Arbaa Privacy Policy

Last updated: 7 July 2026

Introduction

Arbaa is an iOS card game (Baloot) developed by Motasim Alsayed. This document explains the data the app collects, how it's used, where it's stored, and who it's shared with. We collect as little as possible and never ask you for personally identifying information.

Data We Collect

• Anonymous identifier: The app generates a random Anonymous Firebase Auth UID on first launch to associate your usage data. This identifier does not contain your name, email, or phone number.
• Crash reports: When the app crashes, we send technical crash logs (stack trace, device model, OS version) to Firebase Crashlytics.
• Usage analytics: Usage-related events (game started, game completed, win/loss, duration, rounds played, chosen settings such as theme and card design) via Firebase Analytics. Stored as numbers and strings with no identifying information.
• Game results: At the end of each game we store a Firestore document containing the anonymous UID, timestamp, outcome (win/loss), final scores, rounds played, and duration. These documents cannot be read by other clients.
• Purchases: If you buy a player via the App Store, we track this via RevenueCat so we can restore your purchases on your other devices. We never receive your payment card data — that stays with the App Store.
• Device attestation: We use Firebase App Check with Apple's DeviceCheck to prevent abuse by automated software. This does not collect any personal information about you.
• App version and OS: We log the app version and OS version with analytics events to understand which versions are in use.
• User reports: When you submit feedback through the in-app reporting system, we store the category you picked, the text you typed, and a snapshot of the game state at that moment (cards, scores, settings). Reports are tied to your anonymous identifier only and are never shared outside the development team. We may also attach a short written reply to your report that you'll see inside the app the next time you open it.
• Screenshots (optional): Before submitting a report we show you the captured screenshot and explicitly ask whether to attach it. Choosing "no" means nothing is uploaded. Choosing "yes" stores the image alongside your report; it is deleted as soon as the report is processed.
• Ads & advertising identifier: In the free version we show interstitial ads via Google AdMob. To serve and measure those ads, technical data about your device (device model, OS, approximate IP address) and the advertising identifier (IDFA) may be collected — the IDFA is used for tracking only if you allow it via the App Tracking Transparency (ATT) prompt. If you buy "Remove Ads" or are a Founder (owned the app before it became free), you see no ads.

What We Don't Collect

• Your name, email, phone number, or any directly identifying information.
• Your location (beyond what the App Store derives from your account settings).
• Contacts, photos, or any data from other apps on your device.
• Your precise (GPS) location. Google AdMob may infer an approximate location from your IP address to serve ads.

How We Use the Data

• Improve the app and fix crashes.
• Understand which features are used most to prioritize development.
• Validate purchase transactions.
• Prevent automated abuse from fake accounts.
• Serve ads in the free version and measure their performance.

We do not sell your data. We use the advertising identifier and limited technical data to serve ads via Google AdMob, as described in the "Advertising" section below.

Advertising

The free version of the app shows interstitial ads from Google AdMob between rounds. AdMob uses technical data about your device and the advertising identifier (IDFA) to serve and measure ads and to prevent fraud.

• Tracking permission (ATT): we ask for your permission via Apple's App Tracking Transparency prompt. If you decline, you'll see non-personalized ads (no IDFA used for tracking) — declining does not remove ads.
• EU consent: if you're in the European Economic Area, Google's consent (UMP) form is shown before ads are served.
• Removing ads: you can make a one-time "Remove Ads" purchase to turn ads off permanently. Founders (users who owned the app before it became free) see no ads at all.
• Google controls ad data under its own policy. See Google's Privacy Policy and how Google uses data.

Where Data Is Stored

All Firebase data (anonymous identifier, game results, analytics, crash reports, user reports) is stored in the Google Cloud region europe-central2 located in Warsaw, Poland (within the European Union). This region is subject to EU data protection standards (GDPR).

RevenueCat data (purchase history) is stored on RevenueCat's and Apple's servers per their respective policies.

Ad data collected by Google AdMob is processed on Google's global advertising infrastructure under Google's privacy policy, and is not limited to the europe-central2 region.

Who We Share With

We use the following service providers as sub-processors:

• Google Firebase (Auth, Crashlytics, Analytics, Firestore, App Check) — to store data and run app services.
• Google BigQuery — receives analytics events for internal analysis.
• RevenueCat — manages in-app purchase records.
• Google AdMob — serves ads in the free version and measures their performance.
• Apple App Store — processes payments and validates receipts.

We do not share your data with anyone else and do not sell it.

Children

The app is designed for a general audience and is not targeted at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect information from children. We set the ad content rating to a level appropriate for a general audience.

Your Rights

• Right to deletion: Because we do not hold your personal data, deleting the app from your device severs your link to the anonymous identifier. If you want your data tied to this identifier explicitly deleted from our servers, contact us at the email below and mention the identifier (you can find it in Settings → Diagnostics in dev builds, or ask us to help).
• Right to access: This policy describes everything we collect. If you want a copy of your data tied to your identifier, contact us.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this policy from time to time. The "last updated" date at the top will change. For material changes, we will notify you via an in-app message.

Contact Us

For any privacy questions:
Email: ArbaaApp@gmail.com