Privacy Policy

1. Who We Are

GitGuessr is a code-guessing game. For privacy inquiries, you can contact us at [email protected].

2. What Data We Collect

When you use GitGuessr, we collect the following personal data:

• GitHub profile information: Your GitHub username, display name, avatar URL, and email address
• Game data: Your game history, scores, guesses, and statistics
• Account data: Account metadata such as when you created your account and your preferences

We do not access your private GitHub repositories or store your GitHub password.

3. How We Use Your Data

We use your data for the following purposes:

• To provide the service: Authenticating you, saving your game progress, and displaying your profile
• To communicate with you: Sending service announcements and, if you opt in, marketing emails about new features or content
• To improve the service: Understanding how the game is played to make it better

4. Legal Basis for Processing (GDPR)

We process your personal data under the following legal bases:

• Contract: Processing necessary to provide you with the GitGuessr service
• Consent: For marketing emails, which you can opt into and out of at any time
• Legitimate interests: To improve our service and prevent abuse

5. Third-Party Services

We share your data with the following third-party services:

• GitHub: We use GitHub for authentication. Your use of GitHub is subject to GitHub's Privacy Statement.
• Loops (email): If you opt in to marketing emails, your email address and name are shared with Loops, our email service provider. Loops is based in the United States and complies with the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework. See Loops' Privacy Policy.

6. International Data Transfers

GitGuessr is hosted in the United States. Your data may be transferred to and processed in the United States by us and our third-party service providers. These transfers are protected by appropriate safeguards, including the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework and Standard Contractual Clauses where applicable.

7. Data Retention

We retain your personal data for as long as your account is active. If you delete your account, we will delete your personal data within 30 days, except where we are required to retain it for legal purposes or to prevent abuse.

8. Your Rights

Under GDPR and UK GDPR, you have the following rights:

• Access: Request a copy of your personal data
• Rectification: Request correction of inaccurate data
• Erasure: Request deletion of your data
• Restriction: Request we limit how we use your data
• Portability: Request your data in a machine-readable format
• Object: Object to processing based on legitimate interests
• Withdraw consent: Withdraw consent for marketing emails at any time

To exercise these rights, contact us at [email protected].

9. Marketing Emails

We only send marketing emails if you have opted in. You can opt out at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link in any email or by updating your preferences in your account settings. Opting out of marketing emails does not affect essential service communications.

10. Cookies

We use essential cookies to keep you logged in and remember your preferences. We do not use advertising or tracking cookies.

11. Children

GitGuessr is not intended for children under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children under 13.

12. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we make changes, we will update the "Last updated" date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.

13. Contact

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or wish to exercise your rights, please contact us at [email protected].