Privacy Policy
Effective Date: January 23, 2025
1. Introduction
Augmented Ragtime, LLC (“we,” “us,” or “our”) developed Ask Clay, your friendly AI-powered board game companion. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your information when using our mobile application (“Ask Clay” or the “App”).
2. Information We Collect
2.1 Game-Related Data
– Game Sessions: Data about which games you play, session duration, and when sessions are extended
– Questions and Interactions: Your game questions and strategic advice requests.
– Game Progress: Scores, and game outcomes for tracking your improvement
– Strategic Preferences: Your playing style and strategy choices to provide personalized recommendations
2.2 Technical Data
– Device Information: Type of device, operating system, and unique device identifier
– App Usage: How you interact with features, navigation patterns, and feature usage frequency
– Performance Data: App performance metrics to ensure optimal functionality
2.3 Payment Information
– Clay Tokens: When purchasing Clay Tokens, payment processing is handled securely by App Store or Google Play
– We never store complete payment card details on our servers
3. How We Use Your Information
3.1 Core Functionality
– Provide instant rule clarifications and strategic advice
– Track game sessions and scores
– Manage Clay Token purchases and usage
– Enable initial game sessions and extensions
3.2 Personalization
– Adapt responses to your game preferences
– Remember your commonly played games
3.3 Service Improvement
– Train our AI models to better understand board game rules and strategies
– Enhance our database of game knowledge
– Add support for new games based on user requests
– Refine strategic advice algorithms
4. Information Sharing
4.1 Third-Party Service Providers
We share data with these specific types of service providers:
– Payment processors (App Store/Google Play) for Clay Token purchases
– Cloud storage providers for secure data storage
– AI/NLP processing services for text-to-speech voice services
– Analytics providers to improve app performance
4.2 Game Community
– We may share anonymized gameplay statistics to help inform strategy recommendations
– Individual game sessions and strategies remain private unless you choose to share them
4.3 No Sale of Personal Data
– We do not sell your personal information to advertisers or third parties
– We do not share your strategic preferences or playing history with game publishers
5. Data Security
5.1 Technical Measures
– Encryption of all game session data and personal information
– Secure processing of voice inputs
– Protected cloud storage
– Monitoring systems to detect and prevent unauthorized access
5.2 Access Controls
– Strict internal access controls for user data
– Regular security training for our team
– Documented data handling procedures
– Automatic session timeouts and secure authentication
6. Your Rights and Choices
6.1 Game Data Controls
– View your collected game history and strategic data
– Delete specific game sessions or your entire history
6.2 Voice Data Controls
– Control when voice features are active
6.3 Account Management
– Delete your account and associated data
– Control notification settings and communication preferences
7. Children’s Privacy
Ask Clay is not designed for users under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we discover we have collected information from a child under 13, we will delete it immediately.
8. Updates to This Policy
We will notify you of any material changes to this policy through the App and via email if we have your email address. Your continued use of Ask Clay after such notice constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.
9. Contact Us
For privacy-related questions or to exercise your data rights:
Email: privacy@justaskclay.com
Address: 1942 Broadway #314c, Boulder, CO 80302