Privacy Policy

Last reviewed on 2026-04-24

1. Who We Are

Solitaire Publishing operates the website at solitairepublishing.com, which provides free browser-based solitaire card games and written guides to playing them. In this policy, "we," "us," and "our" refer to Solitaire Publishing. If you want to reach us about privacy, email contact@solitairepublishing.com.

2. Data We Handle Directly

Gameplay data stored in your browser

Your browser's localStorage holds:

• Game statistics (games played, games won, best time, current and longest streaks)
• Game state so you can resume an in-progress hand
• User preferences (light/dark theme, game-specific settings)
• Daily Challenge history and streak

This data lives on the device you used to play. We do not upload it to our servers, and we cannot read it. Clearing site data in your browser deletes it.

Server logs

Like most websites, our hosting provider keeps standard access logs (IP address, user-agent string, timestamp, requested URL, referring page) for a short period for security and operational purposes. We do not combine these logs with any other information to identify individual visitors.

3. Cookies and Similar Technologies

The site uses a small number of cookies and browser-storage mechanisms. A fuller breakdown lives on the dedicated Cookie Policy page. In summary:

• Functional (localStorage): stores your game progress and theme choice. First-party, not shared.
• Analytics (Google Analytics 4): helps us understand aggregate, non-identifying traffic patterns — which pages are visited, from which country, on what device class.
• Advertising (Google AdSense and its partners): helps serve and measure ads, frequency-cap repeat impressions, and (if you have not opted out) personalize ads.

You can clear or block these cookies at any time via your browser settings. See the Cookie Policy for per-cookie detail and opt-out links.

4. Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics 4 (property ID G-JKYFTKF1Z9) to measure how pages perform — page views, approximate geolocation at country/region level, browser and device type, and event counts such as "new game started." IP addresses are truncated by Google before further processing. You can opt out globally by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

5. Google AdSense and Ad Personalization

This site participates in the Google AdSense program. Display ads from Google and its advertising partners help keep the site free. As part of AdSense:

• Google, as a third-party vendor, uses cookies to serve ads on this site.
• Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads based on prior visits to this and other sites.
• You can opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ad Settings.
• You can also opt out of a third-party vendor's use of cookies for personalized ads at aboutads.info/choices (US) or youronlinechoices.com (EU).

For a full picture of how Google handles advertising data, read How Google uses information from sites or apps that use our services.

6. Third-Party Vendors We Rely On

• Google LLC — Google Analytics 4 and Google AdSense. Data-processing terms: Google Business Privacy.
• Our hosting provider — serves the static HTML, CSS, and JavaScript files that make up this site and maintains short-term access logs.
• Bing Webmaster Tools — site verification only; no visitor data exchanged beyond what Bing's crawler fetches.

7. Data Retention

• Local gameplay data: retained in your browser until you clear it.
• Analytics events: retained by Google for the period set in our GA4 configuration (default 14 months for user- and event-level data).
• Ad-related cookies: retained according to Google's published lifetimes (typically up to 13 months for EEA users).
• Server logs: rotated by the hosting provider, typically within 30 days.

8. Your Rights Under GDPR (EEA, UK, Switzerland)

If you are in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom, or Switzerland, the General Data Protection Regulation gives you the right to:

• Access the personal data processed about you
• Request correction of inaccurate data
• Request erasure of your data ("right to be forgotten")
• Restrict or object to processing
• Receive your data in a portable format
• Lodge a complaint with your local supervisory authority

Because we do not collect direct identifiers and analytics/ad data is held by Google, many of these rights are most efficiently exercised through Google's own tools (Ad Settings, My Activity) and by clearing site data in your browser. We will assist to the extent we reasonably can — email contact@solitairepublishing.com.

9. Your Rights Under CCPA/CPRA (California)

California residents have the right to know what personal information is collected, to request its deletion, to correct inaccurate personal information, and to opt out of the "sale" or "sharing" of personal information as those terms are defined in the CCPA/CPRA. We do not sell personal information for money. Use of advertising cookies by Google AdSense may qualify as "sharing" for cross-context behavioral advertising under California law; you can opt out via Google Ad Settings and the browser-level opt-outs described in Section 5.

10. Children

The site is suitable for general audiences and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 (or under 16 in the EEA). If you believe a child has provided personal data directly, email contact@solitairepublishing.com and we will remove anything we can.

11. International Transfers

Google processes analytics and advertising data in multiple regions, which may include transfers outside your home jurisdiction. Google relies on the EU-US Data Privacy Framework and Standard Contractual Clauses where applicable. See Google's own transparency resources for details.

12. Security

The site is served over HTTPS. We do not store account credentials, payment details, or any personal information on our own systems. No site can guarantee absolute security, but the simplest defense is our architecture: there is almost nothing personal on the back end to leak.

13. Changes to This Policy

If we materially change how data is collected or shared — for example, if we add a new analytics or ad partner — we will update this page and revise the "Last reviewed" date. Continuing to use the site after an update means you accept the revised policy.

14. Contact

Questions about this policy, your data, or your rights:
Email: contact@solitairepublishing.com

The governing-law jurisdiction for any dispute under this policy is set out in our Terms of Service.