At Baseword, a product of Olipop Software and Design LLC, accessible from www.baseword.co and the Baseword mobile app, one of our main priorities is the privacy of our visitors. This Privacy Policy document describes the types of information that are collected and recorded by Baseword and how we use it.
If you have additional questions or require more information about our Privacy Policy, do not hesitate to contact us at info@olipopsoftware.com.
This Privacy Policy applies only to our online activities and is valid for visitors and users of our website and app with regards to the information that they shared and/or that we collect through Baseword. This policy is not applicable to any information collected offline or via channels other than this website or mobile app.
When you first visit our website, a cookie consent banner will ask you to accept or decline non-essential cookies (analytics and advertising). Essential cookies required for basic site functionality are always active. You can change your cookie preferences at any time in your account Settings.
By continuing to use our website or mobile app, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy with respect to the cookie choices you have made.
The personal information that you are asked to provide, and the reasons why you are asked to provide it, will be made clear to you at the point we ask you to provide your personal information.
If you contact us directly, we may receive additional information about you such as your name, email address, the contents of the message and/or attachments you may send us, and any other information you may choose to provide.
When you register for an account, we may ask for your contact information, including items such as your name and email address.
When you use the multiplayer feature, we collect and store the following additional information in Firebase Firestore:
This data is associated with your authenticated account (Google or Facebook sign-in) and is necessary to operate the real-time multiplayer experience.
During a multiplayer session, certain information is visible to other players in the same game session, including:
This information is shared only with players in the same session (up to 8 players). If you create or join a public waiting room, your display name, language preference, and suggested room capacity are visible to all users browsing available public games.
We recommend choosing a display name that does not reveal personal information you wish to keep private.
We use the information we collect in various ways, including to:
We retain your personal data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use your information to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our policies. When your data is no longer needed, we will securely delete or anonymize it.
Multiplayer session data (game state, player answers, and scores) is retained in Firebase Firestore for the duration of the session and may be retained for a reasonable period afterward for debugging and support purposes. Multiplayer achievement records (final rankings and scores) are retained indefinitely to support leaderboard functionality. You may request deletion of your multiplayer data by contacting us at info@olipopsoftware.com.
Baseword follows a standard procedure of using log files. These files log visitors when they visit websites. All hosting companies do this as a part of hosting services' analytics. The information collected by log files includes internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, Internet Service Provider (ISP), date and time stamp, referring/exit pages, and possibly the number of clicks. These are not linked to any information that is personally identifiable. The purpose of the information is for analyzing trends, administering the site, tracking users' movement on the website, and gathering demographic information.
Like any other website, Baseword uses "cookies." These cookies are used to store information including visitors' preferences and the pages on the website that the visitor accessed or visited. The information is used to optimize the users' experience by customizing our web page content based on visitors' browser type and/or other information.
Some of the advertisers on our site may use cookies and web beacons. Our advertising partners are listed below. Each of our advertising partners has their own Privacy Policy for their policies on user data.
Third-party ad servers or ad networks use technologies like cookies, JavaScript, or web beacons that are used in their respective advertisements and links that appear on Baseword, which are sent directly to users' browsers. They automatically receive your IP address when this occurs. These technologies are used to measure the effectiveness of their advertising campaigns and/or to personalize the advertising content that you see on websites that you visit.
Note that Baseword has no access to or control over these cookies that are used by third-party advertisers.
Baseword's Privacy Policy does not apply to other advertisers or websites. Thus, we advise you to consult the respective Privacy Policies of these third-party ad servers for more detailed information. It may include their practices and instructions about how to opt out of certain options.
You can choose to disable cookies through your individual browser options. To find more detailed information about cookie management with specific web browsers, please visit the browsers' respective websites.
If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA), our legal basis for collecting and using your personal information depends on the data concerned and the specific context in which we collect it. Baseword may process your personal data because:
Under the CCPA, among other rights, California consumers have the right to:
If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us at info@olipopsoftware.com.
We would like to make sure you are fully aware of all of your data protection rights. Every user is entitled to the following:
If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us at info@olipopsoftware.com.
Another part of our priority is adding protection for children while using the internet. We encourage parents and guardians to observe, participate in, and/or monitor and guide their online activity.
Baseword does not knowingly collect any Personal Identifiable Information from children under the age of 13. If you think that your child provided this kind of information on our website or app, we strongly encourage you to contact us immediately and we will do our best to promptly remove such information from our records.
When you use the Baseword mobile app, we may collect certain information automatically, including but not limited to:
We use this information to improve app functionality and provide a better user experience. We do not sell this data to third parties.
The multiplayer feature includes an optional QR code scanner to join game sessions. If you choose to use this feature, the app will request access to your device's camera. Camera access is used solely for scanning QR codes and no images, video, or camera data are stored, transmitted, or used for any other purpose. You may deny camera permission and join games manually using a session code instead.
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We advise you to review this page periodically for any changes. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page. These changes are effective immediately after they are posted on this page.
If you have any questions or suggestions about our Privacy Policy, do not hesitate to contact us: