Privacy Policy

This policy governs the use of the Puzzle Slider game. The goal of this policy is to ensure fair play and a smooth user experience.

1. Fair Play and Conduct
   Single-Player Game: Puzzle Slider is a single-player, browser-based game. Your gameplay is dependent only on your actions within the game environment.

Cheating: Any attempt to manipulate the game’s core logic, files, or localStorage data for the purpose of falsely recording a high score (“Best” score) is prohibited. While this is primarily an honor system for a local game, manipulating data defeats the purpose of the puzzle.

Prohibited Use: You must not use the game in any way that violates applicable laws or regulations.

2. Intellectual Property (IP)
   The Puzzle Slider game, including its design, code, styles, and logic, is the property of linkskgame.com and is protected by copyright.

The game is provided for your personal, non-commercial use only.

3. Disclaimers and Limitations
   “AS IS” Basis: The game is provided “as is” and without warranties of any kind. We do not guarantee that the game will be error-free or run perfectly on all devices.

Updates and Maintenance: The developers reserve the right to update, modify, or cease providing the game at any time without notice.

Local Storage Dependency: Your “Best” score is stored locally on your device in the browser’s storage. Clearing your browser data will permanently delete your local score history. The developers are not responsible for lost local scores.

Puzzle Slider: Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy explains what data the Puzzle Slider game collects and how it uses that data.

1. Data Collection
   The Puzzle Slider game is designed to be a completely local and offline experience. It DOES NOT collect any Personally Identally Information (PII) or transmit any data to the developer or any third-party servers.

a. Data NOT Collected:

No Personal Identifiable Information (PII): We do not collect names, email addresses, IP addresses, location data, or any other information that could directly identify you.

b. Local Data Stored on Your Device (via Browser’s localStorage): The game uses your browser’s local storage to save your progress and preferences so the game state is maintained between sessions. This data never leaves your device.

Game State Data:

Best Scores: The lowest move count achieved for each difficulty level (e.g., 3×3, 4×4, etc.).

Sound Preference: Whether the sound is muted or unmuted (puzzleMuted).

Color Theme: Your selected color palette (puzzleColorTheme).

2. How Local Data is Used
   The local data listed above is used only for the following purposes:

Functionality: To save your best scores and display them on the game screen.

User Experience: To remember your sound and color theme preferences for a consistent experience when you return to the game.

3. Data Sharing
   Puzzle Slider does not share, sell, or disclose any of your data, because no data is collected or transmitted outside of your device.
4. Children’s Privacy
   Since the game does not collect any PII, we do not knowingly collect personal data from children. The game is intended for general audiences.
5. Changes to This Policy
   We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The revised version will be effective as of the date published here.