privacy
Tici Taca Toey, operated by TeamBlackBox Private Limited. Last updated 7 August 2026.
The short version: you never give us your name, email, or a
password, because the game never asks for one. There are no
analytics, no advertising, and no third-party trackers anywhere in
the app.
what is stored on your device
- A player key - a long random string that is your account. In a browser your own device generates it. On the phone apps the server generates it once, on first run, and sends it to your device to keep, because a phone app has no secure random generator of its own. After that it stays on your device, and is sent only to prove to the server that you are the same player as last time.
- Your chosen handle, so it can be restored when you return.
Clearing your browser storage, or deleting the app, discards that key. There is no recovery: a new key is simply a new player.
what is stored on the server
- A random player id, and the SHA-256 hash of your player key - never the key itself.
- Your handle, if you claim one. Handles are public.
- Finished games: the moves as a notation line, who played, and when.
- Your rating, per board configuration.
what is not stored, anywhere
- No name, email address, phone number, or password.
- No advertising or analytics identifiers, and no cookies.
- No web server access logs, so your IP address is not retained. The server logs only operational counts and errors.
what is public
- Handles and ratings on the leaderboard.
- Finished games are replayable from their notation, by anyone with the link.
- A public dataset of game notation is published for people learning to train game-playing models. It contains board sizes and move sequences only - no player ids, handles, or timestamps.
children
The game is suitable for all ages but is not directed at children, and we knowingly collect nothing from anyone.
your choices
Stop playing at any time; clearing local storage abandons the identity. To have a handle or archived games removed, get in touch and we will delete them.
contact
Open an issue at github.com/team-black-box/tici-taca-toey.