Privacy Policy (English summary)

Last updated: November 12, 2026

Handbsh (هنضبش) is a free online domino game. We collect the minimum data needed to run it, and we do not sell data. The entire game is playable without an account; signing in with Google is optional.

Without signing in (the default)

• An anonymous device identifier, stored on your device, used to recognise the device in gameplay and analytics, plus a second one for your seat at a table so a dropped connection returns you to it. Neither is linked to your name or identity.
• Name and region (optional) — if you type a name to play online or pick a region (a governorate from a list, not GPS), used for gameplay only.
• Gameplay events — «opened the game», «started a match», «finished a round» — stored with your IP address and the anonymous identifier, plus the name and region you chose for a table. Nothing else you type is recorded with them.
• Shop and coins — your coin balance and what you spent it on are held on our server and deleted with your account. An anonymised record of the payment is kept for accounting and refunds. Payment itself happens at Google Play; we never see or store card details.
• Your progress (unlocked opponents, counters) stays on your device and not with us, unless you sign in.
• Suggestion box (optional) — if you write a suggestion, we keep its text with the anonymous identifier, the app version, and your account if you have one. Only the developer reads it; it is never shown to other players, and it is deleted with your account or when we clear it. A random receipt stays on your device so the app can tell you when your suggestion is done.

If you sign in with Google (optional)

Signing in does one thing: it keeps your progress and your قهوة when you clear your browser or change phone. Google sends us:

• Your Google user id (a stable identifier) — stored.
• Your email address — stored, so we can identify you and reply to a deletion request.
• Your Google account name — stored, and used as your table name if you have not typed one. Changeable any time under «حسابك».
• Your Google profile picture — received during sign-in and not stored and never displayed; your in-game face is the illustration you pick.

After signing in we also store your progress on the server so it follows you between devices, your name on a قهوة you open, and a session per device.

Advertising

Ads are served by Google — AdSense on the website, and AdMob in the Android app after a finished match.

• Google and its partners use cookies to serve ads based on your visits to this and other sites.
• In the Android app, Google uses your device's Advertising ID and IP address to select an ad.
• The Android app also carries Unity Ads, a second ad network that bids against Google for the same ad slot inside AdMob. It receives the same data: your Advertising ID, IP address, device make, OS and language, and whether you saw or tapped the ad. In the app only; the website loads nothing from Unity. Details in Unity's privacy policy for players.
• And Meta Audience Network (Facebook's ad network), a third bidder for the same slot inside AdMob, which receives that same data. In the app only; the website loads nothing from Meta. Details in Meta's privacy policy.
• You can opt out of personalised advertising at Google Ads Settings, and reset or opt out of the Advertising ID in your device's Google settings.
• Google's own description is at How Google uses information from sites or apps that use our services.

On the website, Google is the only ad network. In the Android app, Google, Unity Ads and Meta Audience Network are the only three.

Google Analytics

The website and the app send Google a few gameplay events: that you started a match, finished one, or reached a new level, together with the first time the app was opened. This is how we learn whether an advertisement brought people who actually play. Your name and anything you typed are never sent.

The iPhone app

The iPhone app has no Google sign-in. It uses the anonymous account described above, which you can delete in the game under «حسابك» → «امسح حسابي».

Purchases in the iPhone app are made only through Apple's In-App Purchase. Apple takes your payment details and we never see them; what reaches us from Apple is the purchase receipt, so that the coins can be added to your account.

If you are signed in to Game Center, the app uses your Game Center player identifier so that your account and your coins stay with you when you change phones. If you are not, a copy of your anonymous account key is kept in the iPhone's Keychain, which iCloud carries to your other devices if you have iCloud Keychain switched on.

The app carries Google's AdMob so that it can show an ad after a finished match; ads in the iPhone app are currently switched off. When an ad is shown, Google uses your IP address and device information to select it. The app does not ask for permission to track you, so the device's advertising identifier is not shared with Google.

The iPhone app has no AI commentator. If you sit at an online table with players who have it, your display name is not sent to the AI model.

Sharing — who sees what

We do not sell or rent your data. Data reaches:

• Our own server — everything above lives only there.
• Google — for advertising (above), for sign-in if you choose it, and for payment through Google Play if you buy something.
• Unity Ads — for advertising inside the app only (above).
• Meta Audience Network — for advertising inside the app only (above).
• The Gemini AI model (made by Google) — for the commentator: at online tables the commentator's lines are written by AI. Our server sends the Gemini model, run by Google, what is on the table and nothing else: the display names shown there, the stones played, the score and how many stones each hand holds — never the stones inside anyone's hand. Google processes this on our behalf to return the line, and nothing else about you is sent. The lines he says are kept in our server log, with any report made on them. You can silence the commentator at any time from his picture at the table, and report any line with the ⚑ beside it.
• Other players at your table or in your قهوة see your display name. That is its purpose.

We may also disclose data where the law requires it.

Retention

• Account and progress: kept while the account exists; deleted when you delete it.
• Sessions: 30 days per device, then they expire. «Sign out everywhere» is available in-app at any time.
• Gameplay events: kept for a limited period, then removed.

Your rights — access and deletion

Delete your account in the game («حسابك» → «امسح حسابي») or at handbsh.com/delete-account, with nothing to install. Deleted: the account, the Google id, your email, your name, your avatar, server-side progress, and every session. Retained: a قهوة you opened stays open for your friends without your name on it; shared rounds (which carry no name or identifier); and anonymous events until their retention period ends.

Data on your own device can be cleared any time by clearing your browser or app data. For any other request — a copy of your data, or a correction — email us.

Children

The game targets a general audience; we do not knowingly collect personal data from children.

Contact

Privacy questions or deletion requests: support@handbsh.com