytics
Firebase Analytics is disabled by default in the iOS app. If you enable “Share anonymous usage analytics” in Settings, it processes app-instance identifiers, device/app information and usage events, such as game starts and completions, to help us understand and improve the game. You can turn this setting off again.
Achievements and leaderboards
If you connect to Apple Game Center, Apple processes your Game Center profile, achievements and submitted internal rating. Leaderboard information may be visible to other players according to your Game Center settings.
Displayed ratings describe progression within this game; they are not an independently certified tournament rating.
Why information is processed and who receives it
Information is used to operate and restore games, connect participants, deliver purchased content, provide advertising, understand app use, maintain service reliability and respond to support requests. Google provides Firebase and AdMob. Apple provides Game Center, StoreKit and the App Store. Providers process information under their own terms and privacy policies. Processing may take place outside your country, including in the United States.
- Google Privacy Policy
- How Google uses information from apps and sites
- Firebase privacy information
- Apple Privacy Policy
Retention and deletion
Local game information remains until it is cleared, replaced or removed with the app, subject to any device backups. Online room records may remain in Firebase until removed by game functionality or service administration. No fixed automatic expiration is currently configured for iOS rooms. Uninstalling the app does not by itself delete information held by service providers.
For information we control, request access, correction or deletion by emailing pfroi555@gmail.com. A room code and approximate date can help identify online game records. Store purchase and game-service account records are also subject to Apple’s or Google’s controls and retention policies. See data-request instructions.
Your choices
On iOS, Settings includes the optional analytics switch and advertising privacy choices. Apple’s system privacy and tracking controls also apply. This app does not request App Tracking Transparency permission in its current iOS implementation.
You can play computer or pass-and-play games without using online rooms. Connecting to the platform’s game service is optional. Depending on your location, you may have rights to access, correct, delete or restrict use of personal information, withdraw consent, or opt out of certain advertising uses. Contact us to make a request. You may also contact your local data-protection authority.
Children and families
A parent or guardian with a question about a child’s information can contact the privacy email above. Offline gameplay does not require a named account. Store parental controls can manage purchases and access to platform services.
These policy pages
These pages are hosted on Firebase Hosting and do not load advertising or analytics scripts. The hosting provider processes ordinary web-request information needed to deliver and protect the pages.
Changes and contact
We may update this policy when the app or its data practices change. The date above identifies the current version. For privacy or support questions, contact pfroi555@gmail.com.