Privacy Policy

Dhamaka Blocks ("the App") is developed and operated by Dhamaka Games ("we", "our", or "us"). This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and your rights in relation to it.

By downloading or using Dhamaka Blocks, you agree to the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

1. Information We Collect

Dhamaka Blocks is designed to be played offline with minimal data collection. We collect the following:

Information stored on your device (not sent to us):

• Your best score
• Your daily play streak
• Sound and vibration preferences
• Your consent choices for ad personalisation, analytics, and crash reporting (set separately for each)

This data is stored locally using Android SharedPreferences and is never transmitted to our servers. If you consented under the App's earlier single-choice consent notice, that choice was carried forward into these three categories the first time you opened the updated App; you can review or change each one individually at any time from Settings.

Information collected by third-party services:

The App uses Google AdMob to display advertisements. AdMob may collect certain data to serve relevant ads, including device identifiers and usage data. This is governed by Google's Privacy Policy.

The App also uses Firebase Analytics and Firebase Crashlytics (Google) to understand gameplay patterns and diagnose crashes. These are consent-gated and do not collect personally identifiable information — events include gameplay milestones (for example line clears, level changes, and coin/booster/theme-shop interactions) and anonymised crash/diagnostic data. This is governed by Google's Privacy Policy.

The App also offers optional Google Play Games Services sign-in. If you have Play Games set up on your device, the App may detect that automatically; you can also sign in explicitly from Settings. Signing in shares your Play Games player ID and profile with Google and lets the App report achievement unlocks (for example score milestones, combo streaks, and booster usage), submit your best score and longest streak to leaderboards, and keep a cloud save of your best score, coin balance, daily streak, and unlocked board themes so they carry over between devices. Nothing is shared with Play Games Services until you are signed in, and the App remains fully playable if you never sign in. This is governed by Google's Privacy Policy.

This website (dhamakablocks.com), separately from the App, uses Google Analytics to understand site traffic and improve our content. Google Analytics may collect data such as approximate location (derived from IP address), device/browser type, and pages visited. This is governed by Google's Privacy Policy. Google Analytics only runs after you accept the cookie consent banner shown on your first visit; you can decline it at any time, and your choice is remembered on your device. You can change your choice later via the "Cookie Preferences" link in the site footer.

2. How We Use Information

We use locally stored data solely to provide core game functionality — saving your score, maintaining your streak, remembering your preferences, and tracking your coin balance and unlocked boosters/themes. We do not use this data for marketing.

Firebase Analytics data helps us understand which features are used and improve the game; Firebase Crashlytics data helps us find and fix crashes. Neither is used for advertising or shared for marketing purposes.

If you sign in with Play Games Services, we use that connection solely to report your in-game achievement progress, submit your best score and longest streak to leaderboards, and keep your cloud save (best score, coins, daily streak, unlocked themes) in sync across your devices. We do not use it for advertising or marketing, and we do not receive or store your Play Games data on our own servers — it is held by Google against your Google account.

Website Google Analytics data helps us understand site traffic and improve our web content. It is not used for advertising or shared for marketing purposes.

AdMob may use collected data to personalise advertisements shown to you. You can opt out of personalised ads through your Android device settings under Google → Ads.

3. Advertising

Dhamaka Blocks displays advertisements provided by Google AdMob. These ads help keep the app free. AdMob may collect and use data as described in the Google Privacy Policy.

We have implemented the following ad settings in compliance with applicable law:

• Child-directed treatment flags are set as required
• Under-age-of-consent flags are set for Indian users

4. Children's Privacy

Dhamaka Blocks is a general audience game suitable for all ages. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 18 beyond what is described in this policy. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided personal information, please contact us and we will take steps to delete such information.

5. Data Sharing

We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to third parties. The only third parties that may receive data are Google AdMob, Firebase Analytics, Firebase Crashlytics, Google Play Games Services (only if you choose to sign in), Google Forms (only if you choose to take part in the optional feedback survey), and Google Analytics (website only), as described above and in section 5a.

5a. Feedback Survey (Pilot)

Feedback survey (pilot)
From time to time, and only in some app versions, we may ask players one short optional survey question. If you choose to take part, the app opens a Google Form in your browser. We ask how you'd feel if you could no longer play, plus up to two optional comments. We do not ask for your name, email or any other personal information, and we ask you not to include any. The form is hosted by Google (Google Forms) and responses are visible to the Dhamaka Blocks team. We use responses only to understand how players feel about the game and to decide what to improve. Responses are stored in the Google Forms responses area of the Dhamaka Blocks Google account (dhamakablocks@gmail.com). They are not public and are not linked to a spreadsheet. We keep them until we delete them; there is no automatic deletion date. Google acts as our processor for this data. We do not link responses to your device or your game data, and the app does not send survey answers to our analytics. Taking part is optional; closing the prompt or tapping Not now sends nothing. The feedback survey is not directed at children under 18, and we ask that children under 18 do not take part. To ask about or request deletion of a response, email dhamakablocks@gmail.com. Because we do not collect identifiers, we may not be able to find a specific response.

6. Data Security

Game data is stored locally on your device and, if you sign in to Play Games, a subset of progress and your selected board theme is synced to Google as a cloud save. We do not run our own game-data servers. Your device's built-in security protects locally stored data.

7. Your Rights Under DPDP Act 2023

If you are an Indian resident, you have the following rights under the Digital Personal Data Protection Act 2023:

• Right to information — know what data is being processed
• Right to correction — request correction of inaccurate data
• Right to erasure — request deletion of your data
• Right to grievance redressal — raise concerns with us directly

Your game data (best score, streak, coin balance, unlocked themes, and app settings) is stored locally on your device, so you can exercise most of these rights yourself using the "Reset Everything" option in the app (Settings → Reset Progress → Reset Everything) or by clearing app data from Android settings (Settings → Apps → Dhamaka Blocks → Clear Data), which only clears local data and does not erase a Play Games cloud save. If you're signed in to Google Play Games, your progress — best score, streak, coin balance, unlocked themes, and daily reward calendar — is also kept as a cloud-save backup on Google's servers; sound, vibration, and other device settings stay local-only, while your selected board theme is included in the cloud save. "Reset Everything" always erases your local data immediately, and also erases your Play Games cloud-save backup: if you're signed in and the erase request reaches Google successfully, the prior cloud backup is deleted and replaced with an empty reset record to prevent old progress from reappearing. If it can't be reached (for example, no network) or you're signed out at the time, the app records the erasure as pending and retries it automatically the next time you sign in to Play Games on this device — on this device, the reset generation stops stale cloud progress from being restored during a later sync.

What "Reset Everything" does not erase. Your Play Games achievement history and leaderboard scores already submitted to Google remain on Google's servers as part of your Play Games profile, separately from your cloud save — to remove these, use Google Play Games' own privacy controls or your Google Account's Data & Privacy settings. Anonymised analytics events and crash reports already sent to Firebase Analytics or Firebase Crashlytics before you reset also cannot be recalled from those systems by an in-app action. To request deletion of that data, or to make any other DPDP Act request beyond what "Reset Everything" covers, contact us at dhamakablocks@gmail.com with your approximate device model and date range of play, which may help us locate relevant reports.

8. EU / EEA Users — GDPR

If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA), the United Kingdom, or Switzerland, you have the following rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Your game data is stored locally on your device — and, if you're signed in to Google Play Games, some of it is also kept as your cloud save on Google's servers. We do not run our own game-data servers; you can reset local progress and request deletion of data held by the services described above:

• Right of access — your game data (score, streak, preferences) exists on your device — and, if you're signed in to Google Play Games, your score, streak, coin balance, unlocked themes, and daily reward calendar are also kept as part of your cloud save on Google's servers (sound, vibration, and other device settings stay local-only, while your selected board theme is included in the cloud save). We do not run our own game-data servers. If you sign in with Play Games Services, your achievement, leaderboard, and cloud save data is held by Google against your Google account — see Google's Privacy Policy for how to access it.
• Right to rectification / erasure — open the app → Settings → Reset Progress → Reset Everything. This immediately erases all local data on your device and signs you out of Play Games Services locally. If you're signed in to Google Play Games, it deletes your prior cloud backup and replaces it with an empty reset record when the erase request reaches Google successfully; if it can't be reached, or you were signed out at the time, the app records the erasure as pending on this device and retries it the next time you sign in here. Your Play Games achievement history and leaderboard entries are separate from your cloud save and remain managed through your Google account.
• Right to restriction — not applicable; we do not process your data on our servers.
• Right to data portability — all data is already on your device in Android's local storage, accessible to you directly.
• Right to object (legitimate interest) — manage this via Android Settings → Google → Ads, or visit g.co/privacytools. AdMob's legitimate interest processing is governed by Google's policy.
• Right to withdraw consent — open the app → Settings → Reset Progress → Reset Everything → relaunch the app. The consent form will reappear and you can decline.

On first launch, EU/EEA users are shown a consent form for personalised advertising. If you decline, non-personalised ads are shown instead and the game works fully either way.

If you have a question that cannot be resolved through the above steps, contact us at dhamakablocks@gmail.com and we will respond within 30 days.

9. Permissions Used

Dhamaka Blocks requests the following Android permissions:

• INTERNET — required to load advertisements via AdMob
• VIBRATE — optional haptic feedback during gameplay
• ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE — to check connectivity before loading ads
• AD_ID (Advertising ID) — used by AdMob to serve personalised ads; you can reset or opt out via Android Settings → Google → Ads

The App can be played offline; ads, Play Games sign-in, cloud save, achievements, and leaderboards require an internet connection.

10. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of significant changes by updating the effective date above. Continued use of the App after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.