Privacy Policy

1. Introduction & Overview

Welcome to Minesweeper Online ("we," "our," or "us"), accessible at https://minesweeperonline.us. We are committed to safeguarding the privacy of our visitors while providing a seamless, enjoyable gaming experience. This Privacy Policy document outlines the types of information collected and recorded by Minesweeper Online and explains how we utilize, store, and protect that data.

If you have additional questions or require more information regarding our Privacy Policy, please do not hesitate to contact us through our Contact Page.

2. Consent

By accessing or playing on our website, you hereby consent to our Privacy Policy and agree to its terms and operating conditions.

3. Information We Collect

The personal information that you are asked to provide, and the reasons why you are asked to provide it, will be made clear to you at the point we ask for your information.

• Direct Inquiries: If you contact us directly via our message form or support email, we may receive additional information about you such as your name, email address, message content, attachments, and any other details you choose to provide.
• Device & Technical Data: When browsing our pages, non-personally identifiable technical information (such as browser type, operating system version, screen resolution, and language settings) is automatically communicated by your browser to ensure optimal layout rendering.

4. Log Files

Minesweeper Online follows a standard procedure of utilizing server log files. These files log visitors when they visit web pages. Like virtually all hosting companies, server hosting infrastructure automatically records logs that may include Internet Protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, Internet Service Provider (ISP), date and time stamp, referring/exit pages, and possibly the number of clicks. These are not linked to any personally identifiable information. The purpose of this information is for analyzing trends, administering the site, tracking users' movement on the website, and gathering demographic information to ensure stability and high uptime.

5. Cookies and Web Beacons

Like any other website, Minesweeper Online may use "cookies." These cookies are used to store information including visitors' preferences and the pages on the website that the visitor accessed or visited. The information is used to optimize the users' experience by customizing our web page content based on visitors' browser type and/or other preferences.

You can choose to disable cookies through your individual browser options. Detailed information about cookie management with specific web browsers can be found at the browsers' respective official websites.

6. Google DoubleClick DART Cookies & Third-Party Advertising

Google is a third-party vendor on our site. It uses cookies, known as DART cookies, to serve advertisements to our site visitors based upon their visit to https://minesweeperonline.us and other sites across the internet.

Visitors may choose to decline or opt out of the use of DART cookies by visiting the Google Ad and Content Network Privacy Policy at the following URL: https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads

Some of our advertising partners and networks may use cookies and web beacons on our site. Our advertising partners may include Google AdSense and other programmatic advertising networks. Each of our advertising partners maintains their own Privacy Policy for their practices regarding user data.

Third-party ad servers or ad networks utilize technologies such as cookies, JavaScript, or Web Beacons in their respective advertisements and links that appear on Minesweeper Online, which are sent directly to users' browsers. They automatically receive your IP address when this occurs. These technologies are used to measure the effectiveness of their advertising campaigns and/or to personalize the advertising content that you see on websites that you visit.

Note: Minesweeper Online has no access to or control over these cookies that are used by third-party advertisers.

7. Third-Party Privacy Policies

Minesweeper Online's Privacy Policy does not apply to other advertisers or websites. Thus, we advise you to consult the respective Privacy Policies of these third-party ad servers for more detailed information. It may include their practices and instructions about how to opt-out of certain options.

You can find a complete list of these Privacy Policies and their links here: Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA) Consumer Choice Page and the Network Advertising Initiative (NAI) Opt-Out Tool.

8. Local Storage on Your Device

To deliver an authentic, fast gameplay experience with offline resilience, our game utilizes your browser's native localStorage API. We save the following game data strictly on your client device:

• Your fastest clear times and high scores across Beginner, Intermediate, and Expert presets.
• Cumulative win/loss records, games played, and win streaks.
• Audio sound preferences (enabled or muted).
• Board zoom scale and custom difficulty preferences.
• Your last 10 game replays for move-by-move round analysis.

This data is stored locally within your personal browser profile and is not transmitted to our backend databases. You can clear this stored data at any time through the "Clear Records" button within the in-game Statistics modal or by clearing your browser cache.

9. CCPA Privacy Rights (Do Not Sell My Personal Information)

Under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), California consumers have the right to:

• Request that a business that collects a consumer's personal data disclose the categories and specific pieces of personal data collected.
• Request that a business delete any personal data about the consumer that a business has collected.
• Request that a business that sells a consumer's personal data, not sell the consumer's personal data.

If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us via our Contact Page.

10. GDPR Data Protection Rights

We want to ensure you are fully aware of all of your data protection rights. Every user is entitled to the following:

• The right to access: You have the right to request copies of your personal data.
• The right to rectification: You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate or complete information you believe is incomplete.
• The right to erasure: You have the right to request that we erase your personal data under certain conditions.
• The right to restrict processing: You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data under certain conditions.
• The right to object to processing: You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data under certain conditions.
• The right to data portability: You have the right to request that we transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.

If you make a request, we will respond within 30 days. To exercise any of these statutory rights, please reach out via our Contact form.

11. Children's Information (COPPA)

Another part of our priority is adding protection for children while using the internet. We encourage parents and guardians to observe, participate in, and/or monitor and guide their online activity.

Minesweeper Online does not knowingly collect any Personal Identifiable Information from children under the age of 13. If you believe that your child provided this kind of information on our website, we strongly encourage you to contact us immediately, and we will use our best efforts to promptly remove such information from our records.

12. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect modifications in legal requirements, game features, or third-party advertising implementations. We advise you to review this page periodically for any changes. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page. These changes are effective immediately after they are posted.