In short
- You can play Tallyfall without an account, an email address or your real name. We identify your device with a random, anonymous key.
- The web game and this website use no cookies. Your web game settings and scores stay in your own browser.
- Only the Tallyfall mobile app shows ads, through Google AdMob. You decide in the consent form whether ads may be personalised, and you can change your mind at any time.
- We never collect your location, contacts, camera or microphone data.
- You can see, download or delete your data. Write to [email protected] and we will answer within 30 days.
Who is responsible for your data
The controller of your personal data is:
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For anything about privacy, write to [email protected]. More company details are in the imprint.
What this policy covers
This policy applies to:
- the Tallyfall app for iOS and Android (the free game with optional purchases and ads),
- the web game at tallyfall.com/play,
- the website tallyfall.com, including the support form and the waiting list.
Other Tallyfall products have their own notices:
- Tallyfall Kids, our app for children aged 6 to 12: Kids privacy notice
- The teacher panel at teach.tallyfall.com: Schools privacy notice
The data we collect
We collect as little as possible. Here is the full list, product by product.
Tallyfall app (iOS and Android)
| Data | When | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Anonymous device key | Always | To save your scores and link purchases to your device |
| Nickname | Only if you choose one | To show your name on leaderboards |
| Game summaries and rule attempts | When you play | To run the game, show your statistics and balance difficulty |
| Purchase records (through RevenueCat) | When you buy something | To unlock what you bought and handle refunds |
| Advertising ID and ad interactions (through Google AdMob) | Only if ads are shown; personalised ads only with your consent | To show ads |
| Support requests | When you contact us | To help you |
Web game (tallyfall.com/play)
| Data | Where it is stored | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Anonymous device key | In your browser | To keep your scores and progress |
| Nickname | Only if you choose one | Leaderboards |
| Game summaries and rule attempts | Sent to our servers | Statistics, daily challenge, difficulty balance |
| Settings, best scores, progress | Only in your browser | So the game remembers you |
| Support requests | When you contact us | To help you |
The web game shows no ads and has no purchases.
Website (tallyfall.com)
| Data | When | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Page view count (page path, language, day, the website that sent you) | Each visit | To know which pages are useful. No cookies, your IP address is not stored |
| Email address and language | Only if you join the waiting list (confirmed twice) | To tell you when Tallyfall launches |
| Email address and message | Only if you use the support form | To answer you |
What we never collect
We do not collect your location, contacts, photos, camera or microphone data. We do not ask for your real name or date of birth.
Why we use your data and on what legal basis
| Purpose | Legal basis (GDPR) |
|---|---|
| Running the game, saving scores, leaderboards, statistics | Performance of our agreement with you (Art. 6(1)(b)) |
| Linking your device to scores and purchases with an anonymous key | Our legitimate interest in a working game without accounts, and performance of our agreement (Art. 6(1)(f) and (b)) |
| Unlocking purchases and handling refunds | Performance of our agreement (Art. 6(1)(b)) |
| Keeping purchase and invoice records | Legal obligation under accounting and tax law (Art. 6(1)(c)) |
| Personalised ads in the Tallyfall app | Your consent (Art. 6(1)(a)) |
| Answering support requests | Our legitimate interest in helping you (Art. 6(1)(f)) |
| Waiting list emails | Your consent, given through double opt-in (Art. 6(1)(a)) |
| Counting page views without cookies | Our legitimate interest in improving the website (Art. 6(1)(f)); no personal data is stored |
| Keeping our servers secure | Our legitimate interest in protecting the service (Art. 6(1)(f)) |
Ads and your consent
Only the Tallyfall mobile app shows ads. The web game, this website and Tallyfall Kids never do.
- Ads are provided by Google AdMob. They appear only between games, never while you play.
- The first time you open the app, a consent form (Google’s User Messaging Platform) asks whether Google may personalise ads for you.
- If you say no, you still see ads, but they are not personalised.
- You can change your choice at any time: open Settings → Privacy options in the app. You can also reset or limit your advertising ID in your phone’s settings.
- If you buy Remove ads, you no longer see ads between games.
Google processes ad data under its own policies. More information is on Google’s privacy pages (policies.google.com).
Who helps us, and transfers outside the EU
We use a small number of service providers (processors). They may only use your data to provide their service to us.
| Provider | What they do | Where |
|---|---|---|
| {{HOSTING_PROVIDER}} | Runs our own servers for the website, web game and API | EU |
| Cloudflare | Content delivery, protection against attacks, secure connections (TLS). Your IP address passes through Cloudflare briefly when you load a page | Global network |
| RevenueCat | Manages purchases in the Tallyfall app | USA |
| Google AdMob | Shows ads in the Tallyfall app, personalised only with consent | Global |
| Apple and Google | App stores and payments | Global |
| Stripe | Payments for school licences | Global |
| {{EMAIL_PROVIDER}} | Sending and receiving email | See the provider |
Our servers are in the EU. When a provider processes data outside the EU or the European Economic Area, we rely on an adequacy decision of the European Commission (such as the EU–US Data Privacy Framework) or on the European Commission’s Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs), together with additional safeguards where needed. You can ask us for a copy of the relevant safeguards at [email protected].
How long we keep data
| Data | How long |
|---|---|
| Anonymous device key and nickname | Until you delete your data |
| Game summaries and rule attempts | 24 months, then combined into anonymous statistics |
| Purchase and invoice records | As long as accounting and tax law requires |
| Advertising data | According to Google’s policies |
| Support requests | 24 months |
| Waiting list email | Until 6 months after launch, or until you unsubscribe |
| Page view counts | They contain no personal data |
| Web game data in your browser | Until you clear your browser’s site data |
Your rights
You have the right to:
- access the data we hold about you and get a copy,
- correct data that is wrong,
- delete your data (see Delete your data),
- take your data with you in a common, machine-readable format (portability),
- object to processing based on our legitimate interest,
- withdraw your consent at any time, for example for personalised ads or the waiting list. This does not affect processing before you withdrew it.
Write to [email protected]. We answer within 30 days. Because we do not use accounts, we may ask for your device key (shown in the app under Settings → Privacy) so we can find your data.
You also have the right to complain to a data protection authority. Our lead authority is the Hungarian National Authority for Data Protection and Freedom of Information (NAIH, naih.hu). You can also contact the supervisory authority in the country where you live. We would be glad if you contacted us first, so we can try to fix the problem.
Children
The Tallyfall app and the web game are made for a general audience and are not aimed at children under 13. For children we offer a separate app, Tallyfall Kids, with no ads and no tracking. Read the Kids privacy notice.
If you believe a child under 13 has given us personal data through the Tallyfall app, write to [email protected] and we will delete it.
Security
- All connections to our servers are encrypted (HTTPS).
- Our servers are in the EU and protected by Cloudflare against attacks.
- Only the people who need access to run Tallyfall can reach the data, and access is protected.
- Our page view counter does not store IP addresses.
- If a data breach puts your rights at risk, we will tell you and the authority as the law requires.
To report a security issue, write to [email protected].
Changes to this policy
When we change this policy, we update the date at the top of this page. If a change is important, we will also tell you in the app or on the website before it takes effect.
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