Privacy Policy

At SolveCipher.com (“we,” “us,” or “our”), your privacy is important to us. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect when you use our website, how we use it, and your rights regarding that information. By using SolveCipher.com, you agree to the practices described in this policy.

Information We Collect

Log Data

Like most websites, our servers automatically record information when you visit. This log data may include your IP address, browser type and version, the pages you visit, the time and date of your visit, time spent on pages, and referring URLs. This information is used to analyze trends, administer the site, and diagnose technical problems. It is not linked to any personally identifiable information.

Cipher Input

All cipher encoding and decoding on SolveCipher runs entirely in your browser as client-side JavaScript. Text you enter into our cipher tools is never sent to our servers — the computation happens locally on your device. We do not store, log, or have access to any messages you encode or decode.

Contact Form

If you contact us via our contact form, we collect your name, email address, and the content of your message. This information is used solely to respond to your inquiry.

Cookies

We use cookies — small text files stored on your device — to improve your experience. Cookies help us remember your preferences (such as dark or light mode) and understand how visitors use our site. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, some features of the site may not function properly without cookies.

Third-party services we use (detailed below) also set their own cookies in accordance with their respective privacy policies.

Third-Party Services

Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors interact with our site. Google Analytics collects information such as how often users visit the site, what pages they visit, and what other sites they used prior to arriving. We use this information to improve SolveCipher.com. Google Analytics collects only the IP address assigned to you on the date you visit, not your name or other personally identifying information.

Google's ability to use and share information collected by Google Analytics is restricted by the Google Analytics Terms of Service and the Google Privacy Policy. You may opt out by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

Google AdSense

We use Google AdSense to display advertisements on our site. Google AdSense uses cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to our website and other sites on the internet. Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads based on your visit to our site and/or other sites on the Internet.

You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google's Ad Settings. Alternatively, you can opt out of third-party vendor use of cookies for personalized advertising by visiting www.aboutads.info/choices. For more information on how Google uses data when you use our site, see: How Google uses data when you use our partners' sites or apps.

Formspree

Our contact form is powered by Formspree. When you submit a message, your name, email address, and message content are transmitted to Formspree for delivery to us. See the Formspree Privacy Policy for details.

How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

• Provide, operate, and improve SolveCipher.com and its tools
• Analyze usage patterns to understand how visitors interact with the site
• Diagnose technical problems and ensure the site functions correctly
• Respond to contact form inquiries
• Display relevant advertisements via Google AdSense

We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to third parties.

Data Retention

We retain information only as long as necessary for the purposes described in this policy. Server log data is typically retained for 90 days. Contact form submissions are retained until resolved. We do not retain any cipher input data, as all cipher processing runs locally in your browser.

Children's Privacy

SolveCipher.com is a general-purpose educational tool and is not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us and we will delete that information promptly.

Your Rights (GDPR — EEA Residents)

If you are located in the European Economic Area, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:

• Right of access — request a copy of the personal data we hold about you
• Right to rectification — request correction of inaccurate data
• Right to erasure — request deletion of your personal data
• Right to restrict processing — request that we limit how we use your data
• Right to data portability — request your data in a portable format
• Right to object — object to our processing of your data

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the information below.

California Privacy Rights (CCPA)

California residents have the right to request information about how we share personal information with third parties for their direct marketing purposes. We do not share personal information with third parties for their direct marketing purposes.

Links to Other Websites

Our site may contain links to other websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of those sites. We encourage you to read the privacy policy of any site you visit.

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. Continued use of the site after changes are posted constitutes your acceptance of the revised policy.

Contact Us

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