Privacy Policy

Effective Date: 2025-05-05

This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your information when you use our website, caloriedle.com (the "Site").

1. What We Collect

• Anonymous usage data: Collected via tools like Cloudflare to understand site traffic and usage patterns.
• Game interaction data: This includes your guesses, game dates, and outcomes to track game progress and usage.
• Email address: Provided by you when purchasing an upgrade token. Used for linking your token to you for validation and potential recovery.
• Payment transaction identifiers: We receive a transaction ID (like a Stripe Payment Intent ID) from our payment processor (Stripe) upon successful purchase. We do not directly collect or store your full credit card details. Payment information is handled securely by Stripe.

2. How We Use It

• Provide, maintain, and improve the Caloriedle game and website.
• Process your purchases and issue premium access tokens.
• Validate your access token for premium features.
• Restore premium access if linked to your email.
• Respond to your problem reports and potentially correct food data inaccuracies.
• Send essential transactional emails related to your purchases or account.
• Monitor site usage, performance, and game engagement for analytical purposes.

3. Cookies

We may use necessary cookies for site functionality (like remembering your session or token status) and potentially cookies from analytics providers. You can control cookies via your browser settings, but disabling necessary cookies may affect site functionality.

4. Data Sharing

We only share data with trusted third parties necessary for core functionality:

• Stripe: For secure payment processing.
• Email Delivery Service (e.g., SendGrid): For sending transactional emails.
• Analytics Tools (e.g., Google Analytics or Plausible): For website usage analysis.

We do not sell your personal data.

5. Your Rights

Depending on your location (e.g., EU, UK, California), you may have rights regarding your personal data, such as accessing, correcting, or requesting deletion of information linked to your email address. To make such a request, please email us at [email protected].

6. Changes

We may update this policy from time to time. We'll post updates on this page. Continued use of the site after changes constitutes acceptance of the new policy.

Terms of Service

Effective Date: 2025-05-05

1. Basic Rules

• Caloriedle is provided as a casual, educational guessing game for entertainment purposes.
• You agree not to misuse, disrupt, or interfere with the service, including attempting unauthorized access or using automated scripts excessively.
• All content, branding, and code related to Caloriedle are the intellectual property of its creators unless otherwise stated.

2. Premium Access & Purchases

• Certain features, such as the ability to "reroll" the daily food item, may require a one-time purchase of an access token.
• Tokens grant specific features as described on the upgrades page at the time of purchase. Tokens may have limitations, such as a maximum number of total uses or daily usage limits for specific features (e.g., daily rerolls).
• Tokens can optionally be linked to an email address provided during purchase for validation and potential recovery.
• Payments are processed via Stripe. By making a purchase, you agree to Stripe's terms.
• Refunds for token purchases are reviewed on a case-by-case basis. Please contact us at [email protected] if you encounter issues with your purchase or token.

3. Disclaimers

Caloriedle provides calorie and nutritional estimates based on available data sources. This information is for general knowledge and entertainment purposes only. We do not offer medical, nutritional, or dietary advice. Accuracy of food data is not guaranteed, although we strive to improve it based on sources and user feedback (via the report feature).

4. Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, Caloriedle and its creators shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or any loss of profits or revenues, whether incurred directly or indirectly, or any loss of data, use, goodwill, or other intangible losses, resulting from (a) your access to or use of or inability to access or use the service; (b) any conduct or content of any third party on the service; (c) any content obtained from the service; or (d) unauthorized access, use, or alteration of your transmissions or content.

5. Termination

We reserve the right to suspend or terminate your access to the service at any time, without notice, for conduct that we believe violates these Terms, including abuse, automated access (bots), or attempts to manipulate the game or premium features.

6. Changes

We may revise these Terms from time to time. The most current version will always be posted on this page. By continuing to access or use the Service after revisions become effective, you agree to be bound by the revised Terms.