Privacy Policy

1. Controller and contact

Garba is operated by ИП 314pi. Privacy inquiries can be sent to support@garbagame.com .

2. Information we collect

Account and profile

• Firebase account identifier and an in-game player ID. A guest account is created for users who do not sign in.
• If you sign in with Google: display name, email address, and profile photo made available by Google.
• Profile name and avatar selected or uploaded by you.

Game, social, and user-generated content

• Game room membership, actions, results, virtual balance, rewards, rating, penalties, and gameplay statistics.
• Friend and clan relationships, invitations, clan information, and global or clan chat messages.
• Notification token and notification interaction data used to deliver invitations and service messages.

Voice and media

• Microphone audio is transmitted in real time through LiveKit only when you enable voice chat at the game table. Garba does not intentionally record or store voice conversations.
• Avatar images selected by you are uploaded to Firebase Storage and cached on your device.

Technical and analytics data

Firebase and Google services may process app-instance and device identifiers, app interactions, crash or diagnostic information, device and operating-system information, network information, and an approximate region inferred from the network. Garba does not request GPS location or access to contacts.

Ads and purchases

Garba uses the Google Mobile Ads SDK and Google AdMob to display advertising. Non-Premium users may see banner ads and may choose to watch rewarded ads to receive optional in-game rewards. Advertising is not loaded for Premium users.

Google and its advertising services may collect, process, and share data such as IP address, app and device identifiers, app and ad interactions, diagnostic information, device information, and an approximate region inferred from network information for advertising, analytics, fraud prevention, and related service purposes, subject to applicable law and the user's privacy choices.

Where required, Garba uses Google's User Messaging Platform (UMP) to request and manage consent and privacy choices.

For rewarded ads, Garba uses AdMob server-side verification (SSV). Google sends signed reward-verification parameters to Garba's backend, which may include a transaction identifier, reward details, custom data, and the Garba user identifier used for reward verification.

Purchases and subscriptions are processed by Google Play. Garba receives purchase status, product identifiers, and transaction or purchase-token information needed to verify and fulfill purchases, but does not receive full payment-card details.

3. How we use information

• create and maintain accounts and restore game progress;
• operate rooms, matchmaking, game rules, balances, ratings, friends, clans, chat, and voice chat;
• deliver advertising to non-Premium users, verify rewarded-ad events, and grant eligible in-game rewards;
• process, verify, and fulfill Google Play purchases and subscriptions;
• send invitations, security alerts, and service notifications;
• prevent cheating, fraud, abuse, invalid reward claims, and technical failures;
• measure reliability and improve Garba.

4. Service providers and disclosure

We do not sell personal information. Information may be processed by providers acting for Garba:

• Google Firebase: Authentication, Firestore, Realtime Database, Storage, Cloud Messaging, and Analytics;
• Google Cloud: backend API, game logic, server operations, and rewarded-ad server-side verification;
• LiveKit Cloud: real-time voice communications;
• Google Play services and Google Play : sign-in, purchases, subscriptions, purchase verification, and fulfillment;
• Google AdMob / Google Mobile Ads SDK : banner and optional rewarded advertising for non-Premium users, advertising delivery and measurement, diagnostics, fraud prevention, and rewarded-ad server-side verification;
• Google User Messaging Platform (UMP) : consent and privacy-choice management where required.

Profile name, avatar, player ID, game statistics, chat messages, clan membership, and online/game status may be visible to other Garba users as required by the social and multiplayer features. We may disclose data when required by law or to protect users and the service.

5. Security and international processing

Data is transmitted over encrypted HTTPS/TLS connections. Access is restricted through authentication, server-side authorization, and Firebase security rules. No online service can guarantee absolute security. Providers may process data in countries other than your own under their applicable safeguards.

6. Retention

Account, profile, social, gameplay, and virtual-economy records are retained while the account is active and as needed to operate Garba. Guest accounts may be automatically deleted after inactivity. Chat and security records may be retained for moderation, integrity, fraud prevention, dispute resolution, or legal obligations. Backups and limited anti-abuse records may remain for up to 90 days after deletion unless a longer period is legally required.

7. Your choices and deletion

You can change your profile information, disable notifications in Android settings, decline microphone permission, or stop using voice chat.

Where required, advertising consent and privacy choices are managed through Google's User Messaging Platform. Rewarded ads are optional and do not need to be watched unless you choose to receive the associated optional in-game reward.

Signed-in users can delete their account from the Account screen in Garba.

You may also request deletion without reinstalling the app:

Account deletion removes or anonymizes associated profile and game data, subject to limited legal, security, fraud-prevention, and backup retention described above. Content already seen by other users may persist in anonymized form where necessary to preserve conversation or game integrity.

8. Children

Garba is not directed to children below the minimum digital-consent age applicable in their country. If we learn that information was collected from a child without required consent, we will delete it.

9. Changes

We may update this Policy when Garba or legal requirements change. The current version and effective date will always be published on this page.

10. Contact

Privacy questions and requests: support@garbagame.com .