Privacy Policy

At Hilmost Software Corporation (HSC), we take your privacy seriously. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, and protect your information across our network of applications and services.

1. Information We Collect

When you use our services (such as Hilmost Toolbox or Hilmost Main), we may collect the following types of information:

  • Usage Data: We collect non-personally identifiable information such as browser type, operating system, and pages visited to improve our services.
  • Cookies: We use cookies to store your preferences (such as Dark/Light mode) and for analytics purposes.
  • Advertising: Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to our websites. Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads based on your visit to our sites and/or other sites on the Internet.

2. How We Use Your Information

The information we collect is used in the following ways:

  • To personalize your user experience and improve our applications.
  • To provide core functionality for our tools without transmitting sensitive data to our servers (most of our toolbox processing is done locally on your device).
  • To serve relevant advertisements through networks like Google AdSense.

3. Data Security

We implement a variety of security measures to maintain the safety of your personal information. Our websites use secure SSL encryption to protect data transmitted between your browser and our servers.

4. Third-Party Links

Occasionally, at our discretion, we may include or offer third-party products or services on our website. These third-party sites have separate and independent privacy policies. We therefore have no responsibility or liability for the content and activities of these linked sites.

5. Changes to this Policy

HSC reserves the right to update this privacy policy at any time. We encourage users to frequently check this page for any changes to stay informed about how we are helping to protect the personal information we collect.

6. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, the practices of this site, or your dealings with this site, please contact us at:

Last Updated: October 11, 2026

Ultimate TicTacToe

Ultimate TicTacToe's privacy policy has moved to https://hilmost.net/apps/ultimate-tic-tac-toe/privacy. Section effective 14 October 2026.

2048 GrandMasters

This section applies from the version of 2048 GrandMasters that includes the first-launch consent screen. Effective 19 October 2026.

Who

Hilmost, contact [email protected]. App: 2048 GrandMasters (Android).

Collected

The app has no accounts or login and does not collect personal data itself. The only data leaving the device goes through Google AdMob: the advertising ID and ad-related device data, used to serve and measure ads.

Use

Only to show and measure ads, and to check Google Play for updates (at most once a day, plus a "Check for updates" button in Settings). This sends nothing to Hilmost and Hilmost collects no new data. No analytics, no crash reporting, no Firebase.

Processors

Google AdMob (https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads).

Ads

Banner, interstitial and rewarded ads. No app-open ads. The app first asks for your choice on first launch; ads start only after you agree. In the EEA, UK and similar regions Google's consent message (Google User Messaging Platform) may also be shown, and your choice is stored on your device by Google's SDK. If declined on first launch, the ads SDK is not started. In Settings, when it is available, a "Privacy choices" option lets you review or change that choice; you can also switch ads off in Settings. AdMob may collect your device's advertising ID and ad-related device data to serve and measure ads. The player can change their ads choice in Settings at any time.

Where

Stored on the device only (never sent to us): game progress and settings, best score, daily-challenge streaks, simple play statistics (games played, wins, highest tile), your current level / rank in Normal mode (Apprentice, Expert, GrandMaster), whether you have seen the How to play guide, and your consent choice (along with game mode, target value, selected theme, daily-challenge date, daily streak, best daily streak, consent version, ads on/off choice, and time of last update check). Uninstalling the app or clearing its storage deletes all of it.

Retention

Uninstalling the app or clearing app data removes all local data. Ad data held by Google is governed by Google policies (https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads); the player can reset or delete their advertising ID in Android Settings > Google > Ads. The player can change their ads choice in Settings at any time.

Rights

Questions or requests: [email protected].

Children

2048 GrandMasters is intended for users aged 13 and over and is not directed at children under 13.

Security

Nothing personal is stored by the app; ad data is handled by Google under its own policies.