FILLOMINO

Applies to: Fillomino for Android (package com.xbitsnl.fillomino), published by xBitsNL Gaming.
Effective date: 1 September 2026  ·  Last updated: 6 September 2026

1. Who we are

The data controller is xBitsNL Gaming (Jeroen Oudshoorn), the developer and publisher of Fillomino. Contact: oudshoorn.jeroen@gmail.com.

For advertising, analytics and in-app messaging, Fillomino uses Google services. Google acts as an independent controller or as our processor depending on the service and your region; each service is also governed by the Google Privacy Policy.

2. Data stored on your device

Fillomino stores the following on your device only, in the app’s private storage (Android DataStore). It is not transmitted to us:

• an optional player name you may type in Settings;
• preferences: difficulty / board size, and display toggles such as highlight violations and highlight finished blocks;
• your current saved game, so a puzzle can be resumed;
• your daily-puzzle history: which dates you solved, your solve times, whether a hint was used, current and best streak, and total solved;
• a “remove ads” flag recording whether you have bought the ad-free upgrade, and counters used to pace how often ads are shown;
• your ad-consent choice (stored by Google’s consent SDK).

This data is removed when you uninstall the app or clear its storage in Android settings.

3. Advertising (Google AdMob)

Unless you have purchased the ad-free upgrade, Fillomino displays banner and full-screen (interstitial) ads using Google AdMob. To serve, cap and measure ads, the AdMob SDK collects and sends to Google:

• your device’s advertising identifier (Android Advertising ID / App Set ID) and general device information (model, operating-system version, language, coarse region derived from your IP address);
• ad interaction data: which ads were requested, shown, clicked, and basic diagnostics;
• your IP address, which Google uses for ad delivery, frequency capping, security and approximate location.

In the EEA, the UK and Switzerland, Fillomino shows a Google-certified consent message (Google User Messaging Platform) before ads load, so you can allow or refuse personalised advertising. Where you refuse, or outside those regions where required, ads are limited to non-personalised (contextual) ads. You can reopen the consent options from the app’s Settings screen where offered, and you can reset or delete your advertising ID in Android Settings → Privacy → Ads.

Google’s use of this data is described in How Google uses information from sites or apps that use its services and the Google Advertising policies. Buying the ad-free upgrade stops the AdMob SDK from loading and prevents this collection.

4. In-app purchase (“Remove ads”)

Fillomino offers a single one-time, non-consumable purchase that permanently removes ads. Payment is processed entirely by Google Play Billing. We never see or store your card number or billing address. Google provides the app with a purchase token and product identifier so it can confirm and restore your entitlement; the only thing Fillomino keeps is the on-device “remove ads” flag described in section 2. Purchases are governed by the Google Payments Privacy Notice.

5. Analytics and in-app messages (Google Firebase)

Fillomino uses Google Firebase for two purposes:

• Firebase Analytics — aggregate, pseudonymous usage statistics (for example app opens, screen views, puzzles started and completed, session length, app version, device model and operating-system version, and coarse region from your IP address), tied to an app-generated instance identifier and, where available, the advertising identifier. We use this only to understand how the game is used and to improve it.
• Firebase In-App Messaging — lets us show occasional messages from the developer inside the app (for example a note about a new version or a change to the game). It uses a Firebase installation identifier to fetch the current message and records whether a message was shown, dismissed or tapped.

This data is sent to and processed by Google as our processor and is retained according to our Firebase configuration and Google’s Firebase privacy and security terms. Analytics collection follows your ad-consent choice where consent mode applies. You can also opt out of Google’s ad personalisation and reset the identifiers as described in section 3.

6. Data processed through Google Play Games Services

Fillomino offers optional online leaderboards using Google Play Games Services. You are only signed in if you choose to be; all single-player features, including the daily puzzle and your on-device streak, work without signing in.

If you sign in, Google processes, on our behalf as a Play Games developer:

• your Play Games player ID and public gamer profile (display name and avatar);
• the scores the game submits: your longest streak, your total number of puzzles solved, and your fastest hint-free daily solve time.

These are used solely to display leaderboards inside Google’s Play Games interface. This processing is governed by the Google Privacy Policy and the Google Play Games terms. We do not receive your email address or Google account details. You can review or delete your Play Games data at myaccount.google.com and in the Play Games app settings.

The legal basis for this processing is your consent, given when you sign in. You can withdraw it at any time by signing out or by not using the leaderboards.

7. Legal bases (EEA / UK)

• Consent — personalised advertising, and analytics/messaging where consent mode requires it; Google Play Games sign-in.
• Legitimate interests — showing non-personalised ads, basic fraud/invalid-traffic prevention, and understanding aggregate usage to maintain and improve the game.
• Performance of a contract — processing an in-app purchase and keeping your ad-free entitlement.

8. Permissions

Fillomino requests the INTERNET permission to contact Google AdMob, Firebase, Google Play Billing and Google Play Games. It declares the com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID permission so the advertising identifier can be used for the advertising and analytics described above. Fillomino does not request location, camera, microphone, contacts, or storage permissions.

9. What we do not do

• We do not sell your personal data for money.
• We do not collect your precise location, contacts, photos, files, or the contents of other apps.
• We do not ask you to create an account with us or provide an email address.
• We do not use the on-device data from section 2 for advertising.

Note: sharing device and advertising identifiers with Google for personalised advertising may be considered “sharing” or “sale” under some US state privacy laws. In the EEA and UK this only happens with your consent; elsewhere, you can limit it through your device’s ad settings.

10. Children

Fillomino is not directed at children under 13 (or under the age of digital consent in your country), is not listed in Google Play’s Designed-for-Families programme, and we do not knowingly collect personal data from children. Ads and analytics are configured for a general (non-child) audience. If you believe a child has provided personal data, contact us and we will delete it.

11. Data retention

On-device data is kept until you delete it (uninstall or clear app data). Advertising, analytics and in-app-messaging data held by Google is retained and deleted according to Google’s policies and our Firebase and AdMob settings (Firebase Analytics event data is retained for a limited period configured in the Firebase console). Leaderboard data held by Google Play Games follows Google’s policies and your Google account settings.

12. International transfers

Google processes data for these services on servers that may be outside your country, including in the United States, under the safeguards (such as the EU Standard Contractual Clauses and the EU–US Data Privacy Framework) described in Google’s Privacy Policy.

13. Your rights

If you are in the EEA or UK, you have the right to access, correct, delete, restrict, or object to the processing of your personal data, to withdraw consent, and to data portability. Residents of some other regions (for example certain US states) have similar rights, including to opt out of targeted advertising.

• On-device data: change it in the app, or clear the app’s storage / uninstall.
• Advertising: change your consent choice in the app where offered, buy the ad-free upgrade, or reset / delete your advertising ID in Android settings.
• Analytics & messaging: opting out of ad personalisation on your device also limits this processing; you can additionally clear app data to reset the identifiers.
• Play Games data: manage or delete it through your Google account and the Play Games app.
• For any question or request, contact us at oudshoorn.jeroen@gmail.com. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority (in the Netherlands, the Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens).

14. Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy. Material changes will be reflected by an updated date above and, where appropriate, announced in the app or on the Google Play listing. The Google Play Data safety section is kept consistent with this policy.

15. Contact

xBitsNL Gaming — Jeroen Oudshoorn
oudshoorn.jeroen@gmail.com