The short version

Seldom is a free daily trivia game. You can play without giving us anything. If you choose to sign in or turn on reminders, we keep only what those features need. We don't sell your data, we don't show ads, and we don't track you across other websites.

What we collect, and why

• Anonymous player ID. When you first play we create an anonymous account for you (through Supabase). It has no name or email attached. It lets us keep your streak and stats, show you which archive puzzles you have played, and stop the same person submitting a puzzle twice.
• Game data. Your five guesses, their scores, your total, and the date, for each puzzle you play. Stored against your player ID so we can show your stats, your weekly ranking and the community score distribution. Hints you take are recorded too, so we can see whether hints help people keep playing.
• Email address, only if you sign in. Signing in is optional. If you do, we store your email so we can send you a sign-in link and keep your history across devices. We link your existing anonymous history to the account. We don't send marketing email, and we will only ever send you email you have asked for.
• Push notification subscription, only if you turn reminders on. Your browser gives us an endpoint we can send notifications to, plus your timezone and the reminder time you chose. We send at most two notifications a day: your daily reminder, and - if you have a streak of three days or more and haven't played by the evening - one nudge that your streak is at risk. You can turn reminders off at any time (see below).
• IP address, briefly. We use your IP address to limit hints to two per puzzle a day and to protect the game from automated abuse. The IP stored with hint records is deleted after 90 days. Rate-limit counters are held in memory only and are not stored.
• Usage events. We record a small number of events in our own database to understand whether features work: a session starting, a share, turning reminders on or off, installing the app, signing in, and whether a returning player used the archive. These carry a random per-visit session ID, not your name.
• Google Analytics. Aggregate usage statistics - how many people play, which pages are used, and which country players are in. This is standard Google Analytics and you can block it with a content blocker without affecting the game.
• Browser storage. Your game progress, history, streak and preferences are kept in your browser's local storage so a refresh doesn't lose your game.

What we don't collect

• Your name, phone number, or postal address
• Your location, beyond the country level provided by analytics
• Data from other apps or websites
• Payment information - Seldom is free

How long we keep it

• Game data and your player ID: for as long as the game runs, so your history and stats keep working. Ask us and we'll delete it.
• Email address: until you delete your account.
• Push subscription: until you turn reminders off, sign out, or your browser revokes it. Subscriptions that stop working are deleted automatically.
• IP addresses on hint records: 90 days.
• Usage events: aggregated, and raw events are not linked to your player ID.

Turning things off

• Reminders: use the "Daily reminder" toggle - it appears on your results screen once reminders are on, and on your profile if you're signed in. You can also block notifications for playseldom.com in your browser or device settings.
• Sign-in: sign out from your profile page. Your email stays on the account until you ask us to delete it.
• Everything local: clearing your browser's storage and cookies for playseldom.com removes your local history and starts you fresh.

Your rights

You can ask us for a copy of the data we hold about you, ask us to correct it, or ask us to delete it - including your account, email and play history. If you're signed in, email us at the address in the footer from the address on your account and we'll do it within 30 days. If you've only ever played anonymously, nothing we hold can be traced back to you; clearing your browser storage for playseldom.com disconnects your device from that history for good. If you're in the UK or EU you also have the right to complain to your data protection authority.

Third-party services

• Supabase: hosts our database, runs anonymous and email sign-in, and sends the sign-in link email. Their privacy policy.
• Vercel: hosts the website and runs the scheduled job that sends reminders. Their privacy policy.
• Google Analytics: aggregate usage statistics. Their privacy policy.
• Your browser's push service (Apple, Google or Mozilla, depending on your browser) delivers reminders. It sees that a notification was sent, not your game data.

Cookies

Seldom sets a cookie for your Supabase session, a cookie (_hid) that identifies your browser to the hint limit, and Google Analytics cookies for usage statistics. We don't use advertising or cross-site tracking cookies.

Children

Seldom is a general-audience game and doesn't knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. Playing needs no account; if a child has signed in with an email address, contact us and we'll remove it.

Changes

If we change this policy, we'll update the date at the top. If we ever want to use your data for something not described here, we'll ask first.