Dottle privacy policy

Dottle has no accounts and no login. SempaQ does not collect your name, email, or any personal information, and we run no servers that store your data. Your statistics, saved games, settings, and any photos you choose stay on your device.

Dottle is free and supported by ads from Google AdMob. Google may collect certain device and ad-related information to show and measure ads. That is described in detail below.

The following is stored only on your device (using AsyncStorage) and is never sent to us:

• Statistics, win streaks, and results per mode and board size
• Your saved game in progress, so you can continue later
• Your last board size and the adaptive AI difficulty level
• Settings (theme, language, board style, sound, music, haptics)
• Your ad consent state and Dottle Pro unlock status (cached locally)

Dottle works offline. It does not need an internet connection to play, and it does not request location, contacts, camera, microphone, or storage permissions.

With Dottle Pro you can use your own photos inside the boxes you win. You choose each photo with the Android photo picker, which gives Dottle access only to the photo you select. No access to your gallery and no storage permission.

The cropped photo (256×256) is saved only inside the app on your device. It is never uploaded, never sent to us or to any third party, and never shown to other players. Removing a photo in Settings, clearing app data, or uninstalling Dottle deletes it.

The free version shows three kinds of ads, all served by Google AdMob:

• Banner ad below the board.
• Interstitial (full-screen) ad shown occasionally after some games, when you leave the result screen. It is limited in frequency and is not shown after your first game of a session.
• Rewarded ads, which are optional: for an extra Hint, an extra Undo, and Second Chance (after losing to the AI, you may watch one ad to undo your last move and keep playing, at most once per game). You can keep playing without watching them.

When ads are requested, Google and its partners may collect and process:

• Advertising ID (Android Advertising ID) and similar device identifiers
• Device and app information (device model, OS version, app version, language, approximate location derived from your IP address)
• Ad interactions (impressions, clicks, rewarded ad completions)
• Diagnostics and performance data (crashes, latency)

Depending on your consent and region, ads may be personalized or non-personalized. Non-personalized ads are not based on your past behavior but may still use limited data such as your general location and the content of the app. SempaQ does not receive this data. It is handled by Google under the Google Privacy Policy and How Google uses information from sites or apps that use its services.

You can reset or opt out of personalized advertising at any time in your Android settings (Settings → Privacy → Ads, wording varies by device).

If you are in the European Economic Area or the United Kingdom, Dottle shows a consent form powered by Google's User Messaging Platform (UMP) the first time you open the app, before ads are requested. You can accept or decline, and your choice determines whether ads are personalized.

Change your choice later: open Dottle → Settings → Privacy options (shown where consent is required) to review or change your consent at any time.

Dottle Pro is a one-time purchase (non-consumable) that removes ads, gives unlimited Hint and Undo, and unlocks the Neon theme and Custom Box. Purchases are processed entirely by Google Play Billing. SempaQ never receives or stores your card or payment details. We only learn, through Google Play, whether this purchase is active on your Google account so the app can unlock the features.

Use Restore purchase in the app if you reinstall or switch devices. See the Google Privacy Policy and Google Play Terms of Service.

Dottle has no user accounts. It does not include Firebase Analytics, Crashlytics, or any other analytics or crash-reporting SDK of our own. SempaQ does not track how you play. The only third-party SDKs that communicate over the network are Google AdMob (ads and consent) and Google Play Billing (purchases).

We hold no personal data about you on our servers, so there is nothing for us to delete remotely. Data on your device is kept until you remove it:

• Reset statistics: use Reset Statistics in Dottle's Settings to erase wins, draws and streaks.
• Clear app data: Settings → Apps → Dottle → Storage → Clear Data deletes all statistics, saved games, photos, and settings.
• Uninstall: removing Dottle deletes all locally stored data.

Data collected by Google through AdMob is retained according to Google's own policies. You can manage it in your Google Account data & privacy settings and the Google Privacy Policy. Purchase records are kept by Google Play.

Dottle is intended for users aged 13 and over and is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has provided us information, contact us and we will help resolve it.

We may update this policy from time to time. Any change is reflected on this page with a new version number and effective date.

Questions about this policy? Email hello@sempaq.com or visit sempaq.com.