Privacy Policy

1. Information We Collect

• Account Data: When you register via email or Google, we collect your username, email address, and (for Google sign-in) your profile picture.
• Game Data: We track your guesses, scores, and streaks to power your personal stats, item history, and leaderboards.
• Session Data: We use a session cookie (motes_games) to keep you logged in. This cookie is shared across motes.org and Hoofprint Games properties so one account works everywhere.
• Usage Analytics: We use Matomo, a self-hosted analytics tool, for basic page-view statistics. Matomo is configured with Do Not Track support and no cross-site tracking.

2. How We Use Your Data

• To authenticate you and maintain your session across motes.org and Hoofprint Games properties.
• To calculate and display your game statistics, streaks, and leaderboard rankings.
• To troubleshoot bugs and improve site performance.

We do not use your data for advertising, profiling, or any commercial purpose.

3. Data Sharing & Disclosure

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal data with any third parties. We do not use third-party advertising or invasive tracking services. Your email address is never shared. Daily item listings are pulled from eBay's public Browse API; this is a one-way data source about products, not a data-sharing arrangement involving your personal information.

4. Email Contact

We only contact you by email in genuine emergencies (e.g., a security incident affecting your account). We do not send marketing emails, newsletters, or notifications beyond any initial account confirmation email at registration.

5. Cross-Site Authentication

Your Price Check account is part of the shared motes.org / Hoofprint Games auth system. The same credentials let you log in at The5 (the5.cc), Herdle (herdle.org), and TurdQuest (turd.motes.org). Game data (scores, streaks, stats) is kept separate per game; only your username, email, and password are shared across the network.

6. Your Choices

• You can request deletion of your account and all associated data by emailing us.
• You can disable cookies in your browser, but this will prevent you from staying logged in.
• Google sign-in is optional; you can always use an email and password instead.

7. Security

Passwords are stored using industry-standard hashing (PBKDF2-SHA256). We implement reasonable measures to protect your data, but no system is 100% secure.

8. Contact

Questions or deletion requests? Email m@motes.org.