DashNet operates the https://dashnet.org website, which provides the SERVICE.
This page is used to inform website visitors regarding our policies with the collection, use, and disclosure of Personal Information for people choosing to use our Service, the dashnet.org website.
If you choose to use our Service, then you agree to the collection and use of information in relation with this policy. We collect Personal Information to provide and improve the Service. We will not use or share your information with anyone except as described in this Privacy Policy.
DashNet does not collect any personal information as part of the dashnet.org website's functionalities, aside from standard, automated server logs as detailed in the Log Data section.
As part of its functionalities (ie. saving games and settings), the dashnet.org website may set cookies as detailed in the Cookies section. These are entirely local to the user's browser and DashNet does not store the information they contain.
Whenever you visit our Service, our servers collect automated information that your browser sends to us that is called Log Data. This Log Data may include information such as your computer's Internet Protocol ("IP") address, browser version, pages of our Service that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, and other statistics.
This information is solely used by DashNet for maintenance purposes ie. balancing server loads or resolving server errors. Our Log Data is wiped regularly.
Cookies are files containing small amounts of data commonly used to store user data across browser sessions. These are sent to your browser from the website that you visit and are stored on your device's hard drive.
Parts of the dashnet.org website use cookies for various purposes, mainly to store save data or settings for our games. In the future, we may also use cookies to store login data, ie. as part of online multiplayer games. You have the option to either accept or refuse these cookies, and know when a cookie is being sent to your computer. If you choose to refuse our cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our Service to their fullest. (Notably, our game Cookie Clicker requires cookies to function.)
We also allow third-party companies to set cookies on your device as parts of services they provide such as analytics and ad. See the sections Service Providers and Ads for more information.
Further information on our cookie usage as well as links detailing how to manage cookies can be found on our Cookie Consent Policy.
We may employ third-party companies and individuals for the following reasons:
We want to inform our Service users that these third parties have access to your Personal Information. The reason is to perform the tasks assigned to them on our behalf. However, they are obligated not to disclose or use the information for any other purpose.
Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve people ads based on which websites they've visited.
The dashnet.org website makes use of Google's AdSense service to display ads on some of its pages. Google collects user information as part of this process. This information is used by Google to select which ads to display to the user. Part of it is also provided to DashNet in aggregated form (ie. non-identifiable) for the purposes of monitoring ad performance.
Users may opt out of AdSense's personalized advertising by visiting Google's Ads Settings.
Our Service may contain links to other sites. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that site. Note that these external sites are not operated by us. Therefore, we strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of these websites. We have no control over, and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services.
Our Services do not address anyone under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal identifiable information from children under 13. In the case we discover that a child under 13 has provided us with personal information, we will immediately delete it from our servers. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us so that we may take the necessary actions.
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. Thus, 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 using the links provided on our homepage.