Privacy Policy
Last updated: July 27, 2025
1. Overview
Lexit (“we”, “our”, “us”) is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you play our word‑game application (“App”).
2. Information We Collect
- Nickname and Game Data: When you play in Daily Challenge mode, we collect your nickname, score, start seed, end seed, and dayKey, and store these on our backend to populate leaderboards.
- Analytics Data: We use Google Analytics (and any built‑in Vercel analytics) to collect usage metrics (IP address, device type, browser, pages visited, time stamps) to improve the App.
- LocalStorage: We store your nickname in your browser’s localStorage so you don’t have to re‑enter it each session.
3. How We Use Your Information
- To generate and display public leaderboards.
- To personalize your experience (saving your nickname).
- To understand App usage and fix bugs via analytics.
- To troubleshoot technical issues if you contact us.
4. Disclosure of Your Information
- Third‑Party Services: We share Analytics Data with Google Analytics under their Privacy Policy.
- Legal Requirements: We may disclose your data where required by law or to protect our rights.
5. Data Retention
We retain your leaderboard entries indefinitely for historical and competitive purposes. Analytics data is retained according to our Google Analytics settings.
6. Your Rights
You may request deletion of your nickname and scores by contacting us at steveniovine@yahoo.com.
7. Security
We implement reasonable administrative, technical, and physical measures to protect your data.
8. Children’s Privacy
Our App is not intended for children under 13. We do not knowingly collect data from children under 13.
9. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The “Last updated” date will reflect changes.
10. Contact Us
For questions about this Privacy Policy, please email steveniovine@yahoo.com.