Privacy Policy for ChessBird

Effective Date: [Effective Date]

App Name: ChessBird

Publisher/Studio: NoryxLabs

Welcome to ChessBird. This Privacy Policy explains how ChessBird (“we,” “our,” or “us”) collects, uses, and protects information when you use the app.

By using ChessBird, you agree to the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

1. Intended Audience

ChessBird is designed for users aged 13 years and above.

2. Information We Collect

ChessBird is designed to work without requiring a permanent account or profile.

Gameplay & Session Information

When you use the app, we may temporarily process:

Room IDs
Nicknames
Temporary session or seat tokens
Gameplay state and reconnect information
Voice connection state information

This information is primarily used to operate multiplayer gameplay and maintain realtime connectivity.

Users should avoid sharing personal or sensitive information in nicknames or voice communication.

Voice Communication

ChessBird includes optional realtime voice communication features.

Microphone access is only used for optional voice communication features.
Voice communication is user-controlled and requires microphone permission.
Gameplay is available without enabling voice communication.
Voice communication is only available after a voice request is initiated and accepted by participants.
The app does not record or permanently store voice communications.

Please remember that other participants in a room may hear your voice during active voice sessions. Avoid sharing sensitive or personal information during voice communication.

Contact & Support Information

If you contact us through the app or support channels, we may collect information you voluntarily provide, including:

Email address
Support or feedback messages
Complaint or bug report details

For certain support categories such as complaints or reports, providing an email address may be required so we can respond appropriately.

Technical & Diagnostic Information

We may collect limited technical information for stability, analytics, debugging, and service improvement purposes, such as:

App version
Device model
Android version
Crash diagnostics
General gameplay and usage analytics
Room ID (when relevant for troubleshooting)

3. Third-Party Services

ChessBird uses third-party services to operate and improve the app.

These services may collect or process certain technical or usage information according to their own privacy policies.

Third-party services used by ChessBird may include:

Google Firebase — (Analytics and crash reporting)
Google AdMob — (Advertisements and ad delivery)
LiveKit — (Realtime voice communication infrastructure)

We encourage users to review the privacy policies of these providers for additional details.

4. Advertising

ChessBird may display advertisements using third-party advertising providers such as Google AdMob.

Advertisements shown within the app may be personalized based on device information, advertising identifiers, or other information processed by advertising providers.

Users may manage certain advertising preferences through their Google account or device settings.

5. Permissions

Microphone Permission

The microphone permission is used only for optional realtime voice communication features.

Voice communication is not required to play the game.

Internet Access

Internet/network access is required for online multiplayer gameplay and realtime connectivity.

ChessBird does not request unnecessary sensitive permissions such as:

Contacts access
SMS access
Call logs access
Precise location access

6. Data Retention

ChessBird primarily uses temporary gameplay and session-based data.

Gameplay and room-related information may be retained temporarily to support gameplay, reconnection, stability, and security.
Technical logs and diagnostic information may be retained as reasonably necessary for debugging, abuse prevention, and service improvement.
Analytics and crash-related data may be processed and retained by third-party providers according to their own policies.
Support communications may be retained as reasonably necessary to respond to inquiries, complaints, legal obligations, or security matters.

Because ChessBird does not currently use persistent user accounts, no permanent gameplay profile is maintained.

7. User Controls

Users may:

Play without enabling voice communication
Deny or revoke microphone permission through device settings
Leave or resign games at any time
Mute voice communication during gameplay
Manage advertising preferences through supported device or provider settings
Contact us regarding privacy questions or concerns

8. Security

We take reasonable measures to help maintain the stability and security of the service.

However, no internet-based service or electronic storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

Users are responsible for how they interact with others while using the service and should avoid sharing personal or sensitive information during gameplay or voice communication.

9. Children’s Privacy

ChessBird is designed for users aged 13 years and above.

We do not knowingly design the service for children under 13.

10. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time.

Updated versions will be posted through the app or official website with a revised effective date.

Continued use of the service after changes become effective constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

11. Contact Us

If you have questions, feedback, complaints, or privacy-related concerns, you may contact us at:

Email: [support@example.com]
Website: [https://yourdomain.com]