NonoglobeNonoglobe Privacy Policy
Nonoglobe is a puzzle game. You do not need an account to play, and we do not ask for your name, email address, phone number, contacts, photos or precise location.
1. Information stored only on your device
Your game progress stays on your device. It is not sent to us. This includes solved puzzles and boards in progress, stars, city progress, the daily puzzle record, solve times, postcards, tutorial state, the cached puzzle catalog, and a counter of how many puzzles you have started (used to space out ads).
If you delete the app, this information is deleted with it.
2. Information processed when you use the app
a. Downloading new puzzles
When the app opens, and when you tap Refresh puzzles, it downloads the puzzle catalog from a public file hosted on GitHub (raw.githubusercontent.com, operated by GitHub, Inc.). Like any web request, this exposes your IP address and basic device and network information to GitHub. The request contains no identifier from us, and we do not receive GitHub's logs. See GitHub's privacy statement.
b. Advertising (Google AdMob)
Nonoglobe is free and shows ads: a banner on the play screen, a full-screen ad at most once every three puzzle starts, and an optional rewarded ad you can choose to watch for hints. The ads are provided by Google AdMob (Google LLC).
- We request non-personalized ads only, and we limit ads to content suitable for general audiences (rating "G").
- Even for non-personalized ads, Google's SDK collects and processes information such as your IP address (used for coarse location), device and app information, advertising-related identifiers where available (Android advertising ID, iOS identifier for vendors), and ad interaction data. Google uses this to serve ads, cap frequency, measure ads and prevent fraud.
- On iOS, the app does not ask for App Tracking Transparency permission, so it cannot access the iOS advertising identifier (IDFA).
- Where required (for example in the EEA, UK and Switzerland), consent is collected with Google's User Messaging Platform before ads are requested. If consent is not given, no ads are requested.
- How Google uses information from apps that use its services.
c. New-content notifications (optional, off by default)
If you turn on notifications in Settings and allow them on your device, the app sends our notification server:
- a random installation ID and a random secret generated on your device (the secret is kept in your device's secure storage, and the server stores only a hash of it),
- your Expo push token, and
- your platform (iOS or Android).
The server records when the registration was last updated. We use this only to tell you when new puzzles are released. Notifications are delivered through Expo (650 Industries, Inc.) and then Apple Push Notification service or Firebase Cloud Messaging (Google). Our server runs on Cloudflare (Cloudflare, Inc.). To limit abuse, the server uses your IP address to count registration attempts per hour. It stores only a one-way hash of the IP address combined with the hour, never the raw IP address, and deletes these counts within about two hours.
3. Why we use information
| Purpose | Information |
|---|---|
| Running the game and saving progress | On-device data (1) |
| Delivering new puzzles | Network request to GitHub (2a) |
| Showing ads that keep the game free | AdMob data (2b) |
| Telling you about new puzzles, if you opt in | Push registration (2c) |
| Preventing abuse of our notification server | Hashed IP counts (2c) |
We do not sell personal information. We do not use your information for personalized advertising.
4. Third parties
| Provider | What for | Policy |
|---|---|---|
| Google LLC (AdMob, User Messaging Platform) | Ads, consent | Google Privacy Policy |
| GitHub, Inc. | Hosting the public puzzle catalog | GitHub privacy statement |
| 650 Industries, Inc. (Expo) | Push notification delivery (opt-in) | Expo privacy policy |
| Apple Inc. / Google LLC (APNs, FCM) | Push notification delivery (opt-in) | Platform policies |
| Cloudflare, Inc. | Hosting our notification server and this website | Cloudflare privacy policy |
Some of these providers process data outside your country, including in the United States.
5. How long we keep information
- On-device data: until you delete the app.
- Push registration: deleted when you turn notifications off in the app, when the push service reports the token is no longer valid, or automatically after 180 days without an update. Records of individual notification deliveries are deleted 30 days after they are sent or fail.
- Hashed IP rate-limit counts: about two hours.
- Google (AdMob), GitHub, Expo, Cloudflare: under each provider's own retention policy.
6. Children
Nonoglobe is a general-audience game. It is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children. Ads are limited to content rated for general audiences. If you believe a child has provided us personal information, contact us and we will delete it.
7. Your choices
- Ad privacy: open Settings > Ad privacy in the app to review or change your ad consent choices, where the privacy message applies to you. You can also reset or delete your advertising ID in your Android settings, and limit ad tracking in your device settings.
- Notifications: turn them off in Settings in the app, which deletes your registration from our server, or in your device's notification settings.
- On-device data: delete the app.
- Your rights: depending on where you live (for example under the GDPR, UK GDPR, CCPA/CPRA or Korea's PIPA), you may have the right to access, correct, delete or restrict the use of your personal information, or to object. Because we have no accounts, we hold very little that can identify you. To make a request, contact us at honeybadgerians@gmail.com. You may also complain to your local data protection authority.
8. Security
Network connections use HTTPS. The notification secret is kept in your device's secure storage (Keychain on iOS, Keystore on Android), and our server stores only its hash.
9. Changes
If we change this policy, we will update the effective date above and, for significant changes, tell you in the app or on the store listing.
10. Contact
HoneyBadgeriansEmail: honeybadgerians@gmail.com