Privacy Policy

TheBlock:Domino is a domino game for adults 18 and over, run by IntelliArch AI Consulting LLC ("we", "us") in Florida. This policy explains what we collect when you play at https://app.theblockdomino.com/ or in the app, why, who helps us run the game, and the choices you have.

What we collect

• Your game profile. Your table name, character design and nickname, the lines you choose for the table, your Block Credits (HMC) balance and history, levels, venues, game results, friends, clubs and notifications.
• Sign-in details. If you sign in with Google, Microsoft or Apple, we receive an account identifier from that provider, and your name and email address if the provider shares them. We never see your password. Without signing in, you play as a guest, identified only by a random code in a cookie on your device.
• Your age confirmation. We record that you confirmed you are 18 or older, and when.
• Purchases. If you buy credits, we keep a record of the purchase: the pack, the credits, the price, and the reference number from the store or payment company. Card and bank details go directly to Stripe, Apple or Google. We never receive or store them.
• Phone app details. If you allow notifications in the app, we keep the notification address your phone gives the app, so game requests can reach you.
• Technical logs. Pages requested, errors and timing, to keep the game running and fix problems. These are kept for up to 30 days.

How we use it

• To run the game: your seat, your credits, your tables, your friends and clubs, and your progress across devices.
• To send you what you asked for: game requests in the app and by push notification.
• To process and verify purchases, handle refunds and chargebacks, and keep the accounting records the law requires.
• To keep the game fair and safe: enforcing the age limit, preventing abuse and fixing problems.

We do not sell your personal information. We do not use it for advertising, and we do not share it with advertisers.

Text messages

• We do not send text messages, and we do not ask for or keep your phone number.
• When you invite someone from the phone app with "Send by text" or WhatsApp, your phone's own messaging app opens with the invitation written for you, and you send it yourself. It does not pass through us, and we do not see or keep the number you send it to.

Table chat

At private tables, the players and the people waiting to play can send each other short messages. Messages are checked against a word filter, can't contain links or phone numbers, and are seen only by the people at that table. They are deleted when the table ends. If someone reports a message, that message, the table and the time are kept with the report so our support team can review it; reports are kept as long as the account they are about. You can block a player from the chat, and our support team can mute or suspend players who break the rules.

What other players see

Your table name, character and title are shown at the tables you join. Your public player card, which anyone with your player code can open, shows your table name, character, title, neighborhood, level, games played and won, your clubs, and your friends' table names. Club members see the club's standings. Your email address and sign-in provider are never shown to other players.

Who helps us run the game

These companies process information for us, only to provide their service:

• Microsoft Azure: hosting, the database, logs and monitoring. If portrait generation is offered, also the AI service that turns your character design into a portrait.
• Google, Microsoft and Apple: sign-in, if you choose them.
• Stripe: credit purchases on the website. Apple and Google: purchases in their app stores.
• Google Firebase and Apple: push notifications to the app.

We may also disclose information if the law requires it, or to protect players, the game or our rights. If the business is sold or merged, this policy would continue to apply to your information.

Cookies

The website uses only the cookies it needs to work. They:

• keep your guest profile on your device
• keep you signed in
• remember an invitation link you followed
• protect forms from forgery
• keep your connection on the same server

We use no advertising or tracking cookies.

Your choices

• Download your data: Settings, then "Download my data".
• Delete your account: Settings, then delete. Your profile and portrait are removed. We keep purchase records only as long as tax and accounting law requires.
• Turn off notifications: Settings, or your phone's notification settings.
• Correct your details: change your name and character in Settings, or write to us.

How long we keep it

We keep your profile until you delete it. Table chat is deleted when the table ends, except messages someone reported, which are kept with the report. Technical logs are kept for up to 30 days. Purchase records are kept as long as the law requires.

Security

Data is encrypted in transit and stored in Microsoft Azure. The game's servers sign in to the database and secret store with their own managed identity, so no passwords are kept in code.

Adults only

TheBlock:Domino is for people 18 and over. We do not knowingly collect information from anyone under 18. If you believe a minor has an account, write to us and we will delete it.

Changes

If we change this policy, we will update the effective date above. If the change is significant, we will tell you in the game.

Contact

IntelliArch AI Consulting LLC, Florida. Email: support@theblockdomino.com

See also the Terms of Service and the Refund Policy.