Privacy Policy for Territorial.io


Last Updated: September 17, 2025


Introduction:

Welcome to Territorial.io. Developed and operated by David Tschacher, this Privacy Policy is designed to help you understand how we collect, use, and safeguard the information you provide to us.


1. Information Collection:

Stored on the User's Device and Transmitted to Our Servers:

- Chat Messages: All chat messages are transmitted to our servers and are always public. Each message is permanently linked to the sender's account name and may be displayed in-game or shared on public platforms such as Discord. Chat is never private.
- User Settings: This includes preferred resolution and user interface size.
- Username: This pertains to the user's in-game identity.
- Password: Specifically for the user's one-vs-one account.
- Preferred Game Assets: User's choice of colors and flags.
- Preferred Color: This is for personalizing the user experience.
- Other Account Data: This includes the user's gold balance as well as their ranks and ratings on various leaderboards.
- Game Data: Necessary information for the multiplayer experience, such as which country the user attacks.
- IP Addresses: These are stored on the server together with the user's account data.
- Crash Logs: To assist in improving the game's stability. No personal or identifying information is included.
- Replay Files: Replay files of games in multiplayer can be stored and distributed by participating players.

Collected by third parties: See section 3 for more details.


2. Data Use:

- Gameplay Enhancement: The data is essential for facilitating the multiplayer experience.
- Data Analysis: For insights such as determining popular maps.
- Public Lists: We publish lists featuring one-vs-one players detailing usernames, played games, and ELO numbers. Clans and their relevant statistics are also made public.
- Crash Analysis: To identify issues and improve gameplay experience.
- Ad Targeting and Personalization: We use data to display personalized advertisements. 
- Security and Abuse Prevention: Data is used to help detect and prevent cheating, abuse, and attacks such as DDoS.
- Transparency and Accountability: Publicly available data helps ensure fairness, supports moderation efforts, and promotes accountability within the game community.


3. Data Sharing:

- Discord: Certain information - such as one-vs-one replays, blockchain transactions, leaderboard data, and chat conversations - may be shared on Discord in publicly accessible channels. For more information about how Discord handles data, see their Privacy Policy (https://discord.com/privacy).
- AdMob: Our app uses AdMob for advertisements. Please review https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites to understand their data practices, including their collection of Android advertising ID and other identifiers.


3.1 AdMob

To improve the performance of AdMob, the Google Mobile Ads SDK may collect certain information from apps, including:

- IP address, which may be used to estimate the general location of a device.
- Non-user related crash logs, which may be used to diagnose problems and improve the SDK. Diagnostic information may also be used for advertising and analytics purposes.
- User-associated performance data such as app launch time, hang rate, or energy usage, which may be used to evaluate user behavior, understand the effectiveness of existing product features, and plan new features. Performance data may also be used for displaying ads, including sharing with other entities that display ads.
- A Device ID, such as the device's advertising identifier or other app- or developer-bounded device identifiers, which may be used for the purpose of third-party advertising and analytics.
- Advertising data, such as advertisements the user has seen, may be used to power analytics and advertising features.
- Other user product interactions like app launch taps, and interaction information, like video views, may be used to improve advertising performance.


4. Data Protection:

- Secure Transmission: All data sent to our servers is transmitted over secure websocket connections.
- Third-party Advertisers: We have no control over information collected by third parties like AdMob. We encourage you to review their privacy policy.


5. User Rights:

- Data Deletion: In special circumstances, users may request the removal of their data from our servers.
- Ad Consent: Information regarding a user's choice of ad consent may be stored on their device.


6. Changes to Privacy Policy:

We reserve the right to modify this Privacy Policy at any given time. Any changes made will be effective immediately upon updating the policy. Regularly reviewing this policy is the best way to stay informed about our data practices.


7. Contact:

For any queries or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy, please reach out to:

David Tschacher
Email: davidtschacher@gmail.com


By using Territorial.io, you consent to this Privacy Policy. If you disagree with any terms listed here, please refrain from using our services.