Privacy Policy

Our Commitment to Privacy

Your privacy is important to us. To help protect your privacy we are providing this notice to outline our information practices and how your information is collected and used.

The Information We Collect and How We Use It

For ordinary use of sudoku.vc consisting of playing Sudoku on our website, we only see your IP address, browser information and some cookies. Each is explained below.

When viewing any website, your web browser sends your IP address and browser information to the server for that site. Your IP address may provide an indication of the country, state, city or DMA (designated marketing area) where you are located, and your method of connecting to the Internet. Your browser information will probably include your browser name, operating system, version and language. Your IP address and browser information are not personal to you, and we cannot identify you from this information.

When you visit sudoku.vc , our servers may send one or more cookies to your computer. A cookie is a short string of characters which your browser sends back with any subsequent requests to our site. Cookies enable us to store your game history and preferred options, and help us track usage patterns over time. Our directly delivered cookies do not enable us to identify you personally or learn about your use of other sites.

In specific situations you may be asked to provide us with some personal information, such as your name and email address. These situations include: (a) registering or signing in as a sudoku user, (b) contacting us via an online form, © purchasing one of our products, (d) emailing a Sudoku challenge to a friend. We will use your information to provide the service that you are requesting, and may retain it for future reference. For example, if you purchase our sudoku products, we will keep a record of your details, so that we can help if you lose your license code in future. We will not use your personal information in a manner unrelated to the purpose for which you provided it. We will not share, rent or sell your personal information to any third party.

Our servers may record parts of the above information in their log files, in order to help us track usage of sudoku.vc and improve our services. These log files are stored on secure servers in the USA.

Third Party Services

Some features of sudoku.vc, such as the forum and tutorials, rely on a service provided by a third party. The advertisements shown on our website are displayed by third parties. We may also use a third party to analyze the traffic on our website.

In these cases, the third party will also see your IP address and browser information, and may use cookies to track your usage over time, both on sudoku.vc and other websites and apps. If you are uncomfortable with this use of cookies, you may: (a) use your web browser settings to disable trackers, third-party cookies and/or all cookies, or (b) open a “private” window or tab in your web browser, or © delete all cookies from your web browser’s storage at any later time, or (d) use the button below to control exactly which cookies can be used in your browser.

Before entering any personal information into a third party website, you should check their privacy policy and ensure you are comfortable with their use of your information.

Third Party Cookies (placed by our advertising partners)

Third Party ad servers may also use cookies on this site to track users activities for advertisement effectiveness and other reasons according to their own privacy policies. sudoku.vc has no access or control over these cookies that may be used by them. Currently Google adsense is our third party advertising vendor and it uses cookies to serve ads on our website. Users may visit the following URL - https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads for Google’s own cookie and privacy policies.

If you are not comfortable with the use of cookies and wish to disable this function, you may do so through your browser settings. More detailed information about cookie management with web browsers can be found at the browsers’ respective websites. But after disabling the use of cookies, some functions on our website may not work properly.

Your Choice in Providing Information

For ordinary use of sudoku.vc, consisting of playing Sudoku on our website, we do not request any personal information. You may therefore choose not to use those features on our site which request information you do not wish to provide.

If you are uncomfortable with our use of cookies, you may use your browser settings to remove and block all cookies from sudoku.vc at any time. You may also set your browser to confirm or reject all cookies received, to track or prevent the use of cookies by third party services.

Children’s Privacy: Our services are not directed to users under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children under 13.

Information Security

To prevent unauthorized access, maintain data accuracy, and ensure the correct use of information, we have appropriate electronic and managerial procedures in place to safeguard and secure all information.

Accessing or Correcting Your Information

Upon request, we will make good faith efforts to inform you of any personal information we have stored, and correct or delete this information as desired. We will ask you to identify yourself and the appropriate information before fulfilling such as a request.

How To Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about this privacy policy, you may contact us at any time.

Updates to Terms: We may revise these terms at any time. Continued use after changes constitutes acceptance. Significant changes will be notified via website banner.