Privacy Policy

Game: Footvolley Anael · Developer: Shabtai Productions

Last updated: September 14, 2026

Footvolley Anael is a free beach footvolley game made by Shabtai Productions. This page explains, in plain language, how the game handles information. The short version: the game keeps to itself. There are no accounts, there is no server of ours, and we do not independently collect or store your personal information on our own systems.

1. We do not collect data on our own systems

There is no sign-up and no login. We do not operate a server and do not independently collect or store personal information about you. The game runs on your device by itself. When you choose to watch an ad, Google AdMob may process limited device and advertising data, as described in Section 4.

The game is distributed through Google Play and uses Google Play functionality, including services used to check for and deliver application updates. Google may process certain device, application, diagnostic, installation, update, and usage information as part of providing and operating Google Play and its related services. This processing is performed by Google in accordance with its own privacy policy and terms. We do not independently receive or maintain personally identifiable information from these Google Play functions, except for aggregated or limited information made available to developers through the Google Play Console.

2. What is saved on your device

The game saves a few things on your own phone only — your settings, sound preferences, difficulty level, which teams you have unlocked, and a local indicator that the age check has been completed. We never see this data. Depending on your device's backup settings, Android may store a copy of this on-device data in your own Google account backup — for example, so your progress can be restored if you reinstall the game. That backup is controlled entirely by your device and Google account settings, not by us; we have no access to it, and you can turn Android backup off at any time in your device settings. You can erase the game's data at any time by clearing the app's data or uninstalling the game.

3. Age

The game is meant for players aged 13 and over. The first time you open it, it asks you to pick your year of birth, so you can confirm that you are 13 or older. Providing your year of birth is optional and is used only for this age check. We do not save the year itself — only a small note on your device that the check passed.

4. Ads (provided by Google, not by us)

The game is free, and it shows ads to support that — but only when you choose to watch one (for example, to unlock a team). If you never tap to watch an ad, you will never see one.

The ads come from Google AdMob, which is Google's own advertising network. This means the advertising is operated by Google, not by us: we do not select the ads, and we do not receive, store, or control the data used to serve them. For this activity Google acts as an independent data controller under its own privacy policy. The ads are not personalized — they are not based on a profile built about you.

To serve, measure, and protect these ads, Google (through the AdMob SDK) may collect and process from your device: device identifiers, cookies or similar technologies, your device's advertising ID, IP address and approximate (coarse) location, and basic device and ad-interaction information. Google uses this for purposes such as showing the ad, limiting how often ads are shown, measuring ad performance, and preventing fraud. How long: Google retains this data according to its own data-retention policies; we have no access to it and cannot delete it from Google's systems. You can reset or limit your advertising identifier at any time in your phone settings (Android: Settings → Google → Ads).

Ads shown in the game may link to third-party websites or services operated by advertisers. We do not control and are not responsible for the content or the privacy practices of those third parties. For more on how Google collects and uses data, see How Google uses information from sites or apps that use our services.

5. Children

The game is not made for children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 on our own systems. The game's advertising component (Google AdMob) is not started until a player confirms they are 13 or older; if the age check is not passed, no ads are requested and the ads system is not initialized. If you are a parent and believe a child under 13 has used the game, please contact us so we can review the matter and take appropriate action where necessary.

6. If you live in Europe (EEA, UK & Switzerland)

Even non-personalized ads may use device identifiers or on-device storage for limited purposes such as frequency capping, aggregated reporting, and fraud prevention. Where applicable law (the ePrivacy rules) requires consent for storing or accessing such information, the game runs Google's User Messaging Platform (UMP) consent flow before any such identifiers or storage are used. If you do not give consent, only the processing and ad delivery that is permitted without consent takes place, and in all cases the ads remain non-personalized (they are not based on a behavioral profile of you). Where consent is not required, the limited processing described in Section 4 relies on an applicable lawful basis (including Google's legitimate interest in serving contextual ads and preventing fraud).

Because Google operates globally, the limited ad-related data described in Section 4 may be transferred to and processed in countries outside the EEA, UK, and Switzerland, including the United States. Google carries out any such international transfers under its own appropriate safeguards (such as the EU Standard Contractual Clauses).

You can review or change your consent choice at any time inside the game, under Settings → About & privacy → Privacy options. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with your national data-protection authority.

7. If you live in the United States

If you are a resident of California or of another U.S. state with a comprehensive privacy law (for example Virginia, Colorado, Connecticut, Utah, Texas, and others), you may have rights such as: to know what personal information is collected, to request that it be deleted or corrected, to opt out of the sale or sharing of your personal information, and not to be treated differently for exercising these rights. Shabtai Productions does not "sell" or "share" your personal information, and does not use it for targeted advertising or for profiling — for any user, including minors — as those terms are defined under the CCPA and comparable state laws. The ads in the game are non-personalized. Because we do not collect personal information on our own systems, in most cases we hold no data to provide, correct, or delete, and any request relating to advertising data is handled by Google (see Section 4); you can also reset or limit your advertising identifier in your device settings. You remain free to contact us at the email below with any U.S. state privacy request or question — we are the operator of the App and will respond — and we will not discriminate against you for exercising these rights.

8. If you live in Israel

This game complies with the Israeli Protection of Privacy Law, 5741-1981, and its regulations, including Amendment 13. In line with the Law's transparency requirements: providing personal information is entirely optional — in fact unnecessary, as the game does not ask for or require any personal information to be used, and all features work without it (so there is no consequence to not providing any). The purpose of the only processing involved is as described in Section 4: limited technical data used by our advertising partner (Google AdMob) to display non-personalized ads and to prevent fraud. We do not maintain a database of personal information and do not collect or store personal information about you on our own systems; the game runs locally on your device. Regarding the AdMob processing, Google may act as an independent controller, and as a processor for certain features, under its own applicable terms (see Section 4). We do not sell or trade personal information. You have the right to review (access), correct, and request deletion of information relating to you, and you may contact us with any privacy question or complaint at the email below. You may also lodge a complaint with the Israeli Privacy Protection Authority.

9. Your rights

Because we do not maintain personal data about you on our own systems, we generally do not have personal data that we can access, correct, or delete on your behalf. Data processed by Google AdMob is subject to Google's privacy practices and to any data protection rights you may have under applicable law. To delete all data the game has stored on your device at any time, clear the app's storage/data in your device settings or uninstall the app. If you have a question, you can always contact us at the email below.

10. How long data is kept

The data saved on your device stays there until you clear the app's data or uninstall the game. Any data that Google AdMob processes to show an ad is kept according to Google's own policies.

11. Security

We do not operate servers that store your personal information. Information stored locally by the game remains on your device, while the limited ad-related data described above is processed by Google, which maintains its own security measures. No method of electronic storage or transmission can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

12. Changes

If we update this policy, we will post the new version on this page with a new date.

13. Contact

Shabtai Productions
shabtai.office@gmail.com