Privacy Policy for this Website

Last amended: 1 November 2023

Overview

This Privacy Policy describes the nature of the Service provided by this Website as it bears on the collection and use of users' Personal Data and also specifies the Site Owner's privacy policy with respect to Personal Data.

IN SUMMARY, the Site Owner has no information as to Your identity or other Personal Data as a user of this Website unless You contact Me (the Site Owner) by email. If You contact Me via email, I will protect any Personal Data you provide as outlined in this policy.

'Cookies' are used by this Website to store (on your device) certain play-related data to provide a satisfying user experience - for example, partly completed puzzles stored for later play.

In order to comply with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), this website asks that you accept Cookies to gain access to the Service. The GDPR is a European law that established protections for the privacy and security of individuals personal data in the European Economic Area, one of the world regions where puzzle users could access the Website.

While this Website does not collect any Personal Data, the Cookies on this Website are necessary for the smooth operation of the puzzles. As such, You not are given entry to the puzzles unless You accept Cookies. However, You may still browse the main pages of the Website.

Definitions

The following words, for which the initial letter is capitalized throughout this document, have the specified meanings for the purposes of this Privacy Policy:

• Site Owner (referred to as either "the Site Owner", "I", "Me" or "My" in this Policy) refers to Ralph Allan.

• Cookies are small data files that are placed via Your browser on Your computer, mobile device or any other Device by a website, for a variety of purposes. The limited functional Cookies used on this Website are described below.

• Device means any Device that can access the Service such as a computer, a cellphone or a digital tablet.

• Personal Data is any information that relates to an identified or identifiable individual.

• Sale means selling, renting, releasing, disclosing, disseminating, making available, transferring, or otherwise communicating orally, in writing, or by electronic or other means, a consumer's Personal Data to another business or a third party for monetary or other valuable consideration.

• Service refers to the Website.

• Website refers to Wylie Puzzles, accessible at https://wyliepuzzles.fun

• You (referred to as "You" or "Your") means the individual accessing or using the Service, or a company, or other legal entity on behalf of which such individual is accessing or using the Service, as applicable.

Personal Data

The Website does NOT ask for or require that You enter any Personal Data for the purpose of accessing the Service. The Service is provided to You anonymously and free of charge simply by accessing the Website.

The Site Owner uses various 'Cookies' which store some relevant text data solely on Your Device via Your browser to support the functionality of the Website and of the individual puzzles. See Cookies section below for further details.

If You initiate contact with the Site Owner via the Website’s contact email address I may retain the email and, where appropriate, respond to You in relation to matters You raise.

As a matter of policy, the Site Owner will not seek to initiate contact with You as a Service user by email, telephone calls, SMS, or other equivalent forms of electronic communication for any purpose. Unless You initiate contact via the Website's contact email, the Site Owner does not have any data on Your name or contact details.

Non-disclosure of Personal Data

The Site Owner will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that Your Personal Data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy. As indicated above, any such Personal Data could only be available to the Site Owner if You communicate with Me via email.

The Site Owner undertakes to respect the confidentiality of Your Personal Data and will not Sell or share such Personal Data save where this may be required by law or any relevant legal proceedings.

Cookies

A 'Cookie' (see wikipedia article) is a small data file placed on Your Device via Your internet browser. Through Your browser settings, You can instruct Your browser to refuse all or certain types of Cookies. However, if You block all Cookies, You will not be able to use some parts of the Service and in some cases a part of the Service (i.e. a puzzle) will not appear or function. For the technically minded, these 'cookies' are 'Local Storage' key-value pairs.

The puzzles on the Website use Cookies to store certain play-related text data in Your browser. These functional Cookies are integrated into the puzzle computer code so as to enhance Your playing experience. Information stored in these Cookies for each of the puzzles on the Website is as follows:

- Adder's Coil
  1. configuration and level of saved partially-solved puzzles (for solving later);
  2. puzzle configuration at previous turns (enables turn undo);
  3. individual puzzles attempted or solved by You (for display to You).
  4. puzzle state data to enable puzzle redisplay on Device rotation.

- Wylie Wyndows
  1. default puzzle settings, or as changed by You;
  2. configuration and level of saved partially-solved puzzles (for solving later);
  3. puzzle configuration at previous turns (enables turn undo);
  4. individual puzzles attempted or solved by You (for display to You).

- Turning Point
  1. default puzzle settings, or as changed by You;
  2. configuration and level of saved partially-solved puzzles (for solving later);
  3. puzzle configuration at previous turns (enables turn undo);
  4. current puzzle configuration and scores to enable current puzzle replay.

- Word LinX
  1. progress data for saved partially-solved puzzles (for solving later);
  2. individual puzzles attempted or solved by You (for display to You).

- Pic-Tiles
  1. saved progress data for Your latest partially-solved puzzle (for solving later);
  2. Your currently selected picture choice.

- Radiant Numbers
  1. default puzzle settings, or as changed by You;
  2. configuration and level of saved partially-solved puzzles (for solving later);
  3. individual puzzles attempted or solved by You (for display to You).

In addition, a 'Cookie' is maintained to record whether the Cookie acceptance button has been pressed. If You accept Cookies, this prevents the box from popping up each-time the Website is opened.

The above Cookie data is used solely on Your Device via browser-based computer code and is not electronically transmitted to the Site Owner or any other parties.

If You wish, You can delete Cookies generated from previous play. Here is how (link to external site). However, without these Cookies, the full service offerred cannot be provided.

Apart from these functional Cookies, the Site Owner has not included any scripts or Cookies on the Website for the collection of Personal Data by the Site Owner or by third-parties. In particular, the following are NOT installed here:

• Google Analytics - this is a web analytics service offered by Google that tracks and reports website traffic (i.e. usage data) - not used here;

• YouTube - the Website provides links to videos on the Wylie Puzzles YouTube channel which You can watch via YouTube if You so choose. However, these YouTube videos are not embedded for viewing from within the Website;

• Ads - the Website does not host any advertisements.

Aggregated 'hit count' data

The Site Owner collects data related to the number of times certain buttons are pressed or certain actions are taken by users of this Website thereby providing an overview of the general nature and level of usage of the Website and its various puzzles. This helps Me improve the Service provided.

This aggregated 'hit-count' data is not browser/Cookie-based but is stored on the Website's server. This data is not intended to be - and cannot be - identified with individual users and, as such, is not Personal Data.

Links to Other Websites

The Service offerred on this Website may contain links to other websites that are not operated by Me (for example YouTube and the link to the article about Cookies above). If You click on a third-party link, You will be directed to that third-party's site. It is up to You to review the Privacy Policy of sites You visit.

The Site Owner has no control over and assumes no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any third-party sites or services.

Contact Me

If You have any questions about this Privacy Policy or You wish to make any other comment relating to the Service, You can contact Me by email: wylie@wyliepuzzles.fun.

Effective Date of Policy

This policy was first instituted for this Website on 1 November 2023.

Changes to the Policy

Amendments are made to this policy as changing circumstances require. The most recent amendment date is indicated at the top of this page.