Tycoon Go
The short version
- You play as a guest. We only ask for a nickname.
- We do not collect your email, phone number, real name, contacts, photos or location.
- There are no ads, no analytics or tracking tools, and no in-app purchases.
- Online game history is deleted automatically after 180 days. Chat is not saved on our servers.
1. Who we are
Tycoon Go (the "App") is published by Inter Digital ("we", "us"). This policy explains how we handle personal information when you use the App on iOS or Android, or the web version of the game. Inter Digital is responsible for the personal information described here. You can reach us at support@inter-digital.org.
2. Information we collect
You can play against the computer, or with friends on one device, without sending any information to us. When you use online modes (finding a room or playing with friends), we collect the following:
| Information | Why we need it |
|---|---|
| Nickname you choose (up to 32 characters) | To show you to other players in rooms, results and history. |
| Guest identifier and session token, created randomly when you go online. We store only a one-way hash of the token. | To keep you in the right room, reconnect you after a dropped connection and show your own game history. |
| Gameplay data: rooms you create or join, room names, settings, seat, chosen character, moves, results, and when you joined or left a room. | To run the game fairly, keep every player in sync, and show results and history. |
| Chat messages and emotes you send in an online room | To deliver them to the other players in that room. Messages are checked automatically for offensive words. |
| Technical connection data: IP address, device or browser type, and request time, recorded in standard server logs. | To keep the service secure, prevent abuse and fix problems. |
3. What we do not collect
- We do not ask for, or collect, your email address, phone number, real name, date of birth or account password.
- We do not access your contacts, photos, camera, microphone or location.
- We do not use advertising identifiers, show ads, or use analytics, crash-reporting or tracking tools.
- We do not track you across other companies' apps or websites.
- We do not sell personal information, and we do not use it to build advertising profiles.
4. Data stored on your device
The App saves some data locally so it works offline and remembers your choices:
- Your guest session, kept in the device's secure storage (iOS Keychain or Android Keystore).
- Preferences such as nickname, language, sound and display settings, and a list of games you have played.
- Saved local games, including any chat in those games, so you can resume them.
This data stays on your device and is not sent to us. You can delete it at any time by uninstalling the App or, on the web, by clearing site data in your browser. The web version does not use advertising or tracking cookies.
5. How we use information
We use the information above only to:
- provide online play, matchmaking, reconnection, results and game history;
- keep games fair and safe, including filtering chat and handling reports of misbehaviour;
- protect our servers from abuse and diagnose technical problems; and
- meet our legal obligations.
We process this information because it is necessary to provide the game you have asked to play, and, where required by law, with your consent. You can withdraw consent at any time by stopping online play and contacting us, but this will not affect processing that already took place.
6. Sharing and other players
Other players in the same online room can see your nickname, character, moves, results and chat messages. Please do not put personal information in your nickname, room names or chat.
Service providers. Our servers are hosted by Alibaba Cloud, which processes data on our behalf under contract and may not use it for its own purposes.
Legal reasons. We may disclose information if the law requires it, or to protect the safety and rights of our players and our service.
We do not share personal information with any other third party.
7. Where data is stored
Online game data is stored on Alibaba Cloud servers located in Singapore. If you play from mainland China or another country, your online game data will be transferred to and processed in Singapore. We protect it as described in this policy, and where the law requires it, we ask for your separate consent before the transfer.
8. How long we keep data
| Data | Kept for |
|---|---|
| Guest session on our server | Expires 24 hours after it is created and is then deleted. |
| Live room and game data | Deleted 24 hours after the room closes. |
| Game history (results, participants and nicknames) | Deleted automatically 180 days after the game ends. |
| Chat messages | Kept only in server memory while the game is running. Not saved to our database. |
| Server logs | Kept for a limited time for security and troubleshooting, then deleted. |
| Data on your device | Until you delete it or uninstall the App. |
9. Your rights and choices
Depending on where you live, including under the Personal Information Protection Law of the People's Republic of China, you may have the right to:
- know how your personal information is processed, and access or get a copy of it;
- correct inaccurate information (you can change your nickname in the App at any time);
- ask us to delete your information, or restrict how we process it;
- withdraw your consent; and
- ask us to explain our rules for processing personal information.
Because there are no accounts, we identify your data by your guest session. To make a request, email support@inter-digital.org with the nickname you used and the approximate date of your games. We will reply within 15 working days. We may ask for details to confirm the request is yours. You can also simply stop playing online: your server data will expire on the schedule above.
10. Children
Tycoon Go is a family-friendly game with no real-money features. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 14 without consent from a parent or guardian. Children under 14 should use online modes only with a parent or guardian's permission. If you believe a child has given us personal information without that consent, contact us and we will delete it.
11. Security
We use encrypted connections (HTTPS) for online play, store session tokens only as one-way hashes, keep guest sessions in your device's secure storage, and limit who can access our servers. No system is completely secure, but we work to protect your information and will notify you and the authorities of any security incident as required by law.
12. Changes to this policy
We may update this policy when the App changes. We will post the new version on this page with a new "Last updated" date. If a change is significant, we will give clear notice, for example on this site or in the App, before it takes effect.
13. Contact us
Inter Digital
Email: support@inter-digital.org