🔒 Privacy Policy

🔍 Introduction

Welcome to How Did It Happen? We're committed to protecting your privacy and being transparent about how we collect, use, and protect your information. This Privacy Policy explains our practices when you use our mystery game platform.

📊 Information We Collect

Account Information

• • Email address (for account creation and communication)
• • Username/display name
• • Password (encrypted and never stored in plain text)
• • OAuth provider data (when using Google, Facebook, or Discord login)

Game Data

• • Game session progress and history
• • Questions asked and answers received
• • Hints requested and solutions viewed
• • Game completion statistics

Technical Information

• • IP address (for security and analytics)
• • Browser type and device information
• • Usage patterns and preferences
• • Voice recordings (temporarily for transcription only)

🎯 How We Use Your Information

• • Provide the Service: Create accounts, save game progress, personalize experience
• • Improve Our Games: Analyze gameplay patterns to create better mysteries
• • Communication: Send important updates about your account or our service
• • Security: Detect fraud, abuse, and protect against attacks
• • Analytics: Understand how our platform is used to improve user experience

🍪 Cookies and Tracking

We use cookies and similar technologies to:

• • Keep you logged in between sessions
• • Remember your preferences and settings
• • Analyze site usage and performance
• • Provide social media integration features

You can control cookies through your browser settings, but some features may not work properly if cookies are disabled.

🔐 Data Security

We implement industry-standard security measures to protect your data:

• • Encrypted data transmission (HTTPS/TLS)
• • Secure password hashing
• • Regular security updates and monitoring
• • Limited access to personal data by our team
• • Data hosted on secure Cloudflare infrastructure

🌍 Your Rights (GDPR)

If you're in the EU, you have the right to:

• • Access: Request a copy of your personal data
• • Rectification: Correct inaccurate or incomplete data
• • Erasure: Request deletion of your data ("right to be forgotten")
• • Portability: Receive your data in a machine-readable format
• • Object: Opt out of certain data processing activities
• • Restrict: Limit how we process your data

To exercise these rights, please contact us using the information in our Contact page.

🔄 Data Retention

• • Account Data: Retained until you delete your account
• • Game Sessions: Stored indefinitely to preserve your progress
• • Voice Recordings: Immediately deleted after transcription
• • Analytics Data: Aggregated data kept for up to 2 years
• • Logs: Security and error logs kept for up to 90 days

🤝 Third-Party Services

We use trusted third-party services:

• • Cloudflare: Hosting, security, and performance
• • OAuth Providers: Google, Facebook, Discord for social login
• • AI Services: For game responses and transcription

These services have their own privacy policies and we encourage you to review them.

📱 Children's Privacy

Our service is not intended for children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe we have collected information from a child under 13, please contact us immediately.

📧 Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us: