Privacy Policy for Slide Puzzler

This Privacy Policy explains how Slide Puzzler ("Slide Puzzler," "we," "us," or "our") collects, uses, shares, and protects information when you use our website and web application available at slidepuzzler.com, and any related features, content, subscriptions, leaderboards, and support services (collectively, the "Service").

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, you can contact us at support@slidepuzzler.com.

1. Information We Collect

We collect information in a few different ways depending on how you use the Service.

Information You Provide

You may provide us with information such as:

• your email address;
• your username;
• your display name;
• account preferences and settings;
• messages you send through the contact form;
• support requests and other communications you send to us; and
• information you choose to provide when creating an account or using paid features.

If you choose to sign in through a third-party sign-in provider, we may receive basic account information made available through that sign-in method, such as your email address and profile information.

Account and Gameplay Information

If you create an account or use account-based features, we may collect and store information such as:

• your account details;
• your preferences and settings;
• your subscription or plan status;
• your game history and related gameplay records; and
• information related to account management, such as username changes.

Guest Play and Browser-Stored Information

You can use parts of Slide Puzzler without creating an account. In that case, certain information may be stored locally in your browser or device, such as preferences, puzzle settings, and local game history.

If you clear your browser storage, switch browsers, use private browsing, reset your device, or change devices, some or all of this locally stored information may be lost.

Images You Choose From Your Device

Slide Puzzler may allow you to choose an image from your own device to create a puzzle.

Under the normal gameplay flow, images you choose from your device for puzzle play are processed locally in your browser and are not uploaded to our backend simply because you selected them for use in the game.

Public Leaderboard Information

If you use public features such as leaderboards, certain information may be visible to other users or the public. This may include:

• your username or player name;
• your solve time;
• your completion date or time; and
• puzzle or gameplay details related to that result.

Not every game result is eligible for public display.

Purchase and Subscription Information

If you purchase a subscription or paid feature, we may receive information related to your purchase and subscription status, such as the plan selected, billing status, and transaction-related records.

Full payment card numbers are handled by third-party payment providers rather than Slide Puzzler.

Information Collected Automatically

When you use the Service, we and our service providers may automatically collect certain information, such as:

• your IP address;
• browser type;
• device type;
• operating system;
• language settings;
• pages viewed;
• general usage activity; and
• diagnostic, security, and performance information.

2. How We Use Information

We may use information we collect to:

• provide, operate, and maintain the Service;
• create and manage accounts;
• remember your settings and preferences;
• save gameplay history and support game features;
• process subscriptions, purchases, and account benefits;
• display leaderboards and other public features;
• respond to messages, questions, and support requests;
• monitor, improve, and troubleshoot the Service;
• protect the Service, users, and business from fraud, abuse, cheating, and misuse;
• enforce our Terms and other policies; and
• comply with legal obligations.

3. How We Share Information

We may share information in the following circumstances:

Service Providers

We may share information with third-party vendors and service providers that help us operate the Service, such as providers that support payments, analytics, hosting, account services, customer communications, and security.

Public Features

If you use public features such as leaderboards or sharing tools, the information you choose to publish or that is associated with those features may be visible to others.

Legal and Safety Reasons

We may disclose information if we believe it is necessary to:

• comply with applicable law, legal process, or government requests;
• enforce our Terms or other agreements;
• detect, prevent, or address fraud, abuse, security issues, or illegal activity; or
• protect the rights, property, or safety of Slide Puzzler, our users, or others.

Business Transfers

We may share or transfer information as part of a merger, acquisition, sale of assets, reorganization, financing, or similar business transaction.

4. Cookies, Local Storage, and Similar Technologies

The Service may use cookies, local storage, and similar technologies to support functionality, remember preferences, keep users signed in, improve performance, support purchases, and understand how the Service is used.

You can usually manage cookies and local storage through your browser settings, but some features of the Service may not work properly if these technologies are disabled or cleared.

5. Analytics

We may use analytics tools to better understand how people use the Service, improve the user experience, measure performance, and analyze traffic and engagement.

These tools may collect information such as pages visited, interactions with the Service, device and browser information, and similar usage data.

6. Data Retention

We retain information for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, including to provide the Service, maintain accounts, support users, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, prevent fraud, and enforce our agreements.

Different types of information may be kept for different periods of time.

For example:

• browser-stored guest data may remain on your device until you remove it;
• account, gameplay, and subscription information may be retained while your account is active and for a reasonable period afterward; and
• support and transaction-related records may be retained as needed for business, legal, and operational purposes.

Ending or letting a subscription lapse does not automatically delete account or related data.

7. Your Choices and Rights

Depending on where you live, you may have legal rights regarding your personal information, such as the right to request access to, correction of, or deletion of certain information.

You may also be able to:

• update some account information through the Service;
• clear browser-stored data through your browser settings; and
• manage subscription billing through the billing tools made available in the Service.

To make a privacy-related request, contact us at support@slidepuzzler.com. We may need to verify your identity before responding to certain requests.

8. Security

We use reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures designed to help protect information.

However, no method of transmitting or storing information electronically is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

You are responsible for keeping your account credentials secure and for using the Service on devices and networks you trust.

9. International Data Transfers

We and our service providers may process or store information in countries other than the one where you live. As a result, your information may be subject to the laws of other jurisdictions.

10. Children's Privacy

Slide Puzzler is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.

If you believe a child under 13 has provided personal information through the Service, contact us at support@slidepuzzler.com. We will review the request and take appropriate steps, including deleting the information if required by law.

11. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time.

If we make changes, we will post the updated version here and update the "Last Updated" date above. The updated Privacy Policy will apply to your use of the Service after it becomes effective, to the extent permitted by law.

12. Contact Us

If you have questions, concerns, or privacy requests, contact us at:

Slide Puzzler

support@slidepuzzler.com