Backgammon
The Velvet Table.

Summary

• You sign in with a shared AtenPlay account (email and password, or Google). The same account works in AtenPlay's other games.
• Your display name, portrait choice, coin balance and table history are stored on AtenPlay's servers.
• Chat messages in global and clan chats are stored on AtenPlay's servers. Friend-table chat and the live voice call are relayed live and not kept after the table closes.
• Purchases go through Google Play. The free game shows ads from Google AdMob.
• You can delete your account in the app or on the web. We do not sell personal information.

Who can use the game

The game is intended for people aged 13 and older. It is not intended for children under 13. If you believe a child under 13 has provided an account or personal information, contact us so we can review the request and remove the associated information where appropriate.

Information we use

• Account information: your email address, a password hash (never the password itself) or your Google account link, and the AtenPlay account identifier. For Google sign-in, Google confirms your verified email address to us.
• Profile: your display name and your selected portrait, stored as a catalog identifier, not a photograph.
• Game data: your coin balance and a record of each coin change, your daily-claim dates, and a record of each table you sat at (mode, time, result, coins won).
• Purchase records: the Google Play product and purchase token of each purchase, used to credit it once and to give ad-free time.
• On-device settings: sound setting, review-prompt state and notification state are saved in the app's private storage on your device. The daily-coin reminder is a local notification created on your device; the app does not use push-notification services.

The app asks for the microphone only for the live voice call at a friend table, and only when you allow it. It does not use your contacts, camera or precise location.

Chat and friend tables

Global and clan chats are stored on AtenPlay's servers with the sender's identifier, display name and the message text, and are visible to the other members of that chat. Challenge invitations you send are chat messages with a hidden game code. A friend table is a live game between two players. The server relays the board position, moves, table chat messages and portrait choices between the two seats while the table is open, and discards them when the table closes or after 30 minutes without activity. The voice call at a friend table sends what your microphone picks up to the other player through AtenPlay's server as it is spoken, using a low-quality telephone audio format. The server passes each short piece of audio straight on to the other seat. Voice audio is not recorded, saved, logged or analysed, and it is never kept on your device or ours. You can mute your microphone or leave the call at any time, and the call ends when the table closes. AtenPlay may remove messages or restrict accounts that break the rules.

Coins and purchases

Coin packs and ad-free time are sold through Google Play Billing. Google processes your payment; AtenPlay never sees or stores your payment details. Our server checks the purchase with Google Play and then credits your coins or ad-free time to your account.

Advertising (Google AdMob)

The free game shows ads from Google AdMob: a banner on the home screen, an app-open ad, and a full-screen ad when a game starts. Ad-free time bought in the store turns these off. To deliver, measure and limit ads, and to prevent fraud, the AdMob SDK may collect and process your device's advertising ID, your IP address and approximate location derived from it, device and app information such as model, operating system, language and app version, and your interactions with ads. Google's use of this data is governed by the Google Privacy Policy; see also how Google uses information from apps that use its services. You can reset your advertising ID or opt out of personalised ads in Android Settings under Google and Ads.

Service providers and sharing

AtenPlay's servers process your account and game data. Google processes sign-in with Google, Google Play Billing and purchase verification, Google Mobile Ads, and the Google Play in-app review prompt. Other players see your display name and portrait, and the chat messages and table moves you choose to share. We do not sell personal information, and we share it only with these providers or where the law requires it.

Retention and account deletion

Local settings remain on your device until you clear the game's storage or uninstall it. Account and game data stay until you delete your account.

You can delete your account from the account menu in the app, which ends your sign-in. You can also delete your account and all Backgammon data on the web at atenplay.com/backgammon/delete-account: this removes your sign-in, display name, portrait, coins and coin history, daily-claim history, purchase records and table history, and removes the text of the chat messages you sent. To request deletion without access to the game, email support@trackelan.com from the email address associated with your account with the subject "Velvet Table account deletion". We may ask you to verify the request before processing it.

Security and changes

Data travels over encrypted connections. No method of storage or transmission is completely secure. We may update this policy when the game's features or data practices change; the updated date above shows the latest version.