PRIVACY POLICY

Who We Are

The Daily Chill Pill ("we", "us", or "our") operates the website thedailychillpill.com and its subdomain games including enigma.thedailychillpill.com and casedle.thedailychillpill.com (collectively, the "Platform").

The Platform provides free daily puzzle games accessible without registration. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect when you visit any part of the Platform, how we use it, and what rights you have over it.

For the purposes of applicable data protection law, The Daily Chill Pill is the data controller for personal information collected through the Platform.

Information We Collect

Information You Provide

We collect information you actively give us:

• Email address — if you subscribe to our notification list via the signup form on our homepage. This is entirely optional.
• Contact form submissions — if you reach out to us via any contact form or email address listed on the Platform.

Information Collected Automatically

When you visit the Platform, certain information is collected automatically:

• IP address — used to determine your approximate country or region for analytics purposes. We do not log IP addresses in a personally identifiable way.
• Browser and device information — browser type, operating system, device type, and screen resolution, used to ensure the games display correctly.
• Usage data — pages visited, time spent, which puzzles were played, whether a game was won or lost, how many guesses were used, and whether results were shared. This data is anonymised.
• Referring URL — how you arrived at the Platform (e.g. from a search engine or a social media link).
• Session identifier — a randomly generated anonymous ID stored in your browser's local storage. This is not linked to your identity. It is used to track streaks and game progress locally on your device, and to aggregate anonymous usage statistics.

Information We Do Not Collect

We do not collect your name, date of birth, payment information, or precise location. We do not require account registration to play any game on the Platform.

How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

• To operate and improve the Platform — understanding how people interact with our games helps us fix bugs, improve difficulty balance, and design new games.
• To personalise your experience — your anonymous session ID allows us to maintain your game streak, daily progress, and statistics on your device without requiring an account.
• To serve advertising — we work with Google AdSense to display advertisements on the Platform. Ad revenue is what allows the games to remain free. See the Advertising section below for more detail.
• To send notifications — if you subscribed to our mailing list, we may email you when new games launch or when there are significant updates. You can unsubscribe at any time.
• To comply with legal obligations — we may be required to retain or disclose certain information if required by law.

We do not use your information for automated decision-making or profiling in ways that have legal or similarly significant effects on you.

Cookies & Local Storage

Local Storage (Game Data)

Our games store data directly in your browser's local storage — not on our servers. This includes your daily game progress, your streak count, your statistics, and your anonymous session ID. This data never leaves your device unless you explicitly share your result. You can clear this data at any time by clearing your browser's site data for our domains.

First-Party Cookies

We may set first-party cookies to maintain basic session state and to remember your preferences across visits.

Third-Party Cookies

Third-party services we use — including Google Analytics and Google AdSense — set their own cookies. These are used for analytics and advertising purposes as described in the Third-Party Services and Advertising sections below. You can opt out of these cookies using your browser settings or tools such as the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

Third-Party Services

We use the following third-party services on the Platform. Each has its own privacy policy which we encourage you to review:

Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors use the Platform. Google Analytics collects anonymised data about your visit including pages viewed, time on site, and approximate location by region. Google may use this data in accordance with its own privacy policy.

• Provider: Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA
• Policy: policies.google.com/privacy
• Opt-out: tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout

Google AdSense

We use Google AdSense to display advertisements. AdSense uses cookies and similar tracking technologies to serve ads based on your prior visits to our Platform and other sites. See the Advertising section below for more detail.

• Provider: Google LLC
• Policy: policies.google.com/technologies/ads

Google Fonts

We load fonts from Google Fonts. When your browser requests a font, Google may log your IP address. We use the following fonts: Bungee, Cinzel, Space Mono, and DM Sans.

• Policy: developers.google.com/fonts/faq/privacy

Free Dictionary API

Our word games validate guesses using the free Dictionary API at dictionaryapi.dev. When you submit a word guess, that word is sent to this third-party API. No personal information is attached to these requests.

Email Notification Service

If you subscribe to our mailing list, your email address is stored and managed via HostGator hosting services. Email addresses are used solely to notify you of new game launches and significant platform updates. We do not share your email address with any other third party for marketing purposes. You can unsubscribe at any time using the link included in every email we send.

Advertising

The Daily Chill Pill is a free platform. To keep all games free, we display advertisements provided by Google AdSense (publisher ID: ca-pub-8850588483829019).

Google AdSense may use cookies and web beacons to collect information about your visits to this and other websites in order to provide advertisements that may be of interest to you. This is sometimes called interest-based or behavioural advertising.

You can opt out of personalised advertising by visiting:

• google.com/settings/ads — Google's ad settings
• aboutads.info/choices — Digital Advertising Alliance opt-out
• youronlinechoices.eu — European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance (EEA users)

Opting out of personalised ads means you will still see advertisements on the Platform, but they will not be tailored to your interests based on your browsing history.

Your Rights

Depending on where you are located, you may have the following rights regarding your personal information:

For Users in the European Economic Area (GDPR)

• Right of access — you may request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
• Right to rectification — you may ask us to correct inaccurate data.
• Right to erasure — you may ask us to delete your personal data, subject to certain legal exceptions.
• Right to restrict processing — you may ask us to limit how we use your data.
• Right to data portability — you may request your data in a structured, machine-readable format.
• Right to object — you may object to processing based on legitimate interests, including processing for direct marketing.
• Right to withdraw consent — where processing is based on consent, you may withdraw it at any time without affecting the lawfulness of prior processing.

For Users in California (CCPA / CPRA)

• Right to know — you may request disclosure of what personal information we collect, use, and share.
• Right to delete — you may request deletion of personal information we have collected about you.
• Right to opt out of sale — we do not sell your personal information.
• Right to non-discrimination — exercising your privacy rights will not result in different service levels.

For All Users

Regardless of location, you can:

• Clear your local game data at any time by clearing site data in your browser settings for our domains.
• Unsubscribe from our mailing list at any time using the unsubscribe link in any email we send.
• Opt out of cookies using your browser settings or the opt-out links in the Advertising section above.

To exercise any of the rights listed above, please contact us at the address in the Contact section. We will respond within 30 days.

Data Retention

We retain different types of data for different periods:

• Game analytics data — anonymised event data is retained for up to 26 months, consistent with Google Analytics default retention settings.
• Email addresses — retained until you unsubscribe or request deletion.
• Local storage data — stored only in your browser; we have no direct control over it. You can delete it yourself at any time.
• Server logs — standard web server access logs are retained for up to 90 days for security and debugging purposes.

When data is no longer needed for the purposes described in this policy, we securely delete or anonymise it.

Children's Privacy

The Platform is intended for a general audience. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 13 (or under 16 in the European Economic Area).

If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us at the address in the Contact section and we will promptly delete it.

If you are under 13, please do not submit any personal information to us, including your name or email address.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time as the Platform grows and as legal requirements change. When we make material changes we will update the "Last Updated" date at the top of this page.

We encourage you to review this policy periodically. Your continued use of the Platform after changes are posted constitutes your acceptance of the revised policy.

Contact Us

If you have questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or how we handle your personal information, please contact us: