Privacy Policy

This policy explains what information PuzzleCrown ("we", "us") collects when you use our website, how we use it, who we share it with, and the choices you have. If you have questions, email us at hello@example.com.

Information we collect

If you create an account

• Your email address and the username you choose.
• Your puzzle results, such as moves, times, streaks, and leaderboard ranks.
• Puzzles you create and share.
• Likes and ratings you give to other players' puzzles.
• Any Puzzle Master titles you earn.

If you play as a guest

You can play without an account. We don't ask for your name or email. Your progress may be stored in your browser so you don't lose it when you reload the page.

Collected automatically

Like most websites, we and our service providers automatically receive technical information such as your IP address, browser and device type, pages visited, and how you interact with the site. Some of this is collected using cookies and similar technologies, described below.

How we use information

• To run the site: save your results, show leaderboards, and host shared puzzles.
• To keep the site fair and safe, including detecting cheating, bots, and abuse.
• To send account emails you ask for, such as sign-in links.
• To understand how the site is used and to fix errors.
• To show ads, which pay for the free service.

We do not sell your personal information.

Advertising and cookies

We use Google AdSense to show ads. Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this website or other websites. Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visits to this site and/or other sites on the internet.

• You can opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings.
• You can opt out of some third-party vendors' use of cookies for personalized advertising at aboutads.info.
• Learn more about how Google uses information from sites that use its services.

Visitors in the EEA, UK, and Switzerland: we use a Google-certified consent management platform and Google Consent Mode. We ask for your consent before advertising or analytics cookies are used, and you can change your choice at any time. If you don't consent, you may still see ads, but they will be non-personalized.

Guests: players who are not signed in to an account are shown non-personalized ads only.

Analytics

We use Google Analytics 4 to understand how people use the site, such as which pages are popular. Google Analytics uses cookies and respects your Consent Mode choices. You can also use the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on.

Service providers

We rely on these providers to run the site. Each handles data on our behalf:

• Supabase: hosts our database and accounts (email, username, results, created puzzles, likes, and ratings).
• Vercel: hosts and serves the website.
• Cloudflare Turnstile: checks that sign-ups and submissions come from people, not bots. It may process your IP address and browser signals.
• Sentry: records errors and crashes so we can fix them. Error reports may include technical details like your browser, the page, and your IP address.
• Resend: sends account emails, such as sign-in links.
• Google: advertising (AdSense) and analytics (Google Analytics 4), as described above.

Public information

Your username, puzzle results, leaderboard ranks, Puzzle Master titles, and puzzles you share are visible to other players. Don't put personal information in your username or in puzzles you create.

Children

You must be at least 13 years old to create an account. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. Anyone can play as a guest without an account, and guests only see non-personalized ads. If you believe a child under 13 has created an account, contact us and we will delete it.

How long we keep data

We keep account data for as long as your account exists. When you delete your account, we delete or anonymize your personal information within 30 days, except where we must keep it to meet legal obligations or prevent abuse. Puzzles you shared may be removed or shown as made by a deleted user.

Your choices and rights

You can ask us to access, correct, export, or delete your personal information. To request deletion of your account and data, email hello@example.com from the address on your account. Depending on where you live, you may have additional rights, including the right to object to processing or to complain to your local data protection authority.

Security

We use reasonable measures to protect your information, but no website is completely secure.

Changes to this policy

We may update this policy. We will change the "Last updated" date above and, for significant changes, let account holders know.

Contact

Questions about privacy? Email hello@example.com or visit our contact page.