Privacy Policy

Introduction

Welcome to Rotdle. We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your information when you use our website.

Information We Collect

We collect minimal information to improve your gaming experience and provide global statistics:

• Usage Data: We use Vercel Analytics to collect anonymous usage data, including:
  • Page views and interactions
  • Device type and browser information
  • Geographic region (country-level only)
• IP Address and Country Statistics: We use Vercel's geolocation service to determine your country of origin for our global statistics feature. This information is:
  • Processed securely through Vercel's infrastructure
  • Only processed as a two-letter country code (e.g., "US", "GB")
  • Used to track game statistics by country, including attempts and successful solves
  • Displayed in our global statistics heatmap and country rankings
  • Not used for individual tracking or identification
  • Not combined with any personal information
• Game Progress and Settings: We store your game data locally in your browser's storage to maintain:
  • Daily and endless mode game progress
  • Game attempts and solving history
  • Hint usage and unlocked hints
  • Endless mode preferences (auto-show results and auto-next settings)
  • Share dialog preferences

How We Use Your Information

We use the collected information solely to:

• Improve the game experience and user interface
• Generate anonymous global statistics and leaderboards
• Display country-specific gameplay statistics
• Analyze general usage patterns and performance
• Maintain game progress and statistics
• Fix bugs and technical issues

Data Storage and Security

Your game progress and settings (including endless mode preferences) are stored locally in your browser using localStorage and are not transmitted to our servers. Analytics data is processed by Vercel Analytics, while country statistics are stored in our database using Prisma with Prisma Accelerate. All data is processed and stored securely in accordance with industry standards. For analytics, we specifically limit tracking to main pages ('/', '/endless', '/privacy-policy') to minimize data collection.

Data Minimization and Retention

We follow data minimization principles. IP addresses are only used momentarily to determine country location and are not retained. Country-level statistics are aggregated and anonymized, making it impossible to identify individual users. We regularly review and clean our statistical data to ensure we maintain only necessary information.

Third-Party Services

We use Vercel for both our analytics and geolocation services. Our application is hosted on Vercel's infrastructure, which provides secure and reliable processing of usage data. We do not use any third-party tracking or analytics services beyond what Vercel provides as part of their platform.

Your Rights

You have the right to:

• Clear your local game data by clearing your browser data
• Opt out of analytics by using browser privacy features or extensions
• Request information about your data
• Object to the processing of your IP address for country statistics
• Access any country-level statistical data we hold

Children's Privacy

Our service is not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.

Changes to This 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.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at our contact page.