Privacy Policy

1. Information We Do Not Collect

Atelier Games does not require user accounts, email registration, passwords, phone numbers, or social media logins to access any of our core games (Sudoku, Solitaire, Minesweeper, Mahjong, and FreeCell). You can play all games anonymously.

Note for Legal Team: {{LEGAL_REVIEW}} Confirm specific corporate entity registration details and registered jurisdiction before final publication.

2. Local Storage (Client-Side Persistence)

To provide instant resume functionality, track your daily challenge streaks, and preserve your preferred theme (Ivory, Dark, Casino, Executive) and sound settings, our application utilizes browser localStorage.

• Game State: Saves your current moves and timer so you can resume playing after closing the tab.
• Player Statistics: Stores games played, games won, best times, and win rate on your device.
• Theme & Sound Preferences: Preserves mute status and visual color themes.

This data never leaves your browser unless you explicitly choose to export your JSON statistics file. You can delete all locally stored game data at any time via the Stats archive modal or your browser settings.

3. Third-Party Advertising & Google Cookies

We may partner with third-party advertising vendors, including Google AdSense, to serve relevant advertisements when you visit our editorial and game compendium pages.

Google and other third-party vendors use cookies to serve ads based on prior visits to our website or other websites across the internet. Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads based on your visit to Atelier Games and/or other sites on the Internet.

You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google's Ads Settings or by using our interactive Consent Manager. For detailed information on how Google manages and protects data in its advertising services, please consult the Google Business Privacy & Data Policy .

Note for Legal Team: {{LEGAL_REVIEW}} Verify vendor list IDs and IAB TCF 2.2 CMP registration mappings once publisher ID is active.

4. Technical Server Logs & Aggregated Analytics

When you load our web pages, our hosting servers automatically record standard HTTP request logs (such as IP address, browser user-agent, referring URL, and timestamp). These logs are retained strictly for security diagnostics, DDoS mitigation, and server performance monitoring.

5. Your Data Protection Rights (GDPR & CCPA/CPRA)

Under regulations such as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), you have rights regarding your personal information:

• Right of Access & Portability: Export your full gameplay statistics archive in JSON format at any time.
• Right to Erasure (Deletion): Reset and purge all local game saves and historical stats directly from your client device.
• Right to Opt-Out: Adjust your cookie consent preferences at any time using the "Privacy Settings" link in our footer.

6. Children's Online Privacy Protection (COPPA)

Atelier Games is a general-audience website crafted for logic puzzle enthusiasts. We do not knowingly solicit, collect, or retain personal data from children under the age of 13 (or under 16 in the European Economic Area). If you believe a child has provided personal information to us, please contact us at support@ateliergames.io so we can promptly investigate and delete any such data.