Privacy Policy

Introduction

Strands Unlimited (“we,” “our,” or “us”) operates www.playstrandsnyt.com. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and share information when you visit our site.

Information We Collect

We do not require an account, and we do not ask you to provide personal information to play. We automatically collect limited technical information when you visit our site, such as your IP address, browser type, device type, referring URLs, and the pages you view. This information is collected through analytics and advertising services described below.

How We Use Information

We use the information we collect to operate and maintain the site, understand how visitors use our puzzles, improve our content and features, and serve advertising that helps keep Strands Unlimited free. We do not sell your personal information.

Advertising (Playwire) & Third-Party Partners

All or partial advertising on this Website or App is managed by Playwire LLC. If Playwire publisher advertising services are used, Playwire LLC may collect and use certain aggregated and anonymized data for advertising purposes. To learn more about the types of data collected, how data is used and your choices as a user, please visit https://www.playwire.com/privacy-policy.

A cookie is a small text file sent to your device by a web server that enables the website to remember information about your browsing activity. First-party cookies are created by the site you are visiting, while third-party cookies are set by domains other than the one you're visiting. Our advertising partners may place third-party cookies, tags, beacons, pixels, and similar technologies to collect information about your use of this site, monitor interactions with advertisements, and optimize ad targeting. The following information may be collected, used, and stored in a cookie when serving personalized ads: IP address, operating system type and version, device type, language preferences, web browser type, and email (in a hashed or encrypted form).

Please note that disabling cookies may limit access to certain content and features on the website, and rejecting cookies does not eliminate advertisements but will result in non-personalized advertising. You can find more information about cookies and how to manage them at allaboutcookies.org, and more information about interest-based advertising and how to manage it at youradchoices.com.

You can learn more about how Google uses information from sites that use its services at policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites, review your Google ad settings at adssettings.google.com, and opt out of interest-based advertising from participating companies at the Digital Advertising Alliance opt-out page.

Cookies & Storage

We use Google Analytics 4, which sets cookies to help us understand how visitors use the site. Our advertising partners also set cookies as described above. In addition, we use your browser's sessionStorage on a best-effort basis to hold short-lived analytics context for your current session; this data is cleared when you close the tab. We also use a small amount of localStorage to remember lightweight interface preferences on your device — for example, whether you have already dismissed the feedback prompt or seen the how-to-play walkthrough — which is never sent to us. Your puzzle progress is kept only in memory while you play and is not persisted.

Data Sharing

We share information only with the analytics and advertising providers described above so that they can deliver their services on our behalf. We do not sell your personal information, and we do not share it with third parties for their own independent marketing.

Data Security

We take reasonable measures to protect the limited information we collect. However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

GDPR / CCPA Rights

Depending on where you live, you may have rights to access, correct, or delete personal information about you, and to object to or restrict certain processing. We use a Consent Management Platform (CMP) to obtain your consent before processing personal information for advertising purposes, and you may withdraw or modify your consent at any time via the consent banner on this site. To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details below.

Children's Privacy

Strands Unlimited is intended for a general audience and is not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us so we can remove it.

Data Retention

Analytics and advertising data are retained by our providers in accordance with their own retention policies. We keep information only as long as necessary for the purposes described in this policy.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will revise the “Last updated” date at the top of this page. Your continued use of the site after any change constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

Contact

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or would like to exercise your privacy rights, please contact us at playqueensgame@gmail.com, or visit our Contact page.