Riddle Time - Challenge Your Mind

Riddle Time ("the Service"), operated by Adassa Innovations Ltd ("we", "us", "our"), uses cookies and similar technologies to provide, improve, and protect our Service.

This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are, how we use them, and your choices regarding their use.

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files stored on your device (computer, tablet, or mobile) when you visit a website. They help websites remember your preferences, understand how you use the site, and improve your experience.

Similar technologies include pixels, local storage, and session storage.

2. Types of Cookies We Use

2.1 Strictly Necessary Cookies

These cookies are essential for the Service to function. They enable core features such as:

User authentication and session management
Security and fraud prevention
Load balancing
Remembering cookie consent preferences

These cookies cannot be disabled as they are required for the Service to work.

2.2 Functional Cookies

These cookies remember your preferences and choices to provide a more personalized experience:

Language and region preferences
Display settings
Recently viewed riddles

2.3 Analytics Cookies

These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with the Service, allowing us to improve performance and user experience:

Pages visited and time spent
Click patterns and navigation paths
Error tracking and performance metrics
Feature usage statistics

Analytics providers we use include:

Google Analytics
Microsoft Clarity
Amplitude
Vercel Analytics

2.4 Advertising Cookies (Free Users Only)

These cookies are used to deliver relevant advertisements and measure ad campaign effectiveness:

Ad targeting based on interests
Frequency capping (limiting how often you see an ad)
Conversion tracking
Cross-site advertising

Advertising partners we use include:

Google Ads
Ezoic

Premium users do not see advertisements and these cookies are not set for Premium accounts.

3. Third-Party Cookies

Some cookies are placed by third-party services that appear on our pages. We do not control these cookies. Third parties include:

Stripe – Payment processing (if you subscribe to Premium)
Google – Analytics and advertising
Microsoft – Analytics (Clarity)
Ezoic – Advertising

Please refer to each provider's privacy policy for more information about their cookie practices.

4. Cookie Duration

Cookies can be either:

Session cookies – Deleted when you close your browser
Persistent cookies – Remain on your device for a set period or until you delete them

Cookie durations vary by purpose:

Authentication cookies: Up to 30 days
Preference cookies: Up to 1 year
Analytics cookies: Up to 2 years
Advertising cookies: Up to 2 years

5. Your Cookie Choices

You have several options to manage cookies:

5.1 Cookie Consent Banner

When you first visit Riddle Time, you will see a cookie consent banner. You can:

Accept All – Enable all cookies
Reject Non-Essential – Only allow strictly necessary cookies
Manage Preferences – Choose which categories to enable

5.2 Browser Settings

Most browsers allow you to control cookies through settings. You can:

View and delete existing cookies
Block all or certain cookies
Set preferences for specific websites

Note: Blocking all cookies may affect site functionality.

5.3 Opt-Out Links

You can opt out of specific third-party cookies:

Google: adssettings.google.com
Network Advertising Initiative: optout.networkadvertising.org
Digital Advertising Alliance: optout.aboutads.info

6. Do Not Track

Some browsers have a "Do Not Track" (DNT) feature. We currently do not respond to DNT signals, but you can manage your preferences using the methods described above.

7. Updates to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time. We will notify you of significant changes by updating the "Last updated" date and, where appropriate, through a notice on the Service.

8. Contact Us

Adassa Innovations Ltd

If you have questions about this Cookie Policy, please contact us at: contact@adassainnovations.com