Bead Drop privacy policy
Effective 10 October 2026
In short: Bead Drop needs no account, and your progress stays on your phone. The only data that leaves the device goes to Google AdMob, which serves the game's optional ads.
Who we are
Bead Drop is a single-player puzzle game made by Aryan Rao, an individual developer based in India. It is a separate product from Rally, the sports app; the two share this website and a contact address, and nothing else. For anything in this policy, write to info@playrally.app.
What stays on your device
The game saves the following in its own storage on your phone, so you can pick up where you left off:
- which boards you have cleared, and your best result on each
- your hint balance and the cosmetics you have unlocked or equipped
- an unfinished board, so you can resume it
- your settings: sound, music, volumes, haptics, colour symbols, reduced motion and reminders
None of this is sent to us or to anyone else. We have no server for Bead Drop and no copy of your progress. Uninstalling the app, or clearing its data in your phone's settings, deletes all of it. Settings → Reset progress in the game clears your cleared boards and any unfinished board.
Reminders
If you turn on the daily reminder, the game schedules a notification on your phone, at most one a day and only on days you have not played. It is created on the device itself: no push service is involved and no notification token is collected. Turn it off in the game's Settings, or in your phone's notification settings.
Advertising
Bead Drop is free and is paid for by ads, provided by Google AdMob. Most ads are ones you choose to watch, in exchange for a hint or progress towards a cosmetic. The game may also show an occasional ad between boards. To show and measure ads and to prevent fraud, AdMob's software in the app may collect:
| Data | Examples |
|---|---|
| Device identifiers | the advertising ID (Android) or IDFA (iPhone, only if you allow tracking), and the app set ID |
| Approximate location | derived from your IP address; never precise GPS location |
| App and ad interactions | which ads were shown, watched or tapped |
| Diagnostics | crash and performance data from the ad software |
This data is collected and processed by Google under its own policies, described at How Google uses information from sites or apps that use our services. We do not receive it in a form that identifies you, and we never sell personal data.
- Consent. Where the law requires it (for example in the EEA, the UK and Switzerland), the game asks before personalised ads are shown, using Google's consent form. Where you are offered that form, you can change your answer later from the game's Settings.
- iPhone. The game asks for permission before using the IDFA. If you decline, ads are still shown but are not personalised using it.
- Android. You can reset or delete your advertising ID in your phone's settings, under Google → Ads, or Privacy → Ads.
Test versions of the game may show Google's test ads, or a built-in ad simulator that collects nothing.
Ratings
The game may ask, at most occasionally, whether you would like to rate it. That uses the rating window built into Google Play or the App Store; we only ever see what you choose to post publicly.
What we do not do
- No account, sign-in, contacts, camera, microphone or precise location.
- No analytics service of our own, and no tracking across other companies' apps or websites beyond what you allow AdMob above.
- No purchases: everything in the game is unlocked by playing or by watching ads.
- No chat or sharing with other players.
Children
Bead Drop is made for a general audience aged 13 and over. It is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect their personal information. If you believe a child has used the game in a way that concerns you, contact us and we will help.
Your choices and rights
Because your game data never leaves your phone, you control it directly: reset your progress in Settings, or delete everything by uninstalling the app or clearing its data. For data held by Google for advertising, use the controls above or Google's own tools at My Ad Center. You can also write to us at any time to ask what data the game handles, and we will answer.
Changes
If this policy changes, the new version will be published on this page with a new effective date.