Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

Toon Tone ("Toon Tone," "we," "our," or "us") is a free online cartoon color guessing game. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and the choices you have when you visit our website, play the game, view leaderboards, or contact us.

2. Information We Collect

Depending on how you use Toon Tone, we may collect:

• Gameplay Data: Scores, round results, color guesses, selected game mode, completion times, and leaderboard rankings.
• Account Data: If sign-in is available and you choose to use it, we may receive your email, display name, avatar, and authentication identifier from the sign-in provider.
• Messages and Feedback: Any text you submit through feedback forms, message boxes, or support channels.
• Device and Usage Data: Browser type, device information, IP address, pages viewed, approximate location, referring pages, and interaction events.
• Cookies and Local Storage: Small files or browser storage used to remember preferences, support analytics, prevent abuse, and keep gameplay features working.

3. How We Use Information

We use collected information to:

• Operate Toon Tone, including gameplay, scoring, summaries, and leaderboards.
• Remember game preferences such as display mode, sound settings, or previous session state.
• Improve game balance, performance, accessibility, and user experience.
• Detect fraud, spam, automated abuse, security incidents, or leaderboard manipulation.
• Respond to questions, bug reports, feedback, and support requests.
• Comply with legal obligations and enforce our Terms of Service.

4. How We Share Information

We do not sell your personal information. We may share limited information in these situations:

• Service Providers: Hosting, database, authentication, analytics, security, and infrastructure providers that help us run the website.
• Public Gameplay Features: If you submit or qualify for a leaderboard, your display name, score, rank, and related game result may be shown publicly.
• Legal and Safety Reasons: When required by law, court order, or to protect users, our rights, or the integrity of Toon Tone.
• Business Transfers: If Toon Tone is involved in a merger, acquisition, financing, or asset transfer.
• Your Consent: When you direct us or clearly agree to share information.

5. Cookies and Analytics

Toon Tone may use cookies, local storage, and analytics tools to understand how visitors use the site, measure performance, remember preferences, and improve the game. You can usually disable cookies in your browser settings, but some features may not work correctly without them.

6. Third-Party Services

Toon Tone may rely on third-party services such as hosting platforms, authentication providers, analytics tools, community links, and payment providers if paid features are introduced. These services process information according to their own privacy policies.

7. Data Retention

We keep information only as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this policy. Leaderboard entries and gameplay statistics may be kept for longer to preserve score history, prevent abuse, and maintain the game experience. Feedback messages may be retained while they are useful for support, moderation, or product improvement.

8. Your Choices and Rights

Depending on your location, you may have rights to:

• Request access to personal information we hold about you.
• Ask us to correct, delete, or restrict certain information.
• Object to certain processing or withdraw consent where consent is the legal basis.
• Disable cookies through browser settings.
• Request removal of a public leaderboard entry associated with you, where applicable.

9. Security

We use reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect information from unauthorized access, misuse, loss, and alteration. No website or internet transmission is completely secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security.

10. Children

Toon Tone is not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has provided us personal information, please contact us so we can take appropriate action.

11. International Users

Toon Tone may be operated and supported from countries different from where you live. By using the site, you understand that information may be processed in jurisdictions with different data protection laws.

12. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy as Toon Tone evolves. If we make material changes, we will update the date above and may provide additional notice on the website. Continued use of Toon Tone after changes means you accept the updated policy.