Imli – Privacy Policy

1. Your Account And Pair

Imli is played by two people on two phones. When you start, the app creates an account secured by a secret kept on your device. We store:

• the name you enter, the face you choose and your chosen game piece;
• a random account identifier and a one-way hash of the device secret used to sign you in;
• which one partner you are paired with and when the pair was created;
• your answers to the three first-pick questions until both partners have compared them;
• your time zone, so the nightly streak and reminders use the right local day.

Your partner can see the name, face and game piece you chose, your shared game results and the shared island. Nobody outside the pair can browse your profile. Imli does not ask for your phone number, contacts or precise location.

2. Shared World And Games

To keep both phones on the same game world, our server stores:

• the shared island level, stars, decorations, items and keepsakes earned or bought;
• the games played, dates used for the nightly streak, recent results and scores;
• each partner’s win counts, draws, team results and per-game history;
• open and recent matches long enough to run the game, reconnect the phones and show the result;
• Imli Plus status, store purchase references already applied, daily free-game use, streak repairs and star packs.

This information belongs to the pair and is shown to both partners. Game actions travel through our server so that the two phones can play the same match. Imli does not include public profiles, public chat or a public activity feed.

3. Notifications

If you allow notifications, we store a Firebase Cloud Messaging token for your installation and its platform. We use it for Imli notifications such as a partner joining, a turn or game update, a nightly streak reminder, a purchase shared with the pair, or a reply to a support message. Google’s Firebase Cloud Messaging delivers those notifications. You can turn notification permission off in your phone’s settings; the games still work.

4. Analytics

Imli uses Earshot Analytics, our own analytics service, to understand whether the app is working and which parts people use. It sends product events such as:

• onboarding starting or finishing and a pair being made;
• screens opened and games finished, including the game name and whether it was cooperative;
• rating, paywall and purchase steps, and whether a purchase succeeded, failed or was cancelled;
• streak repairs and star packs being bought.

Analytics uses a random identifier for this installation. Events contain no name, email address, first-pick answers, game actions, drawing, notification token or message to your partner. We use the counts only to improve Imli, never sell them, never share them with advertisers and never use an advertising identifier. Deleting your account tells Earshot Analytics to delete the events linked to the installation.

5. Our Other Apps

Imli may show other apps made by RiekApps, for example after a game or in Settings. Which apps appear is decided by us and changes over time. The app loads that list from our server; it does not send your name, partner, island or game history. When an app is shown or tapped, Earshot may count the app and the place it appeared with the random installation identifier. Tapping opens its Google Play or App Store page. We use no third-party ad network and do not use your data to choose the apps.

6. Messages You Send Us

When you use Contact us or Request a feature in Imli, we receive what you type, the topic you choose and any screenshot you choose to attach. The request also carries the app version, phone model and operating-system version, language and country setting, whether you are paired, your random Imli account or installation identifier, and whether notifications are allowed. If you provide an email address, we use it only to reply; giving one is optional.

Messages go over an encrypted connection to Earshot, our own support system, and only RiekApps staff can access them. Our replies appear inside the app and, if notifications are allowed, can arrive through Firebase Cloud Messaging. We do not sell or share support messages and do not use them for advertising. We keep them for up to 24 months so we can follow up on recurring problems, then delete them. You can ask us at riekapps@gmail.com to delete yours sooner.

If Imli asks for a rating, Earshot records the number of stars. A low rating may offer a form to tell us what went wrong, handled like any other support message. A high rating opens the store’s rating sheet, which is covered by Google’s or Apple’s policy.

7. Purchases

Google Play on Android and the App Store on iPhone handle Imli Plus subscriptions, streak repairs and star packs. The store receives your payment information and sends the app a purchase result or receipt. RiekApps never sees or stores your card number, billing address or store password. We keep only what is needed to apply and restore the purchase, prevent the same consumable from being applied twice, and share Imli Plus with both partners. The stores handle refunds under their own policies.

8. Storage And Security

Account and pair data described above is stored on RiekApps’ server and sent over encrypted connections. The app also keeps its sign-in secret, settings and enough recent state in its private storage to reconnect and show the current pair. Access to server data is limited to RiekApps staff who need it to operate Imli.

No internet service can promise perfect security. We use reasonable technical and organisational safeguards, keep only the data needed to run the app, and remove an account immediately when you use the delete control.

9. Third Parties

• RiekApps’ servers — account, pairing, games, shared island, Earshot analytics, our other apps and support.
• Google Firebase Cloud Messaging — notification delivery. See Firebase privacy and security information.
• Google Play and the App Store — app distribution, purchases and ratings. See Google’s and Apple’s privacy policies.

10. Deleting Your Account

Open Settings in Imli and tap Delete my account, then confirm Delete everything. The server immediately removes your account, sign-in credential, profile, first-pick answers, notification tokens and purchase status. The app clears its local account and Earshot analytics identifier too.

No longer have the app? Email riekapps@gmail.com with the subject “Delete my Imli account”, your first name in Imli and your partner’s first name. We delete the account and its data within 30 days and reply when it is done.

Deletion also unlinks your partner. Because the island, stars, items, streak and game history belong to the pair, deleting either account removes all of that shared pair data for both people immediately. This cannot be undone. Store subscription cancellation is separate: deleting Imli or its account does not cancel a subscription, which must be cancelled in Google Play or the App Store.

11. Your Choices And Rights

You can:

• change your name, face and game piece in the app;
• turn notifications off in the phone’s settings;
• unlink your partner, which deletes the pair’s shared island and history but keeps each individual account;
• delete your account and associated data immediately in Settings;
• ask us to access, correct or delete data where applicable law gives you that right.

For a privacy request under laws such as the GDPR, CCPA or Indian Digital Personal Data Protection Act, write to riekapps@gmail.com. We may need enough information to find the account without disclosing it to the wrong person.

12. Children

Imli is a couples game and is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children. If you believe a child has created an account, contact us and we will delete it.

13. Changes

If this policy changes, the revised version is published on this page with a new effective date. A material change to what Imli keeps or how it is used will be explained in the app before it takes effect.

14. Contact

RiekApps — riekapps@gmail.com. See also the Terms of Use and the Support page.