Privacy Policy

Introduction

This Privacy Policy describes how CCGames ("we", "our", or "us") collects, uses, and discloses your personal information when you use our Service (guessr.properties). By accessing or using our Service, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.

Information We Collect

We collect the following types of information:

• Account Information: Email address, name, and profile picture when you sign up
• Game Data: Your game history, scores, ELO rating, and match records
• Usage Data: Information about how you use the Service, including browser type, pages visited, and time spent
• Cookies and Tracking Technologies: We use cookies and similar technologies to provide, maintain, and improve our Service, as well as to serve advertisements through Google AdSense

How We Use Your Information

We use your information to:

• Provide, maintain, and improve our Service
• Track your game progress, statistics, and ELO rating
• Communicate with you about updates or changes to the Service
• Personalize your experience and display relevant advertisements
• Monitor and analyze usage trends and optimize our Service

Data Storage

Your personal data is stored in our database hosted on TiDB Cloud. We take reasonable measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. We retain your data for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide you the Service.

Third-Party Services

We may use third-party services that collect, monitor, and track data for the operation and improvement of our Service:

• Authentication: Google, GitHub (OAuth)
• Hosting: Vercel, Render
• Database: TiDB Cloud
• Analytics: Vercel Analytics
• Advertising: Google AdSense (see "Advertising" section below)

These third-party services have their own privacy policies, which we recommend you review.

Cookies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our Service and hold certain information. Cookies are files with a small amount of data that may include an anonymous unique identifier.

We use the following types of cookies:

• Essential Cookies: Required for authentication, session management, and core functionality of the Service
• Analytics Cookies: Help us understand how visitors interact with the Service by collecting anonymous usage data
• Advertising Cookies: Used by Google AdSense to serve relevant advertisements and track ad performance

You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, some portions of our Service may not function properly.

Advertising

We use Google AdSense, a third-party advertising service provided by Google LLC, to display advertisements on our Service. Google AdSense uses cookies and web beacons to serve ads based on your prior visits to our Service and other sites on the internet.

Google's use of the DoubleClick cookie enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visit to our Service and/or other sites on the internet. You may opt out of the use of the DoubleClick cookie for interest-based advertising by visitingGoogle Ads Settings.

You can also opt out of third-party vendor use of cookies for interest-based advertising by visiting www.aboutads.info/choices.

For more information about how Google uses data, please review theGoogle Privacy & Terms page.

Your Rights

You have the right to:

• Access your personal data
• Correct or delete your personal data
• Object to processing of your personal data
• Request a copy of your data in a portable format
• Withdraw consent at any time where we rely on consent to process your data

You can delete your account at any time from the Settings page within the Service. Upon account deletion, your personal data will be removed from our systems.

Children's Privacy

Our Service is not intended for use by children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 13. If we become aware that we have collected personal data from a child under 13 without verification of parental consent, we will take steps to remove that information from our servers.

Changes to Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.

Contact

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:

Email: contact@guessr.properties