Privacy Policy — Block Blaze

Application ID: com.malikoglu.blockblaze · Last updated: 22 August 2026

Block Blaze ("the app") is developed by Anar Malikoglu. This page explains how the app handles your information.

Short version

Block Blaze collects no personal data. If you choose to join the online leaderboard, the app sends only a random device identifier, the player name you type, and your game scores to our own server. The app shows ads through Google AdMob, which may use your device's advertising ID as described below. There are no analytics SDKs and no other third parties.

Information stored on your device

The app saves a few small values locally using Android's standard SharedPreferences storage:

• your best score and any unfinished game (so you can continue later)
• your sound on/off preference
• a randomly generated device identifier (UUID) and the player name you chose, used only for the leaderboard

This local data is deleted automatically when you uninstall the app.

Leaderboard data (optional)

The leaderboard is optional. The first time a score can be submitted, the app asks you to choose a player name. If you decline, nothing is sent and the game keeps working normally.

If you join, the app transmits to our server (blockblaze.malikoglu.az, hosted in the EU):

• a random device identifier (UUID generated at first launch — it is not your advertising ID, IMEI, or any hardware identifier, and cannot identify you personally)
• your chosen player name (shown publicly on the leaderboard — please do not use your real name if you prefer anonymity)
• your game scores and the date they were achieved

This data is used solely to display the public leaderboard rankings. It is never sold, shared with third parties, or used for advertising or profiling.

Deletion: to have your leaderboard entry removed, email us the player name you used (address below) and we will delete it.

Advertising (Google AdMob)

The app shows interstitial ads and optional rewarded ads (watch an ad to gain extra energy) served by Google AdMob. AdMob is operated by Google and may collect and process data such as your device's advertising ID, IP address, and coarse device information to serve and measure ads, as described in Google's Privacy Policy and how Google uses information from partners. In the European Economic Area and the UK, a consent dialog (Google User Messaging Platform) is shown before any ad-related data is processed, and you can play without personalised ads.

We also keep a simple count of ads watched (rewarded and interstitial) attached to your leaderboard profile on our server. This is a plain number used for game statistics; it contains no advertising ID or ad content information.

Information we do NOT collect

• personal information (name, email, phone number, address)
• hardware device identifiers (IMEI, serial numbers)
• location data
• contacts, photos, files or any other content on your device
• usage or analytics data
• crash reports

Permissions

Block Blaze requests the Internet permission (leaderboard and ads), Vibration (haptic feedback), and the Google Play services advertising ID permission included automatically by the AdMob SDK. It never accesses your files, camera, microphone, location or contacts.

Third parties

The only third-party service in the app is Google AdMob (advertising), described above. There are no analytics services and no other SDKs. Leaderboard data goes only to our own server.

Children's privacy

The app is safe for all ages. No personal information is required or knowingly collected from anyone, including children, in compliance with COPPA and similar regulations. The player name is free text chosen by the player; we ask that no real names of children be used.

Changes to this policy

If this policy changes, the updated version will be published at this same address with a new "Last updated" date.

Contact

Questions about this privacy policy: malikoglu.anar@gmail.com