Scope and contact
This policy covers Astral Chess for Android, package com.seba.astralchess, provided by Hwanish Games. It describes local gameplay, optional nearby multiplayer, advertising and support. Contact myowngroove@gmail.com with privacy questions.
Local gameplay and saved data
No account is required. Chess rules, puzzles and the AI opponent run on your device. Campaign and Case Stage progress, saved games, diamonds, cosmetic selections and audio and haptic preferences are stored locally. Hwanish Games does not operate a cloud account or game-save server for this app. Local counters help limit advertising frequency. Your chess moves and saved-game contents are not supplied by the game as advertising targeting information.
Optional nearby multiplayer
Nearby VS uses Google Nearby Connections to discover and connect directly to another nearby device. Discovery advertises a room label and temporary connection information so another player can select the room. Both players should compare and confirm the displayed verification code. The connected devices exchange game setup, moves, results and equipped cosmetic information to keep the match synchronized. Only use this feature with an opponent you intend to connect to.
The app requests Bluetooth, nearby-device and Wi-Fi permissions needed by your Android version. Older Android versions also require location permission for nearby discovery. The game does not read GPS coordinates or use precise location for advertising. You can decline these permissions and still play local AI games and puzzles.
Google states that Nearby Connections uses encrypted connections and collects performance metrics and device information, including discovery latency, connection reliability, device model, country, build version and package name, to improve the SDK. The device's Google Usage & diagnostics setting controls this collection. See Google's Nearby Connections overview and Google's Privacy Policy.
Advertising services and privacy choices
This app uses Google AdMob, Google User Messaging Platform (UMP) and Unity Ads through AdMob mediation. Advertising services may collect and share IP-derived approximate location, device and other identifiers, app and ad interactions, and diagnostic and performance information. These providers use such information to deliver and measure ads, operate and improve their services, and prevent fraud. Unity's Android SDK disclosure also includes personal identifiers and purchase-history information for its advertising services. Astral Chess does not offer in-app purchases or ask for payment details.
The app requests non-personalized Google ads, disables Google publisher personalization and publisher first-party ID, and passes restrictive privacy choices to Unity. These settings do not eliminate all advertising data collection or identifiers. Google and Unity describe encryption in transit for SDK data. Their own retention practices and privacy controls apply to information they process.
The app requests updated consent information using UMP and waits until ad requests are permitted. Use Ad privacy settings to review or change the choices available in your region. Android also provides advertising-ID controls in system settings.
Banner space is reserved so loading an ad does not resize the game. Interstitial ads can appear at eligible game transitions with a frequency limit. Rewarded ads are optional and grant a stated in-game reward after completion. Local chess and puzzles remain playable when offline or an ad is unavailable; ad rewards require an available advertisement.
Read the Google Privacy Policy, Google partner-services information, Google Mobile Ads SDK disclosure, Unity Privacy Policy and Unity Android SDK data-safety disclosure for provider-specific details and privacy request options.
Other permissions and support
Internet and network access support advertising and consent services. The advertising SDK uses Android advertising-ID permission. Game announcements use bundled audio or an available device text-to-speech voice. The app does not record microphone audio or request camera, contacts or health-data access.
If you email support, we receive your email address and the information you include to answer your request. Send only what is needed to explain the issue. We keep correspondence as needed for the request and related follow-up, subject to applicable obligations. Contact myowngroove@gmail.com to request access, correction or deletion of support correspondence.
Retention, deletion and policy updates
Local game data remains until you clear app storage or uninstall. Android backup is disabled for this app. Hwanish Games cannot remotely recover or delete local saves. Clearing local data does not delete records held by Google or Unity; use the provider privacy policies and request options linked above for their records. Nearby discovery and the game connection stop when you leave the nearby session.
We will update this policy and relevant store disclosures when information handling changes, and request additional permissions or choices where needed.