Privacy Policy

Last updated: 18 February 2026

Big Don's Island Coverup ("we", "us", "our") operates the website island-coverup-game.vercel.app (the "Site"). This page informs you of our policies regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of personal information when you use our Site.

1. Information We Collect

1.1 Automatically Collected Information

When you visit our Site, certain information is collected automatically, including:

• IP address
• Browser type and version
• Operating system
• Pages visited and time spent on those pages
• Referring website address
• Device type (desktop, mobile, tablet)

1.2 Cookies and Similar Technologies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our Site and to serve relevant advertisements. Cookies are small data files stored on your device. We use:

• Essential Cookies: Required for the Site to function (e.g., saving your game progress via localStorage).
• Advertising Cookies: Used by Google AdSense and its partners to serve personalised advertisements based on your browsing activity. These cookies may track your activity across different websites.
• Analytics Cookies: Help us understand how visitors interact with our Site, including which pages are visited and how long users stay.

You can manage your cookie preferences through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to refuse cookies or alert you when cookies are being sent. Note that disabling cookies may affect the functionality of the Site.

1.3 Game Data

Game progress, settings, and preferences are stored locally on your device using your browser's localStorage feature. This data is not transmitted to our servers and remains entirely on your device.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the collected information for the following purposes:

• To provide and maintain the Site and game
• To display advertisements via Google AdSense
• To analyse usage patterns and improve the Site
• To detect and prevent technical issues

3. Third-Party Services

3.1 Google AdSense

We use Google AdSense to display advertisements. Google may use cookies and web beacons to serve ads based on your prior visits to this Site and other websites. Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads based on your browsing patterns.

You can opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings. Alternatively, you can opt out of third-party vendor cookies by visiting aboutads.info.

3.2 Vercel

Our Site is hosted on Vercel. Vercel may collect certain technical data as part of its hosting services. Please refer to Vercel's Privacy Policy for details.

4. Data Retention

Automatically collected data is retained only for as long as necessary for the purposes described in this policy. Game data stored in localStorage persists until you clear your browser data.

5. Your Rights (UK GDPR)

If you are located in the United Kingdom, you have the following rights under the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR):

• Right of Access: You can request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
• Right to Rectification: You can ask us to correct inaccurate personal data.
• Right to Erasure: You can request that we delete your personal data.
• Right to Restrict Processing: You can ask us to limit how we use your data.
• Right to Data Portability: You can request your data in a structured, machine-readable format.
• Right to Object: You can object to processing of your personal data.
• Right to Withdraw Consent: You can withdraw consent at any time where we rely on consent to process your data.

To exercise any of these rights, you can clear your browser's localStorage data at any time through your browser settings.

6. Children's Privacy

Our Site is not directed at children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we become aware that we have collected personal data from a child under 13, we will take steps to delete such information.

7. International Data Transfers

Your information may be transferred to and processed in countries other than the United Kingdom, including the United States (where our hosting provider Vercel and advertising partner Google operate). We ensure appropriate safeguards are in place for such transfers.

8. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date.

9. Data Management

All game data is stored locally in your browser via localStorage. You can clear this data at any time through your browser settings. No personal data is stored on our servers.