Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

Welcome to Best Zen Pets ("we", "our", or "us"). We operate the website bestzenpets.com (the "Service"). This page informs you of our policies regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of personal data when you use our Service and the choices you have associated with that data.

By using the Service, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.

2. Information We Collect Automatically

When you visit the Service, we (and our third-party partners) may automatically collect:

• IP address and approximate geographic location
• Browser type, version, and language
• Device type, operating system, and screen resolution
• Referrer URL and pages visited
• Access timestamps and session duration
• Game play count and interaction events (anonymous)

3. Cookies and Local Storage

We use cookies and similar local storage technologies to operate and improve the Service. Categories include:

• Strictly necessary cookies - required for the site to function (e.g. session, preferences).
• Analytics cookies - aggregate usage statistics to help us improve content.
• Advertising cookies - used by Google AdSense / AdX to deliver and measure personalized ads.

You can disable cookies in your browser settings, but some features may not work properly.

4. Google AdSense & Personalized Advertising

We use Google AdSense and Google AdX to serve ads. Google, as a third-party vendor, 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.

• You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings.
• You may also opt out of certain third-party vendors' use of cookies for personalized advertising by visiting www.aboutads.info.
• European users can manage consent via www.youronlinechoices.eu.

AdSense partners may use device-identifying information (such as hashed email or advertising ID) to deliver interest-based advertising.

5. Children's Privacy (COPPA)

The Service is intended for a general audience. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under the age of 13. 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 can delete the data.

For users under 13 (or the applicable age in your jurisdiction), we will disable personalized advertising and restrict data collection to what is strictly necessary.

6. GDPR (EEA / UK)

If you are in the European Economic Area or the United Kingdom, you have the right to:

• Access the personal data we hold about you
• Request correction or deletion of your data
• Object to or restrict processing
• Data portability
• Withdraw consent at any time

Our legal basis for processing is your consent (for analytics and personalized ads) and legitimate interest (for site security and fraud prevention).

7. CCPA (California)

If you are a California resident, you have the right to:

• Know what categories of personal information we collect and disclose
• Request access to and deletion of your personal information
• Opt out of the sale or sharing of your personal information
• Non-discrimination for exercising your rights

We do not sell personal information for money. We may share information with advertising partners as described in Section 4; California residents may opt out of such sharing.

8. Data Retention

We retain aggregated analytics data for up to 26 months. Server logs are retained for up to 90 days for security purposes. We do not retain any personal data after you request deletion.

9. Third-Party Services

The Service uses the following third-party services that may collect data as described in their own policies:

• Google AdSense / Google AdX (advertising)
• Google Fonts (typography delivery)
• Cloud hosting provider (server logs)

10. Security

We use commercially reasonable safeguards to protect information. However, no method of transmission over the Internet is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

11. International Transfers

Your data may be transferred to and processed in countries other than your own. By using the Service, you consent to such transfers. We rely on standard contractual clauses where applicable.

12. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of changes by posting the new policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date. Material changes will be announced via a banner on the Service.

13. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:

support@bestzenpets.com