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Privacy Policy
Summary
Ayo · Oware has no account, sign-in, or social profile. Core play, settings, statistics, cosmetic currency, tutorial progress, and saved matches are stored locally. Optional Firebase Analytics and Crashlytics controls are off until you enable them.
Optional advertising
If you voluntarily request a rewarded ad, Google Mobile Ads and its partners may process device identifiers, IP address, approximate location derived from IP, ad interactions, diagnostics, and consent choices to deliver, measure, secure, and prevent fraud in advertising. Ads are never required for the free ruleset of the day and are never shown during play. Where required, Google’s consent form is shown before an ad request.
Analytics and crash reports
If you enable usage analytics, Google Analytics for Firebase receives a randomly generated app-instance identifier and limited usage information: first launch, app opens, sessions, screen views, app version, device model, operating system, approximate country or region, tutorial and match milestones, ruleset selection, rewarded-ad outcomes, and Supporter Pack actions. The identifier distinguishes an installation but is not linked by Bencode Studio to a name, email address, account, player name, board position, or move history. Analytics is used to understand reliability, retention, and feature use—not to personalize advertising. If you separately enable crash sharing, Firebase Crashlytics receives app version, device and operating-system details, stack traces, and limited technical context. You may disable either choice in Settings. Turning Analytics off resets its local identifier and unsent data; turning crash sharing off deletes unsent crash reports. Disabling either choice does not delete data already sent and retained by Google under its policies. Learn more about Firebase data collection.
Remote Config
Firebase Remote Config retrieves switches that can disable an unavailable ad or commercial offer and store-version information used to offer an update. It does not determine purchase ownership, change rules, or prevent offline play of the free ruleset of the day.
Purchases
The Supporter Pack is a single permanent, one-time in-app purchase. Apple or Google processes its localized price, purchase, restoration, refund, and revocation under your store account. The app caches verified ownership locally for offline use and reconciles it with the storefront when available. Bencode Studio does not receive full payment-card details.
Local data and reminders
The app has no server-side gameplay record. Match reminders are optional and scheduled locally. Uninstalling deletes local game data unless your operating system preserves or restores it.
Retention, security, and children
Firebase and advertising providers retain data under their policies and legal obligations. The app is intended for a general audience and is not directed primarily to children. No system can guarantee absolute security for third-party processing.
Website
This static website does not use cookies, analytics, accounts, or contact forms. Firebase Hosting may process standard connection information such as an IP address to deliver these pages.
Contact
Privacy questions: privacy@bencodestudio.com. Publisher: Bencode Studio LLC, Washington, DC, USA.
Change history
August 28, 2026 — Clarified pseudonymous usage analytics, automatic session information, exclusions, purpose, and controls.
August 24, 2026 — Clarified the daily free ruleset and permanent purchase processing.