Effective date: November 11, 2026
App: Aeroplane Chess (Android, package com.rookiedev.aeroplanechess.app)
This policy explains what information Aeroplane Chess (“the app”) uses, why, and who it is shared with. The app is a local multiplayer board game for players of all ages, including children.
Summary
- We (the developer) do not collect, store or receive any personal information. There are no accounts, no sign-in and no analytics.
- Your game progress and settings stay on your device.
- The free version shows ads from Google AdMob. All ad requests are marked as directed to children and limited to G-rated content, so ads are not personalized and are not based on your interests or behavior.
- The optional Remove Ads purchase is handled entirely by Google Play. We never see your payment details.
1. Information stored on your device
The app saves the following on your device only. It is never sent to us or anyone else:
- Game save: the current board position, so an unfinished game can be resumed.
- Settings: sound, vibration, board auto-rotation, and whether Remove Ads has been purchased.
This data is deleted when you uninstall the app or clear its data in Android settings. It is not included in Android cloud backups.
2. Advertising (Google AdMob)
The free version of the app shows a banner on the main menu and, occasionally, a full-screen ad between games. Ads are never shown while a game is being played.
Ads are provided by Google AdMob, a service of Google LLC. To deliver ads, measure them and prevent fraud, the Google Mobile Ads SDK in the app may automatically collect information from your device, such as:
- IP address (which can give an approximate location)
- device and operating system information (model, OS version, language, screen size)
- app information and interactions with ads (for example, ads viewed or tapped)
- crash and performance diagnostics
- the Android advertising ID, where available
Because the audience of this app includes children, every ad request is configured with:
- child-directed treatment (under the U.S. Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act, COPPA),
- “under the age of consent” treatment (for users in the European Economic Area, the UK and Switzerland), and
- a maximum ad content rating of G (suitable for general audiences).
With these settings Google disables personalized advertising and remarketing for the app, and limits its use of the data to what is necessary to serve and measure ads. We do not receive this data from Google in a form that identifies you.
To learn more about how Google uses data, see:
- Google Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy
- How Google uses information from apps that use its services: https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites
- AdMob and children’s content: https://support.google.com/admob/answer/6223431
You can reset or delete your advertising ID at any time in Android Settings → Privacy → Ads.
3. In-app purchase (Google Play Billing)
You can pay once to remove ads. The purchase is processed by Google Play. Your payment method, name, address and other billing details are collected by Google under the Google Play Terms of Service and Google Privacy Policy. They are never shared with us.
The app only receives the status of the Remove Ads purchase (for example, purchased, pending or refunded) from Google Play. It uses this to switch ads off, to restore the purchase on a new device, and to confirm the purchase with Google Play. Purchase records are kept by Google, not by us.
Children should ask a parent or guardian before making a purchase. Parents can require approval for purchases in the Google Play Store settings or with Google Family Link.
4. Permissions
The app requests these Android permissions:
| Permission | Why it is used |
|---|---|
| Internet, network state | To load ads and to contact Google Play for the Remove Ads purchase. The game itself works offline. |
| Vibration | Short vibrations during play. You can turn this off in the app’s settings. |
| Google Play billing | To make and check the Remove Ads purchase. |
| Advertising ID, and others added by Google’s ad and billing libraries | Used by the Google Mobile Ads SDK and Google Play services as described above. |
The app does not access your contacts, photos, camera, microphone, precise location or files.
5. Children’s privacy
Aeroplane Chess is designed for players of all ages, including children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children, and the app has no chat, user accounts, sharing features or links to social media. Ads are configured to comply with COPPA and the Google Play Families Policy, as described in section 2.
If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child’s information has been collected in a way that is not described here, please contact us and we will help get it deleted.
6. Sharing of information
We do not sell, rent or share personal information, because we do not collect any. The only third parties that receive information from the app are Google (AdMob and Google Play), as described above.
7. Data retention and your choices
- Data on your device: delete it at any time by uninstalling the app or clearing its storage.
- Ads: buy Remove Ads to stop all ad requests, or reset your advertising ID in Android settings.
- Data held by Google: see https://policies.google.com/privacy for how to access or delete it.
Depending on where you live (for example in the EU, the UK or California), you may have rights to access, correct or delete personal data. Since we do not hold personal data about you, requests about advertising or purchase data are best directed to Google. You can still contact us with any question.
8. Security
The app does not transmit your game data. Communication between the app and Google’s services is encrypted by those services.
9. Changes to this policy
We may update this policy when the app changes. The new version will be posted at this address with a new effective date. Significant changes will also be noted in the app’s release notes.
10. Contact
Questions or requests about this policy: [email protected]