Privacy Policy

Effective: 10 November 2024

At Flag Guess, accessible via https://flagguess.com, one of our top priorities is the privacy of our visitors. This Privacy Policy document contains types of information that is collected and recorded by Flag Guess and how we use it.

If you have additional questions - or require more information about our Privacy Policy - do not hesitate to contact us via our dedicated contact us page.

This Privacy Policy applies only to our online activities, and is valid for visitors to our website with regards to the information that they shared and / or collect in Flag Guess. This policy is not applicable to any information collected offline or via channels other than this website.

Consent

By using our website, you hereby consent to our Privacy Policy and agree to its terms.

Information we collect

The personal information that you are asked to provide, and the reasons why you are asked to provide it, will be made clear to you at the point we ask you to provide your personal information.

If you contact us directly, we may receive additional information about you such as your name, email address, phone number, the contents of the message and / or attachments you may send us, and any other information you may choose to provide.

Should we at some stage introduce the ability for a user to create an Account, we may ask for your contact information, including items such as name, company name, address, email address, and telephone number. This functionality is not yet available, but would otherwise be optional.

How we use your information

We use the information we collect in various ways, including to:

  • Provide, operate, and maintain our website
  • Improve, personalise, and expand our website
  • Understand and analyze how you use our website
  • Develop new products, services, features, and functionality
  • Communicate with you, either directly or through one of our partners, including for customer service, to provide you with updates and other information relating to the website, and for marketing and promotional purposes
  • Send you emails (only in response to user feedback where applicable)
  • Find and prevent fraud

Log Files

Flag Guess follows a standard procedure of using log files. These files log visitors when they visit websites. All hosting companies do this, and is a part of hosting services' analytics. The information collected by log files include Internet Protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, Internet Service Provider (ISP), date and time stamp, referring / exit pages, and possibly the number of clicks. These are not linked to any information that is personally identifiable. The purpose of the information is for analyzing trends, administering the site, tracking users' movement on the website, and gathering demographic information.

Cookies, Local Storage and Web Beacons

Like most websites, Flag Guess uses 'cookies' and 'local storage' technologies. These allow for a simple storage solution of information including a visitor's settings (such as a current theme selection) and game statistics / results. This information is used to optimize the users' experience by customizing our site content based on their unique selections, and by fetching their previous / latest results.

For more informtion on 'cookies' and 'local storage', and how we use them, view our Cookie Statement page.

Google DoubleClick DART Cookie

Google is a third-party vendor on our site. It also uses cookies, known as DART cookies, to serve ads to our site visitors based upon their visit to https://flagguess.com and other sites on the internet. However, visitors may choose to decline the use of DART cookies by visiting the Google ad and content network Privacy Policy at: https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads

Our Advertising Partners

If at some point we choose to introduce advertisers on https://flagguess.com, they may use cookies and web beacons. We will advise of their own Privacy Policy's should this begin to occur.

Third Party Privacy Policies

Flag Guess's Privacy Policy does not apply to other advertisers or websites. Thus, we are advising you to consult the respective Privacy Policies of these third-party ad servers for more detailed information. It may include their practices and instructions about how to opt-out of certain options.

You can choose to disable cookies through your individual browser options. To know more detailed information about cookie management with specific web browsers, it can be found at the browsers' respective websites.

CCPA Privacy Rights (Do Not Sell My Personal Information)

Under the CCPA, among other rights, California consumers have the right to:

  • Request that a business that collects a consumer's personal data disclose the categories and specific pieces of personal data that a business has collected about consumers.
  • Request that a business delete any personal data about the consumer that a business has collected.
  • Request that a business that sells a consumer's personal data, not sell the consumer's personal data.

Under CCPA, Californian residents have the right to declare their preferences on the sale of data for advertising and marketing purposes. If you wish to change your preferences, click this link to launch our preference portal:

GDPR Data Protection Rights

We would like to make sure you are fully aware of all of your data protection rights. Every user is entitled to the following:

  • The right to access – You have the right to request copies of your personal data. We may charge you a small fee for this service.
  • The right to rectification – You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate. You also have the right to request that we complete the information you believe is incomplete.
  • The right to erasure – You have the right to request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions.
  • The right to restrict processing – You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
  • The right to object to processing – You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
  • The right to data portability – You have the right to request that we transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.

If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us.

Children's Information

Another part of our priority is adding protection for children while using the internet. We encourage parents and guardians to observe, participate in, and/or monitor and guide their online activity.

Flag Guess does not knowingly collect any Personal Identifiable Information from children under the age of 13. If you think that your child provided this kind of information on our website, we strongly encourage you to contact us immediately via our dedicated contact us page, and we will do our best efforts to promptly remove such information from our records.