Privacy policy
In short: no accounts, no ads, no purchases in the first version. We don't collect names, emails or phone numbers. The app only sends anonymous usage statistics. You can turn them off: Settings → «Анонимная статистика» (Anonymous statistics).
1. Who we are
Developer and publisher of the app: an independent developer (private individual) based in Latvia. In this policy, “we” means the app's developer.
2. What we don't collect
- There are no accounts and no sign-up.
- No ads or ad SDKs. No purchases in the first version.
- We don't collect names, emails or phone numbers.
- Player names you type in the game are not sent anywhere.
- The app requests no permissions: no camera, location or contacts.
- No crash reporting.
3. Anonymous usage statistics
To see how many people play and where they stop so we can improve the game, the app sends anonymous events to the PostHog analytics service (PostHog Inc.). Data is sent to PostHog's servers in the European Union (eu.i.posthog.com). We use no other analytics service.
Only these events are sent:
| Event | Contents |
|---|---|
App opened (session_start) | No extra data |
| Game started | mode (vs bot / two players), board size, bot difficulty |
| Game finished | winning side (player 1 / player 2 / draw), mode, score, board size, number of moves, bot difficulty |
| Screen view | which screen was opened: menu, game, settings, rules, stats |
Each event also carries:
- a random anonymous ID generated on the device and stored there;
- a random session ID, new on every launch;
- the app version;
- the platform (iOS, Android or web);
- a timestamp.
No person profiles are created in PostHog.
IP address. As with any internet request, the PostHog server technically sees the device's IP address when an event is sent: it is part of the network connection. We do not use the IP address to find out who you are.
4. How to turn statistics off
Settings → «Анонимная статистика» (Anonymous statistics). The switch is on by default. When it is off, the app sends no events and clears any events still waiting to be sent.
If the device is offline, events wait in the app's memory and are dropped after repeated failed attempts.
5. Data on your device
The app stores on the device (in local AsyncStorage):
- settings, including the theme and the statistics switch;
- your game statistics;
- the last game (moves and score);
- the last game setup, including player names you typed;
- the anonymous ID.
This data stays on the device and is not sent to us (except the anonymous ID included in statistics events, if statistics are on).
How to delete: Settings → «Сбросить статистику» (Reset statistics) deletes statistics and the saved game. Uninstalling the app deletes all of its data from the device.
6. The Share button
Sharing a result opens your system share sheet. The text goes only where you choose; we don't receive it.
7. Purpose and legal basis
The purpose is to see how many people play and where they stop so we can improve the game. For users in the EU, the legal basis is our legitimate interest in improving the app; you can opt out at any time with the «Анонимная статистика» switch.
We do not sell data or share it with advertisers.
8. Retention
PostHog keeps anonymous statistics no longer than needed, in line with its data retention policy. See PostHog's privacy policy for details.
9. Children
The app is not specifically directed at children and collects no data that identifies a child.
10. Your rights
You can ask questions about your data or ask us to delete analytics data by emailing us (see below). Because the ID is anonymous, we may need that ID to find your data. To be honest: we may not be able to link any data to you.
11. Changes
If this policy changes (for example, if ads arrive in a later version), the new version will be posted on this page with a new effective date.
12. Contact
Email: support@tochki.app