PRIVACY POLICY

1. Information We Collect

We collect the following types of information to operate, secure, and improve solateria.com:

• Log Data. Like most website operators, we collect information that your browser sends whenever you visit our Service ("Log Data"). This Log Data may include your computer's Internet Protocol ("IP") address, browser type and version, the pages of our Service that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, and other statistics.
• Cookies. Cookies are files with a small amount of data, which may include an anonymous unique identifier. Cookies are sent to your browser from a website and stored on your computer's hard drive. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our Service.
• Analytics Data. We use Google Analytics 4 (GA4) with property ID G-Y4TZY549BB and the privacy-friendly Plausible Analytics to collect aggregated, anonymized usage statistics (page views, referrers, country, device class). We have NOT enabled GA4's "Google signals" or advertising features, and we do not merge analytics data with personally identifiable information.
• Voluntary Submissions. If you contact us via the form on our Contact page, we collect whatever information you choose to provide (typically your name and email). We use this only to respond to your inquiry.

2. Third-Party Advertising — Google AdSense & Partners

We use Google AdSense, a third-party advertising service provided by Google. AdSense uses cookies to serve ads on our Service. Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads based on your visit to our Service and/or other sites on the Internet.

2.1 Cookies Used for Advertising

• DART cookie — Google uses the DART cookie to serve ads to you based on your visit to solateria.com and other sites on the web. You may opt out of the use of the DART cookie by going to the Google Ad and Content Network privacy policy.
• Other third-party vendor cookies — Some advertising partners (where disclosed in our ads.txt) may use cookies, web beacons, and similar technologies to measure ad effectiveness and personalize the ads you see.

2.2 How to Opt Out of Personalized Advertising

You can opt out of personalized advertising from Google and other participating vendors by visiting:

• Google Ads Settings (google.com/settings/ads)
• Digital Advertising Alliance opt-out (aboutads.info)
• European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance (youronlinechoices.eu) for EU/EEA/UK users

You may also configure your browser to block third-party cookies or use private/incognito browsing. Note that opting out does not remove ads — it only stops ads from being personalized based on your prior browsing.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

• To provide, maintain, and improve the Service (e.g., fix broken pages, identify popular guides).
• To detect, prevent, and address technical issues, abuse, or security incidents.
• To respond to direct inquiries you send us.
• To comply with applicable legal obligations.

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to any third party. We do not merge analytics data with personally identifiable information.

4. Data Retention

Server logs are retained for up to 30 days for security and debugging, then deleted. Google Analytics 4 retains user-level data for 14 months (the GA4 default) before being auto-aggregated. Plausible Analytics does not store any personal data and uses no cookies. Voluntary email inquiries are retained for as long as needed to handle the thread, then deleted within 12 months unless ongoing support is required.

5. Your Rights (GDPR / UK PECR / CCPA / LGPD)

If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA), the United Kingdom, California, Brazil, or another jurisdiction with data protection laws, you have the right to:

• Access the personal data we hold about you.
• Rectify inaccurate or incomplete data.
• Erase ("right to be forgotten") your data.
• Restrict or object to processing of your data.
• Data portability — receive your data in a machine-readable format.
• Withdraw consent at any time where processing is based on consent.
• Lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority.

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at our contact page or by email at privacy@solateria.com. We respond to verifiable requests within 30 days.

6. Children's Privacy

Our Service is intended for a general audience and is not directed to children under the age of 13 (or 16 in the EEA/UK). We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us at privacy@solateria.com and we will promptly delete such data.

7. International Data Transfers

solateria.com is hosted on Cloudflare Pages with edge nodes in many countries. Your request may be routed through and processed in a country other than your own (including the United States). By using the Service, you consent to such transfers. Where required (e.g., EU/UK user data transferred to the US), our service providers (Google, Cloudflare) rely on Standard Contractual Clauses or equivalent transfer mechanisms.

8. Security

We take reasonable precautions to protect your information. The site is served over HTTPS with TLS encryption. Admin access requires strong authentication. That said, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure; we cannot guarantee absolute security.

9. Links to Other Sites

Our Service contains links to third-party sites (Steam store, Reddit, Discord, Twitter, community wikis, etc.). We are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of those sites. We encourage you to read the privacy policy of every site that collects personal information.

10. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The "Last updated" date at the top of this page reflects when the policy was last revised. Material changes will be highlighted on the homepage for at least 14 days. Your continued use of the Service after any change constitutes your acceptance of the new policy.

11. Contact

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us or write to privacy@solateria.com. We aim to respond within 5 business days.