Privacy Policy

VelNova ("we", "us", or "our") respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal information.

This Privacy Policy explains what information may be collected when you use our Sudoku website, how the information may be used, and how advertising and third-party services may process certain information.

By using this website, you acknowledge the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

1. Information We Collect

You can play Sudoku on our website without creating an account or signing in.

We do not require you to provide personal information such as your name, phone number, home address, or date of birth in order to play Sudoku.

However, certain technical information may be processed automatically when you visit the website, including:

• IP address
• Browser type
• Device type
• Operating system
• Date and time of access
• Pages visited
• Basic server logs
• Error and security information

This information may be processed by our hosting, advertising, and technical service providers as necessary to provide and operate the website.

2. Game Data Stored on Your Device

Our website may use browser storage technologies such as localStorage to save game-related information on your device.

This may include:

• Current Sudoku puzzle
• Numbers you entered
• Notes or candidate numbers
• Selected difficulty
• Game progress
• Game time
• Mistake count
• Completed games
• Website or game preferences

This information is generally stored locally in your browser and is not intended to identify you personally.

You can remove locally stored game information by clearing your browser's website data. Clearing this information may also remove saved game progress.

3. How We Use Information

Information processed through the website may be used to:

• Provide and operate the Sudoku game
• Save game progress
• Maintain and improve website performance
• Detect technical problems
• Prevent fraud, abuse, and security threats
• Display and measure advertising
• Improve the website and user experience

We do not sell your personal information.

4. Advertising

Our website may display advertisements provided by Google AdSense and other advertising partners.

Third-party vendors, including Google, may use cookies or similar technologies to serve ads based on a user's visits to this website or other websites.

Google's use of advertising cookies enables Google and its advertising partners to provide advertisements that may be relevant to users based on their browsing activity.

Depending on your location and applicable law, you may be given options to manage, reject, or consent to certain advertising cookies and personalized advertising.

Users can manage Google's advertising personalization through Google Ads Settings.

5. Cookies and Similar Technologies

Our website and third-party services may use cookies, local storage, web beacons, IP addresses, and similar technologies.

These technologies may be used for purposes such as:

• Providing website functionality
• Remembering preferences
• Saving game-related information
• Maintaining security
• Measuring website and advertising performance
• Preventing fraud and abuse
• Serving advertisements
• Personalizing advertisements where permitted

Where required by applicable law, we will request consent before using certain non-essential cookies or technologies.

You may also control or delete cookies through your browser settings.

6. Google AdSense

We may use Google AdSense to display advertisements.

Google and its partners may collect or receive information from this website and other websites and use that information to provide measurement services, personalize advertisements where permitted, and deliver advertisements.

Information processed by Google may include:

• IP address
• Browser and device information
• Cookie identifiers
• Advertising identifiers
• Information about interactions with advertisements
• Information about visits to this and other websites

Google processes this information according to its own privacy policies and advertising policies.

7. Consent Management

For visitors in regions where consent is required by law, including certain users in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom, and Switzerland, we may display a consent message before certain advertising technologies are used.

Users may be able to:

• Accept advertising cookies
• Reject certain advertising cookies
• Manage advertising preferences
• Change their consent choices

The options available may vary depending on the user's location and applicable law.

8. Hosting and Service Providers

Our website may use third-party service providers to host and operate the website.

These providers may process technical information such as IP addresses, browser information, device information, request information, and server logs as necessary to provide their services.

Our service providers process information according to their own privacy policies and applicable data protection requirements.

9. Contacting Us

If you contact us by email, we may receive information that you voluntarily provide, including:

• Your email address
• Your name or nickname, if provided
• The content of your message
• Attachments or other information you choose to send

We use this information to review and respond to your request and to provide related support.

Please do not send unnecessary sensitive personal information.

10. Data Retention

Game information stored locally in your browser generally remains on your device until it is removed by you, your browser, or the website.

Technical server logs may be retained for a limited period for security, reliability, debugging, and technical operations.

Advertising providers may retain information according to their own retention policies.

Email correspondence may be retained for as long as reasonably necessary to respond to inquiries and resolve related issues.

We aim not to retain personal information longer than necessary for the purposes for which it is processed.

11. Sharing of Information

We do not sell or rent personal information.

Information may be processed or shared when reasonably necessary:

• With hosting and technical service providers
• With advertising and measurement providers such as Google
• To maintain website security
• To detect fraud or abuse
• To investigate technical problems
• When required by applicable law
• To protect the rights, safety, or property of VelNova, our users, or others

12. International Data Processing

Our website may be available to users around the world.

Our hosting, advertising, and other service providers may operate infrastructure in different countries. As a result, technical and advertising-related information may be processed in countries other than the country where you live.

Where required by applicable law, appropriate safeguards will be used.

13. Children's Privacy

Our Sudoku website does not require users to create an account or provide their age in order to play.

We do not knowingly request unnecessary personal information from children.

Advertising shown to users may be subject to additional restrictions depending on their age, location, and applicable law.

If you believe that a child has provided personal information to us that should be removed, please contact us.

14. Your Privacy Rights

Depending on where you live, applicable privacy laws may provide certain rights regarding your personal information.

These rights may include the ability to:

• Request access to personal information
• Request correction of inaccurate information
• Request deletion of personal information
• Object to certain processing
• Restrict certain processing
• Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent
• Manage advertising preferences

Because most Sudoku game data is stored locally in your browser, you can usually remove this information by clearing this website's browser data.

For other privacy-related requests, please contact us.

15. Security

We take reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect information processed through the website.

However, no website, internet transmission, or electronic storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

16. Third-Party Links

Our website may contain links to third-party websites or services, including app stores.

We are not responsible for the privacy practices of third-party websites or services.

When you visit a third-party service, that service's own privacy policy applies.

17. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy when our website, advertising services, data practices, or legal requirements change.

When changes are made, the "Last updated" date at the top of this page will be updated.

We encourage users to review this Privacy Policy periodically.

18. Contact

For questions, concerns, or privacy-related requests, please contact:

VelNova
Email: velnova3456@gmail.com

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